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BenchVue, Displaying numbers

Question asked by franklin on Jun 2, 2014
Latest reply on Aug 26, 2014 by w0dz

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When using BenchVue with a DMM, numbers may be displayed as 10,0000150 (example). I would like to see the same figure displayed like this: 10,000 015 0 or 10,000.015.0. This is much more readable to me.

I would like to have the same possibility when exporting to EXCEL or other programs.

I can’t find a way in BenchVue to change this so I suppose it has to be programmed in some other way.

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GPETEBlog Jun 2, 2014 10:42 AM
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Hello Franklin,

Thank you for providing this feedback. Your suggestion would make displayed measurements much more readable. I will submit this request to our R&D team, with the hope that it could be implemented on a future release.

Neil
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- franklin @ GPETEBlog on Jun 2, 2014 12:36 PM
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  Thank you for your quick response and the positive feedback.
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robint Aug 25, 2014 6:15 AM
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Absolutely right F

I would go one stage further and insert a User number format option that allows No. of sig figs - after all how absurd to display a thermcouple temp reading with more than 3 sig figs
second, there is a place for scientific notation, but also we need engineering notation step orders of 3 (uV mV V) as per Iso stds

Also needed is time axis regularised, you dont need 5 sig figs if eg your sample period is 1/sec. You also need a real time clock with 24hr format (or elapsed time option)

You want a graphical display that can be ordinarily useable as a screen dump

I believe RnD are working to provide a black on white bg so it can be printed sensibly for a report. Also they are going to thicken the lines - barely readable at present on a printout

and provide a thick zero line for the x axis in the case of +/- readings

All basic stuff really

Cheers
Robin

Edited by: robint on Aug 25, 2014 7:14 AM
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- w0dz @ robint on Aug 26, 2014 5:14 PM
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  X and Y axis values have received a lot of attention as we are working on BenchVue 2.0, coming soon. Many of the other suggestions have been filed as enhancement requests. Regarding the precision of the displayed readings, there is little that can be done. THe DMM does not return actual number of usable digits. Its front panel display limits the reading based on mode, resolution, integration time and other factors. But it returns a 15-character response via the IO port, such as 4.219050000E-00.
  
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