Getting Started with Measure and DAQ

This document overviews the installation procedure and general use guidelines for using Measure with DAQ hardware. All of this information is available in the Measure Data Acquisition User Manual.

Hardware Installation and Configuration

Please consult our Data Acquisition Support Webpage for assistance with installing and configuring your DAQ hardware.

Measure Installation

1. Insert your Measure CD into your CD-ROM Drive.
   
2. Select Start>>Run from the taskbar in Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me or File>>Run from the Program Manager in Windows 3.x.
   
3. Type D:\SETUP in the Run blank, and click OK.
   
4. Select a location for the setup program to install Measure...you may want to simply accept the default installation location.
   
5. Deselect any of the Measure Add-ins that you wish not to install.
   
6. Click OK.

The Measure setup program copies the program files and on-line help files to the directory that you choose and creates a program group. It also automatically configures Microsoft Excel to load the Measure Add-ins you installed when you launch Excel.

See Also:
Measure Data Acquisition User Manual

Measure Example with DAQ

Provided your DAQ hardware is installed and configured properly, and your Measure software is installed properly, you are now ready to perform a simple test to ensure your Measure DAQ system is functioning correctly. Please follow the simple steps below to test your software and hardware.

1. Run Microsoft Excel.
   
2. Click on the DAQ pull-down menu in Excel and choose Configure DAQ Tasks.
   
3. Click on the Data Acquisition Device: ring and choose your DAQ board from the list.
   
4. Provided you are using a DAQ board that has Analog Input capabilities, click the AI button.
   
5. Using all the default values in the provided fields, you will perform a single-channel scan of 10 values at 1000 scans/second. Click the Add >> button to complete the task configuration, then click OK.
   
6. Now, click the Run button. You should see 10 voltage values acquired into your spreadsheet. These values are read from channel 0, so if you don't have anything connected to channel zero, you will receive floating values.
   
   Please consult the Measure Data Acquisition User Manual for more information about other functionality (Analog Ouput, Triggering, multi-channel acquisition, etc.) available with Measure.
   
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