TEDIA Recorder - Program HelpThe TEDIA Recorder is a data recording software for the TEDIA DAQ devices, supporting several trigger events. The acquired data are saved in the ScopeWin and ASCII format (usable in Excel, etc.). For current program version see Help -> About in the program menu. Assigning the Hardware Before the First RunAfter the program has been installed successfully, it is necessary to run the TEDIA_DAQ01 library administration program and name a desired device "ScopeWin", "scopewin" or "SCOPEWIN".Main Program Window![]() Description1) Menu File2) Menu Configuration 3) Menu Language/Jazyk 4) Menu Help 5) Button for starting the acquisition according to the Configuration dialog or according to the configuration file. 6) Button for aborting the acquisition. 7) Open the preview window. Further information in Preview Feature Description. 8) Current system time and date. 9) Status window. Menu File![]() Description1) Open the configuration (entire acquisition configuration) from the file. Default configuration directory: "[Default program directory]\configuration".The configuration file extension is ".cdf". 2) Open the configuration from the binary data file, containing the measured data. Default data files directory: "[Set Directory, see Set Main Directory]\data." Data file extension is ".cda". 3) Save the configuration. 4) Open the Data Conversion window for converting the data into desired format. 5) Minimize program to system tray; restoring is performed by clicking a red program icon in the system tray. Acquisition is not aborted when minimized. 6) Stop the running acquisition process and exit the program. Menu Configuration![]() Description1) Acquisition configuration settings, see Configure Acquisition.2) Configure the parameters of creating automatically generated files, see Configure Recording. 3) Set the directory, where the acquired data will be saved, see Set Main Directory. 4) Preview configuration settings, see Configure Preview. Menu Language/Jazyk![]() Description1) Choose the environment language - Czech.2) Choose the environment language - English. Menu Help![]() Description1) About box of the program. Current program version.2) This help. Data Conversion into Scopewin or ASCII Data Format![]() Description1) Choosing the source directory. The files in this directory will be used as source data for the conversion.2) Choosing the source files one by one. More files may be selected using SHIFT or CTRL. 3) Selected files/directory status window. 4) Checkbox for enabling conversion to the ScopeWin format. 5) Checkbox for enabling conversion to the ASCII format. 6,7) Setting the conversion output parameters separately for ScopeWin, ASCII. 8) Set only one file as a conversion destination. If more files are selected as a conversion source, only the last converted file will be saved. 9) Set the directory, where the converted data files will be saved. 10) Perform the conversion according to the above parameters. 11) Close the window. Clicking the button 1 overrides the previously set parameters by button 2 and vice versa. The buttons 8, 9 set the conversion output respectively for every ScopeWin and ASCII tab. Clicking the button 8 overrides the previously set parameters by button 9 and vice versa. Configure Acquisition![]() TerminologyAcquisition start: Executing the Start button and waiting for the trigger event (if the trigger logic is on). The aquired data are saved to the buffer immediatelly after the start.Trigger event: An external event, that starts saving the buffered data into the file. Description1) Settings of the analog channels to be included in the measuring sequence.2) Include or exclude the respective analog channel into the measuring sequence. 3) Set the properties of the corresponding analog channel. For detailed description see Channel Settings. 4) Settings for the synchronously scanned counters. 5) Sampling frequency [Hz]. After selecting "Verify settings", the really set frequency is shown (not every frequency can be set, according to the device oscillator type). The frequency upper limit depends on the device capabilities. The frequency lower limit is teoretically none (frequencies downto 0,001 Hz have been tested); for the frequencies lower than the device may handle, the higher frequency is used for measuring and the samples are decimated afterwards. 6) Number of all measuring sequences that are saved. This number includes also all sequences that are saved before the trigger event occurs (see 15). 7) After "Verify Settings" this field will show the estimated duration of the whole acquisition. 8) Trigger logic is off, the data are saved immediatelly after pressing the "Start" button. 9-14) Settings for certain triggering events. 15) The number of measuring sequences, that are saved before the trigger event occurs. The value cannot be greater than the record length (6). If the value is equal to the record length (6), the saved data will contain the values between pressing Start and occuring of the trigger event. If the value is zero, the data just after the trigger event are saved. If the value is negative, the saved data will be delayed after the trigger event. 16) Number of automatically repeated acquisitions. When the value of 2 or more is used, the corresponding number of files containing the acquisition data (according to the settings in this dialog box) will be saved. By enabling this feature it is possible to save several trigger events after a single acquisition start (the trigger logic has to be activated). If the trigger logic is switched off, the acquisitions will be saved continuously. If the automatic conversion (into Scopewin od txt file) is switched on, the data measured at the time of performing the conversion will not be saved (conversion is not performed in background). 17) A user comment. This text is saved to the ASCII file in front of the measured data. This field has no effect when saving into the Scopewin format. 18) Shows the preview values and graph of the selected inputs. 19) Verify if the settings are correct and estimate the recording time (7). 20) Preview configuration settings, see Configure Preview. 21) Apply the settings. 22) Close the window and discard changes. Acquisition process examples![]() 1) Trigger logic off, data are recorded immediatelly after pressing "Start". Channel Settings![]() Description1) Name of the measured channel. This string is saved to the file with the measured data.2) Unit name. This string is saved to the file with the measured data. 3) The measured values may be recalculated to the user range, so the calibration of the input or recalculating the values to the desired physical unit may be performed. 4) Number of decimal places that are saved in the file when using an ASCII format. 5) Choosing the measuring range. The proposed values correspond to the properties of the particular device. Configure Recording![]() Description1) The number of the files with measured data, that will be stored in their respective directories. After exceeding this value, the oldest files will be deleted.2) The created data file will be automatically converted into the ScopeWin format and named according to the 3) or 4) option. 3) Convert to the file with automatically generated name. 4) Convert to the file with the selected name. 5) A button for selecting the file name. 6) Currently selected directory. 7) ... 11) Respective options for the ASCII conversion. 12) Apply the selected options 13) Close the window Set Main Directory![]() Set the directory,for storing the measured data files or converted ASCII/ScopeWin files. The selected directory must exist and the user must have the rights to write into the files. Description1) A button for selecting the file name.2) Currently selected directory. 3) Apply the changes. 4) Close the window. Preview Dialog BoxThe preview feature may be used in two modes:
Description1) Shows the numerical values of the selected inputs. The values are refreshed approx. 2x - 3x per second.2) Graphical representation of the selected inputs. Depends on the sampling frequency. 3) Plays or pauses the values and graph refreshing. 4) Open the Configure Preview dialog box. Hint for using the previewIf you need to start the measuring while the preview window is active, please follow these steps:
Configure Preview![]() Description1) Select the channels that will be previewed. The user may choose only the channels, that are included in the measuring sequence (see Configure Acquisition). Up to eight channels may be previewed at once.2) Plot the graph of the selected channels. 3) Number of points plotted on the X-axis. This value is related to the sampling frequency (see Configure Acquisition). If the user sets f = 1000 Hz and the "Number of values shown in graph" is 100, then 100 ms of the signal is shown. 4) Set the number of the values that are excluded when plotting the graph. The value 1:10 means, that every 10th value is plotted. 5) Show the numerical values at certain channels. 6) Numerical values font size. 7) Save the changes. 8) Close the window. |