FAST ８CH COUNTER/TIMERCONTROL SOFTWARE(SVNCT0802)

USER'S MANUAL(2766SAPPLICATIONOFELECTRONIC

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DEVICESTSUJI ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD3739 Kandatsu-mach Tsuchiura-city
Ibaraki-Pre. 300-0013 Japan
TEL. +81-(0)29-832-3031
FAX. +81-(0)29-832-2662
URL
http://www.tsujicon.jp
E-mail info2@tsuji-denshi.co.jp

CONTENTS
Abstract

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１．Install ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・１
２．Procedure of setting・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・１
１）LAN connection２）USB connection
３．Control by Screen 1
４．Connection by Screen 2・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・２
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５．Counter action and procedure of getting data・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・４Example）
Getting count data 1,000 times during 10s, then average data
every 10 times must be saved file format.
６．The format of saving file ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・４

NCT08-02 FAST 8CH COUNTER/TIMER
Windows application software program(SVNCT0802)
USER'S MANUAL
Abstract
Type NCT08-02 is 8 channel counter/timer unit specialized in LAN and USB communication line.
Using this program, it's easy to control this unit by Windows PC.
It's easy to activate and stop the counter access, get the latest count value, averaged countvalue for some period and stop the count activity after count value has reached to certain value.
1. Install
To use SVNCT08 software, it's need to download the program from Internet.
Home page address is here.
http://www.tsujicon.jp
File is a self-extracting format, so it is need to extract these files in your folder.
The extracted files are SVNCT0802.CAB, SETUP.LST and setup.exe file.
Install process will be given by double click operation of setup.exe.
Then continue your operation as instructed.
(Especially for the Windows XP systems, it sometimes doesn't work well whenlogin-character is two-byte type. In this case try again after login with
one-byte characters.)
２．Procedure of setting
When it starts the software, screen page 1 appears to PC.
The connection to NCT08-02 is available via LAN or USB line.
(１）LAN connection
Set the “CommPort”⑦ to LAN side in screen page 1.
Click Connect/Disconnect button to connect, then screen page 2 appears.
Set IP address of NCT08-02 to Host Name Box③.
Default port number is 7777.
If you need to change it, write new data to Port No④.
Click connect button⑦ then the connection will be done.
If this connection is OK, screen page 2 will be hidden.
Connect button⑥ becomes green, it shows Disconnect.
Top box② of screen page 1 shows the software version of NCT08.
In screen page 1, the data is always updated while connection is in active.
(２）USB connection- 1 -To control by USB, you need to install USB drive software in advance.
To install this program, connect USB cable to NCT08-02.
The screen that tell you to install driver will appear.
Then select the program folder to set on according to the message.
Next change option selection of Comm Port⑦ in screen page 1 into USB.
Click Connect/Disconnect button to connect, then screen page 2 appears.
USB port works like COM port.
To check drive port, procedure is as follows.
Conrtol panel >> Sytem >> Hard ware >> Device manger >> Port.
According to device manager property it’s possible to change COM port NO.
This COM port NO. must be set to COM box⑤.
If this connection is OK screen page 2 will be hidden. Connect button⑥ becomesgreen, it shows Disconnect.
Top box② of screen page 1 shows the version of NCT08-02.
In screen page 1, the data is always updated while connection is in active.
３．Control by Screen 1Screen 1①③②⑧⑨⑩⑪⑫⑬⑭⑮⑯④⑤⑥⑦⑰⑱- 2 -① It’s possible to change interval time to communicate NCT08-02.
Default time is 20 ms.
② This box shows the version of NCT08-02 firmware.
③ These boxes show the current data, last data and average data of eachchannel.
Average data will be shown after getting average data.
④ The count data of channel 7 can be used to stop count action.
⑤ The timer data can be used to stop when it reaches timer value.
⑥ This button is used to start and stop connecting NCT08-02 via LAN or USB.
Before connecting it shows “Connect, once it connects it shows"Disconnect" .
Before measuring count, you need to set procedure of setting
above-mentioned item 2.
⑦ Select LAN or USB.
⑧ Before counting you need to select count mode.
There are three ways of count mode.
1) Continuous count mode is for counting until stop button.
2) Timer stop mode is for counting until timer reaches to set value.
3) Counter stop mode is for counting until channel 7 reaches to set value.
Marked item in blue is now available.
⑨ It decide the repeat number when count action stopped.
When timer or counter stopped automatically, measuring starts by Startbutton.
Measured data were stored max. 10,000 times, and these can be saved
to a file.
⑩ When in timer mode, timer period is set by time unit ms.
⑪ When in count stop mode, count value is set by unit Kcts
(every 1000 counts).
⑫ It shows the count number to get the average data.
⑬ It shows the measurement complete times when in timer stop mode andcounter stop mode.
Measurement continues until repeated times⑨.
⑭ Button "Start" means the beginning of count, button "Stop" means countshut down and button. "Repeat" means start counting action again.
When in counting mode, the color of button “Start” turns deep green.
When in stop mode, the color of button “Stop” turns deep red.
When in counting action, once button “Stop” pushed “button repeat”
turns blue.
In this case, the measurement can be restart again. Stored data is notcleared.
(By the “start” button, the measurement is start again with data clear
process.)⑮ It is easy to know the over-flow of counter and timer by the command of"ALM?".
⑯ To each counter another command is accepted.
Once fill the command into the “Send command box”, return data showedin “Receive Data box”.
⑰ Button "All Clear" make all counter and timer data to clear.
Button "Clr" for each counter channel and timer section make data clear.
⑱ These items are useful in saving data to a file.

- 3 -Select the drive-directly folders, and the file name. Click "Save fileselect", then the file name will be copied in “Data Save File Name” box.
You can fill the file-name in this box directly.
Fill the data number in last data box. If input data number is greater thanthe existing data number, all data will be stored to file data.
If input data is lower than the existing data number, the latest number ofdata will be stored to the file.
All data were stored with time stamp. These file data format are“text file” format.
File extension is “.txt”. These files can be opened by software “MEMO”,”WORD”and ”EXCEL”.
４．Control by screen 2
In control screen mode, push the button “Connect”, then “Screen 2” appears.
Screen2 (Connection page)①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧Not used at this stage.
Not used at this stage.
Put into IP ADDRESS of NCT08-02 in LAN connection.
Factory default setting is 「192.168.1.55」.
put into PORT NUMBER of NCT08-02 in LAN connection.
Factory default setting is 「7777」.
Put into port number when in USB mode.
Not used at this stage.
Connect LAN or USB.
Cancel the connection.

５．Counter action and procedure of getting dataExample）
Getting count vales 1000 times, for each time data getting period is 10s.
At the same time, average data is calculated for 10 times and stored to selected
file.（All necessary hardware connections are already finished.）
１．By control screen, connect the line to NCT08-02."
If connection is finished correctly to NCT08-02, counter version- 4 -information and the latest data are displayed for each channel.
２．Select “Timer Stop” in “Count Mode”, put into 10,000ms in ⑩ms.
Put into 1,000 in ⑨repeat times.
３．Put into 10 in ⑫average times.
４．Put on button “Start” then count action starts.
Seeing the current data, count data and time data every 10s, you can checkeasily this unit works correctly or not.
After counting 10 times, the average data will be displayed.
５．During counting action, you can save the data to a file.
Select driver unit and folders and file name, then put 1,000 to data
section.
File extension must be “.txt”. If input save data number is greaterthan existing data number, all exiting data are stored to file data.
６．Opening the file by “WORD”, you can check the intermediate data easily.
６．The format of saving file
The order of file data are as these.
Current dataDateTimech0･･･
ch7
2007/03/05 17:49:21
2007/03/05 17:50:22
2007/03/05 17:51:23
2007/03/05 17:52:24

12345
12345
12345
12345

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･･･
･･･
･･･

timer

12345 67890
12345 67890
12345 67890
12345 67890

Average datach0･･･
ch7
12345
12345
12345
12345

･･･
･････････

timer

12345 67890
12345 67890
12345 67890
12345 67890

These data are text format, so it can be opened by “MEMO”, “WORD” and“EXCEL”.
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TSUJI ELECTRONICS Co., Ltd.
3739, Kandatsu-machi, Tsuchiura-shi,
Ibaraki-ken, 300-0013, Japan"
Tel: +81-(0)29-832-3031
Fax: +81-(0)29-832-2662
E-mail : info2@tsuji-denshi.co.jp- 5 -