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6.2. Common Controls Sidebar
Figure 5.1 above shows the first page viewed when navigating to the webserver. The menu at the top
allows the user to choose what is visible in the central window, and the sidebar shows information
and has a select few commands that are useful regardless of the central page the user is on. The
function of the controls on the sidebar is detailed in the subsequent table (Table 5.1)
6.2.1. Valve Rezero Routine
When a rezero routine is called either by clicking the ‘Rezero’ button or calling the routine via an
interface, the following procedure is followed:
Step
Function
1
Actuate C1 valve to move the scanner to cal / purge.
2
Wait 1 second.
3
Vent C1 valve.
4
Wait 0.5 second.
5
Acquire 128 pressure values, average them together and calculate the zero
offsets .
6
Actuate C2 valve to move the scanner to run mode.
7
Wait 1 second.
8
Vent C2 valve.
Control
Function
'REBOOT' button
Resets the flightDAQ, similar to power cycling the device. Use to
activate new settings and/or rebuild calibration tables.
'Rezero' button
Starts a flightDAQ rezero operation.
‘Valve zero’ button
Runs the Valve Rezero routine.
‘Valve Purge’ button
Runs the Valve Purge routine
'Full Scale'
Displays the value of the full-scale that the flightDAQ is set up to use
.
'Channels'
Displays the number of channels that the flightDAQ is set up to use.
‘Burn to EEPROM”
button
Burns all changes made to the local settings into the EEPROM
Table 5.1, Common sidebar control functions.
