Measurement Computing StrainBook/616 User Manual
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WaveView Configuration Main Window, Button Identification
#
Item
Description
1 Module
Configuration
Displays the current inventory of devices and relevant WBK options. Note that the WaveView Configuration
main window provides a means of setting certain parameters for WBK options. When applicable, the WBK
options will be listed in the Module Type column.
2 Acquisition
Configuration
Opens the Acquisition Configuration display window to allow selection of the number of scans, scan rate, and
the triggering method to be used for starting the scan.
3
Scope Window
Opens the Scope Window to display data acquisition waveforms in real-time.
4
Direct to Disk
Window
Provides a means of writing acquired data to disk files.
5
View File Data
Starts an independent, post-data acquisition viewing program.
6
Bar Graph Meters
Used to display one or more channels in bar graph format.
7
Analog Meters
Used to display one or more channels in analog meter format.
8
Digital Meters
Used to display one or more channels in digital meter format.
9 Sensor
Calibration Applies to StrainBook and WBK16 Modules. Use of the button temporarily disables WaveView and opens a
sensor calibration spreadsheet so that each strain-gage channel can be calibrated to the specifications of the
sensor in use.
10
Shunt Mode
With shunt mode enabled StrainBook and WBK16 channels are set to their shunt position for all acquisition
operations if they were most recently calibrated using the shunt method.
11 Enable
[Disable]
Spreadsheet
Readings
Column
Enable/Disable toggle button. “Enable” causes all channels that are “On” to display an actual reading of the
input signal in the channel reading column. The readings column is updated about twice per second. A
status indicator “READINGS” appears above the spreadsheet when the column is enabled.
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
Only active (On) channels will be displayed. A status indicator “HIDDEN ROWS” appears above the
spreadsheet when one or more channels are hidden. 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.
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.
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