NetDAQ Users Manual
Table Of Contents
- 2640A/2645A NetDAQ Users Manual
- 1. Overview
- 2. Preparing for Operation
- Introduction
- Instrument Preparation
- Unpacking and Inspecting the Instrument
- Positioning and Rack Mounting
- Connecting to a Power Source and Grounding
- Universal Input Module Connections
- Digital I/O Connections
- Alarm/Trigger I/O Connections
- External Trigger Wiring for a Group Instrument
- Controls and Indicators
- Front Panel Operating Procedures
- Power-On Options
- Displaying a Monitor Channel
- Displaying the Digital I/O Status
- Displaying the Totalizer Status
- Reviewing and Setting the Base Channel Number
- Reviewing and Setting the Line Frequency
- Reviewing and Setting the Network Type
- Reviewing and Setting the General Network Socket Port
- Reviewing and Setting the General Network IP Address
- Reviewing and Setting the Subnet Mask and Default Gateway
- Viewing the Instrument Ethernet Address
- Host Computer and Network Preparation
- Testing and Troubleshooting
- 3. Configuring NetDAQ Logger for Windows
- Introduction
- Configuring Network Communications
- Configuring the Current Setup
- Setup Files
- Configuring an Instrument
- Configuring Channels
- Configuring Mx+B Scaling From a File
- Entering an Instrument's Description
- Copying a Channels Configuration
- Default Configuration Settings
- Using Configuration Lockout
- Saving an Instrument's Configuration as a Text File
- Configuring the netdaq.ini File
- 4. Operating NetDAQ Logger for
- 5. Using Trend Link for Fluke
- Introduction
- Getting the Right Look for Your Trend Link Chart
- 6. Maintenance
- Introduction
- Self-Test Diagnostics and Error Codes
- Cleaning
- Fuse Replacement
- Performance Test
- Configuring the Performance Test Setup
- Initializing the Performance Test Setup
- Accuracy Performance Tests
- Volts DC Accuracy Test (2640A)
- Volts DC Accuracy Test (2645A)
- Volts AC Accuracy Test
- Frequency Accuracy Test
- Analog Channel Integrity Test
- Computed Channel Integrity Test
- Thermocouple Temperature Accuracy Test
- Open Thermocouple Response Test
- 2-Wire Resistance Accuracy Test (2640A)
- 2-Wire Resistance Accuracy Test (2645A)
- 4-Wire Resistance Accuracy Test (2640A)
- 4-Wire Resistance Accuracy Test (2645A)
- RTD Temperature Accuracy Test (Resistance) (2640A)
- RTD Temperature Accuracy Test (Resistance) (2645A)
- RTD Temperature Accuracy Test (DIN/IEC 751 RTD)
- Digital Input/Output Tests
- Totalizer Tests
- Master Alarm Output Test
- Trigger Input Test
- Trigger Output Test
- Calibration
- Variations in the Display
- Service
- Replacement Parts
- Appendices
- A. Specifications
- Introduction
- 2640A/2645A Combined Specifications
- 2640A Specifications
- 2640A DC Voltage Measurement Specifications
- 2640A AC Voltage Measurement Specifications
- 2640A 4-Wire Resistance Measurement Specifications
- 2640A 2-Wire Resistance Measurement Specifications
- 2640A RTD's 4-Wire, per ITS-1990 Measurement Specifications
- 2640A RTD's 2-Wire per ITS-1990 Measurement Specifications
- 2640A Thermocouple per ITS-1990 Measurement Specifications
- 2640A Frequency Measurement Specifications
- 2645A Specifications
- 2645A DC Voltage Measurement Specifications
- 2645A AC Voltage Measurement Specifications
- 2645A 4-Wire Resistance Measurement Specifications
- 2645A 2-Wire Resistance Measurement Specifications
- 2645A 4-Wire RTD per ITS-1990 Measurement Specifications
- 2645A Thermocouple per ITS-1990 Measurement Specifications
- 2645A Frequency Measurement Specifications
- B. Noise, Shielding, and Crosstalk Considerations
- C. True-RMS Measurements
- D. RTD Linearization
- E. Computed Channel Equations
- F. Data File Format
- G. Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)
- H. Ethernet Cabling
- I. Network Considerations
- J. Error Messages & Exception Conditions
- K. Fluke Service Centers
- A. Specifications
- Index
- Instrument Parameter Record (Isolated Network)
- Instrument Parameter Record (General Network)
- General Network Parameter Record
- Host Computer General Network Parameter Record
Operating NetDAQ Logger for Windows
Data Files
4
4-13
Items: ‘Cnn’ (nn is the channel number 01 to 30)
DIO (Digital I/O status, decimal equivalent of the 8 I/O lines)
Totalizer (Totalizer count, 0 to 4294967295)
Alarm1 (Alarm 1 status, decimal equivalent of the 30 Alarm 1 states)
Alarm2 (Alarm 2 status, decimal equivalent of the 30 Alarm 2 states)
ELDateTime (Scan date/time in Excel/Lotus 1, 2, 3 format)
Begin data collection, observing the data display in the client application. The
timestamps are directly compatible with Excel and Lotus 1,2,3 analysis
applications.
Data Files 4-14.
Data files contain the measurement data collected from the instruments. After the
instrument completes a measurement scan, the data is stored temporarily in the
instrument’s internal memory. NetDAQ Logger retrieves the scan data over the
network and records it into a data file. Data files are recorded in one of three
formats: Fast Binary, ASCII, or Trend Link.
A summary of each data file type is as follows.
• Fast Binary
The Fast Binary data file format provides the fastest way of getting data to
disk and uses the least amount of disk space. Fast Binary is the only data file
format that you can convert directly to the other two data file formats: ASCII
(CSV) and Trend Link. The NetDAQ Logger Utilities menu lists the
conversion utilities for Fast Binary files.
• ASCII
The ASCII (CSV) data file format stores the data in ASCII characters and is
directly compatible with analysis applications like Excel and Lotus 1,2,3. If
you use a spreadsheet for data analysis, then the ASCII (CSV) data file format
may be the best choice.
You can covert an ASCII file to text. The text data file format is the same as
the ASCII format, except that the timestamps have been converted into
date/time strings using the Converting Data File ASCII Timestamps
procedure (Utilities menu). The default file extension for text data files is
*.txt.