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Step by Step Tutorial for CoCo-80

This tutorial demonstrates a step by step approach to set up the signal display, analysis parameters, input and output channels, recording, signal save and other basic operations. It takes approximately 1 hour to complete the entire tutorial. The tutorial is divided into the following sections: 1. Start up and Display Operations 2. Parameters Settings 3. Record the Time Streams and Save the Signals 4. Set up the Trigger for Transient Capture 5. Cursor Operation

User Operation

CoCo Screen and comments

Part 1: Start up and Display Operation

Part 1 demonstrates how to start up the CoCo, open a project file, add signals to a window, scale and pan within the window and change the display format. Press the Power Button and wait for the device to initialize. Press the Analysis Button. Use the Up/Down Buttons to select Frequency Response Folder and press the Enter Button.

Use the Up/Down Buttons to select FRF_COH_CPS_APS.csa then press the Enter Button.

This project computes the auto-power spectra of each channels and the FRF between ch2, ch3 and ch4 to ch1. Ch1 is the excitation channel.

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The CSA will open and the display will show the live signals. Press the F6 Hold Button to stop the display.

Press the F1 Traces Button.

Depending on the project setup during previous use, the screen may show different signals. It can show auto-power spectra, FRF, or time domain signals. A time domain signals is shown in the picture below.

Use the Up/Down Buttons to select Trace and Window Settings and press the Enter Button.

Press the F1 Add Window.

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This step creates a new window and assigns the signals into the window. Use the Up/Down Buttons to select Add a Window with one Trace And press the Enter Button.

A window may contain one or two traces. To display continuous time streams, highlight the signal ch1 and press the Enter Button to select it.

Use the Up and Down Arrow Buttons to select ch2 and press the Enter Button.

Only signals with the same type can be overlaid together. Press the F6 OK Button.

Now a new Window is created. Press the F4 Button to switch from Auto to ZOOM.

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When ZOOM is active then the navigation Buttons can be used to manually adjust the display scale. When Auto is active then the display scale is automatically controlled to fit all the data in the window. Press the Up Button a few times to expand the Y axis.

Press the Down Button a few times to reduce the Y axis.

Press the Right Arrow Button a few times to expand the X axis.

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Press the Left Arrow Button a few times to reduce the X axis.

Press the Shift Button once to switch from ZOOM to Move mode.

When Move is active then the UP and Down Arrow Buttons move the signal plot up or down, left or right to view a specific part of the signal. Press the Up Arrow Button a few times to move the Y axis.

Press Down Arrow Button a few times to move the Y axis.

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Press the F4 Button to change from the Move/Zoom mode to Auto mode.

This concludes the tutorial on scaling and moving around the window. Next, display the frequency signals by pressing the F1 Traces Button and select Trace and Window Settings.

Press the F1 Add Window Button and select Add a Window with one Trace.

Next, display the auto power spectra by scrolling down the list, highlighting the signal APS(ch1) and pressing the Enter Button to select it.

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Scroll down one row to the next signal, highlight APS(ch2) and press the Enter Button.

Press the F6 OK Button.

After OK is pressed, you should see the auto-power spectra display. Next, change the view mode by pressing the F1 Traces Button.

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Use the Down Arrow Button and highlight Select View Mode.

Press the Enter Button.

Select LogMag.

Press the Enter Button.

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Next create a Window with two traces by pressing the F1 Traces Button.

Press the F1 Add Window with Two Traces Button.

Scroll down the list, highlight the signal H(ch2, ch1) and press the Enter Button to select it.

Press the Shift Button to select the bottom trace.

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Scroll down the list, highlight the signal FRF(ch2, ch1) and press the Enter Button to select it.

Press the F5 View Mode Button.

Select Phase and press the Enter Button.

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Press the F6 OK Button.

Then a window with two traces will be displayed.

At this stage, if you have created too many windows under the Traces menu. You can go back to delete some of them so the windows left are those that you frequently want to see.

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Part 2: Set the Parameters

Part 2 demonstrates how to change the sensitivity, units and output channel settings. Press the F2 Param. Button, Select Sampling Rate to set appropriate sampling rate.

Press the Enter Button to accept the sampling rate.

Press the F2 Param. Button, use the UP and Down Arrow Buttons to highlight Input Channels and press the Enter Button.

Use the Up and Down Arrow and Enter Buttons to select and set the quantity, sensitivity and engineering unit (details not shown).

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Press the F6 Apply Button to accept the changes.

The F1 Button, Apply to All Ch applies the same setting to all input channels in one step. Press the F2 Param. Button, Use the Up and Down Arrow Buttons to highlight Output Channel and press the Enter

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Button.

Use the Up and Down Arrow Buttons to move down to Swept Sine.

Use the Right Arrow Button to set the focus to the right pane. You can change the output parameters here (details not shown).

Press the F4 Button to enable the output waveform generator then press the Display Button.

Connect the signal source to Channel 1 using the provided output cable. Press the F1 Traces Button, select Window: ch1,ch2 and press the Enter Button.

After this operation with the signal source is fed into the channel 1, you should see live sine wave in the signal plot.

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Press the F2 Param. Button. Use the Up and Down Arrow Buttons to highlight the Analysis Parameters and press the Enter Button. You can change each of the Analysis Parameters here (details not shown).

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Part 3: Record the Time Streams and Save the Signals

Part 3 demonstrates how to record time streams, save data frames and review saved data on the CoCo. Press the F2 Params. Button, use Up and Down Arrow Buttons to highlight the Time Streams Setup and press the Enter Button.

Highlight ch1 and press the Enter Button to check it. Highlight ch2 and press the Enter Button to check it.

Press the F6 OK Button.

This setup is designed for the convenience of time stream recording. Press the Rec./Stop Button once, to start time stream recording.

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Press the Rec./Stop Button a second time to stop time stream recording. Press the File Button.

See the figure above.

Press the F1 Files Button to see a list of recorded time streams signals or saved frequency signals.

Use the Up and Down Arrow Buttons to highlight a file and press the F5 View Files Button to view the highlighted file. Press the F1 Button to delete the all the files newer than the file that is highlighted files; Press the F2 Button to delete all the files. Press the F4 Button to copy the highlighted files to the SD card.

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Press the Display Button to go back to the signal display.

Press the F2 Params. Button, use the UP and Down Arrow Buttons to highlight the Signal Snapshot Save Setup and press the Enter Button.

Highlight Block(ch1) and press the Enter Button. Highlight H(ch2,ch1) and press the Enter Button (or select more signals to save).

Press the F6 OK Button.

Press the Save Button twice to save the signals.

The first time you press the Save Button, a list of commands is shown. Simply press it a second time to save the defined signals. Now that the signals have been saved you can press the File Button to review or recall the signals.

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Part 4: Set up the Trigger for Transient Capture

Part 4 demonstrates how to set up a trigger to capture a transient event including setting the trigger mode, level, pretrigger and accept/reject mode. Make sure the signal source is still on and ch1 is connected to the source with a cable. If the signal source is not on, please go back to Output Channel setup and enable it Press the F2 Params. Button, use the Up and Down Arrow Buttons to highlight the Acquisition Mode and press the Enter Button.

Press the F1 Mode Button.

Use the Up and Down Arrow Buttons to highlight the Manual-Arm Trigger and, press the Enter Button.

Manual Re-Arm means that in the transient capture, operator you will have a chance to accept or reject the captured time blocks. Press the F2 Trigger Source Button.

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Highlight ch1 and press the Enter Button.

The screen will show a live signal of containing the trigger source.

Press the F4 Set Trigger Level Button.

This selection puts the navigation buttonButton into the functions of setting trigger level.

Use the Up and Down Arrow Buttons and select Set Trigger Level. Then use the Up and Down Arrow Buttons to change the trigger threshold level. Choose a level that is below the maximum value of the sine wave as shown in the fiture.

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Press the Left and Right Arrow Buttons to set the pretrigger percentage.

Press the F4 Set Button and select Fixed Scale.

This operation put changes the navigation buttonButtons mode to functions of setting the scaling window instead of setting up the trigger threshold. Use the Up and /Down Buttons to scale the Y axis within the window.

Press the F6 Apply OK Button to accept the trigger setup.

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buttonButtons to switch between Hide, Accept and Reject. Select Move to Reject and press the Enter Button.

Next select Accept and press the Enter Button.

This must be the second capture. Accept means that the signals will be accepted for FFT transform and averaged into the spectra and FRF.

Select Hide and press the Enter Button.

Press the Enter Button again.

The trigger operation window will be shown again.

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Press the F2 Params. Button, use the Up and Down Arrow Buttons to highlight the Acquisition Mode and, press the Enter Button. ; Press the F1 Mode Button.

Use the Up and Down Arrow Buttons to highlight Free Run, and press the Enter Button. Press the Display Button.

This operation will put change the CoCo back to Free Run mode. In Free-run mode, means the time capture occurs will be done as fast as possible with overlapping.

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Part 5: Use Cursors

Part 5 demonstrates how to add cursors to a window and move them to analyze a signal. Make sure the screen contains is in any signal display. If not, press the Display Button. Press the F5 Cursors Button.

This operation puts the navigation buttonButtons into the cursor control mode. Highlight Add Cursor X1 and press the Enter Button.

Use the Left/Right Arrow Buttons to move the cursor.

Note the value of the signals is displayed on the right. Press the F5 Cursors Button and select Remove Cursor X1 to remove it.

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