ChartScan User’s Manual, 1-5-99 1-1

ChartScan

Unit Startup and ChartView Tutorial 1

Overview…… 1-1
Unit Startup……1-2
Inspect Your System……1-2
Install Software……1-2
Check and Install Hardware……1-3
Verify Voltage Setting……1-3
Verify DIP Switch Setting……1-3
Install Signal Conditioning Card(s)……1-3
Install Interface Communications Card (option)…… 1-4
Connect Expansion Chassis (option)……1-4
Connect ChartScan to your computer……1-4
Apply power to ChartScan…… 1-5
Connect Channel Signal Inputs……1-5
Start ChartView, Configure System, and Collect Data……1-7
ChartView, Basic Concepts……1-10
Configuration Files……1-10
Understanding Groups, Charts, and Channels……1-10
Three Ways of Using ChartView……1-11
ChartView Tutorial……1-11
Power
Connector Trigg er In
Calibration
Enable/Disable*
Fuse
Holder
ChartScan Rear Panel
TTL Output
DIP Switch
Interface
Card Slot
Alarms & Digital I/O
(DB50) Connector
LED Indicators
ALARMS AND DIGITAL I/O
RS-232
TTL
OUTPUT
TRIGGER
IN
Power Switch
RS-232 (DB9)
Connector
TRIGGER SCAN
ALARM ERROR POWERSEND RECEIVE
SERIAL
!
Chassis
Ground
*Note: Early production ChartScan units do not have a Calibration Enable/Disable Pushbutton; but
make use of a micro switch as discussed elsewhere in this manual.
Overview
Note: If you used the ChartScan Quick Start document (483-0940) to startup your unit, you may choose to
skip this chapter; or you may wish to run through the ChartView tutorial which begins on page 1-11.
Note: Chapter 3, Hardware Setup, contains detailed informatio n pertaining to hardware issues.
This chapter provides the steps to connect, po wer up, and run ChartScan. Although there are many ways to
configure ChartScan, this Startup is intended for a simple setup. In addition to the following steps, this chapter
includes a section on basic concepts and a ChartView tutorial. These are provided to help you gain a better
understanding of the ChartView program.
Reference Note: If you plan to connect your ChartScan to a network through a Net23 2
Ethernet/RS-232 converter, refer to the Net232 User’s Guide, part no. 1037-0901.