User's Manual

5-Data Collection Mode pulseEKKO PRO
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Figure 5-2: Selecting Collect Line Data will display this screen. The user can select the line number to be collected. The default
line number is the lowest line number available. As lines are collected, their associated number will appear in black on this screen.
Use the A and B buttons to move to any number on the list. When ready to collect data press 1 - Run. If you select the number of an
existing line, you will have the option to Overwrite or View the data file.
5.3 Data Collection
Once the line number or Collect Data (No Save) is selected, the program begins data collection.
Antennas: Before starting data collection, the user must make sure that the antennas are in their correct
starting positions and are ready to be moved to the next position when required.
System Initialization Messages: Before data collection begins, the system conducts an initialization
process where it attempts to communicate with all the components and ready them for data acquisition.
During this process, comments are written to the screen indicating what component is being initialized
(Figure 5-3). The level of detail in these messages is control by the Display Info Mode (Section 3.6.4: P64).
If an error occurs during this process, a message is written to the screen indicating where the problem
occurred and how it might be solved (Section 7: P95).
Figure 5-3: After a line name is selected, the system initialization process attempts to communicate with all the components and
ready them for data acquisition. During this process, comments are written to the screen. If an error occurs during this process, a
message will appear indicating where the problem occurred and how it might be solved.