Table Of Contents - Omega Engineering OMB-NETSCAN 1500 User Manual

Table of Contents

1 Configuring and Starting NetScan
Overview......1-1
Inspect Your System ......1-1
Install Software ......1-2
Check and Install Hardware ...... 1-2
Verify Voltage Setting ......1-2
Verify DIP Switch Setting ......1-2
Install Signal Conditioning Card(s) .....1-2
Connect Expansion Chassis (option).....1-3
Setup for Ethernet Operation...... 1-4
Complete Hardware Setup for Ethernet
Operation...... 1-4
NetScan and TCP/IP Addressing ...... 1-8
Protocol ...... 1-8
IP Address ...... 1-8
Sub-net Mask ...... 1-8
Gateway Address ...... 1-8
Configuration ...... 1-9
Point-to Point Setup...... 1-9
Private LAN Setup ...... 1-9
Private LAN Setup with Multiple Networks......
1-10
LAN Setup with Internet Access ......1-10
Connect Channel Signal Inputs......1-10
2 ChartViewNET QuickStart and Tutorial
Overview ......2-1
ChartViewNET, Basic Concepts ......2-1
Configuration Files ......2-1
Groups, Charts, & Channels ......2-2
Three Ways of Using ChartViewNET ......2-3
ChartViewNET Tutorial ......2-6
3 - General Information and Specifications
General Description...... 3-1
Operational Aspects...... 3-2
Data Handling and Triggering...... 3-2
Software and Hardware...... 3-3
NetScan Specifications...... 3-3
4 ChartView Software Reference
Overview ......4-1
Groups, Charts, & Channels ......4-2
Three Ways of Using ChartView ......4-2
What ChartView and ChartView Plus Provide
......4-3
Main Window ......4-4
Channel Information Region ......4-6
Status Indicator Region ......4-7
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Main Window Toolbar ......4-8
Group Select ......4-8
Start, Pause, and Stop Charts ......4-8
Scroll Faster & Scroll Slower ......4-8
Display Configuration ......4-9
Channel Configuration ......4-15
PostView post-acq data viewer ......4-15
Arm Acquisition ......4-15
Disarm ......4-15
Print Charts ......4-16
Main Window Pull-Down Menus ......4-16
Bar Graph, Analog, & Digital Meters ...4-27
Overview ......4-27
Bar Graph Meters ......4-28
Analog Meters ......4-29
Digital Meters ......4-30
Meter Toolbars ......4-31
Meter Pull-Down Menus ......4-31
Meters Configuration Menu ......4-32
Setup Window ......4-33
Channel & Alarm Setup Dialog Box ......4-33
Acquisition Setup Dialog Box ......4-36
Channel Configuration Columns ......4-35
Alarm Configuration Columns ......4-36
Data Destination Dialog Box ......4-39
Data Destination ......4-39
Auto Re-arm (ChartView Plus only) ......4-39
Why use Auto Re-arm? ......4-40
Disabling Auto Re-arm ......4-40
Chart Setup Wizard ......4-41
Introduction ......4-41
Automatic Chart Setup with Wizard ......4-41
Bypassing Automatic Chart Setup ......4-41
5 PostView
Introduction ......5-2
Starting PostView ......5-3
Toolbar ......5-4
Channel Information Region ......5-5
Menu Items ......5-6
Understanding Groups, Charts, and
Channels ......5-7
Chart Setup Wizard ......5-7
Introduction ......5-7
Automatic Display Creation ......5-8
Display Configuration ......5-9
Editing a Display ......5-10
Manually Creating a Display ......5-12
PostView Timebase ......5-15
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