Sentinal DTS Quick Start Guide SEN2-QSG1.0 Page i
CONTENTS
1. SAFETY ........................................................................................................1
General Safety...............................................................................................1
Laser Safety ..................................................................................................2
2. CONNECTING THE SENTINEL DTS & MULTIPLEXER.............................. 4
3. THE SENTINEL DTS CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ...............................5
The Sentinel DTS..........................................................................................5
On Standby Light.....................................................................................6
Interlock Open Light.................................................................................6
Laser On Light .........................................................................................6
Laser Enable SWITCH.............................................................................6
CD-RW Drive...........................................................................................6
Flash Disk Reader / Writer.......................................................................6
USB PORT ..............................................................................................6
4. START MEASURING USING THE SENTINEL DTS .................................... 7
Launching the Sensornet Sentinel DTS Software..........................................7
5. THE SENSORNET DTS SENTINEL DATA DISPLAY SCREEN.................. 9
The Temperature Sensing Trace Display Field .............................................9
The Trace Selection Field............................................................................10
The Spatial Averaging Adjustment Control..................................................10
The Data Recording Information Field.........................................................10
The Program Control Field ..........................................................................10
6. CREATING CONFIGURATION FILES .......................................................11
Length Correction........................................................................................11
Measurement Range...................................................................................11
Temperature Slope Correction ....................................................................12
Temperature Offset .....................................................................................12
Chart Recorder Points.................................................................................12
Trace Averaging..........................................................................................12
Measurement and Repetition Time..............................................................13
7. THE DATA FILES .......................................................................................14
Full Data Set Files.......................................................................................14
Temperature Only Data Set Files................................................................15
8. TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................................16
