Transcript The 2680A DAQ, the secret of our success!

Fluke DAQ Software
Visual Demo Guide
2680A-APSW
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About This Guide
Communication
• This guide is designed to give you a quick self-paced overview
of Fluke DAQ software without having performing tedious stepby-step “exercises” common to traditional guides.
• This is intended to be a visual guide with emphasis placed on
showing you where to accomplish certain tasks within the
program.
• The items on each page are specific to the menu bar Icon
shown in the upper right-hand corner of the page.
• We suggest you first view this guide and then work with the
actual demo program. You may also keep this guide open and
switch between the guide and the program as you progress.
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Fluke DAQ Features
• Supports instrument configuration for up to 2,000
channels (tags).
• Intuitive interface
• Works with 2680A Series and Fluke NetDAQ products
• Supports:
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Instrument configuration and control
Trending, real-time and historical
File conversion to CSV format
Alarm annunciation and acknowledgment, DIO controls
Viewing data over the internet using standard browsers
Sending email on alarm
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The Basic Requirements
• This Fluke DAQ Demo does not require a 2680 Series
instrument. Numbers are randomly generated within
the program to simulate data.
• You need a Pentium II class computer with 64 Meg
RAM, Windows 98 or later and 100 MB free disk
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• Some functions are not available in the demo version
• At the end of this Visual Guide is a section covering setup of
the 2686A-DEMO Kit intended for Representatives and
Customers using 2686A demonstration hardware. If you have
this hardware please refer to this section first for setup
information. This section starts at slide # 18.
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Installing Fluke DAQ
• Insert the Demonstration CD into your computer.
– Follow the installation directions.
– If Auto-run is disabled on your computer select the Start
button, choose Run, (your drive letter) \ launch.exe and
follow the instructions for installation.
– From your desk top shortcut or from the program menu
double click on Fluke DAQ.
– If you have difficulty with this installation you may
contact Fluke Corporation at 1-800-44-Fluke and ask for
Data Acquisition Support.
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Fluke DAQ Menu Structure
Security
Configuration
Communication
Trending
Alarms
Web & Email
Exit
This is the
starting default
Select network
type here
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These menu bar icons
will give you a
different sub-menu
depending on what
item you have
selected in the
Configuration menu
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Security / Log-on
Use this Menu Icon
No Password or Security
needed for this demonstration
Multiple levels of password protection
and user access. See the PDF user manual
on this CD for more information on Security.
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Fluke DAQ Configuration
Configuration
Use this Menu Icon
Windows style Equipment
Configuration Tree
Click on a Mainframe, Module or
Channel – Then click on “Insert” to
Add what you need to your system.
to add a new mainframe click on the
main file. In this case “Sample.cfg”
The click “Insert”
You can use a “right” click to copy
and paste configurations from
one mainframe, module
or channel to another.
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INSERT:
-Mainframe (2680A / 2686A)
and / or 2645A / 2640A
- Module (PAI/FAI/DIO)
- select scan interval
or Trigger type
- Channel settings
- DC, RTD, etc.
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Configuration
Configuration Flow
Use this Menu Icon
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1 When you click on a
chassis in the
Configure Tree and
then click “Insert”
you get the
Dialog box to insert a
module type.
2 Click on a module
you get
# of channels dialog
box
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3 Click on a Channel
and get a channel
set-up dialog box.
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Configuration
Configuration Transfer
Use this Menu Icon
When connecting hardware under general
network enter IP address and click “Verify” to
test communications. This example shows an
Isolated setup where no IP address is visible
to the user.
After you are finished setting up your
configuration “click” the “Configuration
transfer button.
Verifies communication to instrument
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Communication
Start Scanning
Use this Menu Icon
Configuration
Start / Stop system Scanning
Start / Stop device Scanning
View channel data
after Scanning has
started by clicking on
a module. You may also
use the Trend Chart to
view data.
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Communication
DIO Status
Use this Menu Icon
Alarm Icon flashes when a channel is
in alarm. Click on Icon to view alarm page.
View / Set DIO
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Spy Channels
Communication
Use this Menu Icon
Module Icons turn Red
when in alarm. Alarm can be
viewed by clicking the Alarm
Icon.
Up to 8 Spy Channels
may be selected for
viewing (or Spying).
Spy channels
“Monitor” values at an interval
faster than the configured
interval scan.
These Spy values are not
recorded, simply viewed.
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Spy values
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Trending
Trending
Use this Menu Icon
Alarm Icon flashes when a channel is
in alarm. Click on Icon to view alarm.
In / out chart times
are adjustable
via Zoom
Assign up to 8
Channels for
charting
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Zoom, real time,
History and Export
as CSV file available
here.
Scale Range can be
set by the user by
direct entry of scale
value.
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Alarm Page
Use this Menu Icon
Historical or on-line
viewing
All alarms in a system
are shown on this page.
The user may view all
alarms, specific alarms
and may acknowledge
alarms on this page.
Alarm filter function
allows you to view
specific alarms.
Channel, time, date and alarm number information
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Web and Email
Use this Menu Icon
Fluke DAQ Data may be viewed
over a web page using your
browser.
sends notification of alarm
to users via email
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Thank You!
• Thank you for taking the time to view Fluke DAQ
Data Acquisition software.
• If you have any questions please contact Fluke
directly or your local Fluke Representative.
For further information on Fluke Data Acquisition products call 800-44-FLUKE or
visit www.fluke.com
USA: 800-44-Fluke
Canada: 800-36-5853
Europe / M-East / Africa (31 40) 2 675 200
From other countries +1 425 446 5500
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Hardware Demo using the
2680A-DEMO Kit
( for Representatives and Customers using the 2680A-DEMO Kit )
The Following section offers basic instructions for the
operation of the 2680A-DEMO Kit. This section shows
how to setup the demonstration 2680A simulator
hardware and connect the demonstrator to Fluke DAQ
software on your laptop computer.
A 3-Com Ethernet card should be in the demo case and
your Win 98 and Win 2000 operating systems should
already have the drivers for this card and recognize the
card upon booting up.
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Hardware DEMO - First Steps
( for Representatives and Customers using the 2680A-DEMO Kit )
• Install an Ethernet card (3-Com Ethernet card provided in
Demo Kit) and make Network communication changes shown
on the next slide.
• Install Fluke DAQ Software from CD
• Initialize , read, erase PC card in the 2680A
• Connect the Demo Simulator to Slot # 1 and Slot # 6
• Connect the “RED” Ethernet cable between your computer
and the 2686A.
• Open the “Sample” or “Demo”. cfg file.
• Select Isolated network
• Verify communications
• Start Scanning
• Exercise Visual Guide starting on slide #1
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Setting Up Your Computer’s
Network Settings
Set your computer’s Ethernet communications. This example is for Win 2000 but the basics
are similar in other systems. The basic menu progressions are: Start > control panel > LAN connections >
TCPIP settings > Properties. Set a specific IP address (198.178.246.101) and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
Local area connection found in
Window’s control panel under Network
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Change to
this setting
Set IP and Subnet mask for Demo
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Install Demo Simulator
DIO connector module
Place in slot #6
Analog connector module
Place in Slot #1
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• Knob controls are VDC (9V) and
Ohms (3 Mega Ohms)
• DIO LEDs are connected to DIO 0-2
• Totalizer switch pulses the Totalizer
input at two selectable rates.
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Install Modules
Slot #6 – DIO
Slot #2 – FAI
Slot #1 – PAI
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Load Demo Configuration
Your demo simulator is connected to the system using the configuration
shown below in “demo.cfg” or “sample.cfg” depending on version.
Make certain your modules are in the correct slot. In this case the
PAI is in slot #1 and the FAI in slot #2
Set for Vdc 30 Volt scale - (VDC Control on simulator)
Set for Ohms – 2W , 3M scale- (Ohms Control on simulator)
DIO 0, 1, 2 are available for you to set using the
Alarms on channels 101 and 201
This computed channel is set to average channel 201
and channel 101.
Exercise portions of the Fluke DAQ Program using this Visual Demo Guide as a reference
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