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Chapter 4 Using WAVE COMMUNICATOR

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4.2 Saving and Loading Connections and Settings

You can save and load the connections and their communications settings.
Before carrying out a communications task, you must either create new
connection settings, or load the settings from a file.

WAVE COMMUNICATOR saves the connections and their the settings in a
file with the file extension .wvc.

(1) Saving the connections and communications settings

1. Select

File - Save as...

2. The

Save as...

dialog box appears. Enter the file name to save, and click

Save

.

(2) Overwriting the connections and communications settings

1. Select

File - Save

.

2. Once you have saved with a specified file name, this function overwrites

the file with the current settings.

(3) Loading the connections and communications settings

1. Select

File - Open

.

2. The

Open

dialog box appears: select the file to load, and click

Open

.

(4) Creating a new connections

1. Select

File - New

.

2. The current connections disappears, and the communications settings

revert to their default settings. Be warned!

Summary of Contents for 9332

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL 9332 WAVE COMMUNICATOR ...

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Page 3: ...ing WAVE COMMUNICATOR 9 3 7 Modem Installation 9 3 8 10 Chapter 4 Using WAVE COMMUNICATOR 11 4 1 Main Window 11 4 2 Saving and Loading Connections and Settings 13 4 3 Creating the Settings for a Connection 14 4 4 Communications Settings 18 4 5 Getting Waveform Data 20 4 6 Getting Setting Files 21 4 7 Sending Setting Files 23 4 8 Starting Measurement on the MEMORY HiCORDER 24 4 9 Stopping Measureme...

Page 4: ...g Waveforms 31 5 1 Displaying Waveforms 31 5 2 Using the Waveform Viewer 31 Chapter 6 Creating and Modifying Setting Files 36 6 1 Starting the Settings Editor 36 6 2 Using the Settings Editor 37 6 3 Details of Settings 38 ...

Page 5: ...e is protected by copyright laws international copyright agreements as well as non corporate laws The software is a licensed product and is not sold to the user 1 License This Agreement grants you the License a license to install a single copy of the software on a specified computer system 2 Explanation of other rights and restrictions 1 Restrictions on reverse engineering decompiling and disassem...

Page 6: ...leases a new version of the software it will provide registered users with information about the revised software 2 If the software does not operate in accordance with the supplied Instruction Manual or the software media or Instruction Manual are damaged in any way you have one year from the date of purchase to apply for either an exchange or repair at HIOKI s discretion 3 In no event will HIOKI ...

Page 7: ... unit observe the cautions listed below The following symbols are used in this Instruction Manual to indicate the relative importance of cautions and warnings Hioki CD R Development Management Manual Handle the disc by its edge to avoid getting fingerprints on the label side or rubbing off lettering Never touch the recording surface of the disc Further never place the disc on a hard surface with t...

Page 8: ...ction of the MEMORY HiCORDER you can receive notification when a trigger is issued or when waveform capture is completed When the notification arrives a popup message appears on the computer screen A simultaneous audible warning is also possible For notification when waveform capture is complete you can receive the waveform data 3 Waveform display You can display an image of the waveform data from...

Page 9: ...poration 2 2 Functional Specification Data transfer Proprietary protocol Data received Waveform file setting files Data transmitted Setting files excluding settings affecting communications File types File formats saved on the MEMORY HiCORDER file extensions mem rec rms set 9332 setting files file extension wvc Data transmitted Setting files set only Data received Setting files set and waveform fi...

Page 10: ...e format File format saved by MEMORY HiCORDER file extension set File contents Settings allowed by MEMORY HiCORDER New setting file creation Yes Setting file editing Yes Displayed waveforms All channels formats displayed mem rec rms ASCII conversion MEMORY HiCORDER waveform data conversion to CSV format saving all or part of data Scroll functions Yes Cursor function No Setting file editing functio...

Page 11: ...res the following hardware and software Personal computer system CPU Pentium at least 90 MHz At least 32 MB of RAM At least 5 MB of free hard disk space Operating system Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT4 0 Windows 2000 Windows XP English Mouse or suitable pointing device CD ROM drive MEMORY HiCORDER unit 8807 or 8808 V2 00 or later Using a modem A modem that will operate under the operat...

Page 12: ...ly In this case select Control Panel Display Settings then select Small Fonts If the personal computer has a power saving function WAVE COMMUNICATOR may not operate correctly Ensure that any power saving function is disabled Use the following procedure to install the software English 1 Shut down all currently running applications 2 Insert the supplied CD R disc into the CD ROM drive 3 Execute the ...

Page 13: ...follows 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel Modems 2 In Modems Properties click the modem to be used 3 Click Properties 4 In the Connection tab click Details 5 Select hardware RTS CTS If your modem does not support hardware flow control do not use flow control at all Modem initialization Depending on the modem used or the telephone circuit WAVE COMMUNICATOR may not operate properly In this case ...

Page 14: ...at the PC card can be written on your computer The PC card must have a free capacity of at least 1 6 MB 2 Insert the supplied CD R into the CD ROM drive 3 Copy the upgrade files on the CD R file extension PRG to the PC card The upgrade files are in separate folders for each Memory HiCorder model For example the 8807 folder includes upgrade files for models 8807 8808 Within the folder for example t...

Page 15: ...eived Chapter 4 Using WAVE COMMUNICATOR Starting WAVE COMMUNICATOR displays the main window The main window provides the following functions Registering multiple connections and saving and loading the list Communications functions can use a modem or RS 232C interface Getting waveform data Getting and sending setting files Trigger input function Communications settings Start waveform viewer Start S...

Page 16: ..._______________ Chapter 4 Using WAVE COMMUNICATOR ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Displaying details of connections Click MEMORY HiCORDER in the connections 2 Displaying received files Click the connection in the list ...

Page 17: ...tions and their the settings in a file with the file extension wvc 1 Saving the connections and communications settings 1 Select File Save as 2 The Save as dialog box appears Enter the file name to save and click Save 2 Overwriting the connections and communications settings 1 Select File Save 2 Once you have saved with a specified file name this function overwrites the file with the current setti...

Page 18: ...ing the settings this shows the actual number the modem will use for dialing In order to carry out communications you must first create the settings required for the device to which you want to connected You can specify the settings independently for each connection Adding a new connection 1 Select Edit NewConnection You can also right click the mouse on the connections and select from the context...

Page 19: ...your modem Once you have created the entry for a connection when you come to amend the entry underneath the telephone number entry box appears the actual number dialed by the modem Use this as a reference when entering the telephone number Country and area settings made in the Control Modem Dialup Properties are taken as the default country code Use country code and area code Check this box to ena...

Page 20: ...m data will reduce the communications time If you select other than Whole waveform specify the number of divisions Whole waveform Get all of the recorded waveform data Start of waveform Get the specified number of divisions of waveform data from the start End of waveform Get the specified number of divisions of waveform data from the end No forced stop during measurement Normally if the MEMORY HiC...

Page 21: ...vice whose settings you want to modify highlighting it 2 Select Edit Modify The Modify Connection Settings dialog box appears Use the same operations as in the Add Connection dialog box to modify the settings You can also right click the mouse on the connections and select from the context menu Deleting a device You can delete a device from the connections 1 In the connections click Edit Delete 2 ...

Page 22: ...___________________________________________________________________ 4 4 Communications Settings These settings control communications and the trigger input function The communications settings are required before you can carry out any communications 1 Select Communications Settings 2 The Communications Settings dialog box appears 3 Set the items as required ...

Page 23: ...rom a WAV file To use this function the sound source must be installed WAV File When Beep on Trigger Input is checked this specifies the WAV file file extension wav to be used as the sound source Click the Browse button to select from the Select File dialog box Action on Trigger This specifies whether or not to get waveform data from the MEMORY HiCORDER when a trigger arrives If you select Notify ...

Page 24: ...irect no data will be transferred from connections set to Modem If the MEMORY HiCORDER is in the process of measurement this stops automatically to transfer data To restart measurement after transferring data change the settings in the connections by checking the Start measurement at end of communications check box Transferring the waveform data 1 Select Communications Get Waveform 2 You will be p...

Page 25: ...omputer The setting data is transferred in the same format as the file saved on the MEMORY HiCORDER By copying a setting files to a PC card you can read it directly into a MEMORY HiCORDER File extension set Setting files are transferred from all connections in the list If you do not need to get the setting file from a device double click the device in the list and change the communications setting...

Page 26: ...nd communications with the next connection starts 5 If no MEMORY HiCORDER is found on a connection or if communications error occurs then a dialog box appears to indicate the communications problem Click OK to start the next connection 6 When the setting files have been obtained from all of the connections a dialog box for ending communications appears Click OK to end communications 7 The transfer...

Page 27: ...larly if the communications setting is Direct no data will be transferred to connections set to Modem If the MEMORY HiCORDER is in the process of measurement this is stopped automatically before sending the setting file To restart measurement after transferring the setting file change the settings in the connections by checking the Start measurement at end of communications check box Transferring ...

Page 28: ...gs then any connections set to COM1 or COM2 will be ignored when starting measurement Similarly if the communications setting is Direct measurement will not start on connections set to Modem If a MEMORY HiCORDER is already carrying out measurement it continues without pause Starting measurement 1 Select Communications Abort Measurement 2 You will be prompted asking whether it is OK to start commun...

Page 29: ...when stopping measurement Similarly if the communications setting is Direct measurement will not stop on connections set to Modem Stopping measurement 1 Select Communications Abort Measurement 2 You will be prompted asking whether it is OK to start communications If so click OK 3 The communications operation starts 4 If communications are interrupted click Cancel In this case the communications wi...

Page 30: ...r set then waveform data is received and saved to the specified folder If the signal comes from a connection with no identifier set then the waveform data is not received Use the following procedure to set the trigger input identifier 1 Use the procedure in Section 4 3 Creating the Settings for a Connection This simultaneously sets the identifier for each of the connections Set Connection Type to ...

Page 31: ...nction on a connected MEMORY HiCORDER you must first make the Notify settings on the MEMORY HiCORDER For details of how to do this on the MEMORY HiCORDER itself refer to the Operation Manual This section describes how to make the settings using the communications function 1 In the Settings Editor create the setting file For more details see Chapter 6 Creating and Modifying Setting Files In the Fax...

Page 32: ...gger Standby 1 Check that in the communications settings the Connection Type is set to Modem 2 Select Communications Trigger Standby 3 This puts WAVE COMMUNICATOR on standby for trigger input Trigger Standby appears In the status bar While on standby for trigger input no other communications tasks can be carried out If the modem is powered off while on standby then the standby state is invalidated...

Page 33: ... on a connection in the list to display the files obtained from the device in the right hand pane of the main window If the MEMORY HiCORDER notification setting is Trigger then no waveform data is transferred Even if the trigger signal comes from a connection for which the communications is off the waveform data is still transferred 5 In the settings for a connection if Start measurement at end of...

Page 34: ...gger standby Stop_TrigWait MEMORY HiCORDER start measurement Start_Store MEMORY HiCORDER stop measurement Stop_Store Device Name of the device communicated with For a trigger input if not one of the connections this is shown as Unknown File name Name of file transferred full path name All communications carried out by WAVE COMMUNICATOR are recorded in a log file You can look at this file with Note...

Page 35: ...tion displays transferred waveform data graphically Starting the waveform viewer 1 Click on the device in the list of connections for which you want to display a waveform 2 From the list of files click the waveform file to display 3 Select Tools Waveform Viewer If you carry out this operation without selecting a waveform file the waveform viewer starts without reading in a waveform Alternatively y...

Page 36: ... box appears select a waveform file and click Open file extensions mem rec rms Converting waveform data to CSV format By converting transferred waveform data saving it in CSV format you can read it into a spreadsheet program such as Excel Only the displayed channel is converted Excel is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Converting and saving the whole waveform data 1 Select File Save...

Page 37: ...__________ Red arrow Blue arrow Converting and saving a specified interval 1 Drag the red and blue arrows to specify the interval to be saved Hold down the Shift key and left click in the viewer to move the blue arrow Hold down the Ctrl key and left click in the viewer to move the red arrow 2 Select File Save Between Cursors 3 A dialog box appears Set the file name and sample thinning out frequenc...

Page 38: ...ws you to display the waveform with a different time axis magnification Zooming in Select View Zoom In Zooming out Select View Zoom Out Setting the magnification Select View Set Magnification Alternatively use the toolbar for setting There are restrictions on the magnification factors that can be selected depending on the recording length Display settings for individual channels Select View Wave C...

Page 39: ...pecified channel Posn Set the position of the specified channel Show Display the waveform of the specified channel Hide Do not display the specified channel Show All Display all channels Hide All Do not display all channels Color Change the color of the specified channel Default Set all values in the waveform control panel back to their default values Close Close the waveform control panel Display...

Page 40: ...ion set for the MEMORY HiCORDER 1 Creating a new file 1 Select Tools Settings Editor This starts the Settings Editor 2 From the Settings Editor menus select File New then select the model for which you want to create a setting file This displays the default settings 2 Modifying a file 1 Click on the connection in the list for which you want to modify the setting file 2 Click the setting file to be...

Page 41: ...___________ 6 2 Using the Settings Editor This section describes how to use the Settings Editor 1 Opening a setting file This opens an existing setting file After making modifications you can resave the setting file Select File Open The Select File dialog box appears Select the setting file to edit and click Open 2 Saving a new setting file Select File Save as The Save as dialog box appears Enter ...

Page 42: ... the file is newly created the Save as dialog box appears 4 Creating a new setting file Select File New 8807 Setting File Create a setting file for the model 8807 Select File New 8808 Setting File Create a setting file for the model 8808 This displays all of the settings in their default state on the MEMORY HiCORDER as after a system reset 5 Exiting the Settings Editor Select File Exit 6 Status ba...

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