Measurement Computing LogBook Series - Manual (Page 83)

LogBook User’s Manual 919495 LBK and other non-DBK Options 5-7
LBK1 Menu Map
The following table describes the LBK1 menus that become available via the soft-keys below the LCD
display panel. In general, you can scroll through menu parameters by using the Select-up/Select-down
keys and through parameter values by using the Edit-left/Edit-right keys. Selections are finalized by using
the Enter key; selections are discarded by using the Cancel key or by selecting another parameter.
LBK1 Menu Map
Menu ID Name/Type/Description Fields and Parameters
Main
Menu
Opening screen with soft-key options for
other menus on the bottom line. Other
screens can return here by selecting
Main Menu at bottom right corner.
System Time - reports time registered by LogBook’s internal timer
Acquisition Status - status can be idle, armed, or triggered.
Acq
Conf Acquisition Configuration
(Read Only) Shows settings from LogView’s Acquisition Configuration window.
Defines basic trigger parameters using the following submenus.
Scan Rate Clock Source - can be internal or external
Base Rate A (Hz) - can be off or set by LogView
Base Rate B (Hz) - can be off or set by LogView
Base Rate C (Hz) - can be off or set by LogView
Base Rate D (Hz) - can be off or set by LogView
Acq Set
(Acquisition Setup)
Acquisition Name - name of the configuration file (*.lvc) that is currently loaded
Number of Re-arms - infinite or number of repetitions until acquisition is stopped
PreT Conf
(Pre-Trigger Configuration)
Scans - the number of scans before the trigger event that will be saved
Trig Conf
(Trigger Configuration)
Source - can be immediately, manually, analog channel, digital channel
Date - to set Absolute Time
Time - to set Absolute Time
Retrigger - under absolute Time, set duration to next trigger
Channel - user label for analog and digital channels
Condition - can be rising or falling edge for analog or digital channel source
Threshold - a voltage value for analog channel source
Hysteresis - a voltage value for analog channel source
PostT Conf
(Post-Trigger Configuration)
Stop On - can be manually, analog channel, digital channel
Channel - user label for analog and digital channels
Scans - the number of scans before the trigger event that will be saved
Condition - can be rising or falling edge for analog or digital channel source
Threshold - a voltage value for analog channel source
Hysteresis - a voltage value for analog channel source
Sys
State Acq State
(Acquisition State)
Read only; shows system status and
resources.
Arm Time - displays the arming time of the acquisition
Acq State - shows acquisition status: waiting for trigger, armed, or triggered.
Pre-Trig Scans - lists the number of pre-trigger scans already completed.
Post-Trig Scans - lists the number of post-trigger scans already completed
Trigger Blocks - lists the number of trigger blocks already completed and stored
with current configuration file.
Disk Space Avail. - lists the number of bytes available on the PC-card.
Disk Space Used - lists the number of bytes saved to the PC-card.
CPU Usage - shows the percentage of the LogBook’s CPU that is currently being
used by the process.
Error State Error Number - provides a number for error identification
Error String - identifies the string that contains the error
Error Count - lists the number of unread errors
Read Error Displays the error message.
Chan
State Channel Status
(Read Only)
All channels are listed with their values
and units.
If multiple pages are used to list
channels, each page is numbered in
the format “page (1) of (3)”.
User Label - lists channels by user-designated labels
Reading - lists the latest reading received from that channel
Units - lists the dimensional units of the reading; e.g., Volts, PSI, DegC
The soft-keys in this menu are used as follows:
AnIN Chans- to display active analog channels and their current readings
DigIN Chans- to display active digital channels and their current readings
Calc Chans - to display calculated channels and their current values
GPS Chans - to display Global Positioning System Channels
This menu map is continued on the following page.