VTI Instruments EX1629 - Page 4

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4 EX1629 Preface
Configuration Storage ......................................................................................................................................... 57
Wideband Output ................................................................................................................................................ 57
Digital I/O ........................................................................................................................................................... 59
LXI Trigger Bus ................................................................................................................................................. 60
TEDS Transducer Support .................................................................................................................................. 60
Reset Button ....................................................................................................................................................... 62
SECTION 4 .................................................................................................................................................................. 63
TRIGGERING ........................................................................................................................................................... 63
Overview ............................................................................................................................................................ 63
Acquisition Data and FIFO ................................................................................................................................. 64
Confidence Measurement System ...................................................................................................................... 65
ADC Clock and Synchronization ....................................................................................................................... 65
LXI Limit Events ................................................................................................................................................ 65
Synchronizing Multiple Instruments .................................................................................................................. 66
SECTION 5 .................................................................................................................................................................. 67
WEB PAGE OPERATION ........................................................................................................................................... 67
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 67
Opening the Web Page ....................................................................................................................................... 67
General Web Page Operation ............................................................................................................................. 68
Password ............................................................................................................................................................. 69
VTI Instruments Logo ........................................................................................................................................ 69
EX1629 Strain Gage Measurement Unit ............................................................................................................ 69
Reset ................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Reboot................................................................................................................................................................. 69
Network Configuration ....................................................................................................................................... 69
Time Configuration ............................................................................................................................................ 71
Upgrade .............................................................................................................................................................. 72
SECTION 6 .................................................................................................................................................................. 73
PROGRAMMING ....................................................................................................................................................... 73
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 73
Default Settings .................................................................................................................................................. 73
Opening an Instrument Session .......................................................................................................................... 75
Closing an Instrument Session ............................................................................................................................ 75
Configuring the Acquisition Channels ............................................................................................................... 75
Setting Bridge Limits .................................................................................................................................... 77
Setting LXI Event Limits .............................................................................................................................. 77
Lead Wire Compensation .............................................................................................................................. 78
Configure Trigger and ADC Clock .................................................................................................................... 78
ADC Sample Clock ....................................................................................................................................... 78
ADC Synchronization ................................................................................................................................... 79
Trigger Source ............................................................................................................................................... 80
Arm Source ................................................................................................................................................... 80
Standalone (Single Instrument) Example Configuration ............................................................................... 80
Multiple Instruments (Master/Slave) Example Configuration ...................................................................... 81
Retrieving Data (Read FIFO and Streaming Data) ............................................................................................. 85
Read FIFO ..................................................................................................................................................... 85
Asynchronous Streaming Data ...................................................................................................................... 87
Calibration Data ............................................................................................................................................ 91
Starting/Stopping Acquisition ............................................................................................................................ 92