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 3.00 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
