Crystal Instruments Spider - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Spider DSA User’s Manual
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Contents
QUICK SETUP GUIDE 10
Important Safety Information ................................................................................................... 10
Connecting Your PC to the Spider Front-End ........................................................................... 11
Running EDM ........................................................................................................................... 48
Connect to a Database .......................................................................................................... 49
Configuring a System ............................................................................................................ 50
Updating Firmware ................................................................................................................ 51
Creating a New Test ............................................................................................................... 51
Saving Signals and Recording Time Streams ........................................................................ 53
View Live Signals ................................................................................................................... 55
Run Folders ............................................................................................................................56
View Saved Data ................................................................................................................... 58
Create a Report ..................................................................................................................... 58
Where is My Data? .....................................................................................................................59
FRONT-END HARDWARE 61
Overview .................................................................................................................................... 61
Spider-20 ............................................................................................................................... 61
Spider-80X ............................................................................................................................ 61
Spider-80Xi .......................................................................................................................... 62
Spider-81/81B ....................................................................................................................... 63
Spider-80SG/SGi .................................................................................................................. 66
Spider-RTDi .......................................................................................................................... 66
Spider-20/20E LED Light ........................................................................................................ 68
Input Connections .................................................................................................................... 68
Choosing the Correct Input Coupling .................................................................................... 73
Matching Sensor Sensitivity to the Input Range ................................................................... 74
Power Connection ...................................................................................................................... 74
Digital I/O .................................................................................................................................. 75
Pin Assignments .................................................................................................................... 75
Output Circuit ........................................................................................................................ 79
DIO Setting ........................................................................................................................... 80
Programming the DIO .......................................................................................................... 80
What is Included in the Box ....................................................................................................... 81
Spider-20 Dynamic Measurement System ............................................................................ 81
Spider-80X Dynamic Measurement System ........................................................................ 82
Spider-80SG Strain/temperature Measurement System ..................................................... 82