Parameters for ES611/AD Measurement Module

Enter any name for the hardware module.

Shows the serial number read from the device.

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

The serial number must be entered as it is needed by INCA to identify the device. The serial number is stored in the hardware configuration.

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 information about this module type.

Shows information about this module type.

Displays information about connected devices found during the hardware search.

Shows information about the driver.

Shows information about the fill level.

Shows information about the manufacturer.

Shows information about the state of measurement.

Enter a number to change the channel sequence.

For example, if you enter 1 for channel 3, this channel comes first. The original channel 1 is then moved to position 3.

Enter any name for the measure variable.

Enter the unit according to the sensor connected and the signal to be measured.

The selected unit appears in the corresponding measure windows.

Defines the acquisition rate necessary for your measurement task.

Enables or disables the internal hardware anti-aliasing filter.

When the filter is turned off, the field turns red to indicate that aliasing effects might occur, i.e. that signals can be distorted. Disable the AA filter only if an external low pass filter is used instead.

Defines whether a fixed selection of frequencies is offered or whether a user-defined frequency can be set (frequency range: 3 Hz to 1 kHz for channels 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7; 30 Hz to 10 kHz for channels 4 and 8).

It is also possible to switch off the digital filter. When the digital filter is turned off, the field turns red to indicate that aliasing effects might occur, i.e. that signals can be distorted. In the FIR Filter Frequency column the string --- is displayed to indicate that no filter frequency is selected.

Defines the low-pass corner frequency of the FIR filter for the signal conditioning of the channel.

If you select Auto for the Filter FIR Frequency, INCA calculates the corner frequency as follows:

fc=0.4*fS,INCA

where fc: corner frequency, fS,INCA: INCA sampling rate as selected in the Rate field

Enter the lower physical value according to the sensor used.

You can find this value in the datasheet of your sensor.

Enter the upper physical value according to the sensor used.

You can find this value in the datasheet of your sensor.

Enter the value of the lower sensor signal according to the lower physical value.

Enter the value of the upper sensor signal according to the upper physical value.

Opens an editor to create special conversion formulae.

If you use a special conversion formula, the fields of the Phys bottom, Phys top, Sensor bottom [V] and Sensor top [V] parameters are empty.

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.

Enter the lower limit of the expected physical measurement range.

This value is used in the experiment, for example for the Y-axis scaling in the oscilloscope.

Enter the upper limit of the expected physical measurement range.

This value is used in the experiment, for example for the Y-axis scaling in the oscilloscope.

Shows the lower physical limit of the measurement range actually possible for this channel.

This value is determined by the values of the Phys bottom, Sensor bottom [V] ad Formula parameters as well as by the actual measurement range of the module.

You cannot edit this field.

Shows the upper physical limit of the measurement range actually possible for this channel.

This value is determined by the values of the Phys top, Sensor top [V] and Formula parameters as well as by the actual measurement range of the module.

You cannot edit this field.

Enter a number to change the channel sequence.

For example, if you enter 1 for channel 3, this channel comes first. The original channel 1 is then moved to position 3.

Enter any name for the measure variable.

Defines the output voltages used:

• predefined

  You can choose between different preset output voltages.

• user defined

  The output voltages you define are used.

Defines the limits for the output voltage that supplies connected sensors.

Enter the output current that will probably be required by the connected sensor. This value is used to calculate the overload for the device.

Enter the output current that will probably be required by the connected sensor. This value is used to calculate the overload for the device.

Enables/disables R-calibration for the channel.

Enable this option to measure the output current of the sensor. The sensor signal is then set by the sensor to a fixed partial value of the supply voltage.

Disable this option to measure the actual measurement value.