Viewing test results, Creating an analysis – Cannon Instrument miniAV-X User Manual

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CANNON

miniAV-X Automatic Viscometer with VISCPRO

Instruction & Operation Manual

Version 1.0b— March, 2012;

CANNON

Instrument Company

2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA 16803 • USA

NOTE

Do not use “0” or “9” as an instrument address for this configuration
option.

When configured per the above instructions, the instruments will always
be displayed in the same “sequence” in the

Machine Status

window

even if a single instrument in the series is not online.

Viewing test results

Data obtained from all miniAV-X instruments during sample testing is
promptly displayed in the

Sample Input

window (

Sample Action

column). It is also stored in the central VISCPRO

database. To view

historical data, you must create an analysis requesting the desired sample
information.

The following analyses are shipped with the software:

CAV Data Table

—displays test information of your choosing.

Error Log Table

–lists error messages and related data.

Standard VI Table

—provides a report of matched samples accord-

ing to configuration information you provide.

Error Data

Sample Data and VI Data Export Analyses

–config-

ures data for output to a file, parallel port, or serial port.

Creating an analysis

The following procedure creates a standard CAV Data Table which will
be updated as samples are tested. For additional information on analyses,
consult the manual chapter corresponding to the desired analysis.

1. Select

Analyses

from the VISCPRO

primary menu options.

2. Select

View Analysis ...

from the

Analyses

menu. The

Choose

Analysis

window will appear.

3. Double-click on Basic Package.

4. Click on

CAV Data Table

to reveal the available analyses.

5. Click on the

Define and Open New

Configuration radio button

(or verify that the option is selected).

6. Click

. The

Sample Analysis Configuration

window will

appear. The

Sample Analysis Configuration

window consists of

tabbed pages with filter options appropriate for the analysis.

7. Click on

Date Filter

and then click the

Use Dynamic Update

check

box. This option will update the displayed analysis with new data as
samples are tested.

NOTE

For additional information on analysis filter options, consult the manual
chapter corresponding to the desired analysis.