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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
September 2015
Section 4, Page 20
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4.16
DATA ACQUISITION
After all the setup parameters, and field connections have been confirmed, press
to start
data acquisition. Some field programs provide a Time Schedule feature to allow for an
automated sequence of data acquisition cycles.
Immediately after pressing
, the GDP will perform the requested gaining. When the
selected gain method has completed, the GDP acquisition will synchronize with the timing card
and indicate that it is taking data. At frequencies of 2 Hz and above, no other indication of
collecting data will be observed, as the GDP is using its full resources to read the A-D cards and
store the raw data into the computer memory. For 1 Hz and below, a progress bar will be
displayed showing the time left for taking data. Intermediate results and SEM values will be
displayed for every 2 seconds of acquired data in order to evaluate the process. When data has
been acquired, the final results will be calculated and displayed.
When taking a single stack of data, the GDP will display the message “
Press ESCAPE to
discard, CONTINUE to save – Hit Key
”, make an audible signal, and then
pause for the operator's response. The operator must then respond, and the data will be written to
the flash card or discarded, based on their review of the results. After responding, the GDP will
write the data, make an audible signal, and be Ready for further acquisition.
If any error occur during acquisition, the receiver will halt, make an audible signal, post a
message identifying the error, and pause until the operator presses a key to acknowledge the
error. Additional information about the error may be obtained by pressing
, to
view the message history. When running an automated Time Schedule, the receiver will not halt
for most errors. Instead, the Schedule will attempt to recover by advancing to the next schedule
line.
To cancel data acquisition, to limit the number of stacks to acquire, or to cancel a Time schedule,
press
.
Enter
Enter
SELECT DN
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