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A menu-guided tutorial program to familiarize the user with SuperPACV features, functions, terminology, conventions, and procedures.

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Initiates, tests, and verifies proper two-way communication between the computer and the System 10 mainframe.  In the event of communications failure, runs a series of diagnostic tests of cabling, "handshake" protocols, etc., guiding the user to appropriate corrective action by means of simple menu-type instructions.

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Operates the computer as a "dumb terminal" connected to the System 10 mainframe.  Lets you send standard mnemonic commands to System 10 without having to write program statements, by simply typing them on the computer keyboard.  See the example, below.

By this means, you can completely set up the data acquisition system, interrogate it for setup and data values, and initiate standard run-time operations.  Command entries and System 10 responses (if any) will appear on the computer screen.  TERMINAL is extremely useful for setup and operational control of "A-sized" mainframes that have no standard video capabilities (Models 10KU, 10K1C, 10K4TA, etc.).

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Provides "live" computer display of up to 1000 System 10 data channels.  See the example, below.

Up to 100 user-selectable, nonscrolling large-scale video pages are available for multichannel display of data.  Each page is preformatted, and allows "live" in-place readout of a selected group of ten sequential channels (1 to 10, 11 to 20, 21 to 30, etc.)—along with TIME (hour:minute:second) and DATE (month-day-year).  If a printer is installed, a hard-copy printout of the page being displayed can be obtained at the touch of a key.

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An enhanced version of DAS1.  Provides "live" computer display of up to 1000 data channels, and offers formatting and automatic printout of display pages, along with automatic alarm indication.  See the example, below.

DAS2 lets you compose up to 20 nonscrolling video pages, each of which may be called to display by keystroke.  Each page contains a specified fixed-text HEADER and any 10 selected data channels, plus TIME (hour:minute:second) and DATE (month-day-year).  Each displayed channel can be identified by a "name" (up to 32 characters) and engineering-unit legend (up to 8 characters).  These designations are readily entered or modified, using a "Text Editor" mode.  You can also select among seven colors for background text, live data, and highlighting.  All page formats can be saved on disk for future use or editing.

As with DAS1, hard-copy printout of the page on display can be obtained by a keystroke.  In addition, automatic printout of all channels or of specified pages can be initiated on detection of a specified logic "trigger" event (i.e., a limit violation or other "Logic 1" bit state) and/or at a prespecified time interval (from one minute to eight hours).

A "System Status" message (NORMAL, ALERT, or ALARM) can also be tied to selected System 10 logic bits, and will be displayed in appropriate warning colors and/or blinking mode.

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With optional printer, this program turns your System 10 / PC combination into an automatic datalogging system.  See the example, below.

Columnar printout of "live" data from any seven channels is performed automatically at selectable time intervals, either "fast" (2 to 60 seconds) or "slow" (5 to 3600 seconds).  The "fast" interval may be invoked automatically upon detection of one or more prespecified limit violations or "Logic 1" bit states.

You can format LOGGER1 printouts, using simple menu-driven editing procedures to enter informational HEADERS (format file name; company name; test description, location, and number; operator ID; and "remarks"), plus descriptions ("names") and engineering-unit legends for all channels.  The program will also list all available format files in an on-screen menu, allowing rapid selection without reference to notes.  You can then edit the selected format simply by moving the cursor to the proper space on a simulated page and typing in the desired changes.

Printout pages are automatically numbered; paper perforations are automatically skipped.  All data is identified by TIME (hour:minute:second) and DATE (month-day-year).  All printing formats can be saved on disk for future use or editing.

For enhanced logging and retrieval of data to and from disk file, see LOGGER2 and LOGGER3 (plus the associated data display and printout programs).

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Provides "live" time-plotting of data on the computer screen.  See the example, below.

TIMEPLOT permits properly scaled plotting, versus time, of up to three selected data channels, each with individual color.  Each channel's Y axis can be individually scaled, if desired.  You can choose from sixteen different time axes (from 12 seconds to 128 hours, full scale), and save the plot format on disk for future use.

The plot can be continuously refreshed at the end of the time axis, or it can be halted.  Plotting can be started or stopped manually, by operator keystroke, or automatically, upon detection of a logic-bit "trigger."  The program also produces hard-copy output of the plot display, if desired, at the touch of a key.

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Plots a "live" scatter diagram on the computer screen.

Provides "live" plotting, in color, or up to three selected data channels versus any selected fourth channel.  X- and y-axis scales are individually selectable.  The plot format can be saved on disk for future use or editing.

Data points can be plotted on operator keystroke, or automatically, at preselected time intervals or on detection of a logic-bit "trigger."  You can clear and restart the plot, freeze and resume plotting, or produce a hard-copy printout at the touch of a key.

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Allows quick, easy configuration of all system data channels.  See the example, below. 

Via spreadsheet display, you can enter or modify configuration parameters for individual channels, including "type," "location," digital smoothing constant, limit values, limit logic, and visual effects for channel data display.  Simply step the cursor to the proper variable and type in the desired value.  The program also lets you define CALCULATE (CLC) functions for your system.

SETUP1 checks all user inputs for appropriateness before putting them into effect.  "HELP" is available at every step.  At the touch of a key, you can call to the screen an explanation of any specific channel variable and full listing of the values it can take.  Repeated reference to the instruction manual is no longer necessary.

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Provides quick, easy calibration of all system analog-input data channels.  See the example, below.

Once the number of the channel to be calibrated has been entered, the program explains the various methods available for calibrating this particular "TYPE" of channel.  These methods may include "absolute" calibration from known calibration data ("mV/V full scale," "cycles per gallon," "K factor," etc.), "two-point (deadweight)" calibration, "simulated" calibration via shunt resistor, etc.

Having selected the desired method, you can proceed to calibration the channel.  CALIBR8 will prompt you with explicit, step-by-step instructions for all necessary procedures, including selection of engineering units and display resolution.  All scaling calculations are performed by the program.

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Interrogates the system for setup values pertaining to any data channel.  The program searches the mainframe's EEPROM setup memory and lists all pertinent configuration/calibration entries for a given channel, plus any and all EXECUTE (EXU), CONDITIONAL (CDL), or COMMAND (CMD) statements which involve that channel.  The user can easily step through the entire channel sequence, displaying a full screen of information for each channel.

ASK1 can also furnish a short-form listing of all active channels (with hard-copy printout, if desired), or of only those channels that share a specific "key" parameter ("type," logic-bit association, etc.).  Given the number of a particular channel, the program can tell you its slot "location"—or, given a particular "location," it can tell you what channel resides there.

ASK1 is particularly useful when you are "reconfiguring" your system and need to ensure that no new or modified setup values conflict with existing ones.

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Interrogates the system for setup values pertaining to any logic bit.  This program is similar to ASK1, except that it relates to system logic bits rather than to data channels.  Thus, it will search for any and all setup entries that can affect the state of a particular bit—or it will inform you of everything the state of a given bit can affect.  In light of the complex AND- and OR-coupling of bits which is possible with System 10, this program represents a powerful tool in the analysis of system logic behavior.

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Prints the current System 10 setup.  Through SYSPRINT, you can obtain a hard-copy record of current system configuration values, which can be a useful system design and analysis tool.  Configuration settings may be written to disk file for permanent storage.

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Finds all of the system's current "EXECUTE (EXU)" commands.  The program searches the mainframe's setup memory and lists all currently effective EXU's—any of which you can then cancel, if you wish.  (Forgotten EXU's can be mischievous!)

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These programs provide backup storage of System 10 setup data, and also duplication of any stored System 10 "configuration."

CLONE1 downloads to a disk file all of the existing configuration and calibration data contained in the Central Processor memory of a System 10 mainframe—and also in any and all "Coprocessor" memories, if present, in that mainframe (Model 10BDR64, 10BACIA, 10BD4, etc.); video setup data is handled by the VCLONE programs, below.

CLONE2 uploads into the same or a different System 10 mainframe the configuration/calibration data contained in a CLONE1-created file.

These are valuable security programs, since they allow any System 10 configuration to be fully restored, in the event that it is accidentally or deliberately erased from system memory.  They also permit easy duplication ("cloning") of an original System 10 configuration in one or more identical copies.  

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These programs provide backup storage of System 10 video page formats, and the easy transfer of video pages from one System 10 to another.

Similar to the CLONE programs, above, VCLONE1 and VCLONE2 will respectively download to and upload from a computer disk file all configuration and video-page data contained in the system VIDEO MEMORY (including any optional "V cards").

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Automatically scans any specified list of data channels on a predefined time schedule, producing a disk-based "historical" record of measurement data.  The program takes into account the speed and memory capabilities of the computer on which it is being run, and guides the user to easy selection of the list of data channels to be scanned, the number of scan cycles to be recorded, and the time interval between successive scan cycles.  Once entered, scanning formats (channel list, interval, duration, etc.) can be saved on disk for future use or editing.  Data files are also stored by "name," for rapid retrieval.

Once stored via LOGGER2—or LOGGER2H (see below)—each data file may be processed by VIEWLOG, PRINTLOG, or PLOTLOG.  (NOTE: A special program named CONVERT5 is included for translation of "logger" files created by older SuperPAC versions to the SuperPAC V format.)

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Permits rapid review of data file contents from LOGGER2, LOGGER2H, LOGGER3, or LOGGER3H.  You can use it not only for examining specific data within a file, but also for rapidly searching a large file for specific areas of interest—to be subsequently plotting (via PLOTLOG) or printed (via PRINTLOG).  Selecting any five individual data channels for display, you can specify that all recorded data sets be displayed, or only every "nth" set (time of storage accompanies each data reading).  Or you can view only those data sets taken between two specified times.  Also, you can scroll backwards and forwards through displayed pages, or jump immediately to the next page in sequence.  Finally, you can recycle the program as often as desired, with different selections each time.

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Gives columnar printout of selected data from a disk file produced by LOGGER2, LOGGER2H, LOGGER3, or LOGGER3H, using formats similar to those of LOGGER1.  Once defined, these formats can be saved on disk for future use or editing.  As with VIEWLOG, you can select data channels (in this case, any seven), data starting and stopping times, and either all data sets or every "nth" set for inclusion in the printout.

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Retrieves up to three recorded channels from LOGGER2, LOGGER2H, LOGGER3, or LOGGER3H data files for linear time-plotting on the computer screen (for X vs. Y plotting, see PLOTLOG3).   

Each channel will be plotted in a different color against a common selected time base.  Independent Y-axis scaling may be specified for each channel.

In setting the desired time axis, you can command that the specified channels be plotted over the time represented by the entire data file, or that the plot start at a given time and be scaled to a given number of hours, minutes, seconds, or milliseconds, full scale.  This "axis control" feature permits an overall picture of a data set's full recorded history within the file, followed—with the next recycling of the program—by a "zoom in" to any area of particular interest.

By pressing a key, you can initiate hard-copy printout of the entire plot (a PLOTLOG printout is virtually identical in form to that produced by the TIMEPLOT program).

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This program is similar to LOGGER2, above, but is optimized to gather data specifically intended for X vs. Y plotting.  It allows data sets to be taken upon operator keystroke, upon incremental changes in a specified data channel, and/or under automatic logic-bit control—either on a "one-shot" basis or at specified repetition rates.

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Plots on the computer screen any three channels versus any selected fourth channel, as retrieved from a data file produced by LOGGER3 or LOGGER3H (only).  X-axis and Y-axis scaling are individually selectable in all cases.  By key entries, you can clear the screen, recycle (with new selections), or initiate hard-copy printout of the completed plot.

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Provides a simple menu-driven procedure for setting up and controlling the Model 10BDR64 History Card.  Also permits the recording of data by the History Card in a form that is compatible with all LOGGER2 readout programs.

This program is a great time-saver.  Explaining History Card setup considerations in simple language, it guides the user through selection of all necessary setup parameters for each of the History Card's four RAM recorders—including Channel "List," Recording Interval, "Start" and "Halt" Triggers, "Halt Depth," etc.  A list of allowable entry values for each parameter is presented, and each entry is tested before it is accepted.

SETUP2H also monitors the allocation of total "history memory" among the History Card's four recorders.  Thus, as each setup value is selected, current "Memory Used" and "Memory Available" are displayed.  The user may then alter one or more setup values for the recorder in question, to adjust the distribution of memory.

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Can be used to offload all data recorded by the Model 10BDR64 History Card to a computer disk file, once recording has been completed.  The disk file may then be processed by any of the standard LOGGER2 readout programs and by LOTUSLNK.

All in all, LOGGER2H offers extreme flexibility in the storage and analysis of "historical" data.

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Similar to SETUP2H (above), except that the resulting data format is compatible with LOGGER3 readout programs, having been optimized for those processes best analyzed by true X-Y plotting.  Unlike SETUP2H, SETUP3H provides for the recording of data sets upon detection of various specified logic conditions, rather than at strictly uniform time intervals.

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Similar to LOGGER2H (above), except that it is used when the Model 10BDR64 History Card has been set up via SETUP3H.  The resulting disk file may be processed by any of the standard LOGGER3 readout programs.

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Initiates a "history dump" of specified measurement data recorded by the Model 10BDR64 History Card.  Produces a data file of "dumped" history memory contents.  This data is then subject to selective display, printout, X-Y plotting, and/or conversion for LOTUS or other spreadsheet processing.

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Provides interactive linkage with Lotus 1-2-3^®.  This program converts any data file stored under the LOGGER2, LOGGER2H, LOGGER3, or LOGGER3H program into a file format that permits importation and analysis by Lotus 1-2-3 software.

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Establishes full modem linkage between a local computer and a single "remote" System 10 mainframe.

CALL1 will set all necessary protocols for the telephone modem link, and will conduct all necessary tests to insure that the System 10 is ready to receive commands or interrogations from the computer.  At this point other SuperPAC V programs can be invoked to log or display modem-transmitted data, to download instructions to the System 10 mainframe, or even to reconfigure the remote data-acquisition system (using the "cloning" programs).

All the user need do is to enter the proper telephone number (including long-distance codes, if applicable), await confirmation from the System 10, and then run the desired programs.

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Automatically "calls up" and interrogates up to 100 remote System 10 mainframes, following a user-defined time schedule and telephone-number list.  On an individual mainframe basis, the program will log data for specified channels to disk file.  Once entered, specific calling lists and logging schedules can be saved to disk under individual file names for easy future recall.

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Allows the user to build a disk file of telephone numbers for modem communications via the CALL1 and CALLMANY programs.