850 Universal Interface
UI-5000
®
®
16
012-12355A
D. Set Up an Example Output Signal
1.
Use the
Signal Generator
panel to set up an output
signal. For this example, leave the
Waveform
as
Sine
,
and the
Sweep Type
as
Off
, but change the
Frequency
to 1 Hz and the
Amplitude
to 2 V.
2.
Click
Auto
so the
Signal Generator
will output the
signal while you record data.
3.
Click the
Setup
button in the
Tools
palette to open the
Hardware Setup
panel.
4.
Click the left-hand banana jack of
Output 1 in the picture of the 850
Universal Interface to open the sensor
menu.
5.
In the menu, click
Output Voltage Current Sensor
.
• The icon of the Voltage Current Sensor appears with
the picture of the interface in the
Hardware Setup
panel.
E. View the Output Signal in a Capstone Display
1.
Set up a
Graph
display in the Workbook page.
2.
Use the Horizontal Axis Measurement Selection Menu
to select
Time
for the horizontal axis.
3.
Click the Vertical Axis Measurement Selection Menu.
Notice that the menu shows choices for
the output signals
.
• The choices under
Output Voltage Current Sensor, Ch 01
are
Output Voltage (V)
and
Output Current (A)
.
4.
Select
Output Voltage (V)
for the vertical axis.
5.
Once the
Graph
display is set up to show
Output Voltage
on
the vertical axis and
Time
on the horizontal axis, click
Record
to begin collecting data.
• The
Record
control changes to
Stop
, and data points appear
in the
Graph
display.
Output 1
Menu choice
Voltage Current
Sensor icon
Vertical axis
measurement
selection menu