DEWESOFT IOLITE V22-2 Product manual

IOLITE®
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Table of contents
1. About this document 8
1.1. Legend 8
1.2. Online versions 9
1.2.1. IOLITE® Technical Reference Manual 9
1.2.2. DewesoftX® User Manual 9
2. Getting started 10
2.1. Software installation 10
2.2. Connecting IOLITE® 11
2.2.1. DewesoftX® Settings IOLITE® 13
2.2.2. Channel Setup IOLITE® 14
2.3. Simple Measurement 16
2.3.1. Help - Manual 16
2.3.2. Analog channel setup 17
2.3.3. Sample rate 18
2.3.4. Measurement Mode 19
2.3.5. Analyse Mode 20
2.4. Advanced configuration 21
2.5. Firmware upgrade 22
2.6. Licensing 23
2.7. Troubleshooting 23
2.7.1. Additional instructions for troubleshooting with EtherCAT devices 24
3. System Overview 26
3.1. Main features 27
3.1.1. Redundant Bus Systems 27
3.1.2. Input Slots and Amplifiers 28
3.1.3. Redundant Power Supply 29
3.1.4. Feedback Monitoring 29
3.2. System specifications 30
3.3. Enclosure Overview 33
3.3.1. IOLITE-R12: Cabinet Mount Chassis 33
3.3.1.1. IOLITE-R12: Cabinet Mount Chassis: Renders 33
3.3.1.2. IOLITE-R12: Cabinet Mount Chassis: Dimensions 34
3.3.1.3. IOLITE-GATE 35
3.3.1.3.1. IOLITE-GATE: Connectors 36
3.3.1.3.1.1. IOLITE-GATE: Power in: Pinout 37
3.3.1.3.1.2. IOLITE-GATE: Sync: Pinout 37
3.3.1.3.1.3. IOLITE-GATE: RJ45: Pinout 38
3.3.1.4. IOLITE-GATE: Connection of IOLITE-R12 standalone device to PC 39
3.3.1.5. IOLITE-GATE: Connection of IOLITE-R12 and DEWE-43A device 40
3.3.1.6. IOLITE-GATE: Connection of IOLITE-R12 standalone device to IOLITE - single channel
and IOLITE - multi channel 41
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3.3.2. IOLITE-R8: Boxed Chassis 42
3.3.2.1. IOLITE-R8: Boxed Chassis: Renders 42
3.3.2.2. IOLITE-R8: Boxed Chassis: Dimensions 44
3.3.2.3. IOLITE-R8: Boxed Chassis: Connectors 45
3.3.2.3.1. IOLITE-R8: Boxed Chassis: Power in: Pinout 45
3.3.2.3.2. IOLITE-R8: Boxed Chassis: Sync: Pinout 46
3.3.2.3.3. IOLITE-R8: Boxed Chassis: BUS 1: IN: Pinout 47
3.3.2.3.4. IOLITE-R8: Boxed Chassis: BUS 1: OUT: Pinout 48
3.3.2.3.5. IOLITE-R8: Boxed Chassis: BUS 2: RJ45: Pinout 49
3.3.2.4. IOLITE-R8: Boxed Chassis: Connection of IOLITE-R8 standalone device to PC 50
3.3.2.5. IOLITE-R8: Boxed Chassis: Connection of IOLITE-R8 and KRYPTON® device 51
3.3.2.6. IOLITE-R8: Boxed Chassis: Connection of IOLITE-R8 and Sirius® device 52
3.3.2.7. IOLITE-R8: Boxed Chassis: Connection of IOLITE multi and single channel device 53
3.3.3. IOLITE-R8r: Ruggedized Boxed Chassis 55
3.3.3.1. IOLITE-R8r: Ruggedized Boxed Chassis: Renders 55
3.3.3.2. IOLITE-R8r: Ruggedized Boxed Chassis: Dimensions 57
3.3.3.3. IOLITE-R8r: Ruggedized Boxed Chassis: Connectors 57
3.3.3.3.1. IOLITE-R8r: Ruggedized Boxed Chassis: Power in: Pinout 58
3.3.3.3.2. IOLITE-R8r: Ruggedized Boxed Chassis: Sync: Pinout 58
3.3.3.3.3. IOLITE-R8r: Ruggedized Boxed Chassis: BUS 1: IN: Pinout 59
3.3.3.3.4. IOLITE-R8r: Ruggedized Boxed Chassis: BUS 1: OUT: Pinout 60
3.3.3.3.5. IOLITE-R8r: Ruggedized Boxed Chassis: BUS 2: RJ45: Pinout 61
3.3.3.4. IOLITE-R8r: Ruggedized Boxed Chassis: Connection of IOLITE-R8r standalone device to
PC 62
3.3.3.5. IOLITE-R8r: Ruggedized Boxed Chassis: Connection of IOLITE-R8r and KRYPTON®
device 63
3.3.3.6. IOLITE-R8r: Ruggedized Boxed Chassis: Connection of IOLITE-R8r and Sirius® device 64
3.3.3.7. IOLITE-R8r: Ruggedized Boxed Chassis: Connection of IOLITE multi and single channel
device 65
3.3.4. IOLITEr slices: Mounting/Removing/Replacing from Rack Chassis 67
3.3.4.1. IOLITEr slices: Replacing the slice - Instructions 67
3.3.4.2. IOLITEr slices: Removing the slice - Instructions 68
3.3.5. IOLITE: Multi channel device 69
3.3.5.1. IOLITE - Multi channel: Renders 69
3.3.5.2. IOLITE - Multi channel: Dimension 70
3.3.5.3. IOLITE - Multi channel: Connectors 71
3.3.5.3.1. IOLITE - Multi channel: PWR IN 71
3.3.5.3.2. EtherNET in 72
3.3.5.3.3. EtherNET out 72
3.3.6. IOLITE: Single channel device 73
3.3.6.1. IOLITE - Single channel: Renders 73
3.3.6.2. IOLITE - Single channel: Dimensions 74
3.3.6.3. IOLITE - Single channel: Connectors 74
3.3.6.3.1. EtherNET - IN (Data, Sync, PWR) 74
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3.3.6.3.2. EtherNET - OUT (Data, Sync, PWR) 75
4. Module Overview 76
4.1. VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT 79
4.1.1. IOLITEi-8xLV / IOLITEi-8xLV-T2A2f 79
4.1.1.1. IOLITEi-8xLV: Specifications 80
4.1.1.2. IOLITEi-8xLV: Connectors 81
4.1.1.2.1. IOLITEi-8xLV: BNC Connector 81
4.1.1.2.1.1. IOLITEi-8xLV: BNC Connector: Pin out 82
4.1.1.2.1.2. IOLITEi-8xLV: BNC Connector: Wiring diagram 82
4.1.1.2.2. IOLITEi-8xLV-T2A2f: T2A2f Connector 83
4.1.1.2.2.1. IOLITEi-8xLV-T2A2f: T2A2f Connector: Pin out 84
4.1.1.2.2.2. IOLITEi-8xLV-T2A2f: T2A2f Connector: Wiring diagram 84
4.1.2. IOLITEi-8xLV-10V / IOLITEi-8xLV-10V-T2A2f 85
4.1.2.1. IOLITEi-8xLV: Specifications 85
4.1.2.2. IOLITEi-8xLV-10V: Connectors 86
4.1.2.2.1. IOLITEi-8xLV-10V: BNC Connector 86
4.1.2.2.1.1. IOLITEi-8xLV-10V: BNC Connector: Pin out 87
4.1.2.2.1.2. IOLITEi-8xLV-10V: BNC Connector: Wiring diagram 87
4.1.2.2.2. IOLITEi-8xLV-10V-T2A2f: T2A2f Connector 88
4.1.2.2.2.1. IOLITEi-8xLV-10V-T2A2f: T2A2f Connector: Pin out 89
4.1.2.2.2.2. IOLITEi-8xLV-10V-T2A2f: T2A2f Connector: Wiring diagram 89
4.1.3. IOLITEr-16xLV 90
4.1.3.1. IOLITEr-16xLV: Specifications 91
4.1.3.2. IOLITEr-16xLV: Connectors 92
4.1.3.2.1. IOLITEr-16xLV: T2A2f Power OUT Connector: Pinout 93
4.1.3.2.2. IOLITEr-16xLV: T2A9f Analog input: Pinout 93
4.1.3.2.3. IOLITEr-16xLV: T2A9f Connector: Wiring diagram 94
4.2. CURRENT MEASUREMENT 95
4.2.1. IOLITEi-8xLA / IOLITEi-8xLA-T2A2f 95
4.2.1.1. IOLITEi-8xLA: Specifications 96
4.2.1.2. IOLITEi-8xLA: Connectors 97
4.2.1.2.1. IOLITEi-8xLA: BNC Connector 97
4.2.1.2.1.1. IOLITEi-8xLA: BNC Connector: Pinout 97
4.2.1.2.1.2. IOLITEi-8xLA: BNC Connector: Wiring diagram 98
4.2.1.2.2. IOLITEi-8xLA-T2A2f: T2A2f Connector 98
4.2.1.2.2.1. IOLITEi-8xLA-T2A2f: T2A2f Connector: Pinout 99
4.2.1.2.2.2. IOLITEi-8xLA-T2A2f: T2A2f Connector: Wiring diagram 99
4.3. STRAIN AND STRESS MEASUREMENT 100
4.3.1. IOLITE-6xSTG 100
4.3.1.1. IOLITE 6xSTG: Specifications 101
4.3.1.2. IOLITE-6xSTG: D-SUB9 Connector 102
4.3.1.2.1. IOLITE-6xSTG: D-SUB9 Connector: Pinout 103
4.3.1.2.2. IOLITE-6xSTG: D-SUB9 Connector: Wiring diagram 103
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4.3.2. IOLITEr-8xSTGS / IOLITEr-8xSTGS-D37 108
4.3.2.1. IOLITEr-8xSTGS: Specifications 109
4.3.2.1.1. IOLITEr-8xSTGS: Bridge Accuracy Specifications 110
4.3.2.2. IOLITEr-8xSTGS: Connectors 111
4.3.2.2.1. IOLITEr-8xSTGS: T2A9f Connectors 111
4.3.2.2.1.1. IOLITEr-8xSTGS: T2A9f Connector: Pinout 112
4.3.2.2.1.2. IOLITEr-8xSTGS: T2A9f Connector: Wiring diagram 113
4.3.2.2.2. IOLITEr-8xSTGS-D37: D-SUB37 Connectors 115
4.3.2.2.2.1. IOLITEr-8xSTGS-D37: D-SUB37 Connector: Pinout 116
4.3.2.2.2.2. IOLITEr-8xSTGS-D37: D-SUB37 Connector: Wiring diagram 117
4.3.3. IOLITEi-1xSTG 119
4.3.3.1. IOLITEi-1xSTG: Specifications 119
4.3.3.2. IOLITEi-1xSTG: D-SUB9 Connector 121
4.3.3.2.1. IOLITEi-1xSTG: D-SUB9 Connector: Pinout 121
4.3.3.2.2. IOLITEi-1xSTG: D-SUB9 Connector: Wiring diagram 121
4.4. TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT 125
4.4.1. IOLITEi-8xTH 125
4.4.1.1. IOLITEi-8xTH: Specifications 126
4.4.1.2. IOLITEi-8xTH: Miniature Thermocouple Connector 127
4.4.1.2.1. IOLITEi-8xTH: Miniature Thermocouple Connector: Pinout 127
4.4.1.2.2. IOLITEi-8xTH: Miniature Thermocouple Connector: Wiring diagram 128
4.4.2. IOLITEi-8xTH-HS 130
4.4.2.1. IOLITEi-8xTH-HS: Specifications 131
4.4.2.2. IOLITEi-8xTH-HS: Miniature Thermocouple Connector 132
4.4.2.2.1. IOLITEi-8xTH-HS: Miniature Thermocouple Connector: Pinout 133
4.4.2.2.2. TH-HS: Miniature Thermocouple Connector: Wiring diagram 133
4.4.3. IOLITEi-8xRTD / IOLITEi-8xRTD-T2A4f 135
4.4.3.1. IOLITEi-8xRTD: Specifications 136
4.4.3.2. IOLITEi-8xRTD: Connectors 137
4.4.3.2.1. IOLITEi-8xRTD: LEMO L0B6f Connector 137
4.4.3.2.1.1. IOLITEi-8xRTD: LEMO L0B6f Connector: Pinout 138
4.4.3.2.1.2. IOLITEi-8xRTD: LEMO L0B6f Connector: Wiring diagram 138
4.4.3.2.2. IOLITEi-8xRTD-T2A4f: Terminal block connector 140
4.4.3.2.2.1. IOLITEi-8xRTD-T2A4f: Terminal block connector: Pinout 141
4.4.3.2.2.2. IOLITEi-8xRTD-T2A4f: T2A4f Connector: Wiring diagram 141
4.4.4. IOLITEi-8xRTD-HS / IOLITEi-8xRTD-HS-T2A4f 143
4.4.4.1. IOLITEi-8xRTD-HS: Specifications 144
4.4.4.2. IOLITEi-8xRTD-HS: Connectors 144
4.4.4.2.1. IOLITEi-8xRTD-HS: LEMO L0B6f Connector 145
4.4.4.2.1.1. IOLITEi-8xRTD-HS: LEMO L0B6f Connector: Pinout 146
4.4.4.2.1.2. IOLITEi-8xRTD-HS: LEMO L0B6f Connector: Wiring diagram 146
4.4.4.2.2. IOLITEi-8xRTD-HS-T2A4f: Terminal block connector 148
4.4.4.2.2.1. IOLITEi-8xRTD-HS-T2A4f: Terminal block connector: Pinout 148
4.4.4.2.2.2. IOLITEi-8xRTD-HS-T2A4f: T2A4f Connector: Wiring diagram 148
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4.5. VIBRATION AND SOUND MEASUREMENT 150
4.5.1. IOLITEi-1xACC 150
4.5.1.1. IOLITEi-1xACC: Specifications 151
4.5.1.2. IOLITEi-1xACC: BNC Connector 152
4.5.1.2.1. IOLITEi-1xACC: BNC Connector: Pinout 152
4.5.1.2.2. IOLITEi-1xACC: BNC Connector: Wiring diagram 152
4.5.2. IOLITE-3xMEMS-ACC 152
4.5.2.1. IOLITE-3xMEMS-ACC: Specifications 155
4.6. ANALOG OUTPUT 156
4.6.1. IOLITE 16xAO 156
4.6.1.1. IOLITE-16xAO: Specifications 157
4.6.1.2. IOLITE 16xAO: Terminal block Connectors 157
4.6.1.2.1. IOLITE-16xAO: T2A2f Power Connector: Pinout 158
4.6.1.2.2. IOLITE-16xAO: T2A9f connector: Pinout 159
4.6.2. IOLITE-1xAO 159
4.6.2.1. IOLITE-1xAO: Specifications 160
4.6.2.2. IOLITE-1xAO BNC Connector: Pinout 160
4.7. DIGITAL AND COUNTER MEASUREMENT 162
4.7.1. IOLITEr-32xDI 162
4.7.1.1. IOLITEr-32xDI: Specifications 164
4.7.1.2. IOLITEr-32xDI: Connectors 165
4.7.1.2.1. IOLITEr-32xDI: Power Out: Pinout 166
4.7.1.2.2. IOLITEr-32xDI: Digital Input: Pinout 166
4.7.1.3. IOLITEr-32xDI: Isolation concept 166
4.7.2. IOLITEr-32xDO 167
4.7.2.1. IOLITEr-32xDO: Specifications 168
4.7.2.2. IOLITEr-32xDO: Connectors 169
4.7.2.2.1. IOLITEr-32xDO: Power Out: Pinout 170
4.7.2.2.2. IOLITEr-32xDO: Digital Output: Pinout 170
4.7.3. IOLITE-8xDI-4xDO 171
4.7.3.1. IOLITEr-8xDI-4xDO: Specifications 172
4.7.3.2. IOLITEr-8xDI-4xDO: Connectors 172
4.7.3.2.1. IOLITEr-8xDI-4xDO: Power Out: Pinout 173
4.7.3.2.2. IOLITEr-8xDI-4xDO: Power In: Pinout 174
4.7.3.2.3. IOLITEr-8xDI-4xDO: Digital Input: Pinout 174
4.7.3.2.4. IOLITEr-8xDI-4xDO: Power In: Pinout 175
4.7.3.2.5. IOLITEr-8xDI-4xDO: Digital Output: Pinout 175
4.7.4. IOLITEi-4xDI 176
4.7.4.1. IOLITEi-4xDI: Specifications 177
4.7.4.2. IOLITEi-4xDI Connector: Pinout 178
4.7.5. IOLITEi-4xDO 178
4.7.5.1. IOLITEi-4xDO: Specifications 179
4.7.5.2. IOLITEi-4xDO Connector: Pinout 180
4.7.6. IOLITE-4xCNT 181
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4.7.6.1. IOLITE-4xCNT: Specifications 181
4.7.6.2. IOLITE-4xCNT: LEMO L1B7f Connector 182
4.7.6.2.1. CNT: LEMO L1B7f Connector: Pinout 182
5. ECAT Accessories 183
5.1. IOLITE Power injector 183
5.1.1. General specifications 183
5.1.2. IOLITE Power Injector: Connector 184
5.1.2.1. IOLITE Power Injector: 2 mm Jack Pinout 184
5.1.2.2. IOLITE Power Injector: Phoenix MC 1,5/3 Pinout 184
5.2. IOLITE Repeater 184
5.2.1. General specifications 185
5.2.2. Connectors 186
5.2.2.1. EtherNET - IN 186
5.2.2.2. EtherNET - OUT 186
6. Accessories 186
7. Warranty information 187
7.1. Calibration 188
7.2. Support 188
7.3. Service/repair 188
7.4. Restricted rights 188
7.5. Copyright 188
7.6. Trademarks 189
8. Safety instructions 189
8.1. Safety symbols in the manual 190
8.2. General Safety Instructions 190
8.2.1. Environmental considerations 190
8.2.2. Product End-of-Life handling 190
8.2.3. System and components recycling 190
8.2.4. General safety and hazard warnings for all Dewesoft systems 191
9. Documentation version history 193
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1. About this document
This is the Technical Reference Manual for IOLITE® Systems.
IOLITE® is an industrial real time data acquisition hardware line that comes in many different form
factors and can be equipped with a wide range of different amplifiers so that you can use it for virtually
any measurement task. Each system also includes a professional license for our award-winning
DewesoftX® data acquisition software.
The manual is divided into several chapters. You will find:
● A detailed description of the IOLITE® hardware and the main combination and expansion
options
● A description of the connection variants and the pin assignments on the inputs and outputs
● A comprehensive introduction to the configuration of the modules using DewesoftX®
● Detailed technical data: Specifications, etc.
1.1. Legend
The following symbols and formats will be used throughout the document.
Important
Gives you important information about a subject.
Please read carefully!
Hint
Gives you a Hint or provides additional information about a subject.
Example
Gives you an example to a specific subject.
Safety symbols in the manual:
Warning
Calls attention to a procedure, practice, or condition that could cause the body injury or death
Caution
Calls attention to a procedure, practice, or condition that could possibly cause damage to
equipment or permanent loss of data.
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1.2. Online versions
1.2.1. IOLITE® Technical Reference Manual
The most recent version of this manual can be downloaded from our homepage:
https://download.dewesoft.com/list/manuals-brochures/hardware-manuals
In the Hardware Manuals section click the download link for the IOLITE® technical reference manual .
1.2.2. DewesoftX® User Manual
The DewesoftX® User Manual document provides basics and additional information and examples for
working with DewesoftX® and certain parts of the program.
The latest version of the DewesoftX® tutorials can be found here:
https://download.dewesoft.com/list/manuals-brochures/software-manuals
In the Software Manuals section click the download link of the DewesoftX® User Manual entry.
Important
Read safety instructions first in chapter 10. Safety instructions .
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2. Getting started
This chapter will help you to install the software, connect your IOLITE® system to the PC via EtherCAT®
and will show you how to configure DewesoftX®.
To follow these steps, you need the following items:
● your brand new Sirius system (included in the shipment)
● your Sirius USB stick (included in the shipment)
● your PC with Windows 10
● Note: older versions like Windows® 7 may also work
2.1. Software installation
For optimal working, we recommend that you install the latest version of DewesoftX®. If you already
have DewesoftX® installed, please check if a newer version is already available. You can either check on
the website under Support/Downloads/DewesoftX section or directly in software under the
Options/Check for updates. In both cases the changelog is included
Check for updates
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2.2. Connecting IOLITE®
In this chapter, you can see the basic instructions for connecting IOLITE® devices. Advanced
connections are described in the following chapters.
IOLITE-R12
First connect the power supply cable (PS-120-L1B2f) to the PWR IN 2-pin LEMO 1B male connector. Then
connect a standard ethernet cable to the IN connector of BUS 1 on IOLITE-GATE. Finally connect the
other side of the ethernet cable to the LAN port of the PC. You can find advanced connections in chapter
3.3.1.4. Connection of IOLITE-R12 .
Connection of IOLITE-R12 standalone device to PC
IOLITE-R8
First connect the power supply cable (PS-120-L1B2f) to the PWR IN 2-pin LEMO 1B male connector. Then
connect L1T8f-RJ45-1M cable (LEMO side) to the IN connector of BUS 1 on the IOLITE-R8 back panel.
Finally connect the other side of the L1T8f-RJ45-1M cable (RJ45 side) to the LAN port of PC. You can find
advanced connections in chapter 3.3.2.4. Connection of IOLITE-R8 .
Connection of IOLITE-R8 standalone device to PC
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IOLITEi - multichannel
First connect the power supply cable (2x2 OMNIMATE SL 2.50 / BLF 2.50/180) to the PWR IN 2x2 TBLOCK
connector. Then connect RJ-45 cable to the IN connector. Finally connect the other side (RJ45) to the
LAN port of the PC. You can find advanced connections in chapter 3.3.2.4. Connection of IOLITE-R8 .
Connection of IOLITEi multi-channel standalone device to PC
IOLITEi -single channel
First connect the power supply cable (RJ-45) to the IOLITEi Power junction. Then connect RJ-45 cable to
the IN connector. Finally connect the other side of the other side (RJ45) to the LAN port of the PC. You
can find advanced connections in chapter 4.3.2.4. Connection of IOLITE .
Connection of IOLITEi single-channel standalone device to PC
Warning
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Do not plug the powered network cable directly into the PC network port. It may damage the PC.
2.2.1. DewesoftX® Settings IOLITE®
The connected device will show up in the DewesoftX® settings. Click on the Options button at the top
right, and then on the Settings item in the pop-up to open the DewesoftX® settings dialogue.
DewesoftX® settings
In the Devices section, you can see the connected IOLITE® slices. When you select one of them, the
properties pane at the right will show the related data e.g. Serial number, Firmware version, etc.
DewesoftX® settings: Devices
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2.2.2. Channel Setup IOLITE®
In the channel setup you can see a preview of the connected devices on the left side.
When you click on a connector in the image the corresponding channel in the Channel setup
grid will automatically be selected. This also works the other way around: when you select a
channel (or multiple channels) in the setup grid, the corresponding connectors in the image
will be highlighted.
The sampling rate will be set for all connected IOLITE® slices: of course only up to the max. sampling rate
of the individual slices.
Channel setup IOLITE-R12
Channel setup IOLITE-R8
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2.3. Simple Measurement
This chapter describes measurement basics, how to configure IOLITE® and gives some details on the
measurement setup.
2.3.1. Help - Manual
Note that this document is just a quick start guide. For detailed information about DewesoftX® consult
the Manual. To open the manual press the F1 button or click on the Options button ❶ and then select
Manual from the pop-up menu ❷ .
Help - Manual
When DewesoftX® has started up, you will be in Measure mode and see the Setup files list or you can
create a New setup ❶ . Click on Ch. setup (on the right of Setup files) to switch to the Channel setup
mode ❷ . In the channel setup you can see a preview of the connected devices on the upper left side.
Setup files
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2.3.2. Analog channel setup
In the analog channel setup screen you can see all channels of your connected IOLITE® systems. Per
default only the first channel will be set to used. Unused channels will not show up in measure mode
and can thus not be used for display, calculations or storing: thus, we will also set the other channels to
the used. You can left-click on the Used column of channel 2 ❶ , hold the mouse button and move the
mouse down to channel 8 ❷ : then release the mouse button and all channels will be selected – this is
shown by the black rectangle around the buttons. Then you can click into the selected region to toggle
Used/Unused for all channels at once. The selected channels will also be highlighted in the small
preview image of the device ❸ .
When you press the Setup button of a channel (the column at the right edge of the channel table – not
shown in this screen-shot), you can change all the settings of the channel amplifier.
You can also change the sample rate of the IOLITE® ❹ .
Channel setup screen
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2.3.3. Sample rate
One of the most important settings is the sample rate. The sample rate defines how many data points
IOLITE® will transfer to DewesoftX®. A higher sample rate also means that more data needs to be
transferred via EtherCAT® to your computer.
The sampling speed mainly depends on your application. To display your signal in a time domain with a
good time resolution, you should sample 10 to 20 times faster than the frequency of the signal that you
want to measure, e.g. 1 kS/s for a 50 Hz sine-wave. If you have a lot of high frequency components, it may
be necessary to sample 100 times faster, e.g. 5 kS/s for the 50 Hz sine-wave, or even more. If you display
only the frequency domain (FFT analysis), a 2.5 times faster sampling would be sufficient (125 S/s for the
50 Hz sine-wave). The higher the sampling rate, the better the time resolution. But also the file size will
increase.
Sample rate
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2.3.4. Measurement Mode
A click on Measure (at the right side of Ch. setup in Illustration below) will take you to the Recorder
screen measure mode where you can already see live data.
Hint
When switching to Measure mode the data will not be stored automatically.
Measure mode
In measure mode you can have several measurement screens ❺ . DewesoftX® will create 2 default
displays: Recorder and Custom but you can also create new displays or change the widgets on existing
displays as you like.
The most important sections of the Measure mode are highlighted in screen-shot Illustration “Measure
mode”:
❶ shows the live measurement data in different widgets which are depending on the selected
measurement screen. In this case we see a simple recorder widget where data is presented in the time
domain. You can use the channel-selector list ❷ to assign measurement channels to the widgets. Each
widget has different settings, ❸ shows the settings of the currently selected recorder widget.
To start storing the data, press the Store button ❹ . When you are done with recording, press the Stop
button.
Now DewesoftX® has created a data file with all the data that you have seen during the recording
session. You can now click the Analyse button (on the left-top of the screen to the right of the Measure
button) to go to Analyse mode.
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2.3.5. Analyse Mode
When you have just stopped a measurement, DewesoftX® will automatically open the last recorded
data file in Review mode, so that you can start the analysis right away.
Analyse mode
The Review mode is much like the measurement mode. You will see the same measurement displays,
the channel-selector list and the properties of the currently selected widget.
Differences are:
❶ you have additional tool-buttons
❷ there is a Signal overview window which will show you the whole data of one selected channel of the
data file
❸ there are additional cursors (Yellow and two white cursors)
Now you can use the cursors to analyse your data, zoom in and out of the data, click Offline math to add
computations based on your data, etc. You can also change the design of your measurement displays,
print reports based on your data and export the data to other file formats for further analysis.
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2.4. Advanced configuration
Note, that the Dewesoft launcher has already done the hardware setup for you – you can check this in
the Settings dialogue. Click the Options button ❶ – and then click the Settings menu item ❷ .
Open settings dialogue
The settings window will appear where all the currently connected devices will be seen.
If you add a device while this screen is open (or if your device is not shown yet), you can press the Refresh
button ❸ to scan for devices. When you select a device from the list you will see all the device details and
settings in the right area ❹ .
Real measurement mode
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