Introduction This chapter gives a general introduction to the Microlog dBX. It provides an overview of the layout, keypad, connectors, and other hardware features. Detail of the individual operation of each function will be described in later chapters 1.
After removing the BNC connector caps, you can see the 4 BNC connectors, they are channel 1, channel 2, channel 3 and channel 4 respectively. The BNC connectors provide convenient sensor connection when you need to connect 4 separate sensors to your Microlog dBX.
Rear view RFID Reader LED Flash Camera Battery compartment 1 and cover Battery compartment 2 and cover Foldable stand Screw hole for Tripod
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⚫ ⚫ ⚫ Zoom out key – Zoom out a plot or user define Cursor key – Change type of cursor or user define Menu key – Move the focus to the main menu Press Menu key repeatedly and toggle to the selected menu Use Up and Down key to select an option from the selected menu ⚫ Start/Stop key – Use this key to start or stop a measurement. ⚫ Power key – use this key to turn the instrument on or off.
TRIG/PWR All CH DBPE 103A-057-130 TRIG/PWR 1.EXT-DC-IN 2.NC 3.NC 4.Digital Gnd DBPE 103A-056-130 Analog In 1.CHANNEL 1 2. CHANNEL 2 3.NC 4. CHANNEL 4 5.EXT-TRIG-AUX 6.NC 7.+5V-Tacho-Out 5. Analog Gnd 6 CHANNEL 3 Fischer (FISCHER DBPE 103A-057-130) (FISCHER DBPE 103A-056-130) Compatible (FG8.1F1C.P07KS) (FG8.1F1C.
1.4 Turning On Press Power key to turn on your Microlog dBX. It takes several seconds to load the operational system, and then the instrument will show you the main display as follows. Your display will show the icons of programs installed. You may have several programs shown depending on what was purchased. At the top right corner, you can see the clock and the battery power gage. To run a program, move the focus to the program icon with navigation keys, and press OK key to run it.
1.5 Charging the battery The Microlog dBX is designed to run continuously for 8 to 10 hours with a pair of fully charged batteries. When you turn on your Microlog dBX, you can see the condition of the battery power gage at the top right corner of the screen. To charge your Microlog dBX, plug the connector of power supply to the 7-pin connector (TRIG/PWR) of Microlog dBX. The power supply unit accepts 100 ~ 200 V AC power.
1.6 Specification Dimension 300 x 190 x 50 mm Screen Multi-point color touch screen, 10.1”, 1280x800 Weight 1.
2 Utility Program Run the utility program from the main display of Microlog dBX. This program allows you to review the system information and programs installed on this instrument, test the data acquisition hardware, and set up the system parameters. 2.1 System information After running the Utility program, you’ll see the system information from the main display. The displayed information includes Product information, Windows information, ADC Resolution, Maximum fs, etc.
2.2 DAQ Menu Select the DAQ button from the main menu to enter the DAQ display. In this page you can conduct testing on the instrument’s data acquisition hardware or reset the hardware when necessary. Reset Select the Reset option will disconnect and reconnect the data acquisition hardware (DAQ) via the GPIO device inside. You can conduct the DAQ reset to restore hardware connection when the Microlog dBX loses connection to the DAQ hardware.
2.3 Configuration Tap the Configuration menu to enter the configuration setting. On the Preference setting page, you can set the date and time, language, key sound and power management.
Date and Time setting To change the date and time setting, tap the Time Zone menu to display the time zone options. And tap the Change Time button to enter the time setting.
Language Select the Language for your Microlog dBX. The language setting will be applied to all software modules. Power Management Select the power manage mode from “High Performance”, “Poser Saver” and “Balanced”. The Balanced Mode is recommended unless you have other requirements.
2.3 Update Firmware Select Update Firmware from the Tools menu and enter the firmware update page. It will automatically search for the update files in the external device and conduct an update.
Update FPGA Select Update FPGA from the Tools menu and enter the FPGA update page. It will automatically search for the update files in the external device and conduct an update.
2.4 Program List Select the Program List button from the Tools menu to enter the program list page. The installed software modules and authorization status are listed.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
