Documentation to help you get your application up and running
We made a commitment to make DAPstudio the right tool for your application. Beyond the software itself, the documentation explains, clearly and completely, just how DAPstudio can work for you. The DAPstudio manual provides in-depth information about the DAPstudio interface and an extensive collection of sample applications. Use the samples as springboards for creating your own application.
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The DAPstudio Manual Table of Contents follows. Section III details the sample applications .
DAP Measurement Studio Version 3 Manual
Section I. Introduction
Welcome – New Additions – About This Document – System Requirements – Installation
Section II. User Interface
About The User Interface
Menus
File – Start!/Stop! – System – Diagnostics – Window – Help
Keyboard
Configuration Window for DAP boards
Input Tab – Output Tab – Processing Tab – DAPL Listing Tab – Interpreter Tab
Configuration Window for iDSC Boards
Multiple Boards Configure, iDSC Boards – Input Tab – Filter Design Tab – SCS Module Tab
Graph Window
Table Window
Alarm Window
Bar Window
Waterfall Window
Digital Volt Meter Window
Variable/Constant Display
Custom Design Window
Disk Log Window
Server Disk Log Window
Data File Window
Section III. Sample Applications
About the Sample Applications
Summary of the Sample Applications
List of Sample Applications
App01 Getting Started
App0101 Sample and Graph One Channel
App0102 Sample, Graph, and Log Two Channels to a Disk File
App0103 Detect a DAP Board
App0104 Run Your Application
App0105 View the Memory Used
App0106 Lock a Configuration
App0107 View Error Messages
App0108 Read a Logged Data File
App0109 Use Icons in Tab Labels
App0110 Clone a Display Window
App02 Configure an Input Procedure
App0201 Select a Sample Rate
App0202 Sample and Graph Eight Differential Channels
App0203 Sample 128 Channels with Input Expansion
App0204 Select a Contiguous Range of Input Channel Pipes
App0205 Select an Even/Odd Range of Input Channel Pipes
App0206 Select a Rectangular Range of Input Channel Pipes
App0207 Configure All Input Channel Pipes to Sample the Same Pin
App0208 Configure All Input Channel Pipes to Sample an Incremented Pin
App0209 Configure All Input Channel Pipes to Sample at the Same Gain
App0210 Configure Input Channel Pipes to Sample Differential Inputs and Ground
App0211 Configure an Input Procedure for Simultaneous Sampling
App03 Configure an Output Procedure
App04 Write a Processing Procedure
App05 Using Graph Features
App0501 Add a Graph
App0502 Zoom Into a Specific Region
App0503 Use the Crosshairs
App0504 Display Data in FFT Blocks
App0505 Configure Data History
App0506 Configure Graph Axis and Titles
App0507 Configure Graph Colors and Fonts
App0508 Use 3D Graph Features
App06 Design Filters
App0601 Add a New Filter Design
App0602 Delete a Filter Design
App0603 Copy and Paste a Filter Design
App0604 Use the FIRFILTER Command
App0605 Change to Response Display
App0606 Adjust Number of Taps
App0607 Adjust Filter Phase Matching
App0608 Change Filter Vector Type
App0609 Filter Scaling and Zero Stripping
App0610 Change to Slope Approximation
App0611 Change Window Vector
App0612 Create a Bandpass Filter
App0613 Change Cutoff Slope
App0614 Use Crosshairs to Track Actual Filter Response
App0615 Export Filter Coefficients
App07 Design FFTs
App0701 Use the FFT Command
App0702 Graph FFT Magnitude
App0703 Display Data in FFT Blocks
App08 Create a Control Application
App0801 PID Tuning: Simple Direct Feedback Artificial System Under Test in Step Response Display
App09 Configure Multiple DAP Boards
App0901 Configure Two DAP Boards
App0902 Select a DAP Address
App0903 Browse for DAP Boards on a Network
App0904 Copy and Paste a DAP Board Configuration
App0905 Rename a DAP Board
App0906 Use a Shortcut to Switch Between DAP Boards
App10 Send Data to the PC
App1001 Use a Single Communication Pipe
App1002 Use Multiple Communication Pipes
App11 Server Disk Logging
App1101 Enable Server Disk Logging
App12 Use Diagnostic Features
App1201 Display Memory Used
App1202 Open the Interpreter Window
App1203 Use the Interpreter Commands
App13 Use Table Features
App1301 Copy/Paste Data from a Table to a Spreadsheet Program
App1302 Configure Column Widths and Row Heights
App1303 Configure the Data History
App14 Use Alarm Features
App1401 Create a Pass/Fail Application
App15 Use Digital Volt Meter (DVM) Features
App1501 Configure the DVM Display
App16 Use Bar Features
App1501 Configure the Bar Graph Display
App17 Use Waterfall Features
App1701 Configure the Waterfall Display
App1702 View FFT Data in Customized Waterfall Graphs
App18 Send Data to the DAP Board
App1801 Send a Data File with One Channel of Data to the DAP Board
App1802 Send a Data File with Three Channels of Data to the DAP Board
App1803 Send Multiple Data Files to the DAP Board
App19 Use iDSC Features
App1901 Configure an iDSC Board
App1902 Design iDSC Filters
App20 Use Custom Design Features
Section IV. Hardware Configurations
About The Hardware Configurations
List of Hardware Configurations
HwCfg01 Basic Hardware Configuration
HwCfg02 Hardware Configuration with Input Expansion
HwCfg03 Two DAP Boards
HwCfg04 Hardware Configuration with Simultaneous Sampling
HwCfg05 Hardware Configuration with an iDSC Board