USC Configuration is a 32bit Windows computer program used to configure the USC701. The USC Configuration program requires a COA703 to connect the USC701 to an RS232 serial port on a personal computer.
The configuration program 'UscConfig 106' can create or open existing new USC programs.
- New Module Wizard (also see "My First Program")
- Setting CH1 Example (also see "My First Program", "Add Peak Measurement Function" )
- The Properties Screen (also see "Manual - The USC Properties Screen")
- The Equation Editor (also see The USC Equation Editor)
Linearise or Look-up Tables (also see Using Lookup Tables)
New Module Wizard
When starting a new program the new "New Module Wizard" will guide you through hundreds of possible signal module types.
Setting CH1 Example
Each wizard screen will allow you to set the parameters for each of the components within the USC701. The following screen will configure channel 1 in the USC as a type J thermocouple input. Please note that no hardware changes are required to change input type or range.
The following wizard screen selects the output from channel 1 "0-1000 Deg C" and connects it to the output on terminals 11 and 12.
The Properties Screen
- The USC properties screen displays completed USC programs and allows changes to be made.
- As the CH1 button is pressed the list box on the right is displaying CH1 properties.
- The first column of buttons represents the USC inputs.
- The second column of buttons represents the equation memory outputs.
- The third column of buttons represents the USC outputs.
- CH2, P1, P2 and RLY2 are all displayed as disabled, as they have not been programmed for use.
The Equation Editor
The equation is a reverse polish scientific 5 stack calculator that has 5 user memories, and supports basic branching functions. The following diagram shows the "Special Function Equation Editor" with a simple adder program loaded.
Linearise or Lookup Tables
The USC701 can use up to four look up tables at any one time.These table are available for use either directly when using the wizard on input components or within the equation editor. Each table has 101 points spread evenly over the required range entered by the user.
User created tables can be created by an external program and imported from a text file or created from 2 to 101 points entered by the user.
All points can be individually edited while within the look up table screen shown below. The graph will update as point values are changed.
