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Contents
Introduction
Ch 1 – Getting Started with eZ-PostView
Ch 2 – eZ-PostView Menus and Windows
Ch 3 – Interactive Features of eZ-PostView’s Plot Display Window
System Requirements …… 1-1
Software Installation …… 1-2
Features of eZ-PostView …… 2-1
File Menu …… 2-3
Edit Menu …… 2-4
Window Menu …… 2-11
How to Change Plot Display Characteristics ……3-2
How to Change “Focus” …… 3-2.
How to Add and Remove Channels …… 3-2
Other Features …… 3-3
Appendix A – Keyboard Controls
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Introduction
eZ-PostView is a time-domain post-acquisition data
viewing application that has been integrated with
primary data acquisition software, including
DaqView, Personal DaqView, ChartView, LogView,
and WaveView.
eZ-PostView Can Be Used without the Presence of Acquisition Hardware
The eZ-PostView application provides easy-to-use
post-acquisition analysis capability, and is included
free of charge as a part of product support. From
this application you can display up to 8 timedomain function windows and display up to 16
channel traces per window. Data is automatically
scaled to optimize its fit in the window.
From eZ-PostView you can customize window,
channel trace, and cursor colors.
Once installed, eZ-PostView can be launched from the data-acquisition program by a simple click of the
<View Data> button. As an alternative, the application can be launched independent of the acquisition program and
supported data files can be loaded for viewing.
eZ-PostView includes the following features:
•File Input Format Support for: DaqView, WaveView, Personal DaqView, ChartView,
Universal File Format UFF-58B.
• Can show 8 Display Windows simultaneously
• Can show 16 Channel Traces per Display Window
• Includes Automatic Data Scaling
• User-Configurable Data Display is provided for channels and trace colors
• Allows for multiple Tiling, or Cascading, of display windows
A Screen Capture from eZ-PostView
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eZ-PostView makes use of buttons similar to those found on VCRs. As indicated by the following figure,
you can select to play the data display forward, backward, or frame by frame in either direction. The
playback task bar is located just below the menu bar, which is detailed in chapter 2.
Play Backward, Play Backward Stop Play Play Forward
One Frame at a Time One Frame at a Time
Playback Task Bar
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Getting Started with eZ-PostView1
System Requirements …… 1-1
Software Installation …… 1-2
System Requirements
Your computer should meet the following minimum requirements.
™
•
• 64 MB Memory
• 100 MB Hard Disk space
• Monitor: SVGA, 800 x 600 resolution
• One of the following Microsoft
, Pentium 90 MHz or equivalent
Intel
Windows 98
Windows Me
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP
®
Windows Operating Systems:
If you purchased software, associated authorization codes will accompany your
installation CD. If this is the case, keep your codes in a safe place. You will need to enter
them once, during an actual run of the purchased software.
Note that no authorization code or password is needed to run eZ-PostView.
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Software Installation
Before installing a version of our data-acquisition software, remove all
previous versions of that software.
Reference Notes:
➣
Adobe Acrobat PDF versions of documents pertaining to your system hardware and
software are automatically installed onto your PC’s hard-drive as a part of product
support at the time of software installation. The default location is the Programs group,
which can be accessed via the Windows Desktop Start Menu.
➣
PDF versions of documents can be read directly from the data acquisition CD.
➣
After your software is installed you can setup your data acquisition device, e.g.,
WaveBook, DaqBook, LogBook, and connect it to the host computer. Instructions for
hardware setup are included in your device user’s manual, which is included on the CD.
When you first install software for your acquisition device, eZ-PostView will automatically be selected for
installation along with the primary acquisition software application. For example, when a WaveBook is selected,
both WaveView and eZ-PostView will show as pre-selected software options.
To install eZ-PostView …
1. Start Windows.
2. Close all running applications.
3. Insert the Data Acquisition CD into your CD-ROM drive and wait for the CD to auto-run.
If the CD does not start on its own:
(a) click the desktop’s <Start> button
(b) choose the Run command
(c) select the CD-ROM drive, then select the setup.exe file
(d) click <OK>
An Opening Screen will appear.
4. Click the <ENTER SETUP> button.
5. On the hardware selection screen [which follows a licensing agreement], select your hardware from the
drop-down list.
6. On the resulting software options screen, select the software that is applicable to your system.
Note that eZ-PostView is already selected by default.
7. Click the <Install> button; then follow the screen prompts to complete the installation.
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You will be prompted to enter an Authorization Code.
If you purchased eZ-TimeView or eZ-FrequencyView enter the code for the
➣
associated application; then click the <Apply Code> button.
If you are installing eZ-PostView [which requires no code], simply click the
➣
<OK> button or, if you prefer, click the <Start 30 Day Trial> button to try out
the more powerful eZ-FrequencyView Application.
Authorization Dialog Box
Note: Entry of your Authorization Code is only required once. However, you can enter a new code
at a future date, for example, if you wanted to upgrade from eZ-PostView to eZ-FrequencyView.
To open the Authorization Dialog Box:
1. Open eZ-PostView. You can open eZ-PostView by clicking the <ViewData> button
in your primary data acquisition program, e.g. WaveView, DaqView, LogView, etc.
2. From eZ-PostView’s File Pull-Down menu, select Authorization (following figure).
The Authorization dialog box appears.
To enter a code:
1. Type-in the code, as it appears on your Authorization Sheet.
File Menu
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2. Click the <Apply Code> button.
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eZ-PostView Menus and Windows 2
Contents
Features of eZ-PostView …… 2-1
File Menu …… 2-3
Edit Menu …… 2-4
The free eZ-PostView application includes the following features.
•
File Input Format Support for: DaqView, WaveView, Personal DaqView, ChartView, UFF-58B.
• 8 Display Windows
• 16 Channel Traces per Display Window
• Automatic Data Scaling
•
Configurable Data Display for channels and trace colors
•
Multiple Tiling of display windows
Note that eZ-PostView was derived from a much more versatile eZ-Analyst program. A comparison of
eZ-PostView features to those of eZ-Analyst and 2 other derived applications appears on page 2-2.
As indicated by the following table, many features do not apply to eZ-PostView. In the screen images, both those of
the actual application and those presented as figures in this manual, information that does not apply to eZ-PostView
is either “grayed-out” or “hidden.” The same applies to functions of the pull-down menus.
Reference Note:
The document, eZ-Analyst Series Software Reference, p/n 1086-0922 contains information that is
applicable to the higher-level “view” programs eZ-TimeView and eZ-FrequencyView, and to eZ-Analyst.
The eZ-Analyst Series document includes information regarding the Miscellaneous and the Octave Tabs,
which do not apply to eZ-PostView.
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Comparing eZ-PostView to other eZ-Analyst Series Applications
eZ-Analyst Series Comparison Matrix
Feature
File Input Format Support for: DaqView, WaveView,
Personal DaqView, ChartView, UFF-58B.
File Export to: ME’Scope and SMS Modal, Microsoft
Excel, Binary Universal File, and ASCII text files.
Display Windows, number of8888
Channel Traces per Display Window16161616
Automatic Data ScalingYesYesYesYes
Simulated Data Playback-----YesYesYes
Configurable Data Display for channels and trace colorsYesYesYesYes
Multiple Tiling of display windowsYesYesYesYes
Cursor Support - for both Single Cursor and Band Cursor-----YesYesYes
Data Strip Chart Display-----YesYesYes
Peak-to-Peak Calculations-----YesYesYes
Peak Searching, minimum and maximum-----YesYesYes
Mean Calculations-----YesYesYes
RMS Calculations-----YesYesYes
Zooming [of the data display]-----YesYesYes
Windowed Time Display Function-----YesYesYes
Cross Channel Support----------FFT, FRF, Cross,
Transfer Function Display Types----------Note 1Note 1
Complex Function Display Types----------Note 2Note 2
Scale Types-----RMS, Peak,
Function Display Types-----Time, Strip
Octave Types----------1/3, Full1/3, Full
Octave Weighting----------Linear, A, B, CLinear, A, B, C
Notes: 1) eZ-Analyst and eZ-FrequencyView - each offers the following Transfer Function Display Types: Inertance, Mobility,
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Compliance, Apparent Mass, Impedance, and Dynamic Stiffness.
2) eZ-Analyst and eZ-FrequencyView - each offers the following Complex Function Display Types: Magnitude, Phase, Real,
Imaginary, Nyquist, Magnitude and Phase, and Real and Imaginary.
3) eZ-Analyst and eZ-FrequencyView - each offers the following Function Display Types: Spectrum, Auto-Spectrum,
PSD (Power Spectral Function), Strip Chart.
4) eZ-Analyst and eZ-FrequencyView – each offers the following Response Channel FFT Windows: Hanning, Flat Top,
Exponential, and Blackman-Harris.
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File Menu
The File Menu provides a means to print plotted data, as well as open and save data files.
Open Data File … (.thd or .dsc)
Used to locate and open saved files. ZonicBook uses files with .thd extensions. View applications, i.e.,
WaveView, DaqView, Personal DaqView, LogView, and ChartView use files with .dsc extensions.
Save Plot Setup (PSET) …
These two menu items provide a means of saving [or opening] function files. Time and auto-spectrum data
is saved. If there is any reference channel cross-spectrum is saved for all channel pairs. The file extension is
.mds.
Recall Plot Setup (PSET) …
These two menu items provide a means of saving [or recalling] the current plot condition, such as window
locations and window content, including: channel numbers, function type, axis-type, and range. These files
can be recalled at a later date to process customized plot conditions.
Without user intervention, the plot setup file is automatically saved with .mds, .dsc, and .thd files.
You can have plot setups automatically recalled whenever you recall data files. To select this
option, open the Preferences window [accessed through the Edit pull-down menu] and check
the box labeled “Recall Plot Setup When Recall Data Files.”
Print
The standard print window associated with your specific computer will open. Select a printer and the
number of copies needed before clicking <OK>.
Authorization
Exit
Note:
In regard to printing, black plot backgrounds changed to white.
Provides a means of enabling additional view features that are available with purchased software, i.e.,
eZ-TimeView and eZ-FrequencyView. Aside from a trial period, an authorization code is required to enable
the applications available features. eZ-TimeView, eZ-FrequencyView, and the eZ-Analyst program from
which they were derived are discussed in the document, eZ-Analyst Series Software Reference,
p/n 1086-0922.
This menu item closes the eZ-PostView application.
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Edit Menu
The Edit Menu provides a means of configuring eZ-PostView in regard to both functionality and
appearance. The menu contains the following selections, each of which is detailed in the subsequent
sections:
The Configuration item provides a means of changing the majority of eZ-PostView settings in regard to
determining how the data is manipulated. The Configuration selection displays the Configuration Window
with one of several tab dialogs displayed. Selectable tabs are:
Acquisition Tab…… 2-5
Input Channels Tab …… 2-6
Octaves Tab (the tab is present, but does not apply to eZ-PostView)
Miscellaneous Tab (the tab is present, but does not apply to eZ-PostView)
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Edit Menu
> Configuration >
eZ-PostView’s Acquisition Setup Tab
Acquisition Tab
Edit Menu > Configuration >
With respect to eZ-PostView, the Acquisition Panel provides “read-only” text pertaining to the following:
Sample Rate (samples per second)
Time Blocksize (Acceptable blocksizes range from 128 to 16384 data points).
Time Delta X
Time Block
File Size in:
seconds
blocks
disk space in MB
Acquisition Tab: Acquisition Panel
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Edit Menu
The Input Channels tab displays the setup conditions of the input channels as they were when the
acquisition was saved-to-disk. Actual hardware setup can not be changed from eZ-PostView. The grayed-
out columns, in the following figure, can not be changed from eZ-PostView.
> Configuration >
Input Channels Tab Selected
Input Channels Tab
No.:This column lists all available channels. It can not be edited.
Active:
Shows “ON” for input channels that were active during the acquisition.
The column can not be edited in eZ-PostView.
Label:This should be a meaningful channel name. Highlight a cell before typing a label.
When you press the Enter key, the label is accepted.
Response
Reference
FSV:
There are two types of channels, Response and Reference. All channels are initialized as
Response channels. The column can not be edited in eZ-PostView.
Full-Scale Voltage. The cells in this column are used to set the FSV value in Volts.
This column can not be edited in eZ-PostView.
EU Mode:E(ngineering) U(nits): Select EU or Volt.
This column can not be edited in eZ-PostView.
Units:Enter the measurement units you will be using.
Location:This is a simple numbering system. The channel number is the default value for location.
However, you can highlight a cell and type a different location number. When you press the
Enter key, the value is accepted.
Coord:
This is the axial direction of the transducer that was connected to the channel.
This column can not be edited in eZ-PostView.
Input Type:This is the type of instrument that was attached to the channel. Menu selections include:
Acceleration, Velocity, Displacement, Force, Pressure, Stress, Strain, General, and Tach
(Tachometer). This column can not be edited in eZ-PostView.
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Edit Menu >Playback Setup Window
Edit Menu >
Playback Setup Window: Source Information Panel
There are no playback functions that can be setup from within the eZ-PostView application.
However, the window’s Source Information panel does provide general file related information
such as filename, file location, the number of active channels, sample rate, block size, the
number of blocks recorded, and recorded time.
The panel includes a Comments box for user remarks.
Single cursor
Second cursor of band cursors
Peak Search cursor
Data List
1. To change a Plot Window display color, click on the button that applies to the display characteristic,
for example, <Plot Background>.
2. Click <OK>. The Color Palette will open.
3. Select a color by clicking on a color square, or by defining a Custom Color.
4. Click <OK>.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for each Plot Window color that you want to change.
6. When finished, click <OK> in Colors [Color Palette] window.
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Edit Menu >Preferences Window
The Preferences window provides a mean of setting several acquisition-related processing options.
Preferences
Trace Colors:
Defines colors for traces. Click on a channel’s color chip to open a color palette.
Pick a new color, then click <OK>.
Labels Colors:
Defines colors for on-plot text labels. Click on a color chip to open a color palette.
Pick a new color, then click <OK>.
Cursor Movement
Control:
Sets the cursor’s action. Options are: Pick/Drag, Pick Only, and Drag Only.
Pick/Drag: Makes use of both the Pick Mode and the Drag Mode.
Pick Only: Clicking the left mouse button allows the cursor to move
instantaneously with the band cursor. The chosen cursor moves to the location
when the mouse is clicked.
Drag Only: Move the mouse pointer to the cursor location. The pointer will
change to a “Left and Right Arrow.” Click and drag the cursor to the designated
location.
Cursor Peak Search:n/a
Peak Picking:
Recall Plot Setup. . .
n/a
If the box is checked, the custom plot setup will be saved (recalled) and will be
applied when the next time the associated data file is opened.
For information regarding the interactive features of Plot Display Windows, refer to chapter 3.
The interactive features are not selected from the Window Menu, but are accessed via mouse
buttons and/or hotkeys.
Window Menu
Window Menu
Window Menu
> Add Function View (FV)
This menu selection opens an additional plot window.
Example of an Added Function View
> Delete Window
Deletes the window that is currently in focus. When multiple plot windows are open, one is always the
“focus window. When a window does not have focus, its title bar is dimmed. To change the “focus
window,” simply click on top or side border of the window of interest.
> Channel Buttons
Brings up a display showing squares for all channel buttons. The buttons are used in the exact same
manner as the 16 channel buttons that are located on eZ-PostView’s main window, just below the
Date/Time region.
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•To add a channel: use the mouse to click and drag a channel box from the complete channel button
display into the plot area.
•To remove a channel: use the mouse to click and drag a channel box (from the right-side of the plot)
into the plot area.
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Window Menu
> Cascade
When you have multiple plot windows open, this menu selection arranges them on you screen as shown.
Example of using Cascade with three Plot Windows
Window Menu
> Tile Vertically
When you have multiple plot windows open, this menu selection arranges them on your screen as shown.
Example of using Vertical Tile with two Plots
Each plot is longer in the “vertical” direction.
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Window Menu
> Tile Horizontally
When you have multiple plot windows open; this menu selection arranges them on your screen as shown.
Example of using Horizontal Tile with two Plots
Each plot is longer in the “horizontal” direction.
Window Menu
> Refresh Windows
Used to refresh a window; for example, to refresh a Strip Chart. In this case, the refresh function blanks
out the present Strip Chart, essentially providing you with a new, clean window.
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Interactive Features of eZ-PostView’s Plot Display Window
How to Change Plot Display Characteristics ……3-2
How to Change “Focus” …… 3-2
How to Add and Remove Channels …… 3-2
Other Features …… 3-3
Copy …… 3-3
Cursor …… 3-3
Label / List …… 3-4
Changing the Display Range …… 3-5
Changing the Plot’s Format / Scale / Grid …… 3-6
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How to Change Plot Display Characteristics
To change a plot’s display characteristics; it must be the “focus plot.” Then, you can either use the mouse
or key commands to make changes. “Focus” is explained in the following section.
Open Plot Display Characteristics Menu: Press “D” or right click with the cursor
hovering over the plotted data.
Use the down arrow key to highlight a menu option, then press “Enter”. Note that in
some cases you can press the first letter of an option to open its sub menu, for example,
pressing the “S” key opens the Scale Type sub menu.
Two Plot Windows
In this figure, the upper plot has the “focus.”
How to Change “Focus”
Focus can refer to the window that is in focus, as well as to a plot that is in focus. When multiple plot
windows are open, one is always the “focus window. ” In the following figure, the window with the dark
title bar (top window) is the window that currently has “focus.” When a window does not have focus, its
title bar is dimmed. To change the “focus window,” simply click on top or side border of the window
of interest.
When multiple plot windows are open, a plot other than the one in the “focus” window can be the “focus
plot.” You would typically do this when you want to change a plot’s characteristics. To change the “focus
plot,” click in the plotted area of the window of interest. Note that the window must be in focus at the
time.
How to Add and Remove Channels
To add a channel to a plot . . .
With your mouse, click and drag a channel box
from above the plot to the plot area.
To remove a channel from a plot . . .
With your mouse, click and drag a channel box
from the right of the plot into the plot area.
To ADD a channel, click-on the desired “channel box”
in this area and drag it into the plot region.
To REMOVE a channel, click on the
desired “channel box” in this area and
drag it into the plot region.
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Other Features
Copy
To Open the Copy Menu: Press “D” + “C,” then release the keys.
The Copy selection will be highlighted. Press “Enter.”
Next, use the down arrow key to select the item you desire to
copy: Data, PlotWindow, or Screen, then press “Enter.”
You can paste the copied item into other applications. For
example, plotted data can be copied into Notepad, Word, or Excel
for use in reports or in the case of Excel further calculations.
The plot window and full screen can be copied and then pasted
into any application that accepts graphics, such as MSPaint or
Word.
Cursor
Plot Window Data
Copied and Pasted into Word
To Open the Cursor Menu: Press “D” + “C,” then release the
keys. Then use the down-arrow key to highlight Cursor and press
“Enter.”
Next use the down arrow key to select, Cursor Off or SingleCursor, then press “Enter.”
When Single Cursor is selected, a cursor appears at the far left of the plot and cursor controls and cursor
information are added below the plot. Click on the plot where you want the cursor. To fine-tune the cursor
location, use the right and left arrows at the bottom. Use the X and Y information for additional help. If
you have multiple channels in the graph, use the up and down arrows to move the cursor from plot to plot.
Press “C” to toggle the cursor on and off.
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Label / List
To Open the Label/List Menu press “D” + “L,” then release the keys.
Label/List will be highlighted. Press “Enter.”
Using the down arrow key, select Data or Text. Then press “Enter.”
Data places up to 10 cursor values on your plot. After you select data, a temporary cursor is placed on the
plot and the x, y data values are shown for that location. As you move your mouse, the temporary cursor
will move across the plot with data values continuously updated. When you have the cursor where you
want it, click on the mouse to place the label. Another temporary cursor immediately appears. When you
are finished labeling values, right-click and select Pointer to return to a normal state.
Data
x and y
Data
Cursor
Text
values
Adding Data Point Cursors and Text
Text places a comments text box on the plot. After you select text, click on the plot and start typing. You
are limited to 26 character places. Click on the right corner of the text box to move it anywhere on the plot
window.
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Changing the Display Range
To change the maximum or minimum range value: Left-click on upper or lower scale value that is to be changed, then
enter the new value. An example follows.
In this example, the cursor and PC
keyboard were used to change the
maximum scale value from 3.000 volts
to 3.800 volts.
To change the X-Axis: Hold down the <Ctrl> key, at the same time, left-click and drag the mouse cursor horizontally on
the plot. Two vertical cursor lines will define the new x-axis end points.
To change the Y-Axis: Hold down the <Alt> key, at the same time, left-click and drag the mouse cursor vertically on the
plot. Two horizontal cursor lines will define the new Y-axis end-points.
To simultaneously change the X & Y Axes: Hold down the <Ctrl> and <Alt> keys, at the same time, left-click and drag
the mouse cursor diagonally on the plot. A rectangle will define the new area of the plot.
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