We are pleased to inform you of some new features included in the latest firmware release 2.40.2 for the CMC-99 and CMC-141 Multicon devices.

Phasor charts
The phasor charts allow for intuitive presentation of phase/amplitude between signals. Each arrow is controlled by 2 Log channels – one for phase, and the second one for amplitude. Thanks to such solution a singular group can be easily used to show parameters of three-phase supply grid.

Background Colours can easily be changed
In the pictures below it is shown that Logical channels can be displayed in other colours than default. This functionality is intended to indicate different states of a channel. The colour of the channel background is controlled by another channel, this gives a unique opportunity to use this feature for many purposes. More interestingly each background may be configured to be shown in a permanent or a blinking mode. Settings of the colour and controlling channel can be easily done by additional menus in the configuration setup.

Quasi-historical charts

We have extended the time scale of the time charts – the new range is 19sec up to 24h. In fact this tool was improved in order not to allow analysis of historical data, but to give an opportunity to see last N minutes (or hours) of the signal on the touch screen, without using the DAQ Manager PC Software.

Quick exit from Menu
And the last, but also very useful feature which has just been introduced is a possibility to exit the configuration menu without saving it. This saves a lot of time during configuration process. If user exits the configuration menu (and has changed something),  then appropriative message is displayed, and after that a special “tool” icon is visible on the upper bar (see picture below).  This increases the, already quick, programming time!

For more information on the CMC-99 and CMC-141 Multicon devices please visit the appropriate page on the website here: http://www.impress-sensors.co.uk/cmc-99-multichannel-pid-controller.htm