Measurement Computing WaveView - Manual (Page 32)

WaveView, pg. 30 03-05-02 WaveView
WaveView Direct-To-Disk Window
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WaveView Direct-to-Disk Window
Item Description
1 Arm
2 Trigger
3 Stop Acquiring
4 Auto-Rearm
5 Stop Rearming
Control functions in the WaveView Direct-To-Disk window are available through the pull-down menu or the
toolbar. The figure shows the menu, the toolbar, and each tool button. In addition to the tool buttons, there
are status bars that display information about the data file and data conversion:
Status – Indicates the current acquisition state of the WaveBook. If there is no acquisition in progress, the
status is Idle. During an acquisition, the status steps through all or part of the following sequence:
Configuring, Waiting For Trigger, Triggered, Transferring, Graphing, and then back to Idle.
Scans – During an acquisition, this field displays the current transfer count. Afterwards, it is the total scans
in the previous acquisition. A percent complete value is shown to the right of the scan count. After an
acquisition, this normally reads 100%.
Activity Indicator – During an acquisition, a small window appears next to the status field that shows an
animated sine wave. This indicator is active whenever the acquisition status is not “Idle.”
Data File Name – Displays base filename; allows user to input filename using keyboard or Browse button.
Data File Path – Displays the path of the root data directory. All acquired and converted data is placed in
subdirectories of this location. You can press the Browse button to display a tree of all directories available
to your computer.
Subdirectory Tree Display – Shows the directory structure of the location where the data files are stored.
The presence of data subdirectories in the tree indicates the current data conversion setting. For example, if
you see a “DIAdem” subdirectory, you know that your data is automatically converted to the DIAdem
format at the end of every acquisition.
Note: If you double-click on a branch of the tree, Windows Explorer opens a folder view of that
subdirectory.