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Annotations in data?

Is there a way to make notes at certain points in the data? For example say I am running a system taking data and want to keep taking data while I make a change to the system to see what effects the change has, can I make an annotation somewhere in the datataker file so when I go back an look at the data the point in the data where the change was made is tagged?

Is there a way to make notes at certain points in the data? For example say I am running a system taking data and want to keep taking data while I make a change to the system to see what effects the change has, can I make an annotation somewhere in the datataker file so when I go back an look at the data the point in the data where the change was made is tagged?

Hi grb,

You may use alarms or eventlog.
This is a pre-defined notes which mean you need to specify the message in your dataTaker code to generate this notes.

Simple example (temperature sensor):
BEGIN
S1=-40,80,0,5 'scaling 0 - 5 V into -40 - 80 degC
RA1S 'schedule A, running every second
1V(=1CV,S1) 'read voltage channel, scale using S1
1CV(DF,=2CV,W) 'detect changes in temperature, save in 2CV, set as working channel
IF(2CV>0)"Temperature Raise" 'if temperature change is positive issue Temperature Raise message
IF(2CV<0)"Temperature Drop" 'if temperature change is positive issue Temperature Raise message
END

Those message will be saved in the alarm records.

Best regards,
Rudy Gunawan

Hi grb, You may use alarms or eventlog. This is a pre-defined notes which mean you need to specify the message in your dataTaker code to generate this notes. Simple example (temperature sensor): BEGIN S1=-40,80,0,5 &#039;scaling 0 - 5 V into -40 - 80 degC RA1S &#039;schedule A, running every second 1V(=1CV,S1) &#039;read voltage channel, scale using S1 1CV(DF,=2CV,W) &#039;detect changes in temperature, save in 2CV, set as working channel IF(2CV&gt;0)&quot;Temperature Raise&quot; &#039;if temperature change is positive issue Temperature Raise message IF(2CV&lt;0)&quot;Temperature Drop&quot; &#039;if temperature change is positive issue Temperature Raise message END Those message will be saved in the alarm records. Best regards, Rudy Gunawan
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