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Cover page. What is the device manager? ( Configuration , Device configuration. ) All measurement devices must be added and configured here! What is the interface configuration? ( Configuration , Interface configuration. ) All COM-interfaces must be configured here!
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What is the device manager?(Configuration, Device configuration.)All measurement devices must beadded and configured here! What is the interface configuration? (Configuration, Interface configuration.) All COM-interfaces must be configured here! What is the project configuration? ( or Project, Configuration.) All measurement channels must be configured and set up here! How to setup a project? General purpose
Every measurement device which should be used, MUST be added here! The device manager’s path is: Configuration, Device configuration. The device manager Receives, sends and edits the setup of a listed device Deletes a device Tests the connection to a listed device Changes the way of displaying the devices Adds a device Online help Sends control commands to a listed device List of all added devices Loading and saving the setup of a listed device from memory card. Initialization of the memory card
Click and select the desired device. Adding a device
Configuring a device 1 If ethernet as interface, setting the IP-address is possible Select specifier in case of more than one of the same device Select interface Setup the DA-module configuration Autodetect the module configuration Test the connection to the device
Configuring a device 2 Select interface Select specifier in case of more than one of the same device Select the used slot-cards Configure the used slot-cards Autodetect the used slot-cards with configuration Test the connection to the device
MCPS can handle up to 36 COM-Ports Either as real existing COM-Ports or as virtual COM-Ports generated by a COM-server Select a COM-Port by a doubleclick on its icon Configuring an interface 1
Make your interface settings as: Baudrate (From 300 up to 115200 Baud) Parity (None, odd or even) Number of data bits (Seven or eight) Number of stop bits (1 or 1,5 or 2) Kind of Handshake (None, hardware-handshake or software-handshake (Xon)) depending on the connected device. Configuring an interface 2
Project configuration left Select a channel of your device Select a unit of the measured data Type in a tag Select a color to display the data in a trend Type in a comment Select your sample rate Select your device Select a number of channels for block operation Save your project settings Delete one or a number of marked channels Change YMIN and YMAX for the trend Adding one or a selectable number of channels
Project configuration right Select if the channel value is displayed in the numeric window Select if the channel value is displayed in the trend window Select if the channel value is displayed in the digital window Select if the channel value is considered at the export of data Select the number of markers displayed in the trend window Select the number of digits behind the decimal point Type in a mathematical formula for example to convert the raw data Switch On or Off the mathematic for this channel Enter the channel alarm settings
Group manager Path Additional project info Auto files Data reduction Start/Stop times for DAQ Alarm settings Default settings Automation settings Extra options Print configuration Help Project configuration options
Project configuration - Example Testdrv is an intern device of MCPS, which produces test signals like saw tooth or sinus