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From the Channel Selection section of the 16-Channel Configuration screen (see Figure 17),
▲
select the transducer channel to be configured by clicking on the up arrow (
) or down
▼
(
)arrow. Alternately, a number from one to 16 can be entered directly. Check "Enable" if the
channel is to be read, otherwise uncheck "Enable". The circle in the upper right corner indicates
if the channel is currently enabled or not. Green is enabled, and red is disabled.
In the Transducer Information section, select the model of the transducer being used from the
"Transducer Model" drop-down list box. This selection determines the transducer type/slope
and these parameters will be set with no further interaction from the user. If desired, enter a
"Label" for the transducer.
In the Transducer Limits section, the current minimum and maximum settings for the channels
stored in the 8020-59's on-board EEPROM are in the gray fields on the right. New values in the
configuration are in the white fields on the left. Enter the transducer's limits (in digits) from the
transducer's calibration report at "Maximum (digits)" and "Minimum (digits)". Alternately,
clicking on the "Use Defaults" checkbox will set the minimum and maximum limits to 0 and
25,000, respectively.
When complete, click "Update Info" to store this information to the 8020-59. To update all of
the channels with the current configuration click "Update All Info". To retrieve the info from
the 8020-59's EEPROM for the current configuration, click "Retrieve Info" for the current
channel and "Retrieve All Info" for all channels. The "Copy" button may be used to copy the
current channels settings, and the "Paste" button may be used to write the current copied settings
into the currently selected channel. If the "Increment Channel Selection Before Paste"
checkbox is checked, the "Paste" button may be clicked repeatedly to rapidly set the parameters
of all channels to the same values. The "Label" textbox will automatically populate with channel
appropriate text.
Clicking "Activate/Monitor" puts the 8020-59 into low power Standby (Sleep) mode, waiting
for the proper control signals on the ENABLE and CLOCK inputs (refer to Section 4.2.2,16-
Channel Multiplexed Mode and Figure 22 in Appendix A.2, for signal timing details) and
displays the Monitor screen (see Figure 18).
Figure 18 - 16-Channel Monitor Screen
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