Measurement Computing DIAdem - Manual (Page 4)

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Preface
Devices and Interfaces of DIAdem - the PC Workshop
DIAdem ® , the PC workshop provides solutions for your technical tasks. It is made up of seven components called
devices.
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-DATA
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DATA manages data sets. Data can be processed individually, in blocks or in channels.
Data is displayed for overview in data channels; the corresponding data properties are displayed in
sorted table format.
DIAdem ® -VIEW
With DIAdem ® VIEW you can view data or “look at it under the magnifying glass.” The Working
area is divided into several axis systems to facilitate viewing. Curve sections can be deleted and
recalculated.
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-CALC
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CALC lets you evaluate data mathematically. Each mathematical operation can be
performed with custom parameters or configured with permanent default settings. Individual
calculations are documented in the background in the form of a script.
DIAdem ® -GRAPH
With DIAdem
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GRAPH you can document data in presentation format. Represent your
information using graphs, bars, or tables. You can also embed in background graphics.
DIAdem ® -DAC
With DIAdem ® DAC (Data Acquisition and Control) you can process data online. Measurement
and control tasks are described graphically and are divided into four separate layers: the data
layer, the Packet Processing layer, the control layer and the system layer.
DIAdem ® -VISUAL
With DIAdem
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VISUAL your terminal becomes a real-time display instrument. The wide range of
indicator and input instruments and the capability of linking in images and image sequences allow
you to simulate any number of measurement instruments and situations (real world
instrumentation).
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-AUTO
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AUTO allows you to automate procedures as Autosequences. Procedures can be
recorded interactively and then run off any number of times, with results that can be accessed by
all the DIAdem
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devices. DIAdem
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user dialogs enable you to intervene interactively while the
Autosequence is running.
DIAdem ® Interfaces
DIAdem
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has various interfaces for linking external applications: data is exchanged with other
Windows applications via DDE and OLE and with databases via ODBC/SQL. External hardware
drivers (OPC server) can be accessed via OPC. Via the TCP/IP interface, (measured) data can be
exchanged online between DIAdem
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-PCs within a network. The DLL interface GPI in DIAdem
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can be used to integrate measurement hardware, data file drivers, commands and variables.