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Excel Add-In GDM-9060/9061 Series GDM-9060/9061 Series Excel Add-In Manual VERSION NO. 1.00 ISO-9001 CERTIFIED MANUFACTURER...
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This manual contains proprietary information, which is protected by copyrights. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be photocopied, reproduced or translated to another language without prior written consent of Good Will company. The information in this manual was correct at the time of printing. However, Good Will continues to improve products and reserves the right to change specifications, equipment, and maintenance procedures at any time without notice.
Table of Contents ABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................ 4 Overview ....................4 SETUP ..................5 Connecting to GDM-9060/9061 ............5 Installation ....................7 Uninstallation ..................8 Configuration ..................10 DATA LOGGING REMOTE CONTROL ........13 View Add-In Software Version .............. 21...
GDM-9060/9061 Series Excel Add-In Manual NTRODUCTION This manual is suitable for any of the GDM-9060/9061 Series DMMs (GDM-9060/9061). This manual is to be used with all versions of Excel from 2003 onwards with Windows PCs (Windows XP, Windows 7/8/10: 32 bit or 64 bit).
SETUP ETUP Connecting to GDM-9060/9061 The GDM-9060/9061 can connect to the software using either the USB CDC or the USB TMC interface. Functionally there is no difference in which interface is chosen to interface with the PC. 1. Connect the rear panel Connection USB B port on the DMM to a USB port...
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GDM-9060/9061 Series Excel Add-In Manual 1. Press Menu button. Configure the 2. Go to Interface tab. 3. Further go to the field of Interface. 4. Select RS232 option for interface. 5. Go to the field of BaudRate. 6. Set the desired baud rate for RS232. 7.
Choose to locate the driver manually. Direct the Wizard to the USB_DRIVER directory on the User Manual CD, or download the USB driver from the GW Instek Website. 3. Follow the instructions on the Hardware Wizard to finish the installation.
GDM-9060/9061 Series Excel Add-In Manual Uninstallation Follow the procedures described in this section when the Excel Add-In or one of the USB drivers needs to be updated or removed. To update or remove the USB driver, it must be Uninstalling the uninstalled from the Windows Device Manager.
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SETUP 3. Select Delete the driver software for this device, then press the OK button. The driver will uninstall automatically. 1. From the Windows Start menu select the Uninstalling the Start All Programs GWINSTEK DMM Excel Add-In 2.
GDM-9060/9061 Series Excel Add-In Manual Configuration 1. To make sure the DMM is recognized by the PC, Configure the PC open the Device Manager (Start Control Panel (System) Device Manager. 2. For RS232/CDC connections, check which COM port the device is assigned to and make note of it.
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SETUP 2. Opening GDM-906x Excel Addin will automatically launch an Excel Spreadsheet. If asked by Windows to enable Macros, choose Enable Macros. 3. For Excel 2007 and above: Go to the Add-Ins tab in the Ribbon UI. For older versions such as Excel 2003: Go to the Tools menu and select the Add-Ins option.
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GDM-9060/9061 Series Excel Add-In Manual 9. The Splash screen will close automatically after the connection is successful. 10. Move on to the Data Logging Remote Control chapter. Press Disconnect to end the remote control Disconnect session. Press Close to exit from the Connection window Cancel and Exit without connecting or disconnecting.
DATA LOGGING REMOTE CONTROL ATA LOGGING REMOTE CONTROL Follow the procedures for connection and Establish remote configuration on page 5 and page 10. connection 1. Press the Setup Multimeter icon. Setup 2. The Set Up Multimeter window appears. 3. Choose a measurement item. 4.
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GDM-9060/9061 Series Excel Add-In Manual 1. Press the Save/Load Multimeter Settings icon. Save/Recall Load Settings 2. The Save/Load Multimeter Settings panel appears. 3. Choose to Load Multimeter Settings from File or Save Multimeter Settings to File. If saving a file, choose a directory and filename. Click Save to save the file.
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DATA LOGGING REMOTE CONTROL 1. Press the Record Setup Start icon. This icon will Setup only be available after a measurement has been Data Logging selected with the Setup Multimeter icon (page 13). 2. Choose the Logging tab. 3. Set the logging start time in Begin Logging Data panel.
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GDM-9060/9061 Series Excel Add-In Manual 4. To select the logging interval, configure the With Interval Of option. This option can set how often the DMM will trigger, down to the number of hours, minutes and seconds between each measurement. 5. Use the Terminating Upon panel to set when to stop the data logging.
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DATA LOGGING REMOTE CONTROL 6. By default the measurements are not plotted. Press the Chart tab to edit the chart behavior. The Chart Type panel selects which type of graph, if any, to plot. No Chart: This option will disable plotting a graph.
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GDM-9060/9061 Series Excel Add-In Manual 7. Use the Place Charts In… panel to draw the chart in the same Excel sheet or to plot the graph in a new Excel sheet. Separate: Places charts in a new sheet each time logging is started.
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DATA LOGGING REMOTE CONTROL 1. After the data logging setup has been completed, Starting Data the Run, Pause and Stop icons will become Logging available. The icons are colored orange when they are available. To start measurement, press the Run icon. Measurements will automatically start to be logged.
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GDM-9060/9061 Series Excel Add-In Manual Chart Example Excel Add-In icons Data statistics Logged data Chart Histogram Example Excel Add-In icons Data statistics Logged data Histogram...
DATA LOGGING REMOTE CONTROL View Add-In Software Version View software 1. Click on the About Icon to view the software version version number. About Icon 2. The About Multimeter splash screen will appear with software version number.
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