Omega Vehicle Security 1400 manual Scan Configuration, CSN14/HV/S Configuring High Volts Channels

Appendix B Configuration Aspects for Programmers

CSN14/HV/S Configuring High Volts Channels

When the CSN14/HV/S signal conditioning module is used, ChartScan measures high voltages providing a programmable range per channel. To configure the channels on a CSN14/HV/S, use the Configure Channel (C) command to assign a range to each channel on the signal conditioning module. Channels not included in the channel scan do not have to be configured.

In addition to channel type, each channel in the scan can optionally have a high and low alarm level and hysteresis associated with it. ChartScan’s alarms allow the unit to produce an internal event when the value of a channel is outside of desired limits. These alarm events can be used as trigger or stop events, or as a stimulus for TTL-level signals on ChartScan’s back panel. More information on using alarms appears later in this appendix, in the section Configuring Alarms.

The CSN14/HV/S supports both DC and AC voltages. Simply select the desired channel type during configuration.

Type Volts DC

20± 2.5 V

21± 25 V

22± 250 V

Type	Volts	AC*
28	2.5	V
29	25 V
30	250 V

*Note: Above mentioned ranges are maximum peak-to-peak signals for AC volts. Vrms values are accurate to 70.7% of peak value.

The type parameter is what distinguishes the channel as a high volts channel. The channel configuration cannot be changed while the trigger is armed or an acquisition is taking place.

Note: Additional information can be found under the command reference for C in Appendix A.

Scan Configuration

Configuring a Scan

Although 128 channels are available for scanning when an expansion chassis is added to the ChartScan unit, only those channels configured in the channel scan are collected and available to the controlling computer. Channels are always scanned in ascending order, regardless of the sequence you input. The same configuration is used in reading channel data through the High/Low/Last Registers or the Acquisition Buffer.

Scan configuration is also accomplished using the Configure Channels, C command. This command allows up to 128 channels to be specified by either assigning individual channels or entering a range of channels. The 128 possible channels can be configured in any sequence, but the scan will be ordered sequentially by ChartScan.

Note: Channels cannot be accessed randomly as part of a channel scan.

Configuring the Scan Interval

The scan interval is the frequency at which the scans are acquired. It can be programmed via the Set Scan Interval (I) command from a 99-hour period down to as fast as the unit can run under the current channel configuration. The normal scan interval can be programmed in increments of 0.1 seconds.

ChartScan has two distinct scan intervals:

•First, is the normal scan interval. This scan interval is used when ChartScan is collecting scans before the start event has occurred or after stop event has occurred. These two regions are called the pre-trigger scan and the post-stop scan, respectively.

•Second, is the acquisition scan interval. This scan interval is used when ChartScan is acquiring scans after the start event has occurred but before the stop event has occurred. This region is referred to as the post- trigger scan.

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