Operation Manual

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CHAPTER 6
Advanced Setup Options
Overview
Introduction
This chapter describes the options available to users with applications that require
advanced setups. Although PX5 is designed to capture data no matter what the setup is,
users are able to configure combinations of setups unique to their task applications.
Definitions
Setup
: A pre-set condition of parameter thresholds and waveform capture settings for
each channel that determines what will constitute an event and what waveform data
will be saved when this event occurs.
Event
: An event occurs when a pre-set or programmed threshold is crossed. Events
result in a contiguous collection of cycles that is saved into memory. An event consists
of pre-trigger cycle(s), trigger cycle(s), and post-trigger cycle(s).
Parameter threshold
: A value that the PX5 compares to a measurement to decide if an
event occurs. Also called a limit. For example, if the input voltage is measured as 135
Vrms, and the parameter threshold for voltage is 132 Vrms, PX5 saves this limit
crossing to memory as an event.
In this chapter
This chapter covers the following topics:
Topic See Page
Advanced Options Menu 6-2
Transient Limit
High Frequency Transients
Recording Transients
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RMS Variation Limit 6-9
Waveform Capture 6-14
Characterizer Options 6-15
Journal Limit 6-16
Journal Interval for Timed Readings 6-21
EN50160 Power Quality (for strict EN50160
monitoring only)
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