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Table of Contents
WELCOME ............................................................................................................... 3
ISO .......................................................................................................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 4
GETTING ASSISTANCE ........................................................................................................................ 4
QUICK START................................................................................................................................. 5
INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................ 11
ELF COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION..........................................................................................................12
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................13
HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................18
USB ELF SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS .........................................................................................................19
OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................ 21
SENSORS ....................................................................................................................................21
SENSOR HANDLE ............................................................................................................................21
SCREEN DISPLAY ............................................................................................................................21
Main Window .......................................................................................................................................... 21
Movie Window ......................................................................................................................................... 23
THE MAIN MENU ...........................................................................................................................25
The Main Menu ........................................................................................................................................ 25
File Menu ............................................................................................................................................... 25
View Menu ............................................................................................................................................. 27
Record Menu ........................................................................................................................................... 30
Tools Menu ............................................................................................................................................. 34
Window Menu ......................................................................................................................................... 39
Frames Displayed Menu ............................................................................................................................. 40
Help Menu .............................................................................................................................................. 41
SENSOR LOADING CONSIDERATIONS .............................................................................. 43
SENSOR LOADING ...........................................................................................................................43
SATURATION ................................................................................................................................43
CONDITIONING SENSORS ....................................................................................................................44
CALIBRATION ......................................................................................................... 45
CALIBRATION GUIDELINES ..................................................................................................................46
CALIBRATION PROCEDURE ..................................................................................................................46
SENSOR PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS ...................................................................... 51
REPEATABILITY .............................................................................................................................51
LINEARITY...................................................................................................................................51
HYSTERESIS .................................................................................................................................51
DRIFT .......................................................................................................................................51
TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY .................................................................................................................51
SENSOR LIFE / DURABILITY .................................................................................................................52
THE WIRELESS ELF SYSTEM ........................................................................................ 53
COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION...............................................................................................................53
8/2/2013
ELF User Manual (Rev L)
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