Chapter 7 Monitoring
M E T E R S
Viewing
R E A L - T I M E M I N / M A X L O G
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PM130 PLUS Powermeter Series
To change the time range for your graph, click on the
button on the
local toolbar, and then select the desired date and time range.
in Chapter 9 for more information on
working with graphs.
Saving Data to a File
To save retrieved data to a file for later analysis, click on the Save button
, select an existing database or type the name for a new database,
and then click Save.
To avoid confusion, do not store data files into the
Sites
directory where
site databases are located.
Printing Data
To check the report, as it will look when printed, select
Print Preview
from the
File
menu.
To print retrieved data, click on the
button on the PAS toolbar, select
a printer, and then click
OK
.
Real-time Data Logging
PAS allows you to store data records to a database automatically at the
time it updates data on the screen.
To setup the real-time logging options:
1.
Open the
Data Monitor
window.
2.
Click on the
RT Logging On/Off
button on the local toolbar, or
select
RT Logging Options
from the Monitor menu.
3.
Select a database, or type the name for a new database and select a
directory where you want to save it.
4.
Select the number of tables, and the number of records in each table
you want recorded.
5.
Adjust the file update rate for automatic recording. It must be a
multiple of the sampling rate that you defined in the Instrument
Setup dialog.
6.
Click
Save
.
When you run real-time data polling, PAS automatically saves retrieved
records to a database at the rate you specified.
The
RT Logging On/Off
button
on the toolbar should be checked all
the time. You can suspend logging by un-checking the button, and then
resume logging by checking it again.
7.2
Viewing Real-time Min/Max Log
To retrieve the real-time Min/Max log data from your meter:
1.
Select the device site from the list box on the PAS toolbar.
2.
Point to
RT Min/Max Log
on the
Monitor
menu, and then select a
data set you want to view.
3.
Ensure that the
On-line
button
on the PAS toolbar is checked.
4.
Click on the
Poll
button
.
