Armfield Engineering Education
CAPTURE FLUID MACHINES
CAPTURE Software & Sensors - issue 5
THE SOFTWARE
WINDOWS BASED SOFTWARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL CAPTURE EQUIPMENT. ALLOWS THE
STUDENT TO EXPLORE EACH MACHINE QUICKLY AND EASILY.
Windows based software is supplied with the CAPTURE range of equipment
offering a complete teaching package of coursework and laboratory investigation.
The familiar Windows environment allows the student to explore the principles
of each machine quickly and easily, highlighting the difference between
theoretical and practical measurements, thus providing a good understanding
of the principles involved.
Software Capabilities
This software includes a range of functions and capabilities designed to make the operation of the equipment and processing of the results more straightforward, and also to enhance student understanding of the subjects being covered.
It includes:
• Diagrammatic representation of the equipment, complete with real time
display of the various sensor outputs.
• Presentation screens, giving an overview of the software, the equipment,
the procedure and associated theory.
• Detailed 'Help' facilities giving in depth guidance.
• Automatic data logging of sensor values into a spreadsheet format.
• Control over sampling intervals.
• Student questions and answers, included a layered 'Hint' facility.
• Processing of sampled values (this may be linked to the questions and
answers to ensure student understanding).
• Sophisticated graph plotting facilities of both measured and calculated
values, including comparisons taken under different conditions.
• Export of data to Microsoft Excel or other spreadsheets.
• Links to user defined word processor.
• Calibration facility for sensors.
• Real-time bar graph display of sensor outputs.
• Recent history graphical display.
Description
This software runs under Windows operating systems and has been designed for maximum flexibility and ease of use. Comprehensive 'Help' screens guide the student through both the theoretical background and the practical investigation of the machine under examination. Suggested laboratory investigations and further questions for the student to answer are included in the software, together with all the information required to set up and run the teaching exercises.
Technical Details
Analogue signals are digitised and transferred to a computer using the standard USB (Universal Serial Bus). This allows any standard modern Windows computer to be used, including notebooks, and does not require any internal access to the computer. The equipment is suplied complete with a USB lead for connection to the computer.
The CM equipment comes complete with an integral USB interface.
The FM equipment interfaces to the computer using the IFD6 (IFD7 in the case of CAPTURE MKII equipment) device and the USB port of the computer.
Driver software is also supplied which alows the outputs to be read in other software programs, such as Labview.
Essential Aditional Equipment
The user must have access to a computer with the following specifications:
Pentium Processor or equivalent (266 MHz for optimum performance).
16Mb of RAM (64Mb for optimum performance).
10Mb of free hard disk space.
CD-ROM drive.
SVGA graphics (800 x 600 true colour).
Windows 98 or later.
USB port.
Requirements
PC computer
The user must have access to a computer
(see Essential Aditional Equipment for specifications)
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