			
                        ScopeView Version 1.03
                        Copyright 1994, 1995
			      
			AGA Associates
			P.O. Box 99573
			Seattle, WA 98199-0573 
			USA
	
			AgaAssocts@aol.com

Welcome: 
   ScopeView Software is designed to receive, record and graphically 
   present Digital Multimeter (DMM) measurement data. Please read 
   this file to assist you in understanding ScopeView features, 
   getting ScopeView software properly configured, and learning 
   some helpful tips.

Compatibility:
Hardware Requirements:  PC 386 or better
Operating System:       Microsoft Windows Version 3.0 (minimum)
Digital Multimeter (DMM) compatibility:

Family          Meter Models
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M36XXCR         M3630CR         M3650CR        
M46XXCR         M4630CR         M4650CR         
M38XX           M3830           M3850           
M36XXD          M3610D          M3630D          M3640D          
		M3650D          M3660D
M46XXD          M4610D          M4630D          M4640D          
		M4650D          M4660D

Installation:
     ScopeView requires at least 1.43 megabytes of space for installation.
     Install ScopeView through standard Window's installation procedure:
     Boot up your computer, and enter Windows.
     Insert the ScopeView disk in to disk drive A or B.
     From the Windows Program Manager select 'Run' from the File Menu.
     For ScopeView in disk A type:a:\setup and press the 'Enter' key
     For ScopeView in disk B type:b:\setup and press the 'Enter' key

Set up:
     Connect the Multimeter to your computer's COM Port 
     (Reference your computer hardware manual if necessary).
     Make note of which port (COM1 to COM4) the meter has been connected.
     Turn on Meter. 
     Run ScopeView program. 
     When the ScopeView Control form appears, Click on the Setup button.
     A window will be displayed for set up of the meter type, COM port 
     and baud rate. Click on the arrow buttons for each parameter to 
     display a list of valid choices.

ScopeView Setup Option choices
	Meter  Model- Select the meter model number which matches your 
	meter or meter family. For example for a M3850, select M38XX; 
	for M3630CR, select M36XXCR;

     COM Port - Select the port that the meter is connected to.

     Baud Rate- Set to 1200 baud for all current DMM models.

ScopeView Setup Command button description
     'Cancel' - Restore the original settings present before exiting the 
		 setup window.

     'Save' - Save to disk the setup values currently displayed. This 
	      will set the default values used each time ScopeView is run.

     'Exit' - Return to ScopeView. The values present on the setup form 
	      are used for this session. The next time ScopeView is 
	      run the last saved setup values are used.
	
	
Operation: 
	Make sure the meter is properly attached to the computer, 
	the meter is ON and the meter display is active. 
	Run the ScopeView program. 
	Click on ScopeView's POWER ON command key. 
	The reading on the meter should now be the same as on the 
	computer display. If the software fails to display a reading, 
	recheck the meter's connections to the computer. 
	Also check the COM PORT settings are correct and that the 
	Window's operating SW is communicating properly out the 
	designated COM PORT with the proper setups 
	(1200, 7 bits, no parity, 2 stop bits). 
	ScopeView functions are run by clicking on the Program's 
	Command Keys and Icons. Check boxes, option buttons, and 
	data fields will customize how data can be gathered. 
	The program has 4 basic modes of gathering data.

Meter Mode: 
	Displays real time data, provides storage of up to 10 
	measurement values, saves the min/max sampled data and 
	provides a stop watch to time data capture.

Meter Mode Tip:
	Zoom Button
		The 'Zoom' button on the Meter expands the meter to cover 
		the rest of the output window. However, the Min/Max will 
		continue being updated. No Min/Max readings will be lost 
		during 'Zoom' mode.

Logger Mode: 
	Logger mode has two screens: a setup and a data display screen. 
	In the setup screen, the value of data measured may be qualified 
	by using the Data Comparator Filter. The sampling frequency time 
	is also set as is an option to save the data collected to a file.
	The Logger data output screen displays real time meter display, 
	the chosen setup settings, min/max readings, and the data output. 
	Files stored in the logger mode may be read by many of the 
	standard spread sheet programs.

Logger Mode Tips:
	Zoom Button
	The 'Zoom' button expands the meter to cover the rest of the 
	output window. Data logging and Min/Max is still active. 
	The Min/Max will be displayed as will be the last 10 logged 
	values when the meter is restored to normal size. If the 
	'Record' option was selected, data will continue to be 
	saved to the log file. 
	
	Min/Max
	A Min/Max scan is run once per second. When the data logger 
	time base is set to a value greater than 1 reading/second, 
	the Min/Max display will trap meter readings that
	the data logger misses between time base samples.

	Use the 'Print' Button
	The 'Print' Button offers a convenient way to record the setup 
	used for this logger session and the Max/Min values captured 
	during this session.

	Window Comparators
	The Window Comparators are a flexible data filtering tool. 
	The High Limit and Low Limit may be set to work individually 
	or together. 

		For example:
		1)      Hi limit = on, set to 10.00
			Lo limit = off 
			Read Within is checked
			Logger will read all values <= 10.00

		2)      Hi limit = on, set to 5.25
			Lo limit = off
			Read Outside is checked
			Logger will read all values >= 5.25
	
	LogView data files
	LogView data files are stored as text files and can be reviewed 
	with a standard text editor, or may be read by popular 
	spreadsheet programs which support import of *.txt files. 

ScopeView Mode: 
	The ScopeView mode, like the Logger mode, has a 
	control and a data display screen. The control screen is 
	used to setup the Vertical and  Horizontal sampling units of 
	the ScopeView Screen. The Scope triggers and sweep settings 
	can also be set here, as can an option to record the file. 
	In the data display window, collected data is graphically 
	displayed, a real-time meter is shown, scope setup is shown, 
	as is the max/min samples. Files stored in the ScopeView 
	mode also be read by many of the standard spread sheet programs.

ScopeView  Tips
    Triggers:
	Triggers allow  ScopeView to wait until a given input 
	threshold and direction of slope is reached before 
	initiating a sweep. Trigger modes are Rising, Falling 
	and Time Delay.             
	
		Rising - ScopeView will wait until the input 
			 transitions from below the trigger 
			 setting to >= trigger setting.
		Falling - ScopeView will wait until the input 
			 transitions from above the trigger 
			 setting to <= trigger setting.

		Time Delay - ScopeView will wait the preset amount 
			 of time before starting a sweep. 

	Operation of trigger for single and repetitive sweep modes
	In the Single Sweep mode, the trigger is active each time a single 
	sweep is run. In the Repetitive Sweep mode, the trigger is 
	active only one time for each activation of the ScopeView 'Run' 
	button. 
	
	Min/Max 
	A Min/Max scan is run once per second. When the scope time base 
	is set to a value greater than 1 second, the Min/Max display will 
	trap meter readings that the scope misses between time base 
	samples.

	DMM Setting:
	Set the DMM to the proper measurement and meter range before 
	the 'Run' button is pressed. Changing the DMM setting in 
	the middle of a ScopeView scope run may cause a data 
	interruption, a reset of the sweep in progress, or mis-scaled 
	data readings.

	Playback Mode:
	Playback mode is used to re-display previously recorded 
	ScopeView files.

	Help:
	On screen HELP information is provided throughout ScopeView.

	Sampling Time:
	Minimum Sampling Time of Meter Data: 1 sample/second. 

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	ScopeView Setup Addendum:				Nov 1995
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	The ScopeView setup program should run with out problems on
	most computers, but here are some tips for getting around
	some installation problems which the standard ScopeView setup 
	program does not handle automatically.

	1) DDEML.DLL - ScopeView 'setup1.exe' requires that the target
		system contain DDEML.DLL to run. The DDEML.DLL file
		is a standard component of Microsoft Windows. If 
		for some reason DDEML.DLL has been deleted on 
		the target system, or is an incompatible version,
		then setup1.exe will exit with an error message 
		related to the file 'DDEML.DLL'.
	
	Manual DDEML.DLL installation process:

	NOTE: If your windows installation directory is not c:\windows,
		substitute the appropriate name for c:\windows.
	

	From a 'c:' DOS prompt:
	A)  To check for an existing version of ddeml.dll type:
		'dir c:\windows\system\ddeml.dll'
	B) If the 'ddeml.dll' file exists then type:
		'rename c:\windows\system\ddeml.dll ddeml.sav'
 	C) Copy the 'ddeml.dll' file on the ScopeView install disk to c:
		if the ScopeView disk is in Drive A
			type 'copy a:\ddeml.dll c:\windows\system'
		if the ScopeView disk is in Drive B
			type 'copy a:\ddeml.dll c:\windows\system'
	D) Run Windows, then Run ScopeView install 
		From Program Manager select 'File', then 'Run' and enter
			'a:\setup' if the ScopeView disk is in Drive A
			'b:\setup' if the ScopeView disk is in Drive B
		Select 'OK' to start ScopeView install
	E) Exit Windows
	F) If in step (A), a ddeml.dll file exisited, then from a DOS 
	   prompt type:
		'delete c:\windows\system\ddeml.dll'
		'rename c:\windows\system\ddeml.sav ddeml.dll'
	G) Run Windows and enjoy ScopeView!


	2) VER.DLL - VER.DLL is a file normally distributed with
		Microsoft Windows. ScopeView requires VER.DLL
		during the installation process. After installation,
		ScopeView has no need for VER.DLL. In a case where 
		ScopeView setup terminates with an error message 
		related to VER.DLL then the following method can 
		be used to get ScopeView loaded.


	 Because the Windows file manager will not run with out ver.dll, start
	this process from a DOS prompt.

	NOTE: If your windows installation directory is not c:\windows,
		substitute the appropriate name for c:\windows.
		 
	A) From a DOS C: prompt type
		'rename c:\windows\system\ver.dll ver.sav'.
	B) Run Windows
	C) Run ScopeView install only from the Program Manager -(this is
		because the File Manager will not run without 'VER.DLL')

		From Program Manager select 'File', then 'Run' and enter
			'a:\setup' if the ScopeView disk is in Drive A
			'b:\setup' if the ScopeView disk is in Drive B
		Select 'OK' to start ScopeView install
	D) Exit Windows
	E) Type: 'delete c:\windows\system\ver.dll'
	F) Type: 'rename 'c:\windows\system\ver.sav ver.dll'
	G) Run Windows and enjoy ScopeView!

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	ScopeView Addendum: Handling GPF's in Video Drivers	Nov 1995
	--------------------------------------------------------------
	ScopeView will run on most systems with no problems. Some
	interaction with some Video card drivers has been noted.
	ScopeView may display a 'General Protection Fault' message 
	(from Win 3.x) with  a reference to the video driver. Most 
	problems have been with video drivers running above 256 colors. 
	
	If an updated video driver from the manufacture of the the
	video card or computer cannot be located, an alternate video 
	driver can usually be used to run the video hardware. The instructions
	below outline a method of changing the Video driver to the standard
	VGA (648 x 480 x 16 colors) mode.
	If your monitor and video card hardware permit, the standard Windows
	SVGA driver may also be tried. The SVGA driver allows more flexibility
	and supports 640 x 480 x 256 color, 800 x 600 x 16 and 256 color
	and 1024 x 768 x 256 colors.

		From Windows, 
		A) Open the 'Main' program group.
		B) Run 'Windows Setup'.
		C) Select'Change System settings...'.
		D) From the drop down list box for the Display.
			select a standard video driver such as 'VGA'.
		E) Use your Windows installation disks if needed to 
			load the VGA driver onto the target system.
		F) Restart Windows and run ScopeView.
			
		
