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A Complete Program Providing Users With A
Simple, Practical Tool For Controlling
PC-Connected Analyzer Networks
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WarpNet has been developed to provide users
with a simple, practical to for controlling
analyzer networks connected to a Personal
Computer, The software is supplied in the
form of a CD ROM complete with user manuals
, Both the program and manuals are available
in Italian and English. WarpNet communicates
with the network instruments through serial
orts. The program can manage all the
instruments making up the Ducati range.
SMART Pił
Smart LT
MACH 20/30
RMI
DAT Pił (Integrated instrument n°99)
Besides of course any additional new
generation instruments that may be developed
Thanks to an updateable DATABASE, the
software can distinguish the types of instruments
connected to the network and
treats them accordingly (e.g. By enabling
for selection only the measurements that can
be performed with a given instrument). The
software can theoretically govern a very
large number of instruments: with four
serial ports up to 392 instruments can be
managed.
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Operating Features
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WarpNet basically offers four functions:
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- Displaying measurement data in
tabular form.
- Assigning instruments to groups
- Memorizing and exporting a series
of measurements associated with
instruments and groups of instruments.
- Displaying parameter trends in the
form of graph.
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To use WarpNet you will need a PC with any
ot the follwing Windows operating systems:
95/98/ME2000/NT/XP.
For analyzer networks of considerable
dimensions, the following minimum features
are recommended:
PC Pentium III
128 Mb Ram
10 Gb HD
In addition to DUCTI analyzers, an RS-232 -
R-485 converter is also required. For
example:
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- Ducati "DLC" RS232/RS485
converters ( Specifically recommended
for this purpose)
- "DAT Piu" data-logger (for
additional functions)
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Main Features
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The distinguishing feature of WarpNet is
that it is fast and easy to use. This
immediately becomes evident during the first
DUCATI network setup procedure.
Network setup in only 4 steps
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- DLC configuration
- Search for connected instruments
- Division into groups
- Selection of the measurements to be
recorded
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All operations to be performed with drag
& drop manoeuvres and function keys.
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Automatic Search For Connected
Instruments
The automatic setup function can be used
to speed up and simplify the network setup
procefure. WarpNet will locate all the
connected instruments and identify their
type and version.
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Afterwards the user can
customise the network by assigning names and
configuring all parameters instrument by
instrument.
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Fast, Convenient Configuration
of Network
Instruments
With WarpNet all the network instruments
can be configured "remotely". Once
instruments have been assigned an address during
installation, all their parameters can
be changed directly from the PC.
For example, the user can assign an individual
name to each instrument, change the PT, lock
the keypad...
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Plus all the main commands
can be sent to all network instruments with a
simple click! (For example, you can assign all
instruments the same average time.)
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Measurement Groups
Thanks to WarpNet, in every network set up
by the user, it will be possible to
select instruments whose measurements are of particular
importance to form independent groups (e.g. in
an instrument network installed throughout a
company, you may wish to distinguish the data
recorded by the group of instruments situated
in the groups only as sets of instruments: no
group data are actually memorised.
The data
are generated by recalculating , at every
occurrence, the sum of the measurements
associated with the individual instruments
making up the group. Any change made to the
composition or number of groups will not alter
the measurement previously memorised.
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Flexible
Setup of
Measurement Campaigns
A measurement "Campaign" consists
in the whole series of acquisitions made - in
relation to the parameters pr-select-ed by the
user-within a certain interval of time, which
may likewise be selected. The flexibility of
the setup procedure allows the user to assign
to each instrument only the measurements
desired or to quickly assign selected
measurement to all the instruments belonging
to the same group
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In addition to the programmed memorization
function WarpNet also features a network synchronization
function Synchronizing instruments means
sending an average and max power reset comment
to the whole network. With this function the4
user can ensure that the measuring period for
calculating average values will start and end
at the same time for all instruments.
The synchronization function has two options:
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- Once after first memorisation of
data: This option will generate only
one synchronisation the first time
memorisation takes place.
- Every XX days at HH.MM: This
option allows the user to decide every how
many days and at what time the synchronization
command is to be activated.
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Displaying Acquired Data In
Tabular Form
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Displaying measurements in tables allows the
user to get an immediate, clear picture of the
network situation. This function, too, is
highly flexible and may be configured as
desired to obtain the best type of display
format for each application.
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In addition to displaying instrument
measurement in tabular form , you can also
view the situation in the individual
measurement groups created
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Displaying Acquired Data In Graph Form
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Graphs provide an even
clearer illustration of the data acquired.
They allow the user to analyse data trends
over given periods of time, which is useful
for analysing, for example, the average active
energy absorbed by an electric system in order
to compare it with the values specified in the
contract with the electric company. Various
windows can be created, each with a graph
showing different trends associated with MACHs and group.
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With WArpNet you can enter
and display any of the acquired parameters.
Besides converting stored data into a graph,
you can choose an interval of time and generate
dynamic graphs to show the real-time trends in
any parameter.
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Exportation Of
Measurements Performed
Consistently with the flexibility and user
friendliness which are the distinguishing
features of WarpNet, all the measurements
performed can be exported into CSV (comma separated
value) files.
Data may be exported in many different ways;
the user can choose which instruments, which
groups and which measurements are to be
included in the export file. Moreover, the
export time span window can also be selected
by clicking the mouse directly on the graphic representation
of the measurement archive.
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