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1. Channel s Here you can select the channel and corresponding data to be A This can be done by Clicking on the channel that you wish to save with the left mouse button Selecting a range of channels from the list from channel x to y To do this hold down the lt SHIFT gt key at the same time as clicking on the first and last channel in the desired range with the left mouse button Selecting multiple channels To do this hold down the lt CTRL gt key at the same time as clicking once on the desired channels with the left mouse button Having done this the following options need to be set Please note Service Topic Item These options must be entered according to the application that will receive the data Please refer to your documentation Service Normally the name of the application that the data should be exported to Topic Generally the document in which the RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 85 Export Event log data should appear Item Usually the area of the document in which the data should appear As an example the settings for DDE data transfer to Excel could read as follows Service Excel Topic Chart 1 or Excel 5 0 Workbook 1 Chart 1 Item Row 1 Column 1 Row 100 Column 3 The first and second columns are for the date and time These entries depend on the application RMT WinControl can display lists of available services and topic
2. In the same way the option Change Background Color when Limits are violated and the buttons on the lower frame can be used to select background colors If hatching and or transparency effects gt register card Fill have been set they are not used in case of an alarm instead the background will be displayed entirely in the color selected The button Apply applies the changes to the project drawing so you can see the effect without closing the dialog box Cancel closes the dialog without take on all changes All changes which were tested with Apply will also get lost The button OK closes the dialog box and applies the settings to value box It is possible to set colors for limit violation for each channel indpendent if limit values are defined for it or not The colors for limit violation are independent from the default text color The user is responsible for selecting the colors in a way which allows differing between No violation Above upper limit and Below lower limit The user should also select different colors for text and background 74 RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual Project Whenever a project drawing is created or activated a special tool Drawing Tool bar will appear Thus the most common commands can be carried Bar out comfortably by mouse click X EN J fc E E ES S olla le lo lZ mA
3. find the configuration file RMT WinControl saves all settings made in the program in a file This configuration file is called wcRemote ini and is stored in the AppData directory of the current Windows user It can be found in the directory enter it into the address bar of your Windows Explorer SAppData akrobit Therefore each Windows user who starts RMT WinControl gets his her own configuration file If RMT WinControl is started several times simultaneously on one computer several configuration files will be created cf working with several instances of WinControl on page 185 If you want to run RMT WinControl independent from the Windows user always with the same configuration file you have to copy the configuration file into a local directory which can be accessed by every Windows user After that alter the shortcut of RMT WinControl on the Desktop of all users cf automatically load a specific configuration when starting the program on page 184 Compatibility with previous versions Using RMT WinControl before version 6 7 5 0 the configuration file was always stored inside the local Windows directory Address SWinDir lf anew RMT WinControl version ist started without 182 e How do l RMT WinControl User Manual having a configuration file in sAppData akrobit the software will use the file from the Windows directory if available Notes for Using RMT WinControl before version 6 7 5 0 the co
4. Channels marked as invisible do not have to be allocated a Y axis Selecting a channel will automatically set defaults for all y axis pro perties These characteristics can be changed at any time If channels are found that are not allocated a Y axis when closing the dialog with OK an error message will be returned This error message contains the first such channel including its number and a comment Furthermore this channel will automatically be selected in the property dialog of the diagram in order to enable immediate correction of your entries Designating a Y Axis for a Channel To designate a y axis for a channel first select the channel from the list by clicking on it with the left mouse button Your selection will then be highlighted in color Then simply select the y axis on which you wish to display the newly selected channel by clicking on it with the left mouse button Range The From and To values set the range of the diagram These fields contain default values for any newly selected channel and can be changed as you like Unit A change to the unit is only necessary if the selected channel should show a different unit To make such a change enter the new unit in the correct field Logarithmic If this option is activated done by clicking in the check box with the left mouse button then this y axis will be scaled logarithmically Show Gridlines If this option is activated done by clicking in the
5. Print Dialog N this dialog box you can set various parameters for printing The Box following options are available Printer This field shows the name of the current printer and its connection to the computer Print Range In this field you can select the pages to be printed All This will tell the printer to print all pages this is only relevant when printing channel lists Pages In this field you can enter a range of pages that you wish to print Number of Copies In this field you can enter the number of copies that should be printed Collate copies If you are printing multiple copies of a document then activating this check box will make RMT WinControl sort the copies that you print Setup It is possible to change the printer setting and its connection to your computer See Printer Setup on page 96 for details on how to do this Print Values between Cursors Starting from the position of the two cursors the function File Print Values between Cursors generates a table for a line diagram which contains the values of the area between the cursor positions for each channel of the displayed file The number of values is limited to 100 per channel beginning at the left cursor position 94 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual Dialog Selection of Channels to be Printed Dialog Print Data Print protocol settings In the dialog Selection of Channels to be printed you can
6. X Axis Channel 10 10 outside Unit From 9 ne To 40 Range Unit Logarithmic ma From 0 E Show Gridlines To 40 Sco Color The color list displays all colors that can be displayed on a X Y diagram Having selected the desired channel you can select the color of your choice by clicking once with the left mouse button on the desired color These settings can be changed at any time Line Type This list shows all different types of line that can be displayed ona X Y diagram Having selected the desired channel you can then select the line type by clicking once with the left mouse button on your choice This characteristic can be changed at any time including during polling Show Limits By clicking with the left mouse button on this check box and activating it the limit values of the chosen channel will be displayed on the diagram Invisible Channels This option allows for individual measurement series of one data set to be hidden Select the desired channel from the list single click on the entry with the left mouse button and activate the option Invisible Channel by clicking once with the left mouse button into the control box left of the text RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 57 The area Y Axis The display of this channel will then be suppressed in the diagram This setting is of course available for each channel and for more than one channel at a time
7. Explanation The settings shown in the example mean that RMT WinControl will search the templates in rtf format in the directory C Protocols When executing the function Print protocol the corresponding protocol will be opened with the application set in the operating system for the opening of rtf documents no automatic print out Page Setup Margins can be adjusted individually for printing of diagrams and lists To do this call the function File Page Setup In the dialog that opens you can change margins Values are in mm and allow a range between 10 and 50 Entered values are saved with OK The margins are set for the print of all RMT WinControl objects Printer Setup This command will show you a list of printers installed in your system Select the dialog Printer Setup to set a special printer as default and to select further print options for the desired printer The Printer Setup dialog box lets you select the desired print parameters based on the dialog options listed below 96 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual Printer Indicates the name of the printer to be used and the printer connection The printer set as default in the operating system will automatically be selected In order to use a different printer select it from the list of available printers Please refer to your Windows documentation for information on printer installation Format Determine the printout format portrait or l
8. In order to define the properties of the project drawing open the menu View Diagram properties and then Diagram properties in the context menu or press lt Enter gt to open the corresponding properties dialog In order to insert objects into a project drawing choose the function Edit Insert Object Drawing objects lines polygons etc can be inserted with the function Edit Draw A new value field can be inserted into a project drawing via the function Insert Object Value Field in the Edit menu or the context menu First of all use the mouse pointer to determine the position within the project drawing After a single click with the left mouse button the dialog Properties Value Display Field will be opened This dialog contains several elements register cards for selection of the desired channel a link to a file and design e g font color of the text field Equivalent a new text field can be inserted into a project drawing via the function Insert Object Text Field in the Edit menu or the 170 e How do l RMT WinControl User Manual context menu The dialog Properties Text Field contains several elements register cards for changes to text a link to a file and design e g font color of the text field A new graphic can be inserted into a project image via the function Insert Object Insert Bitmap and Object Enhanced Metafile in the Edit menu or the context menu A standard file dialog will appear in which the d
9. The instruction interpreter is case sensitive The server replies to each instruction first of all with a CR LF pair then the name of the command in process followed by a colon and a blank An optional list of parameters may follow A semi colon and another CR LF pair complete the reply A channel is clearly defined by the device and channel number with the first digits being connected by a decimal point in WinControl e g 1 15 for channel 15 of device 1 Channel lists are lists of 0 or more channels separated by commas e g 1 15 1 0 1 1 1 2 or for an empty channel list Character strings are a series of characters in inverted commas A back slash precedes a symbol The following symbols have been defined String Meaning G n RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl The Data Server e 151 Settings The entry TcpPort requested port number can be made in the section Settings in the initializing file wcRemote ini If this entry does not exist the port number 10013 will be used If the network uses firewalls the administrator in charge may have to free a TcpPort Commands The following commands are available in order to enable any number of clients to access the RMT value server GetChannelList hannels in the server are sent to the client NotifyChannelList If channels ar removed from or added to the s erver the complete channel list is sent to the lient Notif
10. To start reading the data from the connected climatic chamber s you need to start polling This is done by using the Polling command from the Data menu or by pressing lt F12 gt It is possible that the AutoSave dialog box will appear at this point it depends on the program settings cf Creating a data file If you do not wish to save the data then click on Cancel The current sampling rate should appear in the status bar field dt This rate can be altered by using the Settings Sampling Rate command or by using the lt CTRL R gt keyboard combination The polled data can be viewed in value display mode as a bar graph in a data table and as a line and X Y diagram By using the Data New Value Display command or by clicking on the toolbar icon with the left mouse button a numerical data display window will be opened In the Value Display Properties dialog box you can select the channel that you wish to display This is done by clicking on the desired channel from the list with the left mouse button You should then confirm your selection by clicking on OK The resulting display can be repositioned and resized according to your requirements During polling the most recent data will appear in this display cf Polling The Data New Bar Graph command or lt F6 gt will open a bar graph In the Bar Graph Properties dialog box you can select the channel s that you wish to display on the bar graph To do so select the ch
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12. Merging files considered in the corresponding field If this option is not activated or if the entry field is empty all channels will be considered Channels are entered in the format DeviceNumber ChannelNumber Several channels are to be separated by commas e g 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 Connected channel areas within one device can be abbreviated as a list in the format channel a channel b so that the example above could be written as follows 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 Information in the list can also include channels that do not necessarily exist For instance 3 0 3 99 can include all channels within device no 3 If the standard file dialog is confirmed with OK a dialog will open that lists all files to be linked RMT WinControl processes this list and indicates the current progress by means of symbols and text If applicable the system will issue warnings and information in the list cf Dialog Merging files on page 91 If the standard file dialog is confirmed with OK this dialog will open It shows a list of all files to be linked and the current processing status 9 Qox Qox 3o Go o Ovan Qox C O The column Status visualises the current processing status of the file The column Remarks contains detailed information no entry file has not yet been processed in process this file is currently being analysed OK data has been successfully taken from this file RMT WinControl Use
13. The table displayed contains all channels listed in the system including the global calculation channels An individual distance can be entered for each channel in the column Limit Dist The distance unit is the unit of each channel Alarm Settings Alam On Off Aam Reaction Channels Delay Reminder Switch Relays eMail Pre Aam Pre Alam Delay F Activate Pre Alarm jc Play Once Start Program RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 139 Register Card Pre Alarm Delay Dialog Alarm a The triggering of a pre alarm can be signalled additionally by a sound or starting a program The required entries are the same as for an alarm cf Register Card Alarm Reaction on page 132 The function Pre Alarm is optional and not available in each version of the programme The register cards Pre Alarm and Pre Alarm Delay will only be shown if the option was activated in the software A separate delay can be set for each prealarm That means a prealarm is only triggered if a prealarm situation persists for a time defined with the delay The delay is applied to the triggering of an alarm and to all reactions defined on the register card Pre Alarm In order to enter the delay times call the function Settings Alarm The dialog Alarm Settings features the register card Pre Alarm Delay To generally activate or deactivate the p
14. A subscription is made for the values of all channels transferred A reply is made as soon as a measurement cycle has been finished on the server The values of the measurement cycle are then sent in the reply Each new call of NotifySamples will delete all previous subscriptions If no value is available for a channel no channel information is transferred but the separating comma will be set for consistency of allocation Example Command NotifySamples 0 0 0 1 80 0 Reply NotifySamples 19 12 2001 15 00256 0238 12 2 3 3 Meaning On 19 December 2001 at 15 00 56 and 23 milli seconds the value 12 2 was measured at channel 0 0 No value was measured for channel 0 1 and the value 8 was measured at channel 80 0 calculation channel Application Value capturing Syntax GetSampleHistory List Parameter Channel List Reply GetChannelList Value List Value List The reply always consists of the repetition of the command and a colon followed by an open bracket If no data is available the reply is closed by brackets and a semi colon Otherwise a variable RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl The Data Server e 155 Multiple Access to a Integration into other Applications Remote Access Extended Data Export Separate Capturing and Evaluation External Online Evaluation number of value lists will be listed in brackets and separated by commas with the reply being closed by a
15. all files saved as line diagrams are opened as line diagrams All files created via the functions Data AutoSave or Data Download from Device Memory will be opened as file summary window If this function is not chosen all line diagrams will also be opened as file summary window Files saved in table format will be opened as tables in any case Warning when closing a diagram without saving When this function is activated you will be asked when closing a set of data line diagram table or file outline whether you want to save changes If this function is not selected changes will not be saved when a window is closed Automatically continue polling after a power failure If this option is activated the program will automatically start polling again after your system has been reset following a power failure using the settings prior to the power failure To automatically restart RMT WinControl when starting Windows the RMT WinControl icon must appear in the Windows Startup group If this is not already the case then you should copy the RMT WinControl icon to the Startup group One method of copying this icon is to click on it with the left mouse button and hold the button down at the same time press and hold lt CTRL gt and drag the icon into the Startup group In addition to this the AutoConnect at Startup option in the Connection Settings dialog box should be activated To activate this check box click on it with the
16. bar New Data Table This command will open a new data table The Data Table Properties dialog box will appear which gives you control over the table s properties When you have entered the properties for the table just click on OK and a new data table will appear cf Dialog Data Table Properties RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 109 Call Call Dialog Excel Connection Properties Other ways of giving this command are by Clicking once on the New Data Table icon in the toolbar with the left mouse button Pressing lt F10 gt New X Y Diagram This command will open a new X Y diagram The X Y Diagram Properties dialog box will appear which gives you control over the diagram s properties When you have entered the properties for the X Y diagram just click on OK and a new X Y Diagram will appear cf Dialog X Y Diagram Properties Other ways of giving this command are by Clicking once on the New X Y Diagram icon in the toolbar with the left mouse button Pressing lt F11 gt New Excel Connection In addition to the possibility to export data to MS Excel in blocks both offline and during the measurement data can also be transferred online during the measurement cycle When calling the function Data New Excel Connection you will as usual first be asked for the properties of the object New Excel Connection and after entering the corresponding data a window will be opened
17. determine whether all or only a selection of the channels in the file are to be displayed or printed in the table view mode The print of the table contains the comment and the number of the channels as well as the date of the print Furthermore a one line comment can be entered for the table The comment of the data file is used as default setting The button Continue opens the dialog Print Data where the table to be printed can be viewed After confirmation with OK the standard print dialog is opened and printing is carried out as usual This function is only available for line diagrams with cursor view mode Print Protocol In order to embed a line diagram into a protocol and to print it the diagram window in RMT WinControl has to be activated The sub menu Print protocol will be available in the context menu and in the File menu It lists all protocols of the directory set Clicking on one of these protocols will execute the operation that has been set open or print immediately Note The opening of protocols with manual printout has been successfully tested with OpenOffice 1 1 Wordpad and Microsoft Word Immediate printing was supported by Wordpad and Microsoft Word When attempting to use OpenOffice Microsoft Word was started The protocols generated are written into the temporary directory of the operating system The name is composed of the protocol template as well as date and time When exiting RMT WinContro
18. its extension by new technology or its integration into a new RMT WinControl system The system provides a large number of options for both import and export of measurement data Should you wish to capture data from your measuring system with RMT WinControl or feed it with data from our software please contact us e mail support akrobit de Capturing measurement data RMT WinControl can operate several connections to different measuring devices simultaneously Different types of devices can be integrated into RMT WinControl All available protocols can be selected for each connection in RMT WinControl cf Connection settings Feutron Capturing data from climate testing chambers by company Feutron VIT ASCII 2 Capturing data from climate testing chambers by company Weiss Umwelttechnik CTS ITC Capturing data from climate testing chambers by company Weiss Umwelttechnik ALMEMO Capturing data from ALMEMO data loggers by company Ahlborn RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Outline e 23 Integrate other software WinControl remote access Capturing other measuring systems Online Excel Export Online OPC Export Offline Export Windows Compaitibilit SimpleASCII Capturing data from other software via a text based protocol OPC Import Capturing data from OPC server variables WinControl Datenserver Capturing data from other WinControls and members of the WinControl family cf WinControl
19. mails generated because of the selected rule will be collected and sent off as one mail at the requested time Placeholders can be used in the fields Subject and Text in order to take over the information on the alarm that has been triggered Placeholders will be replaced by actual information when the mail is generated You can use the following placeholders 1 Will be replaced with the channel number not for systemrules 2 Will be replaced with the channel comment not for systemrules 3 Will be replaced with the event 4 Will be replaced with the date time The Text for an alarm eMail rule The disturbance 3 occurred at channel 1 2 on 4 Please contact the service technician immediately Tel 0172 0815 0815 would be changed into The disturbance Limit Violation occurred at channel 0 1 Test on 28 Jan 2002 16 56 35 Please contact the service technician immediately Tel 0172 0815 0815 if channel 0 1 Test triggered a limit violation on 28 January 2002 at 16 56 35 The rule is taken over into the list of rules by clicking on OK Click Cancel to stop creating editing rules and abandon any changes Click on Address book to open the address book and view edit or delete entries If you press on lt ENTER gt when the cursor is in the field Text this command will not be interpreted as instruction to close the dialog but a line break will be made in the mail text Dialog Edit system rule The
20. or not RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Web Server e 167 Call Call How do l change the properties of the active window For most program windows in RMT WinControl there is a dialog box which lets you change the properties of the window This dialog box will also appear when a new window is created It is possible to alter these settings at any stage during use of the program Automatic on creating a new window By using the command Data Properties By clicking on the Properties icon in the toolbar By double clicking with the left mouse button in the appropriate window By clicking once with the right mouse button in the desired window and selecting the Properties command from the context menu By pressing lt ENTER gt whilst the desired window is active establish a connection to the In the Connection Settings dialog box you can choose to work online and thus establish a connection to your WinControl Data Servers Select the Interface port that your WinControl Data Server is connected to and then set the appropriate baud rate Clicking on OK will confirm the details in this dialog box and RMT WinControl will then establish a connection see also Manage Connections or Add a Connection Automatic on starting the program Using the command Settings Add a Connection By clicking on the Manage Connections icon in the toolbar 168 e How do l RMT WinControl User Manual Call a set th
21. select the File Save Configuration command and enter the appropriate information file name destination drive and directory in the standard file dialog box that appears Using the File Load Configuration file command you can later restore your configuration automatically load a specific configuration when starting the program If you frequently use multiple program configurations it is recommended that you create a new program icon in the RMT WinControl program group or on your desktop for each configuration For each symbol the program call can be connected to a certain initializing file 184 e How do l RMT WinControl User Manual To create new program icons follow these steps Copy the original program icon within the program group Change the command line for the new program icon so that it refers to your configuration file To do so activate the new program icon and select the Program Manager File Properties command This should open a dialog box After the text wcRemote exe Ini name ini where name is the name of your configuration file Once you have done this confirm your entry by clicking on OK Now when you click on this new program icon the program will start using the configuration file which you entered as name ini If this file does not exist then it will automatically be created When you close the RMT WinControl program the configuration will be saved to this file Please note that it is possi
22. stddeviation_t 0 1 5 60 202 e Appendix RMT WinControl User Manual Maximum number of calculation channels You can use the device numbers 80 to 85 in the dialog Add Calculation Channel to define more then 100 calculation channels Using this range of device numbers makes it possible to add up to 500 calculation channels Decimal Separators and Channel Descriptions Please note that in the formulae device number and channel number are separated by a Comma Decimal separators are given as Periods in the formulae Support of Exponential Value Display RMT WinControl supports the exponential display of numbers basis ten in the form Factor e exponent e g 23e 5 This is done automatically by RMT WinControl if there would not be sufficient space for display Data formats of the Export Function Text The structure of the ASCII file to be exported can be configured individually The button Text Format opens the Dialog Text Format in which you can determine the precise settings positioning of values field separators decimals comments date time channel information for the ASCII file Famos If the format Famos is selected files are exported in the Famos format version 3 The Famos format version 2 is available as an optional version To activate it enter FamosFormat 0 in the section settings of the file wcRemote ini After starting the program the old format is available for export RMT WinContro
23. 101 Selecting from a list 11 Selective transfer of individual images 162 Send as Email 87 Separate Capturing and Evaluation 156 Serial interface 37 Server Interface 151 Server Operation 148 set the sampling rate 169 Setting Properties 10 Settings 152 Settings and Tips 208 Show All 107 Show fixed time frame 157 Size of Data Buffer 143 Special settings for sending alarm messages via eMail 204 Standard Deviation 202 start external programs automatically when starting application 188 start up the software on several processors 189 Starting the Web Server 159 Status Bar 131 RMT WinControl User Manual Support of Exponential Value Display 203 Supported window types 160 Systemrequirements 13 T Text 203 Text Fields 69 The RMT WinControl Manual 11 The RMT WinControl Menus 78 The Analog Instrument 45 The area Time Axis 51 The area X Axis 59 The area Y Axis 50 58 The Assistants 21 The Bar Graph 43 The Concept 9 The Data Menu 108 The Data Table 61 The Edit Menu 101 The Event Log 76 The File Menu 78 The File Summary Window 65 The First Steps 26 The First Steps Assistant 25 The Help Menu 147 The Line Diagram 47 The Main Window 30 The Password Protection 206 The Program Windows 17 The Programming Menu 124 The Project Drawing Window 67 The Settings Menu 127 The Test Bench Manager 206 The Value Display 42 The View Menu 104 The window Channels Devices and Connecti
24. 21 53 60 64 Local Use 150 Log Off 100 Logfile of Connections 149 Lotus WK1 Excel 204 Manage connections 35 Manage connections 127 Maximum number of calculation channels 203 Measuring Cursors Statistics Function 22 54 Merge 87 merge data files with one another 178 Microsoft Excel Export 84 Miscellaneous 158 Modem 38 Multiple Access to a WinControl Data Server 156 N Naming 160 Network 38 New Analog Instrument 109 New Bar Graph 109 New Data Table 109 New Excel Connection 110 New Line Diagram 108 New OPC Export 113 New Project Drawing 113 New Value Display 109 New X Y Diagram 110 NotifyChannelList 153 NotifyChannels 153 NotifySamples 154 Numerical Values 191 O Offline Export 24 OLE server registration in Windows 2000 188 On and Offline Calculations Calculation Channels 21 Online Excel Export 24 214 e Index Online OPC Export 24 Open 78 Operands 191 Operating System 158 Others 145 P Page Setup 96 Password Protection 143 Paste 101 Place holder for Channels 208 Place holder for Line diagrams 207 Place holder for texts 208 Polling 108 Positioning 69 Print 93 print a bar graph 169 print a data table 170 print a line diagram 171 Print Dialog Box 94 print line diagrams over several pages 172 Print Preview 93 Print Protocol 95 print the channel list 172 Print Values between Cursors 94 Printer Setup 96 Printing 45 54 61 65 Program Start 13 Pro
25. Changing these parameters can entail lasting disturbances of the communication between the device and the software 40 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual Advanced Connection Settings Reconnect COM Port Schedule Data Bits Stop Bits 1 15 2 8 Handshake F RTS CTS Hardware Handshake E DTR DSR Hardware Handshake Xon Xoff Software Handshake ok cance Register card Modem This register card is only active for modem connections The dial up procedure can be set here Tone dialing is the most frequently used method today Only in exceptions will it be necessary to set the obsolete pulse dialing Furthermore the initialization sequence for the modem can be indicated usually ATZ As AT precedes all modem commands AT commands it does not need to be entered again Any further AT commands required in the initialization string can be added here Advanced Connection Settings Modem Reconnect COM Port Schedule Dial Method Tone Dial Pulse Dial Initialization AT Z Time to wait for a Connection The higher level dialog Connection settings is used next clicking on the button OK will add the newly created connection to the program When changing an existing connection this button is labeled Accept and changes to the connection will be effective after clicking on it The dialog is closed in both cases if transfer of data wa
26. Number Date and Time of the samples Like the other diagrams and graphs you can set the characteristics and the channels to be displayed in the dialog box Data Table Properties Like the line and X Y diagrams the data table is buffered in your computer s memory which means that you can save this data at any time either during or after polling It also allows for DDE transfer and or lets you copy the information to the clipboard and then transfer it into another program for example a text editor You can open as many data tables as you wish and display them simultaneously It is also possible to display the polled data as a line or X Y diagram at any time To do so use the View View as RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 61 Register card Channels and View Line Diagram or View View as X Y Diagram commands or open the context menu within the diagram by clicking with the right mouse button and select View as Line Diagram or View as X Y Diagram Dialog Data Table Properties In the dialog box Data Table Properties you can select the desired channels and table characteristics from the following register cards Comment In the Comment box you can enter a name for the table which relates to the data that is to be displayed These comments which can contain as many characters as you like will be displayed in the title bar of the data table window If this table is saved then these comments will be sav
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28. RMT WinControl will operate under Windows 2000 XP and Vista RMT WinControl can be used simultaneously in On and Offline mode Keyboard shortcuts and the toolbar enable fast access to the most important program functions Important information and advice appears in the status bar The Program Windows Once you have established a connection between your computer and the WinControl Data Servers by entering or selecting the appropriate information in the Connection Settings dialog box then the window Channels Devices and Connections should appear On the register card Channels this window contains a list of all connected and programmed channels as well as calculation channels In the dialog box Channel List Channel Properties you can change the channel settings The register card Devices lists all connected WinControl Data Servers All active connections are listed on the register card Connections In addition to the connection properties such as COM port and baud rate or IP address and TCP port information about errors occurred and the current status will be indicated as well The dialog Connection properties can be used to change settings to a connection The window Channels Devices and Connections is always open and cannot be closed The numerical display of data appears in the Value Display window The Dialog Value Display Properties allows you to select the channels that should be displayed and define a w
29. Settings Dialog eMail Address Book Sender The sender must contain a valid name and valid e mail address Enter this information into the respective entry fields Valid names consist of any characters except Valid addresses must contain exactly one which can t be in the first or last position No blanks are permitted If the name or address contains symbols these may or may not be used correctly depending on your e mail program We therefore recommend avoiding the use of symbols Address Book You can create an address book with entries for frequently used recipients Click on the button Address Book Administration in order to open the Dialog eMail Address Book RMT WinControl uses its own address book for e mail recipients in order to be independent from the pre installed e mail program In the address book frequently used recipients addresses are allocated one unique name each This name can always be used within RMT WinControl when a recipient s address is to be entered All entries in the list are displayed with name and e mail address Click on an entry with the left mouse button to display and edit this entry in the section Current Entry eMail Address Book Address Book OK Administrator lt admin domain net gt akrobit Suppor Gakrobi de gt anal Help Current Entry Name Tech eMait tech domain net an Current Entry The Informati
30. Sine cosh x Hyperbolic Cosine RMT WinControl User Manual Appendix e 191 tanh x int x bin x rad x min x y max x y if Condition then else Condition1 and Condition2 Condition1 or Condition2 not Condition1 m a b m Comment tietay 1m ht a b n const Constant valid Expression dt a b fmod a b 192 e Appendix Hyperbolic Tangent Integer of x 1 if greater than gt 0 Otherwise 0 zero Radiant Convert an angle from degrees to radians Minimum of x and y Maximum of x and y If the condition is fulfilled true the then value is returned otherwise the else value cf Conditional values Returns the condition true if both Condition1 and Condition2 are true otherwise false Returns the condition true if either Condition 1 or Condition or both are true otherwise false Returns the reverse of Condition 1 if Condition 1 is true the value false is returned and vice versa The value of the channel with the device number a or 0 and the channel number b Alternatively the channel comment can be indicated in double quotation marks taking capitalization into consideration cf Values of other channels on page 195 History n latest value of the channel a b n 0 returns the latest n 1 the last but one value etc please note change the size of the sample history Returns the timestamp of the n latest value of the channel a b
31. and click on Select All In order to deselect all channels also select the first column of the table and click on Deselect All In order to select a column of the table move the mouse pointer to the top row of this column so that it changes into an arrow that points vertically down Click once with the left mouse button to select the column In order to undo the selecting of a column click once with the left mouse button into any element of the table except top row Save only averages In order to stipulate that instead of the data cyclical averages are to be saved for a channel click on the control box in the column with the left mouse button After selecting the column Average you can use the buttons Select All and Deselect All to select or deselect the function average of all channels The number of Samples to Calculate Average will be defined on the register card Average 116 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual Register Card Averages Register Card Condition Cyclical averages of a channel can only be saved if this channel was selected for automatical storage selected control box in the left column On the register card channels for each channel it can be determined if an average shall be made On the register card Average the settings for this can be made In the created file the channels that have been selected for average will only show the average values for all other cha
32. appear on your diagram This option can be activated by clicking with the left mouse button on the check box RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 51 Register card The RMT WinControl data server has a sample buffer ring buffer History based on files These buffered data can be inserted into new line diagrams All properties dialogs of these types of display have an additional register card History which is available when a new diagram is created These buffered data can be inserted into new line diagrams All properties dialogs of these types of display have an additional register card History which is available when a new diagram is created Choose the option Do not apply data from history default in order to create a diagram as usual Choose Apply all existing data from history in order to take over all data in the buffer that refer to the channels selected in the register card Channels into the diagram The latter option also fetches data from the buffers provided they are within the given period of time After the data have been taken over from the buffer into the diagram the current values are added as usual as soon as the value poll has been activated Register card Transfer of data into tables line and XY diagrams can depend on Condition measurement and calculation values The respective settings can be made in the properties dialog in the register card Condition As per the standard sett
33. as a drawing aid This dialog box can be called at any time to make changes to the properties of the project drawing The following properties can be defined Drawing Area The size of the drawing area in pixels dots on the screen in horizontal and vertical direction Backbround Color Selection of the background color Show Grid Activates the grid visible only on screen not on the printout with lines to facilitate positioning of objects and drawing elements Adjust to Grid The upper left corner of complex objects bitmaps text fields etc or the corners of drawing elements lines circles rectangles etc are moved to the nearest point in the grid when objects are moved or inserted Grid Color Selection of the grid color Grid Size horizontal vertical The distance between the points in the grid in vertical horizontal direction Measurement unit pixel Show Margins If this function is activated page breaks are shown on screen as dotted lines in dependence of the printer settings This is meant as an orientation help for project drawings designed for printout 68 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual Positioning Adapt frame to text size Text Fields Allow Changes to Diagram Properties of objects and drawing elements can only be changed and objects or drawing elements deleted or added when this function is activated This prevents unintentional changing of the project drawing All object
34. automated saving activities A comfortable graphic surface is available for the simultaneous operation of several AutoSave managers automated saving activities It shows the current status of all AutoSave managers at a glance Changing the properties and adding new AutoSave managers only requires a few mouse Clicks In addition individual managers can be started and stopped independently Each AutoSave manager has the same setting options as described in the chapter AutoSave with additional properties available for the test area manager The Test Bench Manager is optional and not available in each version of the programme 206 e Appendix RMT WinControl User Manual Tools Place holder for Line diagrams Line diagram Print Protocol Description of function RMT WinControl can integrate line diagrams into protocol templates by a mouse click and automatically print the protocols that have been created like this The protocol templates have to be available as RIF documents They may be several pages long contain any texts and graphics and may be supplied with place holder for diagrams and texts The print of the protocols is done with the application on the PC determined for RTF documents To start the print of the protocol a line diagram has to be opened in RMT WinControl and in the menu File or in the dialog box the sub menu Print protocol has to be chosen and it has to be clicked on the desired template Create
35. be effective for calculations from that time whereas data calculated up to that time will be maintained This is of special interest for long time measurements since framework conditions that change at irregular intervals can be integrated into the capturing of data The Settings Menu Add a Connection Clicking on the button Properties and Add in the dialogue Manage connections will open the dialog Connection settings This can also be achieved via the menu Settings Add connection A new connection can be defined in this dialog or the properties of an existing connection can be viewed and or changed This includes the optimal denomination of the connection the desired protocol the type of interface to be used serial network or modem and their specific settings Please refer to Connection settings for a more detailed description of the dialog Manage connections A double click into the list of connections available in the window Channels devices and connections or calling the menu Settings Manage connections will open the dialog Manage connections After selection of a connection from the list that will appear the connection can be activated or deactivated connections can be deleted or added and the corresponding properties dialog can be called Any number of connections can be created and any number of those connections can be active depending on the program version acquired However in order to ca
36. be started when starting the program with the options Name WinControl f s w The entry into wcRemote ini must be Settings AutoExec D Logbuch Logbuch exe Name WinControl f s w RMT WinControl only supports opening of program during start up If several external programs are to be started a corresponding batch file has to be created into which the desired programs are entered This batch file is to be added to the AutoExec entry in the configuration file Start up the software on several processors RMT WinControl can be used on computers with several processors or multi core processors without limitation However RMT WinControl will be executed on only one processor core RMT WinControl will always be executed on the first processor core which is normally called CPUO In individual cases it might be desired to execute RMT WinControl on all available processors cores In order to achieve this the following entry must be added to the section Settings inthe configuration file wcRemote ini which is located in the Windows directory RunOnSingleCore 0 RMT WinControl must then be started up again in order for the changes to be effective Please refer to the chapter find the configuration file to see how to find the configuration file wcRemote ini and other relevant information RMT WinControl User Manual How dol e 189 change the size of the sample history The on line calculation is ba
37. box Reset Min Max If you have decided to display the lower and upper limits and later wish to reset them then you can do so by opening the Bar Graph Properties dialog and clicking once with the left mouse button on the Reset Min Max button A new bar graph can be created by Using the command Data New Bar Graph Pressing lt F6 gt Clicking once with the left mouse button on the New Bar Graph con in the toolbar To print a bar graph Activate the graph to be printed Select File Print or Click once with the left mouse button on the Print icon in the toolbar The Analog Instrument The window type Analog Instrument is designed for simple visualizing of measurement data To do this the symbols arc wind rose and needle are available One of these instruments can symbolize the value of a channel in each window In addition to the analog display the value will also be displayed as a figure RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 45 Dialog Analog Instrument Properties If limits have been set for the displayed channel violation of these limits will be shown in color If the limits are not violated the display will be green if the upper limit is exceeded it will be red and blue for violation of the lower limit The dialog Analog Instrument Properties enables you to configure the instrument window as follows Channels Determine which channel is to be displayed in the window In order to select a chann
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39. contains important information about the file for example details of when the data was recorded and the channel description In order to create a new line diagram or a new data table from a file summary use the Data New Line Diagram or Data New Data Table commands The properties dialog box that appears contains all the previously saved diagram or table properties If you just click on OK the new line diagram or data table will use the saved properties If you wish to display saved data in any other format you should choose from one of the following commands View View as Line Diagram View View as Data Table or View View as Summary These commands can also be given using the context menu within the file summary window which can be opened by clicking on it with the right mouse button when the window Is active RMT WinControl lists the four most recently opened files If you wish to open one of these files then just click on the file name listed in the latter portion of the File menu If you wish to create a new data table line diagram bar graph or numerical value display you can do so by selecting the appropriate command from the Data menu 78 The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual Open Icon Standard dialog box a a To open a file more quickly use the Open icon that appears in the toolbar In the standard dialog box you can select from the following options when opening a file File name
40. data After opening the coresponding menu function all RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Outline e 21 Printing allocations and settings required for calculating are checked step by step RO OWY assistants are available The U value Assistant cf Data U value Assistant on page 114 The Thermal Comfort Calculation cf Thermal Convenience Calculation DIN EN ISO 7730 on page 205 The Quantity of Heat Calculation cf Quantity of Heat Calculation on page 114 Measuring Cursors Statistics Function Two measuring cursors are available as an additional analysis function of the program and are used to examine and evaluate with the help of the integrated statistics function the measurement curves of the line diagrams These measuring cursors are available for all active line diagrams also simultaneously both on and offline In order to analyse the course of a curve the data file is opened and displayed in the view form Line Diagram The menu View as well as the context sensitive menu can use the function Cursors to activate and deactivate the measuring cursors Activated cursors are shown as two vertical lines in the diagram and a table in the bottom part of the line diagram window shows the data of all lines below the cursors Furthermore the integrated statistics function calculates the following values for each curve in the line diagram Difference between the two data below the cursor Minimum max
41. dialog used to add or edit system rules varies only slightly from the Dialog Edit eMail Rule The differences are as follows There is no Channel list as system rules are defined for events that do not depend on channels The Event list therefore extends across the entire left side of the dialog 138 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual A Register Card Pre Alarm a The following events can be selected Error automatic Connection Occurs if the automated activation of a connection via time schedule failed for a duration of five minutes Placeholders can be used in the fields Subject and Text in order to take over the information on the alarm that has been triggered Placeholders will be replaced by actual information when the mail is generated You can use the following placeholders 3 Will be replaced with the event 4 Will be replaced with the date time In contrast to rules for alarm e mails the placeholders 1 and 2 are not supported as system messages do not depend on channels For certain applications it might be interesting to be notified as soon as the values approach the limits For this purpose a pre alarm function was introduced For each channel a deviation from the limits can be entered which will trigger an alarm when it is exceeded To generally activate or deactivate the prealarm click with the left mouse button into the option field left of the text Activate Pre Alarm
42. does not exist it will automatically be created The button Browse opens a standard file dialog to search and select a certain file on the hard disk Table The field Table defines the requested table within the stipulated workbook If the table does not exist it will automatically be created Start Cell This is where you indicate the position for the values to be entered into the table Access Method In this field you can determine how to process data that might already have been saved into an existing file The following options are available RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 111 Window Excel Connection a Insert replace data Beginning at the start call all existing entries are replaced by new data entries in other cells remain unchanged Attach data The new data is added to the document after the last row containing data Existing entries remain unchanged Delete replace data All existing entries in the target table are deleted New data is entered from the start cell Accept Changes After confirmation with Ok the window Excel Connection will appear showing information about this connection The data is not transferred yet To transfer data during a measurement click Start in the window Excel Connection If you click on the button Start Now data is transferred to Excel during the measurement after confirmation of properties and opening of the window The window Excel Co
43. down Default value is 1 If RMT WinControl operates as server the sample history can be polled at any time for any channel via the command GetSampleHistory Channel Channel In contrast to NotifySamples e g the history is not subscribed for but only transferred once Get SampleHistory must be called again for later access Buffered data can be inserted into new line or XY diagrams as well as Charts All properties dialogs of these types of display have an additional register card History which is available when a new diagram or chart is created 150 e RMT WinControl The Data Server RMT WinControl User Manual Instructions Whitespace Case Sensitivity Replies from the Server Channel Lists Character Strings Server Interface Functioning The RMT WinControl server receives instructions via a TCP port These instructions are interpreted and executed in order of reception With the help of commands available at the time another program can find out which channels there are be informed about changes to the existing channels be informed about additional or removed channels receive measurement values An instruction consists of a command an open bracket an optional list of parameters as well as a closed bracket Individual instructions are separated by semicolon Blanks tabs and ends of lines are called Whitespace Whitespace may occur between individual syntactic elements and is ignored
44. e a gt Ls it Select Objects Edit Points Open Properties Dialog Draw Line Draw Multiple Line Draw Polygon Draw Rectangle Draw B zier Curve Draw Closed B zier Curve Craw Ellipse Circle Insert Text Field Insert Value Field Insert Bitmap Insert Enhanced Metafile Bring to Front by one Position in Direction z Send to Back by one Position in Direction z Align Top at least two selected elements Align Bottom at least two selected elements Align Left at least two selected elements Align Right at least two selected elements RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 75 Entry of Alarm Situations Entry of Additional Information The Event Log An event log can be created for all alarm situations That means that if this function is activated the beginning and the end of a disturbance will be entered into a special list window in case of an alarm The event log is saved using the encoded file format amrevt Files of this type can be re opened displayed saved exported and or printed Current events are only added to the current active event log but not in saved or re opened files This list can be saved automatically with the corresponding measurement values A special export function into text format or XML format is also available A EventLogl kaklas J _channet_ Comment _ 4 e Polling enabled
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47. in a pre defined RMT text format and to work with this data If you use this command then a dialog box will open In this dialog box you should enter the name of the file its type and the source drive and directory Export In order to save data in another file format spreadsheet ASCII FAMOS or in Dynamic Data Exchange DDE format so that the data can be used by another program select File Export The resulting dialog box allows you to save the data in any of the above mentioned formats Depending on how you wish to export your data you can bring the respective window to the front by clicking on it with the left mouse button RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 81 File Export On the File window you can make all the settings for the desired file format The following options are available Data Export File Microsoft Excel DDE Channel s 0 0 Input 0 1 Output 0 10 Inside Channel s In this field you should select the channels whose data should be es oh This can be done by Clicking with the left mouse button on the channel s that you wish to save Selecting a range of channels from the list from channel x to y To do this hold down the lt SHIFT gt key at the same time as clicking with the left mouse button on the first and last channel in the desired range Selecting single channels To do this hold down the lt CTRL gt key at the same time as clicking once with t
48. insert parameters channel numbers correctly for further commands e g value request Syntax NotifyChannelList true false Parameter true false Reply NotifyChannelList Channel List gt GetChannelList Description If the parameter is true the complete channel list will be transferred in the reply like in Get Channels Furthermore the client subscribes to the channel list which means that whenever changes are made to the channel list the reply with the updated data will be sent to the client If the parameter is false the client ends his subscription i e future changes are not transferred In this case no reply is sent Application e g capturing of disappeared and or new channels etc Syntax NotifyChannels Channel Channel Parameter any number of or no channels separated by commas Reply NotifyChannels Channel List RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl The Data Server e 153 NotifySamples One Channel consists of Device number Point Channel number Description A channel list gt GetChannelList is generated which contains the current information of channels transferred as parameters Comment and unit are empty for non existing channels In addition the client subscribes to a notification of all changes to comment or unit to the respective channels Whenever changes are made the channel information of all channels that the client has subscribed to will be tran
49. line calculations The data must be available in RMT file format Access functions Two new calculation channel functions have been defined extfile_value file name Device no Channel no Index extfile_count file name Device no Channel no The given file name must contain the complete path to a data file amr Device no and Channel no reference a channel in the file RMT WinControl User Manual Appendix e 199 Calculation Function pid The function extfile_ count file name Device no Channel no delivers the number of values for the given channel in the file or a sensor break if the file does not exist or the channel given is not contained The function extfile _value file name Device no Channel no Index delivers the n th value of the channel Device no Channel no in the given file with the n th value corresponding to the index transferred The index may go up to X in the area 0 first value in the file with X the result of the function extfile_count for the same file and the same channel minus one Functioning During the first access to a file it will be loaded completely into the memory which can take some time according to the file volume Each access to the data relating to one channel will be recorded If no access is made during 20 measuring cycles the unused data will be removed from memory Examples Channel 80 0 implements a counter counting from 0 up to t
50. line diagrams can be created via a split icon in the toolbar As usual a dialog for the creation of a new line diagram is opened when clicking on the left part which shows a diagram Clicking on the right part of the icon triangle will open a menu which lists all templates available in the program directory or any defined directory see below If an entry is selected by mouse click the program will create a new line diagram with the settings from the template including channels The property dialog for line diagrams is only displayed if no template could be found in the respective directory In order to set a different source for the templates to be listed enter TemplatePath target directory into the section Settings of the file wcRemote ini The target directory has to be entered as an absolute path including drive RMT WinControl User Manual How dol e 175 Example Settings TemplatePath C WinControl Data Templates automatically connect files to a standard template when opening Opening a file with a certain template can be optimised if the same template is to be applied for all most files For individual files the user can open the file select Use template from the menu and select a template from the respective dialog In order to avoid repetition of these steps the function Use template when opening is available in the File menu Using this function a previously stipulated template standard
51. linediagraml http mywebserver diagrams linediagram2 png http mywebserver diagrams linediagram2 jpg Without extension or with the extension png the image will be transferred in PNG format Portable Network Graphic This data type enhances transparency and lossless compression All modern browsers can display images in this format The second type supported is JPEG ending in jpg Compression involves losses and transparency is impossible The compression algorithms applied can result in streaks and blurred edges This data format is only recommendable if the pages have to be displayed by browsers that do not support PNG format an exceptional case these days The tag IMG is added to embed images into HTML pages lt IMG src diagrams linediagram gt lt IMG src diagrams linediagram png gt lt IMG src http mywebserver xydiagraml jpg gt As a rule images are displayed in the size in which they are displayed in RMT WinControl as windows in regular position This also applies if the corresponding windows are temporarily minimized maximized or hidden 162 e RMT WinControl Web Server RMT WinControl User Manual The only exception is the project image which is always displayed with its entire drawing surface The default display thus depends on the current RMT WinControl settings If the user changes the window size this will have a direct effect on the web site There may be applications where this
52. no device number is given then it will default to 0 zero Any expression can be used for device and channel numbers For example m 4 3 will be evaluated as m 1 Alternatively to indicating the device and channel number the channel comment can be used as well provided it is unambiguous Capitalization is to be taken into consideration Furthermore the channel comment is to be given in double quotation marks If channel 1 of device 0 has the comment Kanal the value of this channel can be referenced by m 1 m 0 1 andm Kanal Calculation channels are capable of accessing the data of other calculation channels This only functions for descending calculation channels For example a calculation channel that has been RMT WinControl User Manual Appendix e 195 Working with one or two channels assigned channel number 110 can read data from a calculation channel with the channel number 100 However channel 100 cannot read data from channel 110 Recursions are possible if the formula of a calculation channel accesses the value of this channel that value is returned which the calculation last had This way it is possible to define e g counters sums or averages throughout the measurement It is important that a starting value is given for recursive formulae When the measurement starts the value of the calculation channel is set to this start value in order to obtain a defined status When referencing non existent channels
53. on your choice This characteristic can be changed at any time including during polling Show Limits By clicking with the left mouse button on this check box and activating it the limit values of the chosen channel will be displayed on the diagram Invisible Channels This option allows for individual measurement series of one data set to be hidden Select the desired channel from the list single click on the entry with the left mouse button and activate the option Invisible Channel by clicking once with the left mouse button into the control box left of the text RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 49 The area Y Axis The display of this channel will then be suppressed in the diagram This setting is of course available for each channel and for more than one channel at a time Channels marked as invisible do not have to be allocated a Y axis Selecting a channel will automatically set defaults for all y axis pro perties These characteristics can be changed at any time If channels are found that are not allocated a Y axis when closing the dialog with OK an error message will be returned This error message contains the first such channel including its number and a comment Furthermore this channel will automatically be selected in the property dialog of the diagram in order to enable immediate correction of your entries Designating a Y Axis for a Channel To designate a y axis for a
54. pictures Java applets scripts etc in brief all elements found in regular internet pages can be administered Requirements Operating System In order to operate the software as web server the operating system installed must be Windows 2000 XP or Vista For reasons of security and stability we recommend the operating system Windows 2000 XP or Windows Vista Hardware A PC with at least 64 MByte of RAM and a Pentium class CPU with at least 183 MHz is required to operate the web server For several users to be able to access the data simultaneously the minimum required is a Pentium II with 400 MHz and 128 MByte of RAM For optimum operation we recommend a Pentium III from 600 MHz upwards with 256 MByte of RAM or more Miscellaneous The TCP protocol has to be installed on the PC furthermore we recommend network access via modem ISDN or network card for correct operation of the web server 158 e RMT WinControl Web Server RMT WinControl User Manual Functioning of the Web Server Basics A web server provides HTML files to each client browser on demand which can contain texts and embedded objects images sounds videos etc The RMT WinControl web server goes one step further and provides additionally a virtual image directory that can be used to access picture data dynamically generated from the current contents of the RMT WinControl program windows These images can be displayed individually in the bro
55. polling is enabled use the command Data AutoSave The resulting dialog box contains different register cards on which the options are sorted according to functional groups On these register cards you can select the channels from which the data should be saved define the start and the end of AutoSave path and name of data file settings for averaging conditional data accepting and sending Emails with data files 114 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual Call Dialog AutoSave Register Card Channels As a reminder of which channel s data is being written to your hard disk a small hard disk symbol appears in the channel list next to those channels If the Optional Test Bench Manager has been activated with several Autosave managers the Test Bench Manager window will open whenever Autosave is started cf The Test Bench Manager It shows a list of all Autosave activities that have been set Irrespective of the present page three buttons can be found in the lower section Start Close and Help Start will ask for a target for the file s afterwards the saving begins If AutoSave is already active when opening this dialog then all input fields are gray and no changes are possible The start button will change to Stop which will end the auto save If in Options Other the Write to file when polling is enabled check box is active then the AutoSave dialog box will open whenev
56. processed with all available functions Data can be displayed numerically in the form of a bar graph data table X Y and or line diagram It is also possible to display one or more channels simultaneously in the different viewing forms mentioned previously RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Outline e 15 Saving Data Interference Log Saving Data Interference Log Alarms Analysis and Evaluation U value Assistant Printing Documentation There are different possibilities for archiving data Auto Saving on the hard disk saving as a line diagram or in a data table or simply as numerical values Any values that exceed the set limits or sensor errors will temporarily be displayed in a table or on a line diagram cf Channel List on page 30 This display feature means that any interference that occurs whilst using the program will be visible to the user Interference can be distinguished by distinct breaks in the line of a graph It is also possible to log any interference in the channel list window There are different possibilities for archiving data Auto Saving on the hard disk saving as a line diagram or in a data table or simply as numerical values Any values that exceed the set limits or sensor errors will temporarily be displayed in a table or on a line diagram cf Channel List Channel Properties on page 32 This display feature means that any interference that occurs whilst using the progra
57. reached measurement data will be recorded automatically Start day The start day defines the day s of the week on which the set start time is to trigger the start of recording 118 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual AutoSave Files Value Box E Mail Label Channels Averages Condition Start Immediately By Timer Days hh mm Start Time 12 00 hh mm Duration 1 Start Day Monday Sunday x After Expiration Do not repeat Repeat at the next Start Time By Event if AutoSave ist started by timer or by event the file name is created from the current date and time Text to be put in front of the created file name dayfile_ Ask for the text to be put in front of the file name with every start sat canei _Hep Duration You can set the period of time during which the measurement data is to be saved in a file Days are indicated in integral numbers Days can be combined with hours and minutes You can also enter a value above 24 hours The smallest unit supported is 5 min After expiration You can decide whether the time controlled automatic saving function is to be restarted after expiration The following options are available Do not repeat the settings will be executed once and not started again Repeat immediately after the set duration the next file will be generated immediately over the same period of time The start time given will not be adhe
58. that are available to your system This list is made up of the following components Comments device channel unit sensor type limit values correction values plus the icons for showing limit excesses sensor errors and the AutoSave function RMT WinConitrol User Manual Glossary e 211 Index A Accept Changes Close Dialog Box 10 Activating Deactivating Options 10 Adapt frame to text size 69 Add a Connection 127 Add Calculation Channel 101 Add Calculation Channel Dialog Box 35 add notes to a measurement data file 177 add or amend channel comments 176 Adding files 87 Additional Options 162 administer multiple program configurations 184 Alarm 132 Always show all 107 Analog Instrument 18 analyze a curve 174 Appendix 191 Application Examples 156 Assembling files 88 Automatic Administration of Initializing Files 185 Automatic Program Numeration 185 automatically connect files to a standard template when opening 176 automatically continue polling after power failure 180 automatically create daily files 179 automatically load a specific configuration when starting the program 184 automatically save an event log 180 automatically send eMails in case of alarm 187 automatically store several files onto the hard disk per day 179 AutoSave 114 Average over one minute smoothing 198 Averaging 124 Bar Graph 18 Basic hints 10 Basics 159 Binary 204 Bitmaps and Enhanced Metafiles 70 212 e
59. the edges depending on the type of alignment Channels The requested channel can be selected from the list of channels in the system Each display can contain a channel Line The color of the border is selected with the corresponding button If the option transparent is selected the color is ignored and the line invisible 72 RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual a If a width of O 1 Pixel is chosen the line can be displayed in one of five styles Only one style Basis is available for larger widths Changes are accepted by clicking on Apply and the edited property will appear on screen at once Fill Closed elements can be filled in two colors A variety of hatchings is available If the background color is transparent and unless no hatching is activated elements beneath the filling pattern are visible In order to display an element completely transparently both foreground and background colors must be transparent Font The display shows all fonts available on the computer for selection You can choose the desired display mode and font size The text in one element can only be in one font with one style and in one color If the PC on which the project drawing is opened does not support the font selected for the project drawing a standard windows font will be applied Link The file name complete with path is to be entered The existence of the file is not verified because The proj
60. the properties dialog will be opened for renewed entry following display of a corresponding note Data Reduction The function File Data Reduction was introduced for the evaluation and reduction of saved data This function is used to receive cyclical messages on time As usual this function is only available when the set of data that it can be applied to is displayed in the active window After calling the function File Data Reduction the dialog Data Reduction will appear in which a cycle time can be selected during which cyclical averages are calculated A new file is created containing all channels chosen from the list of the original file and whose data are the calculated cyclical averages 92 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual As usual all RMT WinControl display and edit options are available for such a file Data Reduction new file will be created containing mean values from the current file These mean values will be calculated as cyclic averages over a defined period of time Channels Input Output 0 10 Inside Select All Deselect All Cycle Period 01 00 00 hh mm ss The advantage of cyclical messages on time versus cyclical messages via a number of values is that a precise average for the required time period can be calculated even if there is no constant number of values for this period Print Preview This command lets you preview bar graphs line di
61. the size of the sample history Returns the integral for the last t seconds of the channel a b please note change the size of the sample history An external function see below is read from the file File Name consisting of value pairs a b for which the following applies b f a From these pairs the one with the minimum distance a x and the corresponding value f a is chosen An external function see below is read from the file File Name consisting of value pairs a b for which the following applies b f a The value y f x is returned with f resulting from a linear interpolation of the value pairs Out of the RMT file File name the number of values for channel a b is returned cf Use data files in calculation channels on page 199 Out of the RMT file File name the n th value for channel a b is returned The value n can be a number between 0 and extfile_count minus 1 cf Use data files in calculation channels on page 199 Calculates the regulation variable y for the channel a b with the proportional quota Vp the integral quota V and the differential quota Vp based on the latest time period t please note change the size of the sample history Converts time indicated in hours minutes and seconds into seconds The function time supplies a figure which corresponds to the amount of seconds that have passed since midnight The time is calculated based on the clock integrated in th
62. this command will call up a standard file dialog box in which you should enter the configuration s file name source drive and its directory Save Configuration Using this command it is possible to save a program configuration This command can be found under the File menu Using the File Load Configuration command it is possible to load a saved configuration at a later stage Providing the WinControl Data Server connections to your computer are identical when loading the saved configuration it will be possible to poll the data using all your previous settings without having to manually re enter any settings Giving this command will call up a standard file dialog box in which you should enter a file name for the configuration its file type and the destination drive and directory Load Calculation Channels Both the global calculation channels contained in the channel list and the local calculation channels contained in the data files can be saved as lists in a file File Save Calculation Channels If required a saved list can be loaded in one step so that the calculation channels need not be re defined with saved formulae In order to load previously saved calculation channels into a channel list activate the channel list and call the function File Load Calculation Channels Select the requested file in the standard file dialog that will appear and confirm with OK The calculation channels defined in the file will then be entere
63. to a Y axis or invisible Any settings made for those channels not currently used will not be saved on this register card Changes on the register card Min Max will be activated immediately after confirmation Maximum and minimum values can be inserted for current measurements on line as well as retroactively in the respective data file off line If you want to display a calculation channel as part of a data set i e a local calculation channel or you wish to carry out calculations using data that has already been recorded then you should active the Add Calculation Channel dialog box by entering the command Edit Add Calculation Channel In this dialog box you should enter the channel number any comments for the channel the unit limit values and the number of decimal places that should be displayed You can also enter any formula that should be used to calculate a value see also Formulae You can use as many calculation channels for a data set as you like Within a line diagram it is possible to zoom in on a section of the diagram There are two methods of doing this You can either use the diagram s properties dialog box to change the diagram s axes or you can select the area you wish to zoom in on with the mouse To do so hold down the left mouse button and pull the mouse pointer over the area that you wish to zoom in on The View Undo Zoom command will effectively zoom out and display the diagram with the ra
64. to check or change the properties of a local calculation channel then you should open the corresponding dialog box using the Edit Calculation Channel Properties command Using this dialog box you can change and or add comments units and limit values to the selected calculation channel s To select a calculation channel click on it with the left mouse button under the RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 103 Deleting a local calculation channel Call Channel heading In the list box that appears click on the desired channel If you wish to alter the number of decimal places and or change the formula then you must redefine the channel To do so delete the old calculation channel from the data set and select the Add Calculation Channel command You should then set the properties for this channel To delete a local calculation channel from a data set open the properties dialog box for the diagram or data table in which it appears and deselect the channel in the channel list The View Menu The commands that appear in this menu let you control how your data is displayed Please note that each item listed in this menu only appears if it can be applied to the window that is active at the time Properties The View Properties command will open up the properties dialog box for the currently active window allowing you to change its settings Other ways of giving this command are By double clicking in the
65. types value field text field bitmap are positioned by selecting the desired object with the left mouse button and moving the pointer while holding the button down In order to select several options simultaneously click on these objects with the left mouse button while pressing the lt Shift gt key or drag a frame around them while keeping the left mouse button pressed Furthermore selected objects can positioned as follows Edit Order Object to the foreground Object to the background Object to the front Object to the back Edit Alignment Align top Align bottom Align right Align left Align centre Use the function Edit Adapt frame to text size to tailor borders around text fields to their respective size A new text field can be inserted into a project drawing via the function Insert Object Text Field in the Edit menu or the context menu First of all use the mouse pointer to determine the position within the project drawing After a single click with the left mouse button the text field will be displayed and the selected text Text can be replaced by any text you wish to enter In order to open the dialog Properties Text Field open the function Object Properties in the View menu or the context menu while the text field is selected This dialog contains the following elements register cards for changes to text a link to a file and design e g font color of the text field Text Line Fill F
66. which contains information on the status of the connection As with all data objects of RMT WinControl any number of windows of the type Excel Connection can be opened i e several Excel connections can transfer values simultaneously with the allocation of channels being freely defined Of course as with all other objects only a limited number is advisable The dialog Excel Connection Properties is used for settings of the following topics Channels The channels requested for transfer can be selected by a single mouse click on the corresponding list entry 110 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual Type of Data Transfer You can determine whether the data is to be transferred into Excel continuously or whether the values should always be entered into the same cells as instant values Excel Connection Properties Channels Data Transfer Fill Table from Top to Bottom Refresh a Single Row Labels v Channel Comment v Date and Time Workbook Meassurel Browse Table Write Mode Chart Overwrite Start Cell Append Data Al Delete Existing Data and Overwrite Start Immediately Cancel Hep Labels This is where you stipulate whether the data shall be transferred together with time date and channel comments or not Workbook In the field Workbook you can stipulate the Excel workbook file into which the values are to be transferred If this file
67. within the cursors Difference between minimum and maximum Deviations from the standard These values will be listed in the table too Properties of the statistics chart In the properties dialog of the statistics chart you can set which columns are or are not to be visible and a zoom factor 50 130 can be set for the printout The standard zoom factor of 80 makes sure that the statistics chart fits exactly on an A4 page portrait format with 10mm margin on both sides automatic column width and all columns activated as visible However this only works out with a small font A user defined layout with exactly defined properties and high legibility can be created for the statistics chart by manual 54 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual Printing adaptation of zoom factor margins and column widths and or hiding of columns Choose the function Properties in the context menu to open the properties dialog of the statistics chart The properties of the statistics chart are saved in the value file so that they appear again when the file is opened However files saved in this way are not compatible to older versions of the program and cannot be read by these In order to view or edit such files with older programs all columns have to be visible and the zoom factor set at 80 If the file is saved now it can be opened by older program versions The proportions of line diagrams and s
68. 20 05 2008 11 06 33 s5 0 1 Room Temp Value is near the lower limit 20 05 2008 11 06 33 Ea Alarm acknowledged 20 05 2008 11 06 37 s 0 0 Heating Limit value exceeded 20 05 2008 11 06 42 20 05 2008 11 07 03 e Alarm acknowledged 20 05 2008 11 06 48 9 oo Heating Limit value exceeded 20 05 2008 11 07 44 20 05 2008 11 07 46 lt A extended event log is available in special versions of RMT WinControl The following events are saved in the event log Violation of upper limit Violation of lower limit Rupture of a detector Channel failures e g breakdown of a device The beginning and the end of each alarm situation are entered into the event log In order to facilitate the evaluation of alarm situations the following events have been defined and are shown in the event log Start Value Request Alarm Treatment Turned off Stop Value Request Alarm Treatment Turned on Protocol activated Activation of a connection in RMT WinControl 76 RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual Protocol deactivated Connection established XYZ XYZ device numbers of the connection Connection lost XYZ These entries are only added to an open event log as they provide additional information about possible events Removal of Entries When AutoSave is active and dayfiles are generated the event log might contain a multitude of entries resulting in less clearer view It is therefore possibl
69. Analog Instrument cf New Analog Instrument Open a New Data Table cf New Data Table Open a New X Y Diagram cf New X Y Diagram Open a New Project Drawing cf New Project Drawing Open a New Excel Connection cf New Excel Connection Open a New OPC Export cf New OPC Export Ele a Sev o pe g Open a file Save a File Oe F AutoSave to hard disk cf AutoSave Function Use Template Copy a line diagram or the channel list to the ea 130 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual ToolTips e ol Se Piz clipboard Export data cf Export Activate or deactivate the RMT WinControl alarm function cf Register Card Alarm On Off Open the properties dialog box for the current window Open the Sampling Rate Dialog Box cf Sampling Rate Open the dialog Manage connections Print Preview of the current window Print the current window Print screen Toggles between the mouse and help pointer If this function is active then a brief description will appear when you leave the mouse pointer over an icon in the toolbar list This function is active when a tick is visible next to the words ToolTips Status Bar The status bar that appears at the bottom of the program window contains either five or six different fields depending on the program status This bar provides you with information on important program settings Reading from left to
70. Average over one minute smoothing The numerical approximate value is formed for the integral over the last 3 seconds of the channel 1 0 S 1 0 3 If the last value of the channel 1 0 has the value 20 at the time ty and the value of 3 seconds before is 10 the calculation channel with the formula S 1 0 3 returns the value was 45 Only the actual values during this time interval can be used for calculations That means that any value even only slightly outside this interval and thus the area below the curve between this value and the one that was last used cannot be considered The number of values within the given time interval must not exceed the value stipulated in the initializing file wcRemote ini under HistorySize Section Settings default 100 These values would not be considered in the calculation In that case select a smaller time interval or increase the number of values allowed in the History mean_t 1 1 60 odermean_t 1 1 sec 00 01 00 Starting from the time of the current value all values of the channel 1 1 received within the last 60 seconds are averaged Transferring larger time units into seconds This function is designed as a help function for such functions that expect indication of time in seconds In order to avoid having to calculate manually the function sec is available Hours to seconds sec 01 00 00 returns 3600 Minutes to seconds sec 00 10 00 returns 600 Of course combinatio
71. Channels Averages Conditioned data transfer Files e Mail Keep Settings The page Start has to be completed again each time This register card does not exist if the optional Test Bench Manager has been activated RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 123 a Averaging This mode does not directly save the data but the arithmetical average of n values The variable n can be stipulated by the user for all diagrams ranging from 1 to 100 In order to do this call the menu function Data Averaging when line or XY diagram or table are active In the dialog Averaging that will appear stipulate the number of values for which you want the average to be calculated You can choose from the channel list those for which only averages are to be saved Click on the respective control box left of the desired channel with the left mouse button Delete Samples This command allows you to delete all the data that is displayed in a diagram or data table without losing the settings in the properties dialog box This makes it quick and easy to reuse the properties settings for a new polling session If this command is used on data that has been saved and the File Save command is given afterwards then the previously saved data will be lost To avoid such a loss use the File Save As command in association with the Delete Diagram Table Properties command to create a new file The Programming Menu Edit Channel
72. Configuration With this command it is possible to edit the channel programming values Giving this command will open the Properties for Channel List Channels with the Channels window at the front Using this window it is possible to change the channel settings and programming A complete description of this dialog box can be found in the section Channel List Channel Properties 124 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual Global calculation channels Call Dialog Define Constants Calculation Channels The mathematical functions of the program allow for the calculation of physical sizes values from polled data If a calculation channel should be available to the whole system then you should define it using the Calculation Channels window which can be found in the Channel List Channel Properties dialog box see also Dialog Add Calculation Channel To open this dialog box use the Programming Calculation Channels command Other ways of giving this command are By double clicking with the left mouse button in the active channel window and selecting the Calculation Channels window By clicking once with the right mouse button in the channel list window and selecting Calculation Channel from the context menu By activating the channel list window pressing lt ENTER gt and selecting the Calculation Channel window By giving the View Properties command within the channel list window and selecti
73. Edit Channel Configuration 124 RMT WinControl User Manual Elements for Description of Project Drawing Objects 72 e Mail 141 Entry of Additional Information 76 Entry of Alarm Situations 76 establish a connection to the WinControl Data Servers 168 Event Log 20 Examples 196 Exit 100 Export 81 export an event log 180 Export Data via DDE 85 Export Event log 86 Extended Data Export 156 Extended settings 39 165 External 33 External Functions 196 199 External Online Evaluation 156 F Famos 203 File Export 82 File Name List 97 File Summary 19 find the configuration file wcRemote ini 182 First Steps 147 160 Formulae 191 Functioning 148 151 Functioning of the Web Server 159 Functions 191 G General Settings 165 GetChannelList 152 GetSampleHistory 155 Global calculation channels 21 Global Use 150 H Hardware 158 How do l 168 How to use Help 147 Import 81 Info 147 insert a WinControl diagram into a text document 177 Installation 13 Installation and starting the program 13 Instructions 151 Integral 198 Integrate other software 24 Integration and networking 23 Integration into other Applications 156 Index e 213 Introduction 9 15 L License administration within the network via hardware copy protection 209 Line Diagram 18 Line diagram Print Protocol 207 load a saved data file 178 Load Calculation Channels 98 Load Configuration 97 Local calculation channels
74. Enter the file name that you wish to operate with or select one from the list The files that are displayed in this list are dependent on the file type given in the field of the same name If you wish to open files with a certain extension then enter this extension in the file name field in the normal manner e g xyz where xyz represents the three letter file extension and then press ENTER File Type Select the file type that you wish to display in the file name list All files Data File amr Project Drawing amb Excel Connection parameter amx WinControl OPC Export amr2opc The WinControl OPC Export is optional and not available in every version of the programme If the OPC Export option has not been activated the file type WinControl OPC Export amr2opc is not available Drives Select the drive on which the desired files can be found Directory Select the directory that the desired files can be found in Close With the Close command you can close the current diagram If you have made changes to the diagram since you last saved it you will be asked if you want to save the changes before closing If you close a data file without saving then you will lose all the changes that have been made since the file was last saved When closing a file RMT WinControl only asks you whether you want to save changes if this was stipulated in the dialog Settings Others RMT WinControl User Manua
75. F12 gt or click on the red Start Stop button on the far left of the toolbar To stop saving the data see also Creating a data file use the Data AutoSave command and click on Stop Viewing adata Using the File Open command you can view a data file Depending file on the program settings either a line diagram an X Y diagram a data table or a text window containing the most important file information will be opened Using the View View as command you can chose how the data is viewed Each view can be adjusted as desired by using it s respective properties dialog box A Deleting a channel from a diagram will result in it s loss from the data file To separate channels from one another use the Data New command see Separating channels Separating lt is possible to copy data from any number of channels from an channels existing diagram into a new one To do so view the data in File Summary mode Open the context menu in the active window by 28 e RMT WinControl Outline RMT WinControl User Manual clicking on the right mouse button Choose from New Table New Line Diagram or New X Y Diagram In the properties dialog box select the channels that should be included in the new diagram and confirm these selections by clicking on OK Having done so you can reactivate the File Summary window and then repeat the above processes for any remaining channels that you wish copy to another diagram RMT WinControl User
76. Index Cc Calculation Channel Properties 103 Calculation Channels 125 Calculation Channels Properties 33 Calculation Function pid 200 Call 54 Capturing climate data 23 Capturing measurement data 23 Capturing other measuring systems 24 Case Sensitivity 151 Change Layout Settings 64 change the properties of the active window 168 change the size of the sample history 190 Changing the Viewing Mode 66 Channel Comments 105 Channel List Properties 32 Channel List Channel Properties 32 Channel Lists 151 Channels Devices and Connections 17 Character Strings 151 Close 79 Colors 144 Commands 152 Compatibility with previous versions 182 Condition 1 197 Condition 2 197 Connection settings 37 Connections by Ethernet 15 Contents 147 Context Sensitive Menus 23 Copy 101 Copy Protection 14 create a new bar graph 169 create a new data table 170 create a new line diagram 171 create a new value display 169 create a project drawing 170 create averages for definable time areas e g daily or hourly averages 173 Create protocol templates 207 Creating a new data table 66 Creating a new line diagram 65 Creating a new X Y diagram 65 creating line diagrams from a template 175 Cursors 107 Cut 101 D Data Format 162 Data formats of the Export Function 203 Data Reduction 92 Data Table 19 RMT WinControl User Manual Date and Time 201 Decimal Separators and Channel Descriptions 203 def
77. J Channel disappeared Rule 01 EJ Sensor error ws Below Limit Value Recipient C Above Limit Value Administrator Administrator Channels Subject TET WinControl Alarm Mail Tech Text 80 0 counter 80 1 555 4 The channel 1 2 got error Z3 Suppression Time hh mm ss Collect all Messages and send them at 00 00 00 h OK a Cancel a Address Book The actual text of the mail is entered into the field Text with a maximum of 3 000 characters All recipients of the mail can be entered into the field Recipient It can contain the complete e mail address or the reference in the RMT WinControl address book Recipients are separated by semi colon The button V at the end of the line opens the list of recipients who are saved in the address book and automatically adds this entry to the recipient list by mouse click At least one recipient must be entered In order to avoid having to send new e mail for repetitive events you can use the field Suppression Time to enter an interval hh mm ss that has to elapse between two mails which have been generated because of the selected rule RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 137 Furthermore the option Collect all Messages and in the last line of the dialog can be used to activate collective sending of messages Simply enter a time in the respective field of this line As soon as this option has been activated
78. Manual Introduction e 11 Manual In order to optimize your use of this manual we have applied ia ee particular conventions throughout The table below explains these ey gt oard conventions Combinations and Symbols Convention Meaning Directory names File names Acronyms Italics Commands Buttons and text that you need to enter or select lt Key 1 Key 2 gt The keys one and two must be pressed simultaneously lt Key 1 Key 2 gt The keys one and two must be pressed one after the other STARTING Tips on starting an action lt gt A character that appears in these brackets represents a key symbol letter or description 12 o Introduction RMT WinControl User Manual System requirements Installation Program Start Registration RMT WinControl Outline Installation and starting the program RMT WinControl requires an IBM compatible computer with Windows 2000 ME or higher at least 32MB of free RAM and a minimum of 15 MB free hard disk space Before installing this program you should make a backup copy of the original program disks Once you have done this you should install the program using this copy Remember to store the original and indeed the backup in a safe place as with all diskettes In order to install RMT WinControl on your computer use the installation program SETUP INSTALL for the 32 bit version on the program disk Place the disk in disk drive a b Start Windows
79. Manual RMT WinControl Outline e 29 Channels RMT WinControl Windows The Main Window The main window is the framework for all RMT WinControl operations All program specific tasks operate within this window which can be minimized and run as a background task All program tasks can be started using the menu commands RMT WinControl only displays the commands that can be carried out This naturally varies according to many different factors To increase the ease and speed of operating the program the most frequently used commands and program functions are displayed as icons in the toolbar Alternatively you can use the keyboard shortcuts that are listed throughout this manual The status bar at the bottom of this window provides the user with important information and assistance Each toolbar carries a brief description of its function and detailed help is available through the programs help system Once you have started the program the channel window and any other windows that were still open when you last exited the program will appear If the First Steps Assistant has been deactivated then the Connection Settings dialog box will also appear The window Channels Devices and Connections All measuring channels will be displayed on the register card Channel once they have been detected and a connection has been established The display list contains the following columns Comments device channel measurement unit s
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81. ORD to enable limited access to individual directories Each directory can have separate or no password protection 166 e RMT WinControl Web Server RMT WinControl User Manual Password and user name are stored in plain text in webserver ini Access to this file must be limited in order for password protection to function reliably If users try to access protected areas the browser window will open a dialog into which name and password are to be entered Access is only granted if these entries correspond to those stored in webserver ini Virtual Directories As described in chapter Transfer of virtual image directory the command http mywebserver diagrams can be used to access images generated in RMT WinControl windows diagrams is a virtual directory defined in section Dir1 Virtual directory means that there is no equivalent physical directory on a data medium instead the data is dynamically generated in RMT WinControl and supplied as required by the browser The only virtual directory supported at the moment is called Views This directory can be used to access the contents of the diagrams displayed in RMT WinControl The entries Alias diagrams and Path Views in the default definition of Dir1 mean that access is made from the browser via the directory diagrams to the virtual directory in the web server The user can determine whether the browser is to have access to the virtual directory list DirectoryListing 1
82. RMT WinControl User Manual akrobit software GmbH www akrobit de The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the licence agreement Due to the constant development of the software the functions themselves and their volume may be subject to change without prior notice Copyright 1995 2009 akrobit software GmbH All rights reserved MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Rev 11 09 6 7 Contents Introduction crac rr re a rec 9 TG GONICS DE so seca cadence et Geena E 9 Basio PING aeaaee tetinieers adeante Der ai ae NEE eP AEA AREARE EEOSE 10 Setting Properties eeeeseseseerrreeeeeersserttrrrrnreerrtrnnnnneneeeet 10 Accept Changes Close Dialog BOX sssseeeeeeeeeeeeees 10 Activating Deactivating Options ssseseeeseesesserrrrrreserrrrre 10 Selecting from AIST cs cottages at bearers 11 Dialogs with several register Cards eee 11 The RMT WinControl Manual ccccceeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 11 RMT WinControl Outline ccsseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 13 Installation and starting the program 13 RMT WinControl Key Points oc isccceedsceeeecedes deecdseesbee sdezekecaceeetas 15 NLFOGUCUOM 25 5 2 tencues
83. Special Characters Here you can stipulate the desired symbols for field dividers field limitation and decimals Select the symbol from the lists click on the arrow right of the corresponding entry field with the left mouse button or enter the symbol directly into the respective entry field Time of the data Activating or deactivating the options Date and Time stipulates whether they are to be transferred into the ASCII files In order to do this click on the control box left of the respective text with the left mouse button Channel Information For the format Individual line for each value the listed parameters can be transferred into the export file in addition to the data In order to do this click on the control box left of the respective text with the left mouse button RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 83 Microsoft Excel Export In the Microsoft Excel window you can make all necessary settings to copy data in an Excel sheet The following options are available Data Export Fle Microsoft Excel DDE Channels 0 0 Input 0 1 _ Output Header V Date and Time V Channel Comment Start Cell A1 Select All Deselect All Workbook D My_Doc xs Table Chart1 Send Close Channel s Here you can select the channel and corresponding data to be eee This can be done by Clicking on the channel that you wish to save with the left mouse button Selecting
84. The Data Server DPM 373 Capturing Dew Point Mirror 373 by company MBW Calibration Simeas T Capturing Simeas T devices by Siemens LiquiSonic Capturing LiquiSonic measuring devices by company SensoTech XStream X2 Capturing XStream X2 gas analyzers by Emerson Processmanagement Further protocols can be specially adapted for implementation in RMT WinControl Transferring measurement data An Excel connection is used to transfer current data on line to MS Excel Several Excel connections can be activated simultaneously transferring data into different spread sheets cf Data New Excel connection Optionally RMT WinControl can act as client according to the OPC DA standard OPC export enables the transfer of up to date values of any channel from RMT WinControl on line to an OPC server within the network Of course measurement data can also be exported into different formats after being collected cf File Export This can be carried out manually or automatically after changing the file for AutoSave cf Data Autosave DDE If you have more than one program running simultaneously in the Windows environment for example data acquisition and a spreadsheet program then data can be transferred between these programs without having to save the data in a file or copy it to the clipboard This means that you can use your spreadsheet program to immediately analyze your most recently acquired data This is also possible
85. a range of channels from the list from channel x to y To do this hold down the lt SHIFT gt key at the same time as clicking on the first and last channel in the desired range with the left mouse button Selecting multiple channels To do this hold down the lt CTRL gt key at the same time as clicking once on the desired channels with the left mouse button Header If date and time as well as the value comment are to be transferred as well activate these options by one click in the option fields left of the respective text with the left mouse button Start Cell In this field the first cell of the table into which the values are to be exported is stipulated Workbook The field Workbook stipulates the name of the file into which the values are to be exported If this file does not exist it will automatically be created You can open a standard file dialog by clicking on Browse in order to find an existing Excel file 84 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual Export Data via DDE Table In this field you stipulate the name of the table into which the values are to be exported In the DDE window you can make all necessary settings to export a file via DDE to another Windows application The following options are available Data Export File _ Microsoft Excel DDE Channel s gt Excel Workbook 1 Chart1 0 10 Inside 21s1 2200s4 Select Al Deselect Al Text Format
86. ach curve in the line diagram Difference between the two values below the cursor Minimum maximum average and standard deviation of the area within the cursors These values will be listed in the table as well Repeated calling of this function deactivates the cursors This function is also available in the context sensitive menu of the respective diagram Always show all If this option is activated then the lines in the diagram are not moved to the left if the present data leaves the visible area but the present scaling is enlarged so that all so far visible data and the new data can be seen The adjustment of the scaling applies to the X axis as well as the Y axis of the diagram Show All The function View Show All is used to switch between partial view of a line or XY diagram and total view This function is also available in the context sensitive menu of the respective diagram Undo Zoom Having used the mouse zoom function on a line or X Y diagram this command effectively zooms out and returns your view to the x and y axis ranges that were in effect prior to using the mouse zooming function Zoom This zoom function has been specifically designed for editing and modification of project drawings The active project drawing can be enlarged or collapsed as requested RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 107 Call Call The Data Menu The commands that appear in this menu let you control polling a
87. agrams X Y diagrams data tables and the channel list before printing By clicking on the Close button you will be returned to the main program window without printing Clicking on Print will send the information to your printer for printing If the function File Print Preview is called for a line diagram that does not show the entire time frame first of all a dialog will appear in which you can choose whether you would like to be shown the currently displayed section of the active line diagram on one page or the total file on several pages in the preview Depending on your choice the respective page or pages will be shown For a preview of several pages the size of the time frame on each page corresponds to the size of the time frame of the line diagram that was active at the time of calling Print This command controls printing Before using this command you need to have installed a Windows printer If this printer is not set up as a standard printer then you need to select it from within this program RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 93 Information regarding the installation of printers can be found in your Windows documentation Further information on selecting a printer can be found in the File Printer Setup section Print Icon To print the channel list a line diagram or a bar graph you can click on the Print icon This will print the active window within RMT WinControl using the current print settings
88. ails in case of alarm In case of an alarm e mails can be sent to any number of recipients A MAPI client must be installed on the PC Outlook Outlook Express Eudora and the PC must have internet connection A sender can be set under Settings eMail The sender must contain a valid name and valid e mail address Rules must be fixed for sending e mails in case of an alarm Any number of rules can be defined determining when how and to whom e mail is to be sent Rules for alarm situations are fixed under Settings Alarm eMail cf Register Card e Mail You need to determine a unique name for the rule at least one sender at least one trigger by selection of corresponding events and at least one channel define a default directory for data files To save data files at the same location in the directory enter DefaultSavePath Target Directory into the initializing file wcRemote ini or another configuration file in the section Settings The Target Directory must be an existing directory and the complete path must be entered Example Settings DefaultSavePath C My Files mydatafiles RMT WinControl User Manual How dol e 187 If the menu function File Save as or for files that have not been saved File Save is called a file dialog with the Target Directory will appear and the user only has to enter the file name OLE server registration in Windows 2000 In Windows 2000 and XP stri
89. alog the limitation to the term will be cleared Of course you can also contact us by phone or fax You can find our numbers in the Help Info as well as in the RMT WinControl License Information dialog If you want to register now click on http www akrobit de wcremote register htm RMT WinControl can also be operated with a hardlock dongle in which case the software needn t be released by an unlock code Dongles are available for various ports serial parallel USB ISA PCI The dongle solution is especially recommended if the same software is applied on several computers e g laptop and desktop pc The Light and Standard version of RMT WinControl can be extended by individual optional functions network of WinControl Data Servers timed saving modem connections alarm functions and U value assistent or changed into the professional version all optional functions are available In order to do this use the button Upgrade in the Help Info dialog This will take you to the RMT WinControl License Information dialog The procedure of activating the additional functions or the upgrade to the professional version is the same as for Registration Changes or additions to RMT WinControl made after the printing of this manual will be documented in the readme wri file 14 e RMT WinControl Outline RMT WinControl User Manual Supported Channels Protocols Connections Modem Cell modem Connections by Ethern
90. also during a measurement run Min and Max Values For arc and needle you can click into the control box in order to determine whether the measurement area is to be optically highlighted or not This highlighting can be deleted at any time by clicking on the button Reset Min Max To call a new analog instrument window Execute the menu command Values New Analog Instrument One click with the left mouse button on the symbol New Analog Instrument in the toolbar The Line Diagram On a line diagram you can display as many different measurement channels as you want For this purpose you can access up to four y axes over any chosen time scale Like the other diagrams and graphs you can set the characteristics and the channels to be displayed for a line diagram in the dialog box Line Diagram Properties In comparison to the value display and bar graph the data for a line diagram is stored in the memory of your computer which means that you can save this data at any time either during or after polling It also lets you copy the information to the clipboard and then transfer it into another program for example MS Excel or a word processor RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 47 The menu function View Cursors is used to activate two measuring cursors to examine and evaluate with the help of the integrated statistics function the measurement curves of the line diagrams When the mouse pointer is moved near a
91. and select File Run in the Program Manager Enter a setup exe b setup exe Enter the necessary information requested during installation If your CD ROM drive does not have an autostart you can use the Windows Explorer to start the CD Click on the file cdstart exe to start the cd guide Following installation RMT WinControl can be started like any other Windows program You can either start the program from the Windows Program Manager by double clicking with the left mouse button on the program icon or by entering the source directory and then wcRemote exe under File Run in the Program Manager If the dialog RMT WinControl License Information appears after starting the program your license has not been registered The term of an unregistered version is limited to a Max Evaluation Time of 30 days The time left of that term is given under Remaining Evaluation Time In order to license the acquired software simply click on the internet address indicated under Registration in the RMT RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Outline e 13 Copy Pro tection Upgrade readme wri WinControl License Information dialog box In the site that will appear enter your information e g Disc ID Serial Number Name into the form and click on send Once we have received and checked your details we will send you your Unlock Code After entering the code into the respective field in the RMT WinControl License Information di
92. andard file dialog box will appear and you can select a file to be merged with the one that you have already opened Confirm your selection with OK automatically create daily files Select the command Data AutoSave or press lt F8 gt Activate the By Timer option The input fields Date Time and Duration Days hh mm which previously appeared in grey should now appear in black This means that the values are valid Enter a Start Date for polling to begin on If you do not enter a date in this field then only the entry in the Time field will be used This will result in new data being automatically saved as soon as this time is reached If the AutoSave has been stopped by the user and or the Duration period has passed by when the Start Time is reached again the program will automatically restart saving new data When the Start Time is reached your system will automatically start saving the data that is recorded Enter a duration period for your system to automatically save polled data Entries in the Days field must be integers you cannot for example enter half days It is possible to combine both Days and hours and minutes settings Furthermore you can also enter more than 24 hours in the hh mm field automatically store several files onto the hard disk per day In order to automatically store several files onto the hard disk per day the following steps are to be carried out after calling the function Data Au
93. andscape To make your selection click with your left mouse button on the button to the left of the texts Paper Make your selection from the list choosing your paper and paper feed Options Controls print options for the standard or special printer selected The options available to you may vary depending on which printer driver has been installed Click on the Options and then on the Help button for help on the printer selected Network Connects your computer with a network printer This button is only available if your computer is connected to a network Click on the Options and then on the Help button for help on network printers File Name List The list of up to four file names that appears in the lower part of the File menu enables the user to quickly load a recently accessed file line diagrams and data tables To do so either select the corresponding number or click on the file name Load Configuration Using this command it is possible to load a program configuration It is however necessary to have previously saved such a configuration using the File Save Configuration command Providing the WinControl Data Server connections to your computer are identical to the setup that you were using when you saved the configuration it will be possible to poll data using all your previous settings without having to manually re enter any settings RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 97 a Giving
94. annel s from the list and activate the check box next to the channel description Confirm your selection by clicking on OK The resulting display can be repositioned and resized 26 e RMT WinControl Outline RMT WinControl User Manual New data table New X Y diagram New line diagram Changing a line diagram Saving a line diagram according to your requirements During polling the most recent data will appear in this display cf Polling If you press lt ENTER gt when this window is active the dialog box will reappear The Data New Data Table command or lt F10 gt will open a data table In the Data Table Properties dialog box you can select the channel s that you wish to display in the table To do so select the channel s from the list and activate the check box next to the channel description Confirm your selection by clicking on OK The resulting display can be repositioned and resized according to your requirements If you press lt ENTER gt when this window is active the dialog box will reappear The Data New X Y Diagram command or lt F11 gt will open an X Y diagram In the X Y Diagram Properties dialog box you can select the channel s that you wish to display on the X Y diagram From the list you need to select a channel for the x axis and at least one for the y axis The latter is done by activating the check box for the desired channel Additional settings can be made in the same way as for a line diag
95. appear automatically on the time axis of the line diagrams In order to make an entry without time reference you can either delete date and time or insert a row into the table To do this mark one row of the table by clicking on the first element in a row with the left mouse button and then use the key lt Insert gt Should the table not contain any entries mark the head of the table before inserting The button Print is used to print the entire table Channel Comments If no comments were or could be agreed for the measurement curves the function View Channel Comments can be used to add comments Existing comments can be edited via this function The dialog Channel Comments contains a table with all channels contained in the data file and their comments there may be no entry Changes can be made in this table and saved with OK RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 105 Channel Comments This function is only available for saved files offline as otherwise these changes would be immediately replaced with the comment entered in the device View as Line Diagram This command will display your data as a line diagram If there is important information missing to create the line diagram then the properties dialog box will appear Enter the appropriate settings in this dialog box and confirm them with OK the line diagram will then be displayed using these settings It is also possible t
96. are within the given period of time After the data have been taken over from the buffer into the diagram the current values are added as usual as soon as the value poll has been activated Transfer of data into tables line and XY diagrams can depend on measurement and calculation values The respective settings can be made in the properties dialog in the register card Condition As per the standard settings all data will be transferred Alternatively a reference channel can be selected and a condition higher than lower than and a limit value set Data is only transferred into the table or diagram if this condition is met Data is only transferred into the table or diagram if this condition is met All hardware channels and global calculation channels can be used as reference channels Transfer or non transfer always refers to data of an entire measurement cycle Local calculation channels in tables or diagrams only continue to calculate if data have been transferred into the table of diagram in the current cycle Table or diagram specific averaging is also based on actually transferred data If you want to display a calculation channel as part of a data set i e a local calculation channel or you wish to carry out calculations using data that has already been recorded then you should active the Add Calculation Channel dialog box by entering the command Edit Add Calculation Channel In this dialog box you should enter th
97. at year gt 31 02 2001 03 03 2001 gt 31 04 2002 01 05 2002 The functions of date and time can be combined with each other and with other functions e g date 1 inorder to obtain a value for the day after tomorrow sin time is also possible even though it probably won t be required It is not possible however to replace numbers in the functions days and sec by function calls sec m 80 0 m 80 1 m 80 2 for example would result in a syntax error while being entered The standard deviation can be calculated with the function stddeviation_n for the last n values and with the function stddevaition_t for the values within the last t seconds Syntax stddeviation_n device address channel number number of values stddeviation_t device address channel number time in seconds It is a floating calculation which starts if at least two values are available in the given range The data source for online calculation is the sample history which is limited to 100 values per channel by default For calculations over more values the size of the history must be entered in the configuration file wcRemote ini before RMT WinControl starts The size is defined in the section settings by the entry HistorySize Number_of_values Examples Calculation of the standard deviation over the last 25 values for channel 0 0 stddeviation_n 0 0 25 Calculation of the standard deviation over the last 5 minutes for channel 0 1
98. ation that should be displayed in the channel list This is done using the check boxes that appear in this window They can be activated and deactivated by clicking on the appropriate box with the left mouse button Channel List Channel Properties Channel List Channels Calculation Channels Alam Relays Zero Adjustment Window Tle Display Properties etal V Comment V Base Value v Device and Channel No V Factor and Exponent V Unit V Averaging Mode V Sensor Type V Limit Monitor f Sensor Comment V Correction Values Sensor Unit v Alarm Functions V Lower Limit Others V Upper Limit Canc Reset Monitor Help If the Limit Monitor check box is active then any interference that occurs during polling will be displayed This display remains even if the interference has stopped The Reset Monitor button will clear 32 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual External Calculation Channels Properties the display Error values will temporarily be displayed in the first line of the Channel List The Window Title field lets the user enter a new name for the window Using the register card External you can define the comment and the unit as well as the limits Settings thus made are saved in the current configuration The next time the programme is started these definitions will automatically be available Using the register card Calculation Channels you can def
99. ayed in an active file summary window use the commands Data New Line Diagram Data New Data Table or Data New X Y Diagram In order to change the way you view your data select from one of the following View View as Line Diagram View View as Data Table and View View as X Y Diagram You can open as many windows of this type as you wish and display them simultaneously RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Outline e 19 Project drawings Event Log RMT WinControl features the option to display the measurement structure in a particular window Graphics bitmaps enhanced metafiles text boxes and the captured data can be displayed in data fields only number and frame at any random position Connection between channels can be indicated by connecting the value displays with colored lines the display of simple flow diagrams is easily possible Line diagrams which have been inserted via the buffer as Enhanced Metafiles can be commented in text fields with transparent backgrounds Links can make project drawings into a control center e g clicking on a value field will open a line diagram with defined properties or a further project drawing To create a project drawing execute the menu function Data New Project drawing In order to define the properties of the project drawing open the menu View Diagram properties and then Diagram properties in the context menu or press lt Enter gt to open the corresponding properties
100. ble to have differently configured versions of the program running simultaneously working with several instances of WinControl For administration of several independent measurement systems with one PC RMT WinControl can be loaded on one PC more than once The following functions are available for structured work with several instances of RMT WinControl Automatic Program Numeration The first instance of RMT WinControl works as usual the second will automatically be given the title RMT WinControl 2 the third will be RMT WinControl 3 etc The numbering will continue until the last instance of RMT WinControl has been closed Automatic Administration of Initializing Files Corresponding to the automatic generation of a title the initializing file will be determined automatically unless otherwise agreed when starting the program The second instance will use the file wcRemote _ 2 ini the third one the file wcRemote _3 ini etc RMT WinControl User Manual How dol e 185 User Defined Main Window Titles It is possible to determine in the corresponding initializing file wcRemote ini or wcRemote _n ini which title is to be shown in the main window and thus in the task bar Enter Main Title Desired Name in the section Settings Empty names are not permitted The name should not consist of more than 256 characters Please refer to the chapter find the configuration file on page 182 to see how to find the configuration
101. bracket and semi colon Description The sample history can be polled at any time for any channel In contrast to NotifySamples e g the history is not subscribed for but only transferred once Get SampleHistory must be called again for later access Function The buffered data referring to the channels listed in the Channel List are returned as follows a value list of the channels transferred will be created for each time stamp available in the buffer and transferred to the client Application Examples A research laboratory is positioned at a central location RMT WinControl is used to read and archive current measurement values Using WinControl Client OCX a web site is created on the internal web server to which all employees of the company have access and which displays current data An existing customer specific capturing system is extended by gas concentration measurement RMT WinControl is used for capturing and archiving the concentration data The capturing system is extended in such a way that the concentration values are taken over directly from the RMT WinControl Server A production process is monitored by means of RMT WinControl In case of limit violations RMT WinControl automatically sends an e mail to the factory manager and Remote WinControl enables him to have immediate overview of current measurement data Using Microsoft Access and the WinControl Client OCX it is an easy thing to write all incoming values onli
102. channel first select the channel from the list by clicking on it with the left mouse button Your selection will then be highlighted in color Then simply select the y axis on which you wish to display the newly selected channel by clicking on it with the left mouse button Range The From and To values set the range of the diagram These fields contain default values for any newly selected channel and can be changed as you like Unit A change to the unit is only necessary if the selected channel should show a different unit To make such a change enter the new unit in the correct field Logarithmic If this option is activated done by clicking in the check box with the left mouse button then this y axis will be scaled logarithmically Show Gridlines If this option is activated done by clicking in the check box with the left mouse button then gridlines will appear on your line diagrams This option is generally recommended You should activate it for only one y axis Color In order to easily determine which curve belongs to which y axis the axis can be labeled in the same color as the line 50 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual The area Time Axis A Register card Layout Label A text for detailed description of the respective axis can be entered into the field Label This text will then be shown next to the corresponding axis in the diagram tilted by 90 By entering hour and mi
103. check box with the left mouse button then gridlines will appear on your X Y diagrams This option is generally recommended You should activate it for only one y axis Color In order to easily determine which curve belongs to which y axis the axis can be labeled in the same color as the line 58 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual The area X Axis Register card Layout Register card History Label A text for detailed description of the respective axis can be entered into the field Label This text will then be shown next to the corresponding axis in the diagram tilted by 90 In this area of the dialog box you should select the channel to be used on the x axis To select a channel click on the list on the right next to the Channel heading with the left mouse button and select the desired channel from the list If you select a channel that already appears on the y axis an error message will appear It is then possible to alter your choice of channels for the x and y axis The entries for the range and the measurement unit for the x axis operate in the same manner as the y axis On the Register Card Layout in the dialog box X Y Diagram Properties you can select the desired comments legends and labels from the following Comment In the Comment box you can enter a name for the diagram which relates to the data that is to be displayed These comments which can contain any numb
104. clicking on the appropriate box with the left mouse button The Window Title field lets the user enter a new name for the window Manage connections A double click into the list of connections available in the window Channels Devices and Connections or calling the menu Settings Manage connections will open the dialog Manage connections After selection of a connection from the list that will appear the connection can be activated or deactivated connections can be deleted or added and the corresponding properties dialog can be called The order of connections on the table depends on the first device number in the connection Add Clicking on the button Add will firstly open the dialog Connection settings in which all properties of the new connection can be set After closing this dialog by clicking on OK the new connection will be available RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 35 Manage Connections Port Devic Name Status Eere i amp com2 1 2690 8 1 active ae 4 amp com1 0171 36 Modem inactive Properties ay akrobit g dyndns org 8 Demo inactive Deactivate Help Close Remove Clicking on the button Delete will delete a connection selected from the list All settings and properties stipulated in connection with this connection will be deleted and the connection will no longer be available Properties Clicking on the button Properti
105. cter limitations have been implemented for users with simple user rights As a consequence an error message might be returned when updating the internal OLE server during RMT WinControl startup In order to suppress this message the registration process can be deactivated In the section Settings of the initializing file wcRemote ini enter RegisterOLEServer 0 To activate registration delete this entry or change it to RegisterOLEServer 1 Following installation to be carried out by an administrator the programm should be restarted under the administrator s account for correct installation of the OLE server Then the above entry can be made into wcRemote ini and the program run with user rights start external programs automatically when starting application In order to start an external program at the start of RMT WinControl the entry AutoExec lt program path gt has to be made in the section Settings of the configuration file wcRemote ini Should the lt program path gt contain any blanks the path has to be framed by inverted commas Options can be given but must be outside the blanks Example The program AMR_TCP_Serv exe in directory C Own Files Applications Server shall be started when starting the program The entry into wcRemote ini must be 188 o How do l RMT WinControl User Manual Settings AutoExec C Own Files Applications Server TCP_Serv exe The program Logbuch exe in directory D LogBuch shall
106. culation channels activate the requested data file and execute the function File Save Calculation Channels As the global calculation channels of a channel list which have been saved into a file cannot be loaded into a data file as local calculation channels and vice versa they should be clearly identified when entering the file name Save As Template The display properties of RMT WinControl measurement data files can be saved into a separate file format These files are called Templates When the data file is activated call the menu function File Save As Template A standard file dialog will appear in which you can choose the directory enter the file name and save the display properties of the selected data file as a template in a file with the file extension amv Use Template Display properties that have been saved as templates File Save As Template can be used for an existing RMT WinControl data file The existing data file will then be displayed with the properties of the template RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 99 When the data file is activated call the menu function File Use Template A standard file dialog will appear in which you can choose the desired template After confirmation with Ok the display properties of the selected template are entered into the existing data file and the values are displayed according to these properties The tool bar features the button Use Template One c
107. d into the channel list If the channel list already contains a calculation channel with the same number as defined in the file you will be asked whether you would like to replace the existing channel The global calculation channels of the channel list which have been saved in a file cannot be loaded as local calculation channels into a data file and vice versa Save Calculation Channels Both the global calculation channels contained in the channel list and the local calculation channels contained in the data files can be saved as lists in a file If required a saved list can be loaded in one step File Load Calculation Channels so that the calculation channels need not be re defined with saved formulae 98 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual a Save Calculation Channels Calculation Channels OK 80 0 cp Glycerol Cancel SelectAl Deselect All Help In order to save the list of global calculation channels activate the channel list and select the function File Save Calculation Channels The dialog Save Calculation Channels will appear in which you can choose from the list of existing calculation channels After confirmation with OK a standard file dialog will appear in which you select a directory enter a file name and confirm with OK The selected calculation channels will be saved as a list ina file with the file extension mth In order to save a list of local cal
108. data when limits are exceeded red measurement data when limits are not reached blue This option can still be activated even if no color printer is used The printer driver will change the color information into grids or shades of gray The Window Menu With the commands Window Tile Horizontally and Window Cascade you can display all active windows You should use these commands to bring a previously hidden window to the front or to re organize the windows on screen 146 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual The command Window Arrange Icons will arrange any windows that have been minimized at the bottom of the program window A list of all currently open windows appears in the lower portion of the Window menu Selecting on one of these will activate it The Help Menu Contents The command Help Contents displays the contents of the RMT WinControl help system It provides you with information related to using the program examples of RMT WinControl functions and technical support You can return to the RMT WinControl contents page at any time by clicking on the Contents button How to use Help Using the command Help How to use Help the standard Windows help file will be displayed describing how to use a help system First Steps The First Steps Assistant can be called via the function Help First Steps The assistant will give online explanation of the first steps for your work with RMT WinControl You ca
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110. dent connection to each interface All connections active at the time the program is ended are automatically re activated when the program is started again deactivated connections remain deactivated Connection settings Clicking on the button Properties and Add in the dialog Manage connections will open the dialog Connection settings This can also be achieved via the menu Settings Add connection A new connection can be defined in this dialog or the properties of an existing connection can be viewed and or changed This includes the optimal denomination of the connection the desired protocol the type of interface to be used serial network or modem and their specific settings The standard protocol is the protocol which has been pre set automatically for new connection and is available at all times Further protocols are available as additional modules for instance the SimpleASCIl protocol Connection Settings Label Protocol NinControl Data Server Pro WinControl Data Server Protokoll Connection Protocole ASCII simple ba When connecting one or several WinControl Data Servers via the RS232 interface this type of connection has to be selected The COM port to which the device has been connected and the correct baud rate have to be set if communication is to be effected via this connection RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 37 Network Modem Connection Settings Labe
111. device numbers 80 85 for defining more than 100 calculation channels The prefixed numbers that have been entered here with 80 85 prevent the same channel number from being assigned to other physical channels Please note that this prevention is not 100 sure 34 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual Add Calculation Channel Dialog Box Device List Properties Using this dialog box you can define a new calculation channel The properties channel number comment unit limits and decimal places and the formula are available and necessary for description of the new calculation channel cf Formulae Device List Device Properties As an equivalent to the dialog Properties of the channel list and channels this dialog is used for setting and programming the channel list and channel properties If the device list is displayed this dialog can be started by either opening the menu function View Properties by pushing on lt ENTER gt or by double clicking with the left mouse button on a list entry Depending on which settings are to be made you can bring the desired register card of the dialog into the foreground by clicking with the left mouse button on the corresponding index tab The register card Device List allows you to select the information that should be displayed in the device list This is done using the check boxes that appear in this window They can be activated and deactivated by
112. diagram as are available to your system A channel to be displayed is selected by activating the check box on the left of the list box entries Further eplions of selecting a channel Selecting a channel from the list and allocate a line color line type or ay axis Click on the button Select Channel s below the channel list to change the selection or visibility of the channels Following options are avaiblable Select all Deselect all Invert 48 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual Selection Make all selected channels visible Make all selected channels invisible and Invert visibility Line Diagram Properties Channels Layout History Condition Channels M 090 10 outside 180 0 math Show Limits Select Channel s E Invisible Channel Time Axis Days hh mm ss Duration 00 15 00 Range From 9 To 40 E Logarithmic E Show Gridlines Axis Type Absolute Relative Overlapping Com Color The color list displays all colors that can be displayed on a line diagram Having selected the desired channel you can select the color of your choice by clicking once with the left mouse button on the desired color These settings can be changed at any time Line Type This list shows all different types of line that can be displayed ona line diagram Having selected the desired channel you can then select the line type by clicking once with the left mouse button
113. diagrams All properties dialogs of these types of display have an additional register card History which is available when a new diagram is created These buffered data can be inserted into new line diagrams All properties dialogs of these types of display have an additional register card History which is available when a new diagram is created Choose the option Do not apply data from history default in order to create a diagram as usual Choose Apply all existing data from history in order to take over all data in the buffer that refer to the channels selected in the register card Channels into the diagram The latter option also fetches data from the buffers provided they are within the given period of time After the data have been taken over from the buffer into the diagram the current values are added as usual as soon as the value poll has been activated Transfer of data into tables line and XY diagrams can depend on measurement and calculation values The respective settings can be made in the properties dialog in the register card Condition As per the standard settings all data will be transferred Alternatively a reference channel can be selected and a condition higher than lower than and a limit value set Data is only transferred into the table or diagram if this condition is met Data is only transferred into the table or diagram if this condition is met All hardware channels and global calculat
114. dialog In order to insert objects into a project drawing choose the function Edit Insert Object Drawing objects lines polygons etc can be inserted with the function Edit Draw Any number of objects of every type can be integrated into one project drawing and any number of project drawings can be active in the program simultaneously Among others this feature can be used to display both overall and partial views of a project at the same time Once created a project drawing can be saved and reloaded in file format When loading a project drawing from memory choose the file type RMT Project drawings amb in the standard dialog You can determine that a protocol is made for each alarm situation that might occur That means that if this function is activated the beginning and the end of the disturbance are entered into a special list window in case of an alarm This list can be saved together with the relevant measurement data also automatically 20 e RMT WinControl Outline RMT WinControl User Manual Global calculation channels Call Local calculation channels Call On and Offline Calculations Calculation Channels The mathematical functions allow for the calculation of physical sizes values from polled data Using the calculation channels data can be processed and displayed both on and offline Calculation channels can take on two forms depending on their definition These are global and loca
115. e print or process it manually Directory Listing for diagrams Line Diagram Value Display Bar Graph XY Diagram Project Drawing In order to do this enter the web server s address gt Starting the Web Server on page 159 followed by the virtual sub directory diagrams e g http mywebserver diagrams into the address line of the browser in any computer within the network The browser will then display a list of all windows that are available as links reference If one of these links is selected by clicking on it with the left mouse button the corresponding image will appear RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Web Server e 161 Data Format Additional Options in the browser Select the browser function Update to transfer a current version of the image manually at any time diagrams represents a virtual directory which is looked at in more detail in chapter Virtual directories Virtual directory means that there is no equivalent physical directory on a data medium instead the data is dynamically generated in RMT WinControl and supplied as required by the browser Selective transfer of individual images Images can be embedded directly into an HTML page The URL for the images always consists of the web server s address followed by the directory name diagrams and the image name An extension can be added to the image name to identify the data type e g http mywebserver diagrams
116. e when generating a new file and after saving the event list to have those entries removed from the event log that have a fixed beginning and end and can be considered as settled or that are of solely informative character e g Alarm Confirmed Thus the current event log only contains entries related to the corresponding daily file or that were up to date at the time Should you not with to use this function you can define this in the initialization file wcRemote ini Settings ReduceEventList 0 To reactivate the function Settings ReduceEventList 1 Headlines For easier allocation of event logs the headline from BEGINNING to END are entered for printing and exporting Empty Event Log In order to ensure continuous recontruction of events for measurements over an extended period of time the message No Events Occurred is saved in the event log if there is not event to be listed That can be the case for example if all events have been dealt with see also Removal of Entries and the event log is empty RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 77 The RMT WinControl Menus The File Menu Open With this command you can open an existing file In the standard dialog box that appears when giving this command you can select the desired file file type drive and directory location If a file has been saved with the Data AutoSave commands this file will be opened in a file summary window This window
117. e you can bring the desired register card of the dialog into the foreground by clicking with the left mouse button on the corresponding index tab The RMT WinControl Manual If you wish to develop a full understanding of all program functions we recommend that you read chapters two to five This manual begins by describing the program s main window and then goes on to explain all program functions in more detail This should help develop your knowledge and understanding of the program For those who are familiar Windows users a full description may be somewhat repetitive A more effective and completely sufficient method of learning how to use the program is to simply look up the topics that you want to know more about Of particular interest are the chapters RMT WinControl Outline RMT WinControl Windows and The RMT WinControl Menus The chapter RMT WinControl Outline is designed to provide sufficient information for experts to develop a sufficient knowledge of how the program works and how to use it We too are often plagued by the laborious task of reading a manual and for this reason we have developed chapter five of this manual entitled How do I This is a quick reference chapter which describes many of the program s functions All the information in this manual is contained in the RMT WinControl help system which means that program information is always at your fingertips should you need it RMT WinControl User
118. e PC so that a new value is returned every second Manipulations to the time setting have a direct effect on the value calculated by time The function date supplies a figure which corresponds to the amount of days that have passed since 1 January 2000 The date is calculated based on the date set in the PC A new value is returned every day Changes to the date settings on the PC have an effect on the result given by date The function days YYYY MM DD supplies the number of Appendix e 193 alarmactive alarmsuppressed alarmpending stddeviation_n stddeviation_t 194 e Appendix days between 1 January 2000 and the date defined by YYYY MM DD YYYY Year four digits between 2000 lt YYYY lt 2037 MM Month one or two digits between 1 lt MM lt 12 DD Day one or two digits between 1 lt DD lt 31 If the values for year month and day are outside the defined area the calculation channel in which this function is used will rendered invalid Rupture of detector Returns the value TRUE in case of an alarm situation with elapsed delay time regardless of whether the user has confirmed an alarm If no alarm situation prevails or the delay of the alarm is not elasped the value FALSE will be returned If the alarm function has not been released an invalid value will be returned gt detector fraction to indicate that this function cannot return a meaningful value If the user has confi
119. e channel number any comments for the channel the unit limit values and the number of decimal places that should be displayed You can also enter any formula that should be used to calculate a value see also Formulae 60 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual Zooming with the mouse Call Printing You can use as many calculation channels for a data set as you like Within a X Y diagram it is possible to zoom in on a section of the diagram There are two methods of doing this You can either use the diagram s properties dialog box to change the diagram s axes or you can select the area you wish to zoom in on with the mouse To do so hold down the left mouse button and pull the mouse pointer over the area that you wish to zoom in on The View Undo Zoom command will effectively zoom out and display the diagram with the range settings that were active prior to using the mouse zooming function A new X Y diagram can be created by Selecting Data New X Y Diagram Pressing lt F11 gt Clicking once with the left mouse button on the New X Y Diagram icon in the toolbar To print an X Y diagram Activate the diagram to be printed Select File Print or Click once with the left mouse button on the Print icon in the toolbar The Data Table You can display as many different channels in a data table as you wish In addition to the channels and their corresponding descriptions it is also possible to display the
120. e measurement Carry out all steps required for agreeing a global or local calculation channel If the formula uses the value of this calculation channel the latest value of this channel will be returned This way it is possible to add up a channel s data captured in each cycle It is important to indicate a starting value To do this you can use the respective entry field in the dialog Calculation Channel Properties When the measurement starts the value of the calculation channel will be set at that starting value in order to obtain a defined status As an example the following settings are advisable for the test m 80 0 1 Setting of calculation channel 80 0 as single counter 1 is added with each cycle m 80 1 m 80 0 Setting of calculation channel 80 1 as the sum of the previous value and the new value of channel 80 0 max m 1 0 m 80 0 Maximum of all values from channel 1 0 throughout the measurement the formula of calculation channel 80 0 is defined create averages for definable time areas e g daily or hourly averages The function File Data Reduction was introduced for the evaluation and reduction of saved data After calling the function File Data Reduction the dialog Data Reduction will appear in which a cycle time can be selected during which cyclical averages are calculated A new file is created which contains all channels chosen from the list of the original file and whose data are the calc
121. e option to start polling and open new program windows diagrams and data displays without measuring devices connected only with calculation channels This function can be used for the following applications Measuring device simulation Users who have loaded down the software demo version from the internet can obtain an impression of the functionalities provided by the software without a measuring device Presentation Data files that have already been saved can be integrated as data sources into calculation channels with the functions extfile_value and extfile_count repeating the measurement with the same data In addition to the selection of the measuring cycle the desired visualization can be influenced for presentation files recorded with large measuring cycles within long time periods can be presented in fast motion mode by selecting a smaller measuring cycle while files recorded with short measuring cycles can be presented in slow motion mode by selecting a larger measuring cycle Simulation Analysis The replay of recorded data files as described under bullet point 2 can be used for the purpose of analysis and simulation sample data is processed by further calculation channels and the results are evaluated This function can be used for instance to optimize retroactively in the lab control parameters for data recorded under field conditions Thermal Convenience Calculation DIN EN ISO 7730 RMT WinControl contains a wizard
122. e sampling rate The desired sampling rate can be set in the Dialog Measuring Cycle By using the command Settings Sampling Rate By using the lt CTRL R gt keyboard shortcut It is possible to enter a sampling rate that is shorter than the system can actually realize If this is the case the program and system will start on the next sample as soon as the previous one has been processed create a new value display By using the command Data New Value Display By pressing lt F7 gt By clicking with the left mouse button on the New Value Display icon in the toolbar create a new bar graph By using the command Data New Bar Graph By pressing lt F6 gt By clicking with the left mouse button on the New Bar Graph icon in the toolbar print a bar graph By activating the bar graph to be printed and then By using the command File Print or By clicking on the Print icon in the toolbar with the left mouse button RMT WinControl User Manual How dol e 169 create a new data table By using the command Data New Data Table By pressing lt F10 gt By clicking on the New Data Table icon in the toolbar with the left mouse button print a data table By activating the data table to be printed and then By using the command File Print or By clicking on the print icon in the toolbar with the left mouse button create a project drawing To create a project drawing execute the menu function Data New Project drawing
123. e the Save and Load buttons that appear in this window By clicking once on one of these buttons with the left mouse button the standard dialog box for saving and loading data will appear If you wish to save a formula enter a file name Alternatively if you want to load a file click on its name Both actions can be confirmed by clicking on OK Standard editing functions apply for editing formula in this window Accept Changes By clicking on OK with the left mouse button the values that appear in the Add Calculation Channel dialog box will be accepted and entered into the current data set RMT WinControl will then apply the values and formula entered in this dialog box to the current samples These settings will also be applied to any new samples The results of such calculations will appear in the active diagram To display the data in a line or X Y diagram use the properties dialog box that should appear after confirming your entries with OK The corresponding dialog box can be used to assign an axis to the channel and make other settings Other way of selecting this command are By clicking once in the diagram window with the right mouse button and selecting Add Calculation Channels from the context menu To delete a local calculation channel from a diagram open the properties dialog box for the diagram or data table in which it appears and deselect the channel in the channel list Calculation Channel Properties If you wish
124. ect drawing can be created on a computer that does not save the target file if the project drawing is to be opened on a computer that does The creation of the project drawing is independent from the creation of the target file To facilitate the entry for an existing file open the file selection dialog via the button Browse Bitmap resp Enhanced Metafile You can determine whether the color of a bitmap is to be displayed transparently If so this color can be selected from the current window color settings so that the color to be displayed must be know if the picture has more than 256 colors For the background of an Enhanced Metafile Graphic to be transparent the component Background must be defined in it RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 73 a Limit Violations The value boxes in project drawings may change their text and or background color depending on the limit violation of the underlying channel The Checkbox Change Text Color when Limits are violated activates deactivates the visualization If it is activated the buttons for selecting the text colors are enabled Now you may choose the desired colors Properties Value Box Channels Line Fill Font Limit Violation Link V Change Text Color when Limits are violated Above Uppper Limit Below Lower Limit V Change Background Color when Limits are violated Above Uppper Limit Below Lower Limit a Gen
125. ed with the file Channels You can display as many channels in a data table as are available to your system Selecting a channel to be displayed is done by activating the check box on the left of the list box entries Data Table Properties Channels and Display Properties Condition Comment Channels 0 1 MS45q906r4 BJ0 10 output 09 80 0 counter 020 1 555 Select Al Deselect Al V Show Date V Number Rows Display Time in 100ths of Seconds Font Size for Printing 100 HH cancel Show Date If this option is activated a column will appear in the data table which displays the date that each value was measured on Number Rows If this option is activated a column will appear which sequentially assigns a number to each row of data 62 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual Register card History Register card Condition Display time in hundredth seconds Activate this option in order to display data which is captured with a frequency above 1 Hz with a corresponding time mark Font Size for Printing A zoom factor can be defined for the print out of measurement data It is continuously adjustable to a maximum of 120 For large data volumes a zoom factor of less than 100 can considerably reduce the number of pages required The RMT WinControl server has a sample buffer ring buffer based on files These buffered data can be inserted into new line
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127. el simply click on it with the left mouse button One channel can be selected for each window with analog instrument Any number of analog windows can be opened Instrument Simply click on the button to select the display mode The arc and the needle display the data on a semicircular scale with given start and end values see below while the wind rose gives a circular display of values and starts from the beginning if limits are violated Area from to This is where you enter the start and end values of the scale for arc and needle Please make sure that the start value is smaller than the end value If the wind rose has been selected as instrument no values can be entered into these fields Instead the area that corresponds to a complete turn of the wind rose is displayed Wind rose unit The wind rose unit determines the interpretation and display of the value Deg The display area of the wind rose corresponds to 360 Rad The display area corresponds to 2 n Grd The display area is 100 The display area corresponds to one complete turn of the pointer Values outside this area are transformed into it 46 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual Call Analog Instrument Properties Window Title Channels Instrument Arc Needle Wind Rose Flow Rate 80 0 cp Glycerol Windrose unit Deg Cancel Reset Min Max Help All setting can be changed at any time
128. ensor type average mode for data 30 RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual Devices Connections logger operation limit values correction values the icon for showing limit excesses sensor errors AutoSave and averaging for the AutoSave function In the column Status the current status of a channel is described POAN symbols are used Limit excess Sensor error Auto Save 5 Averaging while Auto Save 5 Waiting for start of time controlled Auto Save amp The respective symbols only appear at the time when the corresponding state is in progress In the column Status Hist all alerts are displayed which presently occurred Following symbols are used Limit excess Sensor error The symbols remain even when the faults are disappeared With the Reset Status Hist button in the Channel List Properties dialog box the display can be cleared In addition all virtual calculation channels will appear in the list Once the connection between program and WinControl Data Servers has been activated the register card Devices will provide a device list in addition to the channel list WinControl data servers are no measuring devices and are therefore not included in this list This table lists all connected measuring devices with its static parameters This window Channels devices and connections is always open whilst the program is running and the lists will be
129. ently included in the alarm treatment Alarm Settings Switch Relays eMail Pre Alam Pre Alarm Delay Alam On Of Aam Reaction Channels Delay Reminder D Enable Alams for all Channels Enable Alarms only forthe Selected Channels comment erannet ena Ar The selection or non selection of channels fort he alarm treatment should only be done when there is no measurement so that the continuous recording of the alarm state is possible A separate delay can be set for each channel That means an alarm is only triggered if an alarm situation persists for a time defined with the delay The delay is applied to the triggering of an 134 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual alarm and to all reactions defined on the register card Alarm Reactions Alarm Settings Switch Relays eMail Pre Alam Delay Alam On Off Alam Reaction Delay Reminder F Activate Alan Delay cancel Hep In order to enter the delay times call the function Settings Alarm The dialog Alarm Settings features the register card Delay To generally activate or deactivate the alarm delay click with the left mouse button into the option field left of the text Activate Alarm Delay The table displayed contains all channels listed in the system including the global calculation channels An individual delay
130. er you start polling for the first time Other ways of giving this command are by Clicking once on the Hard Drive icon in the toolbar with the left mouse button Pressing lt F8 gt All settings for saving data to the hard disk of your computer whenever polling is enabled can be made in the dialog AutoSave The channels from which the data should be saved special options for auto save and the settings for to established files can be select on following register cards All settings for channel selection averaging and file comments are made on the register card Channels Comment In the Comment box you can enter a comment which relates to the data that is to be saved This comment which can contain as many characters as you like will be displayed when you open the file RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 115 Files Value Box eMail Label Channels Averages Condition Start Comment Channels to Save M Average _ Heating Room Temp 7890 counter 555 Channels to Save After opening the dialog all channels that are available in the system for entering into the measurement data file are listed in the table Channels to Save Select from this table all channels whose values are to be saved by clicking with the left mouse button on the control box left of the channel description In order to select all channels select the first column of the table
131. er Manual Call Call Call New Bar Graph This command will open a new bar graph The Bar Graph Properties dialog box will appear which gives you control over the graph s properties When you have entered the properties for your graphs just click on OK and a new bar graph will appear cf Dialog Bar Graph Properties Other ways of giving this command are by Clicking once on the Bar Graph icon in the toolbar with the left mouse button Pressing lt F6 gt New Value Display This command will open a new value display The Value Display Properties dialog box will appear which gives you control over the display s properties When you have entered the properties for the display just click on OK and a new value display will appear cf Dialog Value Display Properties Other ways of giving this command are by Clicking once on the New Value Display icon in the toolbar with the left mouse button By pressing lt F7 gt New Analog Instrument In order to open a new window with an analog display carry out the command Values New Analog Instrument You will first see the dialog Analog Instrument Properties in which you choose the desired properties A new analog instrument with the selected properties will be opened after pressing OK cf Dialog Analog Instrument Properties This command can also be carried out by clicking once with the left mouse button on the icon for Analog Instrument in the tool
132. er application for example a spreadsheet program Like the other program windows the Dialog X Y Diagram Properties allows you to set the properties of such a diagram and the channels that are displayed in it You can open as many X Y diagrams as you wish and display them simultaneously Each window can display all channels that are available to the system with up to four different axes It is also possible to display data in a table or as a line diagram at any time This displays data in a table and also buffers it in the computer s memory This data can be saved as a file either during or after polling and subsequently used for DDE transfer or with another application for example a spreadsheet program Like the other program windows the Dialog Data Table Properties allows you to set the properties of such a diagram and the channels that are displayed in it You can open as many tables as you wish and display them simultaneously Each table can display all channels that are available to the system It is also possible to display the data ina line or X Y diagram at any time If a file is saved using the commands Data AutoSave then this file will be displayed in a file summary window when you use the Open command The text in this window provides you with important information such as the time the data was recorded and which channels were recorded To create a new line diagram data table or X Y diagram from the information displ
133. er of characters will be displayed in the title bar of the diagram window If this diagram is saved then these comments will be saved with the file Labeling above below Additional text for description of the diagram can be entered into these fields This text will then appear in one line above or below the graphical presentation Legend By selecting Show in this area a legend will appear on your diagram This option can be activated by clicking with the left mouse button on the check box The RMT WinControl data server has a sample buffer ring buffer based on files These buffered data can be inserted into new X Y diagrams All properties dialogs of these types of display have an additional register card History which is available when a new diagram is created RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 59 Register card Condition Local Calculation Channels These buffered data can be inserted into new X Y diagrams All properties dialogs of these types of display have an additional register card History which is available when a new diagram is created Choose the option Do not apply data from history default in order to create a diagram as usual Choose Apply all existing data from history in order to take over all data in the buffer that refer to the channels selected in the register card Channels into the diagram The latter option also fetches data from the buffers provided they
134. es can be defined When using MS Outlook Express as MAPI compatible e mail programs an error in MS Outlook Express can crash RMT WinControl if a file is to be sent as e mail and alarm mails are sent at the same time In order to prevent this error MailAutoLogOff cf automatically send eMails in case of alarm should not be changed in wcRemote ini and value files should only be sent when measurements and alarm removal procedures are stopped Recommendation Use MS Outlook or another thread safe MAPI compatible e mail programs e g Eudora Dialog Edit eMail Rule A unique name must be entered into the field Rule Name RMT WinControl will automatically enter a suggestion which can be changed as long as the name is unambiguous All characters can be used The events to generate a mail can be selected in the list Events At least one event must be selected 136 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual Select those channels from the list Channels which must be checked for the selected event and generate a mail when the event is triggered For alarm eMails at least one channel must be selected For systemrules there is no need to select a channel Enter a text of maximum 255 characters into the field Subject This text will be the subject of the e mail If no text is entered RMT WinControl will issue a warning to make sure that this field has not been overlooked Edit E Mail Rule Events Rule Name E
135. es opens the dialog Connection settings in which the connection properties can be viewed and changed Activate Deactivate Clicking on the buttons Activate and Deactivate allows for activating and deactivating of connections An active connection transfers data and the channels and WinControl Data Servers of this connection are available in RMT WinControl A deactivated connection does not transfer any data the channels and devices of this connection are not available in RMT WinControl Any number of connections can be created and any number of those connections can be active depending on the program version acquired However in order to capture measurement values at least one connection has to be active and a WinControl Data Server with at least one channel has to be available via this connection Any device number has to be unique for all activated connections The software will display an error message if adding or changing an active connection and a device number is already used by another connection On modern PC systems the maximum transfer time is influenced less by the computing power available than by the bandwidth of the communication channels Therefore the maximum speed of data capture with several WinControl Data Servers can be 36 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual Protocol selection Serial interface increased by connecting each device to a different interface and allocating an indepen
136. esired graphic can be selected and loaded as bmp or ehm file after confirmation with OK The size of the image can be changed by dragging the mouse pointer while keeping the left mouse button pressed All object types value field text field bitmap are positioned by selecting the desired object with the left mouse button and moving the pointer while holding the button down In order to select several options simultaneously click on these objects with the left mouse button while pressing the lt Shift gt key or drag a frame around them while keeping the left mouse button pressed create a new line diagram By using the command Data New Line Diagram By pressing lt F5 gt By clicking once with the left mouse button on the New Line Diagram icon in the toolbar orint a line diagram By activating the line diagram to be printed and then By using the command File Print or By clicking once with the left mouse button on the Print icon in the toolbar or By activating the line diagram to be printed and then By using the command Edit Copy By running your word processor and inserting the diagram into the document using the Edit Paste command and then printing the document from the word processor RMT WinControl User Manual How dol e 171 print line diagrams over several pages In the active line diagram select the time area to be displayed on every page Line Diagram Properties The print dialog will appear after calling the f
137. et RMT WinControl as File Server Remote Access via WinControl Data Display RMT WinControl Key Points Introduction Using RMT WinControl and Windows you can control as many channels per WinControl Data Server as desired within the limitations of your hardware Channels will be automatically recognised and listed once a connection between your WinControl Data Servers and the computer has been established The interval between measurements can be varied according to your requirements Further protocols are supported optionally in addition to the standard protocol RMT WinControl defines each connection to a WinControl Data Server or a network of devices via an interface as a connection Each connection is allocated an interface serial network or modem Several connections can be operated simultaneously with identical or different types of interfaces cf Manage connections on page 35 If it is necessary to read data from a remote location this can be done using a modem or cell modem RMT WinControl offers the option of communication with the measurement system via the computer network a TCP IP address instead of a serial interface In the server operating mode of RMT WinControl captured data can be passed on to up to 200 clients A RMT WinControl server can be accessed via network intranet or internet With REMOTE WinControl measurement values captured by the RMT WinControl file server can be taken over and
138. f this cycle Therefore the data will reach the RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 39 client at different times and not necessarily at during the client s measuring cycle The client will store the data received until the end of the validity period and during each measuring cycle of the client the data will be treated for the duration of its validity as if it had just been received from the server Should new values be received from the server within the validity period they will replace the data in interim storage Recommendation In order to obtain consistent data the validity should be set to at least the same value as the data server s measuring cycle Note Depending on the connection type selected further register cards will be available cf Connection settings Extended settings m Register card Reconnect This register card is always available The time period following which the program is to re connect an interrupted connection is to be indicated in seconds This setting is of particular importance for network connections to ensure smooth automatic operation of the software after brief interruptions Advanced Connection Settings Reconnect COM Port Schedule W Automatically reconnect after Ca Cre Register card COM Port This register card is available for serial and modem connections All communication settings for the COM port can be made here
139. field you should enter a time period prior to an alarm that should be displayed in the line diagram The recording of such data can only be stopped by the user AutoSave If this option is activated then the measured data for the line diagram will be saved to the hard drive in the event of an alarm If this option is not activated then the data will only be stored in the computer s memory Play Sound If you would like an acoustic alarm to sound then you should enter the drive path and name of a wav file in the Sound field Normally such files can be found in the Windows directory as these files are standard for various systems sounds events Clicking on Browse will open a file dialog box which you can use to help you find a wav file Once you have found such a file click on OK to enter its path into the Sound field It is also possible to use other wav files By clicking on the appropriate option field you can determine how often the alarm is sounded Start a Program If you wish to start another program when an alarm is sounded then you should enter the drive path and file name of that program in the Program field Clicking on Browse will open a file dialog box which you can use to help you find the program file In the field Call Parameters you can enter call parameters for the program to be called in case of alarm For example the parameter C Alarm txt means for the program c windows notepad exe t
140. file wcRemote ini and other relevant information transfer call parameters to a program to be started in case of alarm RMT WinControl features the option to automatically call a program in case of alarm The path to the desired program file is entered in the dialog Alarm Settings on the register card Alarm Reactions into the field Start a Program In the field Call Parameters you can enter call parameters for the program to be called in case of alarm For example the parameter C Alarm txt means for the program c windows notepad exe that in case of alarm Notepad will open and display the file c alarm In addition macros can be entered for call parameters and will be expanded as follows in case of alarm e OD SCSC SCS 1 2 2 2 2 2 In case of alarm e g Channel 0 2 has exceeded limit the call parameters 1 2 3 4 would be transferred to the program to be called as 0 2 inside temperature limit exceeded 24 9 1999 14 32 00 186 e How do l RMT WinControl User Manual Example The database software DatBank captures new alarm entries into its database via the command C DatBank DatBank exe append lt Channel gt lt Comment gt lt Event gt lt Time gt In order to activate these entries via RMT WinControl the following setting must be made In the field Programm c Datbase Datbase exe In the field Call Parameter append 1 2 3 4 automatically send eM
141. for calculation of thermal convenience which allows for calculation of PMV and PPD according to DIN EN ISO 7730 Calculations can be made both online i e during polling and offline i e on the basis of data that has already been stored The settings for different calculation bases can be stored and used again or adapted at a later time RMT WinControl User Manual Appendix e 205 A A In addition to the assistant four functions are available for the use in calculation channels They calculate PMV or PPD from given parameters so that experienced users can process the results immediately both online and offline in their own calculations This assistant is not available in all program versions A detailed description of the assistant is available and can be requested separately The Password Protection As a rule the application is always started in a way that no user is regis tered and therefore no unauthorized person can execute any function Irrespective of this given tasks will be performed if the corresponding settings e g Automatically start polling Continue polling after power failure Automatically activate port settings after re booting etc were made Please refer to the manual for detailed information The function Password Protection is optional and not available in each version of the programme The Test Bench Manager RMT WinControl offers the possibility to manage and execute several independent
142. g a measurement a message will be shown on the screen Pre Alarm Time 20 05 2008 08 24 25 A Channel 0 0 Input Event Value is near the upper limit Stop Prealarm Help This message contains the time of the prealarm the channel that triggered the prealarm as well as the event The button Acknowledge Alarm will close the dialog If an prealarm is acknowledged while the situation which had triggered it persists the alarm message will re appear immediately after acknowledgement If a delayed prealarm has been activated for the situation which triggered the prealarm the prealarm message will only re appear after expiration of the set delay time even if the prealarm situation still persists The function Pre Alarm is optional and not available in each version of the programme The register cards Pre Alarm and Pre Alarm Delay will only be shown if the option was activated in the software e Mail Most MAPI compatible e mail programs do not require explicit sender information but automatically use the sender given in the e mail program when called from RMT WinControl However you can determine a sender for e mails in RMT WinControl that is used whenever the e mail program does not have or cannot apply default settings Use the function Settings eMail to enter all sender information required for automatic sending of alarm messages RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 141 Dialog eMail
143. g the mouse pointer while keeping the left mouse button pressed Select the object and move the mouse pointer towards one corner of the image so that the pointer symbol changes into a double arrow Then press the left mouse button and move the pointer to enlarge or reduce the object In order to open the dialog Properties Bitmap or Properties Enhanced Metafile open the function Object Properties in the View menu or the context menu while the graphic is selected The following elements register cards are available in this dialog for shaping the graphic Bitmap or Enhanced Metafile Link 70 RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual Drawing Objects Please refer to the section Elements for Description of Project Drawing Objects on page 72 for a detailed description of the elements In order to optically connect or otherwise select objects in a project drawing or to draw individual objects start the function drawing in the Edit menu or the context menu The following objects can be drawn Line After choosing this point the starting point of a line is determined by pressing the left mouse button at the desired position Keeping the mouse button down move the mouse to the desired end point and then release the mouse button A line will be drawn between start and end point Multiple Line A starting point is selected with the left mouse button After releasing the mouse button the mouse is moved to the next c
144. gramme Please refer to the section The Password Protection for further details Although password protection is available under operating systems Windows 95 98 and ME optimum security can only be guaranteed under operating systems based on Windows NT NT4 0 Windows 2000 Windows XP Size of Data Buffer The function of a data buffer that can be individually adjusted is available for the display forms line diagram XY diagram and table The size of the data buffer is determined via the menu function Settings Size of Data Buffer In the dialog Maximum Size of Data Buffer you can enter the desired value The default value is 2 MB After confirmation and closing of the dialog this value is applied for all display forms line diagram XY diagram table The stipulated buffer is available to each existing line diagram XY diagram and table This limitation does not influence the function AutoSave RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 143 A Register card Bar Graphs If a data buffer has reached its capacity each new value that is entered will replace the oldest value in the buffer Once the buffer size has been set it can only be changed after Starting the program Stopping the measurement and releasing the data Once the buffer size has been set it will automatically be available to the program after each start and can be used or changed according to requirements Colors The Setting Colors men
145. hat in case of alarm Notepad will open and display the file c alarm In addition macros can be entered for call parameters and will be expanded as follows in case of alarm Macro Expansion to Example 1 Channel 0 2 RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 133 Register Card Channels A Register Card Delay 2 Comment Inside Temperature 3 Event Limit Exceeded 4 Time of Alarm 24 9 1999 14 32 00 In case of alarm e g Channel 0 2 has exceeded limit the call parameters 1 2 3 4 would be transferred to the program to be called as 0 2 inside temperature limit exceeded 24 9 1999 14 32 00 Measurement Cycle This is where you can determine that in case of alarm measurements shall take another cycle than stipulated under Settings Sampling Rate Activate this function by clicking with the left mouse button into the control box in the section Measurement Cycle and enter the desired value into the entry field In case of alarm until the alarm has been confirmed this cycle will be applied otherwise the cycle stipulated under Settings Sampling Rate The alarm treatment can globally be switched on and off Additionally there is on the register card Channels the possibility to change into a mode in which the alarm treatment in only done for the channels selected there In the channel list the symbol is shown for all channels that are pres
146. he number 1 of the data of channel 0 0 in the file D Data test amr The counter is increased by one during each measuring cycle The initial value of the calculation channel must be 0 if m 80 0 lt extfile_count D Data test amr 0 0 1 m 80 0 1 0 Channel 80 1 delivers the data of channel 0 0 in the file D Data test amr to the index created by calculation channel 80 0 extfile_value D Data test amr 0 0 m 80 0 Notes The number of values of various channels within one file may vary It is therefore recommended to determine the number separately for each channel used or to ensure that the data file used as data source contains a value for each channel at each time stamp contained The function pid has been implemented for use in the calculation formulae It represents a PID controller It is based on the following formula y V x V xdx V 2 The syntax of the pid function for the calculation channels is pid device channel Vp Vi Vp t 200 e Appendix RMT WinControl User Manual Date and Time This is the connection between the formula and the pid function Function pid Formula Explanation Devic Devic Xx Controlled variable number Channel Channel number V V Factor for proportional quota v v Factor for integral quota v v Factor for differential quota t in Seconds t Time period for integration differentiation Result y Regulation variable Please note change t
147. he serial number is shown Please refer this number for registering software Max Evaluation Time In the dialog RMT WinControl License Information in this field the max evaluation time is shown Remaining Evaluation Time In the dialog RMT WinControl License Information in this field the remaining evaluation time is shown Unlock Code Enter in the dialog RMT WinControl License Information in this field the unlock code Register the software to get the unlock code Calculation Channel Using the formula editor you can define the settings for a calculation channel The polled data can be calculated and displayed both on and offline A calculation channel can be defined as global that is it is available to the whole system or as local where it is only available in a certain diagram or table Context Menu The most important functions that can be used within an active window can be accessed via the context menu To open a context menu click in the window with the right mouse button DDE Dynamic Data Exchange A method of data transfer that can transfer data from one Windows application to another without having to copy anything to the clipboard or having to save and reload a file Properties Dialog Box Nearly every RMT WinControl window has a properties dialog box In this dialog box you can view and change a window s properties 210 e Glossary RMT WinControl User Manual Channel List Window A list of all channels
148. he document in which a diagram is to be inserted is open and that a file is open and that the cursor is correctly positioned Use the command Edit Paste The line diagram together with it s settings will then be inserted into your document If you want to change the properties of an inserted diagram you can do this as follows By double clicking with the left mouse button on the inserted diagram This will activate RMT WinControl It will appear as if RMT WinControl is running which means that you can change the diagram characteristics The necessary RMT WinControl commands and icons in the toolbar will be made available for this purpose By clicking on the text area in your text editor RMT WinControl will be closed and you can continue working with your word processor save data to a file Before starting polling use the Data AutoSave command In the resulting dialog box all of the available channels will be highlighted RMT WinControl User Manual How dol e 177 for saving If you only want to save a particular channel or channels then you can deselect those that you do not wish to save By clicking on Start the settings in this dialog box will be applied Remember to select the directory to save the data in and to enter a file name for it These entries should be confirmed by clicking on OK The next time you open this dialog box the Start button will have been replaced with a Stop button Data will be saved u
149. he following rules to be observed 160 e RMT WinControl Web Server RMT WinControl User Manual new windows are automatically given a title that corresponds to the window type and a serial number e g line diagram 3 Simple momentary display without data buffer analogue and digital value display as well as bar diagrams use the channel number and channel comment as window title as long as only one channel is displayed in the window Set the title for such windows in the section Window title of the properties dialog Window types that have their own data buffer and can be saved as files use the comment as window title provided a comment has been entered Otherwise the file name will be used as title If the file has not been stored the system will automatically generate a name from window type and number as described above The comment can be set in the properties dialog For line and XY diagrams this setting can be made on the Register Card Layout We recommend using the functions described above to determine a window title so that the names are stored in the current configuration and are available after booting Names can contain letters numbers blanks as well as hypen underscore _ and a number of brackets lt gt Other symbols cannot be used Transfer of virtual image directory In the ideal case it might be sufficient to transfer the contents of the program windows as retrieved image and to update stor
150. he left mouse button on the desired channels Select all Deselect all In order to select or deselect all channels in one step the buttons Select all and Deselect all are available Text Format In the Text Format dialog box you can select which information for example the comment and the date and time should appear if you export a file in ASCII text format Save By clicking on the Save button a standard dialog box will appear in which you can select the file name type and directory that the file should be saved under 82 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual Dialog Text Format If you wish to export data into an ASCII text file you can use this dialog box to set the file format properties for this file The following options are available Arranging data The option Tiling all values of one measuring time chooses the compact ASCII format The option Individual line for each value stipulates formats that are interesting e g for the export into data bases e g DBase All options that are not relevant for the selected format are shown in gray and cannot be activated Text Format Layout Table one column for each channel List one line for each sample v Header with Comments Special Characters Channel Info List Separator X Channel Numbe Text Delimiters x Comment Decimal Separator v Unit Date Time Base Value v Date v Time Factor
151. he rectangle with the center of the rectangle being the center of the ellipse and the length and width of the rectangle being the diameter of the ellipse If the rectangle turns out to be square the ellipse will be a circle In order to open the dialog Properties Drawing Object or Properties Enhanced Metafile open the function Object Properties in the View menu or the context menu while the drawing object is selected The following elements register cards are available in this dialog for shaping the object Line Fill Please refer to the section Elements for Description of Project Drawing Objects on page 72 for a detailed description of the elements The properties of objects in a project drawing can be defined via the corresponding properties dialog For each selected object open the function Object Properties in the View menu or the context menu The following elements register cards are available in this dialog for selecting channels the link to a file and shaping e g font color the object Text Enter the text to be displayed in the text element If the text is to be displayed in more than one line select Several Lines You can then activate the line break function so that the text automatically adapts to the size of the text field If the outer measurements of the text box are smaller than text dimension considering the size of the selected font the text box will not be enlarged but the text is cut off on
152. he size of the sample history Example pid 80 0 0 12 0 5 4 2 30 calculates the regulation variable y for channel 80 0 with Vp 0 12 Vi 0 5 and Vp 4 2 based on the last 30 seconds The function pid can be in a channel alone or can be joined in one formula with different values Task During a long time measurement relays have to be switched on at a certain date 31 July 2002 Automatic switch off is not provided for Solution A calculation channel here 80 7 is created with the following formula if date gt days 2002 71 31 1 1 i e if the current date is higher than or equal to 31 July 2002 the calculation channel 80 0 will return the value 1 otherwise i e all days before 31 July 2002 the value 1 Task An output relay is to be switched on every day at a certain time 9 00 00 and switched off after a defined period of time 2 hours Solution A calculation channel here 80 8 is created with the following formula if time gt sec 9 00 00 and time lt sec 11 00 00 1 1 i e as long as the current time is higher than 9 00 00 and lower than 11 00 00 9 00 2 hours the relay is switched on Before and after that period of time the relay will be switched off RMT WinControl User Manual Appendix e 201 Standard Deviation a If an invalid date has been entered e g 31 February 2001 the calculation will be based on the date that corresponds to the number of days in th
153. ies dialog box for the new diagram or table You can use this dialog box to alter the display settings for the new view However if you delete a channel from the new vies then the data for this channel will be lost To isolate the different channels use the New Line Diagram New X Y Diagram and New Data Table commands 66 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual The Project Drawing Window RMT WinControl features the option to display the measurement structure in a particular window Graphics bitmaps enhanced metafiles text boxes and the captured data can be displayed in data fields only number and frame at any random position Connection between channels can be indicated by connecting the value displays with colored lines the display of simple flow diagrams is easily possible Line diagrams which have been inserted via the buffer as Enhanced Metafiles can be commented in text fields with transparent backgrounds Links can make project drawings into a control center e g clicking on a value field will open a line diagram with defined properties or a further project drawing To create a project drawing execute the menu function Data New Project drawing In order to define the properties of the project drawing open the menu View Diagram properties and then Diagram properties in the context menu or press lt Enter gt to open the corresponding properties dialog In order to insert objects into a project dra
154. imum and average of the area within the cursors Difference between minimum and maximum These values will be listed in the chart too The ratio between the size of the line diagram and the statistics table can be determined individually If the mouse pointer is moved over the line between diagram and table its form will change and the line can be moved while pressing the left mouse button The size of the line diagram will be adapted and the table will be shown complete or with a vertical bar The following options are available for printing Direct print of diagram and statistics table Direct print of statistics table 22 e RMT WinControl Outline RMT WinControl User Manual Capturing climate data Universal Measuring systems Copying of diagram or statistics table e g into text documents or spreadsheets Context Sensitive Menus Due to the different properties and functions of the program s windows there are different menu functions for each window As a result the menu may change depending on the active window The most effective method of displaying the most important functions at a glance are context menus These menus can be opened by clicking with the right mouse button in the desired window Integration and networking RMT WinControl offers a variety of options to capture the data of various device types and make them available to other software systems This enables the simplification of an existing measuring system
155. indow title You can open as many windows of this type as you wish and display them simultaneously RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Outline e 17 Bar Graph Analog Instrument Line Diagram This is one graphical method for displaying data The bar graph window lets you display a single channel or a group of them The basic characteristics of a bar graph are automatic monitoring of limits the labeling of limits and the display of minimum and maximum values In the Dialog Bar Graph Properties you can select the channels to be displayed You can open as many bar graphs as you wish and display them simultaneously Each window can display all of the channels that are available to the system The window type Analog Instrument is designed for simple visualizing of measurement data To do this the symbols arc wind rose and needle are available One of these instruments can symbolize the value of a channel in each window In addition to the analog display the value will also be displayed as a figure If limits have been set for the displayed channel violation of these limits will be shown in color If the limits are not violated the display will be green if the upper limit is exceeded it will be red and blue for violation of the lower limit You can open as many analog intruments as you wish and display them simultaneously Each window can display all of the channels that are available to the system Another graphica
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157. ine a default directory for data files 187 define a global calculation channel 172 define a local calculation channel 172 Define Constants 125 define counters sums or averages throughout the measurement 173 Delete 101 Delete Samples 124 Deleting a local calculation channel 103 104 Deletion of the Sample Historie 150 Derivative 197 Description of function 207 Device List Properties 35 Device List Device Properties 35 Device numbers 39 DlAdem Format 204 Dialog Add Calculation Channel 102 Dialog Alarm Settings 132 Dialog Alarm 140 Dialog Analog Instrument Properties 46 Dialog Bar Graph Properties 44 Dialog Calculation Properties 103 Dialog Data Reduction 92 Dialog Data Table Properties 62 Dialog Define Constants 125 Dialog eMail Address Book 142 Dialog eMail Settings 142 Dialog Excel Connection Properties 110 Dialog Line Diagram Properties 48 Dialog Measuring Cycle 128 Dialog Merging files 91 Dialog Other Settings 145 Dialog Pre Alarm 141 Dialog Printer Setup 96 Dialog Project Drawing Properties 68 Dialog Save Part 80 Dialog Text Format 83 Dialog Value Display Properties 43 Dialog X Y Diagram Properties 56 Dialogs with several register cards 11 Directories 166 display my data in a spreadsheet program 181 Display of Clients Connected to the Server 148 display overlapping characteristic curves 174 Documentation 54 Drawing Objects 71 E
158. ine any global calculation channels For this purpose the following options are available Channel List Channel Properties Channel List Channels Calculation Channels Channel 80 0 X Lower Limit Comment counter Upper Limit Decimal Places Unit v Start Value Formula if valid m 80 0 m 80 0 1 0 Channel By clicking once with the left mouse button on the channels that are displayed a list of all existing calculation channels will be opened To select the desired channel from the list click on it with the left mouse button Having done this all the settings for the channel will appear in their appropriate fields on this register card By double clicking with the left mouse button on a calculation channel in the channel list window the properties window will be opened for the selected calculation channel Comment Like the device channels the calculation channels can have comments added to them maximum 10 characters These comments appear next to the channel number to help identify the data that this particular channel is measuring Unit A unit for the value to be calculated can be entered into this field 4 characters RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 33 gt Lower Upper Limit Enter the desired limit values in the appropriate field boxes A full stop should be used as the decimal separator Decimal Places The number in this field determines ho
159. ings all data will be transferred Alternatively a reference channel can be selected and a condition higher than lower than and a limit value set Data is only transferred into the table or diagram if this condition is met Data is only transferred into the table or diagram if this condition is met All hardware channels and global calculation channels can be used as reference channels Transfer or non transfer always refers to data of an entire measurement cycle A Local calculation channels in tables or diagrams only continue to calculate if data have been transferred into the table of diagram in the current cycle Table or diagram specific averaging is also based on actually transferred data Register card The register card Min Max is available in the Line diagram Min Max properties dialog It shows a list of all channels and calculation channels available in the line diagram 52 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual a Local Calculation Channels Zooming with the mouse The column Evaluation lets you choose between the following options for each entry of this channel list none Show local minimums Show local maximums The Search setting changes the time frame during which the software identifies the local maximum and minimum values The channel list shows all available channels and calculation channels including those not used in the current line diagram i e those not allocated
160. ion channels can be RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 63 PN Local Calculation Channels Change Layout Settings Call used as reference channels Transfer or non transfer always refers to data of an entire measurement cycle Local calculation channels in tables or diagrams only continue to calculate if data have been transferred into the table of diagram in the current cycle Table or diagram specific averaging is also based on actually transferred data If you want to display a calculation channel as part of a data set i e a local calculation channel or you wish to carry out calculations using data that has already been recorded then you should active the Add Calculation Channel dialog box by entering the command Edit Add Calculation Channel In this dialog box you should enter the channel number any comments for the channel the unit limit values and the number of decimal places that should be displayed You can also enter any formula that should be used to calculate a value see also Formulae You can use as many calculation channels for a data set as you like Some settings for the illustration of tables in RMT WinControl can be changed via the configuration file wcRemote ini in the Windows directory The following entries are available for this purpose TabShowDate 0 1 This entry inthe settings area defines whether newly opened data tables in RMT WinControl should show the date
161. ion to display the measurement structure in a particular window Graphics bitmaps enhanced metafiles text boxes and the captured data can be displayed in data fields only number and frame at any random position To create a project drawing execute the menu function Data New Project drawing In order to define the properties of the project drawing open the menu View Diagram properties and then Diagram properties in the context menu or press lt Enter gt to open the corresponding properties dialog In order to insert objects into a project drawing choose the function Edit Insert Object Drawing objects lines polygons etc can be inserted with the function Edit Draw Any number of objects of every type can be integrated into one project drawing and any number of project drawings can be active in the program simultaneously Among others this feature can be used to display both overall and partial views of a project at the same time Further information see The Project Drawing Window New OPC Export In addition to exporting measurement data to Excel on line RMT WinControl also offers the option to export each channel and each calculation channel to any number of OPC servers online As RMT WinControl functions as client export is possible to any OPC server that supports the standards OPC Data Access versions 2 or 3 and can be accessed via the existing computer network RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinCo
162. is desirable However more often the web designer will create a site in which the images take up a defined amount of space Several options are available In HTML the image can be scaled in the IMG tag lt IMG src diagrams image jpg width 100 height 100 gt but details are lost during minimizing and steps occur during maximizing The RMT WinControl web server supports options to define the appearance of images when designing a site largely regardless of how the RMT WinControl windows from which the web server generates the images are displayed at the time The options are separated from the image name by a question mark for several options these are separated by amp The following options are supported Width and Height The options Width and Height always have to be used jointly and define the image size in pixel Example lt IMG src diagrams diagram png Width 200 amp Height 100 gt requests an image from the web server whose dimension is 200 x 100 pixel In contrast to the HTML scaling in the browser the image is generated direcly in RMT WinControl in its requested size thus preserving all details even in small images while large images appear as clearly as in RMT WinControl There is only one restriction with regard to minimum size if the dimensions are too small only a section of the image will be displayed The minimum dimensions depend on window types and channels data volume and have to be es
163. istrator account Otherwise the file wcRemote ini will be diverted into a directory within your user directory The target directory of the diversion can vary according on the settings in your operating system Under MS Windows Server 2008 and MS Windows Vista wcRemote ini can be found in the following directory if the operating system has the standard configuration SLocalAppData VirtualStore Windows RMT WinControl User Manual How dol e 183 i For operating system MS Windows Vista or higher programs are started according to factory setting with limited user rights even if the user is logged in with local administrator rights In order to prevent this ask your system administrator to deactivate the so called User account control i Several older operating systems support the diversion of certain directories however this is not included in the factory settings Please inform your system administrator of the properties of your system administer multiple program configurations If you have created a special workspace for certain data acquisition tasks then it will automatically be saved when you exit the program The next time you start the program this workspace will be used If you then make changes to this workspace the earlier one will be lost However it is possible to save a workspace so that you can reuse it later The workspace is saved in a separate program configuration file To save such a layout
164. ject Drawing Tool Bar 75 Project drawings 20 Properties 104 Protocol 149 Protocol selection 37 Q QS STAT 204 Quantity of Heat Calculation 114 Quick Introduction 25 R readme wri 14 receive information about connected devices 182 Redo 101 Register Card Alarm On Off 132 Register Card Alarm Reaction 132 Register Card Averages 117 Register card Bar Graphs 144 Register Card Channels 115 134 Register Card Condition 117 Register Card Delay 134 Register Card eMail 135 Register Card e Mail 122 Register Card Files 121 Register Card Keep Settings 123 Register Card Pre Alarm Delay 140 Register Card Pre Alarm 139 RMT WinControl User Manual Register Card Reminder 135 Register Card Start 118 Register card Channels and View 62 Register card Condition 52 60 63 Register card History 52 59 63 Register card Layout 51 59 Register card Min Max 52 Registration 13 Remarks 104 Remote Access 156 Replies from the Server 151 Requirements 158 RMT WinControl The Data Server 148 RMT WinControl Web Server 158 RMT WinControl Key Points 15 RMT WinControl Outline 13 RMT WinControl Windows 30 S Sample Historie 149 Sampling Rate 128 Save 80 save and use display properties 175 Save As 80 Save As Template 99 Save Calculation Channels 98 Save Configuration 98 save data to a file 177 Save Part 80 save part of a data set 178 Scope of function 158 Select all
165. l ion Z COM Por 4 Network amp Modem COM Port comi eee icom7 COM10 COM13 COM2 COM5 COM8 COM11 COM14 COM3 COM6 COM9 COM12 COM15 Baud 9600 X Device Numbers Integrate Devices 0 99 as 100 199 M Please select a range of device numbers that are locally used to replace the device numbers of the remote device Apply Cancel Advanced Hep If the measuring device is to be connected to the PC via the network internet intranet the connection type Network has to be selected The correct target address has to be indicated either as an IP address or as a symbolic name as well as the correct port if communication is to be effected via this connection Connection Settings Label Protocol l Connection g COM Port amp Modem IP Address or Computer Name akrobit g dyndns org TCP Port 10013 v Device Numbers Integrate Devices 0 99 as 100 199 M Please select a range of device numbers that are locally used to replace the device numbers of the remote device en RMT WinControl is able to create a connection to a WinControl Data Server via a modem In this case select the connection type Modem The COM port to which the modem has been connected must be selected and the baud rate is to be set to the same value used by the modem 38 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual Device numbers Extended se
166. l The RMT WinControl Menus e 79 System Menu of the Document Save Icon File Format Save Icon File Format Dialog Save Part You can also close the active document by selecting the command Close from the document s system menu The system menu is available by clicking the window icon at top left window corner Save With this command you can save your samples Using the Save As command means you can enter a new file name and path for the data When you save data for the first time RMT WinControl will open this dialog box If you wish to change the name or path of a file then you should use the Save As command To save a file more quickly using the previously given name and path click on the Save icon in the toolbar Select Data Export in order to save the data in another file format for example as a spreadsheet Save As If you use this command then the standard Save As dialog box will appear in which you can select a name and path for a file To save a file more quickly using the previously given name and path click on the Save icon in the toolbar Select Data Export in order to save the data in another file format for example as a spreadsheet Save Part The function File Save Part offers the possibility to save a certain time frame of the data files in a new file Starting this function opens the dialog Save Part The channels desired to be saved and the desired time frame can be determi
167. l User Manual Appendix e 203 Lotus WK1 Excel The format WK1 is available for the export of data into a spreadsheet program This format can be read by all known spreadsheet programs e g Excel Quattro Pro Lotus 123 Binary Choose this format to export data as pure binary data QS STAT If you select the format QS STAT data is exported in a format that can be read by the software QS STAT of the company Q DAS GmbH which is frequently used in the automobile industry DIAdem Format If you select the format DIAdem data is exported in a format that can be read by the software Dladem of the company GfS Aachen Special settings for sending alarm messages via eMail The following entries can be made in section MAIL of the wcRemote ini These entries are only relevant for sending alarm messages via e mail MailAutoLogoff 1 Standard The mailing session is closed after each alarm mail has been sent 0 The first alarm mail creates a mailing session which will remain active until the program is shut down not recommended for Outlook Express MailUserName If several profiles for message sending have been created on one PC the entry MailUserName Profile name can be made to determine the profile to be applied MailPassWord If the profile in use requires a password it can be entered here in plain text 204 e Appendix RMT WinControl User Manual Working without measuring devices RMT WinControl provides th
168. l channels If you wish to make a calculation channel available to the entire system then you should define it using the Channel List Channel Properties dialog box Once this dialog box has been opened by activating the channel list window and giving the View Properties command you should select the Calculation Channels window Other ways of giving this command are By double clicking with the left mouse button in the current channel window By clicking once with the right mouse button in the active window and selecting the Calculation Channels command from the context menu By pressing lt ENTER gt when the Calculation Channels window is activated or By giving the command Programming Calculation Channels If you just want a calculation channel to be made available to a specific data set for example a diagram or data table then you should define the channel using the Edit Add Calculation Channel command This command is only available when the specific data set is active that is as an X Y diagram a line diagram or a data table Another way of giving this command is By clicking once with the right mouse button in the active window and selecting the Calculation Channels command from the context menu The Assistants The optional assistants were implemented in order to facilitate the calculation of complex values with help of the calculation function These assistants are available for both online measurements and offline
169. l method of measurement display is the line diagram In contrast to the numerical data display and bar graph the data for a line diagram is buffered in the computer s memory This data can be saved as a file either during or after polling and subsequently used for DDE transfer or with another application for example a spreadsheet program Like the other program windows the Dialog Line Diagram Properties allows you to set the properties of such a diagram and the channels that are displayed in it Two measurement cursors and an integrated statistics function are available for detailed examination and evaluation of the measurement curves of the line diagrams The cursors are available for all active line diagrams also simultaneously online as well as offline You can open as many line diagrams as you wish and display them simultaneously Each diagram can display as many channels as you want with a maximum of four different y axes It is also 18 e RMT WinControl Outline RMT WinControl User Manual X Y Diagram Data Table File Summary possible to display the data in a table or as an X Y diagram at any time Whereas a line diagram always plots a measurement over time the X Y diagram can be used to plot against other axes Like the data for a line diagram that of the X Y diagram is buffered in the computers memory This data can be saved as a file either during or after polling and subsequently used for DDE transfer or with anoth
170. l or one hour following the printout the files will automatically be deleted from the temporary directory Should a different programme be using these files at that time they need to be deleted manually or via operating system functions at a later time Note For detailed information see Line diagram Print Protocol The section Settings in the configuration file wcRemote ini will use the entry ProtocolTemplateDir to refer to a directory that is searched for protocols Should this entry not exist the protocols RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 95 Dialog Printer Setup will be searched in the sub directory ReportTpl in the RMT WinControl directories The entry ProtocolOperation determines which operation shall be executed when printing the protocol The instructions open and print are available with the latter being the default operation If the operation print has been set the protocol will be printed immediately with the application set in the operating system for the print of rtf files If the operation open has been set the protocol will be opened with the application set in the operating system for the opening of rtf documents The actual printing process has to be triggered manually This second method particularly offers the advantage that the protocol can be viewed and if required modified manually prior to printout Example Settings ProtocolTemplateDir C Protocols ProtocolOperation open
171. le clicking with the left mouse button on the desired channel Selecting a channel from the list and changing one of the properties Area or Elements Bar properties for selected channel Range The From and To values set the range of the graph These fields contain default values for any newly selected channel and can be changed as you like Bar Graph Properties Window Title Bar Graph Cancel Channels 0 0 Input 00 1 Output 0 11 Flow Rate 80 0 cp Glycerol Bar Properties for Selected Channel Range Items From 0 V Comment 7 Channel Priority Comment Channel J Min and Max Values v Numerical Value 44 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual Call Printing Items Comment Channel Determines whether the channel comment will be displayed over each individual bar in a bar graph With the option Priority you can determine that whenever there is not enough space for displaying both properties in the active window either channel number or comment will be hidden Min and Max Values If this option is selected then a small bar will appear next to the main bar This smaller bar shows the range covered by the polled data Numerical Value The current value will be displayed in numerical format in the lower half of the bar graph All available options can be activated or deactivated by clicking once with the left mouse button on the appropriate check
172. le for the various settings In this register card you can determine whether you want an alarm to be triggered at all Activate or deactivate the program s alarm reactions by one single click with the left mouse button into the control box left of the text Trigger Alarm In this register card you can choose the program s alarm functions from the following options Alarm Settings Switch Relays eMail Pre Aam Pre Alarm Delay Alarm On O Aam Reaction Channels Delay Reminder F Add to Event Log E Open Line Diagram E Record Data prorto Alam 00 00 hhmm Auto Save Play Sound Play Once Every 1s Every Ms Even Sk Start Program Program Parameters Sampling Rate Change 00 00 mmss until AlammAckn Alarm Ackni ge End of Alarm Situation Coa Add to Event Log Activate this check box option if you want the computer to create a list of all alarms that have been sounded 132 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual Open Line Diagram If this option is activated then a line diagram will be opened in the event of an alarm for the corresponding channel This line diagram will be used to display all further samples recorded by this channel Record data prior to alarm If you wish to record and display the data that was polled prior to an alarm in a line diagram then you should activate this option In the hh mm
173. left mouse button RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 145 Gray background for diagrams When this option is active all diagram backgrounds will be gray If this setting is not active then the program will use the background color defined in the system settings You can deactivate this setting to get a better display quality on monochrome LCD displays Do not print file names of diagrams Line and XY diagrams can be printed without the file name Activate or deactivate this option as required Correct printout of vertical diagram labels If your printer incorrectly places vertical diagram labels then activating this option should correct this problem Extended relative display of line diagrams In order to meet certain DIN standards the relative display of line diagrams was extended so that labeling of the time axis can begin with a day zero Activate the option Begin relative display of the line diagram with day 0 Flashing start key You can determine whether you want the start stop key in the toolbar for starting or stopping a measurement to flash or not To activate or deactivate this function click into the control box left of the text Start key is flashing during measurement Use color when printing data tables Activating this option means that the document printed is displayed the same way it is displayed on screen headers and head columns gray measurement data black measurement
174. lets you control the entry fields for data and time If one of these options has been activated the corresponding data entry field must contain a valid date Entering a time is optional if no time is entered the time 00 00 00 will be used for the Data from option and the time 23 59 59 will be used for the Data until option If beginning and end of a time frame are entered the beginning must be a lower value than the end All values in the indicated area will be taken over into the new data file All other values will be neglected If only the end of a time frame is entered only values older than this time frame will be considered If only the beginning of a time frame is defined only those values are taken over that are younger than this time frame Example Start Not entered 01 01 2008 01 01 2008 01 01 2008 12 00 00 Not entered End Not entered Not entered 31 01 2008 01 01 2008 18 00 00 31 05 2008 Channel selection Activating the option Only take over values from the following channels lets you enter your selection of channels to be 90 e The RMT WinControl Menus Values all All values recorded on 1 January 2008 00 00 00 and later All values recorded between 1 and 31 January 2008 including data recorded on these dates All values recorded on 1 January 2008 between 12 00 00 and 18 00 00 All values recorded until and including 31 May 2008 RMT WinControl User Manual Dialog
175. lick on this button with the left mouse button will show a list of all templates saved in the directory of RMT WinControl Select the desired template from this list or open the standard file dialog via the entry Browse in order to find the requested template in a different directory Log Off The command File Log off user lets you log off the user currently logged on A dialog will appear in which you can enter a user name and password The RMT WinControl option Password Protection provides you with a number of detailed setting options For instance the command Settings Password Protection lets you issue or withdraw authorizations for each individual RMT WinControl function The RMT WinControl password protection is optional and not available in every version of the programme If the password protection option has not been activated the command File Log Off is not available Exit The File Exit command will close all current windows and then exit RMT WinControl If any of the current windows have been changed since they were last saved then you will be asked if you want to save these changes before exiting With Settings Others you can prevent this prompt from appearing RMT WinControl will then exit without any prompts and will discard all your changes Other ways of closing RMT WinControl are By double clicking with the left mouse button on the system menu or By using the lt ALT F4 gt keyboard shortcut 100 e The RMT WinCo
176. line in the diagram RMT WinControl blends in a small remark window in which the name of the channel and the data belonging to it is seen below the mouse pointer If there are several lines in the near of the mouse pointer the information of all these lines is shown If the statistics table is activated below the diagram the showing of data is automatically switched off because the desired information can be taken from the statistics table You can open as many line diagrams as you wish and display them simultaneously It is possible to display the data of a line diagram in a table at any time To do so use the View View as Data Table command or open the context menu within a line diagram by clicking with the right mouse button and select Table Using the View View as X Y Diagram command or the context menu function X Y Diagram it is also possible to display measured data in an X Y diagram Dialog Line Diagram Properties Select the desired channels in the properties dialog of the line diagram and determine the presentation of the diagram Depending on which settings are to be make you can bring the desired register card of the dialog into the foreground by clicking once with the left mouse button Register card On the register card Channels in the dialog box Line Diagram Channels Properties you can select the desired channels and diagram characteristics from the following Channels You can display as many channels on a line
177. lue Box eMail V Automatically save Event List V Automatically print Event List Conversion Convert File into the following Format after closing ASCII preserve original v Text Format V Print File as a data table after closing Print file as a line diagram after closing special settings in the ini file are necessary please see manui C sot canei he Automatically save Event List In order to automatically save an event list generated in case of alarm in the form of an file activate the option Automatically save Event List The event list is then saved in the same directory and with the same name but with the extension amrevt as the data file Automatically print Event List This option lets you print out the current event list if files are changed or AutoSave is finished It can only be activated if the event list is saved automatically This function is not available in all versions of the program Convert file after closing After finishing a data file this can automatically be converted into a different format where the original can either be kept or deleted The file name of the converted file is created by the file name of the data file the file extension will change to the one of the specific format Choose the requested conversion from the list in the lower part of the dialog If the files are to be transformed into a text format open the dialog Text Format via the bu
178. m will be visible to the user Interference can be distinguished by distinct breaks in the line of a graph It is also possible to log any interference in the channel list window An Alarm can arise from both measured and calculated data Special events and actions can be assigned to such an alarm for example starting another application sending an email or sms These events and actions are dependent on program settings Using the calculation channels it is possible to analyse your data in both on and offline modes It is also possible to transfer your data using DDE or OLE transfer to copy the information to the clipboard or to save the data in different formats This assistant facilitates the comfortable calculation of the U value It is available for both online measurements and offline data You can create technical documentation of your data by printing out diagrams tables and the channel list together with correction values These printouts can be viewed prior to printing using the Print Preview command All printers and plotters with Windows drivers are supported To help you create documents related to the data that RMT WinControl can store line diagrams can be imported into text 16 e RMT WinControl Outline RMT WinControl User Manual Operating Systems Offline Operation Program Use Channels Devices and Connections Value Display documents either using OLE or by copying the information to the clipboard
179. m 0 2 gt 0 or m 0 2 lt 0 m 0 1 m 0 2 0 1 If the channels m 0 1 and m 0 2 return valid values it is tested whether the value of m 0 2 is unequal 0 If that is the case the result m 0 1 m 0 2 is returned otherwise 0 Should only one of the two channels be invalid the result 1 is returned This example shows that the if function makes sure that only valid values are contained here avoid division by 0 and that this value can signal certain states 1 if invalid channels are accessed 0 if division by 0 was avoided if valid m 0 1 if m 0 1 gt 0 sqrt m 0 1 1 2 If m 0 1 returns an invalid value 2 is returned if m 0 1 is negative 1 is returned and if m 0 1 is valid and positive the square root is returned The formula can also be formed the other way round sqrt if valid m 0 1 if m 0 1 gt 0 m 0 1 0 0 This is to avoid that the square root is formed from a negative number or an invalid channel however a status cannot be returned if there is no positive valid number behind m 0 1 0 is taken The formula dt 1 0 delivers a numerical approximate value for the first derivative of the value of the channel 1 0 Example Value of channel 1 0 at the time tO 10 00 00 is 3 0 Value of channel 1 0 at the time t1 10 00 01 is 6 0 At the time t1 the calculation channel with the formula dt 1 0 returns the value RMT WinControl User Manual Appendix e 197 Integral a A
180. mulae as constant names p gt pressure P gt performance Values The value is expected to be given in the form of a decimal number however full numbers are permitted Values range between 1 7E308 and 1 7E308 with a maximum of 15 precise digits Administration The constant values are saved in wcRemote ini as well as in the user defined file when saving the configuration After loading the configuration the constants are restored Constants that had been defined when loading a configuration are overwritten by the constants to be loaded Referencing in Calculation Channels The function const is available for use of constants in calculation channels Its syntax is const Constant Name When calculating the value the current constant value is returned If the constant Constant Name is not defined the complete printout containing the formula const Constant Name will become invalid resulting in the respective calculation channel adopting the status Ruptured Detector Example Constant Name Constant Value p 1200 U O55 Given the constant chart in the above picture the formula is defined for the calculation channel 80 0 const p returns 1200 const P leads to ruptured detector as P was not defined const U const I returns 6 126 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual If the values of the constants are changed during a measurement run the changes will only
181. n 0 returns the timestamp of the latest n 1 the last but one value etc The timestamp is a figure which corresponds to the amount of seconds that have passed since 1 January 2000 12 00 a m please note change the size of the sample history Returns the value of a constant which was defined in menu Programming Define Constants cf Define Constants Names of constants are case sensitive Returns false if the Expression has a illegal value otherwise true The expression can be each part of a valid formula for calculation channels Example valid m 0 2 returns true if channel 0 2 is connected and returns a valid measurement value Numerical derivative Ax At of the two latest values of channel a b As an implementation of the mathemtical function modulo it returns the remainder of division of number a by b The RMT WinControl User Manual mean_n a b n mean_t a b t s a b t extnear File Name x extinter File Name x extfile_count File Name a b extfile_value File Name a b n pid a b Vys Vy Vi t D sec hh mm ss time date days RMT WinControl User Manual Dividend a as well as the divisor b may be a non integer Returns the floating average of the channel a b for the last n values please note change the size of the sample history Returns the floating average of the channel a b for the last t seconds please note change
182. n also call the assistant by pressing lt F2 gt Info The information dialog of the function Help Info shows detailed information on the program version as well as ways of contacting the program developers Furthermore it shows the operating system and the versions of various DLLs The button Licence Details will take you to a display all activated features and functions in your current licence level The button Upgrade will take you into the dialog RMT WinControl License Information where you can activate additional functions RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 147 RMT WinControl The Data Server server Operation Functioning In the server operation mode of RMT WinControl captured data can be passed on to up to 200 clients The RMT WinControl server can be accessed as desired via the network intranet or internet Several users or applications can thus access the values of a measurement system and data can be provided to the respective application without having an impact on each other The interface via which the server can be accessed is described under Server Interface Display of Clients Connected to the Server As soon as the first client has connected to the RMT WinControl server a small graphic will appear left of the status line featuring a number 21 This number is the number of clients connected at the moment Double clicking on the picture or the number with the left mouse but
183. n the RMT WinControl program directory The section Mime contains the allocations file extension gt Data Format via which the web server informs the browser about the format of the data to be transferred Extensions can become essential if the RMT WinControl web server administers not only images but all HTML pages and if the data types used go beyond the usual standards Directories The the sections Dir0 to DirN allocations are made of the directories requested by the browser to the corresponding physical or virtual directories on the local computer There is a separate section for each directory reference The number of sections is indicated in the entry Directories of section General The most important entry is the one for the root directory which is usually defined in section Dir0 The entries Alias and Path web determine that the web server delivers files from the sub directory web If the browser requests a directory rather than a file the setting DirectoryListing 0 determines that the web server does not deliver a content list of the directory To activate this function enter DirectoryListing 1 Finally the setting DefaultFile index htm is used to configure the web server in a way that it returns the contents of a certain file index htm instead of the directory Similar to the root directory other directories can be allocated to local directories of the server Enter Username NAME and Password PASSW
184. nControl User Manual samplingcycle The result is the current sampling rate in seconds It is useful to create counters with an increment which depends on the sampling rate Note This function may be used in formulas for offline calculations too but this is not a meaningful application because the result is always the current sampling rate of the system which may differ from the sampling rate used for saving the data pollingperiod The result is the difference between the time when starting the polling and the current time as a floating point number The seconds are stored before the decimal point the milliseconds after The result of this function is constant within a sampling cycle and all calls to this function return the same value pmv Function to calculate the Thermal Convenience DIN EN ISO ppd 7730 pmv2 ppd2 a ii cf Thermal Convenience Calculation DIN EN ISO 7730 Note These functions are only available if the option Thermal Comfort Assistant has been activated pulse t Delivers the value 1 after the period of time t for a measurement cycle otherwise 0 If the set cycle is shorter than the period t the function will return the constant value 1 The period of time t is indicated in seconds Values of other channels It is possible to use values recorded by other channels using the pseudo function m y m x y Whereby x represents the device number and y the channel number If
185. nControl is grey menu Settings Others If this option is deactivated RMT WinControl will take the information on background colour from the settings of the operating system Transparency can only be effected for images requested in png format JPEG does not support this property Only the values 0 and 1 are admissible Examples Activate Transparency lt IMG src diagrams ldiagram2 Transparency 1 gt lt IMG src diagrams ldiagram2 png Transparency 1 gt Deactivate Transparency Default lt IMG src diagrams ldiagram2Transparency 0 gt lt IMG src diagrams ldiagram2 png Transparency 0 gt Transparency is not possible for IJPEG lt IMG src diagrams ldiagram3 jpg Transparency 1 gt 164 e RMT WinControl Web Server RMT WinControl User Manual Combination of several options lt IMG src diagrams ldiagram2 Transparency 1 amp Width 100 amp Height 100 gt Automatic Update If the HTML page into which the images are embedded is supplied with JavaScript functions automatic updates of images are an easy thing The only drawback is that many users deactivate JavaScript for security reasons In order to then update images regularly the entire page has to be reloaded The RMT WinControl web server goes one step further If an image is linked to an HTML element that can be updated FRAME or IFRAME most browers can trigger the automatic update of just that element via the option Refresh for insta
186. nce lt IFRAME src diagrams bargraph Refresh 10 gt That means an IFRAME is placed onto the HTML page which contains only the requested image in our example a bar diagram that is to be updated at 10 second intervals The system accepts whole numbers between 0 and 65535 which are interpreted as time periods in seconds that elapse between two automatic updates Extended Settings The web server integrated into RMT WinControl can be configured in a large scale Experienced users should refer to the file webserver ini inthe program directory to change settings General Settings Basic settings are made in the section General If the RMT WinControl web server is running in the intranet and a port other than the default HTTP port 80 is to be used the entry Port desired port number e g 85 has to be adapted As compression of images generated by RMT WinControl involves a lot of calculating the calculations are buffered and are only re RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Web Server e 165 calculated if they change between two requests The maximum cache size can be set with the entry MaxCacheSize Size in KB The entry Directories Anzahl Verzeichnisangaben is used to inform the web server how many sections make directory references see below Creation of a log file is activated with the entry Logfile 1 and deactivated with the entry Logfile 0 Log files are stored in the sub directory Web logs i
187. ncel a value display will not be opened If the dialog box for the existing display is opened then this display will show the original channel A new value display can be created by Selecting Data New Value Display Pressing lt F7 gt Clicking once with the left mouse button on the New Value Display icon in the toolbar The Bar Graph With the bar graph option you can display data in the form of a single bar graph or as a group of them The basic characteristics of a bar graph are the automatic monitoring of limits the labeling of limits and the display of lower and upper limit values RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 43 Dialog Bar Graph Properties The colors used to illustrate the current status as well as limit violations can be adapted in the Settings Colors menu You can open as many bar graphs as you wish and display them simultaneously Every channel that is available to the system can be displayed in the form of a bar graph In the Bar Graph Properties dialog box you can select the channels to be displayed and their format For this purpose the following options are available Window Title In this field you can enter a name for the bar graph Channels You can display as many channels on a bar graph as are available to your system Selecting a channel to be displayed is done by activating the check box on the left of the list box entries Further the selection possible by Doub
188. nd the displaying saving of data Polling With Data Polling you can start and stop the polling of data Before starting polling you can make all settings you want You can also then start and stop polling at a defined time When polling is stopped the dt field in the status bar reads dt STOP When polling is enabled this field displays the sampling rate Other ways of giving this command are by Clicking on the red Start Stop icon in the toolbar with the left mouse button Pressing lt F12 gt New Line Diagram This command will open a new line diagram The Line Diagram Properties dialog box will appear which gives you control over the diagram s properties When you have entered the properties for your diagram just click on OK and a new line diagram will appear cf Dialog Line Diagram Properties To create a new line diagram with the properties of a template use the split icon in the tool bar As usual a dialog for the creation of a new line diagram is opened when clicking on the left part which shows a diagram Clicking on the right part of the icon triangle will open a menu which lists all templates available in the program directory or any defined directory see also creating line diagrams from a template Other ways of giving this command are Clicking once on the Line Diagram icon in the toolbar with the left mouse button By pressing lt F5 gt 108 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl Us
189. nder the given file name until the user clicks on this button If your computer crashes during polling and automatic saving then you should find that the majority of the data will already have been saved and will therefore be unaffected by the crash see also AutoSave Additionally any line diagrams and data tables can be saved as a file using the command File Save see also File Save save part of a data set The function File Save Part offers the possibility to save a certain time frame of a data set in a new file Starting this function opens the dialog Save Part The channels desired to be saved can be selected from the list and the desired time frame can be determined by entering date and time for beginning and end see also Save Part load a saved data file Using the command File Open you can open a saved data file If this file has been saved using AutoSave or Data Download from Device Memory then the file will be opened in file summary format see also File Open Otherwise it will be displayed in the format that it appears when it was saved i e line or X Y diagram data table or summary merge data files with one another Open one of the files that you wish to merge the viewing mode is irrelevant Select the command File Merge either using the pull down menu or the context menu activated by clicking in the window with the right mouse button 178 e How dol RMT WinControl User Manual The st
190. ne ranges by hyphens e g 1 0 1 5 202 11 Lox e He It is of course also possible to enter the path directly into the entry field Note The source directory is the only information that is essential If no other setting is made all RMT files are merged in the source directory File name pattern This field can be used to enter information on which file names are to be used Entry of sub directories is not admissible The ending RMT will be added automatically You can use any symbol that is admissible for file names plus the wildcard characters and The character stands for any symbol the character replaces any sequence of characters also empty sequences Example Pattern File selection All data files in the source directory All data files in the source directory whose name consists of any three characters 2008 All data files in the source directory whose name begins with 2008 2008 05 All data files whose name begins with RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 89 autosave Time frame 2008 05 followed by any two characters and any number of characters preceded by In case of daily files with automatically allocated names this example would affect all files generated in May 2008 All data files whose name contains the sequence of characters autosave Activating the option Only take over data from and or Only take over data until
191. ne into any database supported by Access A complex measurement system is spread all over the company s premises RMT WinControl and com2ips are used to concentrate and archive all values in one single system Remote WinControl is used at three further work stations in order to evaluate part of the overall data depending on application A separate evaluation software is developed for a complex special evaluation The values are recorded by RMT WinControl and 156 e RMT WinControl The Data Server RMT WinControl User Manual transferred online to the evaluation software via the WinControl server interface Show Optionally data tables and diagrams can be fed with measuring fixed time data from the sample history of the WinControl data server frame The display can be limited to a fixed time frame in the past by synchronizing the sample history settings with the internal data buffer menu Settings Size of data buffer It is for instance possible to show only the data gathered during the past three days on screen RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl The Data Server e 157 RMT WinControl Web Server Scope of function A web server was integrated into the software RMT WinControl which permits transferring program windows via the internet by hypertext transfer protocol http and displaying them in any browser Of course RMT WinControl supports all the functions usually provided by web servers so that HTML pages static
192. ned with the following dialog options Channels to be saved Select the channels whose data you wish to save separately Time Range The entries date and time for beginning and end stipulate the time range within which values are to be saved By clicking on the button Al Parts the values of the first and last measurement of the respective file are entered into the date and 80 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual time fields By clicking on the button Zoom Area the values of the first and last measurement of the last indicated zoom area are entered into the date and time fields By clicking on the button Cursor Area the values of the first and last measurement in the area limited by the cursors are entered into the date and time fields Save Part Channels Time Range 10 0 Input Date Time Start 20 05 08 10 25 40 End 20 05 08 10 25 48 Total Range Zoom Range or nange H Cancel Hep The button cursor area can only be used when this function is executed for a file in cursor view mode If an area was selected in the table view mode of the active data file the beginning and end of this time frame will automatically be suggested as the beginning and end of the part to be saved when the function File Save Partis called In this case the button Select is available instead of the button Zoom Area Import Using this command it is possible to import data that has been saved
193. new calculation channel in this field The RMT WinControl program automatically prefixes the number that you enter in this field with 90 This is to prevent the same channel number from being assigned twice Add Calculation Channel Channel 30 Lower Limit Comment counter Upper Limit Decimal Places Unit Start Value Formula m 30 0 1 Cancel Help Comment Like the other WinControl Data Server channels calculation channels can have comments added to them maximum 10 characters These comments appear next to the channel number to help identify the type of measurements being made on it Unit A unit for the value to be calculated can be entered into this field 3 characters Lower Upper Limit Enter the desired limit values in the appropriate field boxes A decimal point should be used as the decimal separator Decimal Places The number in this field determines how many decimal places should be shown for the calculated value Regardless of the number of decimal places entered in this field the calculation is correct to six decimal places 102 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual Call Deleting a local calculation channel Dialog Calculation Properties Formula This field contains any formula you wish to use in calculations Please note the formula guidelines cf Formulae It is possible to save a formula and to use it again later on To do so us
194. nfiguration file Configuration was always stored inside the local Windows directory Address SWinDir A If you execute the software on your computer under a Windows user with limited authorization the following may occur RMT WinControl cannot create or change the configuration file wcRemote ini RMT WinControl will not recover the previous settings when the computer is started up again Changes to settings of the RMT WinControl password protection will no longer be available when the computer is started up again These events often occur because your Windows user and thus your RMT WinControl has no write permission for the local Windows directory In order to prevent such events you can make the following changes Contact your system administrator and ask for write permission for the local Windows directory to be granted Copy the file wcRemote ini into a directory for which your Windows user holds the write permission and change the start up link for RMT WinControl cf automatically load a specific configuration when starting the program on page 184 A Newer operating systems such as MS Windows Server 2008 lt and MS Windows Vista can automatically divert certain files into different directories in order to protect important system directories against changes and or damage Therefore the configuration file wcRemote ini can only be saved in the Windows directory if the software is executed on the local admin
195. ng the Calculation Channels window Define Constants Constants can be defined to be accessed in the calculation channels To do so start the dialog Define Constants under the menu item Programming Define Constants All constants currently defined are listed in this dialog in alphabetical order In order to add a new constant click on Add Constant with your left mouse button and enter your data into the new line that will be created Alternatively select a line by clicking onto the field with the relevant line number and then press the button lt Insert gt lt Ins gt In order to delete one or more constants select the line s as described above and press the button lt Delete gt lt Del gt Please note that the dialog can only be closed if all lines contain a valid pair of constant name and value and no name has been allocated twice Completely empty lines are considered to be valid characters and are always ignored RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 125 Name Conventions Combinations of figures and letters are permitted to form names with the first character having to be a letter Symbols and vowel mutations are not permitted A name can consist of up to 20 characters Constant names have to be unique i e each name can only be used once per configuration Please note that a distinction is made between upper and lower case letters which enables you to use e g symbols out of common for
196. ng this function you will first be asked as usual for the properties of the object New Excel Connection and after entering this information a window will open which informs you about the status of the Excel connection cf New Excel Connection transfer my data to Excel using DDE Start MS Excel in parallel to RMT WinControl Within RMT WinControl activate the window containing the data that you wish to transfer for example a line diagram data table or a file summary window Select the command File Export and select the DDE window Next select the channels from the list whose data you wish to transfer Select Excel from the Service drop down list box Select the name of the Excel worksheet that will receive the data from the Topic drop down list box Enter the destination row and column range in the Item text field The format of this setting depends on the version of Excel that you are using For the German version Z1S1 Z100S3 would be RMT WinControl User Manual How dol e 181 appropriate This represents a cell range from row 1 column 1 to row 100 column 3 Having done this click on the Send button Now switch to your spreadsheet program for example by using the lt ALT TAB gt keyboard shortcut receive information about connected devices All available information about the connected WinControl Data Servers are shown in the window Channels Devices and Connections on the register card Devices
197. ng window will be opened or the corresponding function will be executed By clicking on Cancel the window will not be displayed or the values in the dialog box will be reset to their original values If the dialog was opened for a existing window as his properties dialog it will appear in the same view like before Clicking on Help will start the help system with a help text of the current dialog Activating Deactivating Options Activate an option with one single mouse click with the left mouse button into the option field left from the text of this option After it a small symbol appears in the option field Deactivate an option in the same way with one single mouse click with the left mouse button into the option field left from the text of this option After it the small symbol disappears 10 o Introduction RMT WinControl User Manual Selecting from a list Depending of the kind of list the selection of an element is doing with one single mouse click with the left mouse button into the option field left from the list box entries like activating deactivating options or with clicking on the small button right of the text with the left mouse button and select the requested entry by one click with the left mouse button Dialogs with several register cards Several dialogs contain different register cards on which the options and functions are sorted according to functional groups Depending on which settings are to be mad
198. nge settings that were active prior to using the mouse zooming function RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 53 Call Printing Documenta tion Measuring Cursors Statistics Function A new line diagram can be created by Selecting Data New Line Diagram Pressing lt F5 gt Clicking once with the left mouse button on the New Line Diagram icon in the toolbar To print a line diagram Activate the diagram to be printed Select File Print or Click once with the left mouse button on the Print icon in the toolbar In order to insert a line diagram into a Windows text editor copy the line diagram that you wish to insert to the clipboard with Edit Copy lt Ctrl C gt You can now insert this diagram where you want in your text with Edit Insert lt Ctrl V gt In order to analyze the course of a curve open the data file and start the view line diagram function View Display as Line Diagram The menu View and the context sensitive menu will then provide the function Cursors which activates and deactivates the measuring cursors Activated cursors are shown as two vertical lines in the diagram and a table in the bottom part of the line diagram window shows the data of all lines below the cursors Furthermore the integrated statistics function calculates the following values for each curve in the line diagram Difference between the two values below the cursors Minimum maximum and average of the area
199. nly if the condition applies the data is transferred RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 117 Register Card Start A Entries for saving by timer When combining Conditioned data transfer and Average Calculation it has to be considered that data of the measurement cycles are not included in the average calculation if the conditions of the data transfer is not fulfilled AutoSave Files Value Box eMail Label Channels Averages Condition Start Accept all samples Only accept samples if condition is true Reference Channel 80 0 counter v Condition Greater than Zi Value 100 o sat cancel _ Hep All settings for beginning and end of automatic saving are made on the register card Start It is possible to decide if the data should be saved immediately or on a certain day and or at a certain time by time or by a special event Simply click once on mmediately By Timer or By Event with the left mouse button If the By Timer or the By Event option has been selected then the input fields which previously appeared in grey will appear in black This means that you can now enter data into these fields If the By Timer or the By Event option appears in grey and cannot be selected this means that it is not supported by the program version that you are running Please contact your dealer or the program authors Start time When the time set here is
200. nnection shows some information on the connection The Status area verbally describes the current status of the connection Start and Stop activate and interrupt the Excel connection Properties opens the properties dialog for this connection Note that the properties dialog can only be opened while transfer is interrupted ExcelConnection1 mim Workbook Table Number of Channels 2 Destination Cell Al Transferred Rows 0 State No Excel Connection active Press Start to create an Excel Connection Stor Properties Help If the user intervenes into the data transfer process to Excel opening of dialogs the transfer is stopped the OLE server interrupts its service As RMT WinControl continues to store data and buffers them until transfer can continue an increasing memory volume is required depending on the measurement rate and the channels to be transferred It is therefore advisable not to carry out the following commands or if need be carry them out rapidly or in several steps so as not to endanger the data transfer and the operation of the computer in general Open File Close File 112 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual gt Arrange window Rename Table Start wizards e g diagram wizard Lenthy editing of cells The online data transfer is only available in connection with MS Excel Version 97 and later New Project Drawing RMT WinControl features the opt
201. nnels all values are taken AutoSave Files Value Box eMail Label Channels Averages Condition Start Averaging is only done for those channels that are exdicitly selected on the Previous page Average over a fixed number of values ae The number of values is determined by the following channel Stat Cancel _ Help Average over a fix number of samples With the option Average over a fix number of samples the average is calculated with a determined number of samples The number of samples can freely be chosen Whenever this number of samples applies the average is calculated and is taken over to the file with the time stamp of the present measurement cycle Average of a variable number of samples Instead of fix average the value of a channel preferably of a calculation channel can determine through how many samples the average shall be calculated For this the option The number of values is determined by the following channel has to be activated and the relevant channel has to be chosen If the value of the selected channel changes the present average cycle is finished and the average values are transferred to the file Afterwards a new average cycle is started according to the present value of the controlling channel On the register card Condition a channel and a condition can be determined which controls if values of the present measurement cycle shall be transferred to the file o
202. no error message will be displayed In addition no values can be calculated External Functions External functions are functions of the form y f x which are saved in the form of value pairs in ASCII files The following epee for the file format Each line contains a value pair The rules for display of numbers in the file are the same as within the calculation channels themselves cf Numerical Values For increased clarity empty rows and comment rows are allowed Comment rows begin with a semicolon and may contain a maximum of 200 characters Outside the defined area of this function the value invalid will be returned Examples Average of the channels 1 and 2 m 1 m 2 2 Scaling of a value m 2 6 30 5 19 7 Minimum of two channels min m 0 10 m 1 10 Counter m 80 0 1 the formula of the calculation channel 80 0 is defined 196 e Appendix RMT WinControl User Manual Condition 1 Condition 2 Derivative Sum m 80 1 m 80 0 Stipulated for the calculation channel 80 1 as sum of the previous value and the new value of channel 80 0 Maximum of all values of a channel max m l 0 m 80 0 Maximum of all values of channel 1 0 throughout the measurement the formula of the calculation channel 80 0 is defined if valid m 0 0 m 0 0 12 Returns the value of the channel 0 0 as long as it has a valid value otherwise the value 12 If valid m 0 1 and valid m 0 2 if
203. ns are possible sec 01 10 10 returns 4210 sec 00 01 10 returns 70 etc Average of 7 values smoothing mean_n l 1 7 Starting from the current value the last seven values that have been received from channel 1 1 are averaged 198 e Appendix RMT WinControl User Manual External Functions Use data files in calculation channels Provision of values of previous measurement cycles This function is designed as a help function for formulae that require access to values of previous measurement cycles h 2 1 4 For the channel 2 1 with the values 1 2 3 4 5 6 this function returns the value 2 File Format A file with value pairs of external function looks as follows a comment no more than 200 characters in the next row are the actual values Ore dip Zid 2 0000 79098 8888 2 00017 349 Ip OD Tp i End of file e Calculation Channel Functions extnear F Daten extern dat 2 returns for the above mentioned sample file the value 79098 8888 Any other value can replace the constant 2 as long as it returns a value e g extnear F Daten extern dat m 1 extinter F Daten extern dat 6 returns for the above mentioned sample file the value 6 0 In this case the constant 6 can also be replaced with any other value that returns a value e g extinter F Daten extern dat m 1 2 m 2 4 m 3 1 RMT WinControl enables the use of recorded data in on line and off
204. nt file names In order to create a new data table with the data from a file summary window select Data New Data Table or open the context menu within the file summary window by clicking with the right mouse button and select New Data Table The Data Table Properties dialog box that appears contains all the previously saved table properties If you click on OK then these properties will be used to create a data table Using this information it is also possible to create as many different data tables as you like which can then be saved under different file names If you wish to change the viewing mode for the data contained in a file summary window then you can choose from one of the following View View as Line Diagram View View as X Y Diagram or View View as Data Table All of these views can be selected using the context menu within the file summary window To open this menu click with the right mouse button in the file summary window The properties dialog box contains some preset settings These settings can be changed or left as they are and confirmed with OK The properties dialog box will only appear if some important information required to show the diagram or table Otherwise the window will immediately display the newly selected view It is however always possible to change the display s properties by opening up the corresponding properties dialog box Changing the viewing mode of a diagram or table may open the propert
205. ntered automatically continue polling after power failure Select the command Settings Others and activate the Automatically continue polling after power failure option To activate this option click in the check box with the left mouse button Open the Connection Settings dialog box and activate the Auto Connect on Startup option To activate this option click in the check box with the left mouse button Copy the RMT WinControl icon from it s program group to the Windows Startup group One method of copying this icon is to click on it with the left mouse button and hold the button down at the same time press and hold lt CTRL gt and drag the icon into the Startup group Use the Data AutoSave command to create a file to save the polled data to 180 oe How do l RMT WinControl User Manual Once the RMT WinControl program has been restarted after a power failure all data will continue to be saved in the file named under AutoSave display my data in a spreadsheet program If you want to display the data from a line diagram or a saved file the File summary window must be active in your spreadsheet program then use the command File Export In the resulting dialog box select the DDE window The data can now be sent directly to your running spreadsheet program see also File Export transfer data to Excel online For online data transfer to Excel you can use the function Data New Excel Connection When calli
206. ntrol Menus RMT WinControl User Manual The Edit Menu Commands that are listed in the Edit menu will only be made available when a line diagram X Y diagram data table or file summary window is active Copy If you use this command the contents of the active window will be copied to the clipboard as a line or X Y diagram You can insert the line or X Y diagram into another program using the Edit Paste command within that program Cut Moves the selected text from the active window into the intermediate memory Paste Inserts the content of the intermediate memory into the active window Delete Deletes selected text and graphical elements objects Undo This command is used to undo the command that was carried out last Redo Repeats the command action that was last carried out Select all Selects all texts and graphics all objects in the active window Add Calculation Channel If you just want to display a calculation channel as part of a line diagram or data table i e a local calculation channel then you RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 101 Dialog Add Calculation Channel can define its properties by entering the command Edit Add Calculation Channel Using this dialog box you can define the properties for a calculation channel using the data of the active window The following options are available in this dialog box Channel You should enter the number of the
207. ntrol Menus e 113 a In order to create a new OPC export execute the menu function Measurement values New OPC export The window WinControl OPC Export will appear which shows information on the export Clicking on the button Properties will open the dialog OPC export properties in which all settings for this OPC export can be made The settings for the OPC export can be saved and used again as well as adjusted at a later time This function is not available in all RMT WinControl versions When this function is acquired a detailed description will be provided We will also provide this description individually upon request U value Assistant RMT WinControl features an assistant for the calculation of the heat transmission coefficient formerly the k factor from the inside and outside temperatures as well as the heat flux The calculation is based on the experimental determination Quantity of Heat Calculation RMT WinControl features an assistant for the calculation of the heat volume flowing through a system The calculation can be made online i e during a measurement as well as offline i e based on data that has already been saved This assistant is not available in all RMT WinControl versions When this option is acquired a detailed description will be provided We will also provide this description individually upon request AutoSave To automatically save data to the hard disk of your computer whenever
208. nute values in the corresponding fields you can set the time range that is displayed on a line graph These values can be changed at any time Display If the option Absolute is selected the measurement data will be displayed for the absolute time If you wish to display the time relative to the start of the line diagram then activate the Relative check box A further modus displays data that result from pooling of files together with their time of origin To operate in this modus select the option Overlapping This function enables a direct comparison between two characteristic curves that were recorded at different times Pooled characteristic curves with the same channel number always have the same line characteristics On the Register Card Layout in the dialog box Line Diagram Properties you can select the desired comments legends and labels from the following Comment In the Comment box you can enter a name for the diagram which relates to the data that is to be displayed These comments which can contain any number of characters will be displayed in the title bar of the diagram window If this diagram is saved then these comments will be saved with the file Labeling above below Additional text for description of the diagram can be entered into these fields This text will then appear in one line above or below the graphical presentation Legend By selecting Show in this area a legend will
209. o change these properties at a later stage by calling up the properties dialog box View as Data Table This command will display your data in a table If there is important information missing to create the data table then the properties dialog box will appear Enter the appropriate settings in this dialog box and confirm them with OK the data table will then be displayed using these settings It is also possible to change these properties at a later stage by calling up the properties dialog box View as X Y Diagram This command will display your data in an X Y diagram If there is important information missing to create the X Y diagram then the properties dialog box will appear Enter the appropriate settings in this dialog box and confirm them with OK the X Y diagram will then be displayed using these settings It is also possible to change these properties at a later stage by calling up the properties dialog box View as Summary This command will display your data in a summary window 106 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual Cursors In order to analyse the course of a curve in a line diagram two cursors can be activated via the function View Cursors Activated cursors are shown as two vertical lines in the diagram and a table in the bottom part of the line diagram window shows the data of all lines below the cursors Furthermore the integrated statistics function calculates the following values for e
210. o be located in one directory The selection of which files are to be used is made in a dialog in which you can select a pattern for the file name a time frame and a selection of channels The result will be displayed as an unsaved data file in a new programme window The type of display overview table line or XY diagram is based on the information taken from the source files If applicable the display as diagram will automatically open the properties dialog if not enough display information axis lines areas is available for all channels All are comfortably made in a dialog Source directory The source directory is the directory in which the files to be merged are located The complete path is to be entered The button is used to open a dialog in which you can select the desired directory by simple mouse click from the PC s directory structure 88 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual A small arrow at the right edge of the entry field is used to show a list that contains the recently used directories You can simply choose the desired directory from this list Merge Files Here you can merge multiple data files into a new one Source Directory D data Pattern for file name autosave 2008 Date v Indude data starting at 01 01 08 V Indude data ending at 31 05 08 V Indude data from the following channels 0 0 0 8 2 0 2 4 3 3 Separate single channels by commas and chan
211. of a value in addition to the time Valid entries 0 for No and 1 for Yes TabPrecision 1 0 5 This entry in the settings area limits the number of decimals of measurement data within an RMT WinControl table Admissible entries are values between 0 and 5 The value 1 represents the automated display of decimals no limit FooterText Text The entry FooterText inthe settings area ensures that RMT WinControl adds a footer to the print outs of all documents tables and diagrams containing a text defined under this entry The text will be printed in the centre of the footer of the document A new data table can be created by Selecting Data New Data Table 64 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual Printing Creating a new line diagram Creating a new X Y diagram Pressing lt F10 gt Clicking once with the left mouse button on the New Data Table icon in the toolbar To print a data table Activate the diagram to be printed Select File Print or Click once with the left mouse button on the Print icon in the toolbar The File Summary Window If a file has been saved using the commands Data AutoSave or Data Download from Device Memory then this file will be opened in a file summary window This window contains important information about the file for example details of when the data was recorded and the channel descriptions lt Data file 1 gt Bake Comment Data file 1 Recorded f
212. on in the fields Name and eMail referring to the currently selected list entry can be changed In order to edit an entry it must be selected from the list in the upper part of the dialog by mouse click 142 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual a a A In order to create a new entry for the list click on the button New and enter the name and e mail address into the entry fields By clicking on the button Apply changes or new entries are saved into the list Should the name not be unambiguous RMT WinControl will issue an error message in order to enable correction Delete the current entry from the list by clicking on Delete In order for RMT WinControl to send e mails in case of an alarm a MAPI compatible e mail program e g MS Outlook MS Outlook Express Eudora must be installed on the PC on which RMT WinControl has been installed The PC must have Internet Intranet access Rules must be fixed in order to be able to send mails in case of an alarm Any number of rules can be defined to determine when how and to whom e mails are to be sent Make the required settings in the dialog Alarm Settings on the Register Card eMail Password Protection The RMT WinControl password protection utilizes the ability of systems based on Windows NT to issue user specific write authorization to individual files or directories The Password Protection is optional and not available in each version of the pro
213. ons 30 The Window Menu 146 The X Y Diagram 56 Thermal Convenience Calculation DIN EN ISO 7730 205 Toolbar 130 Toolbar ToolTips and the Status Bar 130 Tools 207 ToolTips 131 transfer call parameters to a program to be started in case of alarm 186 transfer data to Excel online 181 transfer my data to Excel using DDE 181 Transfer of virtual image directory 161 Transferring measurement data 24 U Undo 101 Undo Zoom 107 Index e 215 Universal Measuring systems 23 Update of the Sample Historie 150 Upgrade 14 Use data files in calculation channels 199 Use Template 99 User Defined Main Window Titles 186 U value Assistant 114 V Value Display 17 Value Fields 70 Values of other channels 195 View as Data Table 106 View as Line Diagram 106 View as Summary 106 View as X Y Diagram 106 Virtual Directories 167 W Whitespace 151 WinControl remote access 24 Window Excel Connection 112 Windows Compatibilit 24 Working with one or two channels 196 working with several instances of WinControl 185 Working without measuring devices 205 X X Y Diagram 19 Z Zoom 107 Zooming with the mouse 53 61 216 e Index RMT WinControl User Manual
214. ont Link Please refer to the section Elements for Description of Project Drawing Objects on page 72 for a detailed description of the elements RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 69 Value Fields Bitmaps and Enhanced Metafiles A new value field can be inserted into a project drawing via the function Insert Object Value Field in the Edit menu or the context menu First of all use the mouse pointer to determine the position within the project drawing After a single click with the left mouse button the dialog Properties Value Display Field will be opened This dialog contains the following elements register cards for selection of the desired channel a link to a file and design e g font color of the text field Channels Line Fill Font Link Please refer to the section Elements for Description of Project Drawing Objects on page 72 for a detailed description of the elements In order to open the dialog Properties Value Display Field open the function Object Properties in the View menu or the context menu while the value display field is selected A new graphic can be inserted into a project image via the function Insert Object Insert Bitmap and Object Enhanced Metafile in the Edit menu or the context menu A standard file dialog will appear in which the desired graphic can be selected and loaded as bmp or ehm file after confirmation with OK The size of the image can be changed by draggin
215. open a dialog box in direct relation to the respective topic If you do not want the assistant to appear when starting the program deactivate the check box in the lower half of the assistant s window Clicking on Close will exit the assistant For correct operation the Internet explorer 3 0 or higher recommended at least 5 5 has to be installed RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Outline e 25 Connecting a WinControl Data Server Creating a data file Polling New value display New bar graph The First Steps Using the Settings Add Connection menu command open the connection dialog box and enter the settings Confirm these entries by clicking on OK If the settings are correct the dialog box will close and shortly afterwards a list will appear displaying the channels of the connected WinControl Data Servers In order to create a file to save your measured data select AutoSave from the Data menu or press lt F8 gt In the dialog box that appears select the channel s whose data you wish to save to do so hold down the lt CTRL gt key and click in the list with the left mouse button By clicking on the Start button a dialog box will appear for the file In the field File name you should enter the name that you want to give to the data file and then click on OK to confirm this name and close the dialog box Once polling starts all data for the selected channel s will be saved under the given file name
216. orner and pressed again Repeat this action A double click with the left mouse button will end the line a click with the right mouse button will delete all set points without interrupting the mode Multiple Line Polygon A polygon is a multiple line whose start and end points are automatically connected To insert a polygon follow the procedure of inserting a multiple line Rectangle Press the left mouse button to determine the upper left corner of the rectangle keep it down and draw the mouse pointer to the lower right corner of the rectangle When releasing the mouse button the rectangle will be drawn between those points B zier curve Mark a starting point with the left mouse button Each further mouse click adds a point at the current mouse position A B zier curve will be drawn between these points Double click with the left mouse button to finalize the curve Four points are required for each curve segment start and end point as well as two control points If several curves follow each other the start point of the next curve is the end point of the current curve Closed B zier curve This function draws a B zier curve whose start and end point are connected after a double click with the left mouse button RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 71 Elements for Description of Project Drawing Objects a Ellipse Circle The same procedure as for a rectangle The ellipse will be drawn into t
217. ou opened previously Confirm your selection with OK RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 87 a Assembling files As it is common under Windows multiple selection is made by selecting file entries with the left mouse button while holding the lt Shift gt key for one area or holding the lt STRG gt key for individual files The resulting file will display a time range that is calculated using the sum of both files this also applies to the ranges of the y axes The newly created merged file will have the same name as the output file This means that if you use the File Save command the original file will be overwritten It is therefore recommended that when using Merge you also use the File Save as command If the standard file dialog is confirmed with OK and there is more then one file to add a dialog will open that lists all files to be linked RMT WinControl processes this list and indicates the current progress by means of symbols and text If applicable the system will issue warnings and information in the list cf Dialog Merging files on page 91 If you attempt to merge files that contain the same channels and or channel numbers with data from different sensors an error message will appear and the process will be cancelled The menu File Merge Assembling files lets you automatically transfer values and additional information from several data files into a new data file The files to be merged have t
218. owser on the same computer as RMT WinControl and entering the address http localhost The browser will then display all HTML pages supplied with RMT WinControl designed to give a first impression of the web server s features It goes without saying that these pages can be adapted and changed and that users can publish their existing web sites via the RMT WinControl web server Please refer to chapter Directories In order to access data provided by the RMT WinControl web server from other PCs within the network these PC have to have the internet protocol TCP IP and a browser installed Enter the address followed by either the IP address or the symbolic name of the computer on which the RMT WinControl web server is operated into this browser Please refer to chapter Directories for further information on addresses names and options to adapt them Supported window types The dynamic picture data is collected from the windows that are displayed by the software at the time The following window types are supported Linie diagram XY diagram Value display digital Value display analogue Bar diagram Project image Naming In order to generate and transfer picture data from windows the images must be given an unambiguous name so that the software can send the correct image to the browser RMT WinControl uses the window title as image name The window title can be adjusted in the properties dialog of each window type with t
219. pleted the AutoSave Please check the attached data file and event list Recipient Administrator domain com tech domain com Address Book stat cancel A If the event list is not automatically saved no event list is send via lt gt email If the data file has been deleted after conversion than this 122 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual Register Card Keep Settings a file cannot be send via email automatically No Mail is generated if there is no file to be send If it has been determined for auto save that the finished file is to be converted into a different format this file also can be send via email For this it has to be determined in the initializing file wcRemote ini that data files with a certain extension are send Example Auto Save 0 Attachments anmr txt Sends all files with the extensions amr and txt On the register card Keep Settings it can be determined by activating the option Keep Settings if the last made settings are kept when the program is restarted or when auto save is reopened AutoSave Channels Averages Condition Start Files eMail Keep Settings V Keep Settings When AutoSave is done When the program is restarted If this option is not activated the dialog box with the standard settings is opened otherwise the input fields of the following cards are pre entered with the last values
220. protocol templates The protocols can be created in RTF Format with any program that can integrate graphics as Enhanced Metafile Successfully tested has been the creation with Wordpad and Microsoft Word With OpenOffice 1 1 no protocol could be created because graphics are not embedded but saved externally and integrated as a link If the protocol contains a special Enhanced Metafile this Metafile is interpreted as a place holder for a diagram and is substituted with the present line diagram through a Metafile The line diagram is scaled to the size of the place holder To use this functionality the file protocol rtf in the directory ReportTpl has to be edited This file contains place holder as well as sample texts To create own protocol templates it is recommended to adjust the texts to the own requirements and if necessary move the place holder and or scale them Afterwards the file has to be saved under a different name Alternatively the place holder can be included into an own protocol template through the clip board but it needs to be considered that the format in the place holder graphic is not changed RMT WinControl User Manual Appendix e 207 Place holder for texts Place holder for Channels Place holder of type lt par name gt are substituted by the content of the parameter name that is included in the line diagram It is distinguished between capitalizations If the parameter name is not included in the line diagram
221. pture measurement values at least one connection has to be active and a WinControl Data Server with at least one channel has to be available via this connection Please refer to Manage connections for a more detailed description of the dialog RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 127 Dialog Measuring Cycle a Sampling Rate The command Settings Sampling Rate opens the dialog Measurement cycle where the desired sampling rate and the sampling rate can be defined It can also be determined whether and how many measurement cycles are to be skipped The register cards Measuring Cycle and Skip Measuring Cycle are available in the dialog Measuring Cycle Register Card Measuring Cycle This is where the sampling rate can be defined stipulating the amount of seconds to elapse before new values are requested from the WinControl Data Servers Furthermore the values of the virtual channels calculation channels will be newly calculated at the end of each measuring cycle Each data server operates with its own measuring cycle and sends its data at the end of such cycles Therefore the relevant data will reach the RMT WinControl client at different times and not necessarily during the client s measuring cycle Measuring Cycle Measuring Cyde Skip Measuring Cydes Duration In Seconds s e g 100r 1 5 In Minutes 0 01 mm ss e g Sor 3 30 Time is indicated either tradi
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223. r Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 91 Dialog Data Reduction Warning no data has been taken from this file as either none of the channels indicated exist or no data was found in the file that correspond to the given time frame Error errors have occurred while accessing the file or processing the data Note Data will only be taken over if the channel information from the current source file corresponds to available information i e at least the sensor and the unit of one channel must be corresponding If this is not the case the software will return a waning and offer the following opportunities no channel from the current source file fits the existing data the process can be aborted or continued with the next file several channels do not fit the existing data there is a choice of taking over data from other channels continuing with the next file or aborting the process The button Exit lets you abort the merging process Please take into consideration that data processing requires a lot of work and the reaction time might be a bit delayed Once all files from the list have been processed the dialog remains open for information and the button Exit will be replaced with the button Close If no data has been taken over into the new file because no data was found that fits the pattern none of the files could be opened none of the channels indicated was contained no channel was found in the given time frame
224. ram Confirm your selections by clicking on OK The resulting display can be repositioned and resized according to your requirements If you press lt ENTER gt when this window is active the dialog box will reappear The Data New Line Diagram command or F5 will open a line diagram In the Line Diagram Properties dialog box you can select the channel s that you wish to display on the line diagram To do so select the channel s from the list and activate the check box next to the channel description Confirm your selection by clicking on OK The resulting display can be repositioned and resized according to your requirements If you press lt ENTER gt when this window is active the dialog box will reappear To change the properties of a line diagram you should open it s properties dialog box If the line diagram window is currently active then this can be done by pressing lt ENTER gt In order to change the line colors select the appropriate channel from the list and then the desired color from the list of colors To display the limit values for a channel select it from the list and then activate the Show Limits check box If you wish to assign a channel to another y axis then select the channel from the list and click on the desired y axis To display gridlines on this diagram activate the Show Gridlines check box To save a line diagram the line diagram window needs to be active this can be done by clicking in the window
225. ram at anytime To do so use one of the following commands View View as Data Table or View View as Line Diagram Alternatively you can use the context menus Opened by clicking on the right mouse button in an active diagram and select from one of the different views Dialog X Y Diagram Properties Select the desired channels in the properties dialog of the XY diagram and determine the display of the diagram Depending on which settings are to be made you can bring the desired register card of the dialog into the foreground by clicking once with the left mouse button On the register card Channels in the dialog box X Y Diagram Properties you can select the desired channels and diagram characteristics from the following Channels You can display as many channels in an X Y diagram as are available to your system A channel to be displayed is selected by activating the check box on the left of the list box entries Click on the button Select Channel s below the channel list to change the selection or visibility of the channels Following options are avaiblable Select all Deselect all Invert Selection Make 56 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual all selected channels visible Make all selected channels invisible and Invert visibility X Y Diagram Properties Channels Layout History Condition Channels X4 0 0 Inside 0 10 outside 180 0 math E Invisible Channel
226. realarm delay click with the left mouse button into the option field left of the text Activate Pre Alarm Delay The table displayed contains all channels listed in the system including the global calculation channels An individual delay time can be entered for each channel in the column Delay s The time unit is seconds The function Pre Alarm is optional and not available in each version of the programme The register cards Pre Alarm and Pre Alarm Delay will only be shown if the option was activated in the software If the alarm is activated and an alarm situation occurs during a measurement a message will be shown on the screen Alarm Time 20 05 2008 08 24 41 Q Channel 0 0 Input Event Limit value exceeded Stop Alarm Help This message contains the time of the alarm the channel that triggered the alarm as well as the event The button Acknowledge Alarm will close the dialog If an alarm is acknowledged while the situation which had triggered it persists the alarm message will re appear immediately after acknowledgement 140 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual A Dialog Pre Alarm a a a If a delayed alarm has been activated for the situation which triggered the alarm the alarm message will only re appear after expiration of the set delay time even if the alarm situation still persists If the Pre Alarm is activated and a pre alarm situation occurs durin
227. red to in the repeat runs Repeat at next Start Time after expiration of the set duration the generation of the next file will start at the set start time The period set previously will be observed When Autosaving files over a period of 24 hours or a multiple of that period it is recommended to select the option After expiration restart immediately File names are allocated automatically They are composed of the date and time the respective file was created in the following format yymmdd hhmmxx with the information xx being used for RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 119 Entries for saving by event a the rather theoretical case that several files are being generated at the same time If a text was entered into the entry field at the bottom of the dialog it will be added as prefix to the automatically generated file name If the option Ask for text to be added as prefix with each start was selected each time a new file is Autosaved a dialog will open into which you can enter a text to be added as prefix to the part of the file name that is generated automatically If no entries are made the text set in the dialog Autosave will be added as prefix to the file name If Autosave is exited before the user has confirmed the dialog for entry of a text to be added as prefix this dialog will be closed automatically and the file name will remain unchanged Use the option event controlled to dete
228. right these are as foll OWS A short piece of text that displays information prior to execution about the currently selected menu command or icon When nothing is highlighted this field displays F1 for Help F2 for First Steps If data is being saved using Data AutoSave then the directory and file name for this data will be displayed in the next field This information is not displayed if AutoSave is not activated The next field displays the active COM port and its baud rate The next field displays the sampling rate If polling is active then the value is counted down The last two fields display the current system date and time At the very right a red and a green LED display provide information on the communication with the WinControl Data Servers The red LED flashes when RMT WinControl is sending RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 131 Dialog Alarm Settings Register Card Alarm On Off Register Card Alarm Reaction a command the green LED flashes when the WinControl Data Server replies Alarm The program can be individually configured to react to limit values being exceeded and sensor errors The Settings Alarm command will open the Alarm Settings dialog box Possible errors Values above or below limits Broken detector Sensor error Loss of channels e g device failure A number of alarm reactions can be determined in the dialog Alarm Settings Six register cards are availab
229. rmed an alarm but the reason for the alarm prevails the alarm will continue to be active but will be suppressed until the reason for the alarm has been terminated Suppressed alarms can be identified in calculation channels The value TRUE is returned if an alarm is being suppressed Otherwise the value FALSE will be returned If the alarm function has not been released an invalid value will be returned gt detector fraction to indicate that this function cannot return a meaningful value Returns the value TRUE in case of an alarm situation regardless of whether the user has confirmed an alarm or the delay time of the alarm If no alarm situation prevails the value FALSE will be returned If the alarm function has not been released an invalid value will be returned gt detector fraction to indicate that this function cannot return a meaningful value Calculates the standard deviation for the last n values It is a floating calculation which starts if at least two values are available please note change the size of the sample history Syntax stddeviation_n Devicenumber Channelnumber Number of Values Calculates the standard deviation for the values within the last t seconds It is a floating calculation which starts if at least two values are available in the given time range please note change the size of the sample history Syntax stddeviation_t Devicenumber Channelnumber Time in Seconds RMT Wi
230. rmine that start and end of the saving process are to be controlled by deviations from measurement values of a channel Similarly to the function of a two level controller Autosave will start if the upper threshold value is exceeded Saving will end if the values fall short of the lower threshold The following entries are required Channel Select the channel or the calculation channel from the list that is to be relevant for controlling the saving process Start Recording if the Measuring Value is greater than Enter the value that needs to be exceeded to start AutoSave Stop Recording if the Measuring Value is less than Enter the value that needs to be violated as a lower limit to stop AutoSave Text to be put in front of the created file name File names are allocated automatically They are formed according to the following principle depending on date and time of creation yymmdd hhmmxx The variable xx is a counter for the theoretical case that several files are created at exactly the same time Even the file name consists of the fix name part which may be entered in the dialog box Saving data by event is only working successful in case of activated polling 120 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual Register Card Files a All settings for saving the event log and converting the values are made on the register card Files AutoSave Label Channels Averages Condition Start Files Va
231. rom 20 05 2008 10 25 40 to 20 05 2008 10 25 48 Channel Comment Unit Sensor Low Lim Upr Lim 0 0 input c NiCr 20c 25 5 0 1 Output C NiCr 20 C 110 3 C 0 10 Inside c NiCr In order to create a new line diagram with the data from a file summary window select Data New Line Diagram or open the context menu within the file summary window by clicking with the right mouse button and select New Line Diagram The Line Diagram Properties dialog box that appears contains all the previously saved diagram properties If you click on OK then these properties will be used to create a line diagram Using this information it is also possible to create as many different line diagrams as you like which can then be saved under different file names In order to create a new X Y diagram with the data from a file summary window select Data New X Y Diagram or open the context menu within the file summary window by clicking with the right mouse button and select New X Y Diagram The X Y Diagram Properties dialog box that appears contains all the previously saved diagram properties If you click on OK then RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 65 Creating a new data table Changing the Viewing Mode a these properties will be used to create an X Y diagram Using this information it is also possible to create as many different X Y diagrams as you like which can then be saved under differe
232. s To select from the available services and topics you can look at a list of them by clicking once on the arrow next to the entry field with the left mouse button When working with Quatro Pro the settings are as follows Service QPW Topic qpw directory sub directory 1 Itemt al with QPW the range will automatically be defined starting with al Send When you click on this button RMT WinControl attempts to establish a DDE connection with the selected service and then send the data to it A message box will inform you whether or not this process was successful When transferring files to a spreadsheet via DDE the date and time of the data will be sent to the first two columns You might need to reformat these columns to show the data in date time format Besides the data the user can also save the event log generated in case of an alarm in the form of an ASCII file When the event log is activated this can be done via the function File Export When this function is called a standard file dialog will appear into which the desired name and directory for the file to be saved can be entered 86 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual Adding files If the function Save Automatically is activated the event log can also be saved automatically To achieve this the option Save event log automatically must be activated in the dialog AutoSave Click on the option field left of the text wi
233. s 179 automatically store several files onto the hard disk per day 179 automatically save an event log 180 export an event lOG eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 180 automatically continue polling after power failure 180 display my data in a spreadsheet programM eeee 181 transfer data to Excel Online ccececeeneeceeeeeneeeeeeeeeees 181 transfer my data to Excel using DDE ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 181 receive information about connected devices 182 find the configuration file ccceeececceeeeeeeeeseeeneeeeeeeeeeeees 182 Compatibility with previous versions cccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 182 administer multiple program configurations eeeee 184 automatically load a specific configuration when starting the Progi AM tesasiesiecccacacaeescete wcaneattunissnadntusataswadsaslaseavencdeiecsimassladamcrsees 184 working with several instances of WinControl e 185 Automatic Program Numeration 00 cee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 185 Automatic Administration of Initializing Files 0 185 User Defined Main Window Titles ccccccccccceeeeeeeeeees 186 transfer call parameters to a program to be started in case of alarm austin deccishie t Sutin beets Calon Sacc cecentmatsha baeengse ede ueatdcemsumiececcuelsestes 186 automatically send eMails in case of alarm ccceeee 187 define a
234. s display mode is selected in the Dialog Line Diagram Properties Display option overlapping In this mode data resulting from pooling of files is displayed with their time of origin This function was integrated to enable the direct comparison of two characteristic curves in a diagram that were recorded at different times 174 oe How do l RMT WinControl User Manual Save and use display properties The display properties of RMT WinControl data files can be saved into a separate file format These files are called Templates When the data file is activated call the menu function File Save As Template A standard file dialog will appear in which you can choose the directory enter the file name and save the display properties of the selected data file as a template in a file with the file extension amv see also Save As Template Furthermore display properties saved as templates can be used for existing WinControl measurement data files The existing data file will then be displayed with the properties of the template When the data file is activated call the menu function File Use Template A standard file dialog will appear in which you can choose the desired template After confirmation with Ok the display properties of the selected template are entered into the existing data file and the values are displayed according to these properties see also Use Template creating line diagrams from a template New
235. s successful RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 41 Register card Dail up Connections This register card is only active for network connections RMT WinControl can automatically connect to another part of the network by a dail up or VPN connection You only setup the dail up or VPN connection once in the operating system and select this connection in RMT WinControl Advanced Connection Settings Reconnect Dial up Connections Schedule Settings For YPN and Dial up connections Use the Following connection conti temic Grautyvornix Tunnel Automatically close the connection after use ox conc If the RMT WinControl connection to the WinControl Data Server is active the software connects the selected dail up or VPN connection of your system If the option Automatically close the connection after use is selected the dail up or VPN connection will be closed if the connection in RMT WinControl is deactived or deleted The Value Display The Value Display lets you display your data in numerical format The display consists of a value and measurement unit If the upper limit is exceeded the value will be displayed in red if the lower limit is violated it will be blue If only one channel is selected for display its name number and or comment will automatically appear in the title bar of the window If several channels are selected their names will be
236. sed on data provided by the set sample history whose volume is set to 100 samples per channel This limitation must be taken into consideration in calculations and calculation channel function that require data from the history e g integrals standard deviations averages In order to use larger volumes the history must be adapted by adding the following entry to the section Settings in the file wcRemote ini prior to starting the program HistorySize Number_of_values Example HistorySize 500 sets the volume of the sample history to 500 samples per channel 190 oe How do l RMT WinControl User Manual Appendix Formulae Numerical Values Integer and floating point decimal values are accepted Floating point decimals may contain decimal points but not decimal commas Pi can also be used for numerical constants Examples 1 1 5 0 567 4 578e 3 Operands As well as the standard mathematical operands you may also use exponentials using the operand Examples S ne Ze TANG Lise fh 125 7 Functions All function names must appear in lower case letters The following functions can be used abs x Absolute value sqrt x Square root sin x Sine cos x Cosine tan x Tangent cot x Cotangent arcsin x Arc Sine arccos x Arc Cosine arctan x Arc Tangent arccot x Arc Cotangent exp x Exponential function 1n x Logarithm base e 1g x Logarithm base 10 sinh x sinhHyperbolic
237. sferred Each new NotifyChannels deletes all previous subscriptions If NotifyChannels is sent without parameters all subscriptions are deleted In this case no reply is sent from the server Deleting or adding of channels is not taken into consideration but subscriptions can be made for channels that do not or do not yet exist The client is then informed of changes as soon as the channel is registered at the server Application possibilities Updating of channel information Syntax NotifySamples Channel Channell Parameter any number of or no Channels separated by commas Reply NotifyChannels Channel List AValue List consists of Date Blank Time Comma Values separated by commas decimal points are used within the values The date is displayed as follows Day 2 digit Dot Month 2 digit Dot Year 4 digit 154 e RMT WinControl The Data Server RMT WinControl User Manual GetSample History The time is displayed in the following format 24 hour system Hour 2 digit Colon Minute 2 digit Colon Second 2 digit Dot Milli seconds 3 digit The values are issued in the order the corresponding channels were transferred as parameters i e if the parameter was 0 0 0 1 80 0 the first value in the reply will be channel 0 0 the second channel 0 1 and the last 80 0 If the parameter was 0 1 80 0 0 0 the first value will be channel 0 1 the second channel 80 0 and the last 0 0 Description
238. shown above the value and the unit This window can be resized and repositioned within the RMT WinControl main window You can open and simultaneously 42 e RMT WinControl Windows RMT WinControl User Manual Dialog Value Display Properties a Call display as many windows as you want The Value Display Properties dialog box allows you to select the channels that should be displayed in this format This dialog box contains a list of all available channels Any number of channels can be selected per display window This can be done either by clicking once with the left mouse button on the desired channel and confirming this with OK or simply by double clicking with the left mouse button on the desired channel In order to remove channels from the display click once with the left mouse button on a selected entry An individual window title can be set for value displays in the field Window Title The character string entered here is used as the title of the current value display If no information is entered the software will use the standard settings i e the text Channel Display XY e g Channel Display 5 for several channels or Device number Channel number Channel Comment e g 0 5 Lab The window title will be saved in the configuration and restored when loading Window titles cannot be empty If the title that has been entered consists only of blanks the default title will be used By clicking on Ca
239. stance to capture 20 30 or more pieces of data per second from a connected WinControl Data Server while older WinControl Data Servers possibly connected via the network that can supply fewer than 10 values second are only polled every second or third cycle and to not impact the fast capturing on the WinControl Data Server As a rule at least one connection should poll data in each measurement cycle However it is also possible to allocate a number of cycles to be skipped to each connection The software will then issue a warning but translates all settings following RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 129 Toolbar confirmation This way several WinControl Data Servers can capture measurement data at a certain ration e g 2 3 or 5 7 or The values of the calculation channels are always captured in all sampling rates Toolbar ToolTips and the Status Bar With these commands you can toggle the display of each of these items The toolbar appears under the menu headings and is made up of a number of small icons which enable faster access to some of the main RMT WinControl commands By clicking once with the left mouse button on the appropriate icon the respective command will be carried out The icons are as follows Start Stop Polling 4 Open a New Line Diagram cf New Line Diagram Open a New Bar Graph cf New Bar Graph Open a New Value Display cf New Value Display Open a New
240. tatistics chart can be set individually Move the mouse pointer over the separation line between diagram and chart until it changes appearance Click the left mouse button to move the separation line The size of the line diagram will then be adapted and the chart will be displayed either completely or with a vertical bar The following options are available for printing Direct print of diagram and statistics table Direct print of statistics table one mouse click into the table Copying of diagram or statistics table e g into text documents or spreadsheets RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 55 Register card Channels The X Y Diagram In an X Y diagram it is possible to display the dependency of up to four physical dimensions against another one For this purpose there are four y axes and an x axis that can be defined as desired Like the other diagrams and graphs you can set the characteristics and the channels to be displayed on an X Y diagram in the dialog box X Y Diagram Properties Like the line diagram all the data for an X Y diagram is buffered in the computer s memory This data can be saved as a file either during or after polling and subsequently used for DDE transfer to say a spreadsheet program or copied to the clipboard and inserted into a text file You can open as many X Y diagrams as you wish and display them simultaneously It is also possible to display the data ina table or as a line diag
241. template will be applied to the data file In order to activate this menu function the standard template has to be defined as follows in the initializing file wcRemote ini Settings StandardTemplate FilePath Example Settings StandardTemplate C My Files stdtemplate amv add or amend channel comments Activate the requested data set Select the function View Channel Comments The dialog Channel Comments will appear which contains a table with all channels in the diagram and their comment optional All required changes can be made in this table and saved by confirming with OK This function is only available offline as otherwise these changes would be immediately replaced with the comment entered in the device 176 e How do l RMT WinControl User Manual add notes to a measurement data file You can add notes to a data file via the function View Notes This function opens a dialog into which the desired notes can be entered This dialog can also be opened via the context sensitive menu in the respective view mode of the data file insert a WinControl diagram into a text document Using MS Word as an example the following describes how to insert RMT WinControl diagrams into a text document In order to do so it is necessary to have the data displayed in a line diagram and copied to the clipboard done using the Edit Copy command The following steps need to be completed using your text editor Ensure that t
242. th the left mouse button Send as Email All value files table line diagram XY diagram outline can be sent as e mails directly from RMT WinControl In order to do this choose the function Send as Email in the File menu If this function is called the e mail program set up on the computer will start and generate a New Message The value file of the active window will automatically be attached to this message All you have to do is find the requested address and send off the value file If mail delivery is active in case of an alarm please consider the paragraph Special settings for sending alarm messages via eMail Merge Using this command it is possible to merge data files that have been created using RMT WinControl You can merge files whose data was recorded at the same and or different times Two ways of linking files are available Add Measurement data from other files are added to an existing file The data file must be open for this purpose Merge Several data files are merged to form a new data file The source files remain unchanged To do so open one of the files that you wish to merge the viewing mode is irrelevant and then use the File Merge command or the Merge command found in the context menu activated by clicking in the window with the right mouse button Once you have done this a standard file dialog box will appear from which you can select one or more files to be merged with the one that y
243. the place holder remains in the protocol Following place holder were added to show the latest value date and time of an included measurement channel lt lastval x y gt Last value of the measurement channel x y lt lastvaldate x y gt Date of the last value of the measurement channel x y lt lastvaltime x y gt Time of the last value of the measurement channel x y lt lastvaltimeh x y gt Time including milliseconds of the last value of the measurement channel x y Settings and Tips The directory in which patterns are looked for is per pre setting the directory ReportTpl in the program directory of RMT WinControl In the initializing file wcRemote ini a different saving place can be determined For this in section Settings the entry ProtocolTemplateDir target path has to be included Target path has to be substituted by a complete path entry Example Settings ProtocolTemplateDir C My Files WinControl Protocols When the automatic print of protocol is activated RMT WinControl starts the application on the PC set for RTF Documents and initiates the print order After completion of the print of the protocol the application automatically is closed If the protocol shall be revised before the print out or manual changes are desired the executing operation can be entered into the initializing file wcRemote ini Enter ProtocolOperation in section Settings As options print and open are allowed but print Is the pre set
244. timated for each individual case In general the following minimum dimensions apply width x height Arc and vector instrument approx 150 x 120 Wind rose approx 120 x 120 Value display approx 50 x 20 per channel Please note that the software will optimize the arrangement of rows and columns for multiple displays RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Web Server e 163 Bar diagram 50 pixel width channel 70 pixel height Line and XY diagram 150 x 150 pixel Project images cannot be scaled the web server generates an image from the desired project image window that corresponds to a rectangular section of the window beginning in the top left corner and using height and width dimensions as indicated If the dimensions are smaller than the program window the image will contain only a section of the project image If the dimensions are larger the remaining surface will be displayed in the background colour Width and height can be indicated in whole numbers from 0 1500 for the width and from 0 1200 for the height Smaller values will be ignored larger values will be reset to the maximum value permitted Transparency The option Transparency instructs the web server to request the image s background colour as transparent Transparency 1 or non transparent Transparency 0 The web server obtains the information what background colour is from the software settings The default background for diagrams in RMT Wi
245. time can be entered for each channel in the column Delay s The time unit is seconds Register Card It is the function of a reminder to prevent an alarm from ending any Reminder optical or acoustical signalling regardless of whether the alarm situation still persists or not If this entry has not been made or the time given to be zero seconds the alarm will be triggered immediately after it has been confirmed provided the alarm situation still persists If a time other than zero is entered into the register card Reminder the alarm is triggered again after that amount of time provided its cause has not been removed Register Card f in the case of an alarm RMT WinControl is to send e mails eMail automatically this option must be activated on the corresponding register card RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 135 Alarm Settings Alarm On Off Alarm Reaction Channels Delay Reminder Switch Relays E Mail Pre Aam _ Pre Alarm Delay V Activate Sending of E Mails Rules New Sytem Ae Edit Rule Remove Rule E mails are generated according to rules which need to be defined beforehand A list of all defined rules is contained on the register card The buttons New Rule New Systemrule and Edit Rule open the dialog Edit eMail Rule in which new rules can be defined and existing rules edited Delete will irreversibly delete the selected rule Any number of rul
246. ting which is even used when no explicit operation is entered If open is entered as operation RMT WinControl starts the application set on the PC for RTF Documents and shows the protocol the print has to be initiated manually and the application is not closed automatically 208 e Appendix RMT WinControl User Manual The created protocols which name is made of the protocol pattern as well as date and time are saved in the temporary directory of the operating system and deleted after one hour or when ending RMT WinControl If the protocols are used by other applications at this point of time the delete is not possible and has to be done manually or trough the relevant function of the operating system if necessary License administration within the network via hardware copy protection Within a network RMT WinControl can be operated on a server via a central dongle The dongle at the server contains all licensing data as well as the number of licences that can be issued When starting RMT WinControl from any workplace within the network the program makes a connection to the server and reserves a license RMT WinControl instances can be started as long as all license entries at the servers are occupied Then one instance of RMT WinControl has to be closed before starting another one somewhere else RMT WinControl User Manual Appendix e 209 Glossary Serial Number In the dialog RMT WinControl License Information in this field t
247. tionally MM SS minutes seconds or only by indicating seconds with milliseconds being accepted as decimals As a rule all connections are polled during this measurement cycle The sampling rate is a planned value that cannot always be achieved in particular in case of short sampling rates and or a high number of channels as the hardware measuring device 128 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual interface active line segments determines the maximum volume of data transfer In such cases the program will start the next cycle as soon as the hardware has processed the last cycle Register Card Skip Measuring Cycle A value is not expected from each channel in each cycle Therefore a setting can be made for each connection stipulating if and how many sampling rates are to be skipped These settings are made on the register card Skip Measuring Cycle Measuring Cycle Measuring Cyde Skip Measuring Cycles Here you can choose for every connection if and how many measuring cycles shall be D 2 _ 192 168 150 230 3000 T Anlage 1 The following settings are admissible 0 do not skip cycle capture measurement values in each cycle 1 skip 1 cycle capture measurement values in every second cycle 2 skip 2 cycles capture measurement values in every third cycle 99 99 skip 99 cycles capture measurement value in every one hundredth cycle This process allows for in
248. toSave in the dialog AutoSave Selection of the start option Timed Stipulation of start time do not enter date Stipulation of duration Activating of the option Repeat immediately after expiration After the measurement has started data file with the stipulated duration are automatically created File names are allocated automatically They are formed according to the following principle depending on date and time of creation yymmdd hhmmxx The RMT WinControl User Manual How dol e 179 variable xx is a counter for the theoretical case that several files are created at exactly the same time cf AutoSave automatically save an event log If the function Save Automatically is activated the event log can also be saved automatically To achieve this the option Save event log automatically must be activated in the dialog AutoSave Click with the left mouse button on the option field left of the text so that you can see a little x in this box see also AutoSave The event log is then saved in the same directory and with the same name but with the extension amrevt as the data file export an event log This is what you do to save an event log generated in case of an alarm in the form of an ASCII file When the event log is activated start the function File Export When this function is called a standard file dialog will appear into which the desired name and directory for the file to be saved can be e
249. ton will open a dialog that lists up all clients connected at the moment 148 e RMT WinControl The Data Server RMT WinControl User Manual Status Information Clients Currently connected Client Machines Adress Name Connected since 127 0 0 1 Teefax 05 20 2008 13 26 20 0k cancel Hee Logfile of Connections If the entry ServerLog 1 is found in section Settings of the initializing file wcRemote ini the server writes an ASCII file Server log in which build up and canceling of all client connections are noted with indication of time Protocol The client communicates with the server via ASCII protocol The syntax is described under Commands Sample Historie The RMT WinControl server has a value buffer ring buffer based on files For each channel a temporary file is created in the temporary directory of the operating system each of which can take up to 3 600 channels as per presetting This presetting can be adapted in the initializing file wcRemote ini by entering SampleDiskBufferSize Number of values to be buffered inthe section settings Example Settings SampleDiskBufferSize 7200 This means that data can be buffered for two hours in a measurement cycle of one second The buffer is preserved if the program is not shut down properly For example after a computer crash or breakdown of electricity If the program is shut down correctly the temporary files in the value b
250. ttings Connection Settings Label Protocol l Connection g COM Port Network Phone No 0170 X COMPort Zocom4 COM7 COM10 COM13 COM2 COM5 COM8 COMii COM14 COM3 COM6 COM9 COM12 COM15 boda Device Numbers Integrate Devices 0 99 as 100 199 M Please select a range of device numbers that are locally used to replace the device numbers of the remote device Apply cancel Advanced Hep The selection of device numbers is independent of the type of interface and the protocol The button Extended opens the dialog Extended settings in which further settings can be made The entry fields for these settings are allocated to the following register cards by topic WinControl Data Server Protocol Reconnect COM Port Modem Dail up Connections Depending on the type of connection selected only those connections are available those are relevant for that type of connection Register card WinControl Data Server Protocol This is where you determine the validity period of the data provided by the server Advanced Connection Settings Reconnect Dial up Connections Schedule WinControl Data Server Protokoll Validity seconds When no new sample values arive the last received values will be reused until the validity time span expires Each data server operates with its own measuring cycle and sends its data at the end o
251. tton Text and define the file format RMT WinControl User Manual The RMT WinControl Menus e 121 Print File as a data table after closing This option lets you print measuring data of an automatically saved file after finishing saving or changing files automatically as a data table This function is not available in all versions of the program Print File as a line diagram after closing This option lets you print measuring data of an automatically saved file after finishing saving or changing files automatically as a line diagram The corresponding settings have to be previously defined in the configuration file wcRemote ini in the Windows directory A This function is not available in all versions of the program Register Card On the register card e Mail it can be determined if the event list e Mail or data file or both are send via email to one or more recipients The definitions and basic settings of sending emails in case of alarm apply to the sending of emails here too The entry of a subject and text is optional however at least the entry of a subject is recommended RMT WinControl warns if no text or subject is entered At least one recipient has to be entered Label Channels Averages Condition Files Value Box eMail V Send eMail when AutoSave is completed V Attach data file to eMail V Attach event list to eMail eMail Formatting Subject WinControl Autosave Text Dear User WinControl com
252. u contains a dialog for setting colors to be used by RMT WinControl to display certain signal status These color settings will then be used for all diagrams of the same type Depending on options available three or five colors can be defined Normal Limit violation upwards Limit violation downwards Value close to upper limit optional Value close to lower limit optional The colors used for Value close to upper limit and Value close to lower limit are only available if the option Pre alert has been activated The register card Bar diagram lets you define the colors for all bar diagrams under RMT WinControl Colors alll Bar Graphs Normal Above Upper Limit Below Lower Limit Value dose to upper limit LL 4 4 4 Value dose to lower limit Revert to standard re 144 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual Dialog Other Settings Others With this command you can alter the way the program works and some of its settings The selections that you make here will take effect as soon as you click on OK In this dialog box the following options are available for controlling the program Write to file when polling is enabled When this option is active you will be prompted to select the channel s to be saved and to give the data a file name for saving If possible open the value file in line diagram display If you choose this function
253. uffer are deleted RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl The Data Server e 149 Update of the Sample Historie J Deletion of the Sample Historie Global Use Local Use The value buffer is only activated if the program can operate as value server at least one client is active The temporary files of the RMT WinControl Sample Historie are updated regularly Per presetting the historie is updated each 360 polling cycles of the software This presetting can be adapted in the initializing file wcRemote ini by entering SampleDiskBufferFlushCount Number of measuring cycles inthe section settings If the number of measuring cycles selected is too small the writing activity on the computer s hard disk is very large If in addition the measuring cycle set in the software is very short lt 1 sec computers with low performance might experience a slow down in the system In line with factory settings the sample history will be automatically deleted whenever RMT WinControl is closed down properly If the software is closed down unexpectedly for instance because of power outage the history will be preserved and can be loaded during the next start up The inialization file wcRemote ini can be adapted regarding the deletion of the history by entering DeleteSampleDiskBufferOnExit 0 1inthe section Settings Entering the value 0 means that the history will no longer be deleted when the program is closed
254. ulated cyclical averages RMT WinControl User Manual How dol e 173 This function is only available when the data set that it can be applied to is displayed in the active window cf Data Reduction analyze a curve Open the data file and if appropriate switch to Line Diagram view The function Cursors is available in the view menu and the context sensitive menu It is used to activate and deactivate two measuring cursors Activated cursors are shown as two vertical lines in the diagram and a table in the bottom part of the line diagram window shows the data of all lines below the cursors Furthermore the integrated statistics function calculates the following values for each curve in the line diagram Difference between the two values below the cursors Minimum maximum average and standard deviation of the area within the cursors These values will be listed in the table as well The ratio between the size of the line diagram and the statistics table can be determined individually If the mouse pointer is moved over the line between diagram and table its form will change and the line can be moved while pressing the left mouse button The following options are available for printing Direct print of diagram and statistics table Direct print of statistics table Copying of diagram or statistics table via intermediate storage into e g text documents or spreadsheets display overlapping characteristic curves Thi
255. unction File Print In the section Printing Area you can choose between the options All or Pages From To After confirmation with OK either the entire file will be printed over several pages or only the pages selected depending on your choice The size of the time frame of every page corresponds to the size of the time frame of the line diagram which was active at the time of calling print the channel list By activating the channel list window and then By use the command File Print or By clicking once on the Print icon in the toolbar with the left mouse button define a global calculation channel Select the command Programming Calculation Channels Use the Calculation Channel window dialog and click on the Add button and define the new calculation channel using the channel number Enter the appropriate settings and any formula that you wish to use see also Calculation Channels Properties Click on Apply and your new calculation channel will be added to the channel list define a local calculation channel Activate the data set that you wish to define alocal calculation channel for i e a line X Y Diagram or data table Select the command Edit Add Calculation Channel Set the properties and enter any formula for the local calculation channel in the Add Calculation Channel dialog box see also Add Calculation Channel 172 e How do l RMT WinControl User Manual define counters sums or averages throughout th
256. updated if any devices or sensors are added or removed RMT WinControl defines each connection to a WinControl Data Server via an interface as a connection Each connection is allocated an interface serial network or modem Several connections can be operated simultaneously with identical or different types of interfaces depending on the version of the program acquired RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 31 Channel List Properties All active connections are listed on the register card Connections In addition to the connection properties such as COM port and baud rate or IP address and TCP port information about errors occurred and the current status will be indicated as well The dialog Connection properties can be used to change settings to a connection The window Channels Devices and Connections is active during the entire duration of the program and will be updated automatically if devices or channels and connections are deleted or added Channel List Channel Properties Using the Channel List Channel Properties dialog box you can alter the properties of this window the definition of the calculation channels and program the physical channels Depending on which settings are to be made you can bring the desired register card of the dialog into the foreground by clicking with the left mouse button on the corresponding index tab The register card Channel List allows you to select the inform
257. ur own individual program variant containing the options which are relevant for you Please note that some of the functions described in this manual might not be supported by your current program version However you can extend your software functions by releasing additional options at any time This program has been designed with a standard Windows user interface in mind guaranteeing quick and easy use The help system accessed by pressing F1 provides immediate help or information should you require it Those who prefer to read the following information on paper rather than on the computer screen should find this manual very useful The following section entitled The RMT WinControl Manual is intended to maximize your use of this manual RMT WinControl User Manual Introduction e 9 Call Basic hints Setting Properties Every window that is opened in RMT WinControl is defined by its corresponding properties dialog box Using this dialog box you can set the relevant properties for each window The properties dialog box can be called up by Opening a new window Selecting View Properties Double clicking in the current window with the left mouse button Clicking once on the right mouse button in the current window and selecting the Properties menu item Pressing lt ENTER gt while the choosen window is active Accept Changes Close Dialog Box By clicking on OK all entries in a dialog box will be confirmed and the correspondi
258. w many decimal places should be shown for the calculated value Regardless of the number of decimal places entered in this field the calculation is correct to six decimal places Formula This field contains the formula you wish to calculate Please note the formula guidelines cf Formulae It is possible to save a formula and to use it again later on To do so use the Save and Load buttons that appear in this window By clicking once on one of these buttons with the left mouse button the standard dialog box for saving and loading data will appear If you wish to save a formula then enter a file name Alternatively if you want to load a file then you should click on its name Both actions are confirmed by clicking on OK Standard editing functions apply for editing the formula in this window Apply Clicking once on this button with the left mouse button will confirm all of the information provided in the fields of this dialog box and the calculation channel will be assigned these values The result of the calculations will be made available as if it had been polled using a physical channel Delete By clicking once with the left mouse button on the Delete button the displayed calculation channel will be deleted Add By using the Add button you can add new calculation channels to the channel list In the resulting dialog box Add Calculation Channel it is necessary to enter the calculation channel number Enter the
259. whilst data acquisition is active 24 e RMT WinControl Outline RMT WinControl User Manual a OLE A combination of word processing and data acquisition is recommended particularly for the logging of repetitive measurements Using OLE you can insert a line diagram into text document In doing so the user can access RMT WinControl functions from within the text editor see also insert a WinControl diagram into a text document Quick Introduction The First Steps should help you to gain a first understanding of the program s main functions The First Steps with RMT WinControl online assistant is designed to assist you when starting with the program If you prefer to work with this handbook the information provided by the online assistant is also contained in the section The First Steps on page 26 The First Steps Assistant This assistant provides you with online help on working with RMT WinControl Depending on the program settings it is possible to start the assistant automatically when the program is started Alternatively it can be activated using the Help First Steps menu command or by pressing lt F2 gt To obtain help on a specific topic select one of the topics from the list found on the left by clicking on it once with the left mouse button Links have been inserted into explanatory texts in a different colour from the actual text These links are either connected to similar topics in the Help program or
260. window with the left mouse button By clicking once in the window with the right mouse button and selecting the Properties command from the context menu or By pressing lt ENTER gt Remarks Remarks can be added to each data file for detailed documentation One option is to add free remarks i e without reference to a time point Another option is to add remarks with a time stamp e g remarks on measurement progression For this type of remarks the time axis of the line diagrams is marked according to the time stamps Naturally the remarks are saved together with the file they relate to and are available at any time 104 e The RMT WinControl Menus RMT WinControl User Manual Remarks are added to a data file with the menu function View Remarks The desired remark can be entered in the dialog box that opens This dialog can also be opened via the context sensitive menu of the respective view mode of the data file Remarks for Line Diagram1 System Test 1 09 05 56 Start of the system Standard environmental properties normal flow System rebuilded 2008 09 06 00 Running Test 1 Cancel New Remark Print For time related entries click on the button New Remark with the left mouse button The table is extended by one row which already contains the current date and time You can enter your text into the column Remarks Press OK to save this remark and a mark will
261. wing choose the function Edit Insert Object Drawing objects lines polygons etc can be inserted with the function Edit Draw Any number of objects of every type can be integrated into one project drawing and any number of project drawings can be active in the program simultaneously Among others this feature can be used to display both overall and partial views of a project at the same time Once created a project drawing can be saved and reloaded in file format When loading a project drawing from memory choose the file type RMT Project drawings amb in the standard dialog After confirmation of the entries with OK an empty window will appear The desired objects and drawing elements value fields text fields bitmaps can be displayed in this window using the functions in the menus Edit and View as well as a context sensitive RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Windows e 67 Dialog Project Drawing Properties menu The respective functions are only visible when a project drawing is active When a project drawing is opened or activated a special project drawing tool bar is shown which renders the most important actions accessible by mouse click All functions for editing project drawings are only available when the active window contains a project drawing In the dialog box Project Drawing Properties at first you can stipulate the size of the image and decide whether you want to use a grid
262. with the left RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Outline e 27 mouse button then use the File Save As command In the resulting dialog box enter a file name in the file name field and select the drive and directory that you want the file to be saved to and in Copying a line It is possible to insert a RMT WinControl line diagram into a text diagram document To do so activate the line diagram window within RMT WinControl done by clicking in the window with the left mouse button and then give the Edit Copy command Start your text or word processing program and then position the cursor at the point where you would like to insert the diagram Within this program use the Edit Insert command Alarm and Open a dialog in the menu Settings Alarm to make all alarm event log settings The settings are divided into categories listed on register cards On the register card Alarm the user can determine whether alarms are to be triggered in the first place All other settings are only effective if this option has been activated On the register card Alarm reactions the user can activate the option Entry into event log to display alarms and status reports on screen On the register card Reminder the user can set the period gt 0 to suppress alarm messages for a certain period of time if an on screen confirmation has taken place but the alarm situation prevails Stop polling To stop polling use the Data Polling command press lt
263. wser gt Transfer of virtual image directory on page 161 or they can be embedded into HTML pages both individually or together with other elements gt Selective transfer of individual images on page 162 Starting the Web Server A realease code for the web server has to be entered into the licence dialog opening up during start up or via the info dialog Unless the licence dialog was opened during start up RMT WinControl has to be rebooted afterwards The system will then automatically start the web server each time RMT WinControl is booted As long as the program is active picture and text data can be accessed via the TCP port 80 default http port Further settings are not required but are available for experienced users gt Extended Settings The address of the web server is the IP address of the computer on which RMT WinControl is operated e g https 7 1o6el2 7 001 003 or http localhost or http mywebserver etc Note RMT WinControl can be started several times on the computer several instances The web server can currently only RMT WinControl User Manual RMT WinControl Web Server e 159 be started in first instance An alert box will be issued for all other instances that the web server cannot be started First Steps After start up of RMT WinControl and release of the web server the small web that becomes available can be accessed with any browser A local test can be made by starting a br
264. yChannels The client is informed of changes to the channel lists NotifySamples The client is informed of values of the channel lists GetSampleHistory The sample history can be polled at any time for any channel In contrast to NotifySamples e g the history is not subscribed for but only transferred onc GetSampleHistory must be called again for later access All commands are case sensitive A semi colon completes each command The reply to all command consists of Repetition of command Colon Blank Open bracket Replies Closed bracket Semi colon GetChannel Syntax GetChannelList List Parameter none Reply GetChannelList Channel List The Channel List consists of Channel Information separated by commas Channel Information consists of Open bracket Device number Point Channel number Comma 152 e RMT WinControl The Data Server RMT WinControl User Manual Notify ChannelList Notify Channels Inverted comma Channel comment Inverted comma Comma Inverted Comma Channel Unit Inverted Comma Closed bracked Example of channel information 0 0 Problem 01 C Example of a complete reply GetChannelList 00 07 Problem 01 C 45 beginning routine C Description The channel number comment and unit of all channels in the server system including the global calculation channels are delivered Application The evaluation of the reply can be used for example to

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