1 Fluke DAQ Software Visual Demo Guide 2680A-APSW

Fluke DAQ Demo 2 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 About This Guide This guide is designed to give you a quick self-paced overview of Fluke DAQ software without having performing tedious step- by-step “exercises” common to traditional guides. This is intended to be a visual guide with emphasis placed on showing you where to accomplish certain tasks within the program. The items on each page are specific to the menu bar Icon shown in the upper right-hand corner of the page. We suggest you first view this guide and then work with the actual demo program. You may also keep this guide open and switch between the guide and the program as you progress. Communication

Fluke DAQ Demo 3 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Fluke DAQ Features Supports instrument configuration for up to 2,000 channels (tags). Intuitive interface Works with 2680A Series and Fluke NetDAQ products Supports: –Instrument configuration and control –Trending, real-time and historical –File conversion to CSV format –Alarm annunciation and acknowledgment, DIO controls –Viewing data over the internet using standard browsers –Sending on alarm

Fluke DAQ Demo 4 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 The Basic Requirements This Fluke DAQ Demo does not require a 2680 Series instrument. Numbers are randomly generated within the program to simulate data. You need a Pentium II class computer with 64 Meg RAM, Windows 98 or later and 100 MB free disk space Some functions are not available in the demo version At the end of this Visual Guide is a section covering setup of the 2686A-DEMO Kit intended for Representatives and Customers using 2686A demonstration hardware. If you have this hardware please refer to this section first for setup information. This section starts at slide # 18.

Fluke DAQ Demo 5 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Installing Fluke DAQ Insert the Demonstration CD into your computer. –Follow the installation directions. –If Auto-run is disabled on your computer select the Start button, choose Run, (your drive letter) \ launch.exe and follow the instructions for installation. –From your desk top shortcut or from the program menu double click on Fluke DAQ. –If you have difficulty with this installation you may contact Fluke Corporation at Fluke and ask for Data Acquisition Support.

Fluke DAQ Demo 6 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Fluke DAQ Menu Structure SecurityConfigurationCommunicationTrendingAlarmsWeb & Exit These menu bar icons will give you a different sub-menu depending on what item you have selected in the Configuration menu Select network type here This is the starting default

Fluke DAQ Demo 7 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Security / Log-on No Password or Security needed for this demonstration Multiple levels of password protection and user access. See the PDF user manual on this CD for more information on Security. Use this Menu Icon

Fluke DAQ Demo 8 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Fluke DAQ Configuration Windows style Equipment Configuration Tree INSERT: -Mainframe (2680A / 2686A) and / or 2645A / 2640A - Module (PAI/FAI/DIO) - select scan interval or Trigger type - Channel settings - DC, RTD, etc. Click on a Mainframe, Module or Channel – Then click on “Insert” to Add what you need to your system. to add a new mainframe click on the main file. In this case “Sample.cfg” The click “Insert” You can use a “right” click to copy and paste configurations from one mainframe, module or channel to another. Configuration Use this Menu Icon

Fluke DAQ Demo 9 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Configuration Flow When you click on a chassis in the Configure Tree and then click “Insert” you get the Dialog box to insert a module type. Click on a module you get # of channels dialog box Click on a Channel and get a channel set-up dialog box. Configuration Use this Menu Icon

Fluke DAQ Demo 10 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Configuration Transfer Use this Menu Icon When connecting hardware under general network enter IP address and click “Verify” to test communications. This example shows an Isolated setup where no IP address is visible to the user. After you are finished setting up your configuration “click” the “Configuration transfer button. Configuration Verifies communication to instrument

Fluke DAQ Demo 11 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Start Scanning Start / Stop device Scanning View channel data after Scanning has started by clicking on a module. You may also use the Trend Chart to view data. Use this Menu Icon Start / Stop system Scanning Configuration Communication

Fluke DAQ Demo 12 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 DIO Status Communication View / Set DIO Use this Menu Icon Alarm Icon flashes when a channel is in alarm. Click on Icon to view alarm page.

Fluke DAQ Demo 13 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Spy Channels Up to 8 Spy Channels may be selected for viewing (or Spying). Spy channels “Monitor” values at an interval faster than the configured interval scan. These Spy values are not recorded, simply viewed. Module Icons turn Red when in alarm. Alarm can be viewed by clicking the Alarm Icon. Communication Use this Menu Icon Spy values

Fluke DAQ Demo 14 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Trending Assign up to 8 Channels for charting Scale Range can be set by the user by direct entry of scale value. Zoom, real time, History and Export as CSV file available here. In / out chart times are adjustable via Zoom Alarm Icon flashes when a channel is in alarm. Click on Icon to view alarm. Use this Menu Icon

Fluke DAQ Demo 15 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Alarm Page Use this Menu Icon All alarms in a system are shown on this page. The user may view all alarms, specific alarms and may acknowledge alarms on this page. Historical or on-line viewing Alarm filter function allows you to view specific alarms. Channel, time, date and alarm number information

Fluke DAQ Demo 16 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Web and Fluke DAQ Data may be viewed over a web page using your browser. sends notification of alarm to users via Use this Menu Icon

Fluke DAQ Demo 17 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Thank You! Thank you for taking the time to view Fluke DAQ Data Acquisition software. If you have any questions please contact Fluke directly or your local Fluke Representative. For further information on Fluke Data Acquisition products call FLUKE or visit USA: Fluke Canada: Europe / M-East / Africa (31 40) From other countries

Fluke DAQ Demo 18 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Hardware Demo using the 2680A-DEMO Kit The Following section offers basic instructions for the operation of the 2680A-DEMO Kit. This section shows how to setup the demonstration 2680A simulator hardware and connect the demonstrator to Fluke DAQ software on your laptop computer. A 3-Com Ethernet card should be in the demo case and your Win 98 and Win 2000 operating systems should already have the drivers for this card and recognize the card upon booting up. ( for Representatives and Customers using the 2680A-DEMO Kit )

Fluke DAQ Demo 19 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Hardware DEMO - First Steps Install an Ethernet card (3-Com Ethernet card provided in Demo Kit) and make Network communication changes shown on the next slide. Install Fluke DAQ Software from CD Initialize, read, erase PC card in the 2680A Connect the Demo Simulator to Slot # 1 and Slot # 6 Connect the “RED” Ethernet cable between your computer and the 2686A. Open the “Sample” or “Demo”. cfg file. Select Isolated network Verify communications Start Scanning Exercise Visual Guide starting on slide #1 ( for Representatives and Customers using the 2680A-DEMO Kit )

Fluke DAQ Demo 20 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Setting Up Your Computer’s Network Settings Set your computer’s Ethernet communications. This example is for Win 2000 but the basics are similar in other systems. The basic menu progressions are: Start > control panel > LAN connections > TCPIP settings > Properties. Set a specific IP address ( ) and a subnet mask of Local area connection found in Window’s control panel under Network Set IP and Subnet mask for Demo Change to this setting

Fluke DAQ Demo 21 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Install Demo Simulator DIO connector module Place in slot #6 Analog connector module Place in Slot #1 Knob controls are VDC (9V) and Ohms (3 Mega Ohms) DIO LEDs are connected to DIO 0-2 Totalizer switch pulses the Totalizer input at two selectable rates.

Fluke DAQ Demo 22 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Install Modules Slot #1 – PAI Slot #2 – FAI Slot #6 – DIO

Fluke DAQ Demo 23 Quick Demo Guide V1.0, 2002 Load Demo Configuration Your demo simulator is connected to the system using the configuration shown below in “demo.cfg” or “sample.cfg” depending on version. Make certain your modules are in the correct slot. In this case the PAI is in slot #1 and the FAI in slot #2 Set for Vdc 30 Volt scale - (VDC Control on simulator) Set for Ohms – 2W, 3M scale- (Ohms Control on simulator) DIO 0, 1, 2 are available for you to set using the Alarms on channels 101 and 201 This computed channel is set to average channel 201 and channel 101. Exercise portions of the Fluke DAQ Program using this Visual Demo Guide as a reference