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EasyLogger PS40M10 Help
Table Contents
Part Introduction
Welcome EasyLogger PS40M10 EasyLogger Features
Part Installing EasyLogger
Installing EasyLogger Software Installing Drivers
Part Using EasyLogger PS40M10
EasyLogger Overview Front Panel Functions
Start Button Stop Button Sample Interval Slide Scale Panel
Toolbar Buttons
Open Chart Save Chart Print Chart Copy Chart Clipboard Zoom In/Out Zoom Full Cursors TestMode Waveform Memo Window Info Window X-Control. Window Y-Control. Window
Panel Functions
Memo Window Info Window X-Control. Window Y-Control. Window
Menu Functions
File Menu Menu Edit Menu View Menu Window Menu Help Menu
Quitting EasyLogger
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Contents
Part Appendix
Error Messages
File Found Failed program Scope Hardware PS40M10A Found FT_Write General Error FT_GetQueueStatus General Error
Uninstalling EasyLogger
Index
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EasyLogger PS40M10 Help
Introduction
Welcome EasyLogger PS40M10
EasyLogger easy powerful data logging application program Instruments PS40M10. runs equipped using Windows 2000 Drivers instrument interface provided Linux systems.
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Introduction
EasyLogger Features
Attractive, easy visual display 40MHz digital sampling rate Input saturation ranges from Integrated switch halt data capture through hardware User-defined sampling rate O.S.D. markers voltage measurement O.S.D. markers time measurement Save screens Windows files Export data text files Load saved traces display export other formats Screen printout facility Memo functions comment data coupling support Support probes User-defined display colour themes
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EasyLogger PS40M10 Help
Installing EasyLogger
Installing EasyLogger Software
Before connecting instrument insert supplied installation disk into CD-ROM drive your following menu will appear after seconds. EasyLogger program installed with EasyScope program. Before connecting instrument insert supplied installation disk into CD-ROM drive your following menu will appear after seconds.
Click "Install EasyLogger Data Logger Application" button launch EasyLogger installation program. following screen will appear:
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Installing EasyLogger
Click "Next" button bring License Agreement Screen.
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EasyLogger PS40M10 Help agree with terms conditions License Agreement, check agree" click "Next" button continue installation process else click "Exit" button. "Next" button disabled agree terms conditions. Agreeing terms clicking "Next" button brings following screen.
Select directory wish install EasyScope software into. default directory shown screen. Unless have good reason change suggest default suggested installation program. Click "Start" button commence copying files EasyScope program directory.
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Installing EasyLogger
progress screen (shown above) will appear files installed. After seconds should "Installation completed successfully" message. Click "OK" button complete final stage installation process.
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EasyLogger PS40M10 Help
installation process complete. launch EasyLogger program from desktop double-clicking EasyScope icon (pictured below).
also launch EasyLogger program from Start Programs EasyLogger PS40M10 menu Windows Toolbar.
shown above, also have access EasyScope Help files Program Uninstaller from there. Before using EasyScope, drivers need installed. This done plugging instrument into spare port instrument should plugged into port your alternatively, self-powered (one that it's power supply).
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Installing EasyLogger
this first time that instrument been plugged Windows will then request drivers your product. Installing Drivers further details.
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Installing Drivers
Before using EasyLogger drivers need installed. This done plugging instrument into spare port instrument should plugged into port your alternatively, self-powered (one that it's power supply). case Linux systems, please follow installation instructions ReadMe.dat file located Linux Drivers folder PS40M10 case Windows based systems, please follow instructions below. this first time that instrument been plugged Windows will request drivers your product will display Hardware Wizard dialog box. example below Windows 2000 procedure very similar other Windows versions. Connect instrument spare port self-powered hub. following screen will appear begin guiding through driver installation.
Click "Next" proceed with installation. following screen will appear:
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Installing EasyLogger
Select option "Search suitable driver device (recommended)" click "Next".
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EasyLogger PS40M10 Help Check "CD-ROM drives" un-check others. NOTE: available EasyLogger software already been installed, then check "Specify location" Browse button select "drivers" sub-directory EasyLogger Program Files directory instead. Keep Clicking "Next" until installation finished screen below.
Click "Finish" complete installation first device. using Windows 2000, second device will installed automatically. other versions Windows, above process need repeated complete instrument installation.
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Using EasyLogger PS40M10
Using EasyLogger PS40M10
EasyLogger Overview
EasyLogger simple layout with easy controls. main controls features highlighted below. full explanation each feature provided sections that follow.
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3.2.1
Front Panel Functions
Start Button
Clicking Start Data Logger button will commence data capture.
Please note that controls altering sampling rate vertical scales disabled while data logger running. When running, caption appears right data window which says "Running".
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3.2.2
Stop Button
Clicking Stop button will halt data capture.
sampling rate vertical scale controls will enabled after stop button been clicked. When stopped, caption appears right data window saying "Stopped".
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3.2.3
Sample Interval
Sample Interval control specify logging rate before starting data.
rate between 50ms 100s specified, invalid sampling rates will rounded nearest multiple 25ns when logging starts. Data points missed fast sampling rates slower systems. Missed data points indicated with cross.
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3.2.4
Slide
slide allows scrolling through logged data.
chart display updated scroll moved. tracking enabled, scroll disabled while running. slide operated dragging handle clicking triangular buttons each bar.
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3.2.5
Scale Panel
scale panel indicates area chart currently visible. default values before logging shown below.
These values updated when data logged scaling values changed.
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3.3.1
Toolbar Buttons
Open Chart
Clicking Open Chart button will display open dialog box.
user then browse file type .dlog (data logger format) which then imported back into data logger viewing. Please note that files type .dlog cannot viewed text. export data text analysis party applications please export data text comma separated values (.csv).
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3.3.2
Save Chart
Clicking Save Chart button produces save dialog that allows user save current data chart variety formats.
Either data chart load chart (selectable through Window menu) saved. Bitmap (*.bmp) Selecting bitmap option saves area data chart which currently visible bitmap picture file. This option will allow access actual data analysis data reloaded data logger display. Comma Separated Values (*.csv) Selecting export .csv exports chart data .csv file complete with start stop markers which then analysed party packages. Information missed clipped points also included. .csv files automatically associated with Microsoft Excel installed. Please note that Excel only handle maximum 65536 lines data. This limits amount logged data that viewed from .csv file. there more than 65536 lines write .csv file, later lines available. possible around this editing .csv text editor (such notepad), re-saving then opening Excel. This file format cannot reloaded data logger display. Text (*.txt) Exporting text write data points headers text file. Unlike .csv files, text files limited 65536 data points. This will allow access logged data external analysis, cannot loaded into data logger display chart. Data Format (*.dlog) data format cannot used externally other programs. however used reload previously logged traces load chart window. When .dlog file loaded, reexported bitmap, .csv .txt file.
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3.3.3
Print Chart
Clicking Print Chart button prints current chart area data logger.
data printed changed using slide bar, zoom controls switching between data1 load windows.
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3.3.4
Copy Chart Clipboard
Clicking Copy Chart Clipboard button places copy current chart area Windows clipboard.
This allows image current plot area pasted into document spreadsheet.
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3.3.5
Zoom In/Out
Zoom In/Out button allows user enlarge areas chart.
zoom click button then click drag area chart. This will display selected area stretched fill full range chart screen. Alternatively, click Zoom In/Out button then simply left click chart area zoom minimum number samples that displayed zoom out, click Zoom In/Out button right click chart area.
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3.3.6
Zoom Full
Zoom Full button scales x-axis display data points currently memory.
change number data points stored memory, Settings from Edit menu. default value 500000 samples.
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3.3.7
Cursors
Three cursors available. These are: Data Cursor
Missed Sample Cursor
Marker Cursor
They have different colours names allow them distinguished easily.
Each cursors moved dragging name label horizontally. Vertical dragging will have effect cursors automatically track data line. coordinates each active cursor displayed Cursor Panel bottom left main window.
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delta column made display differences between cursors. Right click word "Delta" following menu will appear:
Selecting "Data Missed", "Data Marker" "Missed Marker" will display differences between those cursors. delta values turned selecting "Off". following example shows differences values between Data Missed cursors trace given above.
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3.3.8
TestMode Waveform
Clicking TestMode Waveform button activates EasyLogger test mode. This produces saw-tooth waveform without input device.
input device will ignored while test mode active. frequency waveform 76.29Hz
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3.3.9
Memo Window
Clicking Memo Window button shows Memo window.
This allows markers information added chart.
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3.3.10 Info Window
Clicking Info Window button shows Info Window.
Info Window displays information about current chart.
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3.3.11 X-Control Window
Clicking X-Control Window button shows X-Control Window.
This allows range scale axis changed.
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3.3.12 Y-Control Window
Clicking Y-Control Window button shows Y-Control Window.
This allows range scale axis changed.
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3.4.1
Panel Functions
Memo Window
Memo Window shown below.
This used manually comment data chart. this, click "Marker" click chart where marker desired. This will marker chart. Next, type memo memo text then click "Add". This will text memo list.
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This process repeated multiple markers chart. markers appear green circles default.
Double-clicking memo memo window will jump corresponding marker chart.
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3.4.2
Info Window
Info Window contains general data current chart, such start date, start time sample interval. example given below.
event that there missed samples trace, total number missed samples indicated next "Missed:". arrows used seek missed data points. When missed data point found using arrow buttons, missed cursor applied same point highlight location.
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3.4.3
X-Control Window
X-Control window shown below provides manual control over X-axis. scale unit changed between time number samples clicking "Time" "Samples" buttons respectively.
Values maximum minimum scales values then entered text boxes display updated when "Apply" button clicked. scale units also switched between number samples time clicking axis label chart.
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3.4.4
Y-Control Window
Y-Control window (shown below) allows chart Y-scale customised.
window divided into three sections. Each described below: Y-Scale This allows range scale manually adjusted. Simply enter desired maximum minimum values text boxes click "Apply" change scale. Y-Scale Parameter This allows units Y-axis changed. Volts milli-Volts (mV) provided default, custom units created clicking "New" button filling form below. Click "OK" units list available units.
Custom units removed from list selecting them from combo then clicking "Remove". Saturation Voltage This panel provides control over saturation Voltage limit coupling. addition, activating "x10" button this will re-scale probe indicated below.
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Voltage saturation level exceeded, data will clipped saturation value displayed different colour. colour clipped data customised through View menu. data clipped, memo added exported file indicate that clipping occurred.
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3.5.1
Menu Functions
File Menu
File menu (shown below) provides alternative access functions available main toolbar.
Load This provides same functionality Open Chart button from toolbar. open dialog shown user select .dlog file load load chart. Save This provides same functionality Save Chart button from main toolbar. save dialog shown that allows user save current data bitmap file (*.bmp), comma separated values file (*.csv), text file (*.txt) data logger format file (*.dlog). Data saved from either data chart load chart. Close close option clears selected chart. Load chart displayed, chart cleared longer selectable from Window menu. Data chart displayed, chart cleared same Clear Screen from Edit menu. Print This provides same functionality Print Chart button from main toolbar. Exit Exit option allows user quit application same function Windows Close button
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3.5.2
Menu
menu (shown below) provides access following functions:
Start This provides same function clicking Start Button. Selecting "Start" begins data logging with specified sample rate Voltage saturation limit. Stop This option provides same functionality Stop Button. Selecting "Stop" will terminate data logging. TestMode Selecting TestMode activates EasyLogger test mode same TestMode Waveform button from main toolbar. This creates saw-tooth waveform with frequency 76.29Hz. Clear Screen Selecting Clear Screen removes data from data chart. This option disabled load chart selected.
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3.5.3
Edit Menu
Edit menu (shown below) allows access following functions:
Copy Chart Clipboard This option provides same functionality Copy Chart Clipboard button main toolbar. This copies image chart area Windows clipboard pasting into documents spreadsheets.
Scale Selecting Scale displays following sub-menu.
This allows units X-axis changed between time sample number. units X-axis also changed through X-Control Window clicking axis label. Scale Selecting Scale displays following sub-menu.
This allows units Y-axis changed between default units (Volts) (milli-Volts). units Y-axis also changed through Y-Control Window. display custom units Y-axis, Y-Control Window. Settings Through settings option, window appears which allows access three tabs: Samples, Chart Labels Alerts. Samples samples shown below. This used customise many data points EasyLogger will hold memory before writing earlier data points backup file. default value 500000 samples, this need reduced systems with small amounts memory performance reduced. approximate memory usage displayed current maximum number samples. slide used scroll backward through buffer beyond data memory, data points required read back into memory.
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Chart Labels chart labels shown below. This allows customisation which text labels visible chart start stop markers. Please note that regardless which options checked here, exported data files will contain this information.
Alerts alerts shown below. This used configure four alerts flag when logged data reaches critical value. Alert types pop-up windows, e-mails both. valid e-mail address network connection required e-mail alerts. Alerts configured when values greater than less than some value.
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3.5.4
View Menu
View menu (shown below) allows user change appearance EasyLogger.
Customise Screen Colours Selecting Customise Screen Colours shows following sub-menu:
Selecting options available this sub-menu allows user select colour selected item. Selecting "Restore Defaults" resets colour settings original colours. Text Labels Selecting Text Labels will check un-check text labels option. This will toggle whether start stop marker text labels shown chart not. Track Data Logger Selecting Track Data Logger will check un-check tracking option. This will toggle whether chart updates constantly show newly acquired data allow display remain static. slide disabled tracking enabled slide enabled tracking disabled. Grid Selecting Grid will check un-check grid option. This will toggle whether grid shown chart not. Zoom Selecting Zoom from menu displays Zoom sub-menu (shown below).
These functions provide same functionality Zoom In/Out Zoom Full buttons used enlarge shrink area display. Keyboard shortcuts also indicated
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Using EasyLogger PS40M10 menu. Windows Selecting Windows from menu displays Windows sub-menu (shown below).
This provides same control over which windows visible Memo Window, Info Window, X-Control Window Y-Control Window buttons main toolbar. addition, there options display windows close windows.
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3.5.5
Window Menu
Window menu allows user select whether data chart load chart data displayed. default, load window selectable there file loaded.
.dlog file loaded using either Open Chart button Load option from File menu, load chart becomes selectable from window menu. following example shows window menu after .dlog file called Test Data.dlog been loaded.
window currently displayed indicated
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3.5.6
Help Menu
following options available through Help menu (shown below).
HTML Help Selecting HTML Help from menu will launch this help file. About About option displays version information release dates. USB-Instruments Site This will connect Internet take user directly Instruments site where information found products updates. On-Line User Manual This option will take user EasyLogger manual section Instruments site.
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Quitting EasyLogger
EasyLogger exited either accessing Exit option File menu clicking Windows Close button right-hand corner window.
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Appendix
4.1.1
Appendix
Error Messages
File Found
This error occurs when EasyLogger cannot find file program PS40M10 hardware.
resolve this problem click "OK", quit EasyLogger application check that file PSDLOG.rbf exists same directory EasyLogger application program. file there, re-launch EasyLogger application ensuring that instrument connected file there, retrieved browsing installation copying same location EasyLogger application.
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4.1.2
Failed program Scope Hardware
This error occurs when EasyLogger application cannot detect instruments connected when launched.
Ensure that instrument connected that correct drivers installed, then re-launch EasyLogger application.
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4.1.3
PS40M10A Found
This error occur when trying EasyLogger application with PS40M10 hardware connected
resolve this, connect PS40M10 application again. this effect, check that drivers installed correctly.
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4.1.4
FT_Write General Error
This error occur PS40M10 unexpectedly disconnected from while program running.
message with this error appear several times will clear normal after clicking "OK" each message that appears.
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4.1.5
FT_GetQueueStatus General Error
This error occur PS40M10 unexpectedly disconnected from while program running.
message with this error appear several times will clear normal after clicking "OK" each message that appears.
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Uninstalling EasyLogger
From Start Programs EasyLogger PS40M10 menu Windows Toolbar, select Uninstall EasyLogger PS40M10 Option click
This will start uninstaller program. following confirmation screen will appear.
sure want uninstall EasyLogger Program, click "Next". not, click "Cancel" abort Uninstall process. Clicking "Next" starts uninstall sequence. When EasyLogger Software first time, automatically creates file (PDL40M10.ini) store program settings. safe delete this asked uninstaller.
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Appendix
Click "Finish".
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EasyLogger PS40M10 Help comma comma separated values control controls copy cursor cursors custom customise customise screen colours
Index
-**.bmp *.csv *.dlog *.txt
-.bmp .csv .dlog .txt
-Ddata data format Data1 date delta difference display dlog driver drivers
-Aabout acquire alert alerts area
-EEasyLogger e-mail erase error exit export
-Bbar begin bitmap buffer
-Ccapture chart clear clear screen clipboard clipping close colours
-Ffailed failed program penscope hardware features file file menu file found format found
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Index frequency FT_GetQueueStatus FT_Write full functions
-Mmarker markers maximum memo memo window memory menu message milliVolts milli-Volts minimum missed mode
-GGeneral Error grid
-Hhalt hardware help HTML HTML help
-Oon-line open operating system overview
-Iimage import info info window install installation installing instrument introduction
-Ppanel paste penscope picture pop-up print program ps40m10b ps40m10b found PSDLOG.rbf
-Llabel labels load logging frequency logging rate
-Qquit
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-Rrange rate remove menu
-Uuninstall un-install uninstallation un-installation uninstalling un-installing units instruments user user manual
-Ssample sample rate samples sampling rate saturation save scale scale screen scroll separated settings slide slide software specification start stop
values view view menu Volts
-Wwaveform site welcome window window menu windows wizard
-Tterminate test testmode text text labels time toolbar track track data logger tracking
X-Control X-Control Window X-scale
Y-Control Y-Control Window
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-Zzoom zoom full zoom zoom
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