YSI Level Scout - Manual (Page 15)

Tip
In order for live data to be displayed in the Run window plot area, the Trend button must be
selected in the Plot Options frame. If AutoLog is selected, live trend data will not be displayed.
The Plot Options frame controls are as follows when live Trend data display is selected:
„ Clicking the Clear Trend Plot check box will result in the clearing of the current trend plot area after the OK
button is pressed.
„ The Trend Time Span field allows the user to specify the time frame covered by the trend plot. This will be the plot
X-axis width.
„ Selecting the Scales button opens a control window with inputs to determine the vertical scaling of all plotted data
values. Minimum and maximum values for each vertical axis can be controlled for best viewing of the data of
interest. Once these scales are changed, re-selecting the Plot display type will restore the original scales.
„ The Trend Auto Wrap Action frame controls how the Trend graph behaves once the trend has reached the right
most limit of the plot area. Selecting Clear Screen will result in the contents of the trend plot area being cleared
when the Trend Time Span is reached. A new trend plot will then be restarted at the left side of a blank plot area.
Selecting Overwrite Old Data @ cursor will result in the plot restarting at the left most limit of the screen but it will
not clear the existing plot data as it wraps around.
„ The Trend Scope frame allows for control of which transducers are displayed in the trend plot area. Users may
select that the trend plot displays live trend data for a single transducer or all transducers in the current Run
window.
Tip
An alternate way to select Trend Scope, without having to bring up the Display
Options form, is to click a particular transducer’s row (under Xdcr. column) of
the Run window’s data table to select only that transducer for display. Click the
blank row at the bottom of the column to select all transducers.
„ The Background Color control allows for customization of the plot background for different viewing preferences.
3.1.8 OTHER LIVE DATA OPTIONS
Data Scout Advanced allows for the tabular and graphical display of up to seven live data items from the Level Scout. The user can
control which live data items are acquired from the Level Scout and displayed by selecting the Acquire menu from the Run window
menu bar. This will provide the ability to enable or disable seven different measurements that may be extracted from the unit.
3.1.9 CONFIGURING AUTOLOG TESTS
The Level Scout transducer is capable of performing a series of autonomous logging tests which are referred to as AutoLog tests.
These tests can be configured to acquire data over extended periods of time. Data Scout Advanced contains several configuration
forms described below which are used to easily configure the Level Scout for these AutoLog tests.
The AutoLog functions generally focus on only one transducer at a time, therefore, select a particular transducer before selecting one
of the Autolog functions. A single transducer can be selected by clicking its row in the Xdcr. column on the left side of the Run
window.
3.1.10 AUTOLOG EDIT TESTS FRAME CONTROLS
Figure 3.9
Clicking the Edit Tests button (figure 3.9) in the AutoLog frame of the Run window opens the Test Configuration Editor window
(figure 3.10). Before opening this window, Data Scout Advanced queries the attached Level Scout to determine the configuration
and status of its sixteen internal test profiles. This configuration information is displayed within the AutoLog configuration windows
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