Reference Card Instruction Manual

DriveObserver
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SOFTWARE
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MENUS AND COMMANDS
DriveObserver INTERFACE
DriveObserver contains the following menus and commands:
With commands in the File menu, you can perform these tasks:
• Create a new chart
• Open an existing chart to view data or to use its configuration for
collection new data
• Save a chart, save chart data to a *.csv file
With commands in the View menu, you can perform these tasks:
• Zoom In/Out on the time scale
• Overlap or isolate Y-axis scaling
• Use the time and value bars
• Turn the toolbar and status bar on and off
• Customize the view options to user preferences
With commands in the Chart menu, you can perform these tasks:
• Add and remove traces (also add non-recorded traces such as gains for easy edits)
• Edit trace formatting (line type, markers, color)
• Start and stop real-time data collection
• View and edit Sample Rate and Chart Properties
With commands in the Window menu, you can perform these tasks:
• Open a new window
• Arrange windows
• Switch between open windows
With commands in the Help menu, you can perform these tasks:
• Display the DriveObserver online help
• Connect to DriveTools SP’s Internet site
• Display version and component information about DriveObserver
• View device help files
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Note: Software installation instructions can be found in the DriveExecutive Software and Reference Card.
Number Name Description
1 Menus
Contains the commands that you use to perform tasks. For example, you can select File>New to create a new chart.
2
T
ool Bar
The tool bar contains shor
tcuts to several commonly used commands.
3
Chart Window
Displays infor
mation about the traces you are monitoring and the real-time data that has been collected.
4 Chart The chart is where you will view a graphical display of the collected data.
5 Y-Axis The trace scaling information.
6 X-Axis The time axis.
7 Trace A parameter for which you are collecting data.
8 Table View Displays information about the traces that you are monitoring with in-place editing of min/max while running. Also provides node status (running,
faulted, not communicating, etc.)
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Status Bar
The status bar provides brief descriptions.
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