waveform display help window

8/12/2019 Waveform Display Help Window

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To navigate the phase angles use the left arrow, right arrow, home, end, page up and page down

keys or

the data scroll bar. To increase/decrease the length of a channel's vector mark the channel and

use the

increase/decrease amplitude menu buttons or the Ctrl-Up and Ctrl-Down keys.

There are 2 types of phasor displays: non-referenced and referenced. The non-referenced

display shows

the phase angle for each sample in the display. The reference display shows the phase angle for

each

sample with respect to the reference channel. The reference channel is the first marked channel

in the

window. All angles at a sample are subtracted from the reference angle. If there are no marked

channels

the non-referenced display is shown.


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Harmonics

The first 7 harmonics of the first marked analog channel, or if no channels are marked then the

first

visible analog channel is displayed in a vector format in the phasor diagram. The harmonic

calculation

is performed on one cycle of data. It starts at the data bar and goes forward one cycle. To

hide/show

the harmonic vectors toggle the "Show Vector Harmonics" menu option under the "View"

menu from checked=on to

unchecked=off.

To display the peak, rms, angles, % of fundamental and % of TrueRMS values for each

harmonic right click

in the phasor diagram or in the analog information headers. A table will be displayed in a

separate

window. When the data bar is moved these values will be updated.

Periodic Log Files:

The periodic log viewer allows for viewing and analyzing large amounts of event data in

a single display. The data is displayed in envelope form and may contain one day, one week,

or one month of event data. A circular chart of the data in the trace window is displayed to

the right of the channel information window.

The COMTRADE format allows for saving periodic log data. A COMTRADE file is display as

log data

when the time difference between samples is in seconds.


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The ABB Load Profile driver displays the data in the periodic log viewer.

The SDC Log File(s) driver also displays the data in the periodic log viewer.

Circular Chart:

The circular chart diagram shows a circular display for each visible channel. The diagram is

displayed to the right of the analog information window. The amount of data displayed in the

circular

chart is equal to the amount of data displayed in the waveform trace window. To view more or

less data

in the circular chart expand and condense the time scale by pressing Ctrl-PageUp or Ctrl-

PageDown.

To increase or decrease the size of the circular chart window place the cursor over the vertical

separator between the analog information window and the circular chart window and drag the

mouse

to the left to increase or to the right to decrease. To close the Circular Chart window left click

on the close button located at the top right corner of the window.

To navigate the circular chart use the left arrow, right arrow, home, end, page up and page

down keys

or the data scroll bar. There is a cursor bar on the circular chart that allows you to see where

you

are in the data. To increase/decrease the display area of a channel on the circular chart mark the

channel and use the increase/decrease amplitude menu buttons or the Ctrl-Up and Ctrl-Down

keys.

Data Bar:


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The data bar is displayed as a black solid line with a white triangle below the line.

The data bar starts at the end of the first cycle in the data file. To move the data

bar use the left and right arrow keys to move one sample, use the Ctrl-left and Ctrl-right

keys to peak hop use the page up and page down keys to move one page up or one page down

or left click the mouse to move to any position in the data or drag the triangle to scroll

through the data. When the mouse is held over the triangle a hint message displays the

sample number at the data bar. The time of the sample at the data bar is displayed in

the D&T status bar field. The channel values at the data bar are displayed to the right

of the traces in the analog channel information table.

Reference Bar:

The reference bar is displayed as a blue dotted line. The reference bar is positioned at

the fault time in the data file. To move the reference bar to the position of the data bar

use the "Move Reference Bar" option inside the View menu or press Ctrl-A or click the

"SetRef" menu button. To move the reference bar to any position in the data area click

the right mouse button. The status field Delta time (Dt) in the status bar at the bottom

of the screen, shows the time difference, in milliseconds, between the reference bar

and the data cursor bar. It also shows how many cycles are between the two bars.

RMS Bar:

The RMS bar is displayed as a black dotted line. The RMS bar is defaulted to always be

one cycle away from the data bar, except when the data bar is positioned at the end of


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the data. This bar is used for calculating the TrueRMS value displayed in the Analog View.

The

TrueRMS value is the RMS value for all the sample values displayed between the data bar and

the RMS bar. To move the RMS bar to the position of the reference bar (blue dotted line) use

the "Move RMS Bar" option inside the View menu or press Ctrl-Z or click the "SetRMS" menu

button.

Horizontal Bars:

When the "Show Horizontal Bars" menu option under the "View" menu is checked two

horizontal

bars will be displayed. The solid black line follows the data bar and the dotted blue line

follows the reference bar. The bars will be positioned on the first marked analog channel

(displayed in red), if no channels are marked then they are positioned on the first displayed

channel. The Delta Y field in the status bar shows the difference between the two bars.

Trigger Time Indicator:

The Trigger Time Indicator is displayed as a light gray triangle at the bottom of the screen and a

black line at the top of the screen. The trigger time indicator is displayed at the trigger time

defined in the selected format. If the trigger time is not defined in the format then the trigger

time indicator is positioned at the first sample.

Sync Data Cursors:

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"By Time" and "Manually". These menu commands turn cursor synchronization ON or OFF

for the

data cursors inside the open data windows. A check mark indicates that the currently active

cursor

sync feature is ON. To turn cursor syncing OFF click on the active cursor sync menu command,

therefore removing the check mark. When cursor syncing is ON the channel information

displayed to

the right of the traces will be updated in all the open data windows.

The functionality of each command is explained below.

"By Time"

---------

When the "By Time" sync cursor feature is turned on the data cursors in the non-active data

windows

will be moved to the sample at the time where the data cursor is positioned in the active data

window. For example if the active data window's data cursor is positioned on a sample at time

01:12:34.560800 then all the non-active data window cursors will be moved to the sample atthat

time. If the time cannot be found inside a non-active data window then the cursor is not

moved.

The active data window's cursor will be the master cursor and all other cursors will follow its

position. When a new data window is selected as the active window then all other windows

will follow

the movements of the new active window.

"Manually"

---------

This feature allows for selection of different cursor positions in the open data windows


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before synchronization is turned ON. For example, 4 data windows are open and tiled, move

the cursor

to the beginning of the fault in each window, then select the Manual cursor sync command.

The data

cursors in the open data windows will only be moved if the following keys are pressed, Left,

Right,

Ctrl-Left, Ctrl-Right, Page Up, Page Down, Ctrl-Page Up, Ctrl-Page Down, Home and End or

the

scrollbar is used or by clicking the left mouse button inside the data area.

Save Displayed Values

Sample values displayed in the analog table can be saved to a text file either as is separated by

commas or spaces (default format) or in a user defined format.

All columns displayed in the table will be saved to the selected values file. Move the data baralong

the analog traces to change the sample values displayed in the table.

Select Columns:

---------------

To change the way the columns are displayed open the "Display Dialog" located in the "View"

menu.

Select the "Analog Table" tab. The list contains all of the available analog columns. Use the

"Move Up" and "Move Down" buttons to change the order of the columns and the check box

next to each

column header to hide or show the column (checked =show, unchecked=hide).


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Resizing the Analog table can also isolate the columns to save. Use the Shift-left and Shift-

right

keys to navigate through the columns. Navigate until the column needed to be saved first isdisplayed

as the first visible column. Then resize the window by moving the mouse over the table and

phasor

separator bar. Drag the bar to resize the table to show only the columns to save.

Select Analog Channels:

-----------------------

The template file can define channels to save in two ways: by the visible position of the

channel

or by specifying the actual channel number. If the template defines channels to save by

position then

the channels displayed have to be selected and arranged properly to match the template file.

In both

methods the channel values must be visible in the analog table.

To isolate certain analog channels mark the desired channels. Marked channels are plotted in

red.

To mark a channel move the channel cursor to the channel and press the spacebar or click on

the

channels number or table values. After marking all the desired channels press enter .

The

selected channels will be displayed only.

Arrange Analog Channels:


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To arrange the analog channels in a specific order mark the channels to be moved and press

the

"+" key to move them up or the "-" key to move them down.

Setup the Values File:

----------------------

Before saving values to the Values file the file must first be defined. To create or change the

existing file select the "New" option under the "Values File" menu. Type in a new file name

or

select another file from the file list. The new file will automatically be created.

Mark & Save:

------------

To save values to a file move the data bar to the desired sample and select the "Mark & Save"

option

under the "Values" menu. The sub menu allows for selecting the default format or a user

defined

format. The default format is the basic format defined in the "Values File" tab in the "Display

Dialog".

Refer to the "User Templates" section below for more information on the user-defined format.

All user

defined template files must be saved in the Wavewin directory and have an extension ".TMP"

to be listed

in the template menu.

Once the format is selected the sample at the data bar is marked and all of the values in the

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save to the selected values file. Marked samples have a red upside down T displayed at the

top of the

window. To clear the marked samples select the "Clear Marked Values" menu option under

the "Values" menu.

Open Values File:

-----------------

To view the contents of the Values File select the "Open" option under the "Values File"

menu. A

notepad window will be displayed. This window allows for editing the file`s contents, saving

any changes made, saving the file under a new name and for opening other Value files.

Clear Values File:

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The "Clear" option under the "Values File" menu will clear the contents of the file. Use this

feature

if the Value File always stays the save and new value files are create using the "Save As"button

in the "View Values" window or if a mistake was made during saving and the file needs to be

cleared

to start over.

Default Format:

---------------

The "Values File" tab in the "Display" dialog defines the default format for saving displayed

values

to the Values file.


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Below is a description of each field:

Save To - Select file to save the values to an ASCII text file, select clipboard to have the

values go directly to the Windows clipboard or select both for both features.

Select Values File - Select an existing file or create a new file. If the file does not exist

a message will be displayed asking to create the file upon exit of the dialog.

Save Type - Select Rewrite to clear the file before every save or select Append to add the

values

to the existing file.

Save Format - Select comma delimited to format the data as a table or select commadelimited to

save the values separated by a comma.

Add Titles - Select yes to add the titles of the column to the file or no for no titles.

(Used in the Default format only)

User Templates:

---------------

User templates are used to create custom formats for saving the displayed values. The user

templates

are selected from the Mark & Save menu. User template files must be saved to the active

Wavewin

directory and have an extension ".TMP" to be listed in the Mark & Save menu.

The template files can contain any ASCII text. Tags are used to define where the specified

values

are to be placed in the values file. When saving channel information the channel`s values

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visible in the analog table.

Available tags:

- the position of the visible channel in the data plotting window.

- the channel number displayed in the data plotting window. The channel

must be visible.

- the station displayed in the first status field.

- then date displayed in the second status field.

- then time displayed in the second status field.

Example 1:

% Branch Identification

Save as '' as Substation

Save as '387' as branch_identifier

% Prefault Quantities

save rect( ) as I_kVa

save rect( ) as I_kVb

save rect( ) as I_kVc

save rect( ) as I_Ia

save rect( ) as I_Ib

save rect( ) as I_Ic


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The channel position tag places all the displayed column data for the first visible channel

in that position, the tag places the column data for the second visible channel and so on...

Result:

% Branch Identification

Save as ' Arkey ' as Substation

Save as '387' as branch_identifier

% Prefault Quantities

save rect( 65.859,0.000 ) as P_kVa

save rect( 65.487,239.404 ) as P_kVb

save rect( 65.779,119.194 ) as P_kVc

save rect( 1.163,182.891 ) as P_Ia

save rect( 0.984,56.515 ) as P_Ib

save rect( 0.922,308.324 ) as P_Ic

Example 2 (CVS format):

, , , , , , ,

Result:

01/05/2002 , 16:00:58.297001

,65.859,0.000,65.487,239.404,65.779,119.194,1.163,182.891,0.984,56.515,0.922,308.324

01/05/2002 , 16:00:58.363168

,66.163,0.000,58.410,230.927,43.068,90.845,0.841,172.201,1.823,43.631,6.714,36.394


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01/05/2002 , 16:00:58.467320

,49.464,0.000,55.965,196.688,7.190,313.356,0.013,239.559,0.065,315.538,0.028,77.032

Example:

Fault Report

Station =

Date =

Karry 230kV

-----------

Box Cr 230kV

------------

Dgl 1 230kV

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Dgl 2 230kV

-----------

Result:

Fault Report

Station = Alabama Power Company

Date = 07/23/1999 16:41:29.510832

Karry 230kV

-----------

Karry 230kV Ph 1 Cur 1.012 71.969

Karry 230kV Ph 2 Cur 1.010 12.023

Karry 230kV Ph 3 Cur 1.007 312.760

Karry 230kV Res Cur 0.025 53.267


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Box Cr 230kV

------------

Box Cr 230kV Ph 1 Cur 0.232 83.134

Box Cr 230kV Ph 2 Cur 0.218 22.161

Box Cr 230kV Ph 3 Cur 0.217 320.950

Box Cr 230kV Res Cur 0.018 110.258

Dgl 1 230kV

-----------

Dgl 1 230kV Ph 1 Cur 0.434 256.083

Dgl 1 230kV Ph 2 Cur 0.443 196.842

Dgl 1 230kV Ph 3 Cur 0.424 137.258

Dgl 1 230kV Res Cur 0.017 324.199

Dgl 2 230kV

-----------

Dgl 2 230kV Ph 1 Cur 0.418 257.373

Dgl 2 230kV Ph 2 Cur 0.408 197.122

Dgl 2 230kV Ph 3 Cur 0.411 137.104

Dgl 2 230kV Res Cur 0.017 244.132

Open Template File:

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To view the contents of a Template File select the "Open" option under the "Template File"

menu. A

notepad window will be displayed. This window allows for editing the file s contents, saving

any changes made, saving the file under a new name and for opening other Template files.

Create New Template Files:

-----------------

To create a new Template File select the "New" option under the "Template File" menu. A

notepad

window will be displayed. This window allows for adding text to the file, saving any changes

made,

saving the file under a new name and for opening other Template files.

User template files must be saved to the active Wavewin directory to show up in the Mark &

Save menu.

Analog Views:

The waveform's valid analog channels are displayed in the left portion of the window and the

analog

information to the right. An analog channel is marked as invalid if its title is empty, or it is

titled as follows:

- First character in the name = "{"

- The channel is titled = SPARE or N/A

- The first 5 characters of the name = UNUSE, UNDEF, NOT D, NOT U, NOT I, NOT A

- The first 14 characters of the name = ANALOG CHANNEL

- The first 13 characters of the name = EVENT CHANNEL


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- The first 15 characters of the name = DIGITAL TRACE #.

A maximum of 128 analog channels can be displayed. Use the analog channel scroll bar or

cursor keys

to navigate through the channels. Analog information can be viewed as a table or in a

concentrated

form called the combination view. To toggle between the 2 views use the F4 function key.

Use the button or shift-right/left arrow keys to toggle through the table fields.

The following describes each field in the table and in the combination view.

Analog Table View:

------------------

The table view is the default view for each waveform file that is displayed. Use the button

to

navigate through the columns of the table. To close the table click on the close button located

in the top right corner on the table. Display drivers in the system save their data in different

ways. To display the data correctly for each driver the system defines 3 types of analog data

displays: Sinusoidal Peak-to-Peak data (Peak Type), Sinusoidal RMS calibrated data (RMS

Calibrated Type)

and Non-Sinusoidal data such as log files (Periodic Log Files). The display drivers in the

system are all defaulted to sinusoidal peak to peak except for the defined periodic log files

(Comtrade Log Files, ABB Load Profile Files an SDC Log Files).

To change the settings for a driver select the "Display" option under the "View" menu.

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"General" tab and select the type from the "Data Types" drop down list. Periodic Log File`s

data type

can not be changed.

Below describes the columns displayed in each view:

Sinusoidal Peak to Peak (Peak Type)

Title - The analog channel titles.

RMS - The TrueRMS value is calculated by taking the summation of the square of all the

sample values that lie between the RMS bar (black dotted line) and the data bar.

It then divides the result by the total number of samples between the two bars

and takes the square root of the result.

InstPeak- The highest absolute value of all the samples between the two zero reference

crossings surrounding the data bar (black solid line).

Phase - Phase angle of each channel.

InstVal - The sample value at the data bar (black solid line).

RefVal - The sample value at the reference bar (blue dotted line).

MaxPeak - The maximum peak value of the channel.

MinPeak - The maximum peak value of the channel.

Units - The analog channel s prefix and units.

PixsDisp- The analog channel`s auto scale value.

Sinusoidal RMS Calibrated (RMS Calibrated Type)

Title - The analog channel titles.

RMS - The RMSVal column calculates an RMS value for all the samples between the

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(black dotted line) and the data bar (black solid line). Since the data is RMS

calibrated each sample value is multiplied by square root of 2 before it is squared.

InstPeak- The square root of 2 times the peak value measured between the two reference

crossings surrounding the data bar (black solid line).

Phase - Phase angle of each channel.

InstVal - The rms sample value at the data bar (black solid line) times root 2.

RefVal - The rms sample value at the reference bar (blue dotted line) times root 2.

MaxPeak - The rms maximum peak value times root 2 of the channel.

MinPeak - The rms minimum peak value times root 2 of the channel.



Non-Sinusoidal (Log Files) (Periodic Log Files)

Title - Analog channel titles.

MaxWin - The absolute maximum value between the rms bar (black dotted line) and the

data bar (black solid line).

InstVal - The sample value at the data bar (black solid line).

RefVal - The sample value at the reference bar (blue dotted line).

MaxPeak - The maximum value of the channel.

MinPeak - The minimum value of the channel.



Combination View:


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-----------------

The combination view shows all the information together. This view is only available

if there is enough room between each analog channel to display three lines of text.

Default Display format:

Sinusoidal Peak to Peak

Channel Title

RMS MaxPeak RefVal

InstVal MinPeak Units PixsDisp

Sinusoidal RMS Calibrated

Channel Title

RMS MaxPeak RefVal

InstVal MinPeak Units PixsDisp

Non-Sinusoidal

Channel Title

MaxWin MaxVal RefVal

InstVal MinVal Units PixsDisp

All peak and sample values are displayed in red when the data bar is on the maximum value

of the channel, or displayed in blue when the data bar is on the minimum value. Use the tab

key to toggle between the analog and digital channels. The "Show Channel Information" menu

command from the "View" menu toggles between showing and hiding the channel information

section.


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- The first 13 characters of the name = EVENT CHANNEL

- The first 15 characters of the name = DIGITAL TRACE #.

The Digital information is displayed as a table. The following describes each field in the

table.

* The digital state of the sample at the cursor position, A=Alarm, N=Normal.

* The digital channel title, maximum of 40 characters.

* The digital state of the first sample, A=Alarm, N=Normal.

* The digital state of the last sample, A=Alarm, N=Normal.

* The time the channel first changed state.

* The time the channel last changed state.

* The number of times the channel changed state.

Use the digital channel scroll bar or cursor keys to navigate through the channels and the tab

key to toggle between the analog and digital channels. The "Show Channel Information" menu

command from the "View" menu toggles between showing and hiding the channel information

section.

The amount of information viewed in the digital information section can be increased or

decreased by dragging the mouse when the mouse is position over the vertical separator bar

displayed

between the event data and channel information sections. The mouse cursor will change to the

vertical resize cursor.

The number of digital channels displayed can be increased or decreased by dragging the mouse

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the mouse is position over the horizontal separator bar. The mouse cursor will change to the

horizontal resize cursor.

Waveform Summary:

To view a textual summary of a waveform file move the cursor to the desired file and select the

"Waveform

Summary" menu option from the "Options" menu or click on the "Summary" button in the

buttons menu.

An xx:xx:xx.xxx in the events/sensors activity summary indicates that the digital channel's state

did not

change from the start state (Fst).

The summary information contains 4 sections:

Waveform Information:

Station: Name of the Station associated with the waveform.

Filename: The name of the waveform file.

File Size: The size of the file in kilobytes.

Prefault-Time: The date and time of the first prefault sample.

Fault-Time: The date and time of the first fault sample.

Save-Time: The date and time the file was saved to hard disk.

Process-Time: The date and time the file was processed into this summary.

Start Date & Time: The date and time of the first sample.

End Date & Time: The date and time of the last sample.

File Duration: The total duration of the file.


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Sampling Frequency: The sampling frequency defined in the file and the time between

each sample.

Line Frequency: The line frequency defined in the file.

Highest/Lowest Analog Peak Chart:

HPeak-Up: The highest positive peak.

HPeak-Dn: The highest negative peak.

LPeak-Up: The lowest positive peak.

LPeak-Dn: The lowest negative peak.

OneBit: The channel's full scale value divide by the channel's resolution.

pU: The channel's prefix and units.

Description: The number and title of the channel.

HP-Dif: The (absolute value of the HPeak-Up minus the absolute value of the

HPeak-Dn) divided by the OneBit value.

LP-Dif: The (absolute value of the LPeak-Up minus the absolute value of the

LPeak-Dn) divided by the OneBit value.

Events/Sensors Activity Summary:

Fst: The state the channel started at.

Lst: The state the channel ended at.

Fst-Change: The date and time the channel first changed state.

Lst-Change: The date and time the channel last changed state.

Changes: The number of times the channel changed state.



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Events/Sensors Activity Log:

State: The state of the channel at the triggered time.

Trigger Time: The time the channel changed state.


Function Keys:

F1 = Display this help window.

F2 = Display the analog and digital channel names, full scale and original state.

F3 = Generate a Max/Min Peaks chart, an EN/SR summary log and the sequence of events.

*Refer to the "Waveform Summary" section above for more information.

F4 = Toggle between the available analog views.

F5 = Display the software analog channel titles and operators dialog.

F6 = Turn channel amplitude auto scaling On or Off.

F7 = Turn super imposing On or Off for all/marked visible channel's.

F8 = Mark/Unmark all the analog and digital channels.

F9 = Toggle between showing all the valid digital channels or just the

triggered digital channels.

F11= Display the Harmonics table for the first marked channel. If no channels

are marked then the values for the first channel in the analog display

are used.

Menu Options Description ShortCut Key

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File

Open - Open a new waveform file. ---

Append Open Files - The two Append options will append all the open waveform

files in time and display them in one display window.

The marked file`s analog & digital channels must match. ---

Discard Common Times - All common times in the marked files will be deleted

from the new appended file.

Back to Back - The files are appended back to back. No samples ---

are deleted.

Merge Open Files - The three Merge menu options will merge all the open

waveform files and display the merged channel data in

one display window.

By Time - Merge all samples that have a common time with the latest ---

date and time of the opened files. The open window with

smallest number of samples determines the length of the

new merged file.

Manually - Merge all samples by the position of the data bars. This ---

option is used when files are not time synced.

The active window determines the time stamp of the new

merged file and the open window with smallest number of

samples determines the length of the new merged file.

By Sample - Merge all samples in the open files. The active window ---

determines the time stamp and the open window with the

smallest number of samples determines the length of the


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new merged file.

View Waveform`s Raw File - View the waveform`s raw data file in an ASCII or ---

binary editor.

Save as Comtrade - Save only the currently displayed analog and digital ---

channels in the Comtrade ASCII or Binary format.

Properties - Show the windows property dialog. This dialog allows for ---

re-ording, hiding and showing analog information columns;

changing the positions of information in the combination

view; changing the background colors and trace colors;

and for changing the drivers data type and trace/phasor

scale multipliers.

*For more information on the drivers data type refer

to the "Analog Views" section above.

Recorder Channels - Display the waveform's analog/digital channel headers. F2

Waveform Summary - Show the Max/Min Peaks chart, the EN/SR summary log and F3

the sequence of events.

*Refer to the "Waveform Summary" section for more

information.

Print

All - Print all the data of the displayed channels. ---

Page - Print the displayed portion of the event file. ---

Printer Setup - Setup the parameters of the printer. ---

Email Active File - Display the default email send dialog with the active ---

file and the support files needed to display the active

file in the "Attach" field.


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*For more information refer to the Sync Data Cursors

section above.

Restore Original Data - This option is only available if the original raw ---

samples have been changed. It restores the data

to the original raw samples stored in the file.

If "Sync" mode is active then all open windows will

be restored to the original data.

Change Sampling Frequency - Allows for changing the current sampling frequency ---

in the active window. If "Sync" mode is active then

all open windows will change to the entered frequency.

Truncate Cycles - Left - Truncate all data cycles from the start of the file to ---

the data bar (solid black line).

Right - Truncate all data cycles from the data bar (solid

black line) to the end of the file.

Middle - Truncate all data cycles from the data bar (solid

black line) to the reference bar (dotted blue line).

Duplicate Cycle - Duplicate the cycle of data between the RMS bar (dotted black ---

line) and the data bar (solid black line). The number of cycles

specified in the dialog window will be added after the data bar.

Channels

Software Analog Channels - Display the Software Analog Channels Dialog. F5

Software Digital Channels - Display the Software Digital Channels Dialog. ---

Mark/Unmark All - If no channels are marked (displayed in red) then mark F8

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unmark all channels.

Analog Mark/Unmark All - If no analog channels are marked (displayed in red) then ---

mark all the analog channels else unmark all analog

channels.

Digital Mark/Unmark All - If no digital channels are marked (displayed in red) then ---

mark all the digital channels else unmark all digital

channels.

View Marked(s) - Hide the unmarked channels and respace the rest. Enter

Hide Marked(s) - Hide the marked channels and respace the rest. Delete

Show All Hidden - Replot all the original channels. Esc

Restore Marked(s) - Replot all the hidden marked channels. Insert

Shift Marks Up - Shift the marked analog channels up one position. "+"

Shift Marks Down - Shift the marked analog channels down one position. "-"

Group Marked Analog Channels - Moves the position of all the marked analog ---

channels to the top of the window. Marked

channels are displayed in red.

Clear Analog Colors - Clear all the analog channel colors (Default black). ---

The analog channel colors are changed by clicking the

right mouse button over the analog channel's ID.

Select Views - Select the predefined views by selecting from the list ---

of views. This menu option is active if there are

predefined lines or graphs defined in the Emax or

Mehta header files.


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View

Channel Information - Show or hide the channel information section. ---

All Digital Channels - Toggle between showing all the valid digital F9

channels or just the triggered digital channels.

Analog Combined View - Display the analog combined view. F4

Vector Harmonics - Show or hide the displayed vector harmonics. ---

Harmonics Table - Show or hide the harmonics table window. F11

Horizontal Bars - Show or hide the horizontal reference bar and data bar. F12

Move Reference Bar to Data Bar - Move the reference bar to the sample at the Ctrl-A

cursor bar.

Move RMS Bar to Reference Bar - Move the RMS bar to the sample at the Ctrl-Z

reference bar.

Set Sliding Window Size - Set the distance between the data bar and the black dotted ---

RMS bar. For waveform the distance is entered in as cycles

for a periodic log file the distance in in hour/days.

Values

Mark & Save - Displays a sub menu to selected a specific format to save ---

the displayed values.

Values File - Displays a sub menu to define a New active Values file, Open ---

the active Values file, and Clear the contents of the active

Values File.

Template File - Displays a sub menu to define a New Template file, and Open ---


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existing Template files.

Clear Marked Save Values - Clear all the marked samples. ---

Mark Raw Values - Draw a small circle on all the original raw samples. ---

Mark Peak Values - Draw a small square on all peaks values. ---

Mark Change in Sign Values - Draw a small triangle at all samples where a change ---

in sign occurs.

Window

Cascade - Cascade all the open windows. Shift-F5

Tile Vertical - Tile all open windows vertically. Shift-F4

Tile Horizontal - Tile all open windows horizontally. Shift-F6

Arrange Icons - Arrange all the minimized windows. ---

Windows List - Displays a list of all open windows. ---

Help

Active Topic - Display this help window. F1

About - Display the systems about window. ---

Button Menu Bar:

The systems Menu Bar allows for quick access to a number of menu options. A left mouse

click executes

the buttons corresponding menu option. A description of each button is displayed to the left of

the data


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and time when the mouse is positioned over the button.

Speedbar:

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Open - Open a new waveform file. ---

Email - Display the default email send dialog with the active ---

file and the support files needed to display the active

file in the "Attach" field.

View Waveform`s Raw File - View the waveform`s raw data file in an ASCII or ---

binary editor.

Waveform Summary - Show the Max/Min Peaks chart, the EN/SR summary log and F3

the sequence of events.

*Refer to the "Waveform Summary" section for more

information.

Recorder Channels - Display the waveform's analog/digital channel headers. F2

Increase Amplitude - Magnify the amplitude of all the channels or just

the marked channels. Ctrl-Up Arrow

Decrease Amplitude - Attenuate the amplitude of all the channels or

just the marked channels. Ctrl-Down Arrow

Auto Scale - Turn analog channel amplitude auto scale On/Off. F6

Condense Time - Condense the time scale of the visible channels. Ctrl-

PageDown

Expand Time - Expand the time scale of the visible channels. Ctrl-PageUp

View Marked - Hide the unmarked channels and respace the marked channels. Enter

View All - Replot all the original channels. Esc


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SetRef - Move the reference bar to the sample at the cursor bar. Ctrl-A

SetRMS - Move the RMS bar to the sample at the reference bar. Ctrl-Z

Properties - Show the windows property dialog. This dialog allows for ---

re-ording, hiding and showing analog information columns;

changing the positions of information in the combination

view; changing the background colors and trace colors;

and for changing the drivers data type and trace/phasor

scale multipliers.

*For more information on the drivers data type refer

to the "Analog Views" section above.

Restore Original Data - This option is only available if the original raw ---

samples have been changed. It restores the data

to the original raw samples stored in the file.

If "Sync" mode is active then all open windows will

be restored to the original data.

Change Sampling Frequency - Allows for changing the current sampling frequency ---

in the active window. If "Sync" mode is active then

all open windows will change to the entered frequency.

Duplicate Cycle - Duplicate the cycle of data between the RMS bar (dotted black ---

line) and the data bar (solid black line). The number of cycles

specified in the dialog window will be added after the data bar.

If "Sync" mode is active then all open windows will have the

duplicate feature applied.

Select Views - Select the predefined views by selecting from the list of views ---

or show all channels by clicking on the All menu button.


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This menu button is displayed if there are predefined lines or

graphs defined in the Emax or Mehta header files.

Set Sliding Window Size - Set the distance between the data bar and the black dotted ---

RMS bar. For waveform the distance is entered in as cycles

for a periodic log file the distance in in hour/days.

Traces Buttons:

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Left-Arrow (Left Side) - Shift the sample at the databar (solid black line) to the ---

beginning of the window.

Left-Arrow (Right Side) - Shift the separator bar between the traces and analog table ---

to the databar. Easy access to resize the trace window.

Up-Arrow - Increase the Amplitude of the traces independent of the phasor/circular ---

chart window.

own-Arrow - Decrease the Amplitude of the traces independent of the phasor/circular ---

chart window.

Double-Arrow - Scroll through the Analog Table columns. ---

X - Close the Analog Table. ---

Phasor/Circular Chart Buttons:

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Up-Arrow - Increase the scale of the phasor/circular independent of the traces. ---

Down-Arrow - Decrease the scale of the phasor/circular independent of the traces. ---

P - Display the phasor diagram. ---

C - Display the circular chart. ---


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X - Close the phasor/circular chart window.

Data Cursor Keys:

Left Arr = Move data cursor to the left by the # of key presses.

Right Arr = Move data cursor to the right by the # of key presses.

Ctrl = Moves the cursor bar a half cycle to the right.

Shift+Ctrl = Moves the cursor bar one cycle to the right.

Shift = Move the analog information columns to the right by one column.

Page Down = Display the next page of data.

Page Up = Display the previous page of data.

Shift-Page Dn = Display the next page of channels.

Shift-Page Up = Display the previous page of channels.

Home = Display the beginning of the data.

End = Display the end of the data.

Ctrl-Home = Display the first page of channels.

Ctrl-End = Display the last page of channels.

Ctrl-Up = Magnify the amplitude of all the channels or just the marked channels.

Ctrl-Down = Attenuate the amplitude of all the channels or just the marked channels.

Ctrl-PgDn = Condense the time scale of the visible channels.

Ctrl-PgUp = Expand the time scale of the visible channels.

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channel ID's then mark or unmark the analog/digital trace

(marked traces are displayed in red).

-> If positioned over the analog/digital traces then

move the data cursor to the position of the mouse click.

Right Mouse Button = -> If positioned over the analog/digital traces then

move the reference bar to the position of the mouse click.

-> If the mouse is positioned over the analog channel

information table then display the window`s pop-up menu.

-> If the mouse is positioned over the analog channel ID's then

change the color of the analog trace. The channel must be

unmarked for this feature.

-> If positioned over the phasors or information headers display

the harmonics table.

Ctrl-A = Move the reference bar to the sample at the cursor bar.

Ctrl-Z = Move the RMS bar to the sample at the reference bar.

Channel Cursor Keys:

Tab = Toggle between the analog and digital channels.

Up Arr = Move the analog/digital cursor up one channel.

Down Arr = Move the analog/digital cursor down one channel.

Shift-PgDn= Move the analog/digital cursor down one page.

Shift-PgUp= Move the analog/digital cursor up one page.

Ctrl-Home = Move the analog/digital cursor to the first channel.

Ctrl-End = Move the analog/digital cursor to the last channel.


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Spacebar = Mark or Unmark the channel at the cursor position then move down.

Shift-Up = Mark/Unmark a group of channels moving up.

Shift-Dn = Mark/Unmark a group of channels moving down.

Enter = Hide the unmarked channels and respace the marked channels.

Delete = Hide the marked channels and respace the unmarked channels.

Insert = Replot all hidden marked channels.

Esc Key = Replot the original channels or exit the data plotting window.

"+" Key = Shift the marked analog channels up one position.

"-" Key = Shift the marked analog channels down one position.

Left Mouse Button = -> If positioned over the analog/digital information or the

channel ID's then mark or unmark the analog/digital trace

(marked traces are displayed in red).

-> If positioned over the analog/digital traces then

move the data cursor to the position of the mouse click.

Shift-Left Mouse = -> If positioned over the analog/digital information or the

channel ID's then mark all the channels from the last

position of a single left mouse click.

Right Mouse Button = -> If positioned over the analog/digital traces then

move the reference bar to the position of the mouse click.

-> If the mouse is positioned over the analog channel

information table then display the window`s pop-up menu.

-> If the mouse is positioned over the analog channel ID's then

change the color of the analog trace. The channel must be

unmarked for this feature.

-> If positioned over the phasors or information headers display


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the harmonics table.

Status Bar:

Station = Station name.

D&T = The date and time at the cursor position.

Delta X = The time difference, in milliseconds, between the reference bar and the

data cursor bar and the number of cycles between the two bars.

Freq = Sampling frequency at the cursor position.

AS = The analog trace auto scale status ON/OFF/++.

Delta Y = The difference between the horizontal reference bar and the horizontal data bar.

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