SCHMIDT ETPX Tension Meter Instruction Manual

: June 12, 2024
: SCHMIDT

Table of Contents

The »Tension Inspect 3« program
Correspondence
References
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SCHMIDT ETPX Tension Meter Instruction Manual

The »Tension Inspect 3« program

System requirements
Computer: PC
Operating system: Windows 7 and higher (32/64 Bit)
Hard disk space: Approx. 200 MB
Installation: CD-ROM drive

Installing »Tension Inspect 3«
To be able to restore the original files in case problems occur after the installation, you should make a backup of your hard disk contents before you start installing. In no event will Hans Schmidt & Co GmbH be held liable for any data loss or damage.

Insert the CD-ROM with the »Tension Inspect 3« program into the CD-ROM drive.
Start the installation process by double-clicking the application file.
Follow the instructions on the screen, to install the software »Tension Inspect 3« and the corresponding USB driver.
At the end, click the “Finish” button, to finish the installation process.

Using »Tension Inspect 3«

Double-click the »Tension Inspect 3« TI3 icon to start the program. The program window opens.

Instruction

Menu file Save as CSV Chapter 1.3.6 Menu file Load CSV Chapter 1.3.6 Menu file Exit Close »Tension Inspect 3«
Button Start/Stop Chapter 1.3.2
Choice box Scale Chapter 1.3.4
Button Start Rec. Chapter 1.3.8
Menu samplerate Samplerate Select the sampling rate
Button Auto Chapter 1.3.4
Menu setup Setup Chapter 1.3.1
Menu alarms Enable Alarms Chapter 1.3.3 Menu alarms Show Alarms Chapter 1.3.3 Menu alarms Clear Alarms Chapter 1.3.3
Menu data Clear Data Clear all measuring values Menu data Create HTML-Report Chapter 1.3.5 Menu data Export Screen to Excel Chapter 1.3.5 Menu data Memory Review Chapter 1.3.7
Menu info Information about »Tension Inspect 3«
Display Alarms Change to red, if the reading exceed or underrun the setpoint durring a measuring
Display Tension Current reading
Button Reset Chapter 1.3.4
Display Unit Unit of measure of the readings
Display Statistics Display of statistical values of the measurement
Display Model Display the connected unit
Display Timeshift Buffer Chapter 1.3.4
Display Timeshift Chapter 1.3.4
Display Statistics Diagram Display the statistical values, shown currently at the graph.
Display Readings on Screen Chapter 1.3.4
Display Tension Readings as graph, as well as the Hi/Lo Set-points (only when activated)

Basic settings
Requirements:

The required measuring unit is connected to the PC.
The measuring unit is switched on

To edit the settings:

Click on the menu SETUP to open the dialog box. You can now either keep the default values preset in the input boxes or customize them for your specific requirements. The figure below shows the factory-preset defaults for a tension meter model ETX-500.

Instruction

Start and stop the tension value display Requirements:

Click on Clear data in the menu Datat. All readings shown in the Tension display, if any, are cleared.

Start:

Click the Start button to activate the display of tension values. The button shows Stop.

Hi/Lo set-points
»Tension Inspect 3« has a comparison function. Thereby the displayed value will be compared with the preset set-points. During exceeding or underrunning a set-point, the background of the display Tension change to red. The background of the display No Alarms change the colour permanently to red and shows now Alarms after exceeding or underrunning a setpoint for one time.

Enable Alarms Activates recording of the values which exceed or underrun the Hi/Lo set-points
Show Alarms By clicking Show Alarm at the menu Alarms the window „Alarm events“ will be opend.
Configuration

Graph adjustments
Scale The maximal tension value of the diagram can be adjusted (Y-axis, starts at zero).
Auto Automatic scaling of the Y-axis depending to the measured tension values.
Reset Change of scaling from mode Auto to Scale
Readings on Screen To set the number of readings to be shown in the diagram (Timescale) (X-axis). The scroll bar turns to red, if more readings are selected for the diagram than measured.
Timeshift Buffer Indicates in % the fill level of the memory. The maximal numbers of readings will be set in the Setup.
Timeshift To select the timeframe of a series of measurements, that should be displayed in the diagram. Is the setup Value of Readings on Screen bigger or equal to the recorded readings, the scroll bar cannot be moved.

Print and data transfer Print:

Click Creat HTML-Report in the menu Data to open the print preview.
Click the Print this Page button to open the printer setup box.

The print-out includes the statistical data of the series of measurements, the current displayed graph and the statistical values of the graph.
Graph

Data transfer:

Clicking Export Screen to Excel in the menu Data copy the readings, which are displayed at the graph to an excel file (reading, date, time). With the infixed readings, a graph can be created in the Excel file.

Save and load the readings Save:

The statistical data, as well as the single readings of a measuring can be saved after the measuring ends as CSV file, by clicking Save as CSV in the menu File.

Load:

Click Load CSV in the menu File and open the required file. The statistical data of the saved measuring, the graph and the statistical data of the graph are displayed in »Tension Inspect 3«

It is possible to add readings to an existing file. In this case open the file and start a new series of measurements. The new readings will be added in the diagram. After this store the complete CSV file again. If any readings are in the internal memory before opening the existing file, the internal memory will be overwritten.

Memory review (available only for ETX, ETPX and DTX)
With the »Tension Inspect 3« program you can download all the tension data stored in the memory of the connected tension meter.

Start the download

Click Memory Review in the menu Data. The Memory Review window opens.

Instruction

A Button Read Data Chapter 1.3.7.1
B Choice box Scale Chapter 1.3.7.2
C Button Autoscale Chapter 1.3.7.2
D Display Position in Memory Number of saved series of measurement
E Choice box Selected Position Selected series of measurement
F Button Reset Chapter 1.3.7.2
G Display Memory Mode Used memory mode during the measuring
H Button Zoom Chapter 1.3.7.2
I Display Unit measuring unit of the readings
J Display Type of Device Display the connected unit
K Display Statistics Statistical data of the displayed series of measurement
L Button Save Chapter 1.3.7.4
M Button Generate Chapter 1.3.7.3
N Display Tension Readings as graph
O Button Export to Excel Chapter 1.3.7.3
P Button Close Close Memory Review

Download the tension data from the ETX, ETPX and DTX to the PC Requirements:

Tension meter connected to the PC.
Tension meter switched on.

To download the tension data:

Click the Read Data button. The tension data stored in the tension meter are read into the PC.

Tension value display:
Display Tension Graph of the displayed series of measuremnts
Display Statistics Statistical data of the displayed series of measurements

Graph adjustments
Scale Manual scaling of the Y-axis which starts at „zero“. This feature can be activated by pressing Reset.
Autoscale Automatic scaling of the Y-axis depending to the displayed readings of the diagram.
Reset Activates the scaling, which is set in the pop-up Scale.
Zoom A big number of zoom features can be selected to enlarge a selected frame of the diagram.

The button Zoom and Reset work only if Autoscale is not activated.

Print and data transfer Print:

Click the Generate button to open the print review.
Click the Print this Page button to open the printer setup box. The print-out includes the statistical data of the series of measurements and the current displayed graph.

Data transfer:

The Export Screen to Excel button copies the readings of the desired series of measuremetns to an excel file (reading, date, time). With the infixed readings, a graph can be created in the Excel file.

Save the readings Save:

With the button Save stored values (statistics and series of measurements) of the connected tension meter can be downloaded and stored as CSV file. The individual series of measurement can be selected.

Readings which have be downladed and be stored as CSV file cannot be related to »Tension Inspect 3«

Online recording

Click first the button Start/Stop and afterwards Start/Stop Rec. to start the continuously data recording. The recorded data is now saved as CSV file. If the file reaches a size of 10 MB, a new CSV file will be generated automatically for further data aquisition and saving.
By clicking the button Start/Stop the continuously data aquisition is paused. Clicking Start/Stop again will continue the recording. The data will be saved in the last CSV file.
By clicking the button Start/Stop Rec. the continuously data aquisition is finished. After clicking Start/Stop Rec. again the recorded data will be saved in a new CSV file.
The location for saving the files can be determined in the menu Setup.

Correspondence

Should you have any questions regarding the program or operating instructions, or their use, please indicate above all the software version number.

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