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Page 1: Users Manual
® FlukeView Forms Documenting Software Users Manual September 2000, Rev. 5, 8/07 © 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 Fluke Corporation. All rights reserved. All product names are trademarks of their respective companies. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Title Page Introduction........................1 Contacting Fluke ......................1 FlukeView Forms Documentation................... 2 FlukeView Features......................2 FlukeView Forms Basic ....................2 Installation ........................3 System Requirements ....................3 Installing FlukeView Forms..................3 Overview of FlukeView Forms..................3 Starting FlukeView Forms ....................6 Selecting a Form Template .................... - Page 4 FlukeView Forms Users Manual Interactive Logging....................9 Event Logging ...................... 12 Setting Up Your Logging Session................. 13 Viewing the Status of a Logging Session ............. 15 Single-Reading Copy to Form ................... 15 Data from Multiple Meters on a Single Form ............. 16 Using Forms ........................
- Page 5 (continued) Contents Single-Reading Copy to Form................22 Managing the Database ....................23 Opening Databases ....................23 Creating a New Database..................23 Backup Procedures ....................23 Copying a Form To Another Database ..............24 Optimizing the Database ................... 24 Program Options ......................24 Changing Program Options ..................
- Page 6 Fluke warrants that the Product will perform in its intended environment substantially in accordance with the accompanying written materials for a period of 90 days from the date of license acceptance. Fluke does not warrant any downloading errors or that the Product will be error free or operate without interruption.
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Page 7: Introduction
FlukeView Forms Documenting Software lets you transfer To order accessories, receive assistance, or locate the data from a supported digital test instrument directly to nearest Fluke distributor or Service Center, call: forms on your computer. This automates your USA: 1-888-99-FLUKE (1-888-993-5853) -
Page 8: Flukeview Forms Documentation
(not included in FlukeView Forms Basic). Technical Notes Adobe Acrobat / Detailed Available at technical www.fluke.com information. FlukeView Forms Basic and on the FlukeView Forms Basic is a less customizable version of FlukeView Forms CD FlukeView Forms, designed to provide only basic data communications and display capability. -
Page 9: Installation
Installing FlukeView Forms and exporting data, and managing the database. To install FlukeView Forms, please see the printed FlukeView Forms Installation Guide. For installation of the Fluke USB-IR cable, see the USB-IR Cable Installation Instructions. - Page 10 FlukeView Forms Users Manual zk01f.eps Figure 1. FlukeView Forms Screen...
- Page 11 Documenting Software Overview of FlukeView Forms Table 2. Graphic User Interface Components Description Active form template. Displays meter data and user-entered data. FlukeView Forms menu. Select a form template drop-down list. Lists all form templates available in the open database. Identifies the active template currently being displayed.
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Page 12: Starting Flukeview Forms
FlukeView Forms asks if you want to save any changes you have made to the current active From the Windows taskbar, select Start, Programs, form. Fluke, then FlukeView Forms. FlukeView Forms provides general-purpose form Click the FlukeView Forms menu item. templates. See online tutorials for more information on customizing form templates. -
Page 13: How Your Meter Communicates Data
How Your Meter Communicates Data Table 3. Meter Communication Styles Fluke Meter Interactive Single-Reading The following table shows how certain Fluke meters Uploading Model Logging Copy to Form communicate data to the PC, as well as the type of data readings the meters support. -
Page 14: Logged Readings And Display Readings
Note Logged readings are taken during a logging session. FlukeView Forms treats readings from Fluke There are two ways to generate logged readings: 53/54-II, 975, 983, 568 and 287/289 meters as During interactive logging between a meter and a PC both logged readings and display readings. -
Page 15: Interactive Logging
Documenting Software Getting Data from the Meter to the PC To upload data: On the Meter menu, select Get Meter Data to upload the meter data to the active form. The Get Meter Start FlukeView Forms. Data dialog box appears. In some cases, this step is unnecessary. - Page 16 FlukeView Forms Users Manual To begin interactive logging: The Setup, Schedule and Status tabs of the Logging Window display settings for and provide information Connect the meter to the PC. about the logging session. Use them to: Select the form template you want to use by opening Change the default logging settings under Setup.
- Page 17 Documenting Software Getting Data from the Meter to the PC INTERVAL EVENTS Hour: minute 14:00 14:10 14:20 14:30 14:40 LOGGED READINGS Stable Unstable INPUT EVENTS zk02f.eps Figure 2. Interval Events and Input Events...
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Page 18: Event Logging
FlukeView Forms Users Manual When you start logging, the meter readings are monitored Event Logging by FlukeView Forms and are classified by event type. The two event types you will see most often are: During interactive logging, FlukeView Forms compresses the input being measured by the meter into a series of Input events are logged when the input reading events. -
Page 19: Setting Up Your Logging Session
Documenting Software Getting Data from the Meter to the PC Input events are useful for detecting anomalies in a group Note of data, when monitoring a process or when See the FlukeView Forms Technical Notes for a troubleshooting a problem. Interval events are useful if more comprehensive description of how event the values you record are fairly stable in nature and your logging is performed and how to effectively use it... - Page 20 FlukeView Forms Users Manual Click on the << button if you want to change the example Changing the Input Event Settings input data to approximate the inputs you are expecting to Changing the input event settings allows you to specify measure.
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Page 21: Viewing The Status Of A Logging Session
Note With the exception of the Fluke 789: If your To capture a single reading from your meter, the meter meter supports the display of two readings at must be connected to the PC. -
Page 22: Data From Multiple Meters On A Single Form
FlukeView Forms Users Manual The drop-down list in the top left corner of the virtual The reading appears at the bottom of any display reading meter window gives you several options for viewing data. table on the form, or in a testpoint reading form item. The Primary/Secondary Readings option gives you Data from Multiple Meters on a Single Form a small screen that reflects the meter display. -
Page 23: Using Forms
Documenting Software Using Forms To display multiple data groups on a form, the form To retain user data when adding a new set of meter data: template you are using must be enabled for multiple data Press the Clear button. groups. -
Page 24: Printing A Form
FlukeView Forms Users Manual Saved forms are identified by the form template and the Printing a Form date and time they were first saved. You can also enter a To print a form: 30-character remark to help identify the form. The remark is displayed after the date and time in the Saved forms On the File menu, select Print. -
Page 25: Display Selected Readings
Documenting Software Finding and Opening Saved Forms Note From the menu, select Tools, then Select Readings to display the Select Readings tool. User data must be re-entered when you move existing data from one form template to another. The Select Readings dialog box appears. Click Help for instructions on deleting, reordering, or combining Display Selected Readings readings. -
Page 26: Using The Find Button To Find A Saved Form
FlukeView Forms Users Manual It is important that you select the template in which your Deleting Forms data was originally saved. The Saved forms drop-down If you need to delete a previously-saved form: list only displays those forms that were saved in the selected form template. -
Page 27: Virtual Meter
Documenting Software Virtual Meter Primary/Secondary Readings Virtual Meter Provides a compact, virtual representation of readings as The virtual meter is useful if you want to view meter data they occur on your meter’s display. If your meter displays before adding it to a form. It allows you to preview both primary and secondary readings, the virtual meter uploaded data, to export and copy data, and to copy a shows both readings. -
Page 28: Export Data
FlukeView Forms Users Manual Export Data Clearing Data from Meter Memory You can export uploaded meter data as a .csv file by You can use FlukeView Forms to clear data from the doing the following: meter’s memory, if the meter supports it. Transfer data from meter memory to FlukeView To find out how to do this, see this topic under the section Forms. -
Page 29: Managing The Database
Documenting Software Managing the Database By default, FlukeView Forms databases have the file Managing the Database name extension .fdb. FlukeView Forms stores all meter data, user data and Creating a New Database forms in FlukeView Forms databases. To create a new database: You can change the active database and create new databases in FlukeView Forms and FlukeView Forms Open FlukeView Forms or FlukeView Forms... -
Page 30: Copying A Form To Another Database
FlukeView Forms Users Manual Note Copying a Form To Another Database FlukeView Forms Designer is not included in the You can copy a saved form, including all of the meter FlukeView Forms Basic product. data and user data stored with it, to another database. Open FlukeView Forms, and view the saved form you wish to copy. -
Page 31: Clearing Data From Meter Memory
Documenting Software Altering Form Templates Clearing Data from Meter Memory Changing Meter Settings Use FlukeView Forms to clear data from meter memory. You can use FlukeView Forms to change some meter settings, including synchronizing the clock, internal On meters that allow you to save several types of meter logging settings and other meter functions that are data to meter memory, FlukeView Forms prompts you to specific to the type of meter. -
Page 32: Altering An Existing Template
FlukeView Forms Users Manual Align or resize form items to the grid by selecting Altering an Existing Template Snap to Grid or Shape to Grid from the Edit menu. Open FlukeView Forms Designer. To change the grid spacing, select View, then Grid Lines. -
Page 33: Creating A New Form Template
Documenting Software Altering Form Templates Creating a New Form Template Form Items Open FlukeView Forms Designer. The screen should Each form template contains form items, which display be blank. If not, on the menu, select File, then New. meter data or user data. Form items displaying meter data can only display either logged readings or display Enable or Disable data groups by selecting Layout, readings. -
Page 34: Display Readings Form Items
Graphically shows the distribution of logged readings by their duration (length). Note Event Scatter Graph Testpoint Reading does not support Fluke 1653 Graphs the duration of logged readings against their or 1550B readings. amplitude. Typical readings tend to plot together in a cluster, whereas exceptional events are plotted away from the typical ones. -
Page 35: Meter Id And Date Form Items
Documenting Software Altering Form Templates Numeric Entry Meter ID and Date Form Items Provides a space to type numeric values on the form. Date Time Stamp The time stamp is automatically updated to your Selection Box specifications the first time a form is saved, when meter Allows you to choose data from a list of predefined values data is received, or when the form is modified. -
Page 36: Troubleshooting
For other troubleshooting issues and up-to-date Click the Communications tab. information, see the FAQ and technical notes at www.fluke.com. Press the Search button on the right-hand side to test the cable connection. Setting the Comm Port To change the communications port that FlukeView Forms uses: On the Tools menu, select Options.