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Preface
This document list all the fields and features available in the Wavewin software. The fields and features are
listed in alphabetical order.

This document is intended for use by individuals working in protection, engineering, and system operations.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 ............................................................................................................................... 1
FIELDS & FEATURES .................................................................................................................. 1
Active Topic - Help ........................................................................................................... 1
Adjust Files Time .............................................................................................................. 1
Align Channel Data........................................................................................................... 1
All Digital Channels .......................................................................................................... 2
Analog Mark/Unmark All ................................................................................................... 2
Analog Table Font Size .................................................................................................... 3
Analog Table View............................................................................................................ 3
Append Open Files ........................................................................................................... 3
Append Waveform Files ................................................................................................... 4
Ascending Sort ................................................................................................................. 4
ASCII Driver ..................................................................................................................... 4
ASCII Editor...................................................................................................................... 5
AS Status Field................................................................................................................. 5
Associating File Types...................................................................................................... 5
AtFile ................................................................................................................................ 7
Audio Wave Driver............................................................................................................ 7
Auto Convert to Comtrade ................................................................................................ 8
Auto Play Waveform ......................................................................................................... 9
Auto Process Templates .................................................................................................. 9
Auto Rename Files ......................................................................................................... 12
Auto Scaling ................................................................................................................... 13
Auto Set Data Bar .......................................................................................................... 14
Calibration Report .......................................................................................................... 14
Change Analog Colors ................................................................................................... 14
Change Drive/Directory .................................................................................................. 14
Change Frequency ......................................................................................................... 15
Change Query Operators ............................................................................................... 15
Channel Background Color............................................................................................. 16
Channel Information (Open/Close) ................................................................................. 16
Clear Analog Colors ....................................................................................................... 16
Clear Marks .................................................................................................................... 17
Clear Query Area ........................................................................................................... 17
Combined View .............................................................................................................. 17
Comma Delimited Table Driver ....................................................................................... 18
Command Line Parameters ............................................................................................ 18
ComName Properties ..................................................................................................... 19
ComName(s) Rename.................................................................................................... 19
Company Column ........................................................................................................... 20
Complex Calculator ........................................................................................................ 20
Compress COMTRADE Files ......................................................................................... 20
COMTRADE Driver ........................................................................................................ 21
Condense Time .............................................................................................................. 21
Copy/Cut/Paste Files ...................................................................................................... 21
Copy Files ...................................................................................................................... 22
Copy Text ....................................................................................................................... 22
Create Directory/Folder .................................................................................................. 22
Create SER Files ............................................................................................................ 23
Cut Text.......................................................................................................................... 24
Cycle Hop ....................................................................................................................... 24
D&T ................................................................................................................................ 24
Data Bar ......................................................................................................................... 25
Decrease Amplitude ....................................................................................................... 25
Delete Files .................................................................................................................... 25
Delete Text ..................................................................................................................... 26
Delta X ........................................................................................................................... 26
Delta Y ........................................................................................................................... 26
Descending Sort ............................................................................................................. 26
Device Column ............................................................................................................... 27
Digital Groups................................................................................................................. 27
Digital Mark/Unmark All .................................................................................................. 27
Display Dialog ................................................................................................................ 28
Disturbance Report......................................................................................................... 29
Double Ended Fault Location ......................................................................................... 29
Double Quotes/Comma Delimited Table Driver .............................................................. 31
Drag Drop Channels ....................................................................................................... 31
Drag Drop Files .............................................................................................................. 32
Driver Column ................................................................................................................ 32
Driver Configuration Dialog............................................................................................. 32
Driver Data Type ............................................................................................................ 33
Duplicate Cycles ............................................................................................................. 33
Edit DAU-DEF ................................................................................................................ 34
Edit Marks ...................................................................................................................... 35
Email Files ...................................................................................................................... 35
Equal To (=) ................................................................................................................... 36
Expand Time .................................................................................................................. 36
F-Type Column............................................................................................................... 36
Fault Bar......................................................................................................................... 36
Fault Date Column.......................................................................................................... 37
Fault Reference Time Bar............................................................................................... 37
Fault Time Column ......................................................................................................... 37
File Name Column .......................................................................................................... 37
Flip Marks....................................................................................................................... 37
Folder Tree ..................................................................................................................... 38
Free ................................................................................................................................ 38
Frequency Calculator ..................................................................................................... 38
Fs ................................................................................................................................... 39
Fst .................................................................................................................................. 39
Fst-Change .................................................................................................................... 39
Greater Than (>)............................................................................................................. 39
Group Marked Analog Channels..................................................................................... 40
Group Marked Rows....................................................................................................... 40
Harmonics Analysis Report ............................................................................................ 40
Harmonics Table ............................................................................................................ 41
Harmonic Vectors ........................................................................................................... 41
Help ................................................................................................................................ 42
Hexadecimal Editor ........................................................................................................ 42
Hexadecimal Driver ........................................................................................................ 42
Hide Mark(s) ................................................................................................................... 42
Histogram ....................................................................................................................... 43
Horizontal Bars ............................................................................................................... 43
IEEE Long File Naming Format ...................................................................................... 44
Increase Amplitude ......................................................................................................... 44
InstPeak Column ............................................................................................................ 45
InstVal Column ............................................................................................................... 45
Less Than (<) ................................................................................................................. 45
Lst .................................................................................................................................. 45
Lst-Change ..................................................................................................................... 45
Mark & Save ................................................................................................................... 46
Mark All Rows ................................................................................................................ 47
Mark/Unmark All Channels ............................................................................................. 48
Mark/Unmark Row .......................................................................................................... 48
Mark Change in Sign ...................................................................................................... 49
Mark Peak Values .......................................................................................................... 49
Mark Raw Values ........................................................................................................... 49
Mark Scan ...................................................................................................................... 49
MaxPeak Column ........................................................................................................... 50
MaxVal Column .............................................................................................................. 50
MaxWin Column ............................................................................................................. 50
Medium Display .............................................................................................................. 51
Merge Open Files ........................................................................................................... 51
Merge Waveform Files ................................................................................................... 51
MinPeak Column ............................................................................................................ 52
MinVal Column ............................................................................................................... 52
Move Analog Channels .................................................................................................. 52
Move Digital Channels.................................................................................................... 53
Move Files ...................................................................................................................... 53
Move Reference Bar to Data Bar .................................................................................... 54
Move RMS Bar to Reference Bar ................................................................................... 54
MrkSize .......................................................................................................................... 54
New File ......................................................................................................................... 54
Next Marked Scan .......................................................................................................... 55
OneBit ............................................................................................................................ 55
Open All Marked Waveform Files ................................................................................... 55
Open File........................................................................................................................ 56
Open Waveform File....................................................................................................... 56
Optional Columns ........................................................................................................... 56
Paste Text ...................................................................................................................... 56
Path/Filename (No Ext.) ................................................................................................. 57
Peak Hop ....................................................................................................................... 57
Phasor/Circular Chart Scale Multiplier (ASM) ................................................................. 57
Play Channels Audio ...................................................................................................... 58
Primary Values ............................................................................................................... 58
Print All Data .................................................................................................................. 59
Print All Rows ................................................................................................................. 59
Printer Setup .................................................................................................................. 60
Print File ......................................................................................................................... 60
Query All Rows............................................................................................................... 60
Query Marked Rows ....................................................................................................... 61
Query Unmarked Rows .................................................................................................. 61
Ratio Values ................................................................................................................... 61
Recorded Channels ........................................................................................................ 62
Reference Bar ................................................................................................................ 62
Reference Vector ........................................................................................................... 62
Refresh........................................................................................................................... 63
RefVal Column ............................................................................................................... 63
Rename File/Directory .................................................................................................... 63
Reopen a Waveform File ................................................................................................ 64
Reorder Channels .......................................................................................................... 64
Resize Columns ............................................................................................................. 64
Resize Sliding Window ................................................................................................... 65
Restore Mark(s) .............................................................................................................. 65
Restore Original ............................................................................................................. 65
RMS Column .................................................................................................................. 66
RMS Bar......................................................................................................................... 66
Rose Plots ...................................................................................................................... 66
Sample Based Display ................................................................................................... 67
Save As .......................................................................................................................... 67
Save As COMTRADE (ASCII/Binary) ............................................................................. 67
Save As CSV Format ..................................................................................................... 68
Save As Text .................................................................................................................. 69
Save Date Column ......................................................................................................... 69
Save Time Column ......................................................................................................... 70
Save User Views ............................................................................................................ 70
Search File Contents ...................................................................................................... 70
Secondary Values .......................................................................................................... 72
Select Lines/Views ......................................................................................................... 72
Select User Views .......................................................................................................... 72
SEMI F47-0706 Volatge Sag Chart ................................................................................ 73
Sequence Components Calculator ................................................................................. 74
Sequence of Events List ................................................................................................. 75
Sequence of Events Summary ....................................................................................... 75
Set Opening Frequency .................................................................................................. 76
Set Sliding Window......................................................................................................... 76
Shift Marks Down ........................................................................................................... 77
Shift Marks Up ................................................................................................................ 77
ShortCuts Dialog ............................................................................................................ 78
Show/Hide Channel Titles .............................................................................................. 78
Show All Digital Channels............................................................................................... 79
Show All Hidden ............................................................................................................. 79
Show Channel Information ............................................................................................. 79
Show Phasor/Circular Chart Information......................................................................... 79
Single Ended Fault Location – Radial Line ..................................................................... 80
Single Ended Fault Location – Reactance ...................................................................... 81
Single Ended Fault Location – Multi-Phase .................................................................... 82
Single Ended Fault Location – Three Phase ................................................................... 83
Size ................................................................................................................................ 84
Size Column ................................................................................................................... 84
Software Analog Channels ............................................................................................. 84
Software Digital Channels .............................................................................................. 85
Sort All Rows .................................................................................................................. 86
Sort Field ........................................................................................................................ 87
Start Date Field .............................................................................................................. 87
Start Time Field .............................................................................................................. 87
Substation Field.............................................................................................................. 87
Super Impose ................................................................................................................. 88
Sync Data Cursors ......................................................................................................... 88
Tab Delimited Table Driver ............................................................................................. 89
TCode Field .................................................................................................................... 89
Three-D Plots ................................................................................................................. 89
Time Based Display........................................................................................................ 90
Total Harmonics Distortion ............................................................................................. 90
TotFiles .......................................................................................................................... 90
TotMarks ........................................................................................................................ 90
Trace Scale Multiplier ..................................................................................................... 91
Trigger-Time ................................................................................................................... 91
TrueRMS ........................................................................................................................ 91
Truncate Cycles ............................................................................................................. 91
TVE (Total Vector Error) Calculator ................................................................................ 92
Un/Mark Rows ................................................................................................................ 92
Unmark Marks ................................................................................................................ 93
View Mark(s) .................................................................................................................. 93
View Raw Data File ........................................................................................................ 93
Waveform Data .............................................................................................................. 94
Waveform Summary ....................................................................................................... 94
Window Properties ......................................................................................................... 95
Zip Files.......................................................................................................................... 96
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C H A P T E R 1

Fields & Features

This chapter describes all of the fields and features available in the software. They are listed alphabetically
for your convenience.

ACTIVE TOPIC - HELP

Location: All child windows

Description: Display the active window’s Help file.

Activation: Direct: F1
Menu: Alt-(H) Help, (T) Active Topic…
Ribbon, Button Bar:

ADJUST FILES TIME

Location: Analysis

Description: The Adjust Files Time allows for adjusting the date and time of the open file. To open the
Adjust File Time dialog select the Adjust Files Time option under the Data tab. You can
specify to add or subtract a given date and/or time increment from the files current date and
time. Enter the desired time increment for the year, month, day, hour, minutes, seconds and
milliseconds. If there is no adjustment needed on a specific field enter 0.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (J) Adjust Files Time…

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Comments: To always have the file's date/time automatically adjusted when that specific driver is used
to open a file check the Adjust Open Time check box. To show the file’s original date and
time click on the Restore Original button under the Data tab.

See Also: D&T

Start Date Field
Start Time Field

ALIGN CHANNEL DATA

Location: Analysis

Description: The Align Channel Data option allows for aligning the channel data using the Thiran 3rd
Order All-Pass Fractional filter. To open the Align Channel Data dialog select the Align
option under the Channel tab. Enter the phase shift for each analog channel. If the filter
does not apply to a specific analog channel, enter 0 or leave the field blank. Click the Run
Thiran Filter to apply the filter.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(C) Channels, (T) Align Channel Data…

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Ribbon, Channel Tab:

Fields: Phase Shift: The phase shift angle for each analog channel.
A0: The Thiran A0 coefficient for each analog channel.
A1: The Thiran A1 coefficient for each analog channel.
A2: The Thiran A2 coefficient for each analog channel.
A3: The Thiran A3 coefficient for each analog channel.
Always Apply: Always apply the filter when opening files for the active driver.
Coefficients: Calculate coefficients at run or use the entered coefficients.

Options: Calculate Coefficients: Calculate the Thiran coefficients for each analog channel.
Run Thiran Filter: Run the Thiran filter.
Esc/Cancel: Exit the dialog without executing the command.

Comments: To always have the filter automatically applied when that specific driver is used to open a
file check the Always Apply check box. To show the file’s original values click on the
Restore Original option under the Data tab .

See Also: Software Analog Channels

ALL DIGITAL CHANNELS

Location: Analysis

Description: View all the digital channels in the file.

Activation: Direct: F9
Menu: Alt-(V) View, (D) All Digital Channels
Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: When a waveform file is displayed only the triggered digital channels are displayed. The All
Digital Channels option toggles between showing all the digital channels and showing just
the triggered channels. When the button is highlighted all digital channel are displayed, and
when it is not highlighted just the triggered digital channels are displayed.

See Also: Show All Digital Channels

Show Channel Information

ANALOG MARK/UNMARK ALL

Location: Analysis

Description: Mark all analog channels if there are no analog channels marked otherwise unmark all the
marked channels.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(C) Channels, (N) Analog Mark/Unmark All

Ribbon Menu, Channel Tab:

Comments: The channels ID and titles are displayed in light red when marked. Press F8 to mark or
unmark all the analog and digital channels.

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ANALOG TABLE FONT SIZE

Location: File Manager

Description: Change the size of the font for the text displayed in the Analog Table.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (D) Display Dialog…

Ribbon, Options Tab: , Data Plotting Tab

Fields: Analog Table Font Size: Change the size of the font in the Analysis Window’s
analog table.

Comments: Select the size of the font from the fields drop down list. The options are 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14
and 16.

See Also: Analog Table View

ANALOG TABLE VIEW

Location: Analysis

Description: Displays the channel titles, scale, units, and associated data values.

Comments: Use the button or the shift-right/left arrow keys to scroll the columns in the table. This
button is located to the right of the analog table headers. To show / hide the Analog table
click on the Analog Table option under the Waveform tab, .

See Also: Show Hide Channels

Data Bar
Reference Bar
Combined View

APPEND OPEN FILES

Location: Analysis

Description: Combine a number of open files of the same type (the analog/digital channel titles must
match) in time. All of the currently open waveform files will be appended into a new analysis
window.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) Files, (F) Append Open Files, (D) Discarding Common times
Menu: Alt-(F) Files, (F) Append Open Files, (B) Back-to-Back

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: The files must be of the same type (the analog/digital channel titles must match). The
results in the new analysis window can be saved in a Comtrade file for archiving. If the files

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have matching times then select the Discard Common Times option otherwise select the
Back to Back option.

See Also: Append Waveform Files

APPEND WAVEFORM FILES

Location: File Manager

Description: Combine a number of waveform files of the same type (the analog/digital channel titles must
match) in time into a new analysis window.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (W) Waveforms, (A) Append, (D) Discarding Common Times
Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (W) Waveforms, (A) Append, (B) Back-to-Back

Ribbon, Options Tab:

Comments: The files must be of the same type (the analog/digital channel titles must match). The
results in the data analysis window can be saved in a Comtrade file for archiving. If the files
have matching times then select the Discard Common Times option otherwise select the
Back to Back option. To append file in the file manager first mark the files. To mark files use
the spacebar or mouse. Marked files are displayed in red.

See Also: Append Open Files

ASCENDING SORT
Location: All Tables

Description: Sort the columns in ascending order with respect to the selected sort field.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(S) Sort, (A) Ascending

Ribbon, Click on the Header of each column

Comments: To sort the columns press the column header button. The header button toggles between
ascending and descending order.

See Also: Descending Sort

Set Sort Field

ASCII DRIVER
Location: File Manager

Description: Display the file at the cursor position in the ASCII text editor.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Drivers, (A) ASCII…

Ribbon, Drivers Tab:

Comments: When using the ASCII Driver to open a file, that files Driver will be changed to the ASCII
driver under the Driver column in the table. You will loss the current driver associated with

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the file. To keep the current driver for the selected file use the ASCII editor under the
Options Tab, .

See Also: ASCII Editor

ASCII EDITOR
Location: File Manager

Description: Edit the ASCII file at the cursor position.

Activation: Direct: F2
Menu: Alt-(O), Options, (A) ASCII Display…

Ribbon, Options Tab:

Comments: The file contents are displayed in text editor. Use the up arrow, down arrow, left arrow, right
arrow, page up, page down, home, end, Ctrl-home and Ctrl-end keys or the scroll bar to
navigate through the data and the ribbon options to cut, copy, or paste text. A maximum of
ten ASCII Editors may be opened simultaneously.

See Also: ASCII Driver

AS STATUS FIELD
Location: Analysis (Status Bar)

Description: Displays the current state of the Auto Scale mode (ON, OFF, ++ or Units).

Comments: To toggle through the Auto Scaling options (ON, OFF, ++ or Units), press F6 or select the
Auto Scale option from the Options tab. When auto scale is set to ON, the channel data is
scaled to the maximum value allocated for display from the zero reference line. When auto
scaling is set to the ++ state the signals are plotted using the maximum space allocated for
display, ignoring the zero reference line. The highest value is plotted at the maximum
position and the smallest value is plotted at the lowest position. This feature shows the full
profile of frequency, Vdc and load channels. In OFF mode all channels are scaled according
to maximum and minimum values in all of the analog channels. In Units mode all channels
are scaled according to the maximum and minimum values for each group of channels with
the same units.

See Also: Auto Scaling

Increase Amplitude
Decrease Amplitude
Trace Scale Multiplier

ASSOCIATING FILE TYPES

Location: File Manager (Universal Viewer)

Description: The File Manager automatically associates file types according to the file naming structure.
The associated driver is displayed in the driver column. When the <enter> key is pressed, or
the default mouse button is double clicked the software inspects the filename at the cursor
and executes the associated driver.

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File Types:
Directories: Directories are tagged according to the parameters
read from the file allocation table.
Applications: Files with the extension “.BAT”, “.COM”, or “.EXE” are
tagged as application files.
Hathaway DFR I,II, IIB, & 2000: Files that match the Hathaway Base32 file naming
scheme or are long files with the .DFR extension are
tagged as DFR I,II, IIB, & 2000 files.
Hathaway Replay Plus: Files with the “.DAT” extension with no “.CFG”
associated with it are tagged as Hathaway Replay
Plus Files.
EMAX Faxtrax II / Director: Filenames with the extensions “.RCD”, “.RCL”,
“.RCU”, and there is a corresponding “.CTL” file, are
tagged as Faxtrax II / Director files. The Emax Faxtrax
II / Director (12-bit/16bit) format is supported.
Emax Long Term: Files with the “.DAT” extension with an associated
“.SET” file are tagged as Emax Long Term Files.
Mehta Transcan: Files that have an extension starting with “X” and a
corresponding “.SCF” file exists are tagged as Mehta
Transcan files.
Rochester TR16**: Files that have the same name and an extension with
a number and there is a corresponding .PRE file in the
same directory are tagged as Rochester files.
ERLPhase Tesla: Files with the extension “.TLR” are tagged as
ERLPhase Tesla files.
ERLPhase Relays Files: Files with the “.BPR, .TPR, .LPR, FPR” extensions are
tagged as ERLPhase Relay Files.
Comtrade: Files with the extension “.DAT” that have a
corresponding “.CFG” file are tagged as COMTRADE
files.
Comtrade: Files with the extension “.CFF” are tagged as
COMTRADE files.
SEL: Files with the extensions “.SEL”, “.CEV” or “.EVE” are
tagged as SEL files.
SEL LDP: Files with the extension “.BSV” are marked as SEL
Load Profile Data files.
DLP: Files with the extension “.OSC” are tagged as DLP
relays. GE DLP1 and DLP3 formats are supported.
REL300/301/302: Files with the extension “.REL” are tagged as ABB-
MDAR files. .
TPU/DPU/GPU: Files with the extension “.CAP” are tagged as ABB-
TPU/DPU/GPU files.
ABB Load Profile: Files with the “.DLA” extension are tagged as ABB
Load Profile-Wye files.
GE SR Relay Files: Files with the “.CSV” extension are tagged as GE SR
Relay Files.
SDC Log File: Files with the “.CSV” extension are tagged as SDC
Log Files.
TIS File: Files with the “.TIS” extension are tagged as TIS (Trip
Information System) Files.
Ametek Files: Files with the “.AMT” extension are tagged as Ametek
TR-100+, DL-8000, TR-2000 & P&QR128 Files.
S&C IntelliRupter fault interrupter: Files with the extension “.WFC” are tagged as S&C
IntelliRupter fault interrupter Waveform Files.
Nicolet Power Pro WFT: Files with the extension “.WFT” are tagged as Nicolet
Power Pro WFT Files.

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Nicolet PNRF: Files with the extension “.PNRF” are tagged as Nicolet
PNRF Files.
S&C PXI: Files with the extension “.TSV” are tagged as S&C
PXI Waveform Files.
S&C Extended Waveform: Files with the extension “.EWC” are tagged as S&C
IntelliRupter fault interrupter Extended Waveform
Files.
S&C Meter: Files with the extension “.PRO” are tagged as S&C
IntelliRupter fault interrupter Meter Files.
Audio Wave: Files with the extension “.WAV” are tagged as
Microsoft’s Wave Files.
DXF: Files with the extension “.DXF” are tagged as Drawing
Exchange Format files.
Application Files: Word Documents (“.Doc” & “.RTF”) , Excel
Documents (“.XL”, ”.XLS”, “.XLT”, “.XLM”, “.XLA”,
“.XLC” & “.XLW”) , Web pages (“.HTM”, “.HTML”,
“MSPX” & “ASP”) , Access Files ('”MDB” & “.ADP”) ,
Power Point Presentation files (“.PPT” & “.PPS”) ,
Image files (“.GIF”, “.TIF”, “.JPG”, “.JPE”, “.BMP”,
“.PSD” & “.PDD”) , Zip files (“.ZIP”) , and PDF files
(“.PDF”) are automatically associated with their
source application.
ASCII: All other files are tagged as ASCII files.

Comments: To change the driver type, place the cursor on the filename and select the driver from the
Drivers tab. Once a driver is assigned the file contents appear in the corresponding display
window. If the driver encounters an error while reading a file an Invalid Driver Message is
displayed indicating the line number in which the error was encountered. Use the ASCII or
Hexadecimal editors to locate and correct the error. The ASCII and hexadecimal editors
display the cursor’s line and character number in the lower left corner of the window.

See Also: Auto Detect

ATFILE
Location: File Manager (Status Field)

Description: Displays the row number of the selected file in the table.

See Also: TotFiles

TotMarks

AUDIO WAVE DRIVER

Location: File Manager

Description: Changes the driver at the cursor position to the Window’s Audio Wave driver (*.WAV) and
plots the input channels.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Drivers, (W) Audio Wave File…

Ribbon, Driver Tab:

Comments: All files that have a “.WAV” extension are tagged as Microsoft Audio Wave files.

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AUTO CONVERT TO COMTRADE

Location: File Manager

Description: The auto convert to Comtrade dialog is used for defining the properties to automatically
convert specific file types to the IEEE C37.111 Comtrade 1991, 1999 and 2103 format. The
type of format to save is specified in the data plotting’s properties dialog under the
Comtrade tab. Select the Comtrade version from the 1st fields drop down list. Auto Convert
to Comtrade monitors the entered Source Path for the defined file extensions. When a file is
detected it first saves the converted Comtrade file to the defined Destination Path then
archives the source file to the defined Archive Path. There is an Advanced button to define
specific features for the Source path, Destination path and Archive path.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (U) Auto Convert to Comtrade…

Ribbon, Options Tab:

Fields: Source Path: The path to monitor for the specified file types.
Destination Path: The path where the converted Comtrade files are saved.
Archive Path: The path where the original files are archived.
File Extensions: The file extensions to monitor and convert.
Scan Period: The number of minutes the auto convert will run.
Minimum # of Cycles: The minimum number of cycles required before saving.
Millisecond Difference: The maximum number of milliseconds between samples.

Options: Start Convert: Start the conversion process.

Advanced: Display the Advanced setting dialog.
Automatically Start: Automatically start the Convert to Comtrade when
Wavewin is ran.
Close: Close the dialog.

Comments: To open the auto convert to Comtrade dialog select the Auto Convert option under the
Options tab in the File Manager. Enter the source path, destination path, archive path, file
extensions and the scan period in minutes. Auto convert to Comtrade monitors the Source
path for the defined file extensions every scan period.

To start the process, click on the Start Convert button. Once the conversion starts the
button caption will change to End Convert. To end the conversion process, click on the End
Convert button. If a file already exists in the destination path then the file is overwritten. The
status of each scan is displayed in the Status section of the dialog.

To have the auto convert to Comtrade process started when Wavewin is ran check the
Automatically Start Convert to Comtrade at Run Time check box. The conversion process is
performed in the background, so the dialog is not required to be open for the process to
execute. To check the status of the conversion, open the dialog. The Next Scan In field
reports how many minutes before the next scan is started.

The Advanced button displays the Auto Convert to Comtrade advanced settings:
• Source Path: Include Sub-Folders: When scanning for files to convert to Comtrade
include all paths under the Source path.
• Destination Path: Automatically Rename to the IEEE Long File Naming Format:
After Converting the files to Comtrade rename the Comtrade files in the destination
path to the IEEE long file naming format.

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• Archive Path: Rename all Archive Files using the IEEE Long File Naming Format:
After Archiving the original files rename them to the IEEE long file naming format.
• Archive Path: Append all like files in The Archive Path to a single file per year:
When the auto convert to Comtrade is between scans append all files that have the
same year, station and device name to one file per year. After each append delete
the original appended files.

See Also: Save as Comtrade

AUTO PLAY WAVEFORM

Location: Analysis

Description: Play the waveform as an oscilloscope.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Data, Play Waveform/Pause Waveform, Increase/Decrease Speed

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Comments: The Play Waveform will auto play the displayed analog and digital channels, phasors and
any other dialogs open such as the harmonic window, Sequence Components window and
the Power Harmonic Calculator. The analog and digital channels will move to the left
keeping the data cursor fixed at one cycle from the beginning of the display. In the Ribbon
system the button to the left of the auto play button is used to slow the speed of the
waveform movement and to the right is a button to increase the speed of the waveform. In
the Menu System use the menu items increase/decrease to control the speed of the
waveforms.

The auto play Waveform does extensive drawing to the screen. To minimize flicker and slow
drawing select a maximum of 7 channels and expand the time scale to see a smooth
transition when the analog channels are played. The drawing is done in the background.
This allows for marking, deleting, expanding, contrasting, scaling channels and more while
the Waveform is being played

AUTO PROCESS TEMPLATES

Location: Analysis

Description: The Auto Process Templates dialog allows for automatically extracting key information out
of waveform files located in the active file manager path and saving the extracted
information to a comma separated ASCII file with a .DIG extension. The DIG file can then
be imported into a database.

The template files contain script commands that will perform calculations on the voltage and
current channels. For the calculations to work properly the analog channels must be in the
right position. For this, line groups are created. The line groups ensure that the voltage
channels (VA, VB, VC) are the first 3 channels displayed and the next 4 are the current
channels (IA, IB, IC, IN). Line groups work for DFR and Relay files and are associated with
Comtrade files. For more information on the line groups refer to the Auto Process
Templates in the File Manager & Analysis Quick Start.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (P) Auto Process Templates

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Ribbon, Options Tab:

Fields: Template 1: The path and filename of the first template to process.
Template 2: The path and filename of the second template to process.
Template 3: The path and filename of the third template to process.
Template 4: The path and filename of the fourth template to process.
Template 5: The path and filename of the fifth template to process.
Report Path: The path where the final report is saved.
Process Files: The type of files to process. When a file is processed the system will add
,WWD to the end of the file to indicate the file has been processed. Select
process New Files or All Files.
Process only the marked File in the Active Path: Process only the marked file in the file
manager’s active path.
Include All Sub-Folders: Process all files included in the sub-folders under the file manager’s
active path.

Options: Run: Start the processing of the defined templates.

Cancel: Exit the dialog without executing the command.

Comments: Once the line groups are defined then template files can be built to extract key information
from the files.

Available Template Commands:

Window Commands
<Station> Writes the full Station name.
<Station:12> Writes the first 12 characters of the Station name.
<Device> Writes the full Device name.
<Device:6> Writes the first 6 characters of the Device name.
<Date:F> Writes the Date at the data bar in the following format mm/dd/yyyy.
<Time:F> Writes the Time at the data bar in the following format hh:mm:ss.zzzzzz.
<Date:U> Writes the Date at the data bar in the following format yyyymmdd.
<Time:U> Writes the Time at the data bar in the following format hhmmsszzz.
<Cycles> Writes the number of Cycles between the data bar and the reference
bar.
<DeltaX> Writes the time difference between the data bar and the reference bar.
<Line> Writes the active Line name.
<Remote> If a Line is selected then it writes the Remote Feeder Name as defined
in the Line Group as REMOTENAME=.
<Rdme> If a Line is selected then it writes the Remote Station Name as defined
in the Line Group as REMOTEDME=.
<Filename> Writes the Filename displayed in the data plotting window.
<Triggers> Writes the number of triggers for the script commands.
<Cktnum> If a Line is selected then it writes the Circuit Name as defined in the Line
Group as CKTNUM=.
<Tobus> If a Line is selected then it writes the To Bus Name as defined in the
Line Group as TOBUS=.
<Frombus> If a Line is selected then it writes the From Bus Name as defined in the
Line Group as FROMBUS=.

Analog Commands
<> Write the analog data at the data bar,

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[] Write the analog data at the reference bar,

Number Writes the visible analog column data at the date bar separated by commas
for specified Channel number.
^Number Writes the visible analog column data separated by commas for the
Channel in position 1.
:R Writes the RMS value.
:T Writes the Channel Title.
:U Writes the Channel Unit.
:P Writes the Phase value.
:I Writes the Instantaneous value.
:F Writes the DFT magnitude for the specified Harmonic. For example, ^6:F0
writes the DFT Magnitude of the DC Offset for channel 6 and ^6:F2 writes
the DFT Magnitude of the 2nd Harmonic for channel 6.
:D Writes the Duration of the Fault.
:% Write the Percentage of Nominal from the Prefault bar to the Fault bar.
:%v Measures voltage sag immunity.
:Number Specifies the width of the analog data values. Will only be applied if the
defined width is greater than the length of the data values. Spaces are
padded to the beginning of the written values. This is used to right justify
values.
:S The skew of the 3 analog channels using the angles. The S command is
used with 3 analog channels <1,2,3:S>. This command adds the 3 angles at
the cursor. One of the channels must be marked as a reference channel.
:B The Unbalanced Value for 3 Channels. The B command is used with 3
analog channels <1,2,3:B>. This command finds the highest and lowest
DFT magnitude of the 3 channels. The result is the highest – lowest.
:N The Negative Sequence for 3 Channels. The N command is used with 3
analog channels <^1,^2,^3:N>. This command computes the negative
sequence for the 3 current or voltage channels is position 1, 2 and 3 on the
screen. The magnitude for the negative sequence result is displayed.
:M The M command is used for an entire channel. It calculates the maximum
value of the channel minus the minimum value of the channel divided by 2
((max-min)/2), <^1:M>. Since the command is not sample based both types
of brackets can be used (<>,[]).
:SG100 The letter G or L followed by a number after the :S, :B, :M or :N defines a
:BL50 trigger. The letter G stands for greater than and L is less than. If the result is
:NG5000 true than Alarm is displayed else Normal is displayed.
:ML700

When a carat ^ is specified before the channel number it indicates the channel position in
the display.

The < > characters saves the analog data at the data bar and the [ ] characters saves the
analog data at the reference bar. To open the Auto Process Template dialog select the
Process Templates icon under the Options tab.

The dialog allows for 5 templates to be processed at one time. Enter or select the template
files in the template fields. Enter or select the report path where the report files are saved.
Select the type of files to process. The All Files option will process all the files in the active
path and included sub folder if the option is specified. After a file is processed a WWD is
added to the last field in the long filename. This tags the file as processed. To only process
new files select the New Files option.

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If files are marked in the active path the Process Only Marked Files check box will be
enabled. Click this option to process only the marked files. To include all the sub folders
under the active path, click the Include Sub Folder check box.

To start the process, click the Run button. When the Run button is activated the fields in the
dialog will be saved and the dialog will be closed. Each specified file will be opened in the
analysis window, the Mark and Save window will be opened and each line group will be
selected in the file. The template fields will be processed for each line group and saved to
the appropriate report file. The report files are saved to the specified report path and each
report file will have the same name as the template file with a .DIG extension.

To view the report files navigate to the report path and double click on the .DIG files. The
report will be displayed in a table format. To plot the file with the specified line group double
click on the desired row.

Restrictions: The processed files must be a supported oscillography file.

See Also: Associating File Types

IEEE Long File Naming Format
Save As Comtrade

AUTO RENAME FILES

Location: File Manager

Description: The auto rename files will automatically rename waveform/load files to the IEEE
ComNames format. This feature monitors a folder for waveform/load files with user defined
extensions. When a user defined extension is found the rename reads the file contents and
extracts the date and time, substation name and device name. It uses these fields to name
the files. Two other fields needed to complete the rename that are not in the waveform/load
file, the time code, and the company name. To have these fields included open the
ComNames properties dialog and enter the time code and company name.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(O) Options, Auto Rename Files…

Ribbon, Options Tab:

Fields: Source Path: The path to monitor for new files to be renamed.
Include Sub Folders: Include all sub folders under the source path.
Destination Path: The path where the successfully rename files are moved to.
Archive Path: The path where the original files are archived.
Error Path: The path where the files are moved to that encounter an error.
File Extensions: The file extensions to monitor and convert.
Scan Period: The number of minutes the auto convert will run.

Options: Start Rename: Start the conversion process.

Close: Close the dialog.
Cancel:

Comments: To activate this feature select the Auto Rename Files option under the Options menu/tab in
the File Manager. Enter the source path, destination path, archive path, error path file
extensions and the scan period in minutes. Auto rename monitors the Source path and
included folders, if applicable, for the defined file extensions every scan period.

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To start the process, click on the Start Rename button. Once the rename starts the button
caption will change to End Rename. To end the rename process, click on the End Rename
button. If a file already exists in the destination path then the file is overwritten. The status of
each scan is displayed in the Status section of the dialog.

To have the auto rename started when Wavewin is ran check the Automatically Start
Rename at Run Time check box. The rename process is performed in the background, so
the dialog is not required to be open for the process to execute. To check the status of the
conversion, open the dialog. The Next Scan In field reports how many minutes before the
next scan is started.

When a file is detected in the source path or in its included folders, if applicable, it will first
read the header information in the file to extract all the fields needed to rename the files. If
an error is encountered reading the file then the file is moved to the Error path. If no error is
encountered then the original file is moved to the Archive path and the Destination path and
renamed in the Destination path.

AUTO SCALING
Location: Analysis

Description: Changes the state of amplitude auto scaling to On, Off, ++ or Units for all the visible analog
channels.

Activation: Direct: F6
Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (A) Auto Scale, (F) Off, (O) On, (P) Plus and (U) Units

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Comments: The AS field displayed in the status bar indicates the auto scale’s current mode, ON, OFF,
++ or Units. When auto scale is set to ON, the channel data is scaled to the maximum value
allocated for display from the zero reference line. When auto scale is set to ++ mode the
signals are plotted using the maximum and minimum values allocated for display, ignoring
the zero reference line. The highest value is plotted at the maximum position and the
smallest value is plotted at the lowest position. This feature shows the full profile of
frequency, Vdc and load channels. In OFF mode scale all channels according to maximum
and minimum values in all of the analog channels. In Units mode all channels are scaled
according to the maximum and minimum values for each group of channels with the same
units.

See Also: Increase Amplitude

Decrease Amplitude
AS Status Field
Trace Scale Multiplier

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AUTO SET DATA BAR

Location: Analysis

Description: Defines where the data bar is positioned when the file is first opened. The data bar is the
solid black line. If the auto set data bar is turned on the data bar is positioned 2 cycles from
the trigger position. If it is off the data bar is positioned one cycle from the first sample.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(V) View, (U) Auto Set Data Bar

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: The auto set data bar is an on/off feature. The ribbon option is highlighted when on and the
data bar is positioned 2 cycles from the trigger position. When off, the ribbon option is not
highlighted, and the data bar is positioned one cycle from the first sample.

See Also: Data Bar

CALIBRATION REPORT
Location: File Manager

Description: Generate a calibration report for all marked waveform files.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (R) Reports, (C) Calibration…

Ribbon, Options Tab:

Comments: The Calibration report list the Maximum and Minimum analog summary information for the
marked files.

For this feature to work properly reports should be generated on non-fault data. The
DVREPORT.DTB file, saved in the installed directory contains the last generated report. To
archive the contents of this file use the Save As option to save the file under a new name.

See Also: Waveform Summary

CHANGE ANALOG COLORS

Location: Analysis

Description: Change the analog channel colors.

Activation: Popup Menu: Opposite Click on the Channel ID number

Comments: To change the color of an analog channel opposite click on the channel ID number and
select the color listed in the popup menu or select the More Colors option to select a color
from the palette.

See Also: Clear Analog Colors

Window Properties

CHANGE DRIVE/DIRECTORY
Location: File Manager

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Description: Change the file table's active path.

Activation: Direct: F7, ChDir button , Back button , Up button , Right Click, Folder Tree
Menu: Alt-(F) Files, (H) Change Drive/Directory…
Ribbon, Files Tab:

Comments: There is a number of ways to change the file table’s active path. Use the folder tree to
navigate the connected drives. To enter a folder use the Change Drive/Directory dialog
located in the Files tab. To select from a list of the last 12 active folders click the opposite
mouse button in the file table. To navigate back through the last 12 active folders use the
Back button. To change to the previous folder use the Up button. An error message is
displayed if the destination path is not found.

See Also: Create Directory/Folder

Delete Files
Folder Tree

CHANGE FREQUENCY
Location: Analysis

Description: Change the current sampling frequency of the active file.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (F) Change Sampling Frequency…

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Fields: Current Sampling Frequency: The current sampling frequency.

Enter the New Sampling Frequency: The new sampling frequency.
Open Frequency: Sets the driver to open with the new frequency.

Options: Enter/Ok: Exit the dialog and change the frequency..

Esc/Cancel: Exits the dialog without executing the command.

Comments: The Open Frequency field will set the current display driver to always convert the files to the
new frequency before displaying.

See Also: Restore Original

CHANGE QUERY OPERATORS

Location: Query Fields

Description: Change the operator for the active query field.

Activation: Direct: F9
Menu: Alt-(Q) Query, (O) Change Operator

Ribbon, Query Tab:

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Comments: To change the operator press F9 or click the mouse button on the operator symbol. The F9
key is activated when the editor is visible in the query field. Use the tab key to navigate from
the table to the query fields.

See Also: Equal To (=)

Greater Than (>)
Less Than (<)

CHANNEL BACKGROUND COLOR

Location: Analysis

Description: Change the background colors for the analysis window. The background colors fields are
listed in the Window Properties dialog under the Colors tab.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) Files, (T) Window Properties…, Color’s Tab

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

See Also: Window Properties

CHANNEL INFORMATION (OPEN/CLOSE)

Location: Analysis

Description: Show or hide the channel information table displayed to the right of the analog and digital
traces.

Activation: Direct: Analog table close button , Mouse Position the mouse over the table separators
and drag left or right to close or open
Menu: Alt-(V) View, (C) Channel Information
Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: The channel information frame can be resized by selecting the vertical separator bars and
dragging them to the right or left. The cursor changes to the vertical resize cursor when the
mouse is positioned over the separator bars.

See Also: Analog Table View

Combined View
Window Properties

CLEAR ANALOG COLORS

Location: Analysis

Description: Set the analog channel colors to the default color, black.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(C) Channels, (C) Clear Analog Colors

Ribbon, Channels Tab:

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Comments: To change the color of an analog channel opposite click on the channel ID number.

See Also: Change Analog Channel Colors

Window Properties

CLEAR MARKS
Location: Analysis

Description: Clear all the Marked Scans in the active window.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(A) Values, (C) Clear Marked Scans

Ribbon, Channels Tab:

Comments: Marked scans have a red upside down T above each marked scan. Scans are marked
either in the Mark and Save dialog or by clicking on the Mark Scan option under the
Waveform tab. Each marked scan can have a comment associated with the scan. When the
cursor is placed over the scan the comment is displayed in a hint window. To add a
comment to a scan use the Edit Marks option under Waveform tab.

See Also: Edit Marks

Mark & Save
Mark Scan
Next Marked Scan

CLEAR QUERY AREA

Location: Query Fields

Description: Set all the query fields to blanks and default the query operators to equal (=).

Activation: Direct: F8
Menu: Alt-(Q) Query, (C) Clear Query Area

Ribbon, Files Tab:

Comments: The F8 function key only works when the query editor is visible. Use the tab key to navigate
from the table to the query fields. To navigate between the query fields use the Ctrl-left/right
arrow keys or the mouse.

See Also: Equal To (=)

Greater Than (>)
Less Than (<)
Query All Rows
Query Marked Rows
Query Unmarked Rows

COMBINED VIEW
Location: Analysis

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Description: Display all the selected information contained in the analog table in a condensed form.

Activation: Direct: F4
Menu: Alt-(V) View, (A) Analog Combined View
Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: Use the F4 key to toggle between the tabular view and the combination view. The
combination view is only available if there is enough space between the analog channels to
display three lines of text. To change the position of the data values select the Window
Properties option under the Files tab, then click on the Analog Combination tab.

See Also: Analog Table View

Show Channel Information
Windows Properties

COMMA DELIMITED TABLE DRIVER

Location: File Manager

Description: Display the selected comma delimited file in a table format. Comma delimited files have
textual fields separated by commas, such as 0001,7834,872.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Drivers, (T) Table, (C) Comma Delimited

Ribbon, Drivers Tab:

Comments: The data in the file is presented in tabular form. When the file is opened the rows are
displayed exactly as they are in the file. To sort the columns use the column header buttons.

See Also: Double Quotes/Comma Delimited Table Driver

Tab Delimited Table Driver

COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS

Location: System

Description: Command line parameters are supported in the Wavewin software. The listed command line
parameters are specific for the file manager and data plotting window.

Activation: Wavewin.exe [passed parameters]

Parameters: Path and Filename: Path and file name surrounded by “ ” .

/Print: Used with the path and file name. It prints the specified file.
/Comtrade: Used with the path and file name. It converts the specified file to
the IEEE Comtrade format.
/Batch: The “/Batch” command line parameter is used along with a path
and batch filename command line. It automatically opens the
defined batch file and executes each command line parameter
defined in the file.

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/Merge: The “/Merge” command line parameter is used along with a path
and filename command line. It will merge the file with all files that
have a /merge command line parameter associated with them. The
/merge command line parameter is defined in a Merged File.lst
ASCII file. The Merged File.lst is passed to Wavewin through the
command line parameters..
/X: The “/X” command line parameter tells where to display Wavewin’s
left corner when executed.
/Y: The “/Y” command line parameter tells where to display Wavewin’s
upper corner when executed.
/W: The “/W” command line parameter tells the width of the Wavewin
application when executed.
/H: The “/H” command line parameter tells the height of the Wavewin
application when executed.
/Exit: The “/Exit” command line will automatically exit Wavewin after all
other command line parameters are fully complete.

Comments: Refer to the File Manager Quick Start for more information and examples on each passed
parameter.

COMNAME PROPERTIES
Location: File Manager

Description: Setup the fields not available in the supported waveform files for the IEEE long file naming
format.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) Files, (O) ComNames Properties…

Ribbon, Files Tab:

Fields: Company Name: Enter the Company name that will be used in the long naming
format.
Time Code: Enter the time code for the device files to rename.
User Field 1: Enter the 1st User Field.
User Field 2: Enter the 2nd User Field.

Options: Enter/Ok: Exit the dialog and save the entered data.
Esc/Cancel: Exit the dialog without saving.

Comments: These fields are used for all the files renamed to the IEEE long file naming format. Update
this dialog for files with different time codes.

See Also: ComName(s) Rename

IEEE Long File Naming Format

COMNAME(S) RENAME
Location: File Manager

Description: Rename all the marked time sequenced data files to the IEEE long file naming format.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) Files, (A) ComNames Rename

Ribbon, Files Tab:

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Comments: A message box will be prompted before renaming the file to ensure the execution of the
rename feature. This feature will permanently rename the files. It is advisable to back up the
files before renaming. Some proprietary applications may not be able to read the files once
they are renamed.

See Also: ComName Properties

IEEE Long File Naming Format

COMPANY COLUMN
Location: File Manager

Description: Displays the company name included in the long file name format. The sixth field in the file
name defines the company field for the IEEE long file-naming format.

See Also: IEEE Long File Naming Format

COMPLEX CALCULATOR
Location: File manager and Analysis

Description: The complex calculator is used to perform complex mathematical operations. Operations
can be performed in Polar or Rectangular form..

Activation: Menu: File Manager: Alt-(O) Options, (O) Complex Calculator

Menu: Analysis: Alt-(D) Data, (X) Complex Calculator
Ribbon, Files Tab: File Manager:
Ribbon, Data Tab: Analysis:

Fields: Magnitude: Magnitude Value.

Angle: Angle Value.
Memory I: Saved magnitude or real value [1..4].
Memory II: Saved angle or imaginary value [1..4].
Type: The type of values stored in the memory location, Polar or Rectangular.

Options: Recall: Recall the selected memory location to the calculate fields.
Clear All: Clear all fields.
Close: Close the dialog.

Comments: The calculator operates as an HP calculator. After each entry click the Enter button to
record the values in the Accumulator.

COMPRESS COMTRADE FILES

Location: File Manager

Description: Convert all the marked COMTRADE ASCII files to COMTRADE Binary files.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (C) Compress Comtrade Files

Ribbon, Options Tab:

Comments: This feature compresses the COMTRADE ASCII files to the Binary format to save disk
space.

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See Also: Save As Comtrade

COMTRADE DRIVER
Location: File Manager

Description: Change the driver at the cursor position to the COMTRADE driver and plot the input
channels.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Drivers, (O) Comtrade

Ribbon, Drivers Tab:

Comments: All files that have a .CFF (2013) .DAT or .D## extension, and a corresponding .CFG file
exists for the .DAT files are tagged as COMTRADE files. If the selected file does not have a
corresponding .CFG file and is not a .CFF file an error message is generated. Both the
COMTRADE ASCII and Binary formats are supported for the 1991, 1999 and 2013 IEEE
C37.111 Comtrade formats.

See Also: Associating File Types

Save As Comtrade
Windows Properties

CONDENSE TIME
Location: Analysis

Description: Condense the time scale for all visible channels.

Activation: Direct: Ctrl-Page Down or the Condense menu button

Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (C) Condense Time
Ribbon, Data Tab:

See Also: Expand Time

COPY/CUT/PASTE FILES
Location: File Manager

Description: Copy or Cut the marked files to the clipboard. Navigate to the destination folder and Paste
the files.

Activation: Direct: Ctrl-X (Cut) , Ctrl-C (Copy) , Ctrl-V (Paste)

Menu: Alt-(E) Edit, (T) Cut, Alt-(E) Edit, (C) Copy, Alt-(E) Edit, (P) Paste

Ribbon, Edit Tab: , ,

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Comments: Marked files are displayed in red. The TotMarks and MrkSize fields displayed in the status
bar are updated accordingly. To copy/cut/paste files use the Edit options in the Files tab or
right click in the file table and select the desired popup menu option.

See Also: Copy File

Move Files
Mark/Unmark File

COPY FILES
Location: File Manager

Description: Copy the marked files to the specified destination path. For a new path click the New Folder
button. The system prompts prior to creating the directory.

Activation: Direct: F8 or the Copy menu button

Menu: Alt-(F) Files, (C) Copy To…
Ribbon, Files Tab:

Fields: Folder Tree: Navigate and select the destination folder.

Options: New Folder: Create a new folder under the selected path.
Enter/Ok: Copy the marked files to the destination path.
Esc/Cancel: Exit the dialog without executing the command.

Comments: Marked files are displayed in red. The TotMarks and MrkSize fields displayed in the status
bar are updated accordingly. Files that where unsuccessfully copied are marked and
grouped at the top of the table.

See Also: Move Files

Mark/Unmark File
Drag Drop Files

COPY TEXT
Location: ASCII Editor

Description: Copy the blocked text to the clipboard.

Activation: Direct: Ctrl-C, Ctrl-Ins, Right Click - Copy menu button

Menu: Alt-(E) Edit, (C) Copy

Ribbon, File Tab:

Comments: To block text use the mouse or the shift key and the up arrow, down arrow, page up and
page down keys or drag the mouse.

See Also: Cut Text

Paste Text

CREATE DIRECTORY/FOLDER
Location: File Manager

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Description: Create a new directory/folder.

Activation: Direct: Right Click on the folder in the Tree, select the New Folder menu option.
Menu: Alt-(F) Files, (E) Create Directory

Ribbon, Files Tab:

Fields: Edit Box: Enter the new directory/folder name.

Options: Enter/Ok: Rename the new directory/folder.

Comments: To delete the new folder right click on the folder in the tree and select the Delete menu
option.

See Also: Change Drive/Directory

Folder Tree
Rename File/Directory

CREATE SER FILES

Location: File Manager

Description: The Create SER files will create an SER comma delimited file for each waveform file
located in the source path and all of its included paths, if applicable. It monitors a folder for
waveform files with user defined extensions. When a file is detected it will read the file and
create a comma delimited SER file from the digital channel activity. The SER file will have
the same name as the original waveform file with a .SER extension.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(O) Options, Create SER Files…

Ribbon, Options Tab:

Fields: Source Path: The path to monitor for new files to be renamed.
Include Sub Folders: Include all sub folders under the source path.
Destination Path: The path where the successfully rename files are moved to.
Archive Path: The path where the original files are archived.
Error Path: The path where the files are moved to that encounter an error.
File Extensions: The file extensions to monitor and convert.
Scan Period: The number of minutes the auto convert will run.

Options: Start Rename: Start the conversion process.

Close: Close the dialog.
Cancel:

Comments: To activate this feature select the Create SER Files option under the Options menu/tab. A
dialog will be displayed. Enter the Source Path, click the Include Sub Folders check box if
needed, enter the file extensions (*.DAT,*.CEV,*.CFF) and the scan period. If this feature
needs to start when Wavewin runs click the Automatically Start Create SER File at Run
Time checkbox. The bottom section of the dialog gives a status update on the activity of the
process. It displays the last scan time; the original and SER filename being processed and
when the next scan will start in minutes. To start the process click the Start Create button.
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To create an SER file with all the digital activity from all processed Waveform files click on
the Create a Combined SER File check box. Select or enter the path of the Combined file
and enter its filename. This allows for adding the SER information into a database from one
single file.

The Create SER File process is performed in the background, so the dialog is not required
to be open for the process to execute. To check the status of the create, open the dialog.
The Next Scan In field reports how many minutes before the next scan is started.

CUT TEXT
Location: ASCII Editor

Description: Copy the blocked text to the Windows clipboard then delete the blocked text.

Activation: Direct: Ctrl-X, Shift-Del - Cut menu button

Menu: Alt-(E) Edit, (T) Cut
Ribbon, File Tab:

Comments: Use the mouse or the shift key and the up arrow, down arrow, page up and page down keys
to block text.

See Also: Copy Text

Paste Text

CYCLE HOP
Location: Analysis

Description: Move the data bar (vertical black solid line) one cycle forward or backward in time for the
first displayed channel or the first marked channel.

Activation: Direct: Shift-Ctrl-Left arrow and Shift-Ctrl-Right arrow

Comments: Use the shift+ctrl left/right keys to move one cycle in time for the first displayed channel or
the first marked channel. The number of cycles from the data bar to the reference bar is
displayed in the Delta X status bar.

See Also: Data Bar

Peak Hop
Reference Bar

D&T
Location: Analysis (Status Field)

Description: Displays the data and time of the sample at the data bar.

See Also: Delta X Field

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DATA BAR
Location: Analysis

Description: Displays the channel’s instantaneous sample value. The data bar is the solid black line that
runs vertically across the analog and digital channels.

Comments: The data bar is used to view channel information (such as analog sample values, RMS
values, digital information, data and time…). The information is displayed in the analog
channel table and in the status bar. The Ctrl-Left/Right keys moves the data bar peak to
peak and the Shift-Ctrl-Left/Right keys moves the data bar one cycle in time. When a file is
first open the data bar is positioned one cycle from the first sample. To have the data bar
positioned 2 cycles from the fault position click on the Set Data Bar option under the
Waveform tab. The Set Data Bar option is highlighted when active.

See Also: Auto Set Data Bar

Cycle Hop
Fault Bar
Fault Bar
Peak Hop
Reference bar
RMS bar

DECREASE AMPLITUDE
Location: Analysis

Description: Decrease the amplitude of all or marked analog channels.

Activation: Direct: Ctrl-Down Arrow or the AmpDn menu button

Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (D) Decrease Amplitude
Ribbon, Data Tab:

Comments: When the channels’ amplitude is decreased the Scale column in the analog table is updated
with the new scale. The Trace Scale Multiplier field inside the properties dialog determines
the amount the signal is increased or decreased. To change the Trace Scale Multiplier field,
select the Window Properties option under the Waveform tab then select the Display
Settings tab.

See Also: Increase Amplitude

Trace Scale Multiplier

DELETE FILES
Location: File Manager

Description: Remove all the marked files and directories from the active directory.

Activation: Direct: Delete

Menu: Alt-(F) Files, (D) Delete
Ribbon, Files Tab: Popup Menu:

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Comments: Marked files and directories are displayed in red. The TotMarks and MrkSize fields
displayed in the status bar are updated accordingly. Files and directories that were
unsuccessfully deleted are marked and grouped at the top of the table.

See Also: Mark/Unmark File

DELETE TEXT
Location: ASCII Editor

Description: Delete the blocked text.

Activation: Direct: Del

Menu: Alt-(E) Edit, (D) Delete
Ribbon, File Tab:

Comments: Use the mouse or the shift keys and the up arrow, down arrow, page up and page down
keys to block text.

See Also: Cut Text

DELTA X
Location: Analysis (Status Field)

Description: Displays the time in microseconds, milliseconds, or seconds between the RMS bar and the
data bar. The number of cycles is also displayed if the samples in the file are microseconds
or milliseconds apart.

See Also: D&T Field

Data Bar
RMS bar

DELTA Y
Location: Analysis (Status Field)

Description: Displays the difference between the data horizontal bar and the reference horizontal bar.

Comments: To activate the horizontal data bars select the option under the Waveform tab.

See Also: Delta X

DESCENDING SORT
Location: All Tables

Description: Sort the columns in descending order with respect to the selected sort field.

Activation: Direct: Click on Column Header

Menu: Alt-(S) Sort, (D) Descending Sort

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Comments: The sort field is displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the window. To sort the table
columns directly press the column header button. The header buttons toggle between
ascending and descending order.

See Also: Ascending Sort

DEVICE COLUMN
Location: File Manager

Description: Displays the device name associated with the long file name. The fifth field in the file name
defines the device field for the IEEE long file-naming format. It represents the name or code
of the device that originated the file.

See Also: IEEE Long File Naming Format

DIGITAL GROUPS
Location: Analysis

Description: Add Digital Groups to a View.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(V) View, (S) Save View…

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Fields: Digital Channels: Select the digital channels to save as a digital group.
Digital Group Name: Enter the digital group name to be listed in the drop down menu off
the Analysis main toolbar.

Options: New Group: Click the new group button after selecting the digital channels for the group.
Save: Save the new group to the view.

Comments: To create a digital group use the Mouse to select the digital channels in the Digital
Channel’s list box. Next, click on the New Group button. Once the New Group button is
clicked the Digital Group section will be enabled and the Digital Group Name field will have
the focus. Type in the name of the new group and hit enter or click the Save button. The
table below the Digital Group Name field will be populated with the name of the digital
groups in the first column and the number of channels in that group in the second column.

In the Data Plotting window select the View that was saved with the Digital Groups. A new
drop down button is added to the Data Plottting main toolbar. The new drop down lists all
the Digital Groups in the View. To display a digital group select the group from the drop
down menu. By default Wavewin only displays the triggered digital channels for each group.
To view all the digital channels in the group click on the All Digital ribbon item in the
Waveform tab.

See Also: Save User Views

DIGITAL MARK/UNMARK ALL

Location: Analysis
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Description: Mark all digital channels. If there are no digital channels marked then unmark all the marked
digital channels.

Activation: Direct: F8
Menu: Alt-(C) Channel, (I) Digital Mark/UnMark All
Ribbon, Channels Tab:

Comments: The channels ID and titles are displayed in red when marked. Press F8 to mark or unmark
all the analog and digital channels.

See Also: Analog Mark/Unmark All

DISPLAY DIALOG
Location: All Tables

Description: Reposition the columns in the table.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (I) Display…

Ribbon, Options Tab:

Fields: File Column List: A list of all the columns in the table. Use the Move Up and Move
Down Buttons to rearrange the columns. Use the checked boxes to
show/hide the analog columns.
Table Font Size: A list of the font sizes for the table. Select the Font size from the
drop down list.
File Marking: A list of the 2 types of marking for files in the file manager.
Default Path: The path the file manager is opened with when first displayed.
Open View: Open the first view in the line group file when opening a new
analysis window. This will only work if a line group is associated
with the file.
Analog Table Font Size: Select the desired font from the drop down list.
Digital Toggled Channels: Only display the toggled digital channels when opening
files.
Open Files w/Primary Values If the files values are in secondary quantities and the ratio
values are defined in the file then convert the secondary
quantities to primary values.
Batch Files: When processing batch template files process all the files
or just the new files. Processed files have a WWD added to
the end of the file name.
Versioning: If a file has a line group create a version of the line group
with the same name as the file’s name with a .LGP
extension.
Duration Calculation: There are two calculations used when determining the fault
duration and sag duration of a channel. This section allows
for modifying these calculations. When a file is open an
RMS value is calculated at each sample using a running
RMS equation. After the first full cycle the duration
equations are run on each sample using the RMS values.

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Append ComName Files: Append all like ComNames files within the selected time
frame.
Help Files: Select to display the help files in PDF format or ASCII text.

Options: Move Up: File Columns Tab. Move the highlighted column up one position.
Move Down: File Columns Tab. Move the highlighted column down one position.
Reset: File Columns Tab. Default the order of the columns to how they were when
the software was first installed.
Short Cuts: Displays the Short Cuts keys dialog.
OK: Change the order of the columns and redraw the device table and save all
modified settings.
Cancel: Exit the dialog without saving the settings.

Comments: To resize the table columns place the mouse over the column separator and drag the
mouse to the left or the right or double click on the column separator to expand to the
maximum area for that column.

See Also: Resize Columns

DISTURBANCE REPORT
Location: File Manager

Description: Create a disturbance report from the fault files located in the specified directories.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (R) Reports, (D) Disturbance Report…

Ribbon, Options Tab:

Fields: Destination File: The folder and filename where the report is saved.
Source Folder(s): The source folder(s) where the event files are located.
Filter: Faulted Phases: Enter the valid faulted phases (separated by commas).
Filter: Fault Location: Enter the maximum % of the line length to detect.
Filter: Voltage Class: Enter the voltage kv value that is above the phase to
ground level.
Filter: Fault Current: Enter the minimum magnitude value.
Filter: System Frequency: Enter the deviation from the line frequency to detect.

Options: Process: Process the report and display the results.

Save Script: Save the entered values to the Disturbance.ini script file.
Edit Script: Edit the Disturbance.ini script file.
Show Help: Show the help file below the buttons.
Close: Close the disturbance dialog without saving.

Comments: The result disturbance report is saved to the defined destination file and displayed in a
comma delimited table. The table allows for sorting, querying, deleting of rows and saving.

DOUBLE ENDED FAULT LOCATION

Location: Analysis

Description: Display the double ended fault location dialog. The double ended fault location dialog
calculates the percent of line from the near end to the far end. A graphical display of the
near end and far end is displayed above the Line Data box.

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Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (U) Fault Calculators, (D) Double Ended…

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Fields: Z2: Magnitude and angle of Z2.

Change the Z2 fields from secondary values to primary values or from
primary to secondary.
LL: Length of the line and the units for the line length (%, Miles, Km).
Neg Seq: Select the type of double ended calculation to use (Negative, Positive or
Zero Sequence).
Pos Seq: Select the type of double ended calculation to use (Negative, Positive or
Zero Sequence).
Zero Seq: Select the type of double ended calculation to use (Negative, Positive or
Zero Sequence).
nsAng: Display the angle for the near side DE calculation.
fsAng: Display the angle for the far side DE calculation.
Z2VF: Voltage Fault Resistance magnitude and angle.
Z2IF: Current Fault Resistance magnitude and angle.
Z2RF: Residual Fault Resistance magnitude and angle.
Chan: Select the channel numbers for VA, VB, VC, IA, IB and IC.
VA: Magnitude and Angle of Channel VA from the Near and Far End.
VB: Magnitude and Angle of Channel VB from the Near and Far End.
VC: Magnitude and Angle of Channel VC from the Near and Far End.
IA: Magnitude and Angle of Channel IA from the Near and Far End.
IB: Magnitude and Angle of Channel IB from the Near and Far End.
IC: Magnitude and Angle of Channel IC from the Near and Far End.
V0: Zero Sequence Voltage Magnitude and Angle.
V1: Positive Sequence Voltage Magnitude and Angle.
V2: Negative Sequence Voltage Magnitude and Angle.
I0: Zero Sequence Current Magnitude and Angle.
I1: Positive Sequence Current Magnitude and Angle.
I2: Negative Sequence Current Magnitude and Angle.
Values: Select the type of values for the calculation.
Angle Rotation: Increment the voltage and current angles for the near and far end.
Vectors: Select the vectors to display.

Options: Refresh: Refresh VA, VB, VC, IA, IB and IC from the date bar locations.
Calculate: Calculate the fault location % of line.
Plot: Plot the double ended fault location in the data plotting window.
Report Display a textual report of the double ended fault location.
Close: Close the dialog.
Show Details: Open the dialog to show the sequence components.

Doubles the Z2 magnitude and line length.

Displays the near end and far end line impedance value in an information
window. If the magnitude and angles are different between the near end
and far end then a red ! will be displayed next to the button.
Turns auto scale on or off for displayed vectors.
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Increase the displayed vectors.

Decrease the displayed vectors.

Rotate: Increment the voltage and current angles for the near and far end.

Comments: The double ended calculator requires two open fault records (near and far ends). The near
end is the top left window displayed. To reorganize the windows use the Tile buttons.

The channels in each record must be organized as follows: The first 3 visible channels are
the Voltage channels, VA, VB and VC. The next 3 visible channels are the Current
channels, IA, IB and IC. To reposition the analog channels first mark the channels then use
the plus key to move the channels up one position and the minus key to move the channels
down one position or drag them to the desired location. To change the order of the channels
in the dialog, click on the Show Details button then select the channel numbers from the
Chan drop down lists.

The values populated in the dialog are read at the data bar positions from both open
records. The double ended dialog is a stay on top window. This allows for repositioning the
data bars without closing the dialog. To refresh the Voltage and Current values in the dialog
use the Refresh button

To plot the fault location in the data plotting window as a new channel, click on the drop
down arrow in the plot button. The two options available are plot the fault location between
bars or plot the fault location for the entire record. The default option of the plot button is plot
between bars. Between bars plots the fault location between the data bar and the reference
bar.

See Also: Single Ended Fault Location

DOUBLE QUOTES/COMMA DELIMITED TABLE DRIVER

Location: File Manager

Description: Display the double quote delimited file in a table format. Double quote-delimited files have
textual fields separated by double quotes and commas, such as
“CHANNEL”,”DATE”,”TIME”.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Drivers, (T) Table, (Q) Double Quotes/Comma Delimited

Ribbon, Drivers Tab:

Comments: The data in the file is presented in tabular form. The rows are first displayed exactly as they
are in the file. To sort the columns use the column header buttons.

See Also: Comma Delimited Table Driver

Tab Delimited Table Driver

DRAG DROP CHANNELS

Location: Analysis

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Description: Drag marked analog channels to a specific location.

Activation: Direct: Mark and Drag

Comments: To drag analog channels first mark the channels. Channels can be marked using the mouse
or the space bar. Drag the channels to the desired location.

See Also: Shift Marks Up

Shift Marks Down
Reorder Channels

DRAG DROP FILES

Location: File Manager

Description: Drag marked files to a folder in the folder tree. All dragged files are moved to the final
location.

Activation: Direct: Mark and Drag

Comments: To drag files first mark the files in the file Manager. Files can be marked using the mouse or
the space bar. Drag the files to the desired folder in the folder tree. All files will be moved to
the destination folder.

See Also: Copy Files

Move Files

DRIVER COLUMN
Location: File Manager

Description: Displays the driver associated with the file. The driver column indicates what driver is used
to open the file.

See Also: Associating File Types

DRIVER CONFIGURATION DIALOG

Location: File Manager

Description: Display the driver configuration dialog. The driver configuration dialog allows for setting
certain features pertaining to a specific driver.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (N) Driver Configuration

Ribbon, Options Tab:

Fields: Drivers List: A list of the supported drivers in the system.

Driver’s Data Type: Options (Peak, RMS Calibrated or Log File). Select the
type of data that is contained in the files for the selected
device.

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Driver’s Header Directory: If the device requires support files to display the data then
the support files can be placed in a centralized directory so
they do not have to be in the directories where the data
files are located. Enter the directory or use the browse
button to browse for an existing directory. This field is
for devices that maintain separate files for the Analog &
Digital information.
Change Sampling Frequency: This field is used to automatically change the sampling
frequency when a file is displayed for the selected driver.
For example, if the files have 4 samples per cycle and it is
preferred to view the files with 40 samples per cycles enter
2400. To maintain the original frequency leave this field
blank or set to 0.00.
Change Line Frequency: If the line frequency is not defined in a specific driver’s files
then the line frequency can be defined in this dialog. The
entered line frequency will be used when displaying files for
the selected driver. To maintain the original line frequency,
leave this field blank or enter 0.00.

Options: Ok: Save the changes made and close the dialog.
Cancel: Ignore any changes made and close the dialog.

Comments: The ERLPhase devices have different properties. ERLPhase files are displayed as
Comtrade files using the ERLPhase conversion DLL.

See Also: Associating File Types

DRIVER DATA TYPE

Location: Analysis

Description: Set the active display driver’s data type, RMS or PEAK.

Activation: Direct: Window Properties menu button

Menu: Alt-(F) File, (T) Window Properties, Driver Data Type Tab

Ribbon, Waveform Tab: , Driver Data Type Tab

Comments: The data stored in the displayed file can be peak values or RMS values. The default setting
for all drivers is peak values. If the display device saves the sample values as RMS
calibrated then select the RMS Type from the drop down list. If the data values are RMS
and the data type is not set to RMS type then the analog column data will be displayed
incorrectly. To always have the files displayed as RMS values when the files are opened
then open the Driver Configuration dialog in the File Manager and set that drivers data type
field to RMS Calibrated. The Driver Configuration dialog is located in the File Manager’s
Options tab.

See Also: Data Bar

DUPLICATE CYCLES
Location: Analysis

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Description: Duplicate the cycle between the Data bar and the RMS bar.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (L) Duplicate Cycles…

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Fields: # Cycles: Enter the number of times to duplicate the highlighted cycle(s).

Options: Enter/Ok: Duplicate the highlighted cycle(s).

Esc/Cancel: Exit the dialog without executing the command.

Comments: This feature is useful for creating test set files or for creating files to play back into
simulation or modeling applications.

See Also: Truncate Cycles

EDIT DAU-DEF
Location: File Manager

Description: Display the DAU-DEF editor for Hathaway DAU-DEF files. The DAU-DEF editor allows for
changing certain fields defined in the DAU-DEF records. A Windows file selection dialog is
first display to select the DAU-DEF file to edit. Navigate to the desired directory and double
click on the DAU-DEF file to edit.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (E) Edit DAU-DEF File…

Ribbon, Options Tab:

Fields: DAU-DEF Records: A list of all the DAU-DEF records defined in the selected file.
DAU-ID: The DAU ID associated with the selected record.
DAU-DEF Index: The DAU-DEF index number.
Station Name: The station name for the selected DAU-DEF record.
Telephone Number: The phone number to get access to the device.
Analog Channels: A list of all the analog channels defined for the selected record.
Analog Name: Edit the analog name for the selected analog channel.
Analog Full Scale: Edit the analog full scale value for the selected analog channel.
Analog Prefix: Edit the analog prefix for the selected analog channel.
Analog Unit: Edit the analog unit for the selected analog channel.
Event Channels: A list of all the event channels defined for the selected record.
Event #: Edit the event’s number for the selected event channel.
Event Name: Edit the event name for the selected event channel.
Event NoNc: Edit the event’s normally open normally close value for the selected
event channel.
Sensor Channels: A list of all the sensors channels defined for the selected record.
Sensor #: Edit the sensor number for the selected sensor channel.
Sensor Name: Edit the sensor name for the selected sensor channel.
Sensor NoNc: Edit the sensor’s normally open normally close value for the
selected sensor channel.

Options: Save: Save the selected DAU-DEF record.

Ok: Save all changes made and close the dialog.
Cancel: Ignore any changes made and close the dialog.
Default Sensor #8: Checking this option will always default Sensor channel #8;s NoNc
value to be 1.

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Comments: When this feature is activated a Windows file selection dialog is display, navigate to the
desired directory and double click on the DAU-DEF file to edit.

EDIT MARKS
Location: Analysis

Description: Associate a comment with each marked scan in the active window.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(A) Values, (E) Edit Marked Scans

Ribbon, Channels Tab:

Comments: The edit marked scans dialog lists all the marked scans in a table. The first column lists the
sample number where the scan is marked. The second column lists the date and time of the
scan. And the third column lists the comment associated with the scan. To add a comment
double click in the comment section for the scan. Marked scans have a red upside down T
above each marked scan. Scans are marked either in the Mark and Save dialog or by
clicking on the Mark Scan option under the Waveform tab. When the cursor is placed over
the scan the comment is displayed in a hint window.

See Also: Clear Marks

Mark & Save
Mark Scan
Next Marked Scan

EMAIL FILES
Location: File Manager and Analysis

Description: Email a group of files or a single file using the users default email application. All support
files needed to display the selected files will be automatically attached. Support files include
Comtrade configuration (*.CFG), header (*.HDR) & information (*.INF) files, DFR’s analog
and digital information files such as: Hathaway DAU files, Rochester preamble and header
files, Faxtrax/Director CTL files, Transcan SCF and TCF files.

Activation: Menu: File Manager: Alt-(F) Files, (L) Email Marked Files – Analysis: Alt-(F) File, (E) Email

Ribbon: File Manager: Files Tab , Analysis: Waveform Tab

Fields: To: Recipient of the email, initially empty.

From: Sender, automatically defaulted.
Subject: Empty.
Attachment: All selected files and their support files automatically attached.

Comments: Files can be emailed either in the file table or in the analysis window. To email a set of files,
mark the desired files in the file table and select the Email option under the Files tab or right
click on the file table and select the Email option from the pop-up menu. To email
a file from the analysis window select the Email option under the Waveform tab. All support
files needed to display the file(s) are automatically attached.

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EQUAL TO (=)
Location: Query Fields

Description: Search the active table for records that match the entered criteria.

Comments: To change the query operator press F9 or click on the operator symbol.

See Also: Greater Than (>)

Less Than (<)

EXPAND TIME
Location: Analysis

Description: Expand the time scale of all visible analog channels.

Activation: Direct: Ctrl-Page Up or the Expand menu button

Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (E) Expand Time

Ribbon, Data Tab:

See Also: Condense Time

F-TYPE COLUMN
Location: File Manager

Description: Displays the file type. The “/dr” indicates that the file is a sub-directory. The DAU ID number
is displayed for DFR I, II, IIB and 2000 files and the extension of the file is displayed for all
other files.

Comments: If the active directory is a sub-directory then the first 2 rows of the table are reserved for the
“.” and “..” navigation shortcuts. The “.” is a shortcut to the root directory and the “..” is a
shortcut to the previous directory.

See Also: Associating File Types

Change Drive/Directory

FAULT BAR
Location: Analysis

Description: The Fault bar is the red dotted line that runs vertically across the analog and digital
channels.

Comments: The fault bar is fixed and positioned at the fault time defined in the file. The fault bar can be
shown or hidden by selecting Yes or No for the Show Vertical Fault Bar field in the
properties dialog under the Display Settings tab.

See Also: Data bar

RMS Bar
Reference Bar

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FAULT DATE COLUMN

Location: File Manager

Description: Displays the fault date of the oscillography files. This column is left blank if the file is not a
valid oscillography file or the fault date and time is not available in the file name.

See Also: Fault Time Column

IEEE Long File Naming Format

FAULT REFERENCE TIME BAR

Location: Analysis

Description: Displays the time difference from the fault time defined in the displayed file. The units are
displayed in the Delta X status field.

Comments: The fault reference time bar is displayed between the analog channels and the digital
channels. To show or hide the fault reference time bar open the Window Properties
dialog under the Waveform tab. Click the Display Settings tab and toggle the Show
Reference Time Bar field.

See Also: Fault Bar

FAULT TIME COLUMN

Location: File Manager

Description: Displays the fault time of the oscillography files. This column is left blank if the file is not a
valid oscillography file or the fault date and time is not available in the file name.

See Also: Fault Date Column

IEEE Long File Naming Format

FILE NAME COLUMN

Location: File Manager

Description: Displays the name of the files/directories in the active directory.

Comments: If the active directory is a sub-directory then the first 2 rows of the table are reserved for the
“.” and “..” navigation shortcuts. The “.” is a shortcut to the root directory and the “..” is a
shortcut to the previous directory.

See Also: F-Type Column

FLIP MARKS
Location: All Tables

Description: Mark all the unmarked rows and unmark all the marked rows.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(M) Mark, (F) Flip Marks

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Ribbon, Files Tab:

Comments: Marked records are displayed in red. The TotMarks field displayed in the status bar is
updated accordingly.

See Also: Unmark Marked Row

Mark/Unmark Row

FOLDER TREE
Location: File Manager

Description: Displays all connected drives and folders in a tree structure.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) Files, (T) Show/Hide Folder Tree

Ribbon, Files Tab: – Toggle Show/Hide Tree

Comments: To show/hide the folder tree select the Folder option under the Files tab. Folders can be
renamed by left mouse clicking on the folder name until the editor is displayed. Also, folders
that reside on the computer can be sent to the recycle bin by selecting the Delete option
under the folder tree’s right click pop-up menu. If the folders reside on external drives then
the folders are permanently deleted.

See Also: Change Drive/Directory

FREE
Location: File Manager (Status Field)

Description: Displays the amount of free hard disk space on the active drive, displayed in Kbytes.

See Also: Size

MrkSize

FREQUENCY CALCULATOR
Location: Analysis

Description: The frequency calculator is used to measure the frequency between the reference bar and
the data bar. The calculator is displayed in the upper right corner of the data plotting
window.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (Q) Frequency Calculator…

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Fields: Cycles: Enter the number of cycles between the data bar and the reference
bar.
Delta X: Delta X is automatically populated from the Delta X status bar field
in the data plotting window.

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Frequency: Displays the frequency calculated between the reference bar and
data bar.

Options: Enter/Calculate: Calculate the Frequency.

Esc/Close: Close the dialog.

Comments: The frequency dialog is a stay on top dialog allowing for the data bar to be moved in the
data window while the dialog is open. When using the cursor keys to move the data bar
make sure the data window is the active window. The Delta X values will be automatically
updated when the data bar is moved in the data plotting window. Enter the number of cycles
between the reference bar and data bar then click the Calculate button to show the
frequency value. The number of cycles is displayed in the status bar in the Delta X section.

See Also: Software Analog Channels

FS
Location: Analysis (Status Field)

Description: Displays the sampling frequency of the sample at the data bar.

See Also: Data Bar

FST
Location: Waveform Summary (Events/Sensors Activity Summary)

Description: Displays the status of the first digital samples in the file. Fst is the first column in the
Events/Sensors Activity Summary. A=Alarm, N=Normal.

Comments: This data is also displayed in the second column of the digital information table view.

See Also: Waveform Summary

FST-CHANGE
Location: Waveform Summary (Events/Sensors Activity Summary)

Description: Displays the date and time the channel first changed state. Fst-Change is the third column
in the Events/Sensors Activity Summary.

Comments: This data is also displayed in the fourth column of the digital information table view.

See Also: Waveform Summary

GREATER THAN (>)

Location: Query Fields

Description: Search the active table for records that match the entered criteria.

Comments: To change the query operator press F9 or click the mouse button on the operator symbol.

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See Also: Change Query Operator

Equal To (=)
Less Than (<)

GROUP MARKED ANALOG CHANNELS

Location: Analysis

Description: Group all the marked analog channels and move them to the top of the display area.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(C) Channels, (G) Group Marked Analog Channels

Ribbon, Channels Tab:

See Also: Mark/Unmark Channels

GROUP MARKED ROWS

Location: All Tables

Description: Group all the marked rows and move them to the top of the table.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(M) Mark, (G) Group Marks

Ribbon, Files Tab:

See Also: Unmarked Marked Rows

Mark/Unmark Row

HARMONICS ANALYSIS REPORT

Location: Analysis

Description: The harmonic analysis report runs the harmonic calculation on each channel from
harmonics 0 (dc-offset) to the maximum harmonic (samples per cycle/2).

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (H) Harmonic Analysis Report…

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Fields: Report Harmonics Above: Report all Harmonics above a specified % above the
fundamental.
Ignore DFT Currents Below: Ignore current values below the enter value.
Ignore DFT Voltages Below: Ignore voltage values below the enter value.

Options: Enter/Run Report: Exit the dialog and run the harmonics report.
Esc/Cancel: Exit the dialog without executing the command.

Comments: The final report is an ASCII text file. The top section list the summary information for the file.
The analysis report is in a table format and lists the following columns:
▪ Harmonic number,
▪ Date and Time the harmonic was first detected,
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▪ Sample number the harmonic first detected,

▪ Magnitude at the Sample number (DFTPeak),
▪ Fundamental,
▪ Percentage of the fundamental,
▪ Duration how long the harmonics was detected.

See Also: Harmonics Table

HARMONICS TABLE
Location: Analysis

Description: View the harmonics table.

Activation: Direct: F11, Opposite click on phasor diagram or information header

Menu: Alt-(V) View, (T) Harmonics Table

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: The harmonics table displays the number of harmonics according to the file’s sampling
frequency with a maximum of 512 harmonics supported. The table displays one channel at
a time. It will display the first marked analog channel, or if no channels are marked then the
first visible channel. The harmonic calculation runs from the RMS bar to the data bar. The
display values include DFT Peak, DFT RMS, DFT Angles, % of fundamental and % of
TrueRMS. When the data bar is moved in the data plotting window the harmonics values
will be automatically updated. To view the harmonics in a histogram click on the harmonics
toggle button located next to the channel name.

See Also: Harmonics Analysis Report

Harmonics Vectors
Histogram

HARMONIC VECTORS
Location: Analysis

Description: View the harmonics vectors in the phasor diagram.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(V) View, (H) Vector Harmonics

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: The harmonics of the first marked analog channel, or if no channels are marked then the
first visible analog channel, is displayed in a vector format in the phasor diagram. The
harmonic calculation is performed on one cycle of data. It starts at the RMS bar and goes
forward one cycle. To hide/show the harmonic vectors toggle the Vector Harm option under
the Waveform tab from ON=highlighted to OFF=not highlighted.

See Also: Harmonics Analysis Report

Harmonics Table
Histogram

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HELP
Location: All Child Windows.

Description: Displays the help file for the active child window.

Activation: Direct: F1
Menu: Alt-(H) Help, (T) Active Topic…
System Tool bar:

Comments: The help file is a PDF document with search capabilities.

HEXADECIMAL EDITOR
Location: File Manager

Description: Edit the file at the cursor position in a binary editor.

Activation: Direct: F3
Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (X) Hexadecimal Display…
Ribbon, Files Tab:

Comments: The file contents are displayed in a Hex editor. Use the up arrow, down arrow, page up,
page down, Ctrl-home and Ctrl-end keys to navigate through the file’s data or use the scroll
bar. When a hex value is overwritten the ASCII equivalent is displayed in the window to the
right of the editor. A maximum of 10 editor windows can be simultaneously opened. The F4
and F3 function keys allow for searching ASCII data or Hex values. To search for hex
values insert the “#” character before the hex value in the Find Text field.

See Also: ASCII Editor

Hexadecimal Driver

HEXADECIMAL DRIVER
Location: File Manager

Description: Change the driver at the cursor position to the Hexadecimal driver and display the file in
binary format.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Drivers, (D) Hexadecimal…

Ribbon Drivers Tab:

See Also: Hexadecimal Editor

ASCII Driver

HIDE MARK(S)
Location: Analysis

Description: Hide all the marked analog channels and re-space the unmarked channels.

Activation: Direct: Delete

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Menu: Alt-(C) Channels, (H) Hide Mark(s)

Ribbon, Channels Tab:

Comments: To mark/unmark an analog channel, click the channel ID number or the channel table data
or use the spacebar. Press Esc key to restore the hidden channels or click on the Restore
Mark(s) option under the Channels tab.

See Also: View Mark(s)

Show All Hidden
Restore Mark(s)

HISTOGRAM
Location: Analysis

Description: View the harmonics histogram.

Activation: Direct: F11, Opposite click on phasor diagram or information header

Menu: Alt-(V) View, (T) Harmonics Table

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: The histogram displays the number of harmonics according to the file’s sampling frequency
with a maximum of 512 harmonics supported. The histogram displays one channel at a
time. It will display the first marked analog channel, or if no channels are marked then the
first visible channel. The harmonic calculation starts at the RMS bar and runs to the data
bar. The display values can be DFT Peak, DFT RMS, DFT Angles, % of fundamental and %
of TrueRMS. The default view is % of fundamental. To change the data displayed click on

the drop down menu button and select from the list. When the data bar is moved in
the data plotting window the harmonics values will be automatically updated. To view the
harmonics in a table click on the harmonics toggle button located next to the channel
name.

See Also: Harmonics Analysis Report

Harmonics Table
Harmonics Vectors

HORIZONTAL BARS
Location: Analysis

Description: Displays a solid black horizontal line that follows the data bar and display a dotted blue
horizontal line that follows the reference bar.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(V) View, (B) Horizontal Bars

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: The bars will be positioned at the first marked analog channel (displayed in red). If no
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field in the status bar shows the difference between the two bars. The black line follows the
data bar and the blue bar follows the reference bar.

See Also: RMS bar

Data Bar
Reference Bar

IEEE LONG FILE NAMING FORMAT

Location: IEEE Long File Name

Description: The File Manager supports the IEEE long file naming format. The IEEE long file naming
format is a PSRC format used to name time sequenced data files. The file table columns
are used to display the contents of the long file name. The file name contains the six
required fields stored in a comma-delimited fashion. The remaining fields are optional. The
file table lists four optional columns at the end of the table to support user defined fields.
The ComNames properties dialog allows for user input for the first two optional fields.

Fields: Date: The Date field defines the start date of the file. The date fields are defined as
the first two characters are the year, the next two are the month and the last
two are the day. (required)
Time: The time field defines the start time of the file. The Time fields are defined as
the first two characters are the hour, the next two are the minutes, the next
two are the seconds and the last two or three are the milliseconds. (required)
Tcode: The TCode field is the time offset from GMT time. If the
start time is expressed in UT, this field is coded 0z,
Note: GMT is the international abbreviation Greenwich Mean Time.
(required) .
Substation: The substation name or code where the originating device is located.
(required)
Device: The device name or code that generated the file. (required)
Company: The company of the specified substation. (required)

See Also: ComName(s) Properties

ComName Rename

INCREASE AMPLITUDE
Location: Analysis

Description: Increase the amplitude of all or marked analog channels.

Activation: Direct: Ctrl-Up arrow or the AmpUp menu button

Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (I) Increase Amplitude
Ribbon, Data Tab:

Comments: When the channels’ amplitude is increased the Scale column in the analog table is updated
with the new scale. The Trace Scale Multiplier field inside the properties dialog determines
the amount the signal is increased or decreased. To change the Trace Scale Multiplier field,
select the Properties option under the Waveform tab then select the Display Settings tab.

See Also: Decrease Amplitude

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INSTPEAK COLUMN
Location: Analysis (Analog Table)

Description: The highest absolute value of all of the samples between the two zero reference crossings
surrounding the data bar (black solid line).

Comments: The value is displayed as Peak type. If the data type for the loaded driver is set to RMS type
then the value is multiplied by the square root of 2.

See Also: InstVal Column

RMS Column

INSTVAL COLUMN
Location: Analysis (Analog Table)

Description: Displays the instantaneous sample value at the data bar.

Comments: This value is multiplied by the square root of 2 if the driver’s data type is set to RMS type.

See Also: InstPeak Column

Data Bar

LESS THAN (<)

Location: Query Fields

Description: Search the active table for rows that is less than the entered criteria.

Comments: To change the operator press F9 or click the mouse button on the operator symbol.

See Also: Equal To (=)

Greater Than (>)

LST
Location: Waveform Summary (Events/Sensors Activity Summary)

Description: Displays the status of the last digital samples in the file. Lst is the second column in the
Events/Sensors Activity Summary. A=Alarm, N=Normal.

Comments: This data is also displayed in the third column of the digital information table view.

See Also: Waveform Summary

LST-CHANGE
Location: Waveform Summary (Events/Sensors Activity Summary)

Description: Displays the date and time the digital channel last changed state. Lst-Change is the fourth
column in the Events/Sensors Activity Summary.

Comments: This data is also displayed in the fifth column of the digital information table view.

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See Also: Waveform Summary

MARK & SAVE

Location: Analysis

Description: The Mark and Save window saves selected analog data to a user defined ASCII file using
the selected template file. To open the Mark and Save window select the Mark Save option
under the Waveform tab. The window is divided into two sections. The top section displays
the contents of the selected template file in a notepad editor and contains a drop down list
to select the template file. The list is initially populated with all the files that have a *.FMT
extension that are located in the Wavewin directory. A browse button is available to add
template files to the list that located other directories. The bottom section displays the
contents of the values file in a notepad editor and the location and name of the file.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(A) Values, (W) Mark & Save Window

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Fields: Template File: The template path and filename.

Use Default: Use default will save all the analog table columns as they are
displayed.
Template Contents: List all the commands in the template file.
Values Files: The values file path and filename.
Values Contents: Displays the contents of the values file.

Options: Mark: Save the values at the data bar to the values file.
Clear: Clear the values note pad data.
Save: Save the template file and the values file.
Help: Display the help window for the mark and save dialog.
Close: Close the mark and save dialog.

Comments: The Apply Unit Prefix will multiply all analog values by 1000 if the values are in kilo. The
truncate Values will save only integer values.

The Use Default checkbox will write the visible analog columns to the Values notepad with a
header for each column.

Window Commands
<Station> Writes the full Station name.
<Station:12> Writes the first 12 characters of the Station name.
<Device> Writes the full Device name.
<Device:6> Writes the first 6 characters of the Device name.
<Date:F> Writes the Date at the data bar in the following format mm/dd/yyyy.
<Time:F> Writes the Time at the data bar in the following format
hh:mm:ss.zzzzzz.
<Date:U> Writes the Date at the data bar in the following format yyyymmdd.
<Time:U> Writes the Time at the data bar in the following format hhmmsszzz.
<Cycles> Writes the number of Cycles between the data bar and the reference
bar.
<DeltaX> Writes the time difference between the data bar and the reference bar.
<Line> Writes the active Line name.
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Analog Commands
<> Write the analog data at the data bar,
[] Write the analog data at the reference bar,
Number Writes the visible analog column data at the date bar separated by
commas for specified Channel number.
^Number Writes the visible analog column data separated by commas for the
Channel in position 1.
:R Writes the RMS value.
:T Writes the Channel Title.
:U Writes the Channel Unit.
:P Writes the Phase value.
:I Writes the Instantaneous value.
:F Writes the DFT magnitude for the specified Harmonic. For example,
^6:F0 writes the DFT Magnitude of the DC Offset for channel 6 and
^6:F2 writes the DFT Magnitude of the 2nd Harmonic for channel 6.
:D Writes the Duration of the Fault.
:% Write the Percentage of Nominal from the Prefault bar to the Fault bar.
%v Writes the measured voltage sag immunity.
:Number Specifies the width of the analog data values. Will only be applied if the
defined width is greater than the length of the data values. Spaces are
padded to the beginning of the written values. This is used to right
justify values.
:S The skew of the 3 analog channels using the angles. The S command
is used with 3 analog channels <1,2,3:S>. This command adds the 3
angles at the cursor. One of the channels must be marked as a
reference channel.
:B The Unbalanced Value for 3 Channels. The B command is used with 3
analog channels <1,2,3:B>. This command finds the highest and lowest
DFT magnitude of the 3 channels. The result is the highest – lowest.
:N The Negative Sequence for 3 Channels. The N command is used with
3 analog channels <^1,^2,^3:N>. This command computes the
negative sequence for the 3 current or voltage channels is position 1, 2
and 3 on the screen. The magnitude for the negative sequence result is
displayed.
:M The M command is used for an entire channel. It calculates the
maximum value of the channel minus the minimum value of the
channel divided by 2 ((max-min)/2), <^1:M>. Since the command is not
sample based both types of brackets can be used (<>,[]).
:SG100 The letter G or L followed by a number after the :S, :B, :M or :N defines
:BL50 a trigger. The letter G stands for greater than and L is less than. If the
:NG5000 result is true than Alarm is displayed else Normal is displayed.
:ML700

See Also: Edit Marks

Clear Marks
Mark Scan
Next Marked Scan

MARK ALL ROWS

Location: All Tables

Description: Mark all the rows in the table.

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Activation: Direct: Mark menu button (if no files are marked).

Menu: Alt-(M) Mark, (A) Mark All
Ribbon, Files Tab:

Comments: Marked rows are displayed in red. The TotMarks field displayed in the status bar is updated
accordingly. The Mark menu button toggles between marking and unmarking all rows in the
table. To mark rows use the mouse, shift mouse, Ctrl mouse or the spacebar.

See Also: Unmarked Marked Rows

Flip Marks
Group Marked Rows

MARK/UNMARK ALL CHANNELS

Location: Analysis

Description: If channels are marked then unmark all analog & digital channels otherwise mark all the
channels.

Activation: Direct: F8
Menu: Alt-(C) Channels, (M) Mark/UnMark All
Ribbon, Files Tab:

Comments: When an analog channel is marked the ID, title, Scale, and units are displayed in red.
When a digital channel is marked the ID and titles are displayed in red. To mark or unmark
a channel click the channel’s corresponding ID number or title or use the space bar.

See Also: Analog Mark/Unmark All

Digital Mark/Unmark All

MARK/UNMARK ROW
Location: All Tables

Description: Toggle the row at the cursor position between the marked and unmarked state.

Activation: Direct: Spacebar, Ctrl-Left Mouse Click

Menu: Alt-(M) Mark, (M) Un/Mark
Ribbon, Files Tab:

Comments: Marked rows are displayed in red. The TotMarks field displayed in the status bar is updated
accordingly. The Un/Mark option toggles the active row in the table between the marked
and unmarked state. To mark rows use the mouse, shift mouse, Ctrl mouse or the
spacebar.

See Also: Unmarked Marked Rows

Flip Marks
Group Marked Rows

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MARK CHANGE IN SIGN

Location: Analysis

Description: Mark all positions in the analog channels where the waveform changed in sign.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(A) Values, (H) Mark Change in Sign Values

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: A small gray triangle marks the change in sign position. The Mark Change option is an
On/Off feature. When the option is highlighted the feature is ON, and when not highlighted it
is OFF.

See Also: Mark Raw Values

Mark Peak Values

MARK PEAK VALUES

Location: Analysis

Description: Mark all positive and negative peaks on the analog channels.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(A) Values, (H) Mark Peak Values

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: A small gray square marks the positive and negative peaks. The Mark Peak Values option
is an On/Off feature. When the option is highlighted the feature is ON, and when not
highlighted it is OFF.

See Also: Mark Change in Sign

Mark Raw Values

MARK RAW VALUES

Location: Analysis

Description: Mark all the raw samples read from the active waveform file.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(A) Values, (M) Mark Raw Values

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: A small hollow blue circle is placed at the raw samples read from the file. The Mark Raw
Values option is an On/Off feature. When the option is highlighted the feature is ON, and
when not highlighted it is OFF.

See Also: Mark Change in Sign

Mark Peak Values

MARK SCAN
Location: Analysis

Description: Mark a scan in the active window.

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Activation: Direct: Ctrl-S

Menu: Alt-(A) Values, (S) Mark Scan

Ribbon, Channels Tab:

Comments: Use the Mark Scan option to mark a scan in the active window. Marked scans have a red
upside down T above each marked scan. Scans are marked either in the Mark and Save
dialog or by clicking on the Mark Scan option under the Waveform tab. When the cursor is
placed over the scan the comment is displayed in a hint window.

See Also: Clear Marks

Edit Marks
Mark & Save
Next Marked Scan

MAXPEAK COLUMN
Location: Analysis (Analog Table)

Description: Displays the maximum peak value of the channel.

Comments: If the active driver’s data type is set to RMS calibrated then the files MaxPeak value is
multiplied by Root 2.

See Also: MinPeak Column

MAXVAL COLUMN
Location: Analysis (Analog Table)

Description: Displays the maximum value of the channel.

Comments: This column is displayed if the active driver’s data type is set to Non-Sinusoidal-Log Files.

See Also: MinVal Column

MAXWIN COLUMN
Location: Analysis (Analog Table)

Description: Displays the absolute maximum value between the RMS bar (black dotted line) and the data
bar (black solid line).

Comments: This column is displayed if the active driver’s data type is set to Non-Sinusoidal-Log Files.

See Also: Data Bar

RMS Bar

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MEDIUM DISPLAY
Location: Analysis

Description: Displays the analog channel using the maximum pixels allowed with no zero reference
point. The medium display is activated through the Auto Scale feature.

Activation: Direct: F6, - Auto Scale button

Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (A) Auto Scale, (P) Plus

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Comments: The Auto Scale toggles between (Off, On, ++ and Units). Plus (++) plots the signal using
the number of maximum pixels allowed for the channel. The highest value is plotted at the
maximum position allowed and the smallest value is plotted at the lowest position allowed.
This feature was added to clearly show the profile of frequency, Vdc and load data
channels.

See Also: AS Status Field

Auto Scaling

MERGE OPEN FILES

Location: Analysis

Description: Merge the visible or marked channels from all the open analysis windows into a new data
window. There are three Merge options available. Merge files By Time will merge only the
common times in the open files. Merge files Manually will merge the data according to the
positions of the data bars in each open window. Merge files By Sample will merge the files
by lining up the samples in each open window.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) File, (G) Merge, (B) By Time, (M) Manually, (S) By Sample

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: To distinguish between the merged channels the station name is placed before each
merged channel. To deactivate this feature open the Window Properties dialog, select the
Append/Merge tab and click the Merge Files option. If the files have different sampling
frequencies a dialog will be displayed to select the frequency for the new window.

See Also: Change Frequency

Merge Waveform Files

MERGE WAVEFORM FILES

Location: File Manager

Description: Merge all the channels from the marked waveform files into an analysis window. There are
two Merge options available. Merge files By Time will merge only the common times in the
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open files. Merge files By Sample will merge the files by lining up the samples in each
marked files.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (W) Waveform(s), (M) Merge, (B) By Time, (S) By Sample

Ribbon, Options Tab:

Comments: To distinguish between the merged channels, the station name is placed before each
channel merged. To deactivate this feature open the analysis Window Properties dialog in
the data plotting window, select the Append/Merge tab and click the Merge Files option. If
the files have different sampling frequencies a dialog will be displayed to select the
frequency for the new window.

See Also: Merge Open Files

MINPEAK COLUMN
Location: Analysis (Analog Table)

Description: MinPeak is the column that displays the minimum peak value of the channel.

Comments: If the active driver’s data type is set to RMS calibrated then the files minpeak value is
multiplied by Root 2.

See Also: MaxPeak Column

MINVAL COLUMN
Location: Analysis (Analog Table)

Description: Displays the minimum value of the channel.

Comments: This column is displayed if the active driver’s data type is set to Non-Sinusoidal-Log Files.

See Also: MaxVal Column

MOVE ANALOG CHANNELS

Location: Analysis

Description: Move the marked analog channels.

Activation: Direct: + key: Move the marked analog channels up one channel.
- key: Move the marked analog channels down one channel.
Drag and Drop, Mark the Channels then Drag the channels to a specific location.
Menu: Alt-(C) Channels, (U) Shift Marks Up
Alt-(C) Channels, (W) Shift Marks Down
Ribbon, Channels Tab: Shift Channels Up
Ribbon, Channels Tab Shift Channels Down

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Comments: Individual channels can be marked or unmarked by clicking the channels corresponding
display ID number or the channel table data, or by pressing the spacebar. Marked channels
are displayed in red. To restore the channels back to their original position select the
Reorder Channels option under the Channels tab.

See Also: Drag Drop Channels

Shift Marks Up
Shift Marks Down
Reorder Channels

MOVE DIGITAL CHANNELS

Location: Analysis

Description: Move the marked digital channels.

Activation: Direct: + key: Move the marked digital channels up one channel.
- key: Move the marked digital channels down one channel.
Menu: Alt-(C) Channels, (U) Shift Marks Up
Alt-(C) Channels, (W) Shift Marks Down
Ribbon, Channels Tab: Shift Channels Up
Ribbon, Channels Tab Shift Channels Down

Comments: Individual digital channels can be marked or unmarked by clicking the channels
corresponding display ID number or channel table data, or by pressing the spacebar.
Marked channels are displayed in red. Use the + and – keys to rearrange the marked digital
channels. To toggle between the analog channels and the digital channels use the tab key.

See Also: Shift Marks Up

Shift Marks Down

MOVE FILES
Location: File Manager

Description: Copy the marked files to the specified destination path then delete the files from the source
directory. If a file is not copied successfully it is marked and grouped at the top of the active
directory. To create a new destination directory, click on the New Folder button.

Activation: Direct: F9, - Move menu button

Menu: Alt-(F) Files, (M) Move To…
Ribbon, Files Tab:

Fields: Folder Tree: Navigate and select the destination folder.

Options: New Folder: Create a new folder under the selected path.
Enter/Ok: Move the marked files to the destination path.
Esc/Cancel: Exit the dialog without executing the command.

Comments: Marked files are displayed in red. The TotMarks and MrkSize fields displayed in the status
bar are updated accordingly.

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See Also: Copy Files

Mark/Unmark File

MOVE REFERENCE BAR TO DATA BAR

Location: Analysis

Description: Move the Reference bar (blue dotted line) to the sample at the Data bar position (black solid
line).

Activation: Direct: Ctrl-A

Menu: Alt-(V) View, (M) Move Reference Bar to Data Bar
Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: The Delta time field (Delta X) in the status bar at the bottom of the screen displays the time
difference between the reference bar and the data bar. If the time difference between the
samples is in milliseconds or microseconds then the number of cycles between the two bars
is also displayed.

See Also: Data Bar

Delta X
Reference Bar

MOVE RMS BAR TO REFERENCE BAR

Location: Analysis

Description: Move the RMS bar (black dotted line) to the sample at the Reference bar position (blue
dotted line).

Activation: Direct: Ctrl-Z

Menu: Alt-(V) View, (R) Move RMS Bar to Reference Bar

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: The RMS and Data bars define the RMS sliding window.

See Also: Data Bar

Reference Bar
RMS Bar

MRKSIZE
Location: File Manager (Status Field)

Description: Displays the size (in Kbytes) of all marked files.

See Also: Size

Free

NEW FILE
Location: ASCII Editor

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Description: Open a new empty ASCII edit window with the title defaulted to Untitled.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) File, (N) New…

Ribbon, File Tab:

See Also: Open File

NEXT MARKED SCAN

Location: Analysis

Description: Move to the next marked scan in the active window.

Activation: Direct: Ctrl-X

Menu: Alt-(A) Values, (N) Next Marked Scan
Ribbon, Channels Tab:

Comments: Use the Next Marked Scan option to navigate between each marked scan in the active
window. Marked scans have a red upside down T above each marked scan. Scans are
marked either in the Mark and Save dialog or by clicking on the Mark Scan option under the
Waveform tab. Each marked scan can have a comment associated with it. To add a
comment to each scan use the Edit Marks option under the Waveform tab. When the cursor
is placed over the scan the comment is displayed in a hint window.

See Also: Edit Marks

Clear Marks
Mark & Save
Mark Scan

ONEBIT
Location: Waveform Summary

Description: Displays the analog channel's full-scale value divide by the channel's resolution.

Comments: The OneBit value is the channel’s full scale value.

See Also: Waveform Summary

OPEN ALL MARKED WAVEFORM FILES

Location: File Manager

Description: Open all the marked waveform files in the file table and minimize the file table.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (W) Waveform File(s), (F) Open All Marked Files
Ribbon, Options Tab:

Comments: All the marked waveform files are opened, tiled and the file table is minimized. A maximum
of 10 data windows can be open at one time.
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See Also: Open Waveform File

Associating File Types

OPEN FILE
Location: ASCII Editor

Description: Open an existing file. The selected file will be displayed in a new ASCII edit window.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) File, (O) Open…

Ribbon, File Tab:

Comments: The Window’s Open File dialog is displayed. Click on the file then click the Open button.

See Also: New File

OPEN WAVEFORM FILE

Location: Analysis

Description: Open a waveform file. The selected file will be displayed in a new analysis window.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) File, (O) Open…

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: To open a previously opened file click on the drop down list and select the file. To open a
new file click on the button. The Window’s Open File dialog is displayed. Navigate to the file,
click on the file then click the Open button.

See Also: Reopen Waveform File

OPTIONAL COLUMNS
Location: File Manager

Description: The IEEE long file naming format allows for user defined fields appended at the end of the
filename. The file table reserves 4 columns for the first 4 user defined fields. The columns
are named Optional-1 to Optional-4.

See Also: IEEE Long File Naming Format

PASTE TEXT
Location: ASCII Editor

Description: Paste the contents of the clipboard into the document at the cursor position. Existing
blocked text is overwritten with the contents of the clipboard.

Activation: Direct: Ctrl-V, Shift-Ins - Paste menu button

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Menu: Alt-(E) Edit, (P) Paste

Ribbon, File Tab:

Comments: Use the shift keys and the up, down, page up and page down keys to block file text.

See Also: Copy Text

Cut Text

PATH/FILENAME (NO EXT.)

Location: Save as COMTRADE Dialog (ASCII/Binary)

Description: Displays the destination path and filename of the new COMTRADE file.

Comments: The oscillography file at the cursor position is saved in COMTRADE format to the specified
filename. When specifying a filename do not enter an extension, the “.CFF” or “.CFG” and
“.DAT” files are automatically created. If a path is not specified the files are saved to the
active directory. Select the Comtrade format from the Save As Type drop down list.

Restrictions: The filename cannot contain an extension.

See Also: Save As Comtrade

PEAK HOP
Location: Analysis

Description: Move the data bar (vertical black solid line) to the next or previous peak for the first channel
or the first marked channel.

Activation: Direct: Ctrl-Left arrow and Ctrl-Right arrow

Comments: Use the ctrl left/right keys to move the data bar to the next or previous peak for the first
displayed channel or the first marked channel. The number of cycles from the data bar to
the reference bar is displayed in the Delta X status bar.

See Also: Cycle Hop

Data Bar
Delta X
Reference Bar

PHASOR/CIRCULAR CHART SCALE MULTIPLIER (ASM)

Location: Analysis (Window Properties Dialog)

Description: Used as a multiplier to increase/decrease the length of a vector in the phasor diagram or to
increase/decrease the circular chart data.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) File, (T) Window Properties…, Display Settings Tab

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Ribbon, Waveform Tab: , Display Settings Tab

Range: Greater Than 1.00

Default: 1.75

Comments: When a channel's amplitude is increased, the phasor/circular chart scale value is multiplied
with the scale multiplier value, and when the channel's amplitude is decreased the
phasor/circular chart scale value is divided by the scale multiplier value .

See Also: Window Properties

PLAY CHANNELS AUDIO

Location: Analysis

Description: Plays the audio of the first marked analog channel. If no channels are marked then it plays
the audio of the first displayed channel.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (P) Play Channels Audio

Ribbon, Channels Tab:

Fields: Analog Channel: Title of the active analog channel.

Save Audio: Save the analog channel data to the windows “.WAV” format.
Audio Filename: The path and name of the saved “.WAV” file.
Folder Button: A list of folders. Select the desired drive/folder and enter the file
name.

Options: Play: Play the active analog channels data.

Volume: Decrease/Increase the volume of the output.

Comments: Marked channels are displayed in red. The Active Channel section displays the active
analog channel in the analysis window. The Audio Controls section allows for playing the
active analog channel’s data through the computers speakers and for increasing/decreasing
the volume of the output. The Save “.WAV” File section allows for saving the analog
channel data in the Window’s “.WAV” format. Click the folder button to select a
destination Folder and enter a new “.WAV” file or select an existing “.WAV” file. The
selected file path and name will be updated in the Audio Filename field.

See Also: Analog Mark/Unmark All

PRIMARY VALUES
Location: Analysis (Analog Table)

Description: The values displayed in the analog table are either in primary or secondary quantities. If the
file defines the type of values saved then the type is displayed in the window header. Also, if
the CT and PT ratios are defined in the configuration file then the values can be changed
from primary to secondary and vice versa. To change the values open the properties dialog
and click on the Driver Data Type tab, select the Primary or Secondary radio button to
switch between values.

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Activation: Direct: Window Properties Menu button Driver Data Type Tab
Menu: Alt-(F) File, (T) Window Properties…, Driver Data Type Tab

Ribbon, Waveform Tab: , Driver Data Type Tab

Comments: The CT and PT ratio values can also be changed using the Edit Ratio Values button located
in the Driver Data Type tab.

See Also: Ratio Values

Secondary Values

PRINT ALL DATA

Location: Analysis

Description: Print all the data for the visible analog and digital channels.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) File, (P) Print, (A) All

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: The printed pages include the page number and the date/time of the first sample in the
page. The channel information is printed at the end of the data. Use the print page option to
print only the contents of the data window.

See Also: Printer Setup

PRINT ALL ROWS

Location: All Tables

Description: Print all the rows in active table.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) Files, (P) Print, (A) Print All Rows

Ribbon, Files Tab:

Comments: Use the Print Marked option to print only the marked files.

See Also: Printer Setup

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PRINTER SETUP
Location: All child windows.

Description: Change the printer type and setup the current printer.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) File, (S) Printer Setup

Ribbon, Files Tab:
Ribbon Waveform Tab:

PRINT FILE
Location: ASCII/Binary Editors

Description: Print all pages in the open file.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) File, (P) Print, (F) File

Ribbon, File Tab:

Comments: The printer must be registered in the system's WIN.INI file. In the ASCII/Binary editors, use
the Print/ Page option to print the current page.

See Also: Printer Setup

QUERY ALL ROWS

Location: Query Fields

Description: Compare the entered criteria to all the rows in the active table.

Activation: Direct: F6, <enter>

Menu: Alt-(Q) Query, (A) All Files
Ribbon, Files Tab:

Comments: All the rows in the active table are compared to the entered query criteria. A marked row
that does not meet the query requirements is unmarked. The rows that meet the query
requirements are marked and grouped at the top of the table. Marked rows are displayed in
red.

The Enter key searches all the records in the table.

See Also: Query Marked Rows

Query Unmarked Rows
Clear Query Criteria

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QUERY MARKED ROWS

Location: Query Fields

Description: Compare the entered criteria to the marked rows in the active table.

Activation: Direct: F5
Menu: Alt-(Q) Query, (M) Marked Files
Ribbon, Files Tab:

Comments: The marked rows that meet the query requirements are marked and grouped at the top of
the table. All other marked rows are unmarked. Marked rows are displayed in red.

See Also: Query Unmarked Rows

Query All Rows

QUERY UNMARKED ROWS

Location: Query Fields

Description: Compare the entered criteria to the unmarked rows in the active table.

Activation: Direct: F7
Menu: Alt-(Q) Query, (U) UnMarked Files
Ribbon, Files Tab:

Comments: The unmarked rows that meet the query requirements are marked and grouped below
previous marked rows. Marked rows are displayed in red.

See Also: Query Marked Rows

Query All Rows

RATIO VALUES
Location: Analysis

Description: Edit the CT and PT ratio values.

Activation: Direct: Windows Properties menu button , Data Type Tab, Edit Ratio Values Button
Menu: Alt-(F) File, (T) Window Properties…, Driver Data Type Tab, Edit Ratio Values

Ribbon, Waveform Tab: , Driver Data Type Tab, Edit Ratio Values Button

Fields: Channel: Channel Number and Title.

Primary: Channel’s primary value.
Secondary: Channel’s secondary value.

Options: Enter/OK: Save and close the dialog.

Esc/Cancel: Exit the dialog without saving.

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Comments: The values are listed in a table format for each analog channel. The modified ratio values
are not saved to the original file. To save the edited ratio values use the Save As option
under the Waveform Tab.

See Also: Primary Values

Secondary Values

RECORDED CHANNELS
Location: Analysis

Description: Display the following information for the active oscillography file:
Channel # Analog Channel Titles Full Scale Values
SAC # SAC Titles Full Scale Values
Channel # Digital Channel Titles Original State Values
SDC # SDC Titles Original State Values

Activation: Direct: F2 - Channel menu button

Menu: Alt-(F) Files, (R) Recorded Channels…
Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: Triggered digital channel titles are displayed in red. All valid and invalid channels are
displayed.

REFERENCE BAR
Location: Analysis

Description: The reference bar is displayed as a blue dotted line. The reference bar is defaulted to the
second cycle in the file.

Comments: To move the reference bar to the position of the data bar use the Move Reference Bar to
Data Bar option under the Waveform tab or press Ctrl-A. Click the opposite mouse button to
move the reference bar to any position in the trace area. The status field Delta X in the
status bar at the bottom of the screen shows the time difference (in milliseconds or
seconds) between the reference bar and the data bar. It also shows how many cycles are
between the two bars.

The default position of the reference bar is two cycles from the first sample.

See Also: Data Bar

Delta X
Fault Bar
RefVal

REFERENCE VECTOR
Location: Analysis

Description: Display a vector for the reference bar in the phasor window. The reference bar is the blue
dotted line.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(V) View, (F) Reference Vectors (Off, All & Marked)

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Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: The reference bar is positioned at the second cycle in the file. To move the reference bar
right click in the trace window. The vector at the reference bar is displayed for all the
channels or just the marked channels.

The reference vector is used to measure phase shifts. The reference vector drop down list
options are off, all or marked channels.

See Also: Reference Bar

RefVal Column

REFRESH
Location: File Manager

Description: Update the contents of the folder tree and the active directory from the operating system's
allocation table.

Activation: Direct: F12, Refresh button , Opposite click in the Folder Tree and select
Menu: Alt-(F) Files, (F) Refresh Directory
Ribbon, Files Tab:

See Also: Folder Tree

REFVAL COLUMN
Location: Analysis (Analog Table)

Description: Displays the sample value at the Reference bar (blue dotted line).

Comments: If the active driver’s data type is set to RMS type, the sample value at the reference bar
position is multiplied by the square root of 2.

See Also: Reference Bar

Reference Vector

RENAME FILE/DIRECTORY
Location: File Manager

Description: Rename the file or directory at the cursor position.

Activation: Direct: Opposite click in the Folder Tree and select

Menu: Alt-(F) Files, (N) Rename File/Directory…
Ribbon, Files Tab:

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Fields: From: The current name of the file.

To: The new name of the file.

Options: Enter/Ok: Change the name.

Esc/Cancel: Exit the dialog without executing the command.

REOPEN A WAVEFORM FILE

Location: Analysis

Description: Reopen a file that was previously viewed.

Activation: Menu Button Bar: Open File drop down menu button

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: A list of the last 14 open files is displayed in a drop down menu. Click the on the file to
reopen. To open a new file click on the button to display the Window’s Open File dialog.

See Also: Open Waveform File

REORDER CHANNELS
Location: Analysis

Description: Reorder all the analog channels to their original position when the file was first opened.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(C) Channels, (O) Reorder Channels

Ribbon, Channels Tab:

Comments: After moving channels or after selecting views the channels can be position back to their
original position by selecting this option.

See Also: Shift Marks Up

Shift Marks Down
Drag Drop Channels

RESIZE COLUMNS
Location: All Tables

Description: Resize the columns in the table.

Activation: Direct: Mouse Drag

Comments: To resize the table columns, place the mouse over the column separator and drag to the
right or the left. The cursor changes to the vertical resize cursor when the mouse is
positioned over the column separator. Double click the mouse over the separators to make
the column size the maximum area to display all the text in the column.

See Also: Display Dialog

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RESIZE SLIDING WINDOW

Location: Analysis

Description: Resize the RMS sliding window.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(V) View, (W) Set Sliding Window Size…

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: To automatically resize the RMS sliding window click on the Sliding Win drop list and select
a size from the list or click on Sliding Win button to display the resize sliding window dialog.
To manually resize the RMS sliding window click the right mouse button to set the reference
position. Then click the option. The RMS bar is moved to the reference
position. The Delta time (Delta X) field displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the
screen shows the time difference (in milliseconds or seconds) and the number of cycles
between the reference and data bars. Use the left, right, ctrl+left, and ctrl+right keys or the
horizontal scroll bar to move the sliding window.

See Also: Data Bar

Move RMS bar to Reference Bar
Reference Bar
RMS Bar

RESTORE MARK(S)
Location: Analysis

Description: Restore all the hidden analog channels. The delete key removes the marked analog
channels and the insert key restores the channels.

Activation: Direct: Insert

Menu: Alt-(C) Channels, (R) Restore Mark(s)
Ribbon, Channels Tab:

Comments: To hide channels first mark the channels then press the delete key. Marked channels are
displayed in red. To mark channels click on the channel ID number or title or use the
spacebar.

See Also: Hide Mark(s)

Show All Hidden
View Mark(s)

RESTORE ORIGINAL
Location: Analysis

Description: Restore the displayed file to the original samples stored in the file. This feature will undo all
changes made using the change frequency, duplicate cycles and truncate cycles features.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (R) Restore Original Data

Ribbon, Data Tab:

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Comments: If the Open Frequency option is checked in the Change Frequency dialog the Restore
Original is not available.

See Also: Duplicate Cycles

Truncate Cycles
Change Frequency

RMS COLUMN
Location: Analysis (Analog Table)

Description: Displays the RMS value for all samples positioned between the RMS bar (black dotted line)
and the data bar (black solid line). If the data is RMS type, each sample value is multiplied
by the square root of 2 before it is squared.

See Also: Data Bar

RMS Bar

RMS BAR
Location: Analysis

Description: The RMS bar is the black dotted line that runs vertically across the analog and digital
channels. The RMS bar and data bar define the RMS sliding window.

Comments: When the analysis window is initially opened the sliding window is defaulted to one cycle.
The sliding window is used to calculate the RMS value for all samples positioned between
the data bar and the RMS bar. This value is displayed in the Analog View.

To resize the sliding window, click the right mouse button to set the reference bar position
and the left mouse button to set the data bar position then select the Set RMS Bar option
under the Waveform tab. The button will move the RMS bar to the reference bar.

See Also: Data Bar

Fault Bar
RMS Column

ROSE PLOTS
Location: Analysis

Description: The Rose plots feature plots the waveform signal using the circular charts. To plot a rose
chart, first mark the channels to plot then hit enter to isolate the channels. Next, click on the
C button above the phasor diagram. The rose charts displays a small circle the same color
as the signal color if the value is a negative value. To return to the phasor display click on
the button above the rose chart.

Activation: Menu & Ribbon:

See Also: Three-D Plots

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SAMPLE BASED DISPLAY

Location: Analysis

Description: The sample base display plots the channel data with 1 pixel distance between each
displayed sample. Sample based displays are useful for showing changes in the sampling
frequency.

Comments: To change the trace display settings open the Properties dialog under the Waveform tab.
Click the Display Settings tab and change the Trace Display Type field to time based or
sample based.

See Also: Time Based Display

SAVE AS
Location: ASCII/Binary Editor

Description: Save the opened file to a new name.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) File, (A) Save As…

Ribbon, File Tab:

See Also: Save As Text

SAVE AS COMTRADE (ASCII/BINARY)

Location: File Manager and Analysis

Description: Save the waveform file at the cursor position or the displayed analog/digital channels to the
COMTRADE ASCII or Binary format.

Activation: File Manager

Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (V) Save As Comtrade, (A) ASCII…
Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (V) Save As Comtrade, (B) Binary…
Analysis
Menu: Alt-(F) File, (A) Save As, (C) Comtrade, (A) ASCII…
Menu: Alt-(F) File, (A) Save As, (C) Comtrade, (B) Binary…

File Manager: Ribbon, Files Tab:

Analysis: Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Fields: Path: The destination path.

Filename: The filename with no extension.
Use the ComNames Naming Convention: Check this box to have the file automatically
named using the IEEE long file naming format.
Save As Type: Select the Comtrade format from the drop down
list.

Options: Enter/Ok: Read the file contents and save it in COMTRADE format.
Esc/Cancel: Exit the dialog without executing the command.

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Comments: Do not enter a filename extension. The COMTRADE configuration (.CFG) and data (.DAT)
or the single file (.CFF) files are automatically created. If a path is not defined, the files are
saved in the active directory.

There are three Comtrade versions supported: the older 1991 format and the 1999 format
and the new 2013 format. The Comtrade format is selected from the Save As Type drop
down list.

If the sample values in the selected file are RMS calibrated and the outcome Comtrade file
must have instantaneous values then set the Comtrade Settings fields to automatically
convert the RMS data to instantaneous values. To set the Comtrade Settings fields open
the Properties dialog in the analysis window. Select the Comtrade tab then select “Yes” for
the Convert RMS Calibrated Data to Peak Data field.

To automatically save the Comtrade file using the IEEE long file naming convention check
the Use the ComNames Naming Convention to Name the Comtrade File(s) field in the Save
as Comtrade Dialog and leave the File Name field empty. The selected channels are
converted to the selected Comtrade format and are named using the IEEE long file naming
format.

Restrictions: The selected file must be a supported oscillography file.

See Also: Comtrade Driver

IEEE Log File Naming Format

SAVE AS CSV FORMAT

Location: Analysis

Description: Save specific analog information into a CSV comma delimited format. The "CSV Format"
will save the RMS, Instantaneous or Vector (Magnitude and Angle or RMS and Angle)
values to a comma delimited text file.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) File, (A) Save As, (V) CSV Format, (R) –RMS Values...
Menu: Alt-(F) File, (A) Save As, (V) CSV Format, I – Instantaneous Values...
Menu: Alt-(F) File, (A) Save As, (V) CSV Format, V – Vector Values (Mag & Angle)...
Menu: Alt-(F) File, (A) Save As, (V) CSV Format, E – Vector Values (RMS & Angle)...

File Manager: Ribbon, Files Tab:

Analysis: Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Fields: Path: The destination path.

Filename: The filename with no extension.
Use the ComNames Naming Convention: Check this box to have the file automatically
named using the IEEE long file naming format.
Save As Type: Select the CSV type from the drop down list.

Options: Enter/Ok: Save the selected channel values in an ASCII comma delimited file.
Esc/Cancel: Exit the dialog without executing the command.

Comments: The first line in the CSV file is the header information for each channel. All the analog
channels displayed in the active data plotting window are saved.

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The four Save as CSV options are:

• Save As CSV - RMS Values: Save the RMS Values.

• Save As CSV - Instantaneous Values: Save the Instantaneous Values.
• Save As CSV - Vector Values (Mag & Ang): Save the DFT Magnitude and Angle.
• Save As CSV - Vector Values (RMS & Ang): Save the RMS Value and Angle.

The file format saved is a comma delimited ASCII file and the .CSV extension is
automatically assigned. The first line in the file defines the header information.

All files saved using the Save as CSV format are tagged as SDC files and are plotted using
the SDC driver.

To automatically save the CSV file using the IEEE long file naming convention check the
Use the ComNames Naming Convention to Name the CSV File field in the Save as CSV
Dialog and leave the File Name field empty. The selected channels are saved in a comma
delimited ASCII file and are named using the IEEE long file naming format.

Restrictions: The selected file must be a supported oscillography file.

See Also: Associating File Types

IEEE Long File Naming Format
Save As Comtrade

SAVE AS TEXT
Location: Binary Editor

Description: Save the binary values in the hex editor to an ASCII text file.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) File, (T) Save As Text…

Ribbon, File Tab:

See Also: Save As

SAVE DATE COLUMN

Location: File Manager

Description: Displays the date the file was last saved on disk.

Comments: Click the table’s Save Date header to sort the files in ascending or descending order with
respect to the Save Date. The Save Time column is also sorted with respect to the save
date.

See Also: Fault Date Column

Fault Time Column
Save Time Column

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SAVE TIME COLUMN

Location: File Manager

Description: Displays the time the file was last saved on disk.

Comments: Click the table’s Save Time header to sort the files in ascending or descending order with
respect to the Save Time.

See Also: Fault Date Column

Fault Time Column
Save Date Column

SAVE USER VIEWS

Location: Analysis

Description: Save the displayed view information in an ASCII text file.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(V) View, (S) Save View…

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Fields: View File Path: Destination path for the file.

View Name: The name of the view. A file extension is not needed. The “.VIW” extension
is automatically assigned.

Options: Enter/Ok: Save the view.

Esc/Cancel: Exit the dialog without executing the command.

Comments: The following information is saved:

• Displayed analog channels,
• Analog channel order,
• Superimposed channels,
• Analog channel colors,
• Digital channels displayed,
• Digital channel order,
• Sampling frequency,
• Time scale,
• Sliding window size (RMS bar to Data bar),
• Phasor window size,
• Table window size,
• Red fault bar,
• Auto scale and
• Phasor or circular chart displayed

See Also: Select User Views

Select Line Views

SEARCH FILE CONTENTS

Location: File Manager

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Description: The Search File Contents dialog allows for searching ASCII files for key words and
displaying the results in a table format. To open the dialog select the Search option under the
Files tab.

This dialog allows for selecting the Start Date, End Date, Search Path, the file extensions to
search, the key strings to search for and the path where the results will be saved..

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) Files, (E) Search File Contents

Ribbon, Files Tab:

Fields: Start Date: The start date for the search.

End Date: The end date for the search. The search engine will search a file if
it’s save date is between the start date and end date..
Search Path: The search path to search the files.
Include Sub-Folders: Include all sub-folders under the search path.
Extensions: List the file extensions to search separated by commas:
*.DTB,*.SEL,*.TXT.
Search Strings: The strings to search for in the files separated by commas:
password,fault,target.
Report Path: The path to save the search report results to.

Options: Save: The entered search fields can be saved to an ASCII text file.
Save As: Save the entered search fields to a new path/filename.
Open: Open an existing search file.
Close: Close the dialog without executing the search.
Search: Start the search.
View Results: View the search results in a table format.

Comments: The dialog also allows for saving the search fields to an ASCII txt file and for opening
existing search files. Use the Save, Save As and Open buttons to save the active search to
the active file listed in the status field, save the search fields under a new file name or for
opening an existing search file.

To start the search, click the Search button. If results are found then the results are saved to
a CSV file with the following file name: yymmdd,hhmmss,Search Results.CSV.

The Search Results window section displays the search path, each file being searched, and
the number of search items found.

To view the search results click the View Results button. A table is displayed with the
following columns:

• Occurrence: The occurrence number in the listed filename.

• File Date: The save date of the file.
• File Time: The save time of the file.
• Search String: The search string found.
• Line Number: The line number where the search string was found in the file.
• Line Text: The text of the line number.
• Filename: The path and filename where the search string exists.

To view the file and line number of the search results double click on the table row of the
desired search item. The file will be displayed in an ASCII editor at the specified line
number.

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See Also: Digital Groups

SECONDARY VALUES
Location: Analysis (Analog Table)

Description: The values displayed in the analog table are either in primary or secondary quantities. If the
file defines the type of values saved then the type is displayed in the window header. Also, if
the CT and PT ratios are defined in the configuration file then the values can be changed
from primary to secondary and vice versa. To change the values open the properties dialog
and click on the Driver Data Type tab, select the Primary or Secondary radio button to
switch between values.

Activation: Direct: Window Properties Menu button Driver Data Type Tab
Menu: Alt-(F) File, (T) Window Properties…, Driver Data Type Tab

Ribbon, Waveform Tab: , Driver Data Type Tab

Comments: The CT and PT ratio values can also be changed using the Edit Ratio Values button located
in the Driver Data Type tab. The changed ratio values are not saved to the file. To save the
changed ratio values select the Save As option in the Waveform tab.

See Also: Primary Values

Ratio Values

SELECT LINES/VIEWS
Location: Analysis

Description: Select a specific line or view for display.

Activation: Direct: Line/View drop down menu button

Menu: Alt-(V) File, (V) Select Views…

Ribbon, Channel Tab:

Comments: The DFR Transcan, Faxtrax USI and APP records have predefined views encoded into their
format. To select the predefined views click on the Show All/ Select View drop down menu
button or select the Select Views option under the Channels tab. A list of the available
lines/graphs will be displayed. To view all the analog channels in the file press the <esc>
key, the <backspace>, or click the Show All button.

See Also: Save User Views

Select User Views

SELECT USER VIEWS

Location: Analysis

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Description: Select a view file from the list of files located in the displayed view path.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(V) View, (V) Select Views..

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Fields: View Files: A list of all the view files in the displayed view path.
Analog Channels: All analog channel information defined in the view file.
Digital Channels: All digital channel information defined in the view file.

Options: Enter/Ok: Select the highlighted view.

Esc/Cancel: Exit the dialog without executing the command.

Comments: The following information is read from the selected view file and applied to the displayed file:
• Displayed analog channels,
• Analog channel order,
• Superimposed channels,
• Analog channel colors,
• Digital channels displayed,
• Digital channel order,
• Sampling frequency,
• Time scale,
• Sliding window size (RMS bar to Data bar),
• Phasor window size,
• Table window size,
• Red fault bar,
• Auto scale and
• Phasor or circular chart displayed

If the analog channel and digital channel names defined in the view file are not in the
displayed file than an error message is displayed.

A number of manufactures save the lines contained in a DFR record in the header format of
the file. These predefined lines/views are listed in the top section of the view drop down
menu.

See Also: Save User Views

Select Lines/Views

SEMI F47-0706 VOLATGE SAG CHART

Location: Analysis

Description: The SEMI F47-0706 Voltage Sag display shows the sag immunity chart. The chart depicts
the required voltage sag ride-through capability curve. The unaffected region is the green
area, and the miss operation region is the red area.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(C) SEMI F47 Voltage Sag Chart

Ribbon, Channel Tab:

Comments: To view the chart, first mark the voltage channels then click on the SEMI F47 option from
the Channels menu.
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To the right of the chart is the sag percentage which is calculated for each voltage channel
using the following equation: (Nominal RMS *100) / (Lowest Sag RMS). Each displayed
percentage is followed by the channel number and the duration in milliseconds.

The trigger value for the duration calculation is set in the System Settings dialog. The
default setting is 15% of nominal.

See Also: Display Dialog

Three-D Plots

SEQUENCE COMPONENTS CALCULATOR

Location: Analysis

Description: The sequence components calculator calculates the zero, positive and negative sequence
components for the data values at the data bar for the active window (single) or for two
open windows (end to end).

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (N) Sequence Calculator, (S) Single End…
Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (N) Sequence Calculator, (E) End to End…

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Fields: VA: Magnitude and Angle of Channel VA.

VB: Magnitude and Angle of Channel VB.
VC: Magnitude and Angle of Channel VC.
IA: Magnitude and Angle of Channel IA.
IB: Magnitude and Angle of Channel IB.
IC: Magnitude and Angle of Channel IC.
V0: Zero Sequence Voltage Magnitude and Angle.
V1: Positive Sequence Voltage Magnitude and Angle.
V2: Negative Sequence Voltage Magnitude and Angle.
I0: Zero Sequence Current Magnitude and Angle.
I1: Positive Sequence Current Magnitude and Angle.
I2: Negative Sequence Current Magnitude and Angle.
Angle Rotation: Increment the voltage and current angles.

Options: Refresh: Refresh VA, VB, VC, IA, IB and IC from the date bar locations.
Close: Close the dialog.
Rotate: Increment the voltage and current angles.
Vectors: Select the vectors to display.
Turns auto scale on or off for displayed vectors.

Increase the displayed vectors.

Decrease the displayed vectors.

Comments: The channels in the active records must be organized as follows: The first 3 visible channels
are the voltage channels, VA, VB and VC. The next 3 visible channels are the current
channels, IA, IB and IC. To reposition the analog channels first mark the channels then drag
them to the proper location or use the plus key to move the channels up one position and
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suggested then the channel numbers can be changed directly in the dialog using the
Channel drop down list to the left of the channel titles.

The values populated in the dialog are read at the data bar positions in the open records.
The sequence calculator dialog is a stay on top window. This allows for repositioning the
data bars without closing the dialog. The values are automatically populated in the dialog
when the data bar is moved. To refresh the voltage and current values in the dialog use the
Refresh button.

To increment the voltage and current angles enter an increment value in the Angle Rotation
field and click on the Rotate button.

See Also: Double Ended Fault Location

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS LIST

Location: File Manager

Description: View a detailed list of all the sequence of events contained in the marked files in a table
format. Mark all the desired files then press F11 or select the SOE List Report option under
the Options tab. A table will be displayed listing all the events triggered in the selected files.

Activation: Direct: F11

Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (R) Reports, (S) SOE List…

Ribbon, Options Tab:

Fields: Substation: The substation where the device is installed.

Device: The device the channel came from.
State: The state of the channel at that time (A=Abnormal, N=Normal).
Trigger Date: The trigger date.
Trigger Time: The trigger time.
Channel: The channel number of the event in the file.
Channel Title: The title of the channel.
File: The file containing the event/sensor channel.

Comments: The table is sorted according to the date and time. The Query section at the bottom of the
table allows for searching events from specific substations, devices, channels and more.
Use the header buttons to sort the columns. To view the file containing the specific events in
the data plotting window press enter or double click on the event.

See Also: Sequence of Events Summary

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS SUMMARY

Location: File Manager

Description: View a summary of the sequence of events contained in the marked files in a table format.
Mark all the desired files then select the SOE Summary option under the Options tab. A
table will be displayed listing a summary of the events triggered in the selected files.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (R) Reports, (O) SOE Summary…

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Ribbon, Options Tab:

Fields: Substation: The substation that triggered the event/sensor

Device: The device the channel originated from.
Fst-State: The state the channel started at, A=alarm and N=normal.
Lst-State: The state the channel ended at, A=alarm and N=normal.
First Change Date The date the channel first changed state.
First Change Time: The time the channel first changed state.
Last Change Date The date the channel last changed state.
Last Change Time: The time the channel last changed state.
Changes: The number of times the channel changed state.
Chan#: The channel number in the file.
Channel Title: The title of the channel.
File: The file containing the event/sensor channel.

Comments: The table is sorted according to the first change date and time. The Query section at the
bottom of the table allows for searching events from specific substations, devices, channels
and more... To view the file containing the specific events in the data plotting window press
enter or double click on the event.

See Also: Sequence of Events List

SET OPENING FREQUENCY

Location: Analysis

Description: Set a driver to always open a file using the defined sampling frequency. This feature is
available in the Change Sampling Frequency dialog.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (F) Change Sampling Frequency…

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Fields: Open Frequency: Always open the driver’s file using the entered frequency.

Options: Enter/Ok: Exit the dialog, then save and execute the entered information.
Esc/Cancel: Exit the dialog without saving the information.

Comments: Setting the Always Open field will open all files associated with the active driver using the
entered frequency. This feature is useful for files with low sampling frequency.

See Also: Change Frequency

SET SLIDING WINDOW

Location: Analysis

Description: Set the size of the window between the data bar and the RMS bar. The Sliding Win option
has a drop down list to select the size. Use the drop down list or click directly on the button
to display the sliding window dialog.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(V) View, (W) Set Sliding Window Size

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Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Fields: # Cycles: Enter the number of cycles or days or hours to display between the data
bar and the RMS bar. For log files the days or hours is displayed in the
dialog and for waveform files cycles is displayed.

Options: OK: Save and set the number of cycles and close the dialog.
Cancel: Exit the dialog without saving.

Comments: The RMS column in the analog table is calculated from the data bar to the RMS bar. If there
is a large number of samples per cycle then it may slow down the system when calculating
the RMS values.

See Also: Data Bar

RMS Bar

SHIFT MARKS DOWN

Location: Analysis

Description: Shift all the marked analog and digital channels down one position.

Activation: Direct: "-" key

Menu: Alt-(C) Channels, (W) Shift Marks Down
Ribbon, Channels Tab:

Comments: Individual channels can be marked or unmarked by clicking on the channels corresponding
display ID number or channel information or by pressing the spacebar. Marked channels are
displayed in red. To restore the channels back to their original position select the Reorder
option under the Channels tab. All marked analog and digital channels are moved down one
position.

See Also: Drag Drop Channels

Reorder Channels
Shift Marks Up

SHIFT MARKS UP
Location: Analysis

Description: Shift all the marked analog and digital channels up one position.

Activation: Direct: "+" key

Menu: Alt-(C) Channels, (U) Shift Marks Up
Ribbon, Channels Tab:

Comments: Individual channels can be marked or unmarked by clicking on the channels corresponding
display ID number or channel information or by pressing the spacebar. Marked channels are
displayed in red. To restore the channels back to their original position select the Reorder
option under the Channels tab. All marked analog and digital channels are moved up one
position.

See Also: Drag Drop Channels

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Reorder Channels
Shift Marks Down

SHORTCUTS DIALOG
Location: File Manager

Description: Define a number of shortcuts that will be displayed off the tool menu bar in a drop down
menu button.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (D) Display…, ShortCuts button

Ribbon, Options Tab: , Short Cuts button

Fields: File Table Tab: A list of a number of file manager options.

Data Plotting Tab: A list of a number of data plotting options.

Options: Move: Move the highlighted menu items to the User ShortCuts list.
Delete: Delete the highlighted shortcut.
Move Up: Move the highlighted shortcut up by on item.
Move Down: Move the highlighted shortcut down by on item.
OK: Save the shortcuts and display the new shortcuts in the drop down menus.
Cancel: Exit the dialog without saving the shortcuts.

Comments: A drop down menu button is added to the toolbar with the shortcuts listed in the drop down
menu. Clicking on the button will activate the first short cut in the drop down list.

See Also: Display Dialog

SHOW/HIDE CHANNEL TITLES

Location: File Manager

Description: The Show/Hide Channel Titles dialog allows for hiding invalid channel titles, removing titles
from the invalid title list and adding new titles to the invalid channel list. All analog and digital
channels that contain the characters in the list in the beginning of the title are automatically
hidden.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (T) Show/Hide Channel Titles…

Ribbon, Options Tab:

Fields: Title List Box: Lists all invalid channel titles.

Add Title: Add a new title to the list.
Remove Title: Remove a title from the list.

Options: Enter/Ok: Exit the dialog and save the changes.

Esc/Cancel: Exit the dialog without saving the changes.

Comments: To show a title, uncheck the checkbox next to the title. To add new titles to hide type the
characters in the edit box and click the Add button. To remove an item from the list click on
the item then click the Remove button.
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SHOW ALL DIGITAL CHANNELS

Location: Analysis

Description: Show all digital channels or just the triggered digital channels. This option toggles between
the two views.

Activation: Direct: F9
Menu: Alt-(V) View, (D) All Digital Channels
Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: Placing the mouse on the horizontal separator bar and dragging it up or down can resize the
digital channel display area. The cursor changes to the horizontal resize cursor when the
mouse is positioned over the bar.

See Also: All Digital Channels

SHOW ALL HIDDEN

Location: Analysis

Description: Show all hidden analog and digital channels.

Activation: Direct: ViewAll menu button , the <esc> key or the <backspace> key
Menu: Alt-(C) Channels, (S) Show All Hidden
Ribbon, Channels Tab:

See Also: View Mark(s)

Hide Mark(s)
Restore Mark(s)

SHOW CHANNEL INFORMATION

Location: Analysis

Description: Show or hide the channel information window. This option toggles between the two views.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(V) View, (C) Channel Information

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: The channel information window can be resized by placing the mouse on the vertical
separator bar and dragging it to the right or the left. The cursor changes to the vertical
resize cursor when the mouse is positioned over the bar.

See Also: Show Phasor/Circular Chart Information

SHOW PHASOR/CIRCULAR CHART INFORMATION

Location: Analysis

Description: Show or hide the phasor/circular chart information window. This option toggles between
showing and hiding the phasor/circular chart window.

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Activation: Menu: Alt-(V) View, (P) Phasor/Circular Chart Window

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: The phasor/circular chart window can be resized by placing the mouse on the vertical
separator bar and dragging it to the right or the left. The cursor changes to the vertical
resize cursor when the mouse is positioned over the bar.

See Also: Show Channel Information

SINGLE ENDED FAULT LOCATION – RADIAL LINE

Location: Analysis

Description: Display the single ended fault location calculator dialog. The single ended fault location
calculator calculates a single ended Fault Location. The single ended calculator has four
types of calculators: Radial Line Method, Reactance Method, Multi-Phase and Three Phase.
This section describes the Radial Line Method.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (U) Fault Calculators, (S) Single Ended… Radial Line Method Tab

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Fields: V Channel #: Faulted Voltage channel number.

I Channel #: Faulted Current channel number.
Z1: Magnitude and Angle Z1.
Z0: Magnitude and Angle Z0.

Options: Refresh: Refresh V and I values from the date bar location and calculate the FL.
Calculate: Calculate the fault location.
Plot: Plot the fault location between bars or for the entire record.
Report Display an ASCII report of the calculated radial line fault location.
Close: Close the dialog.

Comments: To calculate the radial line method click on the Radial Line Method tab. Select the faulted
voltage channel from the V Channel Number drop down list and select the faulted current
channel from the I Channel Number drop down list. Next, enter the Z1 and Z0 magnitude
and angle. If the Z1 and Z0 values are stored in the opened file then these fields will be
automatically populated. To have the current and voltage channels automatically populated
when the dialog is displayed mark the channels first in the analysis window.

The single ended calculator is a stay on top window which allows for changing the position
of the data bar while the dialog is open. Use the cursor keys or mouse to move the data bar.

The magnitude and angle for Vf and If are read from the data bar position in the selected
open window. To change the position of the data bar, click on the desired location in the
analysis window or use the left and right arrow keys. The values in the single ended fault
location dialog are updated automatically. To calculate the fault location click on the
Calculate button.

To plot the fault location in the data plotting window as a new channel, click on the drop
down arrow in the plot button. The two options are plot the fault location between bars or
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between bars. Between bars plots the fault location between the data bar and the reference
bar.

See Also: Double Ended Fault Location

SINGLE ENDED FAULT LOCATION – REACTANCE

Location: Analysis

Description: Display the single ended fault location calculator dialog. The single ended fault location
calculator calculates a single ended Fault Location. The single ended calculator has four
types of calculators: Radial Line Method, Reactance Method, Multi-Phase and Three Phase.
This section describes the Reactance Method.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (U) Fault Calculators, (S) Single Ended… Reactance Method Tab

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Fields: V Channel #: Faulted Voltage channel number.

I Channel #: Faulted Current channel number.
N Channel #: Faulted Neutral channel number.
Z1: Magnitude and Angle Z1.
Z0: Magnitude and Angle Z0.

Options: Refresh: Refresh V, I and N values from the date bar location and calculate the FL.
Calculate: Calculate the fault location.
Plot: Plot the fault location between bars or for the entire record.
Report Display an ASCII report of the calculated Reactance fault location.
Close: Close the dialog.

Comments: To calculate the radial line method click on the Reactance Method tab. Select the Voltage
faulted channel from the V Channel Number drop down list, select the faulted current
channel from the I Channel Number drop down list and select the neutral channel from the
N Channel Number drop down list. Next, enter the Z1 and Z0 magnitude and angle. If the
Z1 and Z0 values are stored in the opened file header then these fields will be automatically
populated. To have the current and voltage channels automatically populated when the
dialog is displayed mark the channels first in the analysis window.

The single ended calculator is a stay on top window which allows for changing the position
of the data bar while the dialog is open. Use the cursor keys or mouse to move the data bar.

The magnitude and angle for Vf, If and IN are read from the data bar position in the selected
open window. To change the position of the data bar, click on the desired location in the
analysis window or use the left and right arrow keys. The values in the single ended fault
location dialog are updated automatically. To calculate the fault location click on the
Calculate button.

To plot the fault location in the data plotting window as a new channel, click on the drop
down arrow in the plot button. The two options are plot the fault location between bars or
plot the fault location for the entire record. The default option of the plot button is plot
between bars. Between bars plots the fault location between the data bar and the reference
bar.

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See Also: Double Ended Fault Location

SINGLE ENDED FAULT LOCATION – MULTI-PHASE

Location: Analysis

Description: Display the single ended fault location calculator dialog. The single ended fault location
calculator calculates a single ended Fault Location. The single ended calculator has four
types of calculators: Radial Line Method, Reactance Method, Multi-Phase and Three Phase.
This section describes the Multi-Phase Method.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (U) Fault Calculators, (S) Single Ended… Multi-Phase Tab

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Fields: Vf1 Channel #: First faulted Voltage channel number.

Vf2 Channel #: Second faulted Voltage channel number.
If1 Channel #: First Faulted Current channel number.
If2 Channel #: Second Faulted Current channel number.
Z1: Magnitude and Angle Z1.
Z0: Magnitude and Angle Z0.

Options: Refresh: Refresh the two voltage and two current values from the date bar location.
Calculate: Calculate the fault location.
Plot: Plot the fault location between bars or for the entire record.
Report Display an ASCII report of the calculated Multi-Phase fault location.
Close: Close the dialog.

Comments: To calculate the Multi-Phase method click on the Multi-Phase tab. Select the two faulted
voltage channel from the Vf1 and Vf2 Channel Number drop down lists then select the IF1
and IF2 Channel Drop down lists. Next, enter the Z1 and Z0 magnitude and angle. If the Z1
and Z0 values are stored in the opened file then these fields will be automatically populated.
To have the current and voltage channels lists automatically populated when the dialog is
displayed mark the channels first in the analysis window.

The single ended calculator is a stay on top window which allows for changing the position
of the data bar while the dialog is open. Use the cursor keys or mouse to move the data bar.

The magnitude and angle for Vf1, Vf2, If1 and IF2 are read from the data bar position in the
selected open window. To change the position of the data bar, click on the desired location
in the analysis window or use the left and right arrow keys. The values in the single ended
fault location dialog are updated automatically. To calculate the fault location click on the
Calculate button.

To plot the fault location in the data plotting window as a new channel, click on the drop
down arrow in the plot button. The two options are plot the fault location between bars or
plot the fault location for the entire record. The default option of the plot button is plot
between bars. Between bars plots the fault location between the data bar and the reference
bar.

See Also: Double Ended Fault Location

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SINGLE ENDED FAULT LOCATION – THREE PHASE

Location: Analysis

Description: Display the single ended fault location calculator dialog. The single ended fault location
calculator calculates a single ended Fault Location. The single ended calculator has four
types of calculators: Radial Line Method, Reactance Method, Multi-Phase and Three Phase.
This section describes the Three Phase Method.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (U) Fault Calculators, (S) Single Ended… Three Phase Tab

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Fields: VA Channel #: Faulted VA channel number.

VB Channel #: Faulted VB channel number.
VC Channel #: Faulted VC channel number.
IA Channel #: Faulted IA channel number.
IB Channel #: Faulted IB channel number.
IC Channel #: Faulted IC channel number.
Z1: Magnitude and Angle Z1.
Z0: Magnitude and Angle Z0.

Options: Refresh: Refresh VA, VB, VC, IA, IB and IC from the date bar locations.
Calculate: Calculate the fault location.
Plot: Plot the fault location between bars or for the entire record.
Report Display an ASCII report of the calculated Multi-Phase fault location.
Close: Close the dialog.

Comments: To calculate the multi-phase method click on the Multi-Phase tab. Select the three faulted
voltage channels from the VA, VB and VC Channel Number drop down lists and select the
three faulted current channels from the IA, IB and IC Channel Number drop down lists.
Next, enter the Z1 and Z0 magnitude and angle. If the Z1 and Z0 values are stored in the
opened file then these fields will be automatically populated. To have the voltage and
current channels automatically populated when the dialog is displayed move the VA, VB
and VC channels to the first three display positions in the window followed by IA, IB and IC
channels.

The single ended calculator is a stay on top window which allows for changing the position
of the data bar while the dialog is open. Use the cursor keys or the mouse to move the data
bar.

The magnitude and angle for VA, VB, VC, IA, IB and IC are read from the data bar position
in the selected open window. To change the position of the data bar, click on the desired
location in the analysis window or use the left and right arrow keys. The values in the single
ended fault location dialog are updated automatically. To calculate the fault location click on
the Calculate button.

To plot the fault location in the data plotting window as a new channel, click on the drop
down arrow in the plot button. The two options are plot the fault location between bars or
plot the fault location for the entire record. The default option of the plot button is plot
between bars. Between bars plots the fault location between the data bar and the reference
bar.

See Also: Double Ended Fault Location

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SIZE
Location: File Manager (Status Field)

Description: Displays the total size (in Kbytes) of all files in the active directory.

See Also: Free

MrkSize

SIZE COLUMN
Location: File Manager

Description: Displays the size (in bytes) of the file.

SOFTWARE ANALOG CHANNELS

Location: Analysis

Description: Display the software analog channel dialog for creating virtual analog channels.

Activation: Direct: F5
Menu: Alt-(C) Channels, (A) Software Analog Channels…

Ribbon, Channel Tab:

Fields: Titles: The titles for the software analog channels.

Operators: Each analog operation followed by an operator terminator “/”.
Fast SACs: A list of predefined SAC titles and operators.

Options: Enter/Ok: Exit the dialog then save and execute the operators.
Esc/Cancel: Exit the dialog without saving or executing the operators.
Apply: Execute the SAC Channels without closing the dialog.
Open: Open a *.SAC file.
New: Create a new *.SAC file.
Save: Save the active SAC file.
Save As: Save the active SAC file under a new name.
Clear All: Clear all the SAC titles and Operators.
Show Help: Show or hide the help window.

Comments: Software analog channels (SAC's) are extra channels provided by the system. These
channels can be used to calculate a missing phase, create +, - and 0 sequence channels,
create an envelope of a selected trace, or define an under/over-trigger values to monitor a
given channel. The SAC window is split into two sections: the titles and the operators. To
navigate between fields use the tab, up arrow and down arrow keys.

Operators are formatted as a stacked set of instructions. To select from the predefined fast
SACs click on the drop down list than double click on the desired SAC. The name of the
SAC is in the first column and the operator is in the second column. To have the SAC name
automatically copied to the SAC title click on the Set SAC Titles using Fast SAC headers
check box. The position of the channel in the operators is marked by a Pound Sign #. If
there are any marked channels in the data plotting window then the fast SAC will be
populated with the marked channel numbers. For example if channels 4, 5 and 6 are
marked and the Calculate Neutral fast SAC is selected then the Operator will be displayed
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as: +4/+5/+6/u=A/. If there are no channels marked the operator will be +#/+#/+#/u=. The
user will have to replace the # with the desired channels numbers and complete the unit.

The SAC instructions are composed of an operator and an operand. An operand can be a
channel defined by the channel number or a constant. Constant values must have a “^”
operator before each value to distinguish between channel numbers and constant values.
To phase shift analog channels, use the “@” sign before each angle defined. All angles
must be defined in degrees. Following is a list of all the software operators that are
available:

• “+” - Add (Analog),

• “-“ - Subtract (Analog),
• “*” - Multiply (Analog),
• “:” - Divide (Analog),
• “^” - Constant value (Analog),
• “@” - Phase Shift (Analog),
• “e” - Adjusted envelope (Analog),
• “a” - Envelope (Analog),
• “<” - Under-trigger (Analog),
• “>” - Over-trigger (Analog),
• “h” - Harmonic for Channel (Analog),
• “h=” - Harmonic for all Back Operations (Analog),
• "x" - real component (Analog),
• "y" -imaginary component (Analog),
• "m" -magnitude (Analog),
• "d" -angle (Analog),
• "r" -true RMS (Analog),
• "f" -cyclic frequency (Analog),
• "q" -instantaneous frequency (Analog),
• "t" -delta time frequency (Analog),
• “s” - sin operator (Analog),
• “c” - cos operator (Analog)
• "b" -operate between bars only (Analog),
• “|” - Absolute Value (Analog),
• “p=” - Prefix (Analog),
• “u=” - Unit (Analog),
• “+” - And (Digital),
• “.” - Or (Digital),
• “/” - Instruction terminator (Analog & Digital)

NOTE: All SAC/SDC operations are performed in Reverse Polish Notation (one operation at
a time).

The instruction set must always terminate with a “/”. An operation error is generated if the
instruction formats are not followed.

See Also: Software Digital Channels

SOFTWARE DIGITAL CHANNELS

Location: Analysis

Description: Display the software digital channel dialog.

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Activation: Menu: Alt-(C) Channels, (D) Software Digital Channels…

Ribbon, Channel Tab:

Fields: Titles: The titles for the software digital channels.

Operators: Each digital operation followed by an operator terminator “/”.

Options: Enter/Ok: Exit the dialog then save and execute the operators.
Esc/Cancel: Exit the dialog without saving or executing the operators.
F1/Help: Display the help window.

Comments: Software digital channels (SDC's) are extra channels provided by the system. The SDC
window is split into two sections: the SDC titles, and the SDC operators. To navigate
between fields use the tab, up arrow and down arrow keys.

The specified SDC operators must be formatted as a stacked set of instructions.

An instruction is composed of three attributes:
1: the operation: "." for AND, "+" for OR.
2: the event or sensor to operate on "1", "2",.. "N" .
3: an instruction termination character: "/".

All specified instructions must be terminated by a "/". Examples are:

Ex-1: +2/.33/ means set to Event 2, then "and" with Event 33.

Note: In the set of instructions the first operator must be set to the "OR"
operation.
Example - +2/.44/+23/
The channels will not be computed if there is an "AND` operator as the
first operator in the set of instructions.

Operation Error:
An operation error will be generated if the instruction formats are not adhered to such as,
there is a missing instruction terminator "/", or a non-valid operator was specified in the SDC
instruction sequence. The error message displays the channel number containing the error.

See Also: Software Analog Channels

SORT ALL ROWS

Location: All Tables

Description: Sort all the rows in the table in ascending or descending order.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(S) Sort, (A) Ascending

Menu: Alt-(S) Sort, (D) Descending
Direct: Mouse Click on the Column’s header

Comments: All the rows in the active table are sorted with respect to the sort field displayed in the
table’s status field. Click on the Table column headers to toggle between ascending or
descending order. The last column clicked on becomes the active sort field displayed in the
status bar field.

See Also: Ascending Sort

Descending Sort
Set Sort Field
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SORT FIELD
Location: All Tables (Status Field)

Description: Displays the active sort field.

Activation: Direct: Mouse Click on the Column’s header

Comments: The column header with the up or down arrow next to the column title indicates the active
sort field. The active sort field is also displayed in the status bar. Clicking on the column
header toggles between an ascending and descending sort. To sort the columns directly
and to set the sort field, click the column header button.

See Also: Ascending Sort

Descending Sort
Sort All Rows

START DATE FIELD

Location: IEEE Long File Name

Description: The first field in the IEEE long file naming format. The start date is extracted from the event
files and structured in the following format: Year (2 digits) Month Day: 190409.
Example File Name:
190409,113109123,+3S,Barton Substation#12,SEL421-432#34,ArkElectric,,,.DAT

See Also: IEEE Long File Naming Format

Start Time Field

START TIME FIELD

Location: IEEE Long File Name

Description: The second field in the IEEE long file naming format. The start time is extracted from the
event files and structured in the following format: Hour Minute Second Millisecond:
113109234.
Example File Name:
190409,113109123,+3S,Barton Substation#12,SEL421-432#34,ArkElectric,,,,.DAT

See Also: IEEE Long File Naming Format

Start Date Field

SUBSTATION FIELD
Location: IEEE Long File Name

Description: The fourth field in the IEEE long file naming format. The substation name is extracted from
the device record.
Example File Name:
190409,113109123,+3S,Barton Substation#12,SEL421-432#34,ArkElectric,,,,.DAT

See Also: IEEE Long File Naming Format

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SUPER IMPOSE
Location: Analysis

Description: Superimpose the marked analog channels.

Activation: Direct: F7
Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (S) Super Impose

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Comments: To superimpose two or more analog channels, mark the channels and press F7 or select
the Super Impose On option under the Data tab. Multiple groups of channels can be
superimposed in one display. To superimpose the current channels mark the channels then
press F7. The channels will automatically be unmarked after a superimpose operation.
Next, mark the voltage channels and press F7 or select the Super Impose On option. To un
super impose the channels press F7 or select the Super Impose Off option under the data
tab. If no channels are marked and the channels are superimposed then all channels will be
un-superimposed, Press F7 to turn this feature ON/OFF.

See Also: Marl/Unmark All Channels

SYNC DATA CURSORS

Location: Analysis

Description: Synchronize the data cursors for two or more open display windows by time or manually.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (Y) Sync Data Cursors, (T) By Time
Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (Y) Sync Data Cursors, (M) Manually

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Options: By Time: When the By Time sync cursor feature is turned ON the data cursors in the non-
active windows are moved to the sample value time in the active window. For
example if the active data cursor is positioned on sample time 01:12:34.560, all
non-active data cursors are moved to the sample value at that time. If the time
is not found in the non-active window, the cursor position is unchanged. The
active window defines the master data cursor and all other cursors follow this
position.

Manually: The Manual feature allows for selection of different cursor positions in the open
data windows before synchronization is turned ON. For example, open two data
windows and tile horizontally, move the data cursors to the beginning of the
fault cycle, and select the sync manual cursor option. When the left, right, ctrl-
left, ctrl-right, page up, page down, ctrl-page up, ctrl-page down, home and end
keys are pressed the data cursors move simultaneously.

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Comments: A check mark indicates that the sync feature is ON. To turn synchronizing OFF click on the
active sync menu option to remove the check mark. When synchronizing is ON the channel
information displayed to the right of the traces is updated for all open data windows.

See Also: Data Bar

TAB DELIMITED TABLE DRIVER

Location: File Manager

Description: Display the tab delimited file at the cursor position in a table format. Tab delimited files have
textual fields separated by tabs, such as: CHANNEL DATE TIME.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Drivers, (T) Table, (T) Tab Delimited

Ribbon, Drivers Tab:

Comments: The data in the file is presented in tabular form. An unlimited number of rows and columns
can be displayed.

See Also: Associating File Types

Double Quotes/Comma Delimited Table Driver
Comma Delimited Table Driver

TCODE FIELD
Location: IEEE Long File Name

Description: The third field in the IEEE long file naming format. The TCode is extracted from the device
record.
Example File Name:
190409,113109123,+3S,Barton Substation#12,SEL421-432#34,ArkElectric,,,,.DAT

See Also: IEEE Long File Naming Format

THREE-D PLOTS
Location: Analysis

Description: The Plot 3-D feature plots a maximum of 3 channels in 3-D. To plot the channels in 3-D first
mark the 3 channels then click on the Draw 3-D icon under the Channels tab. Viewing
channels in a 3-D fashion allows for viewing power flow.

To open the 3-D Plot chart first mark the channels then click on the Draw 3-D icon under the
Channel tab.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(C) Channels, Draw 3D Plots

Ribbon, Channel Tab:

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Comments: To the right of each channel is the channel number, the channel title, the instantaneous
maximum and minimum values of the entire channel and the duration of the fault in cycles
and milliseconds. The calculation for the duration is defined in the Display dialog located the
File Manager’s Options tab. The values used in the duration calculation can be edited. The
default setting is 15% of nominal for the voltage channels, and times 5 of nominal per unit
for the current channels.

See Also: Display Dialog

Rose Plots
SEMI F47-0706 Voltage Sag

TIME BASED DISPLAY

Location: Analysis

Description: The time base display plots the channel data in time. Time base displays are useful for
showing changes in line frequency.

Comments: To change the time based display field open the Properties dialog under the Waveform Tab.
Click the Display Settings tab and change the Trace Display Type field to time based or
sample based.

See Also: Sample Based Display

TOTAL HARMONICS DISTORTION

Location: Analysis (Harmonics Dialog)

Description: The Total Harmonic Distortion field displays the square root of the summation of the
squares of DFT Magnitudes for harmonics 2 to the maximum harmonics and that quantity
divided by the DFT Magnitude of the Fundamental. The maximum harmonic is the number
of samples per cycle (sampling frequency / line frequency) divided by 2.

See Also: Harmonics Table

Histogram

TOTFILES
Location: File Manager (Status Field)

Description: Displays the total number files/directories in the active directory. The ”.” and “..” navigation
shortcuts are included in the total.

See Also: TotMarks

TOTMARKS
Location: All Tables (Status Field)

Description: Displays the total number of marked rows in the active table. Marked rows are displayed in
light red.

See Also: AtRec

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TRACE SCALE MULTIPLIER

Location: Analysis (Window Properties Dialog)

Description: Used as a multiplier to increase/decrease the amplitude of the visible analog channels

Activation: Menu: Alt-(F) File, (T) Window Properties…, Display Settings Tab

Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Range: Greater Than 1.00

Default: 1.75

Comments: When a channel's amplitude is increased, the trace scale value is multiplied with the current
amplitude value, and when the channel's amplitude is decreased the trace scale value is
divided by the current amplitude value.

See Also: Auto Scaling

Decrease Amplitude
Increase Amplitude

TRIGGER-TIME
Location: Waveform Summary (Events/Sensors Activity Log)

Description: Displays the time the digital channel changed state. This value is displayed in the third
column of the Events/Sensors Activity Log.

Comments: The Events/Sensors Activity Log displays a time-sequenced list of all the events and
sensors activity.

See Also: Waveform Summary

TRUERMS
Location: Harmonics Table (Analysis)

Description: Displays the RMS value for all the samples between the RMS bar (black dotted line) and the
data bar (black solid line).

Comments: This value is taken directly from the RMS column inside the analog information table.

See Also: Harmonics Table

Histogram

TRUNCATE CYCLES
Location: Analysis

Description: Remove beginning, middle or end cycles from the active analysis window.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (T) Truncate Cycles, (L) Left-Start to Data Bar

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Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (T) Truncate Cycles, (R) Data Bar to End
Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (T) Truncate Cycles, (M) Data Bar to Reference Bar

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Comments: There are 3 options available under the Truncate Cycles menu option. Left removes the
cycles from the first sample to the data bar (solid black vertical line). Right removes the
cycles from the data bar to the last sample. Middle removes the cycles from the data bar to
the reference bar (dotted blue vertical line)

See Also: Duplicate Cycles

TVE (TOTAL VECTOR ERROR) CALCULATOR

Location: Analysis

Description: The TVE (Total Vector Error) calculator is used to calculate the TVE for synchro-phasor
measurements. TVE is defined as the square root of the difference squared between the
real and imaginary parts of the theoretical actual phasor and the estimated phasor. The
equation used in the calculator is from the IEEE C37.118-2005 Standard, Equation # 2.

The TVE is calculated on the first displayed channel or the first marked channel. To mark
channels use the spacebar or mouse. Marked channels are displayed in red.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(D) Data, (V) TVE Calculator

Ribbon, Data Tab:

Fields: Actual Values Magnitude: Enter the actual magnitude value.

Actual Values Angle: Enter the actual angle value.
Measured Values Magnitude: The measured magnitude is read from the RMS column in
the data plotting window.
Measured Values Angle: The measured angle is read from the Phase column in the
data plotting window.
Total Vector Error (TVE): Displays the TVE calculated between the measured and
actual values.

Options: Refresh: Read the measured values at the data bar position.
Enter/Calculate: Calculate the TVE.
Esc/Close: Close the dialog.

Comments: The TVE dialog is a stay on top dialog allowing for the data bar to be moved in the data
window while the dialog is open. Use the cursor keys or the mouse to move the data bar.
To populate the Measured values with the values at the data bar click the Refresh button.
Enter the Actual values then click the Calculate button to show the TVE between the Actual
values and the measured values.

UN/MARK ROWS
Location: All Tables
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Description: Mark or unmark the row at the cursor position.

Activation: Direct: Spacebar - Ctrl-Mouse Button

Menu: Alt-(M) Mark, (M) Un/Mark
Ribbon, Files Tab:

Comments: Marked rows are displayed in red. The TotMarks field displayed in the status bar is updated
accordingly.

See Also: Unmarked Marks

Group Marked Rows

UNMARK MARKS
Location: All Tables

Description: Unmark all the marked rows in the table.

Activation: Menu: Alt-(M) Mark, (U) Unmark Marks

Ribbon, Files Tab:

Comments: Marked rows are displayed in red. The TotMarks field, displayed in the status bar, is
updated accordingly.

See Also: Mark/Unmark Rows

Group Marked Rows

VIEW MARK(S)
Location: Analysis

Description: Hide all the unmarked channels and resize the marked channels.

Activation: Direct: Enter

Menu: Alt-(C) Channels, (V) View Mark(s)
Ribbon, Channels Tab :

Comments: Individual channels are marked and unmarked by clicking the left mouse button on the
channel’s corresponding display ID number or channel information or by pressing the
spacebar. Marked channels are displayed in red.

See Also: Hide Mark(s)

Show All Hidden
Restore Mark(s)

VIEW RAW DATA FILE

Location: Analysis

Description: View the contents of the active displayed file in an ASCII editor or a hexadecimal editor.

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Activation: Direct: Menu button

Menu: Alt-(F) File, (V) View Raw Data File…
Ribbon, Waveform Tab:

Comments: The waveform file is displayed in an ASCII editor if the contents of the file are in text format
and displayed in a hex editor if the file is in binary format.

See Also: Restore Original

WAVEFORM DATA
Location: File Manager

Description: If there are no marked waveform files in the table then plot the contents of the event file at
the cursor position or plot all the marked waveform files.

Activation: Direct: <enter>, Plot menu button

Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (W) Waveform File(s), (O) Open Selected File…
Menu: Alt-(O) Options, (W) Waveform File(s), (F) Open All Marked Files..
Ribbon, Files Tab:

Comments: A maximum of 10 oscillography/log files can be opened simultaneously.

See Also: Associating File Types

WAVEFORM SUMMARY
Location: File Manager and Analysis

Description: Generates and displays analog and digital summaries for the active file in the file table or in
the analysis window.

Activation: Direct: Summary menu buttons File Table , Analysis

Menu: File Table: Alt-(O) Options, (S) Waveform Summaries,
Menu: Analysis: Alt-(F) File, (S) Summary…

Ribbon, Waveform Tab: File Manager , Analysis

Comments: The summary file displays the following information:

Waveform Information
Station: Name of the Station associated with the waveform.
Filename: The name of the waveform file.
File Size: The size of the file in kilobytes.
Prefault-Time: The date and time of the first prefault sample.
Fault-Time: The date and time of the first fault sample.
Save-Time: The date and time the file was saved to hard disk.
Process-Time: The date and time the file was processed into this summary.
Start Date & Time: Date and time of the first sample in the file.
End Date & Time: Date and time of the last sample in the file.

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File Duration: Duration of the file measured in days, hours, seconds, milliseconds and/or
microseconds, depending on the type of file.
Sampling Frequency: Sampling frequency and the time between each sample.
Line Frequency: Line Frequency defined in the file.

Fault Information
Fault Information is displayed for SEL, DLP and Transcan files. The fault information
includes: Fault Type, Fault Time, Location, Targets, Triggers, Frequency, Event and
Targets.

Maximum/Minimum Analog Summary

Max-Inst: Instantaneous maximum values.
Min-Inst: Instantaneous minimum values.
Max-RMS: RMS maximum values.
Min-RMS: RMS minimum values.
OneBit: The channel's full-scale value divided by the channel's resolution.
Inst-Diff: The difference between the Max-Inst and Min-Inst values.
RMS-Diff: The difference between the Max-RMS and Min-RMS values.
pU: The channel's prefix and units.
Description: The number and title of the channel.

Events/Sensors Activity Summary

Fst: The state the channel started at, A=alarm, N=normal.
Lst: The state the channel ended at, A=alarm, N=normal.
Fst-Change: The date and time the channel first changed state.
Lst-Change: The date and time the channel last changed state.
Changes: The number of times the channel changed state.
Description: The number and title of the channel.

Events/Sensors Activity Log

State: The state of the channel at the triggered time, A=alarm, N=normal.
Trigger Time: The time the channel changed state.
Description: The number and title of the channel.

Note: An xx:xx:xx.xxx in the events/sensors activity summary indicates that the digital channel's
state did not change from the initial state (Fst).

WINDOW PROPERTIES
Location: Analysis

Description: The Analysis Window Properties dialog allows for repositioning the columns in the analog
table, change the fields displayed in the combination view, change the background colors
and trace colors; change the driver’s data type, change the trace/phasor scale multipliers
and more refer to the fields below.

Activation: Direct: Properties Menu Button

Menu: Alt-(F) File, (T) Window Properties

Ribbon, Waveform Tab :

Fields: Analog Table Tab: Reorder/Show/Hide the columns in the analog table.

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Analog Combination Tab: Change the display positions in the analog combination
view.
Comtrade: Define the Comtrade format for saving, the date and time
format for display and set automatic conversion from RMS
data to Peak data when using the Save As Comtrade
option.
Colors: Change the background colors and trace colors.
Display Settings: Change the trace/phasor scale multipliers and set general
display properties.
Append/Merge: Define the append type and merge analog titles.
Driver Data Type: Set the current display driver’s data type to Peak type or
RMS calibrated, convert the analog samples from primary
to secondary and visa verse, edit the ration values and
convert the line impedance values from primary to
secondary or secondary to primary.
Filters: Delete spikes and set up spike properties.

Options: OK: Apply the selected changes and redraw the analysis window.
Cancel: Exit the dialog without executing the changes.

Comments: The active data window and all future opened files will be updated with the settings changed
in the properties dialog.

ZIP FILES
Location: File Manager

Description: Zip a group of files or a single file using the Zip option under the File tab. All support files
needed to display the selected files will be automatically included in the zip file. Support files
include Comtrade configuration (*.CFG), header (*.HDR) & information (*.INF) files, DFR’s
analog and digital information files such as: Hathaway DAU files, Rochester preamble and
header files, Faxtrax/Director CTL files, Transcan SCF and TCF files.

Activation: Direct: Right Click Pop-up menu Button

Menu: Alt-(F) Files, (Z) Zipped Marked Files..
Ribbon, Files Tab:

Fields: New Zip File Name: Enter a path and name for the new zip file.
EncryptHeaders: Click to encryptheaders.

Comments: To zip files, mark the desired files in the file table and select the Zip Files option under the
Files tab or right click on the file table and select the Zip option from the pop-up
menu. All support files needed to display the file(s) are automatically included.

See Also: Mark/Unmark Rows

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clear query area ......................................................... 17
3 combination view........................................................ 17
command line parameters .......................................... 18
3-D Plots............................................................... 66, 89 comname properties .................................................. 19
comname(s) rename .................................................. 19
A complex calculator ..................................................... 20
compress comtrade files ............................................ 20
active topic-help ...........................................................1
comtrade .............................................................. 21, 57
adjust file time ..............................................................1
condense time ............................................................ 21
adjust files time.............................................................1
copy files .................................................................... 22
align channel data ........................................................1
copy text ..................................................................... 22
all digital channels ........................................................2
create directory .......................................................... 22
analog commands ...................................................... 47
create ser files ............................................................ 23
analog mark/unmark all ................................................2
cursor bars
analog table ..................................................................3
reference ............................................................... 62
append open files .........................................................3
cut text ....................................................................... 24
append waveform files..................................................4
cut/copy/paste files..................................................... 21
as status field ...............................................................5
cycle hop .............................................................. 24, 57
ascending sort ..............................................................4
ascii editor ....................................................................5
new file ................................................................... 54 D
open file ................................................................. 56 d&t status field............................................................ 24
paste text ............................................................... 56 data bar ...................................................................... 25
ASCII event file data display
copy text................................................................. 22 3-D Plots .......................................................... 66, 89
cut text ................................................................... 24 adjust file time .......................................................... 1
delete text .............................................................. 26 adjust files time ........................................................ 1
print ........................................................................ 60 align channel data.................................................... 1
save as................................................................... 67 all digital channels ................................................... 2
at file .............................................................................7 analog mark/unmark all ........................................... 2
audio wave driver .........................................................7 analog table ............................................................. 3
auto convert to Comtrade .............................................8 append open files .................................................... 3
auto play waveform ......................................................9 as status field ........................................................... 5
auto process templates ................................................9 auto convert to Comtrade ........................................ 8
auto rename files ........................................................ 12 auto process templates ............................................ 9
auto scale ................................................................... 13 auto scale .............................................................. 13
auto set data bar ........................................................ 14 auto set data bar .................................................... 14
change frequency .............................................. 3, 15
B channel background color ...................................... 16
channel information ............................................... 16
background color
channel information window .................................. 79
channels................................................................. 16
clear analog colors........................................... 14, 16
binary editor
clear marks ............................................................ 17
save as text ............................................................ 69
combination view ................................................... 17
binary event file
complex calculator ................................................. 20
print ........................................................................ 60
condense time ....................................................... 21
save as................................................................... 67
cursor bars
reference ........................................................... 62
C cycle hop ......................................................... 24, 57
calibration report......................................................... 14 d&t status field ....................................................... 24
change drive directory ................................................ 14 data bar ................................................................. 25
change frequency ................................................... 3, 15 decrease amplitude ............................................... 25
change query operator ............................................... 15 delta x .................................................................... 26
changes ...................................................................... 95 delta y .................................................................... 26
channel information .................................................... 16 digital groups ......................................................... 27
channel information window ....................................... 79 digital mark/unmark all ........................................... 27
clear analog colors ............................................... 14, 16 double ended fault location .................................... 29
clear marks ................................................................. 17 drag drop channels ................................................ 31
driver data type ...................................................... 33 sequence components calculator .......................... 74
duplicate cycles ...................................................... 33 set opening frequency ........................................... 76
editmarks ............................................................... 35 set sliding window .................................................. 76
email active file ...................................................... 35 shift marks down .................................................... 77
expand time ........................................................... 36 shift marks up ........................................................ 77
fault bar .................................................................. 36 show all digital ....................................................... 79
fault reference time bar .......................................... 37 show all hidden channels ....................................... 79
freq status field....................................................... 39 single ended fault location ................... 80, 81, 82, 83
frequency calculator ............................................... 38 software analog channels ...................................... 84
group marked analog channels .............................. 40 software digital channels ....................................... 85
harmonic vectors .................................................... 41 super impose ......................................................... 88
harmonics analysis report ...................................... 40 sync data cursors................................................... 88
harmonics table ...................................................... 41 time based ............................................................. 90
hide marked channels ............................................ 42 total harmonics distortion ....................................... 90
histogram ............................................................... 43 trace scale multiplier .............................................. 91
horizontal bars ....................................................... 43 truerms .................................................................. 91
increase amplitude ................................................. 44 truncate cycles ..................................... 66, 73, 89, 91
instpeak column ..................................................... 45 TVE calculator ....................................................... 92
instval column ........................................................ 45 view mark(s) .......................................................... 93
mark & save ........................................................... 46 view raw data file ................................................... 93
mark and save ....................................................... 46 waveform summary ............................................... 94
mark change in sign ............................................... 49 window properties .................................................. 95
mark peaks ............................................................ 49 data type .................................................................... 32
mark raw samples .................................................. 49 database viewer
mark scan .............................................................. 49 comma delimited.................................................... 18
mark/unmark all ..................................................... 48 double quoted comma delimited ............................ 31
maxpeak column .................................................... 50 tab delimited .......................................................... 89
maxval column ....................................................... 50 decrease amplitude .................................................... 25
maxwin column ...................................................... 50 default display frequency ........................................... 33
medium display ...................................................... 51 delete channels .......................................................... 42
merge open files .................................................... 51 delete files .................................................................. 25
minpeak column ..................................................... 52 delete text .................................................................. 26
minval column ........................................................ 52 delta x ........................................................................ 26
move analog channels ..................................... 52, 53 delta y ........................................................................ 26
move reference bar to data bar .............................. 54 descending sort .......................................................... 26
move rms bar to reference bar ............................... 54 device
next mark scan....................................................... 55 data type ................................................................ 32
open waveform file ................................................. 56 default display frequency ....................................... 33
phasor/circular chart scale multiplier ...................... 57 header directory ..................................................... 33
phasor/circular chart window.................................. 79 digital groups .............................................................. 27
play channels audio ......................................... 58, 61 digital mark/unmark all ............................................... 27
predefined views .................................................... 72 digital state ................................................................. 95
primary values........................................................ 58 display dialog ............................................................. 28
print ........................................................................ 59 disturbance report ...................................................... 29
recorder channels .................................................. 62 double ended fault location ........................................ 29
reference bar.......................................................... 62 drag drop channels .................................................... 31
reference vector ..................................................... 62 drag drop files ............................................................ 32
refval column.......................................................... 63 driver
reopen waveform file .............................................. 64 audio wave............................................................... 7
reorder channels .................................................... 64 driver column.............................................................. 32
resize sliding window ............................................. 65 driver configuration..................................................... 32
restore channels .................................................... 65 driver data type .......................................................... 33
restore original file .................................................. 65 drivers
rms bar ................................................................... 66 ascii ......................................................................... 4
rms column ............................................................ 66 comma delimited table ........................................... 18
sample based......................................................... 67 comtrade ................................................................ 21
save user views ..................................................... 70 configuration .......................................................... 32
secondary values ................................................... 72 double quotes/comma delimited table ................... 31
select lines/views ................................................... 72 hexadecimal........................................................... 42
select user views .................................................... 72 tab delimited .......................................................... 89
SEMI F47-0706 ...................................................... 73 duplicate cycles .......................................................... 33
sequence components ........................................... 74 dvreport.dtb ................................................................ 14
 E file name column.................................................... 37
flip marks ............................................................... 37
edit dau-def ................................................................ 34 folder tree .............................................................. 38
edit marks ................................................................... 35 free status field ...................................................... 38
email active file ........................................................... 35 f-type column ......................................................... 36
email files ................................................................... 35 group marked rows ................................................ 40
equal to................................................................. 36, 39 hexadecimal driver................................................. 42
expand time ................................................................ 36 hexadecimal editor................................................. 42
mark all .................................................................. 47
F mark/unmark rows ................................................. 48
fault bar ...................................................................... 36 merge waveform files............................................. 51
fault date column ........................................................ 37 move files .............................................................. 53
fault information .......................................................... 95 mrksize status field ................................................ 54
fault location ....................................... 29, 80, 81, 82, 83 open all marked waveform files ............................. 55
fault reference time bar............................................... 37 optional columns .................................................... 56
fault time ..................................................................... 94 print........................................................................ 59
fault time column ........................................................ 37 refresh directory ..................................................... 63
file association rename file ............................................................. 63
access files ..............................................................7 reports
emax long term files .................................................6 calibration .......................................................... 14
execl documents ......................................................7 resize columns ....................................................... 64
faxtrax/director .........................................................6 save as comtrade .................................................. 67
image files ................................................................7 save date column................................................... 69
pdf files.....................................................................7 save time column ................................................... 70
power point presenations .........................................7 search file contents ................................................ 70
replay plus files ........................................................6 shortcuts ................................................................ 78
rochester TR16* .......................................................6 show/hide channel titles ......................................... 78
transcan ...................................................................6 size column ............................................................ 84
web pages................................................................7 size status field ...................................................... 84
word documents .......................................................7 soe list ................................................................... 75
zip files .....................................................................7 soe summary ......................................................... 75
file manager sort field ................................................................. 87
append waveform files .............................................4 sort files ................................................................. 86
ascii driver ................................................................4 tab delimited driver ................................................ 89
ascii editor ................................................................5 totfiles status field .................................................. 90
at file ........................................................................7 totmarks status field ............................................... 90
audio wave driver .....................................................7 un/mark .................................................................. 92
auto play waveform ..................................................9 unmark marks ........................................................ 93
auto rename files ................................................... 12 waveform data ....................................................... 94
calibration report .................................................... 14 waveform summary ............................................... 94
change drive directory ............................................ 14 zip files ................................................................... 96
command line parameters...................................... 18 file name column ........................................................ 37
comname properties .............................................. 19 file size ....................................................................... 94
comname(s) rename .............................................. 19 filename ..................................................................... 94
company column .................................................... 20 flip marks .................................................................... 37
compress comtrade files ........................................ 20 folder tree ................................................................... 38
comtrade driver ...................................................... 21 free status field ........................................................... 38
copy files ................................................................ 22 freq status field ........................................................... 39
create directory ...................................................... 22 frequency calculator ................................................... 38
create ser files........................................................ 23 Fst ........................................................................ 39, 95
cut/copy/paste files ................................................ 21 fst-change ............................................................ 39, 95
delete files .............................................................. 25 f-type column.............................................................. 36
device column ........................................................ 27
display dialog ......................................................... 28 G
disturbance report .................................................. 29 group marked analog channels .................................. 40
drag drop files ........................................................ 32 group marked rows .................................................... 40
driver column ......................................................... 32
driver configuration ................................................ 32
edit dau-def ............................................................ 34 H
email files ............................................................... 35 harmonics
fault date column .................................................... 37 histogram ............................................................... 43
fault time column .................................................... 37 ianalysis report....................................................... 40
 table ....................................................................... 41 minpeak column ......................................................... 52
vectors ................................................................... 41 minval column ............................................................ 52
header directory ......................................................... 33 move analog channels ......................................... 52, 53
help ........................................................................ 1, 42 move files ................................................................... 53
hexadecimal editor ..................................................... 42 move reference bar to data bar .................................. 54
hide marked channels ................................................ 42 move rms bar to reference bar ................................... 54
histogram.................................................................... 43 mrksize status field..................................................... 54
horizontal bars ............................................................ 43
hpeak-dn .................................................................... 95 N
hpeak-up .................................................................... 95
new file ....................................................................... 54
I next mark scan ........................................................... 55

IEEE long file name .................................................... 44 O

IEEE long filename
company ................................................................ 44 onebit ................................................................... 55, 95
device..................................................................... 44 open all marked waveform files .................................. 55
substation............................................................... 44 open file ..................................................................... 56
tcode ...................................................................... 44 open waveform file ..................................................... 56
time ........................................................................ 44
increase amplitude ..................................................... 44 P
insert channels ........................................................... 65
paste text ................................................................... 56
instpeak column ......................................................... 45
path/filename (no ext.) ............................................... 57
instval column............................................................. 45
phasor/circular chart scale multiplier .......................... 57
phasor/circular chart window ...................................... 79
L pixsdisp ...................................................................... 58
less than ..................................................................... 45 play channels audio ............................................. 58, 61
long file name predefined views ........................................................ 72
start date field ........................................................ 87 prefault time ............................................................... 94
start time field......................................................... 87 primary values ............................................................ 58
substation field ....................................................... 87 print
tcode field............................................................... 89 ascii event file ........................................................ 60
long filename binary event file...................................................... 60
company column .................................................... 20 data display............................................................ 59
device column ........................................................ 27 file manager ........................................................... 59
optional columns .................................................... 56 printer setup ........................................................... 60
substation............................................................... 44 printer setup ............................................................... 60
tcode ...................................................................... 44 process time ............................................................... 94
lpeak-dn...................................................................... 95 pU .............................................................................. 95
lpeak-up...................................................................... 95
Lst ........................................................................ 45, 95 Q
lst-change ............................................................. 45, 95
query all rows ............................................................. 60
query fields
M change query operator........................................... 15
mark & save ............................................................... 46 clear query area ..................................................... 17
mark all rows .............................................................. 47 equal to ............................................................ 36, 39
mark and analog commands ...................................... 47 less than ................................................................ 45
mark and save ............................................................ 46 query all rows......................................................... 60
window commands ................................................ 46 query marked rows ................................................ 61
mark change in sign ................................................... 49 query unmarked rows ............................................ 61
mark peaks ................................................................. 49 query marked rows..................................................... 61
mark raw samples ...................................................... 49 query unmarked rows................................................. 61
mark scan ................................................................... 49
mark/unmark all channels........................................... 48 R
mark/unmark rows ...................................................... 48
recorder channels ...................................................... 62
maxpeak column ........................................................ 50
reference bar .............................................................. 62
maxval column ........................................................... 50
reference time bar ...................................................... 37
maxwin column........................................................... 50
reference vector ......................................................... 62
medium display .......................................................... 51
refresh directory ......................................................... 63
merge open files ......................................................... 51
refval column .............................................................. 63
merge waveform files ................................................. 51
rename file.................................................................. 63 sort field ..................................................................... 87
reopen waveform file .................................................. 64 start date field............................................................. 87
reorder channels ........................................................ 64 start time field ............................................................. 87
reports station ........................................................................ 94
calibration............................................................... 14 substation field ........................................................... 87
soe list .................................................................... 75 super impose.............................................................. 88
soe summary ......................................................... 75 sync data cursors ....................................................... 88
reposition channels .................................................... 77
resize columns ........................................................... 64 T
resize sliding window .................................................. 65
restore channels ......................................................... 65 tcode field ................................................................... 89
restore original file ...................................................... 65 time based display ..................................................... 90
rms bar ....................................................................... 66 total harmonics distortion ........................................... 90
rms column ................................................................. 66 totfiles status field....................................................... 90
totmarks status field ................................................... 90
S trace scale multiplier .................................................. 91
trigger time ........................................................... 91, 95
sample based display ................................................. 67 truerms (samples) ...................................................... 91
save as ....................................................................... 67 truncate cycles ......................................... 66, 73, 89, 91
save as comtrade TVE calculator ............................................................ 92
data display ............................................................ 67
file manager ........................................................... 67 U
path/filename (no ext.) ........................................... 57
save as csv................................................................. 68 un/mark rows.............................................................. 92
data display ............................................................ 68 unmark marked .......................................................... 93
instantaneous......................................................... 69
rms ......................................................................... 69 V
vector(mag-angle) .................................................. 69
view marked channels ................................................ 93
vector(rms-angle) ................................................... 69
view raw data file........................................................ 93
save as text ................................................................ 69
virtual channels
save date column ....................................................... 69
absolute value........................................................ 85
save time .................................................................... 94
addition .................................................................. 85
save time column ....................................................... 70
and......................................................................... 85
save user views .......................................................... 70
angle ...................................................................... 85
scaling ...................................................... 21, 25, 36, 44
constants ............................................................... 85
search file contents .................................................... 70
division ................................................................... 85
search files ................................................................. 71
envelope ................................................................ 85
secondary values ....................................................... 72
half cycle envelope ................................................ 85
select lines/views ........................................................ 72
harmonics .............................................................. 85
select user views ........................................................ 72
multiplication .......................................................... 85
SEMI F47-0706 .......................................................... 73
OR ......................................................................... 85
sequence components calculator ............................... 74
over-trigger ............................................................ 85
set opening frequency ................................................ 76
prefix ...................................................................... 85
set sliding window ...................................................... 76
subtraction ............................................................. 85
shift marks down ........................................................ 77
terminator .............................................................. 85
shift marks up ............................................................. 77
under-trigger .......................................................... 85
shortcuts ..................................................................... 78
unit ......................................................................... 85
show all channels ....................................................... 79
show all digital channels ............................................. 79
show/hide channel titles ............................................. 78 W
single ended waveform data............................................................ 94
plot ....................................................... 80, 81, 82, 83 waveform files
radial line.............................................. 80, 81, 82, 83 append ..................................................................... 4
single ended fault location ........................ 80, 81, 82, 83 waveform summary .................................................... 94
size column ................................................................ 84 changes ................................................................. 95
size status field ........................................................... 84 description ............................................................. 95
soe list ........................................................................ 75 digital state............................................................. 95
soe summary .............................................................. 75 end date & time...................................................... 94
software analog channels ........................................... 84 fault information ..................................................... 95
software digital channels ............................................ 85 file duration ............................................................ 95
sort ......................................................................... 4, 26 file size ................................................................... 94
sort all rows ................................................................ 86 filename ................................................................. 94
Fst .................................................................... 39, 95 PU.......................................................................... 95
fst-change ........................................................ 39, 95 sampling frequency................................................ 95
hpeak-dn ................................................................ 95 save time ............................................................... 94
hpeak-up ................................................................ 95 start date & time..................................................... 94
line frequency......................................................... 95 station .................................................................... 94
lpeak-dn ................................................................. 95 trigger time ....................................................... 91, 95
lpeak-up ................................................................. 95 window commands..................................................... 46
Lst .................................................................... 45, 95 window properties ...................................................... 95
lst-change ........................................................ 45, 95
onebit ............................................................... 55, 95 Z
prefault time ........................................................... 94
process time........................................................... 94 zip files ....................................................................... 96
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