Omega Engineering OMB-CHARTSCAN 1400, User Manual

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ii ChartScan User’s Manual
Table of Contents
1 ChartScan-
Unit Startup & ChartView Tutorial
Overview…… 1-1
Unit Startup……1-2
Inspect Your System……1-2
Install Software……1-2
Check and Install Hardware……1-3
Verify Voltage Setting……1-3
Verify DIP Switch Setting……1-3
Install Signal Conditioning Card(s)……1-3
Install Interface Communications Card (option)… 1-4
Connect Expansion Chassis (option)……1-4
Connect ChartScan to your computer……1-4
Apply power to ChartScan…… 1-5
Connect Channel Signal Inputs……1-5
Start ChartView, Configure System, and Collect
Data……1-7
ChartView, Basic Concepts……1-10
Configuration Files……1-10
Understanding Groups, Charts, and
Channels……1-10
Three Ways of Using ChartView……1-11
ChartView Tutorial……1-11
2 General Information
General Description……2-1
Operational Aspects……2-2
Data Handling and Triggering……2-2
Software and Hardware……2-3
ChartScan Specifications……2-3
3 Hardware
Overview ……3-1
Front Panel ……3-1
Rear Panel ……3-2
Power Aspects ……3-3
Changing the Voltage Setting ……3-3
Replacing the AC Power Supply Fuse ……3-4
Memory Configuration ……3-4
Expanded Memory Options ……3-4
Calibration Memory Write Enable/Disable ……3-6
RS-232/422 Interface Configuration ……3-6
Configuring RS-322/422 Parameters …… 3-6
Serial Port Pin Connectors ……3-8
Ethernet Interface Configuration ……3-9
IEEE 488 Configuration (Option) ……3-11
Digital I/O Lines ……3-13
Logic Levels ……3-13
Digital I/O Port Pinout ……3-13
External TTL BNC Connectors ……3-14
Signal Conditioning Cards ……3-14
CSN14/TC/P Thermocouple and Low Volts Card
with Subminiature Plugs ……3-15
CSN14/LV/ (T, B, & S) Low Voltage Cards …3-17
CSN14/HV/S High Voltage Card with Safety Jack
Connectors ……3-18
CSN/Relay Card
(for High-Current Digital-Output) ……3-19
CSN/Relay Card Specifications……3-20
Expansion Chassis, CSN/Exp (Option) ……3-20
Connecting the Expansion Chassis ……3-20
Automatic Channel Assignment ……3-22
4 ChartView Software Reference
Overview ……4-1
Groups, Charts, & Channels ……4-2
Three Ways of Using
ChartView ……4-2
What ChartView and ChartView Plus Provide …4-3
Main Window ……4-4
Channel Information Region ……4-6
Status Indicator Region ……4-7
Main Window Toolbar ……4-8
Group Select ……4-8
Start, Pause, and Stop Charts ……4-8
Scroll Faster & Scroll Slower ……4-8
Display Configuration ……4-9
Channel Configuration ……4-15
PostView post-acq data viewer ……4-15
Arm Acquisition ……4-15
Disarm ……4-15
Print Charts ……4-16
Main Window Pull-Down Menus ……4-16
Bar Graph, Analog, and Digital Meters ……4-27
Overview ……4-27
Bar Graph Meters ……4-28
Analog Meters ……4-29
Digital Meters ……4-30
Meter Toolbars ……4-31
Meter Pull-Down Menus ……4-31
Meters Configuration Menu ……4-32
Setup Window ……4-33
Channel & Alarm Setup Dialog Box ……4-33
Channel Configuration Columns ……4-35
Alarm Configuration Columns ……4-36
Acquisition Setup Dialog Box ……4-36
Burst Mode, Operational Issues ……4-39
Measuring AC Voltage, or AC RMS Voltage……4-40
Data Destination Dialog Box ……4-42
Data Destination ……4-42
Auto Re-arm (ChartView Plus only) ……4-42
Why use Auto Re-arm? ……4-43
Disabling Auto Re-arm ……4-43
Chart Setup Wizard ……4-44
Introduction ……4-44
Automatic Chart Setup with Wizard ……4-45
Bypassing Automatic Chart Setup ……4-46