Rockwell Automation 441-PEN25 Enpac Ex Data Collector - Manual (Page 96)

Publication GMSI00-UM001A-EN-E - February 2005
90 Collecting and Reviewing Data
Collecting Off Route Data The Off Route program allows you to collect data that is not part of a list
(route). While collecting list data, you may notice some unusual conditions that
you want to analyze further. You may also want to collect data for undefined
points (points not in your database), or existing points that are not in your
current list (route).
The Enpac Ex always associates off route measurements with a list. If you
have not loaded a list into the Enpac Ex, the off route data is associated with
the Default Route. Off route measurements are stored at the current point.
The current point is defined by where you leave the regular route to take an off
route measurement. The Enpac Ex labels the off route measurements as
numbers. For example, the first off route measurement is labeled "1." This
number increments by one each time you collect an off route measurement.
To unload unscheduled measurements into the host software, you must have
first loaded a list so that the unscheduled measurements can be unloaded with
that list.
Methods for Collecting Off Route Data
There are two methods for collecting off route measurements with the Enpac Ex.
1. Choose one of the pre-defined measurements on the Off Route
Measurement screen. This method provides an easy way to collect off
route measurements for the current point.
Enpac Ex provides seven pre-defined measurements for you to use to
collect the off route data. You do not need to set any parameters if you
use the pre-defined measurements. The Enpac Ex uses the
measurement definitions for the current point. See Collecting Off Route
Data using a Pre-Defined Measurement on page 90.
2. Create a user-defined measurement point. This method allows you to set
up and collect any type of measurement. See Creating and Collecting a
User-Defined Point on page 92.
Collecting Off Route Data using a Pre-Defined Measurement
The Enpac Ex provides seven pre-defined measurements for you to use to
collect off route data. The pre-defined measurements are as follows:
• Same - uses the same setup as the current point
• Opposite - uses the opposite setup as the current point (e.g. spectrum is
time, time is spectrum)