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1 User Manual English Software I en

2 Document version May 2013 Part of Perception 6.40 or higher For HBM's Terms and Conditions visit HBM GmbH Im Tiefen See Darmstadt Germany Tel: Fax: info@hbm.com Copyright 2013 All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher. 2 I en

3 LICENSE and WARRANTY For information about LICENSE AGREEMENT AND WARRANTY refer to Trademarks and patents StatStream is a registered trademark of HBM in the European Union and a trademark in other countries. StatStream is patented in the US, Patent No. 7,868,886; patent pending in other countries. I en 3

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5 Table of Contents Page 1 Getting Started Introduction 8 2 Manual Conventions Introduction 9 3 Control and Usage Interface modes Hand gestures Basic actions Input methods Numerical data input Alphanumeric input Spinner input Overview Acquisition Control Acquisition Control buttons Acquisition status - In Sweep mode Acquisition status - In Continuous mode Sample rate and Source Data rate selection wheel System status gauges Acquisition Control - Recording name Acquisition Control - Recording mode Acquisition Control - Recording mode procedure Recording Mode settings Mode settings - Sweep mode Mode settings - Continuous mode Mode settings - Continuous circular Mode settings - Continuous triggered Mode settings - Continuous specified time Settings Panel Settings Panel - Channel properties Settings Panel - Previous/Next Channel Settings Panel - Setting Fiches Settings Panel - Channel On/Off 39 I en 5

6 4.3.5 Settings Panel - Scaling Procedure Settings Panel - Scaling - Units Settings Panel - Scaling - Units Procedure Settings Panel - Scaling - Multiplier, offset Settings Panel - Scaling Explaining the Display Display - Meters Display - Control Bar Display - Page control Display - Zoom control Display - Preview controls Display - Cursor values of the active channel Display - Cursor Control Display - Trace Setup Display - Comment Field Display - Toolbar Toolbar - Print (One-touch) Toolbar - Load Setup Toolbar - Save Setup Toolbar - Load Recording Toolbar - Copy Recording Toolbar - Export Recording Toolbar - Display Options Toolbar - More Toolbar - Switch to X-Y Mode Toolbar - Settings Overview Toolbar - Exit to windows Toolbar - Switch to Perception Display - Status Bar Recordings Reports 106 A Keyboard Access/Accelerators 108 A.1 Introduction 108 B Screen Calibration 109 B.1 Using the TABCAL2i Utility 109 C Synchronized Recording/Master Slave Option 117 C.1 Introduction I en

7 D Triggers Explained 120 D.1 Introduction 120 E Acquisition Control Button Map 121 E.1 Introduction 121 I en 7

8 1 Getting Started 1.1 Introduction Welcome to the manual, in this manual we will describe the interface for Touch oriented usability. The interface is a unique touch interface, with one-touch access to most features for simple and swift operation. With a single touch you can turn your acquisition system into a dedicated instrument for analysis and reporting. The is integrated with a basic Perception package for onboard post-processing purposes. The unique displays let you visualize real-time waveforms instantly. Review historical data while acquiring and displaying current data. Zoom in to see the finest details with free-style zooming and panning. Dedicated hardware integration allows for live and accurate display updates even when working on multiple channels. StatStream display technology enables even high resolution files to be viewed instantly regardless of acquisition size. When you find an event of interest you can print your traces with a single menu command on high-resolution printers in full-color. Or simply transfer to Perception, copy the display of interest and paste it into any document for more advanced reporting. In addition you can create quick or advanced reports using Microsoft Word. 8 I en

9 2 Manual Conventions 2.1 Introduction This manual covers the dedicated touch graphical user interface, referred to as the "", and not the basic Perception software. This is described in a separate manual: "The Perception Data Acquisition Software Manual." Within this manual, new control terminology will be introduced which has been adapted specifically for the Touch Interface. I en 9

10 3 Control and Usage 3.1 Interface modes There are two ways of operating Perception: Using the (default for touch enabled instruments) Using standard Perception How to switch to Perception in : Figure 3.1: Interface modes Tap A; Go to Perception 10 I en

11 How to switch to in Perception: Figure 3.2: Switch to option Tap A; Switch to I en 11

12 3.2 Hand gestures Touch enabled instruments are controlled by hand or hand gestures. Gestures are specific movements made by hand which are interpreted by the Instrument Panel interface to mean different things In this manual are symbols and images representing hand gestures, the following is a list of how these will be depicted in this manual. The finger down is the first action of most hand gestures, it is the start of a gesture where the finger is first placed on the screen. Finger up is used at the end of a motion or a completed motion where the finger is lifted from the screen. The finger tap is a short single tap on the screen which typically selects or highlights items. A double tap is two short taps on the screen which will typically be used for opening or starting an action and also returning to full zoom view. Here we see a finger down followed by a finger drag and lastly a finger up. The hold and drag movement is used to move items and highlight areas. 12 I en

13 3.3 Basic actions Actions are performed when the finger is lifted off the screen at the end of a gesture. The following are actions that you can perform with these gestures. Select A single tap can be used to select items on the screen. Selected items are typically highlighted. Zoom via drag Perform a drag over an area in the display to select it for zoom. Panning via drag Within the zoom area you can scroll horizontally, and vertically by holding down one finger and dragging your finger in the direction you would like to move. To start panning, move only in the X or Y direction as shown. I en 13

14 Zoom back Double tap within a zoomed box to revert to full view with no zoom. Note Only available in review mode Drag to overlap To help make direct comparisons, select a trace and drag it over another trace to superimpose the two sets of data. For more information on trace dragging see "Display - Trace Setup" on page 57. Separate overlapped traces To return the traces to their original positions turn the selected channel. Off and then On again. Or Drag channel to separator. Drag channel to different page. 14 I en

15 3.4 Input methods The has several unique input methods. Mostly, you will only need to tap and drag to make changes in the. This section explains the different methods of inputting data and changing settings Numerical data input Figure 3.3: Numerical data input dialog A B C D E Current value Backspace Use the arrow button for backspace (this will not delete the selected prefix). Clear Use this to clear all numbers from the Current value. Multiplier prefix Tap a prefix button to select required prefix i.e. 20 K = 20,000 Infinite Tap to select infinite sweeps. This is only available in sweep mode. Figure 3.3 shows a sample of the numerical data input. Just tap in the numbers you need and if applicable the prefix letter and then tap OK to finish or Apply to continue in this dialog. Note The input layout can change slightly based on what specific input is needed. I en 15

16 3.4.2 Alphanumeric input Figure 3.4: Keyboard on-screen When an alphanumeric input is needed a keyboard will appear on-screen. Note This is a windows-provided input method. You can activate a shift key or a function key by tapping once. The keyboard can be resized by tapping and dragging the handle (6 dots in the bottom right corner). Tap the handwriting button in the top left corner to activate the handwriting panel. 16 I en

17 3.4.3 Spinner input To change between the units used in certain functions there is a button called a spinner. Note The complete area that shows the spinner selection is also touch sensitive. This button cycles through the available options one by one. The display will change based on which units you select, as shown in Figure 3.5. Figure 3.5: Spinner input - Example The Spinner button is also available in different dialogs. It will always perform the same function; cycling through the available units. I en 17

18 4 4.1 Overview Figure 4.1 shows a screen shot of the interface. The main screen has seven basic areas, all these areas are touchable. Figure 4.1: interface The following are the basic areas that make the software. A Acquisition control panel on page 19 B Display on page 47 C Settings panel on page 36 D Comment field on page 60 E Display control bar on page 53 F Toolbar on page 61 G Cursor control bar on page 55 H Meters on page 48 I Status bar on page I en

19 4.2 Acquisition Control Figure 4.2: Acquisition control A B C Control and Status A1 Acquisition status A2 Acquisition control buttons Sample rate and indicators B1 Data rate and display B2 System status gauges B3 Data rate selection wheel Settings C1 Recording name C2 Recording mode C3 Recording mode settings I en 19

20 4.2.1 Acquisition Control buttons (See Figure A2) Preview: Tap to preview live acquisition data onscreen, does not record. Record: Tap to start a recording. Record turns into Pause in continuous mode. Pause: Tap Pause to pause the recording. Button active in continuous mode. Resume: Tap Resume to continue recording. Button active in continuous mode. Stop: Tap to stop recording or previewing. In sweep mode a recording will stop at the end of a sweep. Trigger: Tap once for a manual trigger event Acquisition status - In Sweep mode (See Figure A1) The status panel displays the current status of the acquisition system. Initially the system is ready. When the Preview button is pressed the display will read Preview active. Acquisition data is shown but not stored. When the Record button is pressed: The display will read Waiting for trigger 1 of 1. The unit is now waiting for a trigger event to begin recording. When a trigger event has passed and data acquisition has finished the display will show the data storage progress. 20 I en

21 4.2.3 Acquisition status - In Continuous mode (See Figure A1) The status panel displays the current status of the acquisition system. Initially the system is ready. When the Preview button is pressed the display will read Preview active. Acquisition data is shown but not stored. When Record is pressed a recording will begin and the button changes to a Pause button. If the Pause button is pressed the Pause button will change to a Resume button. I en 21

22 4.2.4 Sample rate and Source (See Figure B1) To change the sample source or the sample rate 1 Tap Rate 2 Tap the Sample spinner to choose between S/s (samples per second) and seconds per point. 3 Tap the Source spinner to choose between available timebase sources. Available sources depends on hardware configuration. Figure 4.3: Sample rate and source A Select timebase source B Select units C Presets D Enter specific value 4 Tap Other o manually enter a value or Tap OK to proceed. 22 I en

23 The selected data rate will then be updated on the display as shown in Figure 4.4. Figure 4.4: Data rate If you need a different data sample rate to the rates available, tap Other, the dialog in Figure 4.5 will appear. Figure 4.5: Sample Rate (Dialog 2) 1 Tap the spinner to cycle through available units. 2 Enter your required data sample rate. 3 Tap your required Prefix letter. 4 Then tap Apply to verify that the entered data rate is available, the display will change to the closest available data sample rate. Or 4a Tap OK when done. If applicable the sample rate will be automatically updated to the nearest available value. I en 23

24 4.2.5 Data rate selection wheel (See Figure B3) Clockwise to increase Counter Clockwise to decrease You can change the sample rate by dragging the wheel, counter-clockwise to decrease or clockwise to increase the value. The display will show the set value System status gauges (See Figure B2) In this section of the Acquisition control there are 3 gauges and 1 timer. Figure 4.6: System status gauges A Warning LED time mem mem disk disk rate rate Elapsed time from start of recording. Format is: days - hours : minutes : seconds. This gauge represents the local internal memory of the acquisition system. Memory is full, stays on once activated. This storage gauge gives visual feedback on the amount of on-board disk space in use. If LED is on your recording stopped due to disk full. Within the you can make continuous recordings that are directly stored onto the PC's hard disk. If rate LED is on there is a high chance your system is overloaded and there may be gaps in your data due to technological limitations i.e. more data is acquired per time unit than the PC hardware can store to disk. 24 I en

25 Rate gauge To protect you from accidental `loss of data' due to these technological constraints the rate gauge provides you with feedback on the anticipated throughput rate. Figure 4.7: System status gauges (Detail) When the gauge is in the green area there are no issues. When the gauge is in the orange area, longer recordings may have `data-gaps': time intervals that no data is stored. Keep an eye on the memory gauge. This one shows the actual buffer status. When the gauge is in the red area longer recordings will definitely have data-gaps. Short recordings may be completed successfully. I en 25

26 4.2.7 Acquisition Control - Recording name (See Figure C1) Recordings have an associated name and number i.e "Recording015". Figure 4.8: Recording name To change a recordings name and number: 1 Tap Name The acquisition panel will flip over revealing the settings that can be changed. Figure 4.9: Recording name settings 2 Tap Name An alpha numeric keyboard will appear. 3 Type in your desired name. 4 Tap Enter on the keypad or OK in the dialog to finish. 5 Tap Number A Keypad will appear. 6 Type in your desired number. Note If you type in a name and number, combination that is already taken or in use the number will increase to the closest higher number not in use. 26 I en

27 4.2.8 Acquisition Control - Recording mode (See Figure C2) The system provides two fundamental recording/storage modes: Sweeps: Data storage of predefined length. Sweeps use a trigger to define the end of the sweep. Continuous: Data storage of 'undefined' length. The end of this storage mode can be defined by various events as described later. When data is stored, this data is organized in recordings. A recording is defined as all the data that has been stored between the start of an acquisition and the end of an acquisition. A recording can have one or multiple sweeps or a continuous data stream. IMPORTANT Initially the system is in continuous mode. If you move from sweep mode to any continuous mode all triggers that were active in sweep mode will be disabled. I en 27

28 4.2.9 Acquisition Control - Recording mode procedure (See Figure C2) Tap Mode The acquisition panel will flip over revealing the selectable options. Figure 4.10: Mode Figure 4.11: Recording modes settings Tap the mode you require to select, the following modes are available: Sweep (one short recording) Continuous (Records until manually stopped) Continuous Circular (Continuous circular recording of specified length until stopped) Continuous Triggered (Continuous until a trigger is received) Continuous specified time (Continuous until the specified time has elapsed) Depending on what mode you are in, different settings will be available. 28 I en

29 Recording Mode settings (See Figure 4.12) Depending on what mode is active, different settings will be available. The following shows which modes have settings that can be changed. A Sweep Length Pre-trigger Number of sweeps B1 Continuous None B2 Continuous Circular Length B3 Continuous triggered Length Post trigger (Lead-out) B4 Continuous specified time Length Note All settings are disabled when a recording is active. I en 29

30 These settings for each mode are shown in Figure 4.12 this is what you will see when each mode is selected. Figure 4.12: Modes settings - Overview Note Items that are grayed out cannot be changed and are fixed settings. Items in blue are specific for that mode and can be changed. 30 I en

31 Mode settings - Sweep mode (See Figure A) In Sweep mode, the final storage becomes active as soon as a trigger is generated, and lasts for the length defined by the Sweep length setting. 1 Tap Length Figure 4.13: Length The acquisition panel will flip over revealing the Sweep length settings that can be changed. Figure 4.14: Sweep length In Sweep length you can: 2 Cycle through the units from Samples to Seconds. 3 Select a Sweep length. 4 Tap Other to manually input a sweep length. I en 31

32 With a set pre-trigger, samples are stored before and after the sample where the trigger is positioned. Therefore it is necessary to define the whole sweep length and, in addition, the percentage of samples that will be stored before the actual trigger position. Tap Pre-trigger Figure 4.15: Pre-trigger The acquisition panel will flip over revealing the Pre-trigger settings that can be changed. Figure 4.16: Pre-trigger position In Pre-trigger you can: Cycle through the units from Percentage to Samples to Seconds. Select a Pre-trigger position from the list. Tap Other to manually input a Pre-trigger. You may want to define a number of sweeps in Sweep or Continuous triggered mode. 32 I en

33 Tap Number of sweeps Figure 4.17: Number of sweeps The acquisition panel will flip over revealing the Number of sweeps settings that can be changed. Figure 4.18: Number of sweeps In Number of sweeps you can: Manually input the amount of sweeps you require. Or tap the Infinite button for sweeps with no limit. The Continuous data storage provides three modes: I en 33

34 Mode settings - Continuous mode (See Figure B1) The continuous mode is standard when storage is started and stopped manually as depicted below. A B C Start Undefined length Manual Stop Mode settings - Continuous circular (See Figure B2) The continuous mode is circular when storage is started and stopped manually AND the length of the buffer is defined. Operation is now equal to standard sweep storage, but on hard disk and not in volatile memory. In this mode the lead-out is specified which is basically the same as the posttrigger segment in a sweeped recording. A B C Manual Stop Posttrigger Actual Stop In Continuous length you can: Manually input a sweep length in seconds. 34 I en

35 Mode settings - Continuous triggered (See Figure B3) The continuous mode now operates like a pre-trigger sweep, but on hard disk and not in volatile memory. A B C Trigger Posttrigger Stop In Continuous length you can: Manually input a length in seconds. Manually input a Postrigger length in seconds Mode settings - Continuous specified time (See Figure B4) The continuous mode is standard when storage is started and stopped automatically if the specified time has elapsed or if the recording is manually stopped. A B C Start Predefined length Stop I en 35

36 4.3 Settings Panel This panel gives you full and complete access to all current channel settings. Figure 4.19: Settings panel A Channel properties B Channel navigation (previous, next) C Settings fiches (name, value, unit) D Channel ON/OFF (enabled) E Scaling procedure F Selection active Note The settings panel is dynamically linked directly with the active display. What you see (and get) depends on the selected channel and the installed hardware. 36 I en

37 4.3.1 Settings Panel - Channel properties (See Figure A) Tap on this area of the settings panel to reveal the Channel properties. Figure 4.20: Channel properties From the dialog in Figure 4.20 you may set the channel name and also change the color of the selected channel. I en 37

38 Tap color and then select the color you wish and tap OK. Figure 4.21: Channel properties - channel color A Selected color B Color picker Settings Panel - Previous/Next Channel (See Figure B) Tap Previous or Next Channel to cycle through the channels one by one. 38 I en

39 4.3.3 Settings Panel - Setting Fiches (See Figure C) In general the settings boxes are set out as in Figure Figure 4.22: Setting fiche (Detail) To change the settings in the setting panel, tap on a settings fiche and the panel will flip over. From this panel select the value you want or tap Other to be able to enter a specific value with the numerical input Settings Panel - Channel On/Off (See Figure D) To enable or disable a Channel tap or slide the ON/OFF channel switch: When OFF the channel will disappear from the traces in the active window. To turn it ON again cycle through the channels until you find the one you want and tap the ON channel slider again. WARNING When a channel is disabled it will not show in the display and will not be stored. Note When a channel is re enabled it will appear in an incremental order after the last enabled channel. Example: A3 will be placed after A2 unless A2 is disabled then it will appear after A1. I en 39

40 4.3.5 Settings Panel - Scaling Procedure (See Figure E) In measurement instruments scaling is used to determine a relative value of a quantity to be reduced or enlarged to fit a specific measurement range. Figure 4.23: Scaling A Units on page 41 B Multiplier, Offset (Numeric entry) on page 44 C Single-point calibration, Two-point calibration on page I en

41 4.3.6 Settings Panel - Scaling - Units (See Figure A) By default the system represents the inputs signals (quantity) as a voltage (unit) with a 1:1 relation: one volt input equals one volt on your display and in the recording. Figure 4.24: Scaling - Units (Detail) The units dialog allows you to: Define your own unit to be used with the selected channel. Select a predefined unit to be used with the selected channel. Add and remove units to the list of units. The system offers various predefined units: Length: m, mm Mass: kg Electric current: A Voltage: V, kv Miscellaneous: μstrain I en 41

42 Tap units to change the units to another physical quantity for a given channel. Figure 4.25: Scaling units A B C D E F Unit entry field Enter or modify the name of the Unit. List of units Contains all defined units: system pre-defined and user defined. Add/remove unit Adaptable control icon: When a user defined unit is selected, the control is marked as Remove. When a new unit is typed in, the control is marked as Add with a plus sign. When no situation is applicable, the control is marked as Empty: Navigation controls Scroll up and down through the list. Position scrollbar Shows your position in the complete list of units. Can also be used for faster navigation through the list. Commit buttons Apply, OK or Cancel 42 I en

43 4.3.7 Settings Panel - Scaling - Units Procedure (See Figure 4.25) This section describes all procedures of the Units dialog. When the dialog opens, the typing cursor is placed in the text entry field, with the currently selected Unit highlighted. An on-keyboard is positioned to the left. Select a Unit To select a unit do one of the following: 1 Type in a new Unit name and tap OK. 2 Select a Unit from the list: Use the navigation controls to scroll through the list. Tap the required Unit and tap OK. Add a Unit To add a unit do one of the following: 1 Create or modify a unit by typing in the text box. The Add / Remove button will turn into an Add button automatically. 2 Tap the Add button. The new Unit will be added to the list. 3 Optionally add more units as you like. 4 Tap OK when done. Delete a Unit You can delete one or more Units from the list. Only user-defined units can be deleted. To delete one or more Units proceed as follows: 1 Select a Unit from the list. The Add / Remove button will turn into a Remove button automatically. 2 Tap the Remove button. The Unit will be removed from the list, but not yet from the system. 3 Remove more units as you like 4 Tap OK when done. This will delete all Units that you removed from the list from the system. Tap Cancel when you are not sure; removed Units from the list will not be deleted from the system. Intelligent match and search When you start typing, the system starts creating a match with the whole list of Units. The first best match is then directly shown on top of the list. You can select the desired Unit once it has been spotted. When a complete match is found, the Unit in the list is marked as selected. I en 43

44 4.3.8 Settings Panel - Scaling - Multiplier, offset (See Figure 4.23) Figure 4.26: Multiplier and Offset A scale is determined by a scale factor (multiplier) and an offset to convert electrical input voltages to a correct physical quantity, measured in the correct unit. The resulting scale follows the mathematical equation or formula for a straight line: Y = m.x + b where: Y = resulting value of the physical quantity m = scale factor or multiplier x = input voltage b = offset or the point where the line crosses the y-axis If you don't know the scaling parameters you can use calibration to create a correct technical unit conversion. See Calibration - Single or Two point (Figure 4.27 "Single-point calibration and Two-point calibration" on page 45). 44 I en

45 4.3.9 Settings Panel - Scaling (See Figure C) Single point/two point calibration procedure Figure 4.27: Single-point calibration and Two-point calibration If you don't know the scaling parameters you can use calibration to create a correct technical unit conversion. Use single-point calibration for determination of the scale factor only. Figure 4.28: Single-point calibration Tap Upper value to enter a value or physical quantity using the standard numeric input. Tap Upper voltage to enter the actual voltage OR to measure voltage, Tap Measure upper voltage. I en 45

46 Use two-point calibration for determination of scale factor and offset. Figure 4.29: Two-point calibration Tap Upper value or Lower value to enter a value or physical quantity using the standard numeric input. Tap Upper voltage or Lower voltage to enter the actual voltage OR to measure voltage, Tap Measure upper voltage or Measure lower voltage respectively. 46 I en

47 4.4 Explaining the Display The Display is split in three main areas: Figure 4.30: Display area A Event pane - depicts triggers and other information relating to the recording B Y-annotation area C Graphical representation of data D X-annotation area The display shows all your live streaming or saved data. It contains an array of hardware channels you have connected to. These can be manipulated in various ways such as overlay, and color as shown in section "Basic actions" on page 13. I en 47

48 4.5 Display - Meters Meters allow you to perform measurements on the acquired data by using selected parameters over a specified range of data. For example you can calculate the mean value (the parameter) of acquired data as displayed between the cursors (the range). The meters can do that on live data in real-time, or on acquired data as a post-run calculation. The meters automatically switch between real-time and postrun, depending on the acquisition state of the instrument. The time interval of real-time measurements can be changed (see Display Options - Meter update rate on page 78). A meter is linked to a channel and displays the numerical value as well as the unit of the selected parameter. Figure 4.31: Meters A Parameter B Unit C Numerical value D Channel Note You can assign any of the available parameters to a meter. 48 I en

49 To assign a parameter to a meter: Tap the parameter name of a meter: A selection list will drop down. Figure 4.32: Parameter name In this list select the parameter that you want to use. There are six choices to choose between and are as follows: This applies to the current selected data as shown by the measurement range in the header. A B C D E F Maximum The current maximum value. Minimum The current minimum value. Mean The current average value. RMS The current "root mean square" value. Peak-to-peak The current difference between the high and low peak value. Standard deviation The standard deviation (square root of variance) of the current set of data. I en 49

50 Do one of the following to assign a channel to meter: 1 Tap the channel name of a meter: A selection list will drop down. Figure 4.33: Channel name In this list select the channel that you want to use. 50 I en

51 2 Drag a channel name onto a meter: Tap a channel name and drag the channel onto a meter: While dragging, the cursor changes into a balloon with the channel name in it. When you can drop the channel onto a meter, the selected meter displays a drop zone. Drop the channel onto the selected meter. Figure 4.34: Select channel for meter meters automatically switch the range: In live mode when acquiring data: Range is; all acquired data so far. In review mode: When there are two cursors in the display: between cursors. When there is a zoomed portion of data in the display: zoomed data. When all data (the complete recording) is in the display: the complete recording. To show or hide meters: 1 In the toolbar tap Options 2 In the Option list tap: Show meters to show the meters Hide meters to hide the meters By default a single row of eight meters is displayed. You can add another row of meters and you can delete a row of meters. I en 51

52 To add a row of meters: 3 Tap the channel name of a meter: A selection list will drop down. In the list select Add new row. A new row of meters will be added below the other row. To delete a row of meters: 4 Tap the channel name of a meter of the row you want to delete: A selection list will drop down. In the list select Delete current row. The current row will be deleted. You cannot delete the last row. For even more flexibility you can move a meter to another location: To move meters: 5 Tap on a meter and drag the meter to another location: While dragging the cursor changes to a hand and a copy of the meter. When you can drop the meter between other meters: The hand cursor changes into a hand-drop cursor. A yellow vertical bar is displayed to indicate the drop zone. 6 Drop the meter on the selected location. 52 I en

53 4.6 Display - Control Bar Continuous mode Figure 4.35: Display control - Continuous mode A Page control B Zoom control C Preview controls D Cursor values of the active channel The preview control is split into 4 main areas: Display - Page control (See Figure A) A1 Page display Previous page, Next page Click on the left arrow to go back one page or the right arrow to go forward one page. Drag a trace onto Page display to move that trace to a new page (for more information see "Display - Trace Setup" on page 57). I en 53

54 4.6.2 Display - Zoom control (See Figure B) Zoom functionality is for X-axis only. A B C Zoom out Zoom in Zoom back When zooming, to go "one zoom step back," tap the Zoom-back button. To zoom back to the original screen area double tap the screen Display - Preview controls (See Figure C) Sweep: Tap to go first sweep or last Sweep. Continuous: go-to start or go-to end. Tap to Play reverse or Play forward (Continuous mode only). Tap multiple times to increase speed. Tap to go to previous sweep or to go to next sweep. (Sweep mode only). Tap to Stop (Continuous mode only) Display - Cursor values of the active channel (See Figure D) X-Axis, time and time difference Y-Axis, amplitude value and amplitude value difference 54 I en

55 4.7 Display - Cursor Control The cursor controls allow for fine tuning of cursor positions on a touch screen interface. There are six actions buttons, one handle to move the cursor control to a different location on the screen and one voice mark indicator. Figure 4.36: Cursor control A Button Voice mark to start or stop recording with an external microphone. You can playback the voice mark from the display later. Note Voice mark is only enabled while a recording with PC storage. B C D D C D E While a voice mark is being recorded this is indicated in the cursor control bar. Button Home to reset the position of the cursors to edge of the zoomed area. Button Lock to group the two vertical cursors together. When locked, the cursors keep the same time distance. When one cursor is moved, the other cursor is also moved. Button Step left to move the cursor one step to the left, the step size depends on the zoom level. Button Change cursor to swap from cursor to the other, the step arrow color will change depending on the color of the cursor selected. Button Step right to move the cursor one step to the right, the step size depends on the zoom level. Tap and drag the bar by using Reposition handle. Show/Hide Cursor control bar To show or hide the cursor control bar: Tap Display options and then tap Show or Hide cursor control bar. I en 55

56 To move the cursor control bar Tap and hold the reposition handle and drop the handle to release. Figure 4.37: Floating cursor control A Cursor control within the display The cursor control can also be docked at the bottom of the screen, see Figure Figure 4.38: Docked cursor control A Cursor control at the bottom of the screen 56 I en

57 4.8 Display - Trace Setup Traces are moved around by drag and drop, you can even drag and drop a trace to a new page and back again. To overlap a trace: 1 Tap and hold a trace name. 2 Drag it over another trace. 3 Drop when you see the trace icon as shown in Figure Tap a trace name and drag it over another trace and drop when you see the sin-wave icon as shown in Figure Figure 4.39: Display - Overlap a trace A Trace icon I en 57

58 To move a trace: 1 Tap and hold a trace name. 2 Drag the trace to the grey line between traces. 3 Drop when you see the trace insert icon (trace pointing to a line) as shown in Figure Figure 4.40: Display - Move a trace A Trace insert icon 58 I en

59 To move a trace to another page: 1 Tap and hold a trace name. 2 Drag the trace name to the page control display until you see a pop-up menu as shown in Figure Drag the trace onto the page you want. Note New page will create a new page for the trace. Figure 4.41: Display - Move trace to new page A New page pop-up I en 59

60 4.9 Display - Comment Field The edit field allows both new recordings and recordings that have already been made to be edited. The comment field contains the Label and the Edit button. Figure 4.42: Comment field - Non-edit mode A Label B Edit button Use the Edit button to enable the Edit field. Figure 4.43: Comment field - Edit mode A Comment field enabled B Edit button Comments are automatically saved in new recordings, but comments can also be stored afterwards (save setup into current recording, see Figure 4.47 "Toolbar - Save Setup" on page 64). Show/Hide comment field To show or hide the comment field: Tap Display options and then tap Show or Hide comment field. 60 I en

61 4.10 Display - Toolbar This is where all your menu items belong relating to files, commands and program settings. Figure 4.44: Toolbar Please refer to the following sections starting to see the various Toolbar actions in further detail. I en 61

62 Toolbar - Print (One-touch) (See Figure 4.44) To use the one-touch print button first make sure that you have your default printer selected properly. Note The print will dynamically create a report based on the visible display elements. (Eg. Meters, comment field etc.) Selecting the Print button will print a copy of the current display page to the Windows default printer. While printing is active a dialog comes up: Figure 4.45: Printing process When no printer is connected the output will be directed towards the Microsoft XPS Document Writer that is installed by default. To view XPS documents you will need to have the free Microsoft XPS Viewer installed. Exit to Windows to set up your default printer. Your default printer will be printed to as soon as you tap Print. 62 I en

63 Toolbar - Load Setup (See Figure 4.44) The Load Setup command allows you to restore the system to a known situation. Settings include: All hardware and acquisition settings Display layout All options When you quit the application the settings are saved automatically and used at startup the next time you switch on the instrument. Tap Load Setup in the toolbar to view the following dialog: Figure 4.46: Toolbar - Load Setup Within Load Setup there are three options: Load Load settings from a previously stored settings file. This list also includes factory and user defaults. Load from recording Each recording is saved automatically with all settings. You can 'extract' the settings from a specific recording. Load user defaults One-click access to the settings saved with the Save user defaults commands. I en 63

64 Toolbar - Save Setup (See Figure 4.44) Allows you to save the current state of your system. You can then later on reset the system to a know situation by using the Load Setup command. Settings include: All hardware and acquisition settings Display layout All options When you quit the application the settings are saved automatically and used at startup the next time you switch on the instrument. Tap Save Setup in the toolbar to view the following dialog: Figure 4.47: Toolbar - Save Setup Within Save Setup there are three options: Save as Saves the settings with a specific name. Save as user defaults Saves the settings immediately. When you Save as user defaults you can use the Load Setup > Load user defaults command for quick restore of your personal Setup without searching through a list of settings. Save into current recording Saves the settings into the currently opened recording (this item is only enabled if a recording is currently opened). If the Save into current recording is selected, you will get a message as shown in Figure 4.48 on page I en

65 Figure 4.48: Save Setup - warning message Tap Save as and the save dialog will appear: Figure 4.49: Save Setup - Save as A Text entry field B Navigation controls C Position indicator D List of previously stored files E Navigation controls I en 65

66 Note Text entry field is auto filled with a default entry. Tap the text entry field to select and modify or overwrite the name. Delete file is located in More in the toolbar. Note Settings are also saved in a recording Toolbar - Load Recording (See Figure 4.44) Load a previously stored recording. Figure 4.50: Load recording Select a recording Tap Copies to load a copied recording (see "Toolbar - Copy Recording" on page 67). Tap OK to load. Tap Cancel to go back. 66 I en

67 Toolbar - Copy Recording (See Figure 4.44) The Copy Recording function makes a copy of the raw data in a recording i.e. a pnrf file. You can select between copying a complete recording, a single sweep or between the current position of the onscreen cursors. How to Copy a recording: 1 Tap Copy Recording 2 Tap your choice in the following menu. Figure 4.51: Toolbar - Copy recording I en 67

68 3 A dialog box will prompt you to, type a recording name for the saved section of data. Figure 4.52: Copy recording 4 Tap OK to complete the save as a pnrf file. 68 I en

69 Toolbar - Export Recording (See Figure 4.44) You can save data directly in a variety of popular formats so you can easily use the recorded data in your preferred analysis programs. Data can only be exported when (part of) the recording is shown in the display. The standard software package comprises four export formats (ASCII, impression, RTPro (binary) and TEAM Data). With the Perception Multiple export option you add over 20 export formats are added for many popular programs (Excel, CDF AIRBUS, DATS and more ). When you select Export, the option list that comes up allows you to select the region of interest that you want to export: Figure 4.53: Toolbar - Export recording Complete This will export the complete recording. Between cursors This option is available when the cursors are set. Only the part of the recording that is between the cursors will be exported. As displayed The visible part of the recording will be exported. When a sweep recording has been made, this option is labeled Current sweep. Current sweep Only the current sweep that is displayed will be exported. Once you have selected your region of interest the Export format dialog comes up. I en 69

70 Figure 4.54: Export recording - Export format The Export format dialog allows you to select one of the available formats including NRF format. Select Export to start the file creation, a progress bar will be displayed. When you make a mistake you can select Abort to stop the export process immediately. Figure 4.55: Export format - Export progress 70 I en

71 Toolbar - Display Options (See Figure 4.44) Tap Display Options to set the general options in the. Figure 4.56: Toolbar - Display Options Currently these options include: X-annotation Set how the x-axis displays time, see "Display Options - x- annotation" on page 72. Y-annotation area Select what you want to see in the y-annotation area per trace, see "Display Options - Y-annotation area" on page 73. Show all data Define if you want to see all data immediately after a recording or not, see "Display Options - Show all data" on page 75. Go to last sweep Automatically/Manually show the last sweep when recording, "Display Options - Go to last sweep" on page 76. Show / Hide grid Toggle the display grid visibility. Show / Hide Meters Toggle the meters display bar, see Show / Hide Meters on page 51. Meter update rate Change the interval of the real-time parameter measurements, see "Display Options - Meter update rate" on page 78. I en 71

72 Show / Hide cursor control bar Toggle the Cursor control bar. Show / Hide comment field Toggle the comment field visibility, see Display - Comment Field "Display - Comment Field" on page 60 Left / Right handed operation Change the layout of the instrument to the left handed user design, see "Display Options - Left-handed operation" on page 79. Display Options - x-annotation (See Figure 4.56) Use this option to select the annotation of the x-axis scale. Figure 4.57: Display Options - x-annotation The x-axis scale can be relative or absolute. When the time scale is relative time, the time is referenced to the start of the recording. With relative time the start of the recording is considered the start of the time line, i.e. t=0. When the time scale is absolute time, the actual time of day at the start of recording is used as reference without correction. Absolute local time uses the absolute time scale with respect to local time as set in windows. Absolute UTC Use the absolute time scale with respect to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) The complete absolute time format is date HH:MM:SS.T-T, the relative time format is DD HH:MM:SS:T-T with: 72 I en

73 date Actual date DD Number of days HH Hours, in range 0 through 23 MM Minutes, in range 0 through 59 SS Seconds, in range 0 through 59 T-T Milliseconds, depending on available resolution a number of decimals in range 0 through 9 Example: the absolute time :53: reflects September 20, 2006 at 9:53:16 pm and 879 milliseconds. The relative time 01 11:23: reflects 1 day, 11 hours, 23 minutes, 16 seconds and microseconds after the start of the recording. Display Options - Y-annotation area (See Figure 4.56) In this option you define what you want to see in the Y-annotation area per trace. Figure 4.58: Display Options - Y-annotation area Depending on the selected option, one or more cursor values are shown in the Y-annotation area. A blue square indicates the value at the passive (blue) cursor position; a red square indicates the value at the active (red) cursor position. I en 73

74 Select one of the following options: No cursor values Do not show cursor values. Active cursor y-value Show the Y-value of the active cursor. Both cursor y-values Show the Y-values of both cursors. Cursor y-values difference Show the difference between the Y- values of both cursors. Figure 4.59: Cursor values A No cursor values B Active cursor value C Values of both measurement cursors D Difference between Y-values of cursors 74 I en

75 Display Options - Show all data (See Figure 4.56) Your system has a very powerful option: Review while recording. You can access data for review that already has been recorded while the recording is still active. It allows you to pause, rewind, instant replay, slow-motion and step-bystep advance, at a variety of different speeds of recorded data while still recording. When in sweep mode you can easily step through the sweeps that already have been recorded to view, analyze and measure without interrupting the ongoing acquisition. Figure 4.60: Display Options - Show all data When a recording finishes you have two options: Always at the end of recording Show automatically all data (or go to the last recorded sweep when in sweep mode). Only when tap un-zoom Keep the current view and only show all data when you select the displays un-zoom button. This option is useful when you are reviewing data while recording. I en 75

76 Display Options - Go to last sweep (See Figure 4.56) Use this option to define the display behaviour when a new sweep is recorded. Note This option is only enabled when the recording mode is set to Sweeps Figure 4.61: Display Options - Go to last sweep The modes can be set to automatically or manually. When the mode is set to automatically, you see the last recorded sweep on the yt-display. When the mode is set to manually, you need to go through the recorder sweeps manually. 76 I en

77 Display Options - Show/Hide grid (See Figure 4.56) As a visual aid you can activate the on screen grid. Figure 4.62: Show grid (Detail) Tap Display options and then tap Show Grid Figure 4.63: Interface with grid A Grid on I en 77

78 To remove the grid: Figure 4.64: Hide grid (Detail) Tap Display options and then tap Hide Grid. Display Options - Meter update rate (See Figure 4.56) Use this option to select the time interval of real-time parameter values. Figure 4.65: Display Options Meter update rate There are three different interval periods. Fast: Five updates per second. Medium: One update per second. Slow: One update every five seconds. 78 I en

79 Display Options - Left-handed operation (See Figure 4.56) The layout of the screen is relatively fixed: You cannot move panels around to create a new layout. However, you can switch between lefthanded and right-handed usage. Basically this swaps the acquisition control panel, the settings panel and the toolbar position. This allows left-handed users to access the most commonly used features for settings and acquisition control without obscuring the display area. I en 79

80 Toolbar - More (See Figure 4.44) Less often used commands are grouped in the More section. Figure 4.66: Toolbar - More Currently nine commands are placed here: Zero balance Undo zero balance Enable TEDS Delete recording(s) Delete setup file(s) Select language System information Update this unit Lock instrument 80 I en

81 More - Zero balance (See Figure 4.66) You can use zero balance to set the channels in your instrument to a new zero value. For GHS systems, there are two ways to accomplish this: Balancing and Zeroing. Balancing is performed on bridges to avoid overloading the input amplifier at high gains. This is accomplished by inserting a physical current into the bridge to balance the bridge. The net effect is a zero output when the bridge is balanced. Zeroing is performed on all other sensors. This measures a potential offset value which is then used to determine the zero level when scaling the ADC data. For bridge channels, a balance is performed first. If the bridge channels are not balanced enough, they can be zeroed afterwards. For more information, refer to Figure Figure 4.67: Zero/balance process I en 81

82 The Zero Balance commands zero balancing to be performed on all channels which have the Zero Balance enabled set to On. For more information, refer to chapter "Zero Balance and Calibration" in the Perception user manual. More - Undo Zero balance (See Figure 4.66) Select this command to undo the previously performed zero balance. This will set the bridge balance and offset to I en

83 More - Enable/Disable TEDS (See Figure 4.66) Sensors that are equipped with Transducer Electronic Data Sheets (TEDS) can be used. TEDS make it possible for the data acquisition system to detect and configure the connected sensors automatically. This approach has some advantages over configuring the sensor manually: Reduced configuration time; no manual configuration is required. Ability to use more detailed calibration information. No specifications on paper necessary to be able to use the sensor. The sensor is automatically detected; no location mismatches. No transcription errors; the configuration is done automatically. Note This option is only visible when hardware supported by TEDS is available. When the TEDS are enabled, all channels check whether they have a TEDS sensor enabled. You will see the following dialog during the search: Figure 4.68: Scanning for TEDS sensors - Progress bar As long as the setting is enabled, connected TEDS sensors will be detected and amplifier settings will be updated automatically. If the setting is switched to disabled, changes will not be detected. I en 83

84 More - Delete recording(s) (See Figure 4.66) When you want to clean up your system you should delete recordings that are no longer of interest. Figure 4.69: More - Delete recording(s) Select the recordings that you want to delete and select OK. Select OK in the confirmation dialog that comes up. Valuable recordings should be archived or exported before you delete them. Note Export use the Toolbar's Export command. To archive you need to go to Perception: 1 Select Go to Perception in the Toolbar. 2 In Perception go to the Recordings Navigator. 3 In this navigator locate the Instrument Recordings archive. 4 Right-click the Instrument Recordings title. 5 In the menu that comes up select Open in Windows Explorer. 6 Using the Windows Explorer move or copy the files to another location. 84 I en

85 More - Delete settings file(s) (See Figure 4.66) When you want to clean up your system you can delete settings files that are no longer of interest. Figure 4.70: More - Delete setup Select the files that you want to delete and select OK. Select OK in the confirmation dialog that comes up. I en 85

86 More - Select language (See Figure 4.66) Use this option when you want to change the user interface language of the and Perception. Figure 4.71: More - Select language Select the language that you want and select OK. Note Perception needs to be re-started for language changes to take effect. 86 I en

87 More - System information (See Figure 4.66) This dialog gives you vital information about your system: Installed software including maintenance status. Installed acquisition hardware including calibration information. Example of a System Information dialog Figure 4.72: System information I en 87

88 Toolbar - More/Update this system (See Figure 4.66) One-touch upgrade Use this command when you want to update your system. Typically measurement instruments are not connected to the Internet. Therefore updates are usually downloaded on another computer. When you want to update your system copy the downloaded file onto the Windows desktop or keep it on a USB device that you connect to your system. When you select the "Update this system" command the following confirmation dialog comes up: Figure 4.73: Search for updates - Dialog Select Continue to continue and follow the on-screen instructions. When no updates are found the system will inform you. When an update is found, verify the version number and select Update. Figure 4.74: Update this unit - Dialog The system will now fully automatic close the software, do the update, and restart. 88 I en

89 More - Lock (See Figure 4.66) You can lock the interface to: Prevent unauthorized use of the instrument Prevent accidental modifications of settings To safeguard a running acquisition When the instrument is locked all controls are disabled, except for the Unlock instrument command. Live data and meter values are updated as usual. I en 89

90 How to lock the instrument 1 Tap Lock instrument in the toolbar. 2 In the dialog that comes up chose a four digit passcode: Figure 4.75: Passcode dialog (Lock) While typing, the digits you type are displayed (not masked) to prevent errors and make it easier for you to remember your chosen passcode. If you make a typing error, tap the C -key to clear the complete entry. 3 Tap Lock to lock the instrument or Cancel if you decide not to lock the instrument. IMPORTANT It is important that you remember your passcode! Note In the event that you lose your passcode please contact HBM technical support to get a unique, once-only, unlock code. 90 I en

91 Once the instrument is locked, all controls are disabled, except for the Unlock instrument command. The settings panel displays the locked status: Figure 4.76: Locked status window I en 91

92 To unlock the instrument: 1 Tap Unlock instrument in the toolbar (or tap the padlock icon in the settings panel). 2 In the dialog that comes up enter the four digit passcode you entered to lock the instrument. Figure 4.77: Passcode dialog (Unlock) While typing, the digits you type are displayed (not masked) to prevent errors and make it easier for you to remember your chosen passcode. If you make a typing error, tap the C -key to clear the complete entry. 3 Tap Unlock to unlock the instrument or Cancel if you decide not to unlock the instrument. Note The Unlock command remains disabled until you have typed the correct passcode, you have as many chances as you like to enter the correct passcode. The Unlock dialog will disappear automatically after approximately 20 seconds of inactivity. 92 I en

93 Toolbar - Switch to X-Y Mode (See Figure 4.44) The X-Y display button will toggle the data display mode between the standard time Vs data display to the x-data Vs y-data display. To switch to X-Y mode: A single tap will change the display method. To drag and drop traces in the X-Y display Drag a trace to the axis at the bottom of the screen to change the lower X-axis. Figure 4.78: Switch to X-Y Mode A Change the X-axis source Your display will then change to reflect the new settings immediately. (As shown in Figure 4.78). In x-y mode the button will change to Switch to Y-t mode. Tap Switch to Y-t mode to return to the standard time view. I en 93

94 Toolbar - Settings Overview (See Figure 4.44) The settings overview is the complete setup of all the settings available. To view all settings: Tap Settings overview. All available settings can be changed from here. Figure 4.79: Settings overview A B C D E F G H I J K L Category (Channel categories) Settings Channel name Setting fiche Settings overview icon Minimize left Select all Deselect all Scroll bar (tap and drag) Scroll arrow (tap only) Minimize left Settings panel (selected setting) 94 I en

95 To change a single setting: 1 Tap on the fiche you want to select, then tap again the fiche in the settings panel. Figure 4.80: Settings Overview (Change a single setting) A Selected fiche (Highlighted) Note The settings panel will flip over and reveal all the options for this setting see Figure I en 95

96 2 Tap on the settings panel fiche to change the value of the selected settings in settings overview. Figure 4.81: Offset Tap OK or Apply when done. You can edit any highlighted value for the setting you selected. 3 Tap OK when done in the settings panel. 96 I en

97 To select and change an entire column of settings for all channels: 1 Tap the setting name at the top. Figure 4.82: Settings overview - Highlighted row (Vertical) A Select all B Deselect all C Highlighted row When a column or row is highlighted: 2 Select or deselect the boxes to choose the settings that will be changed when the settings panel value is changed. Notice that the Select all (A) and Deselect all (B) buttons are also now highlighted for use (Tap close at any time to close the settings overview window). I en 97

98 3 Tap OK or Apply, the changed setting will be applied to all the checked settings fiches, see Figure Figure 4.83: Settings overview - Highlighted row and fiche A Highlighted row B Related fiche 98 I en

99 To select and change an entire row of settings for one channel: 1 Tap the channel name on the side. Figure 4.84: Settings overview Highlighted row (Horizontal) A B C D Highlighted row Copy to (available on entire channel select) Copy (available on entire channel select) Paste (available on entire channel select after Copy or Copy to) Note Copy to and Copy are now highlighted for use, you can copy one row of settings from one channel to another using these functions. 2 Select a row, tap Copy to, this will allow you to select directly what channel/s to copy the data to. Alternatively tap a row and tap Copy and then manually highlight another row and tap Paste. I en 99

100 Figure 4.85: Copy channel - Select destination A Select all/deselect For a faster selection of multiple channels, select all channels with the Select all button and select none with the Deselect button and then tap OK when your selection is correct. 100 I en

101 You can move or hide part of the settings window so that the original data behind this window is revealed, to do this: Tap the minimize arrows at the bottom left and right of the settings overview window, see Figure Figure 4.86: Settings Panel - Minimize arrows A Minimize arrow Scroll left and right in the Settings Overview pane using the dotted scroll-bar and visible arrows. Figure 4.87: Settings Overview Scroll-bar (Detail) I en 101

102 Toolbar - Exit to windows (See Figure 4.44) This button will quit the and exit to windows. Tap Exit to Windows and confirm your action. You can go to Windows to: Mute the system: Disable the event sounds Add a Printer: Add or remove a printer, change the default printer To do so proceed as follows: 1 Exit to Windows 2 Click the orb (start) in the lower left-hand corner of the screen 3 Select Control Panel 4 Select Category View 5 Select Hardware and Sound 6 Select Devices and printers Add a printer and follow the instructions 7 Select Sound Adjust system volume to adjust or switch off the sound For more details refer to Windows Help. 102 I en

103 Toolbar - Switch to Perception (See Figure 4.44) You can easily switch to Perception for a variety of tasks that are not supported in the. When you switch to Perception, your display settings as well as hardware settings will be transferred to Perception. When you switch back to the only the supported functionality will be transferred. Examples: When you disable a channel for storage in Perception it will also be disabled in the - supported When you add calculated traces to the display these will not be displayed in the - not supported When you change the sample rate in Perception it will also change in the - supported When you select an advanced trigger feature, other than basic or dual-level, this will be reset in the - not supported As a rule-of-thumb: basic hardware and display settings will be transferred between Perception and the. More advanced settings will not be transferred. This allows you to use Perception as integrated post-processing software for advanced analysis and reporting. However, you should not use Perception to set up the instrument and then switch to the. I en 103

104 4.11 Display - Status Bar The status bar is used to provide additional information. There are four status areas: Note The smallest range always takes precedence and is typically between cursors. A B C Shows which recording is currently on the display. Indicates the current time of the YT display in relation to the current recording times. The meter measurement range: Between cursors Zoomed portion Complete recording Live D Current Date/time 104 I en

105 4.12 Recordings When you have made a recording you may perform several tasks, Figure 4.88 shows the available tasks associated with a recording. Figure 4.88: Archiving - Overview You can also print on-screen recordings immediately by tapping the Print button. Note Make sure your default printer has been chosen correctly before you tap Print. I en 105

106 4.13 Reports Printed Reports will contain the most important information associated with your traces they will include: All traces of the active page and cursor values (when available). Printing and reports may be done in via the print button. Or you may print via Perception in the normal way. Please see Perception manual for further details. Note Meters are printed when available. 106 I en

107 A printed report done in the is shown in Figure Figure 4.89: Print report I en 107

108 A Keyboard Access/Accelerators A.1 Introduction The touch interface has basic provisions for keyboard access to a variety of functions. The table below lists those access keys. Note that these are identical to the ones available in Perception. However, the provides a limited function set. Keyboard access in Key Alt+ Ctrl+ Shift+ Action Description Up/down arrow Go to previous/next trace or pane Left/Right arrow Move cursor 1 to the next sample to the left/right Left/Right arrow Move cursor 2 to the next sample to the left/right Left/Right arrow Move cursor 1 to the left/right Left/Right arrow Move cursor 2 to the left/right Num * Auto-scale in X-direction Num + Expand in X-direction Num - Compress in X-direction T Move active cursor to next available trigger to the right, re-center display around it T Move active cursor to next available trigger to the left, re-center display around it Home/End Go to start/end of recording, recenter display around it F4 Acquisition Start F5 Acquisition Stop F7 Acquisition Pause F8 Acquisition Manual Trigger 1..9 Switch to page 1..9 of display Enter Access key for OK in any dialog Esc Access key for Close/Cancel in any dialog 108 I en

109 B Screen Calibration B.1 Using the TABCAL2i Utility Note Use an accurate finger when using this utility! 1 Exit to windows and start the utility (from the windows desktop shortcut). 2 Click OK on the dialog to continue, no changes will be made at this point. Figure B.1: Touch-screen calibration (Step 1) The first part of the utility will test for possible jitter caused by external power source. Note For the screen operation to work more accurately, make sure the user is better connected to a conductive earth. 3 Tap somewhere on the screen and hold your finger still until the countdown in the header has finished. This will take approximately 5 seconds. If you move your finger during this time the test will fail because this may be interpreted by the utility as a distortion on the power source. Note If you know you moved your finger during this process, please exit the application and start it again. I en 109

110 Figure B.2: Touch-screen calibration (Step 2) If the test failed, you will get a warning dialog. This dialog will also allow you to re-do the test. Note It is assumed that the initial test failed because of external influences, if you think you moved your finger restart the utility. 110 I en

111 The failure dialog has a red caption, a red line will indicate the movement detected while performing the test. Figure B.3: Touch-screen calibration - Failure dialog (Step 2 optional) A Next step B Exit program C Redo verification If the test passes, the utility will take you directly to the touch-screen calibration, you can use ESC to skip the recalibration and go to the tap test immediately. The calibration will calibrate the unit for your personal usage. You will be asked to tap twenty (20) points on a grid. The position you are expected to hit is indicated by a crosshair. I en 111

112 The crosshair will start at the top left point, move from left to right, then to the next row of points below, until all points are tapped. A margin is applied to detect if the tap is in the immediate area of the point expected to be tapped. Figure B.4: Touch-screen calibration - Grid with Crosshair (Step 3) A B Crosshair Moved from start point at the top left. Description To provide calibration samples, tap the crosshair each time that it appears on the screen. Right-click anywhere on the screen to return to the last calibration point. Press the Esc button to close the tool. Do not change your screen orientation until you have completed the calibration process. After you have tapped all points on the grid, you will be asked if you want to save the calibration data. If you are confident you correctly tapped all points, select to save the new data. Note The calibration assumes a correctly factory calibrated touch-screen for proper operation. If the consequent tap test continues to fail, please contact HBM. 112 I en

113 After the calibration, a small verification of the new calibration data will be shown, to check if the new verification data is meaningful and will not cause problems using device: Figure B.5: Touch-screen calibration - After calibration (Step 4) You will be asked to tap within five (5) rectangles on the screen. If you tap within the rectangle it will turn green. I en 113

114 If you miss one of the rectangles (either by accident or due to an incorrectly calibrated touch-screen) the rectangle will turn red and a red circle will indicate the position you really tapped. Figure B.6: Touch-screen calibration - Missing rectangle (Step 4 optional) A Start calibration B Exit program C Redo verification 114 I en

115 If all rectangles were correctly tapped the screen will look like this: Figure B.7: Touch-screen calibration - Final (Step 5) A Start calibration B Exit program C Redo verification You now have several options to continue: A B Start calibration Redo the calibration, do this by clicking the Start calibration button. This action would be appropriate if the tap test failed and you feel you have tapped the center of the rectangle indicated on the screen but it turns red anyway. Before trying a recalibration, please make sure you do the tap test at least twice. Exit program Exit program, this will exit the application. This action would be appropriate if the tap test passed (blue caption, all rectangles are green). I en 115

116 C Redo verification Redo the tap test, do this by selecting the Redo Verification button. This selection is appropriate if the test failed and you have accidently missed the rectangle, or if this was the first time you did the tap test and it failed. 116 I en

117 C Synchronized Recording/Master Slave Option C.1 Introduction GEN series mainframes have the ability to be connected with another GEN series mainframe. If an Interface/Controller Module 2 or a master slave board is installed in each unit. If the unit is set up as a Slave unit but cannot detect a Master then the following Figure C.1 will be seen. This can mean that master slave functionality is available but the units are not connected. Please refer to the GEN series manuals for information on how to physically setup the mainframes for master slave synchronized recordings. Figure C.1: Master/Slave - Detect a Master (Part 1) When a cable is plugged in connecting the units via the master slave function then the following Figure C.2 will be briefly displayed before connection. Figure C.2: Master/Slave - Detect a Master (Part 2) I en 117

118 Once connected you will see in the control panel one of the following: Figure C.3: Master/Slave - Connected (Part 3) Figure C.3 shows the system is ready for use as Master. To select a different master or slave: Figure C.4: Sample rate and source (Part 4) 1 Tap Rate > in the control panel. 2 Tap on the source select spinner to choose either Master or Slave on the selected unit. 118 I en

119 The units will briefly loose synchronization and then re-synchronize after changing the master slave configuration correctly. Figure C.5: Master/Slave - Correct configured (Part 5) Figure C.5 shows the system is ready for use as Slave. I en 119