PC-Software CMWIN User manual
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 2 Table of Contents 1 General Information ..........................................................................................4 2 Installation .........................................................................................................5 2.1 Hardware and Software Requirements ................................................................5 2.2 Installing the Drivers for CMWIN under Windows 2000 and XP ........................5 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4 2.2.
CMWIN 3.6 Extract Recording ............................................................................................................ 22 Curve Overlay.................................................................................................................. 22 Time-Shift Channels ........................................................................................................ 22 Add Calculated Channel..........................................................................................
CMWIN ENGLISH 1 General Information The PC software CMWIN can only be used in conjunction with the HYDAC Portable Data Recorder HMG 3000 and HMG 510 or to process/evaluate measurements recorded using the HYDAC portable data recorders. We cannot accept any liability or provide warranty outside this field of application. Our “General Conditions of Sale and Delivery” and the “Special Conditions of Sale and Delivery for Software Products / Freeware” apply to the use of the CMWIN.
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 5 2 Installation 2.1 Hardware and Software Requirements Minimum requirements: Recommended: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PC, Pentium 400 MHz 256 MB RAM Windows XP / 2000 CD-ROM drive 3 MB free hard disk space RS 232 port RS 232 connector cable Graphics resolution: 640x480, 256 colors PC, Pentium 1.8 GHz 256 MB RAM Windows XP / 2000 CD-ROM drive 3 MB free hard disk space USB 1.1 Graphics resolution: 1024x768, 65536 colors 2.
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 6 2.2.2 Step 2 In the following Wizard, select the button “Install software from a list or specific location (for advanced users)” (XP) or “Search for a suitable driver for the unit (recommended)” (Windows 2000), and confirm with “Next ”.
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 7 2.2.3 Step 3 Windows now tries to locate the driver files. Choose “Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM...)" (Windows XP) or "CD-ROM drives“ (Windows 2000). Now insert the CD-ROM supplied in your CD-ROM drive.
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 8 2.2.4 Step 4 After Windows has searched the CD-ROM the driver files are installed. NOTE: A warning now appears with Windows XP telling you that the drivers are not certified by Microsoft and could therefore cause harm to your computer. Select "Continue with installation"; you can be sure that no harm will come to your computer. Successful installation is indicated in the window "Completing the Wizard" with the message "The software for the following hardware has been installed”.
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 9 Successful installation is indicated in the "Completing the Wizard" window with the message "The wizard has finished installing the software for: …". Now click on “Finish” to complete installation of the drivers. 2.3 Installing CMWIN • Call up the file “CMWIN_VXX_RXX-SETUP.EXE” in the “Installation” folder and follow the instructions of the “Setup Wizard”. 2.
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 10 2.5 Approach of SMART sensors A SMART sensor is an intelligent sensor with which the CMWIN-Software communicates. • If the pass-through mode is not switched on (2.6.2), the CMWIN-Software communicates with the HMG. In this case the HMG is the SMART sensor. • If the pass-through mode is switched on (2.6.2), the CMWIN-Software communicates with the sensor connected to the HMG. 2.6 Establishing a link with the SMART sensor • • • • • Click on the dialogue box "SMART Sensors".
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 11 2.6.2 Switching on or switching off the pass-through mode The pass-through mode is required if communication is required with the SMART sensor connected to the HMG directly from your PC. • Click on "Pass-through mode" in the interface settings window. • If it is possible to switch the pass-through mode both on or off at one port (or at more than one), a new window opens to switch the pass-through mode on or off.
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 12 3 Using CMWIN Note: For all options, selections can only be made using the mouse. 3.1 Sensor information Sensor information gives more precise information on the connected sensor. • Click on the "SMART sensor" dialogue box. • "SMART sensor" opens in a new window. • Establish a link with the SMART sensor (see 2.6 Establishing a link with the SMART sensor). • Click on "Sensor information" on the left of the window.
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 13 3.3.1 Retrieving a File from the SMART sensor in CMWIN • Opening a file stored in the SMART sensor (if supported by SMART sensor): • Click on the dialogue box "SMART sensors". • "SMART Sensor" opens in a new window. • Click on "Sensor recordings“ on the left of the window. • This displays on the right hand side all the recordings saved on the HMG or sensor. • Select one or more recordings from the list. • Click on "open" in the line under the recordings.
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 14 3.4 Views of a measurement curve There are four views of a measurement curve: Graph, Table, Recorded data, Description. All four views can be selected either in the dropdown menu of the “View“ dialogue box or at the top of the screen, directly underneath the “Tool bar“. • Graph: displays the measurement curve as a function (for edit options, see “Working on a Measurement Curve“and “Editing a Measurement Curve“).
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 15 3.5.2 Measuring difference • • • • • • • • Click on the “Graph“ dialogue box and select “Tools“ in the dropdown menu and “Measure difference“ in the submenu, or select “Measure diff. “ at the bottom of the screen. “Measure diff.“ is now highlighted at the bottom of the screen. When you move the mouse over the graph, the mouse pointer turns into a vernier caliper.
CMWIN • • ENGLISH Page 16 To zoom in on one of the grid squares, click on it and hold the left mouse button down. You can select one or more grid squares by dragging the mouse and drawing a rectangle around them. The selected portion is indicated by a thicker broken line. Release the left mouse button to zoom in on the selected portion, i.e. the selected portion is displayed larger within the overall graph. 3.5.
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 17 3.5.9 Scale Settings • • • Click on the “Graph“ dialogue box and select “Scale settings“ in the dropdown menu, or select “Scale settings“ at the bottom of the screen. Selecting the resolution type and scaling type (refers to the default scale settings): Resolution settings: Click on the upper arrow button. A dropdown menu opens in which you can choose among the various resolution settings.
CMWIN • • • • • ENGLISH Page 18 A Remark window opens. It is subdivided into three parts: text, style and anchor. Remark text < The remark text %T: %V automatically appears, which serves as a placeholder, “Anchor to measured value“ being activated by a checkmark in the white checkbox. < Entering placeholders using %T for the actual time and %V for the actual measured value is not possible unless “Anchor to measured value“ is activated.
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 19 To edit the text or manually enter another "anchor time", click on the 3 handles in the lower right corner. The remark box opens again. “OK“, “Cancel“ and “Delete“ appear in the bar at the bottom of this window. < “OK“ = apply changes < “Cancel“ = close window and discard changes < “Delete“ = delete the entire remark 3.5.12 Remarks List • • • • • • Click on the “Graph“ dialog and select “Remarks list“ in the dropdown menu, or select “Remarks list“ at the bottom of the screen.
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 20 3.5.14 Back • To undo changes in the view, click on the “Graph“ dialogue box and select “Back“ in the dropdown menu, or select “Back“ at the bottom of the screen. You can do this as many times as there are changes. 3.5.15 Forwards • To redo changes which have been “Undone” in the graph view click on the “Graph“ dialogue box and select “Forwards“ in the dropdown menu, or by select “Forwards“ at the bottom of the screen. You can do this as many times as there are changes to redo.
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 21 3.5.18 Create Picture • • • Click on the “Graph“ dialogue box and select “Create picture“ in the dropdown menu, or select “Create picture“ at the bottom of the screen. A new window opens in which the actual graph view is shown as a picture so to speak. In the left part of the window you have the following options. Transparent = the created picture is transparent so that the underlying picture is visible, thus enabling two curves to be compared visually.
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 22 3.6 Editing a Measurement Curve You have various options for editing and processing a curve. All of the functions for this are located in the dropdown menu of the “Edit“ dialogue box. “Extract Recording... “ and “Curve Overlay... “ create a measurement which is filed in the left-hand box when files are open, the files being named “Recording X“ (x = sequential number). They are not stored automatically however. 3.6.
CMWIN • • • • • • ENGLISH Page 23 Click on “Close“ to return to the main window. The time axis is now marked with an asterisk (*time [ms]). This means that at least one of the curves has been time-shifted. To undo the shifts, return to the “Wizard for Time-shifting of channels“ (see above). Click on “Delete“ to undo the shift of the active channel (see name in upper box). Click on “Delete All“ to remove the time shift on all channels.
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 24 3.6.6 Remove Channels CAUTION: This action cannot be undone! • • • • • • To remove, i.e. not just hide, individual measurement channels, click on the “Edit“ dialogue box and select “Remove channels“ in the dropdown menu. A new window opens in which all the channels of the recording are listed. Select the channels to be removed by clicking on the checkbox next to their name. A checkmark appears in the checkbox.
CMWIN • • • • • • • • • • ENGLISH Page 25 Select the time range to be exported: “Whole time range“ “Displayed time range“ Select the channels to be exported: “All channels“ “Displayed channels“ Decide how unit of measurement should be displayed: “Without unit“ or “Separate row“ Select the data format in which the recording is to be saved: “Text (separated by tabs)“ “CSV (separated by commas)“ “Formatted text (separated by spaces)“ “User-defined ASCII/ANSI Format“ Select the delimiter characters (for
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 26 3.7.7 Print • • • • • • To print a recording, click on the “File“ dialogue box and select “Print“ in the dropdown menu, or click on “Print“ at the bottom left of the window. The “Print“ window opens. In the upper part you can choose whether you want to print the recording in black & white only (“Monochrome“). In the lower section you can decide which portions of the recording are to be contained in the printout by clicking on the checkbox before the particular portion.
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 27 3.8.2 Managing sensor configuration files It is also possible to load a configuration file stored in the PC onto the HMG 3000 or to store a configuration file stored in the HMG 3000 onto your PC. • Click on the "SMART-Sensors" dialogue box. • "SMART sensor“ opens in a new window. • Establish a link to the SMART sensor and switch on the pass-through mode, as described in 2.6 Establishing a link with the SMART sensor or 2.6.2.
CMWIN ENGLISH Page 28 3.10 Extras 3.10.1 Options • Click on the “Extras“ dialogue box and select “Options“ in the dropdown menu. • The Options window opens with the following setting options: Options folder The configuration file of CMWIN is stored in the Options folder. If you do not specify a folder, this file (CMWINConfig.xml) is stored in the folder in which the CMWIN.exe application is also located. If more than oneuser is working with CMWIN, each user can create their own Options folder.
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