Omega Engineering OMB-NET6000 manual

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    Includes: Documentation on CD System Requirements: Windows ® 7/Vista/XP SP2 (32-bit) /2000 SP4 800 -DAS-IEEE (800-327-4333) © COPYRIGHT 2012 OMEGA ENGINEERING, INC. Encore Software For OMB-NET6000 Series Rev . 1.1 ® ® , ENGINEERING INC . ENCORE SOFTW ARE FOR OMB-NET6000 SERIES Ethernet-Based T emperature, V oltage and Strain Measurement Modules[...]

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    2 Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 System Requirements ......................................................................................................................................... 3 PC[...]

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    Encore Software for the OMB-NET6000 Series 3 Introduction Encore is interactive measurement software designed for acquiring, analyzing, logging, an d viewing data fr o m Omega Engineering OMB -NET 6000 Series data acquisition d evices . N o progra mming is required. T his document sho ws you how to perform the following task s with Encore software [...]

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    Encore Software for the OMB-NET6000 Series 4 Adding a dev ice to an Encore proj ect Encore automaticall y detects OMB-NET 6000 Series hard ware connected to your system. Yo u can add any detected devices to an Enco re proj ect. You can also add a simulated device to the proj ect. The procedures in this do cument use the OMB-NET 6220 device and defa[...]

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    Adding a device to an Encore project 5 The Acquisition Setup tab opens a nd displays options for configuring analo g channels (Figure 2 ). Figure 2. Hardware Configuration window – Acquisition Setup t ab Note : Each additional click of the Next button displa ys options for configuring digital c hannels, counter channels, acquisition set tings, an[...]

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    Encore Software for the OMB-NET6000 Series 6 Encore user interf ace Figure 3 . Encore user interface Refer to the following table for a description of each co mponent. Encore user interface components Callout Description  The Signal Explorer displays the data sources, computations, snapshots and logs available f or your pro ject. You can select [...]

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    Acquiring and logging data 7 A cquiring and logging data Complete the followin g steps to ac quire and log data from channel 1 : 1. From the Signal Explorer, select the si gnal ( 6220:CH1 ) or measure ment group ( Voltage ) and drag it onto the graph in the Data View . 2. Click Start . The ac quired data displays on the graph in t he Da ta View , a[...]

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    Encore Software for the OMB-NET6000 Series 8 2. From the Signal Explorer, d rag the Mea surement group ( Vol tage in this example) onto the graph in the Data View . 3. Click Pla y . Data playback begins. T he timeline marker shows the playback progress. Select View »Play back Options to change playback setti ngs, such as the start and stop time or[...]

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    Exporting data to Microsoft® Excel® 9 Exporting data to Microsoft ® Excel ® You can export sig nal data to Microsoft Excel from the Signal Explorer, the Log window, and the Data View.  To export d ata from the Signal Explorer, right -click on the meas urement group or signal(s) and select Export To»Excel .  To export d ata from the Data [...]

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    It is the policy of OMEGA Engineering, Inc. to comply with all worldwide safety and EMC/EMI regulations that apply. OMEGA is co nstantly pursuing certification of its products to the European New Approach Directives. OMEGA will add the CE mark to every appropriate device upon certification. The information contained in this document is believed to [...]