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Catman Easy software manualTRANSCRIPT
Nurgül Er
www.hbm.com
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Easy measurement – with catman®Easy
Focus of catman®Easy
Ø Simple and intuitive operation
Ø Fast measurement results
Ø Modern user interface
Ø Modular structure
Simple to use acquisition, visualization and analysis of measurement data
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Easy measurement – with catman®Easy
Features of catman®Easy
§ Configure the amplifier via TEDS and sensor database
§ Acquire and visualize the data with individual panels(strip chart, analog meter, digital display, bar indicator, LED ...)
§ Save the measurement data in different formats(catman, Excel, ASCII, DIAdem, nSoft)
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Window structure of catman®Easy
Navigation:1. Configure channels2. Configure DAQ jobs3. Start DAQ job4. Stop DAQ job5. Analyze data
à from the left to the right
Switch between panels
Visualization tools
Status information
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Easy measurement – with catman®Easy
Five steps to get the measurement results1.) Start new data acquisition project
2.) Channel settings (TEDS or sensor database)
3.) Define DAQ job
4.) Select or create panel for visualization and start measurement
5.) Save results
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Limit switches – configuration
2.) Release actions:- Set digital output- Play sound file (e.g. alarm bell)- Log message in log file
1.) Define & visualize limit switches(high/low level crossing)
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Real-time computation
Calculated (virtual) channels can be defined:
• Algebra (incl. conditions, differentiation and integration)
• Experimental stress analysis - ESA
• Split digital input bit mask
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Graphical analysis with the analysis mode
With the analysis mode you can open and analyze data- Display the data on a graph- Show data on a table- Add another parameters on the table (traceability data or statistics)- Graphical analysis with zoom, cursor and annotation functions- Print or export the results (data and graphic)
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Extended functions: Sensor data base
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catman®Easy module: EasyScript
• Flexible automation of acquisition and analysis steps
• Powerful standard programming language – based on VBA
• Customized control panel or automated process(buttons, select box, check box etc. or „run after each measurement“)
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catman®Easy module: EasyLog
Data acquisition with amplifier system MGCplus(record data on the the PCMCIA hard disc or flash card)
à Standalone Measurement (e.g. for mobile DAQ)
à Parallel (redundant) data acquisition for safety reasons
Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH
Im Tiefen See 45
D-64293 Darmstadt
www.hbm.com
Nurgül Er
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Tel. +49 61 51 / 8 03 - 8352
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