DMM Viewer GDM-8261(A) Remote Viewer Guide GW INSTEK PART NO.
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Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 4 CD-ROM Overview...................................................................................................................... 5 SETUP ............................................................................................................................. 7 Connection ......................................................................
GDM-8261(A) Remote Viewer Guide INTRODUCTION This manual is suitable for both GDM-8261 and GDM-8261A. The GDM-8261(A) Remote Viewer Guide is intended for showing how to use the remote viewer PC software, DMM Viewer, on Windows OS based computers (Windows XP, Windows 7 supported). This manual consists of the following chapters.
INTRODUCTION CD-ROM Overview The 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-8261(A) Remote Viewer Guide User Manual menu Firmware Update Software menu View CD-ROM Contents menu This menu loads the DMM User Manual. This menu accesses a copy of the firmware and loads the Firmware Upgrade Manual. For details about upgrading the firmware, see page 25. This menu opens the contents of the CD-ROM in Explorer. Quit menu This menu closes the menu screen.
SETUP SETUP Connection When using DMM Viewer in Conjunction with the GDM-8261(A), use the following instructions to set the DMM to RS232 or USB mode each time the DMM is turned on. NOTE: If you are using DMM Viewer in software demonstration mode (no hardware) skip the Connection and Configuration procedure and install the DMM Viewer software, page 10. Note 1. Configure the DMM for USB The following procedure describes a USB connection configuration and procedure.
GDM-8261(A) Remote Viewer Guide 4. The USB ON or OFF selection appears. Press the Up or Down key to turn on. 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. Note When the GDM-8261(A) is turned off, the USB configuration will be lost. Note The following procedure describes an RS232 connection configuration and procedure. Skip this step if connecting with USB. 2. Configure the DMM for RS232 1.
SETUP Baud rate: 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200, 230400 5. Press the ENTER key to confirm the RS232 baud rate. 6. Press the EXT key to get out of the configuration mode. When the DMM is turned off, the RS232 configuration will be lost. 1. 3. Connect the USB/RS232 cable Connect the USB or RS232 cable to the rear panel terminal (upper port) for USB or to the RS232 port for RS232 connections. KEY CAL USB RS232 2. Connect the other side of the USB/RS232 cable to the PC.
GDM-8261(A) Remote Viewer Guide 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 if using USB. 1. Accessing the CD-ROM 2. Installing the USB driver Open the CD-ROM menu. For details, see page 5. 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. 2.
SETUP 3. The installation wizard will start up. Follow the directions of the installation 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\DMM Viewer A program icon should be available from the Start Menu. Note To check the software version please see page 25.
GDM-8261(A) Remote Viewer Guide Uninstallation Follow the procedures described in this section when the viewer software or the USB driver needs to be updated or removed. Uninstalling the USB driver To remove the USB driver, it must be uninstalled from the Windows Device Manager. 1. Launch Device Manager from the Start menu. StartÆControl PanelÆDevice Manager (XP, Windows 7) 2. Double-click Ports (COM & LPT). Right-click GDM8261(A) CDC (COMX) and choose the Uninstall option.
SETUP 3. Select Delete the driver software for this device, then press the OK button. The driver will uninstall automatically. Uninstalling the Viewer software 1. From the Windows Start menu select the DMM Viewer program directory and choose Uninstall. 2. Select Yes to uninstall the product. 3. The Uninstaller will automatically finish the uninstallation.
GDM-8261(A) Remote Viewer Guide Configuration 1. Configure the PC 1. To make sure the DMM is recognized by the PC, open the Device Manager (Start > Control Panel > (System) > Device Manager. If using USB, the USB driver, GDM8261(A) CDC, should be listed in the Ports section. 2. Check which COM port the USB driver/RS232 connection is assigned to. 3. Please note the COM port number for the PC connection. 2. Configure DMM 1. Viewer 2. Click on the Setting(O) menu and open the settings dialog.
SETUP Success Fail 4. Click on OK to save and leave the Settings screen. 5. Move on to Measurement (page 16).
GDM-8261(A) Remote Viewer Guide MEASUREMENT 1. Establish remote connection Follow the procedures for connection and configuration on page 7 and page 14. 2. Select measurement item The front panel keys on the GDM-8261(A) and the DMM Viewer software are the same. Press the measurement keys just like on the GDM-8261(A) front panel. Any changes in DMM Viewer will be reflected on the DMM. For details on how to measure, please see the GDM-8261(A) user manual.
MEASUREMENT 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 Configuration 1. In the middle of the DMM Viewer main window, the Test Speed and Test Time are selectable as shown in the fields marked inside the red frame below. Test Speed 2. In the Test Speed drop down selection menu choose the sample rate in milliseconds, from 16.667ms to 60000ms. Test Time 3.
GDM-8261(A) Remote Viewer Guide Note If Test Speed is set to 16.667ms or 33.333ms, the test value will be directly written to a log file and will not be displayed in the Data field. To stop test and record, press the Stop button in the dialog box Command Plane The Command Plane will display any changes to the Test Speed, Test Time, Save Path and Log File name. Clear Text from the Command plane Click Clear Text in the Command Plane menu to clear the text box.
MEASUREMENT 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. Quitting the program To quit the program simply click Quit.
GDM-8261(A) Remote Viewer Guide 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, click the START button and then key in the log file name in the Input Name dialog box before starting your measurements.
PLOT GRAPH/ SAVE Note Load data The log file will immediately start to save after the OK button has been pressed. 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. Select a data file and click on the Open button. 5. The measurement data will be displayed in the data plane in the lower left part of the screen. 6.
GDM-8261(A) Remote Viewer Guide Plotting the data View different displays 22 1. First make sure you have saved a session and loaded data 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 “Mode 1” (display 1).
PLOT GRAPH/ SAVE Changing the plot 1. point range The start and end points of the plot can be changed by manipulating the Set Range panel. 2. Click in the Start Point text box and enter the START point (you may need to delete it first). 3. Click in the End Point text box and enter the END point (you may need to delete it first). 4. Press the Plot Range button to plot the new range. The graph will now display a new plotted range.
GDM-8261(A) Remote Viewer Guide 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.
SCANNER FUNCTION SCANNER FUNCTION 1. Establish remote connection Note Follow the procedures for connection and configuration on page 7 and page 14. The Scanner Function is only applicable when the GDS-8261(A) has the optional scanner installed. 2. Select scanner mode Click the SHIFT key followed by the ACV/SCAN key. 3. Scan box setting screen appears The scan box setting screen appears. The scan box screen can configure the scan box channels, settings and mode.
GDM-8261(A) Remote Viewer Guide 4. Chanel selection configuration 1. Check the ON: checkbox above a channel to activate that channel in the scan box. CH1 checkbox Alternatively the click on the On All Open button to check all the scanner channels. 5. Channel mode configuration Click to check all channels 2. To unselect a channel, uncheck the checkbox or click the On All Clear button 1. For each activated channel, select a mode from the MODE: drop down list.
SCANNER FUNCTION 2. To unselect Auto Range, uncheck the checkbox or click the Auto All Clear button 7. Scan configuration Scan count Set the scan count from the Scan Box Setting area. Scan delay Sets the Scan Delay Time between the first and second active channel of each successive scan loop after the initial scan loop in Scan Mode or between each channel in Step Mode. System delay Set the System Delay Time between each channel in Scan Mode. System Delay Time is not used in Step Mode.
GDM-8261(A) Remote Viewer Guide After all the settings have been configured a scan can be started. 8. Run a scan Click SCAN to scan all the active channels. Click STEP to scan each active channel one at a time. The data field below the each channel will display the scan results after each scan. 10. Stop Scanning Press STOP to stop scanning during a scan. 11. Save settings All the channel, scan and count settings can be saved and restored for later use. 28 1.
SCANNER FUNCTION 12. Load settings 1. 13. Save scan results 2. Select Load ScanBox Status(S). 3. A pop-up window will appear. Select a *.ini file to load. 1. Click the SAVE DATA check box at the top of the screen. 2. A pop-up window will appear. Enter a filename for the Save Data name and click OK. The SAVE DATA check box must be checked before a scan is run. Note 14. Open scan results Click the ScanBox Setting button at the top of the screen. 1.
GDM-8261(A) Remote Viewer Guide FIRMWARE/ VERSION This section describes how to access the firmware file and the Firmware Update Manual included in the CD-ROM. Contact your local distributor for the latest firmware. Firmware Update 1. Procedure 30 Open the CD-ROM menu. For details, see page 5. 2. Click on the Firmware Update Procedure button. 3. The Firmware File and Firmware Update Manual buttons appear. 4. To see how to update the firmware, click on the Firmware Update Manual button.
FIRMWARE/ VERSION View Software Version You may need to check the version of the software to see if you have the latest version. 1. Start DMM Viewer. 2.
