SIM DATAVIEW, User Manual

Page 1: ...DATAVIEW USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ctions 5 Acquisition 5 HOLD 6 OFFSET 6 MEM 7 SCALE 7 GAIN 8 SETUP 8 P1 P2 P3 P4 8 4 Connections 9 5 Software 10 Installation 10 Uninstall 14 Start 15 Communication Port 18 Date Time 18 Configuration 18 Getting 18 Default 20 Sending 21 Px 21 File 22 Data 24 Help 25 Exit 26 ...

Page 3: ...ues The unit has two input channels the HOLD and the OFFSET function and the possibility to memorize up to 14000 data with date and time as well as a 4 digit tag for the easy identification of the performed measurement The unit has eight GAINS for the conversion of the data into physical units one fixed and 7 programmable The basic model DWS BSE allows the reading of a single type of input one at ...

Page 4: ...ternal Power Supply 12V Power supply Consumption 125 mA Converter 40 000 points Available Scales 1 2 mV V 2 20 mV 3 200 mV 4 2 V 5 10 V 6 4 20 mA Operating Temperautre 20 60 C Dimensions 207 x 160 x 92 mm Weight 1950 g Protection IP65 In the DWS ADV units all scales are available ...

Page 5: ...4 Keypad 3 Fig 1 DATAVIEW interface ...

Page 6: ...SCALE you will activate the SCALE function By pressing ESC A B you can leave a function or go back to the previous step By pressing SHIFT and then ESC A B you can switch between Channel A and Channel B Acquisition By pressing once ENTER the display will show the last setting used of GAIN and SCALE By pressing ENTER a second time you will confirm the settings and DATAVIEW will switch to the instrum...

Page 7: ...D By pressing HOLD OFFSET during the acquisition phase DATAVIEW will enter the HOLD function which allow you to stop the reading and keep the displayed data fixed The letter H will flash on the top right of the display By pressing ESC you can exit the HOLD function OFFSET By pressing SHIFT first and then HOLD OFFSET during the acquisition phase DATAVIEW will enter the OFFSET function which allow y...

Page 8: ...l reading min max Once you have chosen the desired memory spot you can enter a 4 character code at bottom left of the display to remember more easily the association of the instrument with the stored data With the LEFT and RIGHT arrows you can move between the 4 spots while with the UP and DOWN arrows you choose the character on each spot To confirm press ENTER To go back in the menu press ESC To ...

Page 9: ...sing SHIFT first and then MEM SETUP you can enter the control unit setting mode where you can change date and time and the conversion values of the GAINS By using the arrows you can select the SCALE first and then the GAIN Within each GAIN there are the following settings to be set Decimal point Conversion value for start of scale Conversion value for the full scale Unit of measure 4 characters As...

Page 10: ...onnector PIN 1 Supply 12 13 8 Vcc External Battery PIN 2 Supply PIN 3 N C PIN 4 N C SIGNAL connector PIN 1 INPUT Channel A PIN 2 INPUT Channel A PIN 3 INPUT Channel B PIN 4 INPUT Channel B PIN 5 Ground PIN 6 5Vcc PIN 7 12Vcc ...

Page 11: ... STRUMENTI website in the downloads section https www simstrumenti com downloads software Installation To start the installation click twice on the icon dataview_xxx_setup Img 1 Img 1 A communication window Img 2 will open and here it will be possible to select the language for the installation Therefore select the desired language among the available options and then click OK to move on ...

Page 12: ...n window will open and there will be the need to wait that the Preparing to install will be completed Img 3 Img 3 On the following window Img 4 click on Next to proceed with the installation or on Cancel to interrupt it Img 4 ...

Page 13: ...on folder for the DATAVIEW software To keep going click on Next Img 5 On the next window Img 6 click on Install to proceed with the actual installation Img 6 During the installation a communication window Img 7 will appear in which it will be possible to undo the installation by clicking on Cancel ...

Page 14: ...13 Img 7 At the end another window Img 8 will show up to confirm DATAVIEW software has been successfully installed Click now on FINISH Img 8 ...

Page 15: ...ng way START PROGRAMS DATAVIEW UNINSTALL DATAVIEW x x For the uninstall procedure of the software a window will come up where there will be the need to confirm the uninstall process Img 9 Click on YES to do so Img 9 When the next window Img 10 will appear wait for the cancellation of all the software files If you want to stop the uninstall process click on Cancel Img 10 ...

Page 16: ...TAVIEW x x Img 11 During the loading of the program it will be visible the boot screen Img 11 and after it will appear a window Img 12 to choose the device with which you want to connect Select the device to connect with and click OK Img 12 After clicking on OK the main screen will open Img 13 14 ...

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Page 18: ...s o Radians Help o Help o About Exit o Exit Buttons For getting the configuration from the readout unit Loading the default data into the grids Opens the window for setting the programmable keypads P1 P2 P3 P4 Sets the readout unit with the data inserted in the grids Sets the readout unit with the data inserted in the selected grid Opens a configuration file Saves a configuration file Insert in th...

Page 19: ...t is possible to insert the data manually or using the time of the pc Click the button to send the data into the device Configuration This section is dedicated to set the parameters stored in the device Getting By pressing the button it will activate the procedure of receiving all data stored in the DATAVIEW DATAFLOW In case of a connection to a DATAVIEW a communication window will appear Img 15 a...

Page 20: ...ed scale It is possible to insert a value between 99999 and 99999 End Scale Displays the conversion value for the end of the measured scale It is possible to insert a value between 99999 and 99999 Unit Shows the unit of measure It is possible to insert up to 4 alphanumeric digits Label Show the label connected to the gain for an easy way of recognition It is possible to insert up to 4 alphanumeric...

Page 21: ...lue between 0 and 5 Unit Shows the unit of measure It is possible to insert up to 4 alphanumeric digits Flow Equation Shows the formula for converting the measurement into flow The variable X stands for the measurement It is possible to insert in addition other variables as wished Totalizer Decimal Point Shows the number of digits after the point It is possible to insert a value between 0 and 5 Co...

Page 22: ... communication window with a progress bar Img 17 By pressing this button the linearization values can be sent into the device flow conversion Px By pressing the button you can set the programmable keypad buttons P1 P2 P3 P4 In the Keypad Setup window Img 18 there are 3 columns for 48 rows Each row is associated to a specific SCALE GAIN combination There are 6 scales and 8 gain for each one of them...

Page 23: ... allows to save the configuration data inserted in order to provide a backup and an easy restore of the device To save the data press the button A communication window will appear Img 19 asking for the location and the file name ...

Page 24: ...23 Img 19 By pressing the button a window will appear Img 20 asking for the location and the file to load Img 20 ...

Page 25: ...u want to be downloaded from the device Img 21 In the Select blocks to download window you can Check All if you want to download all the data already recorded Check Selected if you want to decide which values to be downloaded Insert the first From and the last To value you want to download If From and To text fields remain blank by default you will download all the data already recorded By pressin...

Page 26: ...p Click Help on the menu bar to open the below popup Click Contents if you want to see the software and hardware user manual Click About if you want to see the informations about this software version Img 23 Img 23 ...

Page 27: ...26 Exit Click Exit to terminate the program A confirmation window will appear Img 24 Click Yes to end the program or No to cancel the request Img 24 ...

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