T
YPICAL
M
EASUREMENT
P
ROCEDURE
When working with VinciLab as a standalone device VinciLab is controlled by its touch
screen and Coach is running on VinciLab.
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Turn VinciLab on by pressing its power button. Wait until the Home Screen appears.
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Ensure VinciLab has sufficient battery power or is connected to a power supply.
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On the Home Screen tap
to open the Coach Application.
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Connect sensor(s) to the sensor input(s) of VinciLab.
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Create a new Coach Result:
Or open an existing Coach Activity/Result:
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Tap or tap and select
New
. When
you want to use only the internal Sound
sensor select
New (Sound Only)
.
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A new Result opens.
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Coach automatically detects and identifies
the connected sensor(s). When a
connected sensor is
identified
then its
name appears in the Activity Screen and
its live readings on the Sensors Screen.
When a sensor is
not identified
then it has
to be manually selected from the CMA
Sensor Library. To select a sensor from the
Sensor Library go to
Sensors Screen
, tap
and select
Sensor Settings
, tap a
sensor input tab to which the sensor is
connected, tap
Choose
(or
None)
and
select a sensor from the list.
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Tap or tap and select
Open
or
Open
CMA Project…
. Browse to select the desired
Activity/Result. Confirm with .
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The Activity/Result opens.
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Coach automatically detects and identifies
the connected sensor(s). If the identified
sensor is
different
from the sensor defined
in the Activity/Result then the sensor listed
on the Activity Screen is displayed in red.
The sensor digital display shows information
about the sensor defined in the Activity
(red) and the sensor identified by VinciLab.
Connect the defined sensor or change it into
the detected sensor by touching
Exchange
.
This feature is not available for sensors,
which cannot be identified.
•
Tap to check the live readings of the sensors. The live data are not stored in VinciLab’s
memory.
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You are ready to start a measurement. The measurement will be executed according to
the given measurement settings. Tap to check or change these settings.
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Tap to start collecting data.
o
In most cases, Coach directly starts the measurement.
o
If triggering is enabled then the measurement is started automatically when the trigger
conditions are met.
o
For a
Manual
measurement tap to collect a single measurement. When keyboard
input is requested then the value of one or more quantities has to be typed in.
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The measurement stops when the specified measurement time (time-based) or specified
number of samples (manual) has been reached. Tap to interrupt the measurement.
•
To save your Result go to , tap or tap and select
Save
or
Save As…
.
Warning:
When tapping and starting a new data collection, existing data is overwritten by
the new data without any warning. To avoid losing any data
save
your Result first.
