Measurement Computing WaveView - Manual (Page 5)

WaveView 03-05-02 WaveView, pg. 3
WaveView Configuration Main Window, Button Identification
# Item Description See
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12 Make All
Channels
Active
Makes all channels active. When this button is pressed, the word “On” appears
in the On/Off column for every channel. --
13 Make All
Channels
Inactive
Makes all channels inactive. When this button is pressed, the word “Off”
appears in the On/Off column for every channel. If your channel scan includes
only a few channels, it may be easier to make all of the channels inactive, then
turn on the few desired channels. --
14 Fill Down When multiple cells within a column are selected, this command takes the top-
most selected cell and copies its contents to the selected cells below. --
15 Auto Zero Active
Channels
This button zeros out a DC offset signal on all channels that are “On” and have
Auto Zero set to “Yes.” Note that Auto Zero does not apply to WBK17. --
16 Clear All Zero
Offsets
This button clears the zero offset that was set with the Auto Zero Active Channel
button. Note that Auto Zero does not apply to WBK17. --
17 Hide Inactive
Channel Rows
Hides all inactive channels, thus only the active (On) channels are displayed.
A status indicator “HIDDEN ROWS” appears above the spreadsheet when one
or more channels are hidden.
Note: When a channel is hidden, its configuration settings cannot be changed.
Block operations and other “All” actions, like the Make All Channels Active
menu item, have no effect on hidden channels.
--
18 Show All Rows Makes all channel rows visible. Can be used to restore the full spreadsheet
after a Hide Inactive Channels action has been performed. --
19 Customize
Column
Layout
Opens a Customize Column Layout window that allows you to select the
columns that you want to have displayed. This feature allows you to hide
columns that do not apply to your application. For example, WBK17 users may
want remove the Auto Zero, Source Level, Bridge Type, and Invert columns. --
20 Show All
Columns
When this push-push button is depressed, all spreadsheet columns are shown
and the button remains indented. Pushing the button again shows the
spreadsheet with the customized column layout, as set up using button 19. --
21 Copy Visible
Cells to
Notepad
Places a tab-delimited text version of the spreadsheet into Microsoft’s Notepad
application. The information can be imported into various spreadsheet
programs, such as Microsoft Excel. 9
Software Startup & Sample Acquisition
The program installation CD-ROM contains both a 16-bit and a 32-bit version of WaveView. The figures in
this document module reflect the 32-bit version, only. Note that the 16-bit version has fewer toolbar
buttons and exhibits minor screen differences.
Startup WaveView
Start WaveView by double-clicking on its icon. WaveView holds user-configured parameters that can be
saved to disk. The default configuration filename is
WAVEVIEW.CFG . When WaveView starts up, it searches
the working directory for this configuration file. One of the following situations will occur:
•
If the default configuration file is found, all the required setup information is extracted from it, and
the application’s main window opens.
•
If the default configuration file is not found, WaveView attempts to connect with WaveBook using
the following default parameters: Printer Port LPT1, Interrupt Level 7, and 4-bit Standard Protocol. If
this fails, the program tries LPT2 and Interrupt Level 5.
•
If connection is established, WaveView’s main window opens.
Note: If connection to the device can not be
established, a WaveView StartUp box
appears with the following options:
Retry, Select Device, Load File, and Exit.
WaveView StartUp Box