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File Menu Items

File Menu Items

Open Interface Parameters…

(1)

Allows you to open an interface parameter file. The

Open Interface Parameter File

dialog box

appears when this menu item is selected.

Note: The

Save As

dialog box (File > Save Interface Parameters…)

looks similar to the

Open Interface Parameter File

dialog box.

Open Interface Parameter File Dialog Box

(File > Open Interface Parameters…)

Save Interface Parameters…

(2)

Allows you to save an interface parameter file. The

Save As

dialog box appears when this menu item is

selected.

About

Provides the ScanCal software version in the

About TempScan/MultiScan Calibration

dialog box.

Exit

Exits the ScanCal program.

Summary of Contents for MultiScan 1200

Page 1: ...an MultiScan User s Manual High Speed Temperature Voltage Systems the smart approach to instrumentationTM IOtech Inc 25971 Cannon Road Cleveland OH 44146 1833 Phone 440 439 4091 Fax 440 439 4093 E mai...

Page 2: ...TempScan MultiScan User s Manual...

Page 3: ...European Community As applicable we ship these products with a Declaration of Conformity stating which specifications and operating conditions apply Warnings and Cautions Refer all service to qualifi...

Page 4: ...TempScan MultiScan User s Manual...

Page 5: ...cusses the three scanning card options available to the TempScan 1100 unit The TempTC 32B thermocouple scanning card the TempV 32B volts scanning card and the TempRTD 16B RTD scanning card Chapter 6 M...

Page 6: ...empScan 1100 and MultiScan 1200 units and for their respective scanning cards Chapter 15 Program Examples discusses ten program examples that are supplied on the release disk s Typical tasks are cover...

Page 7: ...ection 30 Slave Configuration 31 Channel Assignment 31 4 Exp 11A Expansion Unit Introduction 33 The Package 33 Front Panel Indicators 33 Rear Panel Switches Connectors 34 Exp 11A Specifications 35 Har...

Page 8: ...ers Only 136 Configure Meter Pop Up Menu Items Meters Only 137 10 PostView Introduction 141 Starting PostView 143 Toolbar 144 Channel Information Region 145 Pull Down Menus 146 File Menu 146 Go To Men...

Page 9: ...d Interpretation 277 Command Summary 280 Command Reference 285 Command Description Format 285 The Commands 285 Trigger On Command 286 B Flush Acquisition Buffer 287 C Clear Channel Configuration 288 F...

Page 10: ...vi TempScan MultiScan User s Manual Notes...

Page 11: ...ively Because of their unique architecture both instruments offer unrivaled low cost per channel They connect to a computer via IEEE 488 or RS 232 RS 422 interfaces or via Hayes compatible modem and c...

Page 12: ...ot expansion unit provides an economical and convenient solution TempScan 1100 Scanning Cards The TempScan 1100 master unit and any Exp 10A and Exp 11A expansion units connected to this master unit ca...

Page 13: ...ng card for the MultiScan 1200 MultiMEM1 1 Mbyte memory option 500K reading for MultiScan 1200 MultiMEM4 4 Mbyte memory option 2 M reading for MultiScan 1200 MultiMEM8 8 Mbyte memory option 4 M readin...

Page 14: ...ich can range from the simplest configuration of one master unit with one scanning card to the most complex configurations involving one master unit with as many as 15 slave units and as many as 31 sc...

Page 15: ...TempScan MultiScan User s Manual Chapter 1 System Overview 5 Master Slave Connection from TempScan 1100 to Expansion Unit Master Slave Connection from MultiScan 1200 to Expansion Unit...

Page 16: ...or to be connected Failure to do so could damage the equipment CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Avoid linking two or more expansion chassis with the same slave address Otherwise the unspecified addres...

Page 17: ...unit s Follow Steps 1 through 5 below then proceed with Step 6 Before changing the external setup DIP switch settings of the master or any expansion unit s Follow Step 1 below then proceed with Step 6...

Page 18: ...xpansion unit s Follow Steps 7 through 11 below then proceed with Step 12 After changing the external setup DIP switch settings of the master or any expansion unit s Follow Step 7 below then proceed w...

Page 19: ...s 3 X and Windows 95 NT TempView features a no programming approach that enables data collection and display within minutes of unpacking the TempScan 1100 or MultiScan 1200 TempView is designed for us...

Page 20: ...10 Chapter 1 System Overview TempScan MultiScan User s Manual Notes...

Page 21: ...carefully unpack all items from the shipping carton and check for any damage which may have occurred during shipment Promptly report the damage to the shipping agent and your sales representative Reta...

Page 22: ...2 RS 422 operation only ON when transmitting data to the serial interface RECEIVE For RS 232 RS 422 operation only ON when receiving data from the controlling computer TALK For IEEE 488 operation only...

Page 23: ...10 250 VAC 50 60Hz plus fuse circuit breaker IEEE 488 Connector Port for the IEEE 488 interface RS 232C RS 422 Connector DB9 serial port for operation at remote distances from controlling computer sup...

Page 24: ...m ss s min 00 00 00 0 max 99 59 59 9 Note that specifying a value of 00 00 00 0 results in no delay between channel scans Scanning Modes TempScan 1100 For thermocouples up to 500 feet 960 channels sec...

Page 25: ...AUTION The IEEE 488 terminal must only be used to control a non isolated IEEE 488 system The common mode voltage cable shell to earth must be zero Interface Use Digital communication as opposed to ana...

Page 26: ...ndshake parity baud rate calibration memory write enable disable Front Panel Indicators LED indicators for ALARM TRIGGER and SCAN for SEND and RECEIVE serial interface for TALK LISTEN and SRQ for IEEE...

Page 27: ...E 488 or RS 232 RS 422 and the operating parameters for each The table shows the options for its nine microswitches Additional DIP switch settings are shown in the following sections Rear Panel DIP Sw...

Page 28: ...cant bit LSB 16 is the most significant bit MSB The factory default is bus address 7 Note that if address 31 is selected it defaults to address 30 because the IEEE 488 standard has reserved address 31...

Page 29: ...any other cables prior to unit disassembly To Change the Serial Configuration 1 Turn off the power disconnect the scanning cards the power line cord then all other cables from the unit For more inform...

Page 30: ...on When serial operation is enabled additional DIP microswitches configure the following required parameters Handshaking parity and baud rate Handshaking When the RS 232 port is used the type of hands...

Page 31: ...To a DB9 connector configured for RS 232 To a DB25 connector configured for RS 232 To a DB9 connector configured for RS 422 To a Mini DIN8 connector configured for RS 422 TempScan 1100 or MultiScan 1...

Page 32: ...232 or RS 422 device from transmitting serial data to the TempScan 1100 or MultiScan 1200 unit when it is not able to accept it When automatic RTS CTS handshaking is selected the unit will assert hig...

Page 33: ...sition unless purposely attempting to change the password or chassis constants If it is necessary to change the calibration password via the K command or to recalibrate the chassis this hardware write...

Page 34: ...ns should be taken to limit the input voltages to the range of 0 0 to 5 3 volts All digital I O lines are referenced to digital ground CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Do not exceed the levels describe...

Page 35: ...hich could cause bodily injury or death Note If disassembly or disconnections are necessary first turn off the power then disconnect the scanning cards next disconnect the AC power line and then any o...

Page 36: ...ultiScan 1200 system can be expanded up to 744 channels This is easily accomplished via a master slave architecture wherein a main or master unit can be connected to as many expansion slave units as a...

Page 37: ...you must return the unit to the factory Every Exp 10A package includes the following items listed by part number Exp 10A Two Slot Expansion Chassis PR 2 Warranty Card 227 0800 Exp 10A Accessories Kit...

Page 38: ...ector Provides power for the unit Internally configurable for either 105 125 or 210 250 VAC 50 60Hz plus fuse circuit breaker Master Slave Connector Two DB25 master slave ports provide one connection...

Page 39: ...0 to 40 C 0 to 80 RH up to 31 C decreasing linearly 4 RH C to 40 C Controls Power Switch external DIP switch for setting slave ID external Front Panel Indicators LED indicators for SCAN ERROR and POWE...

Page 40: ...to another expansion unit power down all devices that are connected or to be connected Failure to do so could damage the equipment To Connect the Exp 10A Expansion Unit 1 Turn power off and unplug the...

Page 41: ...ignment Channels 1 through 32 are always in the TempScan 1100 and channels 1 through 24 are always in the MultiScan 1200 while the channels in the Exp 10A expansion unit are treated as extended channe...

Page 42: ...uts 321 352 Inputs 241 264 1 Inputs 353 384 Inputs 265 288 0 1 1 0 6 Slave 6 7 2 Inputs 385 416 Inputs 289 312 1 Inputs 417 448 Inputs 313 336 0 1 1 1 7 Slave 7 8 2 Inputs 449 480 Inputs 337 360 1 Inp...

Page 43: ...to shipment When you receive your two slot expansion chassis carefully unpack all items from the shipping carton and check for any damage which may have occurred during shipment Promptly report the da...

Page 44: ...itch Used to turn power to the Exp 11A ON and OFF When the switch is in the depressed position the power is ON When in the extended position the power is OFF DIP Switch Used for selecting the Exp 11A...

Page 45: ...m 0 to 40 C 0 to 80 RH up to 31 C decreasing linearly 4 RH C to 40 C Controls Power Switch external DIP switch for setting slave ID external Front Panel Indicators LED indicators for SCAN ERROR and PO...

Page 46: ...o another expansion unit power down all devices that are connected or to be connected Failure to do so could damage the equipment To Connect the Exp 11A Expansion Unit 1 Turn power off and unplug the...

Page 47: ...always in the TempScan 1100 and channels 1 through 24 are always in the MultiScan 1200 while the channels in the Exp 11A expansion unit are treated as extended channels With the first Exp 11A slave u...

Page 48: ...ts 217 240 0 0 0 Slave 1 2 10 Inputs 321 352 Inputs 241 264 1 Inputs 353 384 Inputs 265 288 2 Inputs 385 416 Inputs 289 312 3 Inputs 417 448 Inputs 313 336 4 Inputs 449 480 Inputs 337 360 5 Inputs 481...

Page 49: ...sistance temperature devices Note Do not mix TempScan 1100 and MultiScan 1200 scanning cards within the same system TempScan 1100 scanning cards are designed for and supported only by the TempScan 110...

Page 50: ...K T E and N 24 AWG recommended for type R S and B Temperature Range Accuracy and Resolution Accuracy is based on 18 to 28 C 1 year includes cold junction compensation excludes thermocouple errors ther...

Page 51: ...olution 100 mV 0 02 and 3 05 V Voltage Units Volts counts TempTC 32B Description The TempTC 32B thermocouple scanning card contains 32 differential input channels each of which may be configured as an...

Page 52: ...on Range Accuracy Resolution 100 mV 0 02 3 12 V bit 1 V 0 02 31 2 V bit 5 V 0 02 156 V bit 10 V 0 02 312 V bit Digital Filtering Averages 16 samples 50 60 Hz for line cycle noise rejection Temperature...

Page 53: ...a switchable 10 k resistor to analog common This allows a current path when no current is flowing due to no common ground connections or a high impedance input source With no common ground connection...

Page 54: ...ge Accuracy Resolution Type 100 Platinum 100 to 630 C 0 2 C 0 1 C Type 100 Platinum 270 to 100 C 0 4 C 0 2 C Excitation Current 1 mA peak Temperature Coefficient 0 1 C Temperature Units C F K R and co...

Page 55: ...Scan 1100 scanning cards are designed for and supported only by the TempScan 1100 master unit Likewise MultiScan 1200 scanning cards are designed for and supported only by the MultiScan 1200 master un...

Page 56: ...uracy and Resolution Accuracy is based on 18 to 28 C 1 year includes cold junction compensation excludes thermocouple errors thermocouple readings based on NIST Monograph 175 Resolution given is the t...

Page 57: ...200 V peak Temperature Coefficient 0 1 x rated accuracy C Digital Filtering Averages 32 samples 50 60 Hz for line cycle noise rejection DCV and thermocouple measurements Voltage Range Accuracy and Re...

Page 58: ...s 50 60 Hz for line cycle noise rejection DCV measurements Temperature Coefficient 0 01 C Input Impedance 10 MOhm typical Input Bias Current 20 pA maximum Maximum Common Mode Voltage 500 VDC or AC pea...

Page 59: ...G Never disassemble the case while it is connected to the AC power line Internal voltage potentials exist which could cause bodily injury or death WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING Never disconnect the...

Page 60: ...ARNING WARNING WARNING Never disconnect the AC power line from the unit while its scanning cards are connected to an external device Common mode voltage potentials exceeding 60 VDC or 30 Vrms at the t...

Page 61: ...oned 4 Install a power line fuse appropriate for the line voltage See section Fuse Replacement Step 3 following this section CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Do not use a fuse with a rating higher than...

Page 62: ...at surface For the TempScan 1100 MultiScan 1200 and or Exp 10A Remove the six screws on top of the case and remove the top cover For the Exp 11A Loosen the two thumb screws one at each end of the powe...

Page 63: ...move the two plastic screws from the pre drilled holes on each side of the unit Since the unit can be mounted with the front or rear panel facing the front of the rack fixture remove only those screws...

Page 64: ...Dynamic RAM Error ON ON Off FLASHING ON Interprocessor COM Error ON ON ON FLASHING ON If no problems are found the POWER LED indicator will remain on while the rest of the indicators will go out and t...

Page 65: ...r various data acquisition applications The program was designed for ease of use with no need for programming or expertise in configuration ChartView Plus provides enhanced features including overlapp...

Page 66: ...ls assigned to one chart Using ChartView Charting vs Acquisition To Disk ChartView has two distinct operations displaying real time data and saving collected data to disk These two operations are comp...

Page 67: ...its internal buffer becomes full it posts a buffer overrun error and continues to store scans overwriting the oldest data in the buffer If ChartView s polling feature has been turned off ChartView ca...

Page 68: ...hing the See Device Interface page 76 acquisition device to a modem configured for Auto Answer ChartView Main Window While using this chapter refer to the Main Window figure and its associated control...

Page 69: ...or Chart Setup Dialog Box 7 Display Configuration or Pointer over chart and right click Current group will be selected 20 Divide 2 or Tab to Spacebar 8 Channel Configuration 21 Time Stamp hr min sec T...

Page 70: ...or decrease the size of the selected channel s chart This is accomplished with the Multiply 15 and Divide 20 push buttons The Multiply push button effectively increases the size of the selected chann...

Page 71: ...Chart Speed Chart Speed 23 consists of a time per division value which can be changed using the faster rabbit button or slower turtle button Fourteen possible chart speeds are as follows 0 1 sec div 1...

Page 72: ...gured by the user The standard ChartView program allows the use of only one chart group while ChartView Plus can be configured to display up to 64 groups one group at a time To select a different char...

Page 73: ...appears A display region shows the configured structure of the groups charts and channels From this box you can select the number of charts to be assigned to a specific group With the use of the mouse...

Page 74: ...delete charts and channels You can hold down the Shift key and use the cursor to select several consecutive channels for addition or deletion hold down the Ctrl key and use the cursor to select sever...

Page 75: ...can alter Y Center and Units Div Y Center is the centerline value of the chart when the channel is selected Units Div is the vertical value of on chart grid increment When you change Y Center or Unit...

Page 76: ...chart display is desired you can always edit a pre existing chart setup or create a new setup by one of the Chart Setup Wizard s automatic methods and then edit the setup To manually setup your chart...

Page 77: ...d groups to the setup Type in the name of the chart group then click on the Add Display Group button The Display Configuration Setup screen changes to show chart groups and the number of charts for th...

Page 78: ...then clicking on the Remove button In the previous figure CH7 in the select box is highlighted Clicking the Remove button would delete that channel from Chart1 Note When a chart contains overlapping c...

Page 79: ...te and or Alarm Stamps to be included in the data if desired You can tab back and forth from each one of these dialog boxes to the other PostView post acq data viewer The PostView post acquisition dat...

Page 80: ...n settings for later recall The Save command overwrites the existing version if the versions are named the same Save As Saves the existing configuration for later recall asks whether to overwrite the...

Page 81: ...iguration is automatically loaded If the default configuration becomes corrupt or if you would like to bypass the default configuration when starting ChartView you can hold down the Shift Key when sta...

Page 82: ...m feature can also be invoked by double clicking in the chart region of the chart for which you want to apply the zoom Once you have zoomed in on a chart the pull down menu Zoom option is replaced by...

Page 83: ...on Start All Indicators Starts all selected indicators for spreadsheet Reading column Charts and Meters Stop All Indicators Stops all selected indicators for spreadsheet Reading column Charts and Mete...

Page 84: ...tion left off Prompt each time When Prompt each time is selected after each acquisition is completed a dialog box will ask if you want to return to origin If you select Yes you will have an overwrite...

Page 85: ...e display select the Start button in the meter toolbar At least one meter must be assigned to an active On channel You can select to view up to 32 meters at a given time See page 81 Digital Meters Sel...

Page 86: ...to cancel your call waiting service by entering your cancellation code and your modem phone number The Cancel Code pull down list provides three common codes from which you can make a selection or yo...

Page 87: ...ould be missed and not logged From the Alarm configuration dialog box you can define the information that will be saved in the log file Options include the Time and Date when the state change occurred...

Page 88: ...hannel label and the current reading associated with that channel The following example shows what the alarm log entries look like if this configuration is selected 1 39 46 PM 10 9 97 Alarm 01 CH1 68...

Page 89: ...Raw Thermocouple Input and Raw Temperature Sensor Input selections primarily exist as an aid in troubleshooting by experienced technicians Setup Menu Channels Alarms Ctrl L Accesses the Setup Window f...

Page 90: ...ect a further impact on real time display performance The mX b conversion is discussed in the section Channel and Alarm Setup Dialog Box Note The meter channels selected are independent of the group c...

Page 91: ...t mouse button in a meters scale area brings up a channel selection pop up menu not shown A single click with the right mouse button in this same area brings up a configuration pop up menu see Bar Gra...

Page 92: ...sition instrument used TempScan 1100 or MultiScan 1200 Double clicking the left mouse button in a meters scale area brings up a channel selection pop up menu not shown A single click with the right mo...

Page 93: ...tal Meters D Stay On Top Push pin Locks or unlocks the meter window on top of other windows E Print Sends the meter s display image to connected printer F Rows x Columns Opens a small menu with row x...

Page 94: ...up the desired meter group Bar Graph Analog or Digital 2 Place the mouse cursor over the meter which you desire to reconfigure 3 Click on the right mouse button A Meters Configuration Menu similar to...

Page 95: ...he Set Scale dialog box you can select Limits to access the Set Limits Show Limits display as well as select Misc which allows you to Show Trend Indicator and Show Peak Hold Indicators You can use the...

Page 96: ...W LIMIT 8 High ENTER DESIRED HIGH LIMIT 9 Hyst ENTER DESIRED HYSTERESIS 10 Alarm SELECT AN ALARM 3 A 3 indicates the associated item has a pull down list from which a selection can be made The pull do...

Page 97: ...el used must be unique specific to its designated channel 6 Units Cells in the Units column are dependent on the Type selected and automatically change when the type is changed for example temperature...

Page 98: ...hannel reading X is the scanned voltage value read back from the acquisition device m is but not limited to a proportionality constant or gain factor but not zero b is the offset value the value of th...

Page 99: ...epresent the entries described under the Event Configuration selection in the table on the following page In the High speed single channel mode the Scan Intervals parameters section is replaced with a...

Page 100: ...pplicable If a MultiScan 1200 is connected and High Speed Single Channel Burst Mode is selected then Count from trigger is the only Stop available for the event configuration Count Specify a number of...

Page 101: ...key areas of the Data Destination box Note that if you have ChartView Plus you can use the lower section of the Data Destination box to configure Auto Re arm as described in the sub section below enti...

Page 102: ...an choose to repeat 100 or more acquisitions with this same trigger criteria Channel 1 30 C Whether you select to capture the trigger blocks in one file or each in a separate file each of the data acq...

Page 103: ...ervice representative for more detailed information Activating the Chart Setup Wizard from the Chart pull down menu will result in the following dialog box providing a warning that proceeding with the...

Page 104: ...16 charts Up to 4 overlapping channels per chart Advanced 1 Up to 64 groups Up to 16 charts per group Up to 4 overlapping channels per chart Note 1 Moderate and Advanced modes of Automatic Chart Crea...

Page 105: ...dditional channels then click on the OK button After clicking OK the Main Window appears and you can begin running charts Note that the Channel and Alarm Setup section of this chapter contains related...

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Page 107: ...ultiScan 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 parame...

Page 108: ...select another PC for software installation If your PC fulfills the requirements continue to Step 4 4 Boot up your PC according to the manufacturer s instructions 5 If necessary remove any previous in...

Page 109: ...View or if no previous configuration file was saved The Select Interface dialog box appears Continue to Step 3 Select Interface Dialog Box Load File The Load File option is very handy when you want to...

Page 110: ...or MultiScan 1200 rear panel DIP switch Click OK The TempView Main Window opens At this point startup is complete IEEE 488 Setup Dialog Box RS 232 If you choose RS 232 the RS 232 Setup dialog box app...

Page 111: ...11 toolbar button or via the Acquire Configure Acquisition or also via the Data Data File Parameters pull down menu item For more details see section Acquire Menu Items on page 111 or see section Data...

Page 112: ...fied in the table below TempView Main Window Areas TempView Main Window Areas X Window Area X Window Area A Pull Down Menu Bar D Status Area B Toolbar Menu E System State Area C Channel Configuration...

Page 113: ...he following text Channel Configuration Area The Channel Configuration area C of the TempView Main Window consists of the Channel Configuration message box and spreadsheet The spreadsheet displays the...

Page 114: ...age Box with an On Column Note Also you can activate or deactivate all of the channels by selecting the Edit Make All Channels Active or Edit Make All Channels Inactive menu items or by clicking on th...

Page 115: ...volts type the temperature units are automatically replaced by volts units When a cell or block of cells in this column is selected the Channel Configuration message box reveals the pull down list op...

Page 116: ...The Engineering Units chosen will be displayed in the Units spreadsheet column and the mX b equation will be applied to the device reading before the reading is displayed or written to disk The mX b...

Page 117: ...ress bar displays graphical and numerical percentage indicators to inform you of the upload progress Here are some examples of Status messages Attaching to device Setting channel configuration Setting...

Page 118: ...to reset all parameters Disarm and Clear Data Dialog Box File New Open Ctrl O Sets all parameters as directed by a specified CFG configuration file The Load TempView Setup dialog box prompts you for a...

Page 119: ...call The Save TempView Setup dialog box prompts you to save the file by either overwriting the original version or saving it under a new filename Print Ctrl P Prompts you to set up a scheduled print o...

Page 120: ...ed channels Go Up to Next Available Channel Highlights the next available channel in the rows above the present highlighted channel and repositions that channel at the top row of the Channel Configura...

Page 121: ...er the Console Trigger dialog box will appear when the Arm Acquisition item is selected Console Trigger Dialog Box If trigger is keyboard Acquire Arm Acquisition Disarm Ctrl Y 13 Deactivates the acqui...

Page 122: ...Scan MultiScan User s Manual Normal Mode High Speed Mode Items labelled by the lettered circles a to f are identified in the table below Acquisition Configuration Dialog Box MultiScan 1200 Examples Ac...

Page 123: ...Intervals High Speed e Mode Area No Yes Yes f Data Destination Area Yes Yes Yes The six areas of this dialog box the Trigger Event Stop Event Scan Counts Scan Intervals Mode and Data Destination area...

Page 124: ...nterval is used High Speed Setup MultiScan 1200 Only When in MultiScan 1200 High Speed mode the High Speed Setup area appears This area specifies the channel and the scan rate for high speed single ch...

Page 125: ...ou prefer not to repeat acquisitions with the same configuration settings select the Auto Re arm default setting Capture one Trigger Block When you capture only one Trigger Block you are in essence no...

Page 126: ...s for the Reading column and the TempView Charts and Meters Windows Alternatively you may start any of the active TempView Charts and Meters Windows separately by using their own Start toolbar button...

Page 127: ...appears when this item it selected and allows you to dynamically load collected TempView data into an open Microsoft Excel spreadsheet Arm Acquisition pull down list not selected Arm Acquisition pull...

Page 128: ...ment assignment For example if you entered a 3 in the row box and a 5 in the column box you would see Row 3 Column 5 instead of Row 1 Column 1 Consequently the next scan would start at row 3 column 5...

Page 129: ...p Upload Ctrl J Manual Control 15 Disables TempView from accessing TempScan 1100 or MultiScan 1200 memory for data TempView will be disabled even if the acquisition is not complete Upload Available Sc...

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Page 131: ...e information see section TempView Charts Meters Windows on page 129 Analog Meters 5 Opens the TempView Analog Meters window which displays real time data in an analog format For more information see...

Page 132: ...set the address with an appropriate value from 0 to 30 IEEE 488 Setup Dialog Box Device Interface Setup IEEE 488 Interface Setup RS 232 Opens the RS 232 Setup dialog box which displays the current opt...

Page 133: ...ew and inspect its application features without hardware concerns Note that if your TempScan 1100 or MultiScan 1200 is not connected you must select Simulated Instrument as your device interface Statu...

Page 134: ...alization of another TempView session Note that this menu item can be selected during as well as outside an acquisition Device Error Status Dialog Box Device Status Instrument Error Status Status Inst...

Page 135: ...Rate and Digital Filtering items do not apply and do not appear in the Device Configuration menu Configuration Enable Slow Scan Rate TempScan 1100 Only Reduces the scan rate by a factor of 4 from 16 t...

Page 136: ...ly For more information see command Configure Channels C in the chapter API Command Reference Configuration Raw Thermocouple Input Note This menu item is not for normal operation and exists primarily...

Page 137: ...eans of setting the low limit high limit and the hysteresis value for each input channel in the system The Configure Alarms dialog box appears when this item is selected Entering a hysteresis value al...

Page 138: ...n digital output will be set true 1 if at least one of the channels assigned to it goes into an alarm condition Message Box with Alarm Column Note Check Alarm Status Displays the current state of each...

Page 139: ...Windows figures as often as necessary The items labelled by the lettered and numbered circles are identified in the two respective tables Items labelled by the lettered circles F to I are identified i...

Page 140: ...ndow Areas X Window Area X Window Area F Pull Down Menu Bar H Channel Display Area G Toolbar Menu I Active Channel Pull Down List Each of the TempView Charts Meters Windows consists of one pull down m...

Page 141: ...in the table below Charts Bar Graph Meters Analog Meters Digital Meters Items labelled by the numbered circles 16 to 26 are identified in the table below Note When the cursor is placed over any toolba...

Page 142: ...selected channels However the channel display configuration of the Charts Window and the Meters Windows involves the following differences Charts Window At the top right corner of each channel displa...

Page 143: ...ar button 1 Note Prior to changing any channel parameter the Reading column and the TempView Charts and Meters Windows must all be stopped and no data acquisition can be in progress Pause Charts Only...

Page 144: ...Only Speed Menu Items Faster 20 Speeds up your view of the chart but does not affect the scan rates of the TempScan 1100 or MultiScan 1200 acquisition Slower 21 Slows down your view of the chart but d...

Page 145: ...any of the Meters View menus Show Grids 23 Adds and removes a grid to your chart Print Charts 24 Sends the display image to the connected printer This menu item has the same function as the Print menu...

Page 146: ...u Rows x Columns 25 Opens a small menu with Row x Column options to rearrange the display for convenient reading For example when the Number of Meters is 6 the Rows x Columns options will be 6x1 3x2 2...

Page 147: ...ndow features a Configure Meter pop up menu Access this menu as follows 1 If not already done so open the desired TempView Meters Window 2 Place the mouse cursor over the desired channel of the Channe...

Page 148: ...eters Windows Note The Show Peak Hold Indicator item does not appear in the Digital Meters dialog box TempView Meters Properties Dialog Box Miscellaneous Tab Pop Up Menu Show Peak Hold Indicators Pop...

Page 149: ...le a blue region indicates values which equal or fall below the lower limit For the TempView Digital Meters Window the upper limits are indicated by the numerals turning red and a red bar appearing at...

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Page 151: ...ata review application that can be started independently or from within ChartView or TempView This application allows you to view ChartView recorded or TempView recorded waveforms and to access ChartV...

Page 152: ...seconds Tenths 8 Show Grid 19 Scroll 9 Show Marker 20 Access Chart Setup Right click to edit setup of selected chart 10 Chart Max Scale Value2 Setup Dialog Box 21 Number of Samples Displayed Automatic...

Page 153: ...at the same time allowing you to view different data files during the same session To view a data file from PostView select Open under PostView s File menu and select the desired data file Two Basic M...

Page 154: ...utton doubles the visible timebase showing more of the waveform For example if 10 seconds of information is visible clicking the Zoom Out button will show 20 seconds 6 Zoom In The Zoom In button halve...

Page 155: ...trol this feature once the button 12 or 17 is selected Selection may be with mouse or by tabbing over to the control Making changes to a channel s chart parameters does not affect the parameters of th...

Page 156: ...ou could use Zoom to view Chart 2 using the full chart viewing area as compared to using one third of the area The zoom feature can also be invoked by double clicking in the chart region of the chart...

Page 157: ...ser defined units depending on the configuration and type of signal conditioning card which was used during data acquisition Chart Setup Wizard Introduction Chart Setup Wizard is a feature of ChartVie...

Page 158: ...er group Chart Setup Wizard Simple Mode Chart Setup Wizard Automatic Setup Options for PostView Setup Type Group Setup for Chart Groups Chart Setup Channel Setup Simple 1 group only Up to 16 charts 1...

Page 159: ...arts can be viewed at a time Display Configuration Setup Note When PostView does not find a display configuration file it automatically opens the Chart Setup Wizard You can use this feature to automat...

Page 160: ...ete charts and channels You can hold down the Shift key and use the cursor to select several consecutive channels for addition or deletion hold down the Ctrl key and use the cursor to select several n...

Page 161: ...Center or Units Division while Units Full Scale is selected You can change Y Max and Y Min by using the up and down arrows or by highlighting the existing value typing in the new value the pressing En...

Page 162: ...ins automatic elements such as Automatically Add Groups to the Setup Perform the following steps to manually create your chart display 1 From the Chart Setup Wizard window select Manual Chart Creation...

Page 163: ...er chart There are four methods of adding channels These are as follows Highlight an available channel using the cursor and left hand mouse button then click the Add button Repeat for each channel to...

Page 164: ...n alter Y Max and Y Min These are the upper and lower limits of the Channel as they will appear on the chart when the channel is selected When you change either parameter Y Center and Units Division a...

Page 165: ...umbers If post stop data is available scans collected after the Stop Event they are displayed after the Stop Event marker If a dual timebase was used when collecting the data PostView will show a disc...

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Page 167: ...canCal which is included with the installation of TempView Note Using ScanCal is not essential But if you have access to a PC with Windows 3 X or Windows 95 we strongly suggest using this application...

Page 168: ...n Keyword K command or to recalibrate the chassis this hardware write protection can be disabled by setting microswitch 9 to the up 1 position For more information on calibration see chapter System Ca...

Page 169: ...nstructions area D Located at the top of the ScanCal Main Window the pull down menu bar A includes the following three menus File Instrument Calibrate Located below the pull down menu bar the toolbar...

Page 170: ...s Click the Verify box to make sure the settings are correct Step 2 Click the Inventory Tool to Perform a System Inventory 4 Generate a list of connected equipment available for calibration including...

Page 171: ...he Save As dialog box File Save Interface Parameters looks similar to the Open Interface Parameter File dialog box Open Interface Parameter File Dialog Box File Open Interface Parameters Save Interfac...

Page 172: ...d list appears in the Inventory Display area C of the ScanCal Main Window ScanCal Dialog Box Instrument Take Inventory Instrument System This menu item is involved in Step 2 of the Instructions area D...

Page 173: ...lly steps you through the calibration process Password Dialog Box Calibrate Calibrate Selected Devices Calibration Procedure Dialog Box Calibrate Calibrate Selected Devices Click OK Note Clicking the...

Page 174: ...iScan User s Manual Upload Cal Constants Allows you to save the calibration constants The Save Calibration Constants dialog box appears when this menu item is selected Save Calibration Constants Dialo...

Page 175: ...tings and configurations from the controlling computer The API command set of the TempScan 1100 or MultiScan 1200 unit provides access to these programmable features Issuing commands to the unit chang...

Page 176: ...f the MultiScan 1200 unit involves two basic internal measuring modes as follows Line Cycle Integration High Speed Multi Channel or Default Mode In the line cycle integration high speed multi channel...

Page 177: ...de The ability of the MultiScan 1200 unit to sample and average 32 measurements per line cycle enables it to reject noise resulting from AC line pickup hence making it useful for high accuracy applica...

Page 178: ...ights 1 2 4 8 16 32 default 64 128 and 256 Y0 post 0 Select the number post of Post Trigger scans Cchans type Select the channel number or range and the scanning card channel type s Tstart stop 0 0 Se...

Page 179: ...on see command Set Counts Y in the chapter API Command Reference For AC voltage measurements in burst mode the RMS value can be retrieved with the U17 query command upon completion of the acquisition...

Page 180: ...2 PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 I00 01 00 0 00 00 01 0X 3 PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 Y100 1000 0X 4 PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 T1 8 0 0X 5 PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 X 6 PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 U4X 7 PRINT 1 ENTER07 8 INPUT A The above command lines...

Page 181: ...digital A D measuring instruments or boards This is an important consideration because many temperature measurement systems require a combination of thermocouples voltage and RTD inputs The TempScan...

Page 182: ...s are standard Configuring MTC 24 Volts Channels MultiScan 1200 Only If the MTC 24 scanning card is used 24 differential voltage inputs are provided In configuring voltage channels all that is require...

Page 183: ...e scans or the inverse of the scan frequency Using the Set Scan Interval I command you can program the scan interval with any duration from a 99 hour period down to as fast as the unit can run under t...

Page 184: ...ple the first channel block in the TempScan 1100 system consists of channels 1 through 4 the second channels 5 through 8 and so on The disposition of the channels refers to the density of the total ch...

Page 185: ...f nine 9 channels are configured less densely by every fourth channel from channel 4 through 36 then there are nine 9 non empty 4 channel blocks Using the same formula gives Is t Next highest integer...

Page 186: ...onfigured to take 1 sample per channel gives Is m 148 x 1 12 x 0 52083 millisec Is m 148 x 13 x 0 52083 millisec 1002 millisec 1 002 seconds Meanwhile the following table shows how the fast mode scan...

Page 187: ...r Block in the internal memory of the TempScan 1100 or MultiScan 1200 unit Every Trigger Block has one and only one Trigger trigger start event Pre Trigger State The Pre Trigger state is the acquisiti...

Page 188: ...Trigger State The Post Trigger state is the acquisition period after the Trigger trigger start event and before the Stop trigger stop event While the unit is in this state the TRIGGER LED indicator wi...

Page 189: ...an 1100 or MultiScan 1200 unit is in the Post Stop state The unit will exit the Post Stop state when the specified number of Post Stop scans have been acquired When this occurs the Acquisition Complet...

Page 190: ...ot the Trigger trigger start event should be synchronized with the Pre Trigger scan interval Upon the execution of this command the unit will enter acquisition mode and the TRIGGER LED indicator on th...

Page 191: ...lag which determines whether or not the Trigger trigger start event should be synchronized with the Pre Trigger scan interval provided that both the Pre Trigger count and normal scan interval are conf...

Page 192: ...d or Stop event Trigger source type 8 When Count is selected as the Stop event scans will occur until the specified number of Post Trigger scans have been acquired as defined via the Set Counts Y comm...

Page 193: ...rst configure the acquisition with at least one Pre Trigger scan Alarm Setpoints Each channel has an associated high and low setpoint Setpoints are defined as part of a channel configuration using the...

Page 194: ...he high setpoint low setpoint and hysteresis of the alarm state while the latter command assigns alarm states of a particular channel or range of channels to individual outputs of the 32 available dig...

Page 195: ...d thirty two 32 digital output lines The digital output can be controlled either via the alarm settings or via the Set Digital Outputs O command To query the digital output state use the Set Digital O...

Page 196: ...The above program example demonstrates how to enable absolute time stamping Line 1 Enable absolute time stamping Line 2 Request all scan data in buffer Line 3 Retrieve the data Line 4 The screen will...

Page 197: ...lines 1 through 8 Also Bit n corresponds to the decimal value 2 n where n is an integer from 00 to 07 As a further option in the monitoring and analysis of alarm conditions the states of the 32 digit...

Page 198: ...UTPUT07 A 0X 2 Command lines to configure and start an acquisition 3 PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 R1X 4 PRINT 1 ENTER07 5 INPUT A 0234 20 0019 40 0001 40 0023 60 The above program example demonstrates how to disa...

Page 199: ...larm Stamping A command then the digital input states will be stamped after the alarm output states have been stamped Example 12i Digital Input Stamping Enabled 1 PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 I 1X 2 Command lines...

Page 200: ...ts Before reading the acquisition data issuing the Set Data Format F command determines the format of input data in the form of command parameters coming from the PC IEEE 488 controller However the on...

Page 201: ...channels U8 Note 1 Channel data is the only output data which may use the Binary format If the Binary format is selected then the Engineering Units engr parameter will be ignored 2 For all other type...

Page 202: ...ltage respectively The volts formats is as follows where x represents an ASCII digit xxx xxxxxxx Meanwhile the ASCII raw data conversion and the resolution is dependent upon the volts range as follows...

Page 203: ...inary format is valid for the following channel data output only All other data under this Binary option will be interpreted as Engineering Units Temperature For channels configured as thermocouples t...

Page 204: ...which has been specified for that channel For example if Channel 16 is assigned channel type 1 thermocouple Type J with cold junction compensation and linearization then the Count format and value fo...

Page 205: ...ed this terminator will be used to terminate each Trigger Block as it is output to the unit Separator Terminator This terminator is a reading separator character which should be placed between each re...

Page 206: ...ecution steps and effects when the TempScan 1100 or MultiScan 1200 is configured to power up under the factory default configuration Step 1 Q7 0 0 0 0 Using the Set Query Terminator Q command set the...

Page 207: ...e first scan data to be read from the buffer when a read operation is performed Then once the scan data is read from the buffer by the controller that data is erased from the buffer The buffer may con...

Page 208: ...rom this point on manual text discussions will assume references to logical Trigger Blocks only To retrieve the scan data after a Trigger has occurred the TempScan 1100 or MultiScan 1200 provides mult...

Page 209: ...le Trigger Blocks Trigger Block Configurations Trigger Overrun A Trigger overrun as opposed to a buffer overrun condition exists if more than one Trigger trigger start event or more than one Stop trig...

Page 210: ...rigger event occurred for the currently read Trigger Block If the Trigger event has not yet occurred at the time the U6 command was issued then this field will have the following value Absolute ASCII...

Page 211: ...can data is read from the buffer by the controller that data is erased from the buffer The Acquisition Buffer data is read via the Read Buffered Data R command You can use this command to read anywher...

Page 212: ...solute ASCII format 5 Position of Stop Event Pointer 0999999 Undefined 6 Time Date Stamping of Stop Event 00 00 00 000 00 00 00 Absolute ASCII format 7 Position of End Scan Pointer 0999999 Undefined 8...

Page 213: ...nter 0000100 Pre Trigger Scan 100 4 Time Date Stamping of Trigger Event 12 01 43 100 08 29 96 Absolute ASCII format 5 Position of Stop Event Pointer 0000100 Post Trigger Scan 100 6 Time Date Stamping...

Page 214: ...0 03 24 97 0001254 01 4 PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 R1X 5 PRINT 1 ENTER07 6 INPUT A 0234 20 0019 40 0001 40 0023 60 7 PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 U6X 8 PRINT 1 ENTER07 9 INPUT A 0000006 0020215 0000099 12 51 43 100 03 24 9...

Page 215: ...ent status of the Acquisition Buffer Before the Trigger Block is read the Buffer Status String response indicates that the total number of Trigger Blocks available in the buffer is still 6 and the tot...

Page 216: ...the Acquisition Buffer Line 2 Retrieve the status Line 3 The screen will show the current status of the Acquisition Buffer Before all of the scan data is read the Buffer Status String response indica...

Page 217: ...S 232 RS 422 interfaces PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 U1X PRINT 1 ENTER07 INPUT 2 S IF S and 128 128 THEN PRINT Buffer Overrun Occurred ENDIF Buffer Overrun With One Trigger Block When only one Trigger Block is in...

Page 218: ...A Post Trigger Scans Scan 450 Post Trigger Scans End of Buffer N A Post Stop Scans End of Buffer Scan 600 Post Stop Scans 1 The Write Pointer advances as scans are collected while the Read Pointer ad...

Page 219: ...for the channel since the beginning of the current acquisition or since the last HLL query Query and clear the current High Low Last U5 The Time Date Stamping for the Low Reading The Last or most rec...

Page 220: ...500 03 24 97 0057 60 S 10 35 00 400 03 24 97 0250 60 9 PRINT 1 ENTER07 10 INPUT A 0045 50 S 11 03 51 700 03 24 97 0110 10 S 12 55 09 100 03 24 97 0050 80 11 PRINT 1 ENTER07 12 INPUT A 0150 70 S 03 39...

Page 221: ...0047 50 S 13 20 51 700 03 24 97 0051 10S13 20 09 100 03 24 97 0049 80 0015 70 S 13 20 01 200 03 24 97 0008 20S13 20 17 300 03 24 97 0010 40 The next example demonstrates how to reset the High and Low...

Page 222: ...show the Last reading for Channel 1 Line 7 Get the next response Line 8 The screen will show the Last reading for Channel 2 Line 9 Get the next response Line 10 The screen will show the Last reading f...

Page 223: ...Line 4 After an indiscriminate amount of time query the Last channel readings Line 5 Get the response Line 6 The screen will show the Last readings for Channels 1 through 4 Example 13f Read Last Readi...

Page 224: ...such a situation is not preferred decreasing the programmed scan interval thus increasing the scan frequency will decrease the possibility of such an event At the maximum possible scan frequency this...

Page 225: ...bration Status Register U2 Indicates any error conditions during TempScan 1100 or MultiScan 1200 calibration Error Source Register ESC Read Clear Only via the Query Error Status E command Indicates an...

Page 226: ...ts 7 6 are set as follows 00 Normal Run Mode set when the TempScan 1100 or MultiScan 1200 unit is in the state of normal operation 01 EEPROM Test Mode set when testing a scanning card EEPROM Electroni...

Page 227: ...ies in the chapter System Calibration For more information on the Calibration Status Register CSR see command User Status U Error Source Register ESC The Error Source Register ESC is a Read Clear Only...

Page 228: ...his bit is cleared when the amount of data in the Acquisition Buffer falls below 75 of its capacity Command Error Bit 5 Set when an illegal command or command syntax error is detected The Invalid Devi...

Page 229: ...200 unit is requesting service It is cleared when the following is performed Serial Poll SPOLL command IEEE 488 only or the following User Status U command Query the Status Byte Register U1 IEEE 488 o...

Page 230: ...tively The Service Request Enable Register SRE may be used to define those conditions in the Status Byte Register STB which will generate a Service Request SRQ The bits in the SRE represent an exact i...

Page 231: ...the STB occurs Now the TempScan 1100 or MultiScan 1200 unit is configured so that when any Device Dependent Error occurs the unit will issue a Service Request SRQ to the controller When the SRQ occurs...

Page 232: ...s 2 With the TempScan 1100 unit the maximum trigger latency is the minimum scan time interval as dictated by the maximum possible frequency allowable by the current configuration 3 With the MultiScan...

Page 233: ...noting that this particular error condition exists The offending channel s can be determined by reading their values If a channel is in error its value will be the following If a Thermocouple channel...

Page 234: ...224 Chapter 13 System Operation TempScan MultiScan User s Manual Notes...

Page 235: ...le software automated calibration is provided by using ScanCal which is included with the installation of TempView Note Using ScanCal is not essential But if you have access to a PC with Windows 3 X o...

Page 236: ...onstants CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Do not perform calibration until after your TempScan 1100 or MultiScan 1200 system has been powered on for at least one hour CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Do...

Page 237: ...d with a valid password The keyword is the five digit keyword or password currently configured for the unit Your scanning unit is shipped with a default password of 12345 If the calibration password h...

Page 238: ...n using ScanCal see chapter ScanCal Note Prior to each calibration session disable calibration protection by setting the rear panel DIP microswitch 9 to the up 1 position Then enable Calibration Mode...

Page 239: ...ter chassis has first been calibrated for offset If not follow the master chassis offset calibration procedure as described in the previous text 1 For gain calibration slide the scanning card out from...

Page 240: ...TempTC 32A MTC 24 Thermocouple CJC Offset TempTC 32B TempTC 32A MTC 24 Offset TempV 32B TempV 32A MTC 24 MHV 24 Voltage Gain TempV 32B TempV 32A MTC 24 Offset TempRTD 16B TempRTD 16A N A RTD Gain Tem...

Page 241: ...ard while the J command must be entered only 3 times for each MultiScan 1200 scanning card Cold Junction Channel Numbers Exp 10A Exp 11A Master Unit Chassis Unit Slot Unit Slot TempScan 1100 of 992 Ch...

Page 242: ...a valid password If the default calibration password has not been changed enter K12345 Note At the end of each calibration session disable Calibration Mode with the End Calibration Mode E command Then...

Page 243: ...to the first channel number on the scanning card being calibrated refer to the previous table for valid gain channel numbers from the following list Part A 13 82 mV Gchan 7 Part I 47 70 mV Gchan 8 Par...

Page 244: ...where chan refers to the first channel number on the scanning card being calibrated refer to the previous table for valid cold junction channel numbers TempTC 32B for TempScan 1100 chan chan 4 chan 16...

Page 245: ...Register CSR 6 Next send the following Calibrate Cold Junction Offset J command Jchan type temp for the third cold junction channel temperature sensor 3 TempTC 32B for TempScan 1100 Jchan 16 type qqq...

Page 246: ...d without error Refer to the User Status U command U2 to monitor and decode the Calibration Status Register CSR To Calibrate a Voltage Card for Gain CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Ensure that the vol...

Page 247: ...for a few seconds 4 Monitor the Calibration Status Register CSR to ensure that the Calibrate Channel Offset H command completed without error Refer to the User Status U command U2 to monitor and deco...

Page 248: ...238 Chapter 14 System Calibration TempScan MultiScan User s Manual Notes...

Page 249: ...via the Personal488 PC IEEE 488 controller interface to communicate with the TempScan 1100 or MultiScan 1200 unit These programs begins with a short preamble which opens the software driver and substa...

Page 250: ...he Reset Power On R command Wait few seconds Lines 4 7 To be certain that the reset was successful and the device is ready Serial Poll the device until the proper status is returned Line 8 The Configu...

Page 251: ...cessary to start scanning is to setup the measuring mode In this case the MultiScan 1200 will be setup for line cycle integration high speed multi channel mode Line 10 The Configure Channels C command...

Page 252: ...t a few seconds Lines 4 7 To be certain that the reset was successful and the device is ready Serial Poll the device until the proper status is returned Lines 8 9 The Configure Channels C command will...

Page 253: ...reset the MultiScan 1200 at the start of your application by sending the Reset Power On R command Wait a few seconds Lines 4 7 To be certain that the reset was successful and the device is ready Seri...

Page 254: ...pScan 1100 Example 15e SLOW_ACQ BAS Program 1 CLS PRINT The TempScan 1100 is resetting PRINT 1 OUTPUT 07 RX 3 SLEEP 4 4 WHILE S AND 4 0 PRINT 1 SPOLL 07 INPUT 2 S 7 WEND 8 PRINT 1 OUTPUT 07 C1 32 1X 9...

Page 255: ...ntervals to 1 0 second 1 0 Hz Line 12 The Set Trigger Configuration T command sets up the Trigger trigger start event and Stop trigger stop event parameters for the acquisition In this example the Tri...

Page 256: ...ady for a Trigger PRINT Hit a key to trigger the start of acquisition WHILE INKEY WEND 18 PRINT 1 OUTPUT 07 X 19 PRINT The MultiScan 1200 is collecting and uploading Post Trigger data as it becomes av...

Page 257: ...n intervals to 3 0 seconds 0 333 Hz Line 14 The Set Trigger Configuration T command sets up the Trigger trigger start event and Stop trigger stop event parameters for the acquisition In this example t...

Page 258: ...rigger level event has been detected 22 PRINT Waiting for the Stop level event 23 WHILE U AND 1 1 PRINT 1 OUTPUT 07 U0X PRINT 1 ENTER 07 INPUT 2 U WEND 28 PRINT The acquisition is now complete 29 PRIN...

Page 259: ...nd Stop are assigned the rising level and falling level respectively of an input channel as specified via the Set Trigger Level L command The Auto Re arm flag is disabled so that the TempScan 1100 wil...

Page 260: ...e Trigger level event has been detected 24 PRINT Waiting for the Stop level event 25 WHILE U AND 1 1 PRINT 1 OUTPUT 07 U0X PRINT 1 ENTER 07 INPUT 2 U WEND 30 PRINT The acquisition is now complete 31 P...

Page 261: ...p the Trigger trigger start event and Stop trigger stop event parameters for the acquisition In this example the Trigger and Stop are assigned the rising level and falling level respectively of an inp...

Page 262: ...PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 Y1 0 0X 12 PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 T1 1 0 0X 13 WHILE INKEY PRINT 1 OUTPUT 07 O X PRINT 1 ENTER 07 LINE INPUT 2 O 17 IF MID O 2 3 001 THEN PRINT Channel 1 OR 2 is in an Alarm condition PRIN...

Page 263: ...ion to causing an internal system alarm state the alarm conditions can also be attached to any one of the 32 digital output lines The Assign Digital Alarm Output A command will be used to assign input...

Page 264: ...UTPUT 07 A1 2 1X 13 PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 Y1 0 0X 14 PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 T1 1 0 0X 15 WHILE INKEY PRINT 1 OUTPUT 07 O X PRINT 1 ENTER 07 LINE INPUT 2 O 19 IF MID O 2 3 001 THEN PRINT Channel 1 OR 2 is in an A...

Page 265: ...Type T thermocouples where levels above 18 or below 1 will cause a system alarm Line 12 In addition to causing an internal system alarm state the alarm conditions can also be attached to any one of th...

Page 266: ...7 C1 32 3X 13 PRINT 1 OUTPUT 07 C1 2 3 1 25 0X 14 PRINT 1 OUTPUT 07 A1 1X 15 PRINT 1 OUTPUT 07 A2 2X 16 PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 Y1 0 0X 17 PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 T1 1 0 0X 18 PRINT The program is continuously dete...

Page 267: ...onfigure a range of channels from 1 to 32 as Type T thermocouples and used again to configure Channels 1 and 2 such that levels above 25 or below 1 will cause a system alarm Once the C command is issu...

Page 268: ...1 OUTPUT 07 C1 24 3X 15 PRINT 1 OUTPUT 07 C1 2 3 1 25 0X 16 PRINT 1 OUTPUT 07 A1 1X 17 PRINT 1 OUTPUT 07 A2 2X 18 PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 Y1 0 0X 19 PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 T1 1 0 0X 20 PRINT The program is continu...

Page 269: ...igh speed multi channel mode Lines 14 15 The Configure Channels C command will be used once to configure a range of channels from 1 to 24 as Type T thermocouples and used again to configure Channels 1...

Page 270: ...start of acquisition WHILE INKEY WEND PRINT 1 OUTPUT 07 X 18 WHILE S AND 2 2 PRINT 1 SPOLL 07 INPUT 2 S WEND PRINT The Trigger has been detected 23 PRINT Waiting for the acquisition to complete inclu...

Page 271: ...and Stop trigger stop event parameters for the acquisition In this example the Trigger is assigned the Trigger On command character as sent by the controller while the Stop is assigned to Count Both...

Page 272: ...of acquisition WHILE INKEY WEND PRINT 1 OUTPUT 07 X 20 WHILE S AND 2 2 PRINT 1 SPOLL 07 INPUT 2 S WEND PRINT The Trigger has been detected 25 PRINT Waiting for the acquisition to complete including Po...

Page 273: ...troller while the Stop trigger stop event is assigned to Count Both the Auto Re arm flag and the synchronization flag are disabled as described in previous examples When the MultiScan 1200 encounters...

Page 274: ...ENTER 07 CHANNELS 20 BUFFER S O DMA 38 PRINT High Low and Last readings of all 48 channels 39 FOR i 1 TO BYTES STEP 20 HIGH STR CVI MID READS i 2 41 HOURh STR ASC MID READS i 2 1 MINh STR ASC MID READ...

Page 275: ...om 1 to 32 as Type J thermocouples and used again to configure a range of channels from 33 to 48 as 10 Volt DC inputs Lines 11 29 For sample acquisition program lines refer to the previous TempScan 11...

Page 276: ...X PRINT 1 ENTER 07 CHANNELS 20 BUFFER S O DMA 40 PRINT High Low and Last readings of all 36 channels 41 FOR i 1 TO BYTES STEP 20 HIGH STR CVI MID READS i 2 43 HOURh STR ASC MID READS i 2 1 MINh STR AS...

Page 277: ...es 11 12 The Configure Channels C command will be used once to configure a range of channels from 1 to 24 as Type J thermocouples and used again to configure a range of channels from 25 to 36 as 10 Vo...

Page 278: ...k i and has not been triggered PRINT Hit a key to trigger the start of acquisition WHILE INKEY WEND 19 PRINT 1 OUTPUT 07 X 20 PRINT Waiting for Trigger Block i to complete B 0 22 WHILE B 1 PRINT 1 OUT...

Page 279: ...gger start event and Stop trigger stop event parameters for the acquisition In this example the Trigger is assigned the Trigger On command character as sent by the controller while the Stop is assigne...

Page 280: ...k i and has not been triggered PRINT Hit a key to trigger the start of acquisition WHILE INKEY WEND 21 PRINT 1 OUTPUT 07 X 22 PRINT Waiting for Trigger Block i to complete B 0 24 WHILE B 1 PRINT 1 OUT...

Page 281: ...quisition to fast mode Line 15 The Set Trigger Configuration T command sets up the Trigger trigger start event and Stop trigger stop event parameters for the acquisition In this example the Trigger is...

Page 282: ...07 T1 8 0 0X 15 PRINT Hit a key to trigger the burst mode acquisition WHILE INKEY WEND PRINT 1 OUTPUT 07 X 18 WHILE S AND 2 2 PRINT 1 SPOLL 07 INPUT 2 S WEND PRINT The Trigger has been detected 23 PRI...

Page 283: ...med and will start the collection of the data Lines 15 23 After the last Execute X command has been received the MultiScan 1200 arms itself and then waits for the Trigger trigger start event The IEEE...

Page 284: ...274 Chapter 15 Program Examples TempScan MultiScan User s Manual Notes...

Page 285: ...A Set Scan Alarm Stamping 298 C Configure Channels 299 C Select Cards 302 D Set Relay Make Time 303 E End Calibration Mode 304 E Query Error Status 305 F Set Data Format 306 F Set Burst Mode Frequenc...

Page 286: ...1 1 0 0X or Q 4 1 1 0 0X is appropriate Command Strings Commands may be sent individually or in a string with other commands For example the following four lines of a program PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 C1 1X PR...

Page 287: ...mat F command which determines the input and output format used for channel data when the Execute X command is interpreted As deferred commands are interpreted their desired effects are recorded in in...

Page 288: ...diate Immediate F Set Data Format Deferred Deferred F Set Burst Mode Frequency N A Deferred G Calibrate Channel Gain Immediate Immediate H Calibrate Channel Offset Immediate Immediate I Set Scan Inter...

Page 289: ...ging Weight 8 P Program Trigger Times P Program Trigger Times 9 I Set Scan Interval I Set Scan Interval 10 Y Set Counts Y Set Counts 11 T Set Trigger Configuration T Set Trigger Configuration 12 Trigg...

Page 290: ...ng will be enabled Valid options for state are 0 Disable scan time stamping default 1 Enable absolute time stamping and 2 Enable relative time stamping W Set Software Digital Filtering TempScan 1100 o...

Page 291: ...fault 1 degrees Fahrenheit 2 degrees Rankine 3 degrees Kelvin and 4 Volts format places the readings in a format that you prefer to work with Valid options are 0 Engineering Units default 1 Binary Low...

Page 292: ...L Query the current level settings L Set Scan Rate TempScan 1100 only L rate Specify whether to select the optional slow scan rate or to select the default fast scan Valid options for rate are 0 Sele...

Page 293: ...ettings QC Query Card Data QC Read back the card identification and calibration information from the scanning card previously selected by the Select Card C command R Read Buffered Data Rtype Read scan...

Page 294: ...n read 14 Query the card ID types 15 Query the product information 16 Query the measuring parameters MultiScan 1200 only 17 Query Root Mean Square RMS MultiScan 1200 only 18 Query the acquisition stat...

Page 295: ...nnel configuration and or acquisition System This command type refers to those commands which affect general system functionality Execution This item refers to the point in time which an interpreted c...

Page 296: ...trigger sources as defined by the T command The command is valid only when an acquisition is configured such that either the Trigger trigger start event and or Stop trigger stop event is defined as t...

Page 297: ...xecution of this command all data currently in the buffer will be deleted and made unavailable to be read This command should only be used when it is determined that the data in the buffer is no longe...

Page 298: ...that no channels are configured After this command has been performed channel readings will be not be updated therefore no HLL or Acquisition Buffer updates will be performed until a new configuratio...

Page 299: ...acquisition is configured will cause a Command Conflict Error to occur For more information on the factory default configuration see section Power Up Configuration in the chapter System Configuration...

Page 300: ...hange the reference resistance prior to calibrating the gain This is useful if individual calibration labs have different precision resistance sources and when temperature measurement exclusivity at l...

Page 301: ...personnel from entering Calibration Mode and potentially altering calibration constants The new keyword must be a 5 digit decimal number Once the keyword is set it will thereafter be used by the Enter...

Page 302: ...t is not necessary for normal everyday operation The Adjust Calibration Card Pots P command is used to enable the 4 4 Volt or 4 4 Volt source on the special calibration card to allow for their adjustm...

Page 303: ...Because the Reset Power On R command performs a full power on reset 3 or 4 seconds are required before you can communicate with the unit A total of at least 5 seconds is required before normal operat...

Page 304: ...ing the mode to be 1 will cause the unit to load the factory default configuration when it is powered on or when a R command is issued Using this mode is the same as power cycling the unit then issuin...

Page 305: ...Post Trigger scans When Binary format is selected via the Set Data Format F command the Time Date stamping is returned as ten 8 bit bytes in 2h two digit hexadecimal format as follows Absolute time st...

Page 306: ...t DESCRIPTION As a standard feature the TempScan 1100 employs an advanced software digital filter to ensure quiet and accurate thermocouple input This feature is enabled as part of the factory default...

Page 307: ...can intervals is not required If preferred an alarm event for a specific channel can be used as a stimulus for a digital TTL output signal In turn this signal can be used to set off an audible alarm u...

Page 308: ...07 through 00 Byte 3 Bits 31 through 24 Byte 4 Bits 23 through 16 ASCII format Four 8 bit bytes in Binary format converted to twelve bytes in printable ASCII format TwwwTxxxTyyyTzzz where T User term...

Page 309: ...in order for it to be included in the scan group Assigning a channel type of 0 will remove that channel from the scan group Reserved types are non assignable types that are reserved to the internal p...

Page 310: ...4 40 44 50 R 5 35 55 40 45 50 S 6 36 56 40 46 50 B 7 37 57 40 47 50 N 14 gauge 8 38 58 40 48 50 N 28 gauge 9 39 59 40 49 50 100 mV with hardware range checking TempScan 1100 only 10 N A N A N A N A 10...

Page 311: ...C high setpoint of 100 0 C and hysteresis of 0 5 C PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 C33 34 11 Configure Channels 33 and 34 for Volts type 100 mV range and no setpoints PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 C65 2 Configure Channel 65 for...

Page 312: ...arameter card will cause subsequent Query Card Data QC and User Status U12 commands to return the calibration factors of the cards by themselves To return the calibration factors of the cards as part...

Page 313: ...els are widely dissimilar reading inaccuracies can result This inaccuracy is due to inadequate settling time at the instrumentation amplifier when the unit is scanning between channels To eliminate th...

Page 314: ...n Mode For more information on manual calibration see chapter System Calibration EXAMPLE PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 K12345X Enter Calibration Mode Apply precision voltage PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 H545X Will calculate o...

Page 315: ...ore than one Trigger trigger start event or more than one Stop trigger stop event occurs during one Trigger Block acquisition or when when an unexpected Trigger occurs E008 Calibration Error ESC Bit 3...

Page 316: ...Input Formats Binary Data Type Engineering Units High Low Byte Low High Byte Counts Temperature xxxx xx C xxxx xx F xxxx xx R xxxx xx K xxxxx Volts xxx xxxxxxx Interpreted as Engineering Units xxxxx T...

Page 317: ...ntrol Reading Formats Binary Commands Engineering Units High Low Byte Low High Byte Counts C C L L U8 Engineering Units Engineering Units Engineering Units Counts R R U4 U5 U13 Engineering Units Binar...

Page 318: ...For AC measurements where the RMS Root Mean Square value is to be returned via the following User Status U command Query measuring mode parameters U16 it is your responsibility to program a frequency...

Page 319: ...readings coming from the input channels This command will take the parameters chan and type and will calculate the gain based on the present channel input voltage For more information on manual calib...

Page 320: ...The channel offset values are necessary in order for the internal firmware to accurately interpret readings coming from the input channels This command will take the parameter chan and calculate the o...

Page 321: ...o be set to run at the minimum scan interval yielding the fastest scan rate that the current system configuration will allow This is referred to as fast mode Either the normal or acquisition scan inte...

Page 322: ...nary Low High Byte format Two 8 bit Bytes 1 and 2 where Byte 1 Bits 07 through 00 Byte 2 Bits 15 through 08 Binary High Low Byte format Two 8 bit Bytes 1 and 2 where Byte 1 Bits 15 through 08 Byte 2 B...

Page 323: ...time The function of the J command is to allow the adjusting of the internal firmware to compensate for the affects of component aging Since there are 4 cold junction temperature sensors associated w...

Page 324: ...ting keyword definition in order to enter Calibration Mode If the keyword is not correct Calibration Mode will not be entered and no calibration commands will be processed For more information on manu...

Page 325: ...parameter hyst is the hysteresis value that with level is used to test whether the level condition still persists The level condition will persist until the channel readings no longer exceed the level...

Page 326: ...slow scan rate DESCRIPTION Although the TempScan 1100 factory default setting is fast scan rate the Set Scan Rate L command can program the scan rate to be reduced by a factor of 4 from 16 readings p...

Page 327: ...outlines the possible conditions of the Service Request Enable Register SRE as reflected in the Status Byte Register STB M128 SRQ on Buffer Overrun SRE Bit 7 Sending this command will cause the unit t...

Page 328: ...efined multiples of 256 samples at a user defined sampling frequency between 38 5 Hz and 20 0 kHz For more information on MultiScan 1200 measuring mode parameters see section Measuring Modes MultiScan...

Page 329: ...mmand will allow the setting of the ESB when the unit is first powered up or when the Reset Power On R command is issued N064 ESB on Buffer 75 Full ESE Bit 6 Sending this command will allow the settin...

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Page 331: ...Bank 2 Byte 2 Digital Outputs Bits 15 through 08 Bank 3 Byte 3 Digital Outputs Bits 23 through 16 Bank 4 Byte 4 Digital Outputs Bits 31 through 24 Each argument bankn represents the desired bitmappin...

Page 332: ...e is needed the stop argument should be set to 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 Likewise if only the stop time is needed the start argument should be set to 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 In addition to the ability to start...

Page 333: ...or Acquisition Buffer data The second argument hll specifies the channel terminator to be used for High Low Last HLL Registers query requests The third argument scan specifies the terminator which wil...

Page 334: ...0 Scanning Card MultiScan 1200 Scanning Cards 1 No scanning card is installed No scanning card is installed 0 TempTC 32B thermocouple card N A 1 TempV 32B volts card N A 2 TempRTD 16B RTD card N A 16...

Page 335: ...ywhere from one scan to all the scan data currently residing in the buffer This command has the following valid options Read the oldest scan currently residing in the Acquisition Buffer R1 Read the ol...

Page 336: ...onse to this command takes the same form as the U13 command query whereby each reading conforms to the data output format specified via the Set Data Format F command In addition each channel is termin...

Page 337: ...used to set the battery backed up internal real time clock of the unit The time argument follows the same format as the standard Time Date input format In order for the Time Date stamping of output da...

Page 338: ...uration Trigger Type Trigger Source Description With Pre Trigger Post Stop Scans Without Pre Trigger Post Stop Scans Optional Commands Prior To Trigger Configuration 0 None Event Not Defined N A N A N...

Page 339: ...d Note For the MultiScan 1200 unit to recognize a Trigger trigger start event source which is set to TTL Level or Alarm at least one Pre Trigger scan must be programmed via the pre parameter of the Se...

Page 340: ...r nnn of the form 000 nnn 255 where the individual values are as follows and multiple values are summed 128 Power On Bit 7 008 Device Dependent Error Bit 3 064 Buffer 75 Full Bit 6 004 Query Error Bit...

Page 341: ...terminator formats The C command query only responds with the current configuration or mode of the previously executed C command U9 Query the digital inputs This request responds with the current stat...

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Page 343: ...ble Bit 7 032 Not used 064 Power up under default configuration Bit 6 Otherwise power up under the last configuration 016 Scan Alarm Stamping Enabled Bit 4 Meanwhile the U18 Bits 3 and 2 respond with...

Page 344: ...Configuration For more information on ASCII characters see section Appendix B EXAMPLE PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 Q1 0 1 1 1X Set the reading separator fifth parameter flag on PRINT 1 OUTPUT07 F0 0X Data format...

Page 345: ...ge 1 2 4 8 or 16 samples per channel for faster scanning throughput Weight wt Line Cycles 32 Measurements Each Maximum Number of Channels 1 2 4 8 16 32 1 744 64 2 431 128 4 234 256 8 122 For more info...

Page 346: ...updated when the unit is in a ready state In order to determine if the unit is in a ready state perform a Serial Poll on the Status Byte Register STB for the Ready Bit Bit 3 For more detail on deferr...

Page 347: ...wever this externally appears the same as 256 channel scans in the line cycle integration high speed multi channel mode That is when you program the number of 256 sample blocks in the Post Trigger cou...

Page 348: ...ted before any other commands including the Execute X command they must still be followed by this Execute X command for proper termination Any number of query commands can be combined into one command...

Page 349: ...0 0 0 0 0 0 SRQ Service Request 40 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 IEEE 488 Interface Handshake Lines DAV Data Valid 08 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 NDAC Not Data Accepted 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 NRFD Not Ready For Data 20 0 0 1 0 0 0...

Page 350: ...y Talk Address 0 1 0 a d d r n PPC Parallel Poll Config 0 1 1 0 S P2 P1 P0 PPD Parallel Poll Disable 07 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 PPU Parallel Poll Unconfig 15 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 SCG Second Cmd Group 60 7F 0 1 1 c...

Page 351: ...BS HT LF VT FF CR SO SI GET TCT Universal Command Group UCG 10 16 11 17 12 18 13 19 14 20 15 21 16 22 17 23 DLE DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 NAK SYN ETB LLO DCL PPU 18 24 19 25 1A 26 1B 27 1C 28 1D 29 1E 30 1F 31...

Page 352: ...0 80 51 81 52 82 53 83 54 84 55 85 56 86 57 87 P Q R S T U V W 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 58 88 59 89 5A 90 5B 91 5C 92 5D 93 5E 94 5F 95 X Y Z _ 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 UNT Secondary Command Group SCG 60 9...

Page 353: ...None 17 11 Q DC1 Device Control 1 Local Lockout LLO 18 12 R DC2 Device Control 2 None 19 13 S DC3 Device Control 3 None 20 14 T DC4 Device Control 4 Device Clear DCL 21 15 U NAK Negative Acknowledgem...

Page 354: ...evice Control 1 DC1 Not defined Normally used for ON controls 18 Device Control 2 DC2 Usually user defined 19 Device Control 3 DC3 Not defined Normally used for OFF controls 20 Device Control 4 DC4 Us...

Page 355: ...is Bus address 09 42 2A Asterisk Bus address 10 43 2B Plus Sign Bus address 11 44 2C Comma Bus address 12 45 2D Hyphen or Minus Sign Bus address 13 46 2E Period Bus address 14 47 2F Slash Bus address...

Page 356: ...s 10 75 4B K Capital K Bus address 11 76 4C L Capital L Bus address 12 77 4D M Capital M Bus address 13 78 4E N Capital N Bus address 14 79 4F O Capital O Bus address 15 Talk Address Group TAG 80 50 P...

Page 357: ...ommand 10 107 6B k Lowercase K Command 11 108 6C l Lowercase L Command 12 109 6D m Lowercase M Command 13 110 6E n Lowercase N Command 14 111 6F o Lowercase O Command 15 Secondary Command Group SCG 11...

Page 358: ...348 Appendix TempScan MultiScan User s Manual Notes...

Page 359: ...oup Select option 62 Main Window 58 Manual Chart Creation option 95 manually creating a display 66 manually editting a display 64 Meters 80 Meters Configuration pop up menu 84 Meters pull down menus 8...

Page 360: ...reating a display 152 manually editting a display 150 Options menu 146 pull down menus 146 Startup 143 timebase 155 toolbar 144 power on 54 196 293 294 power up 54 196 293 294 Pre Trigger 177 244 248...

Page 361: ...option 110 Make All Channel Inactive option 110 Meters 129 New option 108 Number of Charts option 135 Number of Meters option 136 On column 104 Open option 108 Options menu 135 Pause option 133 PostV...

Page 362: ...de LSB Least Significant Bit DC2 Device Control 2 ASCII Code MAV Message Available bit DC3 Device Control 3 ASCII Code MLA My Listen Address DC4 Device Control 4 ASCII Code MSB Most Significant Bit DC...

Page 363: ...ress Group bus command SO Shift Out ASCII Code TCT Take Control bus command SOH Start of Header ASCII Code TTL Transistor Transistor Logic SPD Serial Poll Disable bus command UCG Universal Command Gro...

Page 364: ...354 Index TempScan MultiScan User s Manual Notes...

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