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Introduction 

Using the DMK40 series multimeter data setting and acquisition software, you can: 

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Set the measurements to be sampled according to sampling time. 

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Display the data unloaded by the DMK40 in MS-Access format. 

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Display the measurements in graphic format. 

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Convert the MS-Access tables acquired by the DMK40 multimeter in ASCII or MS-Excel text format. 

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Plot graphs of the measurements sampled. 

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Display a ‘virtual’ representation of the front panel of the multimeter with the possibility of accessing all 
the measurements and of activating the buttons. 

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Display and modify the set-up parameters of the multimeter with the possibility of saving the settings on 
disk, of recalling and printing these. 

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Change the language of the program menus and commands selecting either Italian or English. 

 

 
Minimum resources of the PC 

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Windows

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 95/98/2000 operating system 

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Graphic card with a minimum resolution of 800x600; 1024x768 or higher is recommended 

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A free standard RS232 serial interface (COM:) 

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64Mb of RAM  

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Pentium

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 class or higher processor 

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CD-ROM drive for installation 

 
 
 

Installation 

For installation, you need a PC with the operating system already installed and running and the program 
setup CD. You should also have at least a basic knowledge of the PC and be familiar with Windows

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operating system commands. 
The software is delivered on a CD with two different installation procedures. The standard installation 
procedure used with the first releases of the Win 95 and 98 operating systems is held in the 

Setup1

 

directory. The 

Setup2 

directory contains a new installation procedure for the latest releases of the Win 98 

operating system and for Win 2000. 
 

Setup1: 

1.  Close all applications running 
2.  Insert the CD in the drive 
3.  From the Setup1 directory, start the Setup.exe program 
4.  Press the button with the PC icon to start the installation procedure. 
5.  A window is displayed asking you to specify the directory in which you want to install the program. To 

change directory, enter the new name in the specific box.  

6.  Follow the instructions provided. If a message is displayed indicating that there are more recent files 

present on the PC than those being installed, maintain the files already present (answer YES or ‘keep’ to 
the prompt) 

 

Setup2: 

1.  Close all applications running 
2.  Insert the CD in the drive 
3.  From Setup2 directory, start the Dmk.msi program 
4.  If your PC does not recognize the .msi (microsoft installer) files, start the InstMsiA.exe program and 

then go back to point 3. 

5.  A window is displayed asking you to specify the directory in which you want to install the program. To 

change the directory, enter the new name in the specific box.  

1.  If rebooting of the system is requested following installation, carry out the procedure 

Содержание DMK40

Страница 1: ...n diagram direct 3 Basic principles 5 Main window 5 System configuration 6 Important note 9 Display menu 10 Data collection 10 Graphs 11 Front panel 14 Password 14 Communication menu 15 Online 15 Offl...

Страница 2: ...and be familiar with Windows operating system commands The software is delivered on a CD with two different installation procedures The standard installation procedure used with the first releases of...

Страница 3: ...onverter as indicated in the Connection diagrams paragraph below Comply scrupulously with the polarity of the Rs485 cables 4 We recommend use of a Rs232 Rs485 converter furnished by Lovato If you inte...

Страница 4: ...Serial port settings window while for the DMK it is selected with parameter P 42 see Addendum The connection polarity of the DMKs and of the converter to the RS 485 bus must be correct all the A term...

Страница 5: ...vidual measurement can be displayed and printed Main window The main window of the program contains all the menus and the toolbars for access to the various functions As they may modify the configurat...

Страница 6: ...ystem configuration is a very important phase as regards definition of software functioning In particular if several multimeters are connected attention must be paid to programming the parameters of e...

Страница 7: ...op If the selected measure indicates all three phases it is sufficient the measure value of one of the three phases is greater than threshold 1 to trigger the datalogger The same procedure is done to...

Страница 8: ...ntly saved record is lost Transmits the settings made Note on transmitting the settings all the data saved in the DMK40 will be lost Receives the settings saved in the DMK40 View the DMK real time clo...

Страница 9: ...figure 2 2 When using modem connection all this setting can be used only if the remote connection is done always to the same DMK network that is if there is only one record in the Modem index because...

Страница 10: ...th the Display Data collection menu or clicking on the matching icon on the toolbar Fig 3 1 Display Data collection Sampling date and time Number of records selected Values of the variables sampled Di...

Страница 11: ...aph menu or click on the matching icon of the toolbar This type of graph is very similar to t hat of an oscilloscope The time is indicated on the X horizontal axis The horizontal time scale is common...

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Страница 14: ...d or holding down of the keys Note The quality of the graphic representation of the front panel may vary according to the graphic resolution of your PC and or the monitor settings used Fig 7 1 Display...

Страница 15: ...dow The system passes automatically in Offline mode when the user opens the Configuration window Modem Call To connect to one or several DMK via a couple of modems it is necessary to select the Modem...

Страница 16: ...shaking messages with the answering modem At the end of this procedure if everything has been carried out correctly the PC status bar will show a message informing the user that connection has taken p...

Страница 17: ...the DMK The following four menus are available Basic setup basic settings such as CT VT ratio etc Advanced setup settings of the digital outputs Capacitor overload setup parameters relating to the ca...

Страница 18: ...eful when programming a set of multimeters with the same settings or when you want to file the original settings of a system To save the parameters on disk select the Parameters Save to file menu and...

Страница 19: ...r the confirmation message and then disconnect the modem from the PC and connect it to the DMK The PM EXE program transmits the following configuration string to the modem AT E0 N6 U6 W0 CR commands v...

Страница 20: ...below Click on Dial At this point the modem at the PC end calls the DMK modem After a few rings the DMK modem and the program switch automatically to the online mode To end the connection choose Modem...

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