Capturing Data from Events
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Table 3-2 lists the menu keys and their functions for Figure 3-5
Set up experiment
By default, pressing the
%ADD$
menu key will capture the current set of readings
from sensors attached to Channels 1 through 4 of the StreamSmart 400. The
readings will be auto-numbered, and this number will be stored in Row 1 of column
C1
in the Statistics Aplet. The rest of the readings will be stored in Row 1 of
columns
C2
through
C5
, with the reading from the sensor in Channel 1 stored in
C2
, the reading from the sensor in Channel 2 stored in
C3
, etc. The next time
%ADD$
is pressed, the data will be stored on Row 2 of these columns. This process
can be continued indefinitely.
The
Capture Events
menu lets you set up where your data will go when you press
%ADD$
. You can choose which channels are active and where the data from each
channel is stored in the Statistics Aplet. Press
@SETUP
to enter the
Capture Events
menu. In addition to choosing columns for your sensor data, you can also
deactivate auto-numbering or choose to add an entry to the data from each
selected event. Figure 3-6 illustrates the
Capture Events
menu.
Table 3-2 Menu keys in the
Numeric
view
Menu Key
Description
%ADD$
• Adds the current reading(s) to the data set as a single event
• See the section below titled,
Monitor and select events
@SETUP
• Choose
Selected Events
,
Events with Entry
, or
Auto Number
• Activate/deactivate each of the four channels
• Choose destination columns for data from each active channel
• See the section below titled,
Set up experiment
!PROBE
• Manually identify a probe or sensor
• See Chapter 4,
Advanced Topics
$UNIT@
• Choose units of measurement for each sensor
• See Chapter 4,
Advanced Topics
#STAT@
• Opens the Statistics Aplet to view and analyze the current data set
• See the section below titled,
Analyze the data
