Measurement Computing TempScan/1100 - Manual (Page 163)

Software Reference 988992 ChartView , CV-31
Instrument
Realtime Clock
Brings up the Device System Time dialog box.
You can adjust the time and date settings from
this box.
Device System Time Dialog Box
Calibration Choosing this selection activates a calibration routine for a connected instrument. This
routine replaces an earlier independent application known as ScanCal. Refer to the
Calibration chapter for details.
Setup
Channels & Alarms
Ctrl+L
Accesses the Setup Window for configuring channels and alarms. From the channels &
alarms dialog box, you can select the Acquisition Setup and Data Destination dialog
boxes.
Acquisition
Ctrl+C
Accesses the Acquisition Setup dialog box. From the Acquisition Setup box, you can
select the Channels & Alarms dialog box, as well as the Data Destination dialog box.
Data Destination Accesses the Setup Window for assigning the Data Destination and provides a means of
configuring the Auto Re-Arm feature (see page CV-46). From the Data Destination
dialog box you can directly access the Acquisition Setup and the Channels & Alarms
dialog boxes.
Bar Graph, Analog, and Digital Meters
This section pertains to channel data display screens (windows, or dialog boxes) other than the main
chart screen (ChartView’s main window).
After a brief discussion and illustration of each meter type, commonalties to these three types of
meters are presented. These common areas include: Toolbars, Pull-Down Menus, and two special
Pop-Up Menus, one for configuring the meters, and the other for replacing a represented channel with
another.
Note: The acquisition-to-disk has a higher priority then the updating of Charts, Meters, and the
Reading column. Therefore, data is displayed as soon as the acquisition task is satisfied. As
the scan rate is increased, the acquisition-to-disk task will take up more processor (CPU) time
and the displaying of data will be updated as time allows. If you select linear conversion
(
mX + b ) as the units for channel configuration you should expect a further impact on real time
display performance. The mX + b conversion is discussed in the section, Channel and Alarm
Setup Dialog Box.
Note: The meter channels selected are independent of the group chart assignments.