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Clearing Data from Meter Memory 

Use FlukeView Forms to clear data from meter memory.  

On meters that allow you to save several types of meter 
data to meter memory, FlukeView Forms prompts you to 
select which type to clear. 

To clear data from meter memory: 

1.

 

On the Meter menu, select Clear Meter Memory
The Clear Meter Memory dialog box appears. 

2.

 

Click OK to confirm. 

Changing Meter Settings 

You can use FlukeView Forms to change some meter 
settings, including synchronizing the clock, internal 
logging settings and other meter functions that are 
specific to the type of meter. 

1.

 

Turn on the meter. 

2.

 

From the Meter menu, select Change Meter Setup.  

3.

 

Make changes to the dialog box. 

4.

 

Click Send to change the meter settings. 

Altering Form Templates 

You can alter the form templates provided by FlukeView 
Forms
 or you can create new templates using FlukeView 
Forms Designer
.  

See the online Tutorial #1, “Creating a Customized Form 
Template,” for detailed instructions on how to alter and 
modify form templates. 

Note 

FlukeView Forms Designer is not included in the 
FlukeView Forms Basic product

 

 

Содержание FlukeView Forms

Страница 1: ...FlukeView Forms Documenting Software Users Manual September 2000 Rev 5 8 07 2002 2003 2005 2007 Fluke Corporation All rights reserved All product names are trademarks of their respective companies...

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Страница 3: ...lation 3 System Requirements 3 Installing FlukeView Forms 3 Overview of FlukeView Forms 3 Starting FlukeView Forms 6 Selecting a Form Template 6 Getting Data from the Meter to the PC 6 How Your Meter...

Страница 4: ...sting Form 17 Printing a Form 18 Saving a Form 18 Placing Existing Meter Data in a New Form Template 18 Display Selected Readings 19 Finding and Opening Saved Forms 19 Opening a Saved Form 19 Using th...

Страница 5: ...ng Program Options 24 FlukeView Forms Meter Functions 24 Clearing Data from Meter Memory 25 Changing Meter Settings 25 Altering Form Templates 25 Altering an Existing Template 26 Creating a New Form T...

Страница 6: ...ke warrants that the Product will perform in its intended environment substantially in accordance with the accompanying written materials for a period of 90 days from the date of license acceptance Fl...

Страница 7: ...meter data in a format that meets your needs Contacting Fluke To order accessories receive assistance or locate the nearest Fluke distributor or Service Center call USA 1 888 99 FLUKE 1 888 993 5853 C...

Страница 8: ...ents readings from supported digital meters through IR or standard serial communications Displays acquired results in graphs and tables Allows you to save and print results Allows you to retrieve and...

Страница 9: ...g in with Administrator privileges Installing FlukeView Forms To install FlukeView Forms please see the printed FlukeView Forms Installation Guide For installation of the Fluke USB IR cable see the US...

Страница 10: ...FlukeView Forms Users Manual 4 3 2 1 8 9 7 4 11 5 6 10 zk01f eps Figure 1 FlukeView Forms Screen...

Страница 11: ...untitled if the form has not been saved E Virtual Meter button Opens the virtual meter window The virtual meter displays the active meter readings and copies single readings to the active form It also...

Страница 12: ...k Form dialog box appears Double click a form template name in the Select a form template list Note If you open a new blank form template FlukeView Forms asks if you want to save any changes you have...

Страница 13: ...ing the Communications Port The communications port that FlukeView Forms uses is displayed at the bottom right of the FlukeView Forms screen To change the communications port 1 Open FlukeView Forms 2...

Страница 14: ...ms two ways When you upload individually saved readings from meter memory When you perform a single reading copy to form Note Readings stored in meter memory are identified variously as saved readings...

Страница 15: ...rm The Get Meter Data dialog box appears In some cases this step is unnecessary Instead you are prompted with the Get Meter Data dialog box automatically You can also press the Get Meter Data button t...

Страница 16: ...ing The Logging Window appears You can also press the Logging button to access the Logging Window 6 Set up your logging session using the Setup tab of the Logging Window or make no changes to Setup an...

Страница 17: ...are Getting Data from the Meter to the PC 11 INTERVAL EVENTS Hour minute 14 00 14 10 14 20 14 30 14 40 LOGGED READINGS INPUT EVENTS 1 2 3 4 5 5 V 0 V Stable Unstable zk02f eps Figure 2 Interval Events...

Страница 18: ...the display of two readings at once and both are being displayed then both readings may be logged depending on the settings you have selected When you start logging the meter readings are monitored b...

Страница 19: ...view either or both on the form If you decide to record only input events or only interval events you lose this flexibility but you reduce the number of readings you take and save disk space on your P...

Страница 20: ...s an internal value based on the type of meter and the PC s CPU speed and current performance Changing the Input Event Settings Changing the input event settings allows you to specify what changes in...

Страница 21: ...current event is yellow while older events are blue and eventually scroll off the left side of the chart The number of events logged and the current high low and average values for the event in progr...

Страница 22: ...ars at the bottom of any display reading table on the form or in a testpoint reading form item Data from Multiple Meters on a Single Form You can display data from more than one meter on a single form...

Страница 23: ...by the user If you place your cursor in a field and the symbol appears that is a user data field You can enter comments and additional data in these fields To retain user data when adding a new set o...

Страница 24: ...ve button Save is disabled if there is no new data to save Saved forms are identified by the form template and the date and time they were first saved You can also enter a 30 character remark to help...

Страница 25: ...iple logged readings into a single reading Note You cannot edit the actual meter data You can only delete entire readings or you can change the order of readings 1 From the menu select Tools then Sele...

Страница 26: ...have saved previously by opening the saved form and changing user data You can then either perform a Save to overwrite the original form or Save As to create a new form with the edited material Deleti...

Страница 27: ...can copy the data to the form or export the data to a csv file see file export for a more flexible export Additional buttons options are provided to support specific meter capabilities It shows meter...

Страница 28: ...hat you see is what you get export For a more flexible export see the File Export Data menu Clearing Data from Meter Memory You can use FlukeView Forms to clear data from the meter s memory if the met...

Страница 29: ...base 1 Open FlukeView Forms or FlukeView Forms Designer 2 On the File menu select Open Database 3 Browse to the drive and folder containing the database 4 Select the database you want to open and clic...

Страница 30: ...select File then Open Database 3 Select the database to optimize and click OK 4 On the menu select Advanced then Database Maintenance 5 Select Optimize and follow on screen instructions Note FlukeVie...

Страница 31: ...to change some meter settings including synchronizing the clock internal logging settings and other meter functions that are specific to the type of meter 1 Turn on the meter 2 From the Meter menu se...

Страница 32: ...Item 7 Change fonts type colors and other form item characteristics by selecting the form item click on the form item in the template From the menu select Edit then Properties Make changes 8 Select m...

Страница 33: ...h display meter data or user data Form items displaying meter data can only display either logged readings or display readings The following is a list of available form items These are found in templa...

Страница 34: ...adings against their amplitude Typical readings tend to plot together in a cluster whereas exceptional events are plotted away from the typical ones This can be useful when there is a recurring event...

Страница 35: ...rm item signifies Yes Clearing the check box signifies No Numeric Entry Provides a space to type numeric values on the form Selection Box Allows you to choose data from a list of predefined values tha...

Страница 36: ...ew Forms uses 1 On the Tools menu select Options The Options dialog box appears 2 Click the Communications tab 3 In the Port drop down list select the communications port you would like to use The def...

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