The below is a video tutorial for the Scope Function
The Scope Function graphs user-chosen data points across a user-chosen amount of time, on a user-chosen ConveyLinx module. Provides the ability to help troubleshoot and test, as charting a graph of chosen data points can help you make evidence data-based adjustments to your system.
Navigating to the Scope Functionality: Click Scope Function button from the Online System
Scope Function’s Main Screen:
Item
Function
Description
Graph Settings
Real Time Mode provides all of the functionality you need to gather data from the module and is the most commonly used setting
Trace Functionality Mode provides intricate detail, primarily used by our internal teams and not generally recommended to be used by customers
Start
Begins the recording period, starts graphing the configured channels for the configured amount of time
Add Channel
Opens up the dialog box to establish the settings for your new channel, includes what module you’d like to record information from, which data you’d like to be charted and more
Save Data
If you’d like to save the findings for future use, be sure to Save the Data before closing the program. It will be saved as a bin file
Import Data
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Launches a dialog box to access previously saved data from your computer
Add Cursor
Adds a line on the x-axis to provide additional context or helpful timeline markers to the graph
Axis Configuration
The default range of the axes are 0 to 20 seconds, which is what resetting would return the values to
Graph
Here is where each cursor, channel, and the channel key will be. Each channel is a different color and the key shows you each color
Adding a Channel: Configure your new channel(s)
Item
Function
Description
Module
This drop down will show all of the available modules, exactly as you see in the Online System tree on the left
Select the module that you’d like to analyze
Channel Name
Choose a meaningful name for this channel, keeping in mind other channels you may add
Type
Unsigned 2 bytes (0 to 65535), Signed 2 bytes (-32768 to + 32767), Unsigned 4 bytes, Signed 4 bytes
Register
You must select the register to pull the correct data, for example the Left Encoder Position will require Register 62.
In order to determine which register you will need to use, please refer to the Developers Guide
The register is module specific, so be conscious of what data you’d like to pull from which module in your system
Mask (HEX)
It may be necessary to have all of your data returned as positive values, default is 0xFFFF, but you can adjust it to suit your bit needs
Multiplier
Choose to use No Multipler, Multiplier, and Divider. You can choose how much to multiply or divide the values by in order to have the graph points appear more or less salient, or to work with a specific data analysis strategy you may have
Sample Time(ms)
The amount of time that the data is recorded for
Default Minimum
The default minimum value of the recorded data, this is automatically set when you determine the data & data type you’ll be recording but can be adjusted to suit your requirements
Default Maximum
The default maximum value of the recorded data, this is automatically set when you determine the data & data type you’ll be recording but can be adjusted to suit your requirements
Load Predefined Template
Preconfigured Templates will include any channels you’ve already added
Default Templates include Left Motor Speed (mm/s), Right Motor Speed (mm/s), Left Encoder Position, Right Encoder Position, Left Motor Servo Command, Right Motor Servo Command, Left Motor Servo Status, Right Motor Servo Status
Cancel
Go back to the Scope Function main page and cancel adding a channel
Add Channel
Confirms all of the settings in the form and creates the channel
Begin graphing the data
Item
Function
Description
Start
Begins graphing all of your existing channels
Existing Channel
This minimum and maximum are preconfigured when you set the channel up but can be edited here
Removing or Modifying the channel is possible before starting the session
You may wish to alter a channel’s reporting ability without removing or editing it. Your options are Read & Show Data, Hide Data From Graph, Deactivate Data (Don’t Read), Deactivate & Hide Data
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