Measurement Computing DIAdem - Manual (Page 3)

DIAdem
®
DIAdem® is owned and registered by GfS Systemtechnik GmbH & Co.KG.
Preface …… 2
DIAdem
®
Quick Start …… 3
Installing DIAdem …… 3
Launching DIAdem from an Acquisition Program …… 4
Using DIAdem with ChartView …… 6
Where to go from here …… 10
DIAdem-VIEW Help Files …… 10
“Examples” Help Files …… 11
DIAdem - the PC Workshop …… 13
The Overall Design …… 13
Context Menus and Tool Tips …… 15
The DIAdem Devices …… 15
The Module Bar …… 15
Functions …… 16
The Working Area …… 16
Dialog Boxes …… 16
Default Settings for Functions …… 17
Commands …… 17
Menus …… 18
DIAdem Help …… 18
Tool tips …… 18
Dialog Box Help …… 18
Help Menu …… 18
Active Help: Demos and Examples …… 19
Options …… 19
Desktop Settings …… 19
The Device-Specific Settings …… 20
Directory Structure …… 20
Saving and Loading Settings …… 21
DIAdem DATA: Loading and Saving Data …… 23
The Data Area …… 23
Copying, Pasting, and Deleting Data Channels …… 25
Saving and Opening Data Sets …… 26
DIAdem VIEW: Viewing, Measuring & Editing Data …… 27
Viewing Data as Graphs …… 27
Graph Definitions: Entering & Deleting Graphs in an Axis System …… 27
Using the Graphics Cursor in DIAdem View …… 28
Using the Cursor Position to Measure a Graph …… 28
Graph Legend: Displaying the Axis-Oriented Display …… 30
Global Coordinate Display: Displaying Cursor Coordinates in Overview Format …… 31
Axis-local Scaling: Various Graphs in one Axis System for Clarity …… 31
How to Copy or Delete a Graph …… 32
Using Zoom, Scrolling, & Screen Partition …… 33
Zoom: Enlarging Graph Segments ……33
Scrolling Through Graph Segments…… 34
Screen Partition: Re-arranging Axis Systems…… 35
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