Out-of-the-Box Setup, Acquisition, and Real-Time …Measurement Computing 1(508) 946-5100 [email protected] mccdaq.com ChartView Out-of-the-Box Setup, Acquisition, & Real-Time Display

Measurement Computing (508) 946-5100 1 [email protected] mccdaq.com

ChartViewOut-of-the-Box Setup, Acquisition, & Real-Time Display Software

Easilylogdatatodiskforlaterreviewandanalysis.

Printwaveformssimplybyclickingabutton.

Intuitive channel controls enable the expansion andpositioningofthechannelsanywhereinthechartarea.

X-axisgridsareuniformandinconvenientincrementsformeasurement.Runningtimeisdisplayedacrossthebottomofthechart.

ConvenientLEDsshowhardwareandapplicationstatus.

Uniform, strip chart-like grid allows easy measurementsdirectlyfromthescreen.

Groups:channelscanbegrouped,namedanddisplayedindifferentformatsforquickreview.

Waveform scrolling rates are independent of samplingrates, allowing you to optimize for the best waveformdisplay.

Hardwareconfigurationmenusareeasilyaccessible.

PostView,apost-acquisitiondisplayandanalysispackage,isincluded.Thissoftwareenablestheviewingofdatastoredtodisk.

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ChartView Software• Displayandrecorddatainminutes,withnoprogramming• Displaystripchartsinrealtime• Makeon-screenmeasurements• Scalereadingstoengineeringunits• Displaydataindigital,analog,andbarmeters• Adjustscrollrateindependentlyofsamplerate• CanrunasservertoExcel®*• SupportedOperatingSystems:Windows2000®,

WindowsVista®x86(32-bit),andWindowsXP®

ChartView, IOtech’s included Out-of-the-Box software, is anenhanced-capabilityoptionfortheengineerwhoneedsthetrendanddisplayabilityofachartrecorderorloggerwithouttheinconvenienceofpaper.ItsuniformgridscapturethelookandfeelofrealstrippaperallowingvisuallyintuitiveanalysistobeperformedonthescreenwithoutsacrificingthebenefitsofPCacquisition,manipulation,storage,andreportgeneration.

Unlikemanywaveformdisplaypackageswithstaticdataupdatesorjerkyscrolling,ChartViewprovidesanearlysmoothscrollofalldata.Inaddition,allcriticaldisplaycontrols,suchasvoltsperdivisionandtracepositioning,arelocatednexttoeachchannelsothereisnofumblingthroughmenusorguessingaticons.

* RequiresExcel®2000orhighertouseXLintegration

NOTE:ChartViewsupportsMCCandIOtechIEEE488boardsonly.


ChartViewOut-of-the-Box Software

Setup WizardChartViewmakesiteasytogroupchannelsforeasyvisualcomparison.Whetheryousavemultipleformatstodiskorassociatethemallwithonetest,theChartSetupWizardwillconfigureyourdisplayinseconds.Fromsimplesingle-group,non-overlappeddisplaysinthestandardChartViewpackage,totheadvancedmulti-groupoverlappeddisplays,theChartSetupWizardautomaticallydoesitforyou.Youselectwhichchannelsaredisplayedinseparatecharts,overlapped,orincombination.Thereisnoneedtosearchthroughcomplicatedmenustoconfigureyourdisplay.

ChartView’s Chart Wizard allows for quick setup

ChartView’s chart setup screen

Additional Display TypesIn addition to charting, three other display modes are available fordevelopingcustomreal-timedisplays.Anycombinationofthesethreedisplaysmaybeactiveatanytime.Masterstart/stopbuttonsarepro-videdonChartView’smaindisplaywindow;eachdisplaywindowalsoprovideslocalcontrolsforstart/stop,printing,andlayoutconfiguration.

Digital Meters. ChartView’s digital meter window displays upto32channelsofdataandofferstheabilitytodefinethedataformat,changethecolorofthedigitalvaluebasedonhighandlowdatalimits,anddisplaytrendindicators.

Analog Meters. ChartView’sanalogmeterwindowdisplaysupto32channelsofdataandallowstheusertodefineanalogmeterlimits, set high and low data limits, display trend indicators,anddisplaypeakhold(min/max)indicators.Theanalogneedlechangescolorwhenitfallsoutsidethehighandlowdatalimits.Themeteralsoindicatesthedigitalvalueofthedata.

Bar Graph Meters.ChartView’sbargraphmeterwindowdisplaysupto32channelsofdataandallowstheusertodefinebargraphlimits,sethighandlowdatalimits,displayatrendindicator,anddisplaypeakhold(min/max)indicators.Thecolorofthebargraphneedlechangesbasedonthehighandlowdatalimits.Thebargraphalsoindicatesthedigitalvalueofthedata.

Multiple Display GroupsTheDisplayConfigurationSetupWindowcomplementstheSetupChartWizardbyallowingyouto furthercustomizeyourdisplayto includeconvenientnamesortomodifyexistingdisplayscreatedearlier.

Multiplegroupscanbecreatedandnamed forquick recall anddisplaylater.

Select from a list of available channels which are enabled andavailablefordisplay.

In large systems, channel-type selection facilitates finding andgroupingchannels.

Modificationofexistinggroupsiseasy.

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ChartView’s display windows can be customized per the user’s application

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Hardware ConfigurationChartView reduces acquisition configuration time to secondsthrougheasy-to-usepull-downmenus,graphicalbuttons,andcheckboxes.Shownontherightisthesetupmenuforenablingthehardware.Withafewmouseclicksyoucanturnchannelsonandoff,selectgainsorthermocoupletypes,enteruserlabels,alarmparameters,andassignchannelstoanalarmoutput.

Channelscanbeindividuallyenabledordisabled.

Spreadsheet-typedisplaygivesreal-timechannelvalue.

Setgainorthermocoupletypeperchannel.

User-enteredlabelmakeschannelidentificationeasy.

Engineering units individually assigned. (See scaling toengineeringunitsbelow.)

Individual settings for alarm high, low, and hysteresislevels.

Assignchannelstooneormorealarms.

ChartView’s spreadsheet style makes setup easy and provides quick access to all channels

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ChartView can display channels in engineering units simply by enter-ing your scaling values

Scaling to Engineering UnitsEachchannelisindividuallyscaledtouser-definedengineeringunitstoallowdirectreadingsuchasPSIandrelativehumidityinallcharts,metersanddatastoredtodisk.SimplyfillintheappropriatemX+bscalingforyourtransducers,andChartViewwilldotherest.

Inaddition,ChartViewprovidestheaddedabilitytosubtractareferencechannelfromthescaledvalue.Thisisusefulwhenrecordingdatarelativetosomeinput,likethetemperatureriseabove ambient. All active channels are available for use as areferencechannel.

Alarm logging saves time and date of each alarm condition

Alarm LogInadditiontogeneratinganalarmoutputonastandard50-pinconnector, ChartView also offers the ability to log alarms todisk.Whenenabled,ChartViewsoftwarequeriesthehardwareapproximatelyoncepersecondtocheckforanalarmcondition.Oncedetected,thekeyparameters,suchasdate,time,andchan-nelID,areloggedtodisk.ThisASCIIfilecanthenbeimportedintoaWindows®programsuchasExcel®forreviewandanalysis.



Data is saved to disk in a binaryformat, and can be automaticallyconverted toanydata formatusedbyothersoftware.

With each acquisition, data andalarms are time stamped. Whenenabled,theeightdigitalinputsarerecordedwitheachscan.

Auto Re-arm. ChartView supportsan auto re-arm capability to allowback-to-back acquisition cycles inwhichthesystemwillarm,trigger,savedata,andautomaticallyre-armtocapturethenextevent.Thisfeatureisvaluablewhenrunninginstand-alonemodewhereuserinterventiontore-armtheacquisitionisinconve-nientorinapplicationswhereeacheventcaptureisdesiredandmanualre-armingisimpractical.Tokeepdataconvenientlysegmented,filenamesareautomaticallyincremented.

ChartView’s acquisition screen provides quick access to key acquisi-tion parameters

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ChartView’s data destination screen allows the selection of multiple file formats

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Acquisition ConfigurationChartViewgivesfullcontrolovertheacquisition’sstartandstopevents,thetotalnumberofdatapointscollected,samplingrate,name,andformatofthedatafile.Whencomplete,acquisitionconfigurationscanbesavedtoafileandrecalledlater.

Selectboththestartandstopeventsforcompleteacquisi-tioncontrol.

Pre-andpost-triggerscansaresetseparately.Controltheamountofmemoryallocationbysettingthepre-triggerandpost-stopvalue.SampleaveragingcanalsobesettoreduceACnoiseifrequired.

Scanningintervalscanbesetindependentlyforboththepre-trigger and post-trigger scans thus maximizing datastorageandtimeresolutionintheareaofgreatestinterest.

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ChartView allows you to append data to an existing data file, replace the data file, or store the data to a new file

Stand-Alone OperationFor acquisition over extended periods, ChartView allows theTempScan and MultiScan to act as stand-alone data loggers.Initially,ChartViewisusedtoconfiguretheacquisitionandisthenexited.TheScanproductthenstoresreadingsinitsinternalmemory.Later,atyourconvenience,ChartViewcanuploaddatastoredinmemoryandsaveittoadatafileonacomputer’sharddrive.EachtimeChartViewisinvoked,itautomaticallydetermineswhetherdataisavailableandallowsstoringofdatatoanewfile.


ChartView’s modem-setup screen

Remote/Modem OperationTheTempScan/1100andMultiScan/1200areidealforapplica-tionsthatrequiretheplacementofinstrumentationatsomedistancefromthecontrollingcomputer.ChartViewiscapableofcontrollingtheTempScanorMultiScanviaaHayes-compatiblemodem.Modemoperationisusefulwhenadedicatedcomputerdoes not reside at a remote site; it also reduces the need forsomeonetotraveltoensureproperoperationortoretrievedata.

Auto-answermodem

Hayes-compatiblemodem

Notebook or Desktop PC ChartScan/1400


PostViewPostViewisatime-domainpost-acquisitiondataviewingpackagewhichisintegratedandreadytouse fromwithinyourViewpackage when you install it. PostViewprovides easy to use basic time-domaindata viewing for IOtechdata acquisitionOut-of-the-BoxViewpackages.


ChartView Summary ChartChartView,theincludedOut-of-the-Boxsoftwarewithexpandeddisplayandrecordingcapabilitiesisintuitivechartingsoftwarepackageswhichwillhaveyourecordingdatainminutes.Eachfeaturehasaquick-to-learnuserinterfaceandfeaturesrequiredinmostloggingapplications.

Feature ChartViewIncluded Out-of-the-Box software YesDisplay groups 64Display charts 16Channels per chart up to 4Overlapped channels Auto re-arm Alarm loggingChart setup wizardIndividual channel positioningRemote operationSeparate pre- and post-scan numberSeparate pre- and post-scan rateAlarm channels 32mX+b scaling mX+b scaling with reference channelDigital inputsDigital/analog bar graph metersEngineering unitsLabel channelsLinks to Excel®

PostView includedScale data to user unitsStand-alone operationUniform and scaled grids

ChartView Feature Summary

PostView is a Windows®-based, post-acquisition waveform viewing application


XL IntegrationXL integrationallowsChartView users toadd real-time data acquisition to Micro-soft® Excel. XL integration uses state oftheartCOMtechnologytoallowseamlessChartViewintegrationwithMicrosoftExcel.

Real-Time Data Updates XLintegrationallowsMicrosoftExceltocontroltheacquisitionanddataretrievalprocess.Thisfeaturewillautomaticallyup-datespreadsheetrowsasnewdatabecomesavailablefromChartViewinreal-time.Thismeansthatyoudonothavetowaitforanentireacquisitiontocompletebeforeview-ingandworkingwithdatawithinExcel.

Multiple Spreadsheet SupportXL integration allows multiple spread-sheetstobedefinedforusewithpreviouslyacquireddatawhileacquiringnewdata.Previousacquisitiondatacanbeaccessedandviaitsownspreadsheetwhileanewdataisacquiredtoaseparatespreadsheet.Multipleacquisitionscanbeaccessedinthisfashionwitheachacquisitionhavingitsown,dedicatedworksheetinExcel.Thisfeature is particularly useful when per-formingacquisitionswhicharerepetitiveinnature.

Post-Acquisition File Import XLintegrationallowstheusertoimportpreviouslyacquireddata,evenasnewdatais being collected. Post-acquisition filedatathencanbeviewedandmanipulatedwithineachspreadsheet.

XL integration for ChartView allows multiple spreadsheets to be used simultaneously

Multiple sheets are used when multiple files are imported manually, or

from an acquisition with auto-rearm that generates

multiple files


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