PICO PicoLog CM3 Programmer's Manual
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- Page 1 PicoLog CM3 Data Logger Programmer's Guide plcm3pg.en-1 Copyright © 2011 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
............................12 10 PLCM3SetChannel ............................13 11 PLCM3SetMains ............................13 12 Constants and enumerated types ............................13 13 Windows 3 Writing your own programs .............................14 ............................14 ............................14 2 Excel ............................14 3 LabVIEW ..............................15 Index Copyright © 2011 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. plcm3pg.en... -
Page 5: Introduction
PicoLog CM3 Data Logger Programmer's Guide Introduction Overview The PicoLog CM3 is a three-channel, high-resolution data logger for use with current clamps. This manual explains how to use the API (application programming interface) functions, so that you can develop your own programs to collect and analyse data from the data logger. -
Page 6: Legal Information
The licensee agrees to allow access to this software only to persons who have been informed of these conditions and agree to abide by them. Usage The software in this release is for use only with Pico products or with data collected using Pico products. Copyright Pico Technology Ltd. -
Page 7: Minimum Pc Requirements
PicoLog CM3 Data Logger Programmer's Guide Minimum PC requirements To ensure that your PicoLog CM3 Data Logger operates correctly, you must have a computer with at least the minimum system requirements to run one of the supported operating systems, as shown in the following table. The performance of the data logger will be better with a more powerful PC. -
Page 8: Driver Information
Driver information Driver information Introduction The PicoLog CM3 is supplied with driver routines that you can build into your own programs. Once you have installed the software, the directory contains the drivers and Drivers a selection of examples of how to use the drivers. It also contains a copy of this manual as a PDF file. -
Page 9: Plcm3Closeunit
PicoLog CM3 Data Logger Programmer's Guide PLCM3CloseUnit PICO_STATUS PLCM3CloseUnit ( short handle This routine disconnects the driver. Arguments: identifies the device to close handle, Returns: defined in picoStatus.h Copyright © 2011 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. plcm3pg.en... -
Page 10: Plcm3Enumerate
PICO_STATUS PLCM3Enumerate ( char * details, unsigned long * length, PLCM3_COMMUNICATION_TYPE type This routine returns a list of all the attached PicoLog CM3 devices of the specified port type. Arguments: a string buffer to receive a maximum of details, length characters... -
Page 11: Plcm3Getunitinfo
The following types are info, defined in picoStatus.h: PICO_DRIVER_VERSION PICO_USB_VERSION PICO_HARDWARE_VERSION PICO_VARIANT_INFO PICO_BATCH_AND_SERIAL PICO_CAL_DATE PICO_KERNEL_DRIVER_VERSION Returns: defined in picoStatus.h Copyright © 2011 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. plcm3pg.en... -
Page 12: Plcm3Getvalue
* value, Once you open the driver and define some channels, the driver begins to take continuous readings from the PicoLog CM3. When you call this routine, it immediately sets data to the most recent reading for the specified channel. -
Page 13: Plcm3Ipdetails
Can be either of the type, following types: to read information from the driver PLCM3_IDT_GET, to write information to the driver PLCM3_IDT_SET, Returns: defined in picoStatus.h Copyright © 2011 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. plcm3pg.en... -
Page 14: Plcm3Openunit
* serial This routine obtains a handle for the PicoLog CM3 device with the given serial number. If you wish to use more than one PicoLog CM3, you must call the routine once for each device. Arguments: output: handle of the device that was opened. This value is handle, used to identify the device in all further function calls. -
Page 15: Plcm3Openunitviaip
Using serial number identification, only a device on the local network can be opened. If you wish to use more than one PicoLog CM3, you must call the routine once for each device. Arguments: output: handle of the device that was opened. This value is handle, used to identify the device in all further function calls. -
Page 16: Plcm3Setchannel
PLCM3_DATA_TYPES type, This routine configures a single channel of the specified PicoLog CM3. It can be called any time after calling PLCM3OpenUnit. The fewer channels selected, the more frequently they will be updated. Measurement takes around 720 ms per active channel. -
Page 17: Plcm3Setmains
Windows The 32-bit Windows driver is the file plcm3.dll, which is included in the SDK. If an application is unable to find the DLL, try moving the DLL to c:\windows\system. Copyright © 2011 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. plcm3pg.en... -
Page 18: Writing Your Own Programs
LabVIEW application. It demonstrates how to PLCM3.vi connect to the device using both USB and Ethernet. It also demonstrates reading all possible measurement types from the three channels. plcm3pg.en Copyright © 2011 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. -
Page 19: Index
Email Ethernet port Excel Technical assistance Telephone USB version Handle, obtaining Hardware version Variant information Installation IP address IP details Website IP_DETAILS_TYPE type Windows Kernel driver version LabVIEW Legal information Copyright © 2011 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. plcm3pg.en... - Page 21 PicoLog CM3 Data Logger Programmer's Guide Copyright © 2011 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. plcm3pg.en...
- Page 22 Pico Technology James House Colmworth Business Park ST. NEOTS Cambridgeshire PE19 8YP United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1480 396 395 Fax: +44 (0) 1480 396 296 www.picotech.com plcm3pg.en-1 23.5.11 Copyright © 2011 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved.
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