Measurement Computing WaveView - Manual (Page 8)

WaveView, pg. 6 03-05-02 WaveView
Configure Acquisition
The following text describes how to configure an acquisition.
After completing channel configuration, select the Acquisition Configuration option from the View menu or
the tool bar. The following figure represents the Acquisition Configuration dialog box. The parameters
shown are a result of the values entered below.
Acquisition Configuration Dialog Box
Triggering
Type: Manual
Scanning Duration
Convention: Scans
Pre-Trigger: 1000 scans
Post-Trigger: 5000 scans
Scanning Rate
Clock: Internal
Convention: Frequency
Pre-Trigger: 50 kHz
Post-Trigger: 50 kHz
After entering the values, click the Close button to set the acquisition parameters.
Collect and View Data
The following text describes how to collect data for a sample acquisition, and how to view a graphic
representation of the data.
To read and view a graphic representation of WaveBook data, select the Scope option from the View menu
or use the toolbar button. This accesses the WaveView Scope window. Complete the acquisition setup as
follows:
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Number of Charts. First, the Scope window should be configured to display 4 charts since 4 channels
were previously selected for the acquisition. Select the Number of Charts option from the Charts menu
item. When the flyout appears showing a selection of up to 8 channels for display, click on 4.
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Arm and Trigger. The system is now set to start collecting data. At this point, you may acquire one
acquisition or continuous acquisitions. For this sample acquisition, click the Arm button, then click the
Trigger button.
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Data Acquisition. The system has now collected 1000 pre-trigger scans and 5000 post-trigger scans.