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<H1 class="dtH1"><A NAME="ATIDAQFT .NET Demo: Main Screen"></A>Main Screen</H1>

<P>The main screen provides a realtime display of forces and torques, and a menu for accessing the other features of the ATI DAQ F/T .NET Demo.</P>

<H4 class="dtH4">Log Data Point button</H4>
<P>This button stores an instaneous measurement by appending a line to a text file whic you select the first time you press the Log Data button.  Each line is comma-delimited and contains 7 or 8 columns: time stamp, followed by either 6 axes of force/torque or 6 voltages, followed by the thermistor voltage (the thermistor voltage is only included if the display type is gauge voltage and software temperature compensation is enabled).  The checkbox labeled "Log units with data" controls whether the F/T and voltage columns have their units of measure included in the readings.  Force and torque units are configurable on the F/T Sensor Options window, but gauges, including the thermistor, are always measured in volts.</P>

<H4 class="dtH4">Bias button</H4>
<P>Use this button to zero out the force/torque readings, establishing a baseline measurement.</P>

<H4 class="dtH4">Data Type</H4>
<P>This option block allows you to select between displaying raw gauge voltages or forces and torques.  Gauge voltages are often useful for troubleshooting your system.</P>

<H4 class="dtH4">3D Cube</H4>
<P>This area of the screen displays a 3D visualization of forces (red) and torques (blue) in real-time.</P>

<H4 class="dtH4">Last Error Message</H4>
<P>When the demo is in an error state, a red error message will appear in this area.  Right-clicking this area will allow you to copy the entire error message to the clipboard, which is useful if you need to send the error message to ATI Industrial Automation for assistance in troubleshooting.</P>

<H4 class="dtH4">Menu Items</H4>
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<TD width=50%>File > Load Calibration...</TD>
<TD width=50%>Loads a calibration file.</TD>
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<TD width=50%>Options > F/T Sensor Options...</TD>
<TD width=50%>Opens the F/T sensor options screen to configure output units, tool transforms, and other settings of the F/T system.</TD>
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<TD width=50%>Options > DAQ Device Options...</TD>
<TD width=50%>Opens the DAQ Device Options screen to configure the hardware options for your F/T system, including NI-DAQmx device name and channel settings, the scan rate, and the averaging filter level.</TD>
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<TD width=50%>Tools > Data Collection...</TD>
<TD width=50%>Opens the Data Collection screen, where you can collect data to a file continously at high speed.</TD>
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<TD width=50%>Tools > Calibration Info...</TD>
<TD width=50%>Shows the Calibration Info screen where you can find information about your sensor, including the working calibration matrix, which is necessary if you wish to write custom software using your F/T system.</TD>
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<TD width=50%>Tools > Diagnostics...</TD>
<TD width=50%>Shows a diagnostics screen which may be useful when troubleshooting your system.  This screen is not documented in this help file.</TD>
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<TD width=50%>Help > Show Help...</TD>
<TD width=50%>Shows this help file.</TD>
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<TD width=50%>Help > About ATIDAQFT .NET Demo...</TD>
<TD width=50%>Displays the installed versions of the demo program and the ATICombinedDAQFT .NET Class Library.</TD>
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<H4 class="dtH4">See Also</H4>

<P><A HREF="Demo Getting Started.htm">Getting Started</A> | <A HREF="Demo Settings Screen.htm">Settings Screen</A> | <A HREF="Demo Sensor Information Screen.htm">Sensor Information Screen</A> | <A HREF="Demo Program Options Screen.htm">Program Options Scraeen</A></P>
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