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A/D Input Icon
Acquires a burst of data of up to 4096
points per channel with a maximum of
16384 points per burst. The data from
channel 0 is automatically stored in M0,
channel 1 in M1, etc.
D/A Output Icon
Outputs a burst of data of up to 4096
points per channel with a maximum of
16384 points per burst. Data from M0 is
output to channel 0, M1 to channel 1,
etc.
Digital I/O Icon
Reads from or outputs to the DAS
board's digital ports. All available
digital I/O ports can be accessed.
Strip Chart Recorder Icon
Acquires and displays up to 8 channels
from the first 16 available A/D
channels. Pressing [Enter] or clicking
the left mouse button aborts the
strip chart process.
Proportional Integral Derivative Icon
Single-point PID allows for PID
coefficients and setpoint values to be
specified for each of the 16 input
channels. PID tuner provides 8 channels
of strip chart acquisition. Any 1 of the
8 channels may be the PID input channel.
High Speed A/D to Disk Icon
Acquires up to 16 channels of data and
stores the data directly to disk. This
is only available to boards that have
DMA capability.
Fast Fourier Transform Icon
Performs a forward or inverse Fast
Fourier Transform on the current
memory. For an inverse transform the
phase information must be in the TMP
register. Results are stored in TMP.
Peak Valley Detect Icon
Searches a wave for the specified
number of peaks or valleys and returns
the results in TMP.
Digital Filter Icon
Performs a low, high or band pass
filter in the time domain using a
Blackman window.
Results are stored in TMP.
Statistics Icon
Returns the selected statistics for the
current memory location.
Results are stored in TMP.
Integrate Icon
Performs an integral using the 1/3
Simpson's rule.
Results can be returned as a running
integral or a total area.
Results are stored in TMP.
Differentiate Icon
Performs a first order derivative.
Results are stored in TMP.
Curve Fit Icon
Performs a linear or polynomial curve
fit.
The fitted data is placed in TMP and the
goodness of fit values is displayed in
the user selected graph area.
Arithmetic Operators Icon
Performs unary, binary, or array
creation operation.
Binary operations use TMP as the second
operand.
Begin Loop Icon
Begins a programming loop. Only
accessible when record is on.
End Loop Icon
Ends a programming loop. Types of loops:
Keystroke:loop until a key pressed.
Count:loop a specified number of times.
Conditional:loop until a condition is
met.
Only accessible when record is on.
Comparison Operators Icon
Performs a comparison operation. If the
comparison is true, the next sequence
command will be executed. If the
comparison is false, the next sequence
command will be skipped.
Only accessible when record is on.
Synchronize Loop Timing Icon
Sets the loop timing so that the loop
always executes in the same amount of
time.
The SYNC icon must be selected before
the LOOP icon is selected.
Only accessible when record is on.
Wait Icon
Delays sequence playback a specified
number of milliseconds or until a
key is pressed.
Only accessible when record is on.
Message Icon
Displays a message. The message may
contain 5 lines of text and 5 single
values from the specified memory
locations.
Uses the current graph area.
Clear Screen Icon
Clears the current graph area.
Input Icon
Places the specified value into the
specified memory location.
Call Icon
Calls to a previously recorded sequence
file.
Only accessible when record is on.
Prompt for Y or N Input
Waits for a keyboard input of 'Y' or 'N'.
If a 'Y' is entered the next sequence
command is executed; if an 'N' is entered
the next command is not executed. Only
accessible when record is on.
Print Icon
Prints a screen dump.
HPGL Plot Output Icon
Generates plotter output (HPGL)
commands. Output may be sent to the
plotter or a file.
PCX File Input/Output Icon
Reads or writes pixel information from
the screen to or from a PCX file.
File I/O Icon
Reads from or writes to a data file,
using memory locations M0 through M15.
Also provides DOS file operations:
directory, copy, rename, and delete,
as well as ASCII import/export.
Data Table Icon
Displays x and y data values from the
current memory location (M0 - M15) in
first and second columns, respectively.
If TMP contains data, and current graph
area is 1/2 or full screen, x and y data
from TMP is displayed in columns 3 & 4.
Text Labels Icon
Draws text labels on the central data
display area. Use the color bar to
select the label color before selecting
the Text icon.
Zoom Icon
Zooms in on last plotted data.
Uses current graph area.
Stores the displayed segment in TMP.
Scroll Disk Icon
Scrolls through a plot of the data in
the specified file.
Uses the current graph area.
Stores the displayed segment in TMP.
Scroll Memory Icon
Scrolls through a plot of the data in
the current memory location.
Uses the current graph area.
Stores the displayed segment in TMP.
Waterfall Icon
Draws the number of selected memories
as a waterfall plot.
The memories must contain arrays of
the same size.
Uses the current graph area.
Axis Plot Icon
Draws a set of axes as specified by the
Style dialog box.
Specifies horizontal and vertical
ranges.
Uses the current graph area.
XY Plot Icon
Draws a plot of the data in TMP vs the
data in the current memory location, M0
through M15. The current graph area is
cleared and the axes are drawn.
Overlay Plot Icon
Overlays a plot of the data in the
current memory location vs its x values
without redrawing the axes.
Data Plot Icon
Draws a plot of the data in the current
memory location vs its x values. Also
draws the axes.
Uses the current graph area.
Record Icon
Turns record operation on/off. When
record is on, icon selections add
commands to the sequence file.
Record light is red when record is on,
blue when record is off.
Playback Icon
Begins playback of a previously recorded
sequence.
Playback light is red when playback is
on, blue when playback is off.
View Icon
Allows you to view the currently selected
record sequence file. If the file is
empty then nothing happens when the icon
is selected. You can also delete lines
from the sequence being viewed.
Palette Icon
Allows you to select colors for the
Easyest screen. The 'D' will reset that
color to the default, or you can reset
all colors to their defaults. A mono
switch is also available.
TMP Icon
Temporary memory location. All analysis,
scroll, and zoom results are
automatically stored in this memory
location.
M0 Icon
Memory location number 0. Data read from
channel 0 of your data acquisition board
is automatically stored in this memory
location.
M1 Icon
Memory location number 1. Data read from
channel 1 of your data acquisition board
is automatically stored in this memory
location.
M2 Icon
Memory location number 2. Data read from
channel 2 of your data acquisition board
is automatically stored in this memory
location.
M3 Icon
Memory location number 3. Data read from
channel 3 of your data acquisition board
is automatically stored in this memory
location.
M4 Icon
Memory location number 4. Data read from
channel 4 of your data acquisition board
is automatically stored in this memory
location.
M5 Icon
Memory location number 5. Data read from
channel 5 of your data acquisition board
is automatically stored in this memory
location.
M6 Icon
Memory location number 6. Data read from
channel 6 of your data acquisition board
is automatically stored in this memory
location.
M7 Icon
Memory location number 7. Data read from
channel 7 of your data acquisition board
is automatically stored in this memory
location.
M8 Icon
Memory location number 8. Data read from
channel 8 of your data acquisition board
is automatically stored in this memory
location.
M9 Icon
Memory location number 9. Data read from
channel 9 of your data acquisition board
is automatically stored in this memory
location.
M10 Icon
Memory location number 10. Data read from
channel 10 of your data acquisition board
is automatically stored in this memory
location.
M11 Icon
Memory location number 11. Data read from
channel 11 of your data acquisition board
is automatically stored in this memory
location.
M12 Icon
Memory location number 12. Data read from
channel 12 of your data acquisition board
is automatically stored in this memory
location.
M13 Icon
Memory location number 13. Data read from
channel 13 of your data acquisition board
is automatically stored in this memory
location.
M14 Icon
Memory location number 14. Data read from
channel 14 of your data acquisition board
is automatically stored in this memory
location.
M15 Icon
Memory location number 15. Data read from
channel 15 of your data acquisition board
is automatically stored in this memory
location.
Save Icon
Saves the data from TMP to the current
memory location.
To TMP Icon
Copies the data from the current memory
location (M0 - M15) to TMP.
X to Y Icon
Copies the X data from the current memory
location (M0 - M15) to TMP Y .
Y to X Icon
Copies the Y data from the current memory
location (M0 - M15) to TMP X.
CAT Icon
Concatenates TMP onto the current memory
location (M0 - M15) and places the
result into the current memory.
SUB Icon
Takes a sub-section from the current
memory location (M0 - M15) and places
the result into TMP.
Clear Icon
Clears the data from the current memory
location (TMP - M15).
Clear All Icon
Clears the data from all memory
locations (TMP - M15). A zero is
then stored in all memory locations.
Color Bar
Selects the color of the data trace for
subsequent plots.
Upper Left 1/4 Graph Area Icon
Selects the upper left 1/4 of the
central data display area to be the
current graph area
Used for subsequent data display or
screen output.
Upper Right 1/4 Graph Area Icon
Selects the upper right 1/4 of the
central data display area to be the
current graph area
Used for subsequent data display or
screen output.
Lower Right 1/4 Graph Area Icon
Selects the lower right 1/4 of the
central data display area to be the
current graph area
Used for subsequent data display or
screen output.
Lower Left 1/4 Graph Area Icon
Selects the lower left 1/4 of the
central data display area to be the
current graph area
Used for subsequent data display or
screen output.
Upper 1/2 Graph Area Icon
Selects the upper 1/2 of the central
data display area to be the current
graph area.
Used for subsequent data display or
screen output.
Lower 1/2 Graph Area Icon
Selects the lower 1/2 of the central
data display area to be the current
graph area.
Used for subsequent data display or
screen output.
Entire Graph Area Icon
Selects the entire central data display
area to be the current graph area.
Used for subsequent data display or
screen output.
Devices Menu Item
Specifies voltage range and scaling for
each of the A/D channels. The data is
automatically scaled from digital values
to volts. The user can then apply a linear
or polynomial (up to 5th order) conversion.
Printer Menu Item
Specifies the printer type and
attributes.
Plotter Menu Item
Specifies the plotter type and
attributes.
Board Menu Item
Displays the software configuration
of your data acquisition board as
supported by EASYEST.
Style Menu Item
Specifies parameters that affect the
appearance of subsequent plots.
Edit Menu Item
Allows you to edit a text file
(including sequence files). Refer to the
Menu Items chapter of your User's Guide
for a description of the editor.
Quit Menu Item
Exits to DOS.
Sequence Flow Diagram
Allows you to view the selected sequence
in an icon flow diagram. The diagram can
also be printed to the currently
configured printer.
Double Axis Style
Allows you to have two different X and
Y worlds on one graph area. The graphics
worlds can be set using the AXIS icon or
by the use of the normal plot icons.
Double Axis Style
Allows you to have two different Y worlds
on one graph area. The graphics worlds
can be set using the AXIS icon or by the
use of the normal plot icons. Once the
world is set use the OVERLAY icon.
Double Axis Style
Allows you to have two different Y worlds
on one graph area. The graphics worlds
can be set using the AXIS icon or by the
use of the normal plot icons. Once the
world is set use the OVERLAY icon.
Axis Style
All graphics plots will use this axis
style once this icon is selected. If you
are recording the axis style is remembered
by each graphics command.
Axis Style
All graphics plots will use this axis
style once this icon is selected. If you
are recording the axis style is remembered
by each graphics command.
Axis Style
All graphics plots will use this axis
style once this icon is selected. If you
are recording the axis style is remembered
by each graphics command.
Axis Style
All graphics plots will use this axis
style once this icon is selected. If you
are recording the axis style is remembered
by each graphics command.
Wave Generator
Allows the generation of a number of
different wave types. The waves can be
placed into any of the memories with a
maximum wave size of 4096 points.
Name
Allows the user to store a name for each
of the 16 memories. The names are stored
to disk and recalled each time Easyest
is started.