Operating Modes
Your WinDaq Acquisition system allows three operating modes during acquisition. These are, in logical order of occurrence: Setup; Record; and Standby. Each operating mode shares many features with the other three, but there are some features accessible only from one given mode.
The SET UP operating mode is active when WinDaq Acquisition is first started. SET UP is used to configure data acquisition parameters such as the number of acquired channels, their type (differential or single-ended), channel programmable gain, and channel programmable offset. In addition, this mode is used to adjust the real time display for a visually pleasing presentation. Virtually all other data acquisition functions and adjustments are available from the SET UP operating mode including control of the real time display screen’s scaling and offset functions. In this mode only the real time display is active, data is not yet being streamed to disk. When in this mode, the Status: area of the bottom annotation line displays SET-UP.
The RECORD operating mode is active when a file has been opened and the Record command has been chosen. RECORD is used to stream waveform information to disk. While in this mode, all data acquisition features and functions are available (with some restrictions) except the following: all channel-specific operations (i.e., channel number, type, gain, offset); sample rate adjustments; and Remote Control features. In this mode, waveform information is being continuously streamed to disk while the real time display remains active. When in this mode, the Status: area of the bottom annotation line displays RECORD.
The STANDBY operating mode becomes active when waveform recording to disk is temporarily suspended by choosing the Stop command. While in this operating mode, all data acquisition features and functions are available except: Channel-specific operations (i.e. channel number, type, gain, and offset) and Sample rate adjustments. In this mode only the real time display is active, data acquisition to disk has been stopped. When in this mode, the Status: area of the bottom annotation line displays STBY.