Campbell Scientific CDM-VW300 Series Dynamic Vibrating-Wire Analyzer System - Manual (Page 43)

CDM-VW300 Series Dynamic Vibrating-Wire Analyzers
If using software to configure the analyzer, which is recommended, physically
connect the CDM-VW300 to the PC with a USB cable. See Section 7.7.1,
CDM-VW300 to PC Connection, for assistance in making this connection.
Check that the software is pointing to the correct communications port.
TABLE 7-1, summarizes the configuration settings. Each configuration setting
is discussed in the following sections.
TABLE 7-1. Summary of CDM-VW300 Configuration Settings
Setting Description
DVWTool PC Software
Setting Name
DevConfig PC Software
Setting Name
CRBasic Datalogger
Instructions /
Parameters
Device name Device Name Device Name ncs
CPI bus speed (kbps) CPI Bit Rate CPI Bit Rate CPISpeed()
Operating system
version
ncs 1 OS Version ncs
Operating system date ncs OS Date ncs
Analyzer serial
number
Serial Number Board Serial Number ncs
Display rate DVWTool Decimation
DevConfig Output
Decimation
ncs
Dynamic sample rate Scan Rate Scan Rate Hz
Scan()
Interval = (1/DVWTool
Scan Rate * 1000)
Device type Device Type Device Type
CDM_VW300Config()
DeviceType
CPI bus address CPI Address CPI Address
CDM_VW300Config()
CPIAddress
System options ncs ncs
CDM_VW300Config()
SysOptions
Channels enabled Enable Channel X Enable
CDM_VW300Config()
ChanEnable
Desired resonant
amplitude
Resonant Amplitude (V)
RMS Amplitude Set
Point
CDM_VW300Config()
ResonAmp
Minimum cut-off
frequency
Minimum Frequency (Hz) Low Freq. bound
CDM_VW300Config()
LowFreq
Maximum cut-off
frequency
Maximum Frequency (Hz) High Freq. bound
CDM_VW300Config()
HighFreq
Frequency-output
format Output Format (Hz or
Hz
2 )
Output Format
CDM_VW300Config()
ChanOptions
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