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Dash 18X / Dash 18
Data Acquisition Recorder
Astro-Med, Incorporated: Test & Measurement Product Group
600 East Greenwich Ave., West Warwick, RI 02893
Toll-Free Phone: 877-867-9783 Phone: Fax: 401-822-2430
www.atecorp.com 800-404-ATEC (2832)
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QUICK START GUIDE
(1)
Introduction
(2)
Getting Started
(3)
Hardware Overview
(4)
Menus & Icon Buttons
(5)
Using the Dash 18X / Dash 18
(6)
Setting Up the Display Appearance
(7)
Amplifier Settings
(8)
Sample Exercise
(9)
Archiving Data Records
(10) Entering Engineering Units
(11) Powering Down
email: techserv@astromed.com
Part # 22834480 Version 4.1
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Summary of Contents for Atec Dash 18X
- Page 1 Data Acquisition Recorder QUICK START GUIDE Introduction Getting Started Hardware Overview Menus & Icon Buttons Using the Dash 18X / Dash 18 Setting Up the Display Appearance Amplifier Settings Sample Exercise Archiving Data Records (10) Entering Engineering Units (11) Powering Down Astro-Med, Incorporated: Test &...
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Page 2: Getting Started
Each channel can be independently set up to trigger a capture. The Dash 18X / Dash 18 utilizes a touch-screen as the main user interface. Many of the Dash 18X / Dash 18 control buttons are customizable, providing the capability to modify the display based on the needs of the user or application. - Page 3 The control panel is an array of icon-based buttons located on the right hand side of the display. The icon buttons allow for a single touch to execute a function. The Dash 18X / Dash 18 ships with the control panel displaying icon buttons for speed control, analog set up, meter mode, and run/halt.
- Page 4 Commonly Used Icon Buttons The following buttons are commonly used in Dash 18X / Dash 18 windows: OK saves the information you entered in a window and then closes the window. Exit cancels the action you were performing in a window and closes the window without saving any changes.
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Page 5: Amplifier Settings
6. SETTING UP THE DISPLAY APPEARANCE The Dash 18X / Dash 18 gives you total control over chart layout. You can set individual channel widths, channel location, grids ON/OFF, and major/minor division sizing. You are also able to suppress or enable waveform display as well as vary the waveform trace thickness. - Page 6 In the exercise, every action needed is detailed in a step-by-step fashion to help you quickly become familiar with the operation of the Dash 18X / Dash 18. The ACTION on the left-hand side describes what is to be done.
- Page 7 Use the banana jack input connection located on the side of Channel #1 the Dash 18X / Dash 18 and input the battery voltage into Channel #1. Measure the battery Click on the Meter button to bring up the meter readings on the left hand voltage using the color side.
- Page 8 II. Data Capture Settings: Add some buttons to your control panel first. Setup > Control Panel Settings > Capture > choose the following buttons Arm Capture > This will Arm and start the capture Manual Abort > This will Abort the capture Trigger Indicator >...
- Page 9 Set sample rate to 1 kHz In the Sample Rates box, press the down arrow titled Standard Rate. Scroll down and press 1,000. Set capture for 10 In the Storage Allocation box, press the units pull-down box and select seconds Seconds.
- Page 10 Trigger Level Set to trigger when 9 Press the Trigger Level button (2nd button located in row of buttons at the Volts is applied bottom). In the Trigger Level window, highlight Waveform A01. Press Level. Then press New Value. Press the digit “8”. Press OK. Press Slope.
- Page 11 ACTION HOW TO (Use the Menu Bar Pull-Down menus) Enter Review Mode Choose Configuration > Review from the menu bar to enter the Review Mode. Select file to be reviewed Click on the top-most file name to highlight the capture. Press OK. Data Capture Review of 9 Volt battery data capture Show entire capture Choose Display >...
- Page 12 Scroll through the data Use VCR buttons. You can jog forward or backwards through the data. You can stop at any points of interest. Experiment scrolling forwards and backwards. Continue to scroll and stop the display when you have the trigger point (red vertical line) in the middle of the display.
- Page 13 During data capture, the data is streamed to the data capture drive. Once the data capture is complete, the file can be reviewed on the Dash 18X / Dash 18. However, to export the data out of the Dash 18X / Dash 18, the user must archive it from the data capture drive to the Windows (system) drive or directly to an external USB source.
- Page 14 Browse for Folder window Select File Location Note: The Dash 18x / Dash 18, USB port is assigned drive letter D or E depending on whether or not you have a CD/DVD drive or not. Select File to Archive Select a file location and choose the OK button on the Browse for Folder window.
- Page 15 This allows the Dash 18X / Dash 18 to be compatible with transducers and probes that can provide a voltage output to the Dash 18X / Dash 18. The relationship between the voltage and the engineering unit is assumed to be linear, characterized by a slope and offset (y = mx + b).
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Page 16: Powering Down
9. POWERING DOWN When the power switch is set to the off position or if AC power is lost or removed, the Dash 18X / Dash 18 begins the power down sequence. This is indicated by the green LED next to the power switch that will be on while the power down sequence occurs.