Campbell Scientific ID-2000W User Manual
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
ID-2000 Windows
4/96
Copyright (c) 1996
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ID-2000 WINDOWS USER’S MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ID-2000 WINDOWS INTRODUCTION
I.1 Welcome................................................................................................................................. I-1
I.2 Getting Started........................................................................................................................ I-1
1. THE BASICS
1.1 Toolbar Buttons...................................................................................................................... 1-3
1.2 Status Bar .............................................................................................................................. 1-5
1.3 Quick Tour.............................................................................................................................. 1-5
2. PLOT TEMPLATE VIEW
2.1 “On” Group............................................................................................................................. 2-3
2.2 “Data File” Group................................................................................................................... 2-3
2.3 “Parameter Selection” Group.................................................................................................2-4
2.3.1 Selecting Parameters...................................................................................................... 2-5
2.3.2 Derivatives and Integrals................................................................................................. 2-5
2.3.3 Editing Scales..................................................................................................................2-6
2.4 “Auto Scale” Group................................................................................................................ 2-7
2.5 “Smoothing” Group ................................................................................................................ 2-7
2.6 “Primary File” Group .............................................................................................................. 2-8
2.7 “Plot Type” Group .................................................................................................................. 2-8
2.8 “Plot Title” Group.................................................................................................................. 2-10
3. PLOT VIEW
3.1 Zooming................................................................................................................................. 3-2
3.1.1 Zoom In ........................................................................................................................... 3-2
3.1.2 Zoom Out......................................................................................................................... 3-6
3.2 Panning.................................................................................................................................. 3-6
3.3 Plot Notes............................................................................................................................... 3-7
3.4 Copy Plot................................................................................................................................ 3-9
3.5 Export Plot.............................................................................................................................. 3-9
3.6 Statistics................................................................................................................................. 3-9
3.7 Save and Recall Plot............................................................................................................ 3-10
3.8 Data Track Rollup................................................................................................................ 3-12
3.9 Data Markers ....................................................................................................................... 3-13
3.10 Reference Time ................................................................................................................... 3-13
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4. FFT VIEW.................................................................................................................................. 4-1
5. CALCULATED PARAMETERS
5.1 Editing/Creating...................................................................................................................... 5-2
5.1.1 Deleting ........................................................................................................................... 5-2
5.1.2 Entering an Equation....................................................................................................... 5-2
5.2 Mathematical Functions......................................................................................................... 5-3
6. IMPORT/EXPORT
6.1 Importing Data........................................................................................................................ 6-1
6.1.1 Using the ASCII Text Import............................................................................................ 6-2
6.2 Parameter Names.................................................................................................................. 6-4
6.3 Exporting Data ....................................................................................................................... 6-5
6.4 Data File Formats .................................................................................................................. 6-7
6.4.1 Data File Format..............................................................................................................6-7
7. PREFERENCES
7.1 Plotting References................................................................................................................ 7-1
7.1.1 Time Format.................................................................................................................... 7-1
7.1.2 Miscellaneous..................................................................................................................7-4
7.1.3 Display Items................................................................................................................... 7-4
7.1.4 Performance.................................................................................................................... 7-6
7.2 FFT Preferences.................................................................................................................... 7-7
7.3 General Preferences..............................................................................................................7-8
7.4 Printing Preferences .............................................................................................................. 7-9
7.5 Fonts Preferences.................................................................................................................. 7-9
7.6 Colors Preferences.............................................................................................................. 7-11
8. TROUBLESHOOTING.......................................................................................................... 8-1
INDEX .............................................................................................................................................. IDX-1
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ID-2000 WINDOWS INTRODUCTION
I.1 WELCOME
Welcome to ID-2000 for Windows! ID-2000 has
always represented Interface Design’s
commitment to providing powerful yet easy to
use software for the data acquisition and
analysis industry. ID-2000 is designed to be a
very useful yet powerful tool for your data
analysis needs.
Until now, ID-2000 was only available as a DOS
application and as such it was bound by
memory limitations and other restrictions
created by DOS itself. ID-2000 Windows
breaks free of these restrictions allowing more
effective and creative features to be
implemented in order to make data analysis
even easier and more powerful than before.
Many data analysis packages today are
designed to be an “everything to everybody”
product. Unfortunately most of these are either
so generic that they do not do anything
particularly well or so complex that you get
frustrated and do not use them. ID-2000 breaks
this mold by being very simple and easy to use
while providing powerful tools to help you
analyze data like never before.
• Provide report quality annotated plots and
capabilities for inserting plots into other
Windows applications.
ID-2000 is a Windows 3.1 application and
utilizes many of the latest programming
techniques (such as a toolbar with “tool tips”) to
make operation fast and easy. ID-2000 may
also be run using Windows 95 although it is not
a 32 bit Windows 95 application.
ID-2000 will run using the standard Windows
3.1 VGA resolution. However, it is
recommended that you use SuperVGA (800 x
600 or higher) and 256 colors if possible in
order to see the plotted data more clearly.
I.2 GETTING STARTED
You’re probably anxious to get started using
ID-2000 to analyze your data. We recommend
that you follow these steps :
1. Install Microsoft Windows Version 3.1 or
Microsoft Windows 95 (both purchased
separately) and learn how to use it. Do not
attempt to install or use ID-2000 Windows until
you are comfortable using Microsoft Windows.
The primary goals of ID-2000 Windows are
simple:
• Provide an easy to use, simplistic user
interface for analyzing time-based data
(continuous sampled data).
• Provide fast and flexible data graphing with
multiple plot types for both small and huge
data files (up to 512 parameters and
gigabyte files).
• Allow you to view all the details in your data
by multi-level zooming.
• Provide data manipulation through
calculated parameters, data smoothing,
derivatives, integrals, and FFTs.
• Provide basic frequency analysis features
such as Amplitude Spectrum and Power
Spectrum plots with various FFT sizes and
data windowing types.
2. Install ID-2000 Windows on your hard disk
using the SETUP.EXE program found on
the original diskette.
3. Review Chapter 1 which contains a brief
tour of some basic functions in ID-2000.
NOTE: The figures shown in this Help file
are actual ID-2000 screens that were
captured while running under Windows 95.
If you are using ID-2000 under Windows 3.1
there may be slight discrepancies between
what you see on your display and the
figures in this manual. However, the
differences should be only in the
appearance of the window’s border
(controlled by Windows itself) and various
dialog controls such as check boxes that
use an “X” instead of a “√”.
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I-2
SECTION 1. THE BASICS
ID-2000 Windows uses a single window to
display one of three different views - Plot
Template, Plot, and FFT. Figure 1-1 shows a
sample Plot Template view that will produce a
single Strip-Chart style plot of the parameter
“Signal_0” versus “Time”.
The Plot Template view is used to define what
parameters you wish to plot and how they
should be plotted. When you start ID-2000 the
Plot Template view is what initially appears in
the ID-2000 application window. You use this
view to select data files, select parameters,
enable/disable plotting features, import/export
data files, and access ID-2000 configuration
settings.
The Plot Template view is essentially a large
dialog box that fills the entire application
window. It contains many different controls
such as buttons, check boxes, radio buttons,
etc. A complete description of the Plot
Template view features and functions can be
found in the following chapters.
The second view is the Plot view which contains
the actual graphs that you defined in the Plot
Template. Figure 1-2 is a sample Plot view
based upon the settings in the Plot Template in
Figure 1-1.
FIGURE 1-1. Plot Template View
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FIGURE 1-2. Plot View
The third and last view is the FFT view which is
displayed in Figure 1-3. This view is used to
display an Amplitude Spectrum or Power
Spectrum plot of selected data. These plots
identify either the amplitude or power
associated with discrete frequencies within the
data. You can control the number of data points
used in calculating the FFT as well as the type
of data windowing you wish to use through the
Options - Preferences menu. Complete
descriptions of FFT features and procedures
are covered in the following chapters.
All three views share the same application
window and therefore only one may be visible at
any give time. The menus and toolbar buttons
will enable and disable automatically based
upon which view is currently active.
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FIGURE 1-3. FFT View
1.1 TOOLBAR BUTTONS
The ID-2000 toolbar is immediately below the menu at the top of the window and consists of buttons with
graphical icons on them. Clicking these buttons is a shortcut for various menu selections. The toolbar
uses “tool tips” which are little reminders that automatically pop up next to the mouse cursor if you move
the mouse over a toolbar button and leave it there for approximately one second. In addition to tool tips
the status bar at the bottom of the window also displays information about the function of each toolbar
button.
There are two sizes of toolbars from which you may select. The default is the large toolbar which is
used throughout this Help file. It looks like this:
The small toolbar is similar and looks like this:
You may select which toolbar you wish to use in the Preferences dialog box under the General tab. The
small toolbar button is primarily for VGA users that do not have enough screen resolution to display the
entire large toolbar. Some of the buttons on the small toolbar may be slightly different from the large
toolbar button simply because there is no way to successfully reduce the button’s graphic on the large
toolbar. However, the buttons on both toolbars are in the same order and the “tool tips” are the same.
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Functions of the toolbar buttons are listed below:
Opens a previously saved plot template (Plot Template view) or recalls a saved plot
(Plot view)
Saves the current plot template under a new name (Plot Template view) or saves
the current plot (Plot view)
Copy the current plot to the Windows clipboard (Plot or FFT view)
Prints the current plot (All views)
Switches to the Plot Template view (Plot or FFT view)
Switches to the Plot view (Plot Template or FFT view)
Allows you to select the data for calculating an FFT and automatically switches to
the FFT view (Plot view only)
Allows you to zoom in on a graph (Plot or FFT view)
Zooms a graph out to full scale (Plot or FFT view)
Displays statistics for the plotted data (Plot or FFT view)
Allows you to add, delete, or edit a calculated parameter (Plot Template view only)
Access all ID-2000 configuration options and preferences (All views)
Stops plotting data (Plot view only)
Pan Left - shifts the plot to the left by ½ of the screen and then redraws the plot.
(Plot view only)
Pan Right - shifts the plot to the right by ½ of the screen and then redraws the plot.
(Plot view only)
Accesses on-line Help file. (All views)
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Context sensitive help (All views)
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1.2 STATUS BAR
The status bar at the bottom of the screen
contains four panes.
The first pane is used to display information
regarding the status of ID-2000 or instructions
for you to follow.
The second and third panes will display the
coordinates of the mouse cursor when you
move the mouse inside one of the graphs that
are plotted. The coordinates displayed in these
panes are in the units of the graph in which the
mouse cursor is currently located. It is not the
actual data value but simply the cursor location.
The fourth and last pane displays the current
time of day. Clicking on this pane toggles to
display either the current date or current time.
1.3 QUICK TOUR
Let’s take a quick tour of how to define a plot in
the Plot Template view and then look at the
actual plot in the Plot view. We will be using
one of the sample data files that is included with
ID-2000 so you do not have to worry about
converting any data files.
To begin, let’s start ID-2000 by clicking on the
ID-2000 icon which looks like this:
(If you already have ID-2000 running then just
continue with the next step.)
You should see the “splash” screen with
copyright information followed by the Plot
Template view (Figure 1-1). If you do not see
the Plot Template view and see a file selection
dialog box instead, that’s OK. Just skip down a
step to where we select the primary file.
Once the Plot Template view becomes visible
we want to select a new template which will
default all of the settings for us. Select the File New menu item which will display the Select
Data File or Template dialog box shown in
Figure 1-4.
Select the file named “realdata.idw” by either
double clicking it or by clicking on it followed by
clicking the OK button.
FIGURE 1-4. Select Data File or Template
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FIGURE 1-5. Plot Template of REALDATA.IDW
The Plot Template view should change to look
similar to that in Figure 1-5.
Now let’s make a Strip Chart plot. We will have
two strips (or graphs) on our plot. The first
graph will be “ExhaustTemp” parameter versus
“Time”. The second one will be “FanSpeed”
versus “Time”.
If you look at Figure 1-5 you will see groups or
columns labeled “On”, “Data File”, “Parameter
Selection”, “Auto Scale”, and “Smoothing”.
There are eight rows of items in each group.
Each row represents one graph or strip. We
want to plot two strips so we will be working with
the first two rows only.
Look at the first row in Figure 1-5. The boxes in
the “On” group are called “check boxes” and
allow you to turn a feature on or off by
“checking” or “unchecking” the box. The box is
checked when it contains either an “X” or “√”
inside. To check or uncheck it just click the
mouse in it which will toggle it back and forth.
We want to turn the first graph on so check the
box on the first row now.
Continue across on the first row to the group
labeled “Data File”. The button label should say
Primary. This button is used to specify what
data file (other than the primary file) you wish to
use. We won’t change this now but will discuss
it later in the manual.
The next group is labeled “Parameter Selection”
and contains a column of buttons under the “X”
label and another column under the “Y” label.
The names on these buttons are the
parameters that are selected for the X-axis and
Y-axis of your plot.
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The button on the first row under the X label in
the Parameter Selection group should already
be defaulted to “Time”. We want to use the
“Time” parameter but let’s pick a different
parameter just to show you how easy it is to
change parameters. Click on this button now.
You should see the Parameter Selection dialog
box appear shown in Figure 1-6.
In this dialog box are all of the parameters
available for plotting. The list on the left is
labeled “Parameters” and is a list of the actual
parameters in the data file that is going to be
plotted. In our example it is the parameters in
the data file “realdata.idw”. At the bottom of the
list is a check box labeled “Alphabetical Sort”. If
you check this box the parameter list will be
sorted alphabetically. If this check box is not
checked the parameters will be listed in the
same order as they are in the data file.
On the right side of the dialog box is a group
labeled “Std. Parameters”. These are
parameters that are available for every data file.
The four buttons in the group are labeled:
“Time”, “Ref. Time”, “Scan_Number”, and
“Scanrate”. The “Time” parameter (which we
are going to select) is just as it sounds - the
time in seconds since the first data point was
recorded. “Ref. Time” represents reference
time which we will discuss later in the manual
but simply put it is the number of seconds from
a user-defined reference point in the data file.
The “Scan_Number” parameter is just the
number of data points since the first data point.
The last button is “Scanrate” which is the speed
at which the current data point was recorded in
Hz (scans per second). There are also two
check boxes labeled “Derivative” and “Integral”
which plots the derivative or integral of a
parameter. We will discuss integrals and
derivatives in a later chapter.
To select a parameter simply click on one of the
Std. Parameter buttons or double click one of
the parameters in the parameter list. Let’s
select “Scan_Number” so simply have to click
the button labeled “Scan_Number”. That’s all
there is to it. This takes you back to the Plot
Template view and the button in the X Parameter Selection group should now be
labeled “Scan_Number”.
Now that you know how easy it is to select a
parameter let’s go back and select “Time” again
which is the actual parameter we want to use
for our plot. Click on the button that now says
“Scan_Number” on the first row of the XParameter Selection group to display the
Parameter Selection dialog box again (Figure 1-
6). Now click on the button labeled “Time”.
This returns you back to the Plot Template view
and the button in the X - Parameter Selection
group should now be labeled “Time” .
FIGURE 1-6. Parameter Selection
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FIGURE 1-7. Plot Template view of ExhaustTemp and FanSpeed vs. Time
OK, now let’s pick our Y-axis parameter -
“ExhaustTemp”. Picking the Y-axis parameter
works just like the X-axis parameter. Click on
the button in the first row under the Y label in
the Parameter Selection group. This causes
the Parameter Selection List dialog box in
Figure 1-6 to re-appear. Now look in the
Parameters list and select the parameter
named “ExhaustTemp”.
That’s all there is to selecting parameters for
plotting! Now let’s do the second strip. Go down
to the second row and “turn on” the second graph
by checking the check box in the “On” column just
like the first row. The X-axis parameter button on
the second row should already be labeled “Time”
so go on over to the Y-axis parameter button.
Click this button to display the Parameter
Selection dialog and select the parameter named
“FanSpeed” in the Parameter List. Verify that the
button label in the Plot Template view has now
changed to FanSpeed.
Look in the group labeled “Auto Scale” and
make sure both boxes are checked for the first
two rows. Now look at the “Smoothing” group
and make sure both buttons are labeled OFF
for the first two rows.
Just one more thing to check. Look down
toward the lower portion of the window to find
the row labeled “Plot Type”. Make sure the
radio button labeled “Strip-Chart” has a dot in it
which means that it is selected. If another plot
type is selected then just click on Strip-Chart to
select it.
The Plot Template should now look like Figure 1-7.
Now we are ready to see what this plot looks
like. Find the toolbar button and click it to
switch to the Plot view. You can also do the
same thing by selecting the View - Switch to
Plot menu item or by pressing the F3 key.
You should see a plot similar to Figure 1-8. The
top strip is a graph of our first parameter,
ExhaustTemp versus Time. The second strip is
FanSpeed versus Time. On Strip-Chart plots
there is only one X-axis which is located at the
very bottom of the plot. All graphs are plotted
against the same X-axis parameter.
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If you have a printer attached to your computer
and it is installed in Windows you may try
printing by simply clicking on the printer toolbar
button or via the File - Print menu item.
Now that you know how to make a plot let’s
make a more interesting one. Go back to the
Plot Template by clicking the Plot-Template
toolbar button or the View-Switch to Template
menu item.
FIGURE 1-8. Plot view of ExhaustTemp and FanSpeed vs. Time
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We are now going to make an X-Y plot of
“FanSpeed” versus “TurbineSpeed”. We will
only be plotting one graph this time so turn off
the second graph (remove the check on the
second row in the “On” group). Change the Xaxis parameter on the first graph to
“FanSpeed”. (Click on the first button under the
X column and then select the “FanSpeed”
parameter in the Parameter Selection dialog.)
Now change the Y-axis parameter to
“TurbineSpeed”. The last thing we need to do is
to change the plot type from Strip-Chart to X-Y.
(Just click on the “X-Y” radio button on the Plot
Type row.)
Your Plot Template window should look like
Figure 1-9.
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FIGURE 1-9. Plot Template for FanSpeed versus TurbineSpeed
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Now you are ready to make your first X-Y plot.
Click on the Plot toolbar button and you should
see the plot displayed in Figure 1-10.
Let’s have a little fun and use the Zoom feature.
We are going to zoom in on the small blob of
data at the top right of the plot.
Click on the Zoom toolbar button to turn on the
zoom feature.
NOTE: When in “zoom” mode the mouse
cursor will change from the standard arrow
to a small magnifying glass.
To zoom in on a plot you draw a rectangle
around the part of the data that you want to
expand. Once you have the magnifying glass
cursor click the mouse where you want one of
the rectangle corners to be and HOLD down the
mouse button. While holding the mouse button
down you are going to be dragging a rubberband rectangle along with the mouse cursor.
Move the mouse until the data you want to zoom
in on is inside the rectangle. When the rectangle
is the size you desire then release the mouse
button. The plot will redraw to display only the
data inside the rectangle. See Figure 1-11.
FIGURE 1-10. Plot for FanSpeed versus TurbineSpeed
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Of course the actual scales of your plot may be
different depending upon exactly what rectangle
you drew. That’s all there is to zooming. You
can try zooming in even closer on the blob if you
want to by repeating the same procedure. In
fact, ID-2000 will let you keep zooming until you
only have a few data points to plot!
Now let’s zoom back out to full scale. This is
very simple since all you have to do is click the
Zoom Full Scale toolbar button:
That concludes our quick tour through a few
basic features of ID-2000. Pretty easy wasn’t
it? You can always use the sample data files
(REALDATA, 48CHAN, and SINE4FFT) when
you want to explore the many features of ID-
2000. In fact, these three data files are used
throughout this manual in illustrations so that
you can follow along if you like.
You can return to the Plot Template view by
clicking the Plot Template toolbar button or the
View - Switch to Template menu item. To exit
ID-2000 click on the File - Exit menu item or
access the Windows system menu to close the
ID-2000 window.
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FIGURE 1-11. Zooming an X-Y Plot
SECTION 2. PLOT TEMPLATE VIEW
In the previous chapter we briefly looked at the
three different “views” that are available in the
ID-2000 Windows application window. To
review, only one window is used by ID-2000. In
that window you can “view” three different types
of things but only one of them can be viewed at
a time. These three “views” are:
Plot Template View
In this view you tell ID-2000 what you want to
plot and how to plot it.
FIGURE 2-1. Plot Template View
Plot View
As its name implies it displays the actual graphs
that you defined in the Plot Template view.
FFT View
This view is similar to the Plot view except that it
displays an FFT plot (amplitude or power
spectrum) for frequency analysis.
This chapter discusses the features found in the
Plot Template view.
FIGURE 2-3. FFT View
Before getting into the details of the Plot
Template view let’s discuss the plot template
file. The information contained in the Plot
Template view is stored in an ID-2000 plot
template file. Template files use an extension
of “.IDT”. These template files are used to:
• Start ID-2000 with the same plot settings
that you used when you last exited ID-2000.
FIGURE 2-2. Plot View
• Provide a method for saving multiple plot
settings that can be reused.
The template file IDWIN.IDT is the default
template and always contains the settings from
your last ID-2000 session. When ID-2000 exits
it saves the current plot settings in IDWIN.IDT.
When you start ID-2000 the settings stored in
IDWIN.IDT are automatically loaded so that
everything is just like it was when you last used
ID-2000.
You may save the plot template settings to
another template file at any time by selecting
the File - Save Template As menu item and
entering the desired file name. You can then
load these saved settings by selecting the File Open Template menu item.
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SECTION 2. PLOT TEMPLATE VIEW
The template file feature in ID-2000 is useful for
maintaining multiple types of plot settings.
Instead of changing all of the graph and
parameter settings back and forth you can
simply save templates for the standard plot
settings you desire and just load the desired
template.
You may also start ID-2000 by specifying the
desired template file on the command line such
as:
IDWIN.EXE C:\ID2000W\MYTEMP.IDT
When you start ID-2000 Windows by clicking on
its icon in Program Manager, ID-2000 attempts
to load the template settings you used during
your last work session. After checking to make
sure all the settings are still valid ID-2000
automatically displays the Plot Template view.
You can switch back to the Plot Template view
from any of the other views by clicking on the
toolbar button or the View-Plot Template menu
item or by pressing the F3 key.
The Plot Template view is essentially a very
large dialog box with buttons, check boxes,
radio buttons, and edit boxes. All of these items
work like any other Windows application.
Normally you will use the left mouse button
when clicking on these items. However, some
items offer special functions when clicking on
them with the right mouse button. Items
utilizing both left and right buttons will be
identified throughout this manual.
Let’s take a close up look at the Plot Template
view in Figure 2-4.
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FIGURE 2-4. Plot Template View
SECTION 2. PLOT TEMPLATE VIEW
Many of the Plot Template items are grouped
together. There are five of these groups which
are labeled “On”, “Data File”, “Parameter
Selection”, “Auto Scale”, and “Smoothing”.
These groups all have eight rows of check
boxes or buttons in them which correspond to
the eight graphs you can define. Each row
represents the settings for a single graph.
The lower portion of the Plot Template view
contains various items that are not specifically
grouped together. These items do not pertain
to a single graph but instead affect the entire
plot. These items are “Primary File”, “Plot
Type”, and “Plot Title”.
2.1 “ON” GROUP
This group contains eight check boxes for
turning each of the eight graphs on and off
(Figure 2-5). Clicking the left mouse buttons
toggles the graph on and off. If the box has a
“X” or “√” inside it, the graph is turned on and
will be plotted.
probably be plotting parameters on the graphs
that all come from the same data file. ID-2000
simplifies this procedure by having you load a
“primary” data file for the entire plot. If the Data
File button is labeled “PRIMARY” it indicates
that the graph will use whatever primary data
file you have loaded. If you change the primary
data file for the plot (we’ll tell you how to do that
later in this chapter) then all graphs that were
using the primary file automatically are changed
too!
FIGURE 2-5. “On” Group
2.2 “DATA FILE” GROUP
This group contains eight buttons for selecting
the data file to be used for each of the eight
graphs (Figure 2-6). Most of the time you will
FIGURE 2-6. “Data File” Group
Sometimes you may want to use different data
files for each graph allowing you to analyze data
between multiple files. This type of analysis is
called multi-file plotting.
Let’s say you were looking at temperatures from
a remote weather station. Perhaps you have
separate data files for several 24 hour periods
and you would like to compare them against
one another. By selecting a different file for
each of the graphs you can compare or even
overlay the data making it easy to see how the
temperature changed from day to day.
If you click (using the left mouse button) on the
“Data File” button for a graph you will see the file
selection dialog that looks like this (Figure 2-7):
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SECTION 2. PLOT TEMPLATE VIEW
FIGURE 2-7. Data File Selection Dialog
This is a standard Windows file selection dialog
box except that a button has been added in the
lower right corner labeled “Use Primary”.
There are three types of files you may select
from Figure 2-7:
1. Primary - If you want to use the plot’s
primary file simply click the “Use Primary”
button.
2. Secondary - If you wish to use an ID-2000
file for this graph other than the primary file
select the desired file.
3. Import - If you want to select a data file that
is not an ID-2000 data file you first need to
select the type of file desired you wish to
import in the “List Files of Type” drop down
box and then select the desired file. (Refer
to the Import/Export section of this manual
for additional information on importing files.)
Using the right mouse button to click on a graph
“Data File” button is a short cut method of
viewing information on that data file. You can
alternately use the File - Data File Info menu
item to view information on any data file.
(Figure 2-8).
FIGURE 2-8. Data File Info
The information on the data file is displayed in
ID-2000’s TextPad utility. This utility is similar to
the Windows Notepad program that allows you
to view and save text files. The CUT, COPY,
and PASTE functions in TextPad allow you to
manipulate the information as desired including
copying/pasting it into other applications.
NOTE: The data file information is in a
temporary file which will automatically be
deleted upon closing the TextPad utility. If
you want to keep this file you must save it
under a new name.
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2.3 “PARAMETER SELECTION” GROUP
There are two columns of buttons in this group
(Figure 2-9). The first column is labeled “X” and
the second is labeled “Y”. These buttons
represent each graph’s X-axis parameter and
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