User's Manual

Retrieving and evaluating data
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7 Retrieving and evaluating data
7.1 ‘Realtime Measurement’ function
Using the real-time measurement function you have the chance to carry out a
measurement and observe the data recording in real-time. Also a current measurement
can be observed.
For the realtime measurement the device must be switched on and a connection
between device and computer is needed.
For a radio link
a radio interface must be connected to the computer (e.g. Log RI)
the device must be within the computer’s wireless range.
Proceed as follows to retrieve and display live data:
Step
Description
1
Select the relevant device in the directory tree of the SDV-3 software.
2 In the menu bar in the segment Communication, click on
Realtime measurement.
3
From the context menu select if the ‘live’ measuring values should be displayed
graphically (select: graph) or numerically (select: digital).
In the digital view the measured value of each active channel is displayed
numerically in a table:
In the graphical view, the continuous curves in the top diagram show the last 10
taken values. The bottom diagram shows the entire realtime measurement:
Result: If a measurement already is in process, the values of this recording are
displayed. Otherwise, a new measurement is started and the taken ‘live’ data is
shown.
You finish the realtime measurement function using the Stop button or by closing the
display window.
After having closed the graphical view, a dialogue appears asking if you’d like to store
the data set of this realtime measurement. If you answer with Yes, the measuring data
is stored in the software database and can from now on be found in the data records list.
Requirements
Procedure
Storing the data set