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CHAPTER 5
POP UP CONTROL PANEL OPERATION
5.1 PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS
Before you can use the Pop Up Control Panel, your ADC-16 board must be properly installed and
your VI.EXE and PADC16.EXE drivers properly loaded. For board-installation instructions, refer to
Chapter 2. For driver-loading instructions, refer to Chapter 4.
5.2
GETTING STARTED
To Get Up & Running Quickly
NOTE:
This procedure is valid only when ADC-16 factory configuration is in effect for both
hardware and software and when you are logged to the directory containing the
Distribution Software.
1. With the board installed,
type
SHOW
2. Click your mouse on ADSTART, located at the top of the Panel. You are now acquiring samples
from channels at 16 Hz. The data from this first channel scan should be showing on the Panel.
3.
Connect known voltages to Analog Input channels and repeat Step
2.
to put the Analog Panel Jt the top of your display.
To Get Up & Running
Via
Hot Keys
1. With the board installed and drivers loaded, use the hot keys to access the Pop Up Control
Panel. The default hot keys are c Alt > c F6 >
;
press these keys simultaneously to put the
Analog Panel at the top of your display.
2. Click your mouse on ADSTART, located at the top right of the Panel. You are now acquiring
samples from channels at 16 Hz. The data from this first channel scan should be showing on the
Panel.
3. Connect known voltages to Analog Input channels and repeat Step 2.
5.3 IMPORTANT HOT KEY COMBINATIONS
Familiarity with the hot-key combinations can speed up operation. The following hot keys are the
default combinations; you may change any or all of them to keys of your choice. To change any of
these keys, refer to the switch options in the driver-loading instructions of Sections
4.4
and 4.5.
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