Panametrics DigitalFlow XMT868i, Programming Manual

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Chapter 2. Displaying Data
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2.3.1 Displaying Data on a Computer Terminal (cont.)
Proceed directly to the appropriate section for instructions on either of the following output options:
•
Text Display output, discussed below
• Graphing output on page 6
Note: For information on the Logging output, see Chapter 3, Logging Data.
2.3.2 The Text Display Output
To collect data from the instrument and display it on a text screen, complete the following steps:
1. Complete Steps 1-3 on the previous page.
2. Pull down the Output menu and click on the Text Display option (see Figure 2 on page 3).
Note: The Text Display window that appears after Step 2 is actually stacked on top of any previously opened
windows (such as the Meter Browser window).
3. Using the Window menu, arrange the open windows in the desired format. For this discussion, Figure 3 shows the
Text Display window in its maximized (full-screen) size.
Figure 3: Text Display Window
Note: Figure 3 has been compressed both vertically and horizontally for improved clarity.
4. The left pane of the Text Display window contains the standard PanaView network tree. Expand this tree as far as
necessary, and double click on the desired process parameter to display it in the right pane of the window.
5. Before actual data values can be displayed in the text pane, activate one of the following data collection modes
(see Figure 3 on page 4):
• Click on the [Get Once] option button at the bottom of the right pane in the Text Display window. The current
value of the selected process parameter, as specified in the PanaView network tree, is displayed in the right
pane of the Text Display window, or
• Enter an interval in the text box at the bottom of the right pane in the Text Display window, or check the Max.
Comm Rate box to collect readings as fast as the system allows (1 sec). Then, click on the [Continuous] option
button to begin collecting data for display in the right pane of the Text Display window.
Note: Any value entered in the Interval text box is overridden if the Max. Comm Rate box is checked.
6. If the [Continuous] option was selected in Step 5 above, click on the [Stop] option button, which has replaced
the original [Continuous] option button, to terminate data collection.
The Text Display window may be left open while other tasks are performed, or it may be closed by clicking on the
lower [X] control button at the far right of the menu bar.
IMPORTANT: If you click on the upper [X] control button at the far right of the PanaView title bar, you will exit
PanaView completely.
2.3.2.1 Displaying Multiple Process Parameters
The procedure for displaying a single process parameter in a text screen may be repeated to simultaneously display
multiple process parameters. To do so, proceed as follows: