Acquiring and logging data
Acquiring and logging data
Complete the following steps to acquire and log data from channel 1:
1.From the Signal Explorer, select the signal (6220:CH1) or measurement group (Voltage) and drag it onto the graph in the Data View.
2.Click Start. The acquired data displays on the graph in the Data View, as shown in Figure 4. Note that the Start button changes to Stop when a project is running.
Figure 4. Acquiring and logging data
The Logs area updates with a log file named by default with the date and time that the log file was created.
You can drag the measurement group from the Logs area to the Data View to view the signals saved in the log file. From the Data View you can zoom in and out, or navigate to different portions of the file.
3.Click Stop to stop acquiring data.
4.Select File»Save Project and enter Project 1.enproj as the filename.
Playing back data
Complete the following steps to play back data that you logged to a file:
1.Click Work Area: Measurement to display the Work Area: Playback window.
Figure 5. Work Area: Measurement button
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