Laurel Electronics LAUREATE SERIES 2 COUNTER-TIMER-SERIAL INPUT METER - Manual (Page 69)

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• The Readings pull-down menu provides three formats to display meter data on the PC
monitor. Use the Pause and Continue buttons to control the timing of data collection, then
press Print for a hardcopy record on your PC printer.
- List presents the latest readings in a 20-row by 10-column table. Press Pause at any
time to freeze the display. This is one method to capture peak readings.
- Plot generates a plot of readings vs. time in seconds. It effectively turns the DPM-PC
combination into a printing digital oscilloscope.
- Graph generates a histogram, where the horizontal axis is the reading and the vertical
axis is the number of occurrences of readings. The display continually resizes itself as
the number of readings increases.
• The Jumpers pull-down menu shows board jumper corresponding to specific user selec-
tions.
• The Calibration pull-down menu allows easy frequency calibration of the quartz crystal.
Simply apply a known calibration frequency up to 1 MHz to Channel A of the dual channel
signal conditioner board, type in the frequency value in Hz, and press Enter.
METER SETUP WITH AN UNCONNECTED PC
Instrument Setup software is also of benefit when the
PC is not connected to a meter.
Upon launching the software, click on None for
Communications, then on Counter/Timer and Series
2. Click on File => Default Setup to retrieve a default
setup file from disk, or on File => Open Setup to
retrieve a previously saved setup file from disk.
To enter new setup information, click on View =>
Setup, then make your screen selections as if you
were connected to a meter. Tabs will be grayed out if
you have not selected the required hardware under
the Input+Display tab. When done, press on Main
Menu, then on View => Menu. The selections made
under Setup will now be shown in the form of the
required front panel programming sequence, where
each row corresponds to a menu item selected by
the
key, and the seven data columns correspond
to values entered via the and keys.
Click on any step in the sequence to bring up a
detailed help window.
Click on Print for a hardcopy, which you can then
use as an instruction sheet to program your meter
via its front panel.
Click on Main Menu => File => Save Setup As to
save your setup to disk and have an electronic
record.