C hapter 7
Monitoring Meters
Chapter 7
7.1 Viewing Real-time Data
Polling Devices
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Monitoring Meters
Real-time data can be continuously retrieved from your devices and
updated on the screen at the rate you defined in the Instrument Setup.
To get real-time data from your meter:
Ensure that the On-line button on the PAS toolbar is checked.
Select the device site from the list box on the PAS toolbar.
Point to RT Data Monitor on the Monitor menu, and then select a
data set you want to view.
Click on the "Poll"
once or continuously.
Click on the Stop button
The following picture shows a typical data monitor window.
Figure 7 -1: RT Data Monitor Window
You can open as many monitor windows as you wish, either for
different sites, or for the same site using different data sets. An open
data monitor window is linked to the current site and does not change
if you select another site in the site list.
You can view acquired data in a tabular form or in a graphical form as
a data trend.
or "Continuous poll"
to stop continuous polling.
EM13x Series SMART MULTIFUNCTION METER
Viewing Real-time Data
button to poll the meter