ChartScan Unit Startup and ChartView Tutorial

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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 Switch

LED Indicators

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interface

 

 

ALARM TRIGGER SCAN

SEND

RECEIVE

ERROR

POWER

Card Slot

 

 

 

SERIAL

 

 

 

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DIP Switch

TRIGGER

TTL

ALARMS AND DIGITAL I/O

 

 

 

 

IN

OUTPUT

 

RS-232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power

Fuse

Chassis

Calibration

TTL Output

Alarms & Digital I/O

RS-232 (DB9)

Connector

Holder

Ground

Enable/Disable*

Trigger In

(DB50) Connector

Connector

ChartScan Rear Panel

*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 information pertaining to hardware issues.

This chapter provides the steps to connect, power 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 Net232

Ethernet/RS-232 converter, refer to the Net232 User’s Guide, part no. 1037-0901.

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Omega Vehicle Security 1400 manual ChartScan  Unit Startup and ChartView Tutorial, Overview

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