Acquiring a trace, 3 acquiring a trace – Rockwell Automation CS3000 V6.1 MMI FlexPak, GV 3000, Liqui-Flo User Manual

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Using PC Scope

9-7

9.3

Acquiring a Trace

Once you set up a trace, you must define how the trace is to be acquired. A trace can
be acquired:

continuously, regardless of a trigger condition

continuously or once, as specified by a defined trigger

Use the Trace menu or the radio buttons in the toolbar to define how a trace is to be
acquired.

Figure 9.3 illustrates an acquired trace.

To:

From the Trace menu, choose this

option, or click on this radio button:

continuously acquire trace data by
sending a manual trigger

The trigger setup has no effect on the
trace acquisition.

Auto

acquire trace data by sending a
manual trigger to the drive

The trigger setup has no effect on the
trace acquisition.

Manual

continuously acquire trace data based
on the trigger setup

After the trace is uploaded and
displayed, the trace acquisition is re-
enabled, and the cycle starts over.
Trace data is acquired until you
change the trace acquisition
selection.

Normal

acquire a trace based on the trigger
setup

The trace data is acquired when the
trigger condition has been reached.

Single

stop a trace acquisition in progress

If an acquisition is not in progress, the
trace display is frozen as it is.

Hold

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