Introduction Notes on Use Chapter 1 Product Overview Chapter 2 Product Specification 2.1 General 2.2 Functional Specification Chapter 3 Setup and Operation of the 9332 WAVE COMMUNICATOR 3.1 Required System Configuration 3.3 Installation 3.4 Uninstallation 3.5 Starting WAVE COMMUNICATOR 3.6 Exiting WAVE COMMUNICATOR 3.7 Modem Installation...
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Chapter 5 Displaying Waveforms 5.1 Displaying Waveforms 5.2 Using the Waveform Viewer Chapter 6 Creating and Modifying Setting Files 6.1 Starting the Settings Editor 6.2 Using the Settings Editor 6.3 Details of Settings...
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Agreement. 5. Cancellation: In the event that the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement are violated, HIOKI retains the right to cancel this Agreement without compromise of any of its other rights. In this event, you must destroy all copies of the software and its components.
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HIOKI's discretion. 3. In no event will HIOKI be liable for any damages resulting from fire, earthquake, or actions of a third party under the conditions stated in item number 2 above, or for any damage caused as a result of your using the software incorrectly or under unusual circumstances.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction Thank you for purchasing this HIOKI "9332 WAVE COMMUNICATOR." To get the maximum performance from the unit, please read this manual first, and keep this at hand. Notes on Use The contents of the display screens, operating manual and data conversion methods may be changed without notice.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 1 Product Overview (1) Communications functions Communications with the MEMORY HiCORDER can be carried out through a modem or RS-232C connection. You can download MEMORY HiCORDER waveform data and store it on a personal computer. You can download MEMORY HiCORDER setting files and store them on the personal computer.
The files on the supplied CD-R are arranged in the following folders. Folder name Contents Japanese WaveCommunicator setup for Japanese version English WaveCommunicator setup for English version 8807 Upgrade files for 8807/8808 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 3 Setup and Operation of the 9332 WAVE COMMUNICATOR...
Windows Start menu, select Run, and enter R:\english\setup.exe, then click 4. The 9332 installer start: follow the directions on the screen to complete the installation. If other applications are running, the installation may not proceed correctly. Be NOTE sure to close all other applications before beginning the installation.
In this case, set carrier detect to be permanently on. AT command: &C0 The AT commands may vary from modem to modem. For details, refer to the modem documentation. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 3 Setup and Operation of the 9332 WAVE COMMUNICATOR...
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Be very careful not to disconnect the power supply during the upgrade. If the power NOTE should fail during the upgrade process, it is necessary to send the unit for repair. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 3 Setup and Operation of the 9332 WAVE COMMUNICATOR...
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 4 Using WAVE COMMUNICATOR 4.1 Main Window Starting WAVE COMMUNICATOR displays the main window. List of connections Details of connections or files received The main window provides the following functions. Registering multiple connections, and saving and loading the list. Communications functions can use a modem or RS-232C interface.
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ (1) Displaying details of connections Click in the connections. MEMORY HiCORDER (2) Displaying received files Click the connection in the list. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 4 Using WAVE COMMUNICATOR...
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.2 Saving and Loading Connections and Settings You can save and load the connections and their communications settings. Before carrying out a communications task, you must either create new connection settings, or load the settings from a file. WAVE COMMUNICATOR saves the connections and their the settings in a file with the file extension .wvc.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.3 Creating the Settings for a Connection In order to carry out communications, you must first create the settings required for the device to which you want to connected. You can specify the settings independently for each connection. Adding a new connection 1.
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Name This is the name that appears in the connections. Model Select the model of MEMORY HiCORDER. Connection Type Select the type of connection used for this device. Modem: Modem communications over a telephone line COM1: Direct connection to serial port COM 1 COM2: Direct connection to serial port COM 2 Telephone Number If you selected Modem for Connection Type, enter the...
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Save in folder Specify the folder in which you want to save waveform data from the MEMORY HiCORDER. By default, a folder named "rec+<number>" is created in the folder containing the WAVE COMMUNICATOR executable file. Click the Browse button to display the Browse Folders dialog box, where you can select a folder, then click OK.
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Modifying a Connection You can change the settings for a device in the connections. 1. In the connections, click the device whose settings you want to modify, highlighting it. Click on device 2. Select Edit - Modify dialog box appears. Use the same Modify Connection Settings operations as in the dialog box to modify the settings.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.4 Communications Settings These settings control communications and the trigger input function. The communications settings are required, before you can carry out any communications. 1. Select Communications - Settings 2. The dialog box appears. Communications Settings 3. Set the items as required. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 4 Using WAVE COMMUNICATOR...
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Interface This tab includes settings relating to the connection for communications. Connection Type Select Modem or Direct. Note that WAVE COMMUNICATOR cannot operate with modem and direct connections simultaneously. If you set the connection type to Modem, then a device with a setting of COM1 or COM2 is ignored.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.5 Getting Waveform Data This function transfers waveform data recorded on the MEMORY HiCORDER to the computer. The waveform data which can be transferred has the same file formats as those saved on the MEMORY HiCORDER. Memory recorder function file extension .mem Recorder function file extension .rec...
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. The transferred waveform data is saved in the specified folders, one for each connection. Click on a connection in the list to display the files obtained from the device in the right hand pane of the main window. 8.
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Getting the setting files 1. Select Communications - Settings File - Get 2. You will be prompted, asking whether it is to start communications. If so, click 3. The communications operation starts. 4. If communications are interrupted, click . In this case, the Cancel communications with the current connection are abandoned, and communications with the next connection starts.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.7 Sending Setting Files This function sends a setting file to the MEMORY HiCORDER units, changing their settings. The setting data is transferred in the same format as the file saved on the MEMORY HiCORDER. After modifying a setting file from the MEMORY HiCORDER using the Settings Editor, you can return it to the MEMORY HiCORDER, to update the settings .
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ By right-clicking on a setting file in the list of received files, and selecting , you can transmit the setting file. In this case Send Settings to Recorder box does not appear. Select File dialog 4.8 Starting Measurement on the MEMORY HiCORDER This starts measurement on the MEMORY HiCORDER.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.9 Stopping Measurement on the MEMORY HiCORDER This stops MEMORY HiCORDER measurement. This stops measurement on all connections in the list. If you do not need to stop measurement on a device, double-click the device in the list, and change the communications setting to "off".
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.10 Trigger Function on MEMORY HiCORDER Trigger or Measurement Completion When a trigger is generated on the MEMORY HiCORDER, or waveform capture completes, a signal can be received by WAVE COMMUNICATOR. At the end of waveform capture, the waveform data is transferred at the same time as the signal.
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Making the MEMORY HiCORDER Trigger Notification Settings To use the trigger notification function on a connected MEMORY HiCORDER, you must first make the settings on the MEMORY Notify HiCORDER. For details of how to do this on the MEMORY HiCORDER itself, refer to the Operation Manual.
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Waiting for trigger input To accept a call from the MEMORY HiCORDER, WAVE COMMUNICATOR must be in the Trigger Standby mode. Use the following procedure to select Trigger Standby 1. Check that in the communications settings the is set to Connection Type Modem 2.
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Action on trigger input When a trigger signal arrives, the follow actions occur automatically. 1. When the line rings, a connection is established automatically. 2. In the communications settings, if is checked, a Notify Arrival with Popup dialog box appears. 3.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.11 Communications Log All communications carried out by WAVE COMMUNICATOR are recorded in a log file. You can look at this file with Notepad or any other text editor. (1) Name of the log file A folder logfiles is created in the folder containing the WAVE COMMUNICATOR executable file.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 5 Displaying Waveforms 5.1 Displaying Waveforms This function displays transferred waveform data graphically. Starting the waveform viewer 1. Click on the device in the list of connections for which you want to display a waveform. 2. From the list of files, click the waveform file to display. 3.
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Opening a waveform file Select File - Open dialog box appears: select a waveform file, and click . (file Open Open extensions: .mem, .rec, .rms) Converting waveform data to CSV format By converting transferred waveform data, saving it in CSV format, you can read it into a spreadsheet program such as Excel .
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Converting and saving a specified interval 1. Drag the red and blue arrows, to specify the interval to be saved. Hold down the key and left-click in the viewer to move the blue Shift arrow. Hold down the key and left-click in the viewer to move the red arrow. Ctrl Blue arrow Red arrow...
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Zooming the waveform display This function allows you to display the waveform with a different time axis magnification. Zooming in Select View - Zoom In Zooming out Select View - Zoom Out Setting the magnification Select View - Set Magnification Alternatively , use the toolbar for setting.
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ CH1 to CH4 This indicate the channels, 1 to 4. When a check mark is present the corresponding channel is displayed. Zoom Set the magnification on the voltage axis for the specified channel. Posn Set the position of the specified channel. Show Display the waveform of the specified channel.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 6 Creating and Modifying Setting Files Using the Settings Editor, you can create and modify setting files (file extension .set) for the MEMORY HiCORDER. 6.1 Starting the Settings Editor (1) Creating a new file 1. Select Tools - Settings Editor This starts the Settings Editor.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.2 Using the Settings Editor This section describes how to use the Settings Editor. 1. Opening a setting file This opens an existing setting file. After making modifications, you can resave the setting file. Select File - Open dialog box appears. Select the setting file to edit, and click Select File Open 2.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Resaving an existing setting file Select File - Save If the file is newly created, the dialog box appears. Save as 4. Creating a new setting file Select File - New - 8807 Setting File Create a setting file for the model 8807. Select File - New - 8808 Setting File Create a setting file for the model 8808.
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All reasonable care has been taken in the production of this manual, but if you find any points which are unclear or in error, please contact your supplier or the International Sales and Marketing Department at HIOKI headquarters. In the interests of product development, the contents of this manual are subject to revision without prior notice.
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