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TempScan / MultiScan User's Manual Chapter 9: TempView 97
TempView 9
Introduction……97
Default Configuration File……97
TempView Installation, Startup &
Setup……98
TempView Main Window……102
Channel Configuration Area……103
Status Area……107
System State Area……107
File Menu Items……108
Edit Menu Items……110
Acquire Menu Items……111
Data Menu Items……117
Window Menu Items ……121
Device Menu Items……122
Device Menu Items (Expanded)……125
Alarms Menu Items……127
TempView Charts & Meters
Windows……129
Channel Display Area……132
Control Menu Items (Charts &
Meters)……133
Speed Menu Items (Charts Only)……134
Options Menu Items (Charts Only)……135
View Menu Items (Meters Only)……136
Configure Meter Pop-Up Menu Items
(Meters Only)……137
Introduction
Because this chapter contains a great deal of information, you should glance through it to get an idea of
its contents and layout. Some sections are intended for first-time users, while other sections are for
more-experienced users.
TempView is a graphic Windows-based data acquisition application which can be used for either
TempScan/1100 or MultiScan/1200 system applications. This application replaces the earlier
TempWindows and MultiView applications formerly used with older TempScan/1100 and
MultiScan/1200 models, respectively. TempView was designed for ease-of-use with no need for
programming and configuration expertise.
TempView provides you with the capability to:
•
Set up analog input parameters to acquire data.
•
Configure alarms and acquisitions.
•
View real-time displays of channel data via the Main Window Grid, Chart recorder functions, and
Meters indicators.
•
Save data to disk and transmit data to Microsoft Excel.
•
Start PostView, an independent application that allows you to graphically view waveforms for up
to 16 data channels.
•
Use remote RS-232 communications; simply by attaching the acquisition device to a modem
configured for Auto Answer.
Default Configuration File
As its default, TempView will use the
TEMPVIEW.CFG
file to provide initialization information. The
*
.CFG
configuration file maintains a location for TempView configuration information including:
•
Device Interface
•
Channel Configuration
•
Acquisition Parameters
•
Data File Parameters
The configuration file ensures that when you restart TempView, it will be in the same state upon your
last exit. This means that the
TEMPVIEW.CFG
file will be an updated copy of the configuration file
you are using at the time you exit TempView. The
TEMPVIEW.CFG
file is user-transparent and is
generated, and automatically saved, upon exiting TempView. TempView will use the
TEMPVIEW.CFG
file to assist during its next default starting.