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SICAM Q80 7KG8080
Power Quality Recorder SICAM Q80 7KG8080, System manual
E50417-H1076-C420-A2, Release 12.01.2015
8.3
Glossary
application
A program which runs under MS-Windows.
data set
A group of related numerical values, e.g. a series of temperature measurements in sequence.
DSP
Abbreviation for digital signal processor. The designation DSP C32, for instance, refers to a
signal processing board.
events
An event is a particular state of the measured signal or of the device. An event can be true or
false, either 0 or 1, in other words. Thus, an event is a digital unit of information. An event can
be computed from analog and digital quantities.
Hot-Plug
The hot plug feature enables you to remove a Compact Flashcard from the device while a
measurement is in progress. Data are buffered in the unit’s internal RAM until the new card is
inserted.
SICAM Q80
Manager
Designation of the user software, as well as of the mobile device version.
SICAM Q80
7KG8080
Designation of the device version for stationary operation in a switching cabinet.
measurement
A complete measurement run which may consist of several multi-shot measurements on
several channels. A measurement is not complete until all of its parts are finished. All
captured data which are saved to the hard drive as belonging to a measurement are placed in
a common folder.
measurement
duration
The duration of a measurement can be determined by multiplying the number of samples with
the of sampling interval.
Parameters
Known in mathematics as "arguments", parameters are inputs needed by a function to
produce its results.
pretrigger
When a pretrigger > 0 is defined, the data from the time preceding the release of a trigger is
recorded along with the triggered data. The instant of triggering is the Time 0; pretrigger times
take values < 0.
Report Generator
The Report-Generator provides a fast and easy way to personally layout a document, which
may include graphics and text arranged in any pattern.
Unzoom
Reverses the zoom function, displaying the entire picture.
sample
Digital data point belonging to a measurement signal. A sample fills 2 Byte (16 bits).
ScanDisk
ScanDisk is a routine for checking your device's µDisk for flaws and correcting the problem, if
applicable.
sum sampling
rate
The product of the sampling rate times the number of active channels.
time base
Internal clock of device. The time difference between devices can add up to several seconds
per day. A remedy to this problem are radio clocks such as the DCF77 or GPS (both options).
See also synchronous start.
Zoom
Command to enlarge a portion of a window; the opposite is Unzoom.