DMM Viewer GDM8255_Demo Remote Viewer Guide GW INSTEK PART NO.
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Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 4 CD-ROM OVERVIEW 5 INSTALLATION 7 UNINSTALLATION / REPAIR 9 CONNECTION & CONFIGURATION 11 MEASUREMENT 16 PLOT GRAPH/ SAVE 21 FIRMWARE/ VERSION 26 3
GDM-8200A Series Remote Viewer Guide INTRODUCTION The GDM-8200A series Remote Viewer Guide is intended for showing how to use the remote viewer PC software, GDM825XA_Demo, on Windows OS based computers. This manual consists of the following chapters.
CD-ROM OVERVIEW CD-ROM OVERVIEW The software CD-ROM contains all the items needed to install and run the software, plus more. Main menu Inserting the CD-ROM into the PC automatically opens the menu screen. If it does not, double-click on the Autorun.exe file in the root directory of the CD-ROM. Autorun.exe file The main menu screen Website If you have an active internet connection, this hyperlink will take you to the GWInstek website.
GDM-8200A Series Remote Viewer Guide Install USB Driver menu This menu installs the USB driver for the GDM series onto the PC. For details about software installation, see page7. User Manual menu Firmware Update Software menu This menu loads the User Manual and Quick Start Guide PDFs. This menu loads the software for the firmware upgrade. For details about upgrading the firmware, see page26. View CD-ROM Contents menu This menu opens shows the contents of the CD-ROM in Explorer.
INSTALLATION INSTALLATION Two items, the USB driver and DMM Viewer Software need to be installed onto the PC in order to run the software properly. Make sure the USB driver is installed first onto the PC. 1. Accessing the CD-ROM 2. Installing the USB driver Open the CD-ROM menu. For details, see page5. If using RS232 rather than a USB connection, this section (Installing the USB driver) may be skipped. 1. Click on the Install USB Driver icon. The InstallShield Wizard will guide the installation process.
GDM-8200A Series Remote Viewer Guide 3. Installing the viewer software 1. Click on the Install DMM-Viewer software icon. The InstallShield Wizard will start up. 2. Follow the directions of the InstallShield Wizard. When choosing an install location it is recommended that the default location is chosen. The default location of the software is C:\Program Files\GDM825XA_Demo. A program icon should be available from the Start Menu. To check the software version please see page 26.
UNINSTALLATION / REPAIR UNINSTALLATION / REPAIR Follow the procedures described in this chapter when the viewer software or the USB driver needs to be fixed due to malfunctions, or to be removed. Accessing the CD-ROM Open the CD-ROM menu. For details, see page5. Uninstalling or fixing the USB driver To remove the USB driver, it must be uninstalled using Add/Remove Programs(XP) or Programs and Features (Vista). 1. Launch Add/Remove Programs(XP) or Programs and Features(Vista) from the Start menu.
GDM-8200A Series Remote Viewer Guide Select Remove, then press the Next button to proceed until the driver is uninstalled. Uninstalling the Viewer software 1. Select Uninstall Software from the Windows Start menu select the GDM-825XA_Demo program menu and follow the instructions. 2. Select Yes to uninstall the product. The Uninstaller will automatically finish the uninstallation.
CONNECTION & CONFIGURATION CONNECTION & CONFIGURATION After installing the software and driver to the PC, the remote control connection needs to be established on the GDM 825XA DMM. NOTE: If you are using DMM-Viewer in software demonstration mode (no hardware) skip the Connection and Configuration procedure and see page 18. 1. Installing the software and driver Follow the procedures on page7. The following procedure describes a USB connection configuration and procedure. The GDM8200A also supports RS232.
GDM-8200A Series Remote Viewer Guide 3. Press the Enter key to confirm USB settings menu. 4. The USB ON or OFF selection appears. Press the Up or Down key to turn on. Note: If using an RS232 connection, select the USB OFF option. 5. Press the ENTER key to confirm the USB (either on or off) selection. 6. Press the EXT key to get out of the configuration mode. When the GDM82250A is turned off, the USB configuration will be lost.
CONNECTION & CONFIGURATION 4. Configure the 1. PC To make sure the GDM is recognized by the PC, open the Device Manager (Start > Control Panel > (System) > Device Manager. The USB driver, CP2101, should be listed in the Ports section. 2. Check which port (COM) the USB driver is assigned (Click on the Ports + icon). 3. To see the baud rate of the connection, right click the CP2101 Port and select Properties. 4. Click the Port Settings tab and note the baud rate of the connection. 5.
GDM-8200A Series Remote Viewer Guide 2. • COM PORT: according to the Device Manager • Baud Rate: 115200 (Or the baud rate in step 4) • Write time: 1 S • Test Time: Continuous 3. 14 Click on the Setting(O) menu and open the settings dialog. Enter the default settings as detailed below. For more information on configuring Sample Rate and Recording, see page17. Click on the Test Link button.
CONNECTION & CONFIGURATION Success Fail 4. Click on OK to save and leave the Settings screen. 5. Move on to the measurement (page16).
GDM-8200A Series Remote Viewer Guide MEASUREMENT 1. Establish remote connection Follow the procedures for connection and configuration on page11. 2. Select measurement item The front panel keys of the GDM825XA series and the DMM viewer software is the same. Press the measurement keys just like in the GDM series front panel. Any changes in DMM Viewer will be reflected on the DMM. For details on how to measure, please see the GDM8200A series user manual.
MEASUREMENT START key Display Data field 4. Stop measurement Click on the START button again to stop the measurement. The button color changes from red to black. START key Configuring the sample rate 1. Click Setting(O) from the drop down menu. 2. In the Write Time drop down selection menu choose the sample rate in seconds, from 1 second to 360 seconds. 3. Click OK.
GDM-8200A Series Remote Viewer Guide Configuring the measurement duration time 1. Click Setting(O) from the drop down menu. 2. Choose the duration of the measurement (in minutes) from the Test Time drop down selection menu. You can choose from .5 to 1440 minutes. Measurements will cease after the allotted time has elapsed from when the Start button is pressed. If Continuous is selected then the measurements will continue until the Start button is pressed again. 3.
MEASUREMENT 2. Proceed to measurement. See the Measurement section (page 16) for details, ignoring the connection settings. Only the primary display mode will have random data. You cannot test the secondary display for random data. Random data will fill the display panel and data field at the sample rate selected in the Setting menu.
GDM-8200A Series Remote Viewer Guide View the measurement mode To check the measurement mode of the DMM, click on the Show Mode button in the command plane. The mode appears. • • • MODE1 is the measurement type for the 1st display. MODE1 RANGE is the range of the measurement setting for the 1st display. MODE2 refers to the 2nd display. Clearing errors To clear errors from the Command plane, click Clear Error. Quiting the program To quit the program simply click Quit.
PLOT GRAPH/ SAVE PLOT GRAPH/ SAVE To be able to plot data, it must first be saved. Once data is retrieved, the measurement data can be viewed in graph mode or used in a spreadsheet. This section shows how to store the data and view it (offline) using the graph function. Store data To store data, check the Save Data checkbox before you start your measurements. Every time you wish to save a file the check box must be rechecked to activate the save function.
GDM-8200A Series Remote Viewer Guide 4. Wait for the Test Time to finish or click the START button again to finish. The file will only save after the test time has been completed or the Start button has been pressed again. Load data 1. Click on the Load button at the lower right side of the screen. 2. The graph mode screen opens. 3. Click on the Open File button. 4. A file dialog window opens, pointing to the saved measurement files in the remote viewer software directory.
PLOT GRAPH/ SAVE Plotting the data View different displays 1. First make sure you have saved a session (page21 ) and loaded data (page22 ) to be able to plot data. 2. Press the Plot Graph button. The data will be converted into a graph form and will be displayed in the screen. Currently the graph will plot “Mod1” (display 1).
GDM-8200A Series Remote Viewer Guide 1. Changing the graph time range The start and end time of the plot can be changed by manipulating the Set Time Range panel 2. Click in the Start Time text box, delete the time you want to change and type in a new start time. 3. Click in the End Time text box, delete the time you want to change and type in a new end time. 4. Press the Plot Range button to plot the new time range. The graph will now display a new plotted time range.
PLOT GRAPH/ SAVE Reset Plotted Range Click the Plot Graph Icon to display the default ranges. Zoom In 1. To zoom into any part of any graph just select an area with the mouse 2. Left click and hold the top left most corner of the area you want to select 3. Drag down to the bottom right most corner and release the left mouse button Zooming can be performed multiple times within a zoomed window. Note: This will only zoom the display and not change the current range settings.
GDM-8200A Series Remote Viewer Guide FIRMWARE/ VERSION This section describes how to access the Firmware and the Update Procedure included in the CD-ROM. Contact your local distributor for the latest firmware. Firmware Update 1. Procedure 26 Open the CD-ROM menu. For details, see page5. 3. Click on the Firmware Update Software button. 4. The Procedure and file button appear. 5. To view the procedure document, click on the Firmware Update Procedure button. A PDF file automatically opens. 6.
FIRMWARE/ VERSION Modify the firmware When the firmware needs to be fixed after installation, run Wsd_v6_7.exe again. The Uninstall and Repair dialog window appears. Refer to the Update Firmware Procedure PDF on the CD-ROM for instructions. Version You may need to check the version of the software to see if you have the latest version.
