Campbell CDM-VW300 Series, User Manual

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CDM-VW300 Series Dynamic Vibrating-Wire Analyzers
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7.12 System Validation
7.12.1 Sensor Validation
Confirm sensors are working with the CDM-VW300 by using a USB connection
with
DevConfig or DVWTool software. Status-indicating LED lights are provided
for each sensor channel — two on the CDM-VW300 and eight on the CDM-
VW305. Table 7-5 lists meanings of these indicators.
Table 7-5. CDM-VW300 Channel-Status LED States
Flash green or red at 3 s interval Channel set to actively measure.
Flash green Response received from sensor.
Flash red
Diagnostic flags indicate there may
be a problem.
No flash, unlit
Channel not designated as active
for measurement.
For more detail on how to activate individual channels for measurement, see
Section 7.1.2,
Using DVWTool or Section 7.1.3, Using DevConfig .
7.12.2 Monitoring System Performance
RTDAQ or LoggerNet software is typically used to monitor system performance.
For complete information about using these software, consult the associated Help
or respective manuals, which are available at www.campbellsci.com .
To use the tools for datalogger monitoring provided in RTDAQ or LoggerNet , start
the software and open a numeric display of the Public table ( LoggerNet : Num
Display , RTDAQ : Monitor Data tab). In the Public table, observe the
frequencies or readings that correspond to the analyzer channels selected for
measurement. Figure 7-16 and Figure 7-17 shows a data displays in
LoggerNet
and RTDAQ .