GW Instek GDM-9060 Manual 

VERSION NO. 1.00 ISO-9001 CERTIFIED MANUFACTURER

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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 4 Overview ................................................................................................. 4 SETUP .......................................................................................... 5 Connecting to GDM-9060/9061 ............................................................ 5 Installation .............................................................................................. 7 Uninstallation ......................................................................................... 8 Configuration ........................................................................................ 10 DATA LOGGING REMOTE CONTROL ..................................... 13 View Add-In Software Version .............................................................. 21

4 INTRODUCTION This manual is suitable for any of the GDM-9060/9061 Series DMMs (GDM-9060/9061). This manual is to be used with all versions of Excel from 2003 onwards with Windows PCs (Windows XP, Windows 7/8/10: 32 bit or 64 bit). Please note that Macros must be enabled for the Add-In to function. The GDM-9060/9061 Excel AddIn software is an Add-In for Microsoft Excel. The Add-In allows you to log measurements from the DMM and to plot the resulting data as a graph or a histogram using the built-in Excel graphing functions. Overview About Icon Save/Load Multimeter Settings Setup/Run Logging Worksheet Run/Pause/ Stop Setup Multimeter Connect to Multimeter  Connect to Multimeter: Clicking this icon will allow you to establish a connection to the DMM.  Save/Load Multimeter Settings: Clicking this icon will let you save or load settings to/from the multimeter.  Setup Multimeter: Clicking this icon will allow you to choose the measurement function, range and rate to use for the data logging.  Setup/Run Logging Worksheet: Clicking this icon will allow you to setup the data logging and graphing functions for the software.  Run/Pause/Stop: These control keys will allow you to run, pause and stop data logging.  About: The about icon will display the software version.

The GDM-9060/9061 can connect to the software using either the USB CDC or the USB TMC interface. Functionally there is no difference in which interface is chosen to interface with the PC. Connection 1. Connect the rear panel USB B port on the DMM to a USB port on the PC using a Type A to Type B USB cable. CALIBRATION USE ONLY Configure the DMM 1. Press Menu button. 2. Go to Interface tab. 3. Further go to the field of Interface. 4. Select USB option for interface. 5. Go to the field of Protocol. 6. Set the interface to either USBCDC or USBTMC. 7. Press Exit Menu to confirm the settings and exit. Note The baud rate does not need to be set when either USB CDC or USB TMC interface is used. Alternatively, the RS232 connection is the easiest way to use the add-in software with the GDM-9060/9061 as no drivers are required. Connection 1. Connect the rear panel RS232 port on the DMM to a RS232 port on the PC using a RS232 crossover cable.

6 Configure the DMM 1. Press Menu button. 2. Go to Interface tab. 3. Further go to the field of Interface. 4. Select RS232 option for interface. 5. Go to the field of BaudRate. 6. Set the desired baud rate for RS232. 7. Press Exit Menu to confirm the settings and exit.

RS232 interface), the GDM-9060/9061 Series Excel Addin Software and the NI VISA Run-Time. Installing the USB driver 1. Connect the DMM to the PC using the supplied USB TypeA to TypeB cable (GTL-246). 2. The Windows Found New Hardware Wizard will detect the DMM as a new device and ask for the device driver. Choose to locate the driver manually. Direct the Wizard to the USB_DRIVER directory on the User Manual CD, or download the USB driver from the GW Instek Website. 3. Follow the instructions on the Hardware Wizard to finish the installation. Installing the Excel Add-In 1. On the User Manual CD, go to the Excel Add-in subdirectory under the Software directory and execute the Setup.exe file. 2. If the Microsoft User Account Control Shield appears, allow the setup file to be executed. 3. Follow the InstallShield Wizard to install the GDM-9060/9061 Excel Addin. Installing the NI VISA Run-Time 1. The NI VISA Run-Time must be installed to use the Excel Add-in software. This is available on the NI website, http://www.ni.com/download/ni-visa-run-time-eng ine-5.4/4231/en/. 2. Please follow the instructions on the NI website for installation details.

8 Uninstallation Follow the procedures described in this section when the Excel Add-In or one of the USB drivers needs to be updated or removed. Uninstalling the USB driver To update or remove the USB driver, it must be uninstalled from the Windows Device Manager. 1. Launch Device Manager from the Start menu. StartControl PanelDevice Manager (Windows XP, Windows 7/8/10: 32 bit or 64 bit) 2. For CDC driver: Double-click Ports (COM & LPT). Right-click GDM- Series CDC (COMXX) and choose the Uninstall option. For TMC driver: Double-click Test and Measurement Devices. Right-click Test and Measurement Device (IVI) and choose the Uninstall option.

then press the OK button. The driver will uninstall automatically. Uninstalling the Excel Add-In 1. From the Windows Start menu select the Start  All Programs  GWINSTEK DMM  2. Select Yes to uninstall the product. 3. The Uninstaller will automatically finish the uninstallation.

10 Configuration Configure the PC 1. To make sure the DMM is recognized by the PC, open the Device Manager (Start  Control Panel  (System)  Device Manager. 2. For RS232/CDC connections, check which COM port the device is assigned to and make note of it. 3. For TMC connections, check to make sure the DMM is recognized in the Test and Measurement node. Configure the Add-In 1. From the Windows Start menu select: Start  All Programs  GWINSTEK DMM  GDM-906x Excel Addin  GDM-906x Excel Addin

automatically launch an Excel Spreadsheet. If asked by Windows to enable Macros, choose Enable Macros. 3. For Excel 2007 and above: Go to the Add-Ins tab in the Ribbon UI. For older versions such as Excel 2003: Go to the Tools menu and select the Add-Ins option. 4. The Add-In will be shown in a custom tool bar. 5. Click on the Connect to Multimeter icon. 6. In the Connect window that appears, click Search to scan for the DMM. 7. After the DMM has been detected, click on your DMM in the Select Address window. A number of devices may be returned. If the model name and serial number of your device are not returned, click the Search key again. 8. Press Connect.

12 9. The Splash screen will close automatically after the connection is successful. 10. Move on to the Data Logging Remote Control chapter. Disconnect Press Disconnect to end the remote control session. Cancel and Exit Press Close to exit from the Connection window without connecting or disconnecting.

13 DATA LOGGING REMOTE CONTROL Establish remote connection Follow the procedures for connection and configuration on page 5 and page 10. Setup 1. Press the Setup Multimeter icon. 2. The Set Up Multimeter window appears. 3. Choose a measurement item. 4. Choose the measurement range for DC Voltage, DC Current, AC Voltage, AC Current, Resistance (2W), Resistance (4W), Diode, Capacitance, Frequency and Period. Choose the sensor and referenceR for TEMP-4WRTD. Choose the sensor type and resolution for TEMP-TC. 5. Press OK to confirm the settings and exit. 6. Press Exit to discard the settings and exit.

14 Save/Recall Load Settings 1. Press the Save/Load Multimeter Settings icon. 2. The Save/Load Multimeter Settings panel appears. 3. Choose to Load Multimeter Settings from File or Save Multimeter Settings to File. If saving a file, choose a directory and filename. Click Save to save the file. The file will be saved as XXXXX.DMM. After a few moments, if the save was successful a message “Save File OK!” will appear. Click OK. If loading a file, choose a previously saved setup and click Open. A message “Load File OK!” will appear if the setup is loaded successfully. Click OK. The panel will close automatically after saving/loading settings.

15 Setup Data Logging 1. Press the Record Setup Start icon. This icon will only be available after a measurement has been selected with the Setup Multimeter icon (page 13). 2. Choose the Logging tab. 3. Set the logging start time in Begin Logging Data panel.  Immediately: Choose this option to begin logging measurements as soon as the “Play” icon is pressed. (see page 19 for details)  At Time: This option allows you to choose the exact time that the logging will start. The start date, hour, minute and second can be chosen respectively.  On Receiving External Trigger: This option will only start logging after the TRIG key is pressed on the DMM front panel or pin 5 on the Digital I/O port is triggered.

16 4. To select the logging interval, configure the With Interval Of option. This option can set how often the DMM will trigger, down to the number of hours, minutes and seconds between each measurement. 5. Use the Terminating Upon panel to set when to stop the data logging.  Number of Readings: Configures the logger to stop after a set amount of measurements.  Duration: Sets the logger to stop logging measurements after a set amount of time or number of readings.

17 6. By default the measurements are not plotted. Press the Chart tab to edit the chart behavior. The Chart Type panel selects which type of graph, if any, to plot.  No Chart: This option will disable plotting a graph. This is the default option.  Graph: This will plot each point in a graph as soon as it is logged.  Strip Chart: This option creates a graph that allows you to view detailed sections of the graph using Excel Format controls.  Number of Data Points: This option allows you to specify the number of data points to graph. This number cannot exceed 1000.

18 7. Use the Place Charts In… panel to draw the chart in the same Excel sheet or to plot the graph in a new Excel sheet.  Separate: Places charts in a new sheet each time logging is started.  Same Sheet: Places charts in the same sheet as the logging data. 8. The Histogram option will open a new sheet and perform statistical analysis on the logged data in real-time so that a histogram can be created. The average, median, standard deviation as well as minimum and maximum values will also be calculated.  This option will disable the graphing option mentioned above.  The number of bins for the data (and thus the interval) is determined automatically by the software. This can be changed after data logging has stopped. 9. Press the OK button to save the settings and exit.

19 Starting Data Logging 1. After the data logging setup has been completed, the Run, Pause and Stop icons will become available. The icons are colored orange when they are available. To start measurement, press the Run icon. Measurements will automatically start to be logged. If the Chart or Histogram options were selected, then they will also be plotted as the data is logged.  Press the Pause icon to pause logging. Press the Run icon again to resume.  Press the Stop Icon to stop data logging prematurely.  Each time you use the data logging function, a new sheet will be created for the data and for the histogram data, if the Histogram option is enabled.  Note that the other icons are now disabled until logging has finished or is stopped. Stop Run Pause

20 Chart Example Data statistics Excel Add-In icons Logged data Chart Histogram Example Data statistics Excel Add-In icons Logged data Histogram

21 View Add-In Software Version View software version 1. Click on the About Icon to view the software version number. About Icon 2. The About Multimeter splash screen will appear with software version number.