Aerotech UNIDEX 600 Series, User Manual

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U600 User’s Guide AerPlot
Version 1.4
Aerotech, Inc.
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6.4. Trigger Menu
The Trigger menu allows the sample rate to be defined. The sample rate determines the
number of milliseconds between each sample. This also determines the period of time that
AerPlot will collect data, based upon the number of points defined on the collect menu.
The Collect One Set of Data menu selection will collect the specified number of points
and update the display.
The Collect Data Continuous menu selection will collect the specified number of points,
update the screen, then repeat the cycle until halted by the user.
The Collect Halt Data Continuous menu selection will terminate the Continuous Data
Collection mode.
6.5. Collect Menu
The Collect menu allows the number of samples to be defined, which also determines the
time period over which the data acquisition takes place. The choices are:
100
250
500
1000
2500
5000
8000
User defined (up to 32,000 samples)
6.6. Axis Menu
The Axis menu allows up to 6 plots to be selected for display. It will display the Plot
Selection Window, just like the Plot Menu (see Figure 6-2).
6.7. Graph Options Menu
The Graph Options menu has four selections.
The Grid lines selection allows a grid to be displayed on the X, Y, or both axes.
The Mark Data Points selection allows dots to be displayed for each sample point.
The Units menu allows the units for linear, rotary, and the analog inputs to be selected.
The linear axes may be displayed as machine steps (counts), mm, mm/1000, or inches,
inches/1000. Rotary axes may be displayed as machine steps (counts) or degrees.
The analog inputs may be displayed as machine steps (counts) or volts. The Time Scale
selection allows the time of X axis of the plot to be displayed as seconds, seconds/1000
(milliseconds), or by sample number.
The Zoom menu allows the Zoom feature to be activated, disabled (so that the cursor
functions may be used), and to Un-Zoom. These features are available via the Zoom
button also. To Un-Zoom using the Zoom button, click the right mouse button on the
Zoom button.