ES421 Thermo Module

Enter any name for the hardware module.

Shows the serial number of the device which is used for identification.

• Online mode (direct access to the measurement hardware):

  If the hardware is connected and operating, the serial number is automatically read upon initialization or a search for hardware.

• Offline mode (no access to the measurement hardware):

  If the hardware is not connected or if it was not found during the hardware search, you can enter the complete number by hand (to be found on the device).

  The serial number is stored in the hardware configuration.

Enter an internal name of the device. It is stored in the device like the serial number and helps you to distinguish between devices of the same type. By assigning a unique name which expresses the role of the device, it can be used more conveniently than the serial number, especially when you link the devices in the Hardware Mapping dialog box. The alias name is used, for example, if you switch between different vehicles when measuring with the laptop or if you have installed different devices of the same type in the vehicle.

Specifies how the system should react if the connection between INCA and the hardware module is interrupted at measuring start or during measurement.

• Abort after failure

  The measurement using this hardware module will be terminated in any case of measurement failure (at measuring start or during measurement). The system does not try to reinitialize the hardware module. After the connection has been interrupted, you have to reinitialize manually.

  This option is appropriate when, e.g., the measured values are not essential for the experiment, as the module will be ignored after any failure. This option is the default.

• Abort at start, try again later

  INCA stops measurement of this module in case of failure at measuring start, assuming the module is disconnected or has any systematic problem.

  It continues to try measurement in case of failure during the measurement assuming the failure is temporal and can be resolved via retries.

• Retry always

  INCA continues to try measurement of this module in any case of measurement failure (at measuring start or during measurement).

  This option is useful if you want to conduct quick start or cold start measurements.

This specifies whether timestamps are to be rounded or not.

If rounding is enabled, the precision is determined according the following rule:

Divide the acquisition rate by 10 and round to the next smaller power of 10.

Example:

Shows the name of the measurement variable catalog used.

The measurement variable catalog allows you to read the channel parameters for desired measurement variables from a file, thereby reducing the effort required for parameterizing the channel, since channel parameters such as:

• Measure variable name
• Unit
• Sensor calibration information
• Normal measuring range (min./max.)
• Comment

are already specified in the measurement variable catalog.

To select a measurement variable catalog: in the Value column, double-click the field next to Catalog.

Shows a consecutive number.

You cannot edit this field.

Shows the name of the measurement variable.

You cannot edit this field.

Defines the physical unit for displaying the measure variable.

The selected unit appears in the corresponding measure windows.

Shows the lower physical value.

You can not edit this field.

Shows the upper physical value.

You can not edit this field.

Shows the conversion formula used for the hardware module.

You cannot edit this field.

Defines whether the channel is calibrated.

This enables a sensor offset to be subtracted from the currently measured sensor value before the physical value is calculated according to the sensor formula. If sensor offset mode is enabled, the field is underlaid red.

• off

  No sensor calibration

• automatic phys

  Enter a physical reference value. The sensor offset is calculated automatically.

  Note
  Please note that you need to execute the function Automatic sensor offset adaptation (e.g. via the Hardware menu) for triggering automatic adaptation.

• automatic sensor

  Enter a sensor reference value. The sensor offset is calculated automatically.

  Note
  Please note that you need to execute the function Automatic sensor offset adaptation (e.g. via the Hardware menu) for triggering automatic adaptation.

• manual

  Enter a sensor offset manually.

Enter the physical value to be measured during the automatic offset compensation. The value must be between the defined upper and lower physical values.

You can edit this field only if automatic phys is set in sensor offset mode.

Enter the value of the sensor voltage to be measured during the automatic sensor offset calculation. This value must be between the defined upper and lower values of the sensor signal.

You can edit this field only if you set automatic sensor in sensor offset mode.

Enter the value for the sensor offset.

You can edit this field only if you set manual in sensor offset mode.

In the automatic phys and automatic sensor modes, this value is calculated by INCA.