HyQuest Solutions Pty Ltd
Point Velocity Display - Model PVD100
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Issue 1.00 4 Apr, 2007
previously) every time there is a meter contact closure. At the first contact
closure, the
PVD100
outputs the first contact closure as the start of the
measurement. The number of meter contact closures begins with “zero” and the
counts of elapsed time begins with “zero.” Contact closures and counts of
elapsed time will begin to increment following every contact closure until the
“
A
” command is sent or the SELECT button is pressed. The
PVD100
then
sends the final data string (in decimal) followed by the
PVD100
reinitializing.
The character ‘A’ is sent when the
PVD100
completes a calibration cycle, as it
initializes.
Sending the ‘
I
’ command anytime before or during the test aborts (or quits) the “Spin
Test” function. The
PVD100
sends the character ‘
A
’ to acknowledge exiting. When the
PVD100
exits, the
PVD100
reinitializes with a calibration. When the calibration has
been completed, the
PVD100
sends the character ‘
A
’ again, and then goes to normal
operation mode.
Capturing a “Spin Test” file
“Spin test” transmitted data can be saved by using the options in the
HyperTerminal
program.
HyperTerminal
is a program that can be found on most computers in the
‘Accessories’ folder listed in the Programs list on the desktop.
Within
HyperTerminal and
before spinning the meter
, select “Capture Text” found in the Windows label “Transfer”
tab. When the “Capture Text” tab is clicked, Windows will ask for a file name. The file
name extension will be “
.txt
”. Select a file name, then click “Start” to save the screen
results. After completing the spin test, select “Capture Text” again under the “Transfer”
tab. Click “Stop”. The file will be saved under the file name given. The file can be
opened using Windows “NotePad” or “WordPad” and can be easily imported into
Excel
for analysis.
To better align the data being displayed, the
PVD100
will respond to the Carriage Return
key,
CR
. Entering a
CR
, the
PVD100
will send a
CR
followed by a Line Feed,
LF
. This will cause the display cursor to return to the left most position on the display
and move down the page by one line position.
Use the following steps to import a text file into
Excel
. This procedure uses Microsoft
Excel 2000.
1.
Open
up
Excel
for Windows.
2. Under the ‘Data’ tab, select ‘Get External Data’.
3. Within ‘Get External Data’, select ‘Import Text File’.
4. Select the location of the text file and click ‘Import’.
5. The ‘Text Import Wizard’ pops up with the ‘Delimited’ radio button on. Also,
a portion of the actual text file is shown at the bottom of the window.
6. Click up the ‘Start import at row:’ tab to start at row 2.
7. Click ‘Next’ at the bottom to go to Step 2 of the Wizard.
