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Scope Function |
ConveyLinx ERSC ✅ | ConveyLinx-Ai 24V ✅ | ConveyLinx-Ai 48V ✅ |
ConveyLinx-ECO ✅ | ZPA Mode ✅ | PLC I/O Mode ✅ | |
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 |
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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 | ● 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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