Monarch Instrument Track-It - Manual (Page 12)

Track-It User Guide
Page 12 Rev 1.02 06/21/11
3.6.4. Live Data
The graph can be used to display live data from certain devices. The data can also be saved to the local PC storage
medium if selected. This and other options are setup in the
Preferences Real Time recording menu.
To r
ecord real time data make sure the device is connected and press the “Start Live Data” button.
Data will plot on the graph and shows on the Digital Indicators if these are enabled under Preferences .
To stop displayin
g/recording live data press the “Stop Live Data” button.
The Pause / Run Live Data buttons are only visible during Live Data display. If running the Pause
icon will be visible and is used to pause live data display, note that data continues to be acquired
and when the Play icon is pressed the graph will “catch up” to real time. No data is lost. If paused,
the Run icon will show.
The Graph
Icons and Setup options are available during Live Data but can only be accessed when the graph is
paused.
The graph in live record mode is similar to the display recorded data but has the added feature that
Digital displays can be enabled in the
Preferences menu. The digital displays will appear on the
extreme left of the vertical axes on the graph window. The digital displays can be customized by
moving the mouse over the displays and right clicking. The user can change the background color
and the Digit color. The display background typically follows the selected trace color
3.6.5. Data Table
The Data Table tab displays the graphic data in tabular format with the time and date stamp of the samples along with the
actual data recorded. The Alarm information, in the Alm 1 and Alm 2 columns indicate whether the data point is in alarm
–
indicated by “^” for high alarm or “v” for low alarm. The user can use the scroll bar to see all the data.
The box to the right is used to generate reports or export the data to Excel or to a CSV file.