User Manual

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5 Database
5.1 Creating Test Structures, General
A complete test structure with data regarding customers and
devices under test be created in the test instrument. This struc-
ture makes it possible to assign single measurements or test
sequences to devices under test belonging to various customers.
Manual single measurements can be grouped together into a so-
called “manual sequence”.
Objects can be identified with the following parameters:
Customer (ID, designation, street address, city and zip code)
DUT
(ID, designation, type, manufacturer, serial number, com-
ment)
Key
ID = identification number
5.2 Transmitting and Saving Test Structures
The following types of transmission are possible for test structures
and measurement data (from the test instrument):
Export: Transfer a structure including measured values from
the test instrument to the PC (ETC).
Store: Storage of a database to a USB stick plugged on to the
test instrument.
Restore: Restore a database from a USB stick to the test
instrument.
The test instrument and the PC must be connected with a USB
cable in order to transfer structures and data.
Attention!
!
During data transmission via the USB port (USB connec-
tion to the PC or connection of a USB stick), neither the
interface cable nor the USB stick may be disconnected.
Attention!
!
The test instrument may not be disconnected from sup-
ply power during transmission via the USB port. The
memory structure in the test instrument might otherwise
be destroyed.
Note
Data transfer to ETC should not be started during single
measurements or test sequences.
5.3 Saving and Documenting Tests via ETC
Structures set up in, and measurement data saved to the test
instrument can be imported to ETC report generating software via
the USB port. Data can then be saved and reports can be gener-
ated.
The most up-to-date version of ETC can be downloaded free of
charge from the mygmc page of our website as a ZIP file, if you
have registered your test instrument:
http://www.gossenmetrawatt.com
Products Software Software for Testers
Report Soft-
ware without Database
ETC
myGMC
Test Structure – Hierarchy of Object Levels
Figure 4 Database Structure
Customer
ID
Designation
Street address
DUT
ID
Designation
Type
Zip code
City
Manufacturer
Serial number
Comment
Database
Group
ID
Designation
Measurement 1
Measurement 2
Measurement 3
Group = manual sequence