On the "Device Manager" dialog box, look under the "Ports (COM & LPT)" tree. Open the Device Manager: On Windows 2000/XP, click on the "Hardware" tab of the "System Properties" dialog box and click on the "Device Manager" button, On Windows 98SE/Me, click the "Device Manager" tab.
2ħ Installing FlukeView PC USB and COM port 1 PC USB and COM port Determining the USB Cable COM port 1. Select the Baud Rate, for example Click Connect to establish a connection with the instrument. Note: To see the Instrument Connect menu click toolbar button (most left button): (connect/disconnect) in the 2. In the Instrument Connect menu click on Advanced. Selecting the Baud Rate If you want FlukeView to communicate at another baud rate do the following: 1. Click Connect to establish a connection with the instrument. Select the Com Port that connects the instrument to the PC. If automatic connection is not successful, the dialog box shown below appears, allowing you to make a connection.
During startup (except for the first time), the FlukeView software automatically tries to make a connection with the instrument according to the last valid connection. Note The optional RS-232 adapter/cable PM9080 allows you to communicate via a COM port of your PC. FlukeView will handle the USB port as a COM port.
The OC4USB driver creates a virtual COM port. Connecting the Power Quality Analyzer The FlukeView software communicates with your Power Quality Analyzer via the optically isolated OC4USB adapter/cable connected to the USB of the PC.
Running the FlukeView Software Choose from Start - Programs - FlukeView Power Quality Analyzer to run the FlukeView software.
The setup program starts up and prompts you for information to complete the installation.
To install FlukeView, insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive, and run SETUP. For an optimal use of the FlukeView software install it on PC s running Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
5 Using Online Help.5 Introducing the FlukeView Software.5 Display Instrument Screens.6 Display Waveforms.7 Display Trend.8 Display Spectrum/Harmonics.9 Display Limits (Fluke 43x).9 Display Setup (Fluke 43B).10 Display Datasets (not for Fluke43B).10 Start Logging of Readings.11 Display Events (not for Fluke 43B).12 Display Quality (not for Fluke 43B).13 Multiple Transfers of Screens/Windows.14 Remote Control (not for Fluke 43B).15 Window Properties.15 Documenting Screens.16 Displaying an Instrument Screen on the PC.16 Inserting Screens into a Document.16 Analyzing Waveforms and Trends.17 Displaying Waveforms on the PC.17 Zooming In and Out on a Waveform.19 Select the Active Waveform.19 iĤ SW43W Users Manual Scaling a Waveform.19 Change Waveform Colors and Titles.19 Moving waveforms.19 Deleting waveforms.19 Copying Waveforms to Other Applications.19 Analyzing Harmonics.20 Displaying Harmonics on the PC.20 Scaling a Spectrum.21 Copying Harmonics Data to Other Applications.21 Using Datasets (not for Fluke 43B).22 Retrieving, Saving, Sending Back a Dataset.22 Analyzing a Dataset.22 Example: Export a Waveform from a Dataset to Windows Excel.23 Example: Export a Vrms Trend from a Monitor Dataset to Windows Excel25 Limit Sets (not for Fluke 43B).27 Retrieving, Saving, Sending Back a Limit set.27 Viewing and Editing a Limit set.27 Logging Readings.29 Graphing Readings.29 Inserting Logged Data into a Spreadsheet.31 Example: Graphing Harmonics from the Fluke Graphing Harmonics from the Fluke 43B.33 Transferring Fluke 43B Instrument Setups.34 Printing Windows.35 Saving Windows to a File.36 Copying Data via the Clipboard.36 iiĥ Chapter 1 Installing FlukeView Installing the FlukeView Software FlukeView software offers you simple mouse-controlled tools to work with your Power Quality Analyzer. 1 Installing the FlukeView Software.1 Running the FlukeView Software.1 Connecting the Power Quality Analyzer.1 Selecting the Baud Rate.2 PC USB and COM port.3 Determining the USB Cable COM port.3 Changing the COM port #.3 Using FlukeView. All product names are trademarks of their respective companies.ģ Table of Contents Chapter Title Page Installing FlukeView. 1 SW43W FlukeView Power Quality Analyzer Software Version 3.20 onwards Users Manual December 2005, Rev.1, 04/ Fluke Corporation, All rights reserved.