Manual PowerView 2.0 Ang PDF

METREL PowerView v2
Instructions Manual
© 2013 Metrel, d.d., Slovenia, www.metrel.si

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METREL PowerView v2: Instructions Manual
by © 2013 Metrel, d.d., Slovenia, www.metrel.si [http://www.metrel.si/], metrel@metrel.si
Published 30-Jan-2012 (r932)

Table of Contents
Welcome to Metrel PowerView Help ....................................................................................... vii
1. What is PowerView? ........................................................................................................... 1
1.1. What is PowerView? ................................................................................................ 1
1.1.1. User interface ............................................................................................... 1
1.1.2. Interoperability .............................................................................................. 1
1.1.3. Connectivity ................................................................................................. 2
2. What is new in this version? ................................................................................................ 3
2.1. What is new in version 2 ........................................................................................... 3
2.1.1. User interface ............................................................................................... 3
2.1.2. Reporting ..................................................................................................... 3
2.1.3. New instrument features ................................................................................. 3
2.1.4. Automatic updates and better troubleshooting support ........................................... 3
3. End-User Licence Agreement ............................................................................................... 5
3.1. Important Notice ...................................................................................................... 5
3.1.1. Licence grant ................................................................................................ 5
4. Program Installation ............................................................................................................ 6
4.1. System Requirements ................................................................................................ 6
4.2. Installing the software ............................................................................................... 6
5. Getting started ................................................................................................................... 8
5.1. Quick guides and tutorials ......................................................................................... 8
5.1.1. Introductory Guides ....................................................................................... 8
5.1.2. Troubleshooting ............................................................................................. 8
5.2. Downloading records from instrument to PC ................................................................. 8
5.2.1. Step-by-step procedure for downloading records to your computer .......................... 8
6. Data Organization in PowerView ......................................................................................... 12
6.1. Introduction to data organization in PowerView ........................................................... 12
6.1.1. Data nodes in PowerView ............................................................................. 12
7. User Interface Components ................................................................................................. 15
7.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 15
7.1.1. First contact with PowerView user interface ...................................................... 15
7.1.2. Window management in PowerView ............................................................... 16
7.2. Menu Strip ............................................................................................................ 19
7.3. Settings window ..................................................................................................... 24
8. Analyzing recorded data ..................................................................................................... 27
8.1. Data Explorer ........................................................................................................ 27
8.1.1. Arranging and grouping data .......................................................................... 28
8.1.2. Editing recorded data .................................................................................... 31
8.2. Record Analyzer .................................................................................................... 32
8.2.1. Basic operations ........................................................................................... 32
8.3. Analyzing the data .................................................................................................. 38
8.3.1. Record Information view ............................................................................... 38
8.3.2. Trend Chart view ......................................................................................... 38
8.3.3. Waveform Scope view .................................................................................. 40
8.3.4. Transient/Fast Waveform Recorder view .......................................................... 40
8.3.5. Table view .................................................................................................. 40
8.3.6. Meter view ................................................................................................. 41
8.3.7. Vector Diagram view .................................................................................... 42
8.3.8. Voltage Quality view .................................................................................... 42
8.3.9. Voltage Events view ..................................................................................... 43
8.3.10. Alarms view .............................................................................................. 43
8.4. Creating an EN 50160 analysis ................................................................................. 43
8.4.1. Editing the criteria list .................................................................................. 43
8.4.2. Adding new criteria rows .............................................................................. 44
9. Annotations ...................................................................................................................... 45
9.1. Using annotations ................................................................................................... 45
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9.1.1. Adding annotations to Charts ......................................................................... 45

9.1.2. Adding annotations to Tables ......................................................................... 46
9.2. Using View snapshots ............................................................................................. 46
10. Printing record data ......................................................................................................... 48
10.1. Printing recorded data ............................................................................................ 48
11. Reports .......................................................................................................................... 49
11.1. Reporting tools in PowerView ................................................................................. 49
11.2. Creating your first Report ....................................................................................... 49
11.3. Creating Reports from View snapshots ..................................................................... 49
11.4. Editing Reports .................................................................................................... 50
11.4.1. Editing text and other content ....................................................................... 50
11.4.2. Adding individual Views to an existing Report ................................................ 50
11.4.3. Copying data between Reports ...................................................................... 50
11.4.4. Saving and Printing Reports ......................................................................... 50
12. Online analysis ............................................................................................................... 51
12.1. Online view ......................................................................................................... 51
12.1.1. Using the online view ................................................................................. 51
13. Connecting to remote instruments ...................................................................................... 53
13.1. Using TCP/IP connection to access a remote instrument ............................................... 53
13.1.1. Configuring connection settings .................................................................... 53
13.1.2. Selecting the remote instrument for connection ................................................ 54
13.1.3. Managing the remote connection ................................................................... 54
14. Exporting data ................................................................................................................ 57
14.1. Available export options ........................................................................................ 57
14.2. Exporting data to other applications ......................................................................... 57
15. Repairing record data ....................................................................................................... 58
15.1. Repairing record data ............................................................................................ 58
15.1.1. Modifying recorded date and time ................................................................. 58
15.1.2. Modifying signal scale factors ...................................................................... 59
16. Updating application and firmware ..................................................................................... 60
16.1. Updating application and instrument's firmware .......................................................... 60
16.1.1. Checking for application updates ................................................................... 60
16.1.2. Checking for firmware updates ..................................................................... 60
16.1.3. Troubleshooting Metrel updater ..................................................................... 62
17. Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................. 63
17.1. Introduction to troubleshooting ................................................................................ 63
17.2. Quick guide to instrument connection configuration .................................................... 63
17.3. Instrument connection troubleshooting ...................................................................... 63
17.4. Reporting problems to Metrel ................................................................................. 63
17.4.1. Bug report checklist .................................................................................... 64
17.4.2. Steps for reporting a bug ............................................................................. 64
18. Online support information ............................................................................................... 66
18.1. How to get support? .............................................................................................. 66
18.1.1. Contact us directly ...................................................................................... 66
18.1.2. Use the online contact form ......................................................................... 66
Index .................................................................................................................................. 67
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List of Figures
1.1. PowerView workspace with an open sample data file ............................................................. 1
5.1. Before downloading, select the correct connection type and communication settings for your
connection ............................................................................................................................. 9
5.2. PowerView will first try to detect the instrument type ............................................................. 9
5.3. If the instrument detection was successful, PowerView tries to download a list of records ............. 10
5.4. Clicking an entry in the record list will select it for download ................................................. 10
6.1. Typical record nodes structure in a PowerView file .............................................................. 12
6.2. Structure of a single expanded record (left), and the appearance of the same tree when channels
are selected ......................................................................................................................... 13
7.1. PowerView workspace with an open sample data file ............................................................ 15
7.2. Two states of a tool window: visible (left) and hidden (right) .................................................. 17
7.3. Floating content windows ................................................................................................ 18
7.4. Docked content windows ................................................................................................. 19
7.5. Chart with "Split data to multiple panes" checked (left) and unchecked (right) ............................ 21
7.6. Chart with "Show min/max area as filled area" checked (left) and unchecked (right) .................... 22
7.7. Chart with "Show data markers" checked (left) and unchecked (right) ...................................... 22
7.8. Chart with "Show EN 50160 criteria as chart regions" checked (left) and unchecked (right) ........... 23
8.1. Data explorer, with main components numbered .................................................................. 27
8.2. Example of a simple PowerView file ................................................................................. 33
8.3. Double-clicking a record node opens the Record analyzer window ........................................... 33
8.4. Selecting a channel opens a record, and displays the appropriate view ...................................... 34
8.5. Opening a second record adds a new Record tab to the Record tab strip area .............................. 35
8.6. To undock the Record analyzer, or dock it to a different part of the window, drag the tab using
your mouse button ................................................................................................................ 36
8.7. Using the guide diamond control, windows can be docked to fill one of four sides of the target
window ............................................................................................................................... 37
8.8. Record has been docked to the lower half of the window ....................................................... 37
8.9. Appearance of the Record Information view ........................................................................ 38
8.10. Appearance of the Trend Chart view ................................................................................ 39
8.11. Appearance of the Transient/Fast Waveform Recorder view. Clicking on the Master chart
changes the currently selected Detailed window ......................................................................... 40
8.12. Appearance of the Table view ......................................................................................... 41
8.13. Appearance of the Meter view ........................................................................................ 42
8.14. Appearance of the Vector Diagram view ........................................................................... 42
8.15. Appearance of the Voltage Quality view ........................................................................... 43
8.16. Voltage Quality Criteria window ..................................................................................... 44
9.1. Custom Annotations added to a Trend chart ........................................................................ 45
10.1. Print document dialog .................................................................................................... 48
11.1. Creating your first Report .............................................................................................. 49
12.1. Online window, with several channels selected ................................................................... 51
13.1. Change the Connection type to TCP/IP ............................................................................. 53
13.2. Instrument selection form ............................................................................................... 54
13.3. Remote connection form ................................................................................................ 55
13.4. When the connection is established, all connection lines appear green ..................................... 56
14.1. Export task dialog, showing available export options ........................................................... 57
15.1. Record Repairing tools window ....................................................................................... 58
15.2. Time shifting window .................................................................................................... 58
15.3. Signal rescaling window ................................................................................................ 59
16.1. Metrel Updater utility connecting to Metrel server .............................................................. 60
16.2. Metrel Updater while downloading data ............................................................................ 60
16.3. Metrel Version Checker utility ........................................................................................ 61
16.4. Metrel Updater while downloading firmware ..................................................................... 61
16.5. Flash Programmer wizard ............................................................................................... 62
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Welcome to Metrel PowerView Help
Use the Contents, Index or Search tabs on the left side of the window to select or search for a topic. You can
also select one of the following Quick links to start learning about PowerView.
• What is PowerView?
• Getting started
• Online support information
• End-User Licence Agreement
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Chapter 1. What is PowerView?
1.1. What is PowerView?
Metrel PowerView is a powerful tool for downloading, analyzing and printing recorded data for Metrel
PowerQ, PowerQ+ and PowerQ4 family of instruments. Through a simple but powerful interface, PowerView
helps you find your data quickly, while allowing you to easily make complex analysis and data comparations.
1.1.1. User interface
Figure 1.1. PowerView workspace with an open sample data file

• Interface has been organized to allow quick selection of data using a Windows Explorer-like tree view
• Selected data is instantly displayed in different views, which are simultaneously available and organized
into multiple tabs
• By dragging, docking and resizing the window tabs, user can customize the environment in numerous ways
- data can be quickly compared by displaying multiple records and views side by side
• User can easily download recorded data, and organize it into multiple sites and different sub-site locations
• Logged data can be checked for compliance with custom or predefined EN 50160 Power Quality criteria,
and easily printed
1.1.2. Interoperability
Effort has been made to allow additional data analysis in different tools.
• Native file data format is XML, readable in any text editor
• PowerView supports exporting or copying data to other applications (e.g. spreadsheets) for further analysis
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1.1.3. Connectivity
• Supports multiple instruments, PowerQ, PowerQPlus as well as the new PowerQ4 generation.
• USB and RS-232 ports supported.
Note
Please note that some parts of program can be changed without notice in new software
versions, and therefore might differ from the information in this manual. If you encounter such
differences, we will gladly accept your e-mail with your suggestions and include or change the
necessary information in our next hotfix or update.
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Chapter 2. What is new in this
version?
2.1. What is new in version 2
This version of Metrel PowerView brings several useful featurs and improvements for analyzing recorded
data, creating reports, and simplifying everyday tasks.
2.1.1. User interface

• Unlimited undo/redo support. Moving, renaming or deleting records in PowerView is now fully
undoable. New Report editor also implements full undo/redo support for editing documents.
• Visual annotations and view snapshots. User can now add custom annotations (text boxes, arrows,
baloons) to the charts, and save their arrangement together with the data. Annotations can be customized
with different fonts, colors, line types and widths, to allow you to create various effects in your reports.
Tables can also be annotated by marking and naming multiple regions.
Apart from that, user can create multiple "snapshots" of annotations and chart arrangement (chart zoom
position, selected channels, etc.), and give each of those snapshots a meaningful name. This allows easier
sharing of data and collaboration, because points of interest can be easily emphasized.
2.1.2. Reporting
• Creating and editing Reports. Reports can be created automatically from the selected views and view
snapshots, by inserting specific views and data, or by inserting and editing third party text and images.
Once created from an initial set of data, reports can be further edited directly in PowerView, without the
need for an external word processing application (such as Microsoft Word), and saved to the widespread
Rich Text format (RTF) for interoperability with other applications.
2.1.3. New instrument features

• New record types. This version adds support for downloading and analyzing new features in new versions
of PowerQ4, such as interharmonics, signaling, transient records and fast (triggered) waveforms. Specific
views have been added for each new record type, further simplifying data analysis.
• Full EN50160 compliant analysis. Voltage quality analysis has been extended to include signaling and
interharmonics, making these reports fully compliant with the EN50160 standard.
• Remote download and configuration. PowerView has been updated to support GPRS capabilities in
new PowerQ4 instruments. Remote data analyis, download and instrument configuration can be performed
using as little effort as possible, allowing you to manage distant measurement locations from your office.
2.1.4. Automatic updates and better troubleshooting support

• Application updates. PowerView can now download updates from the Internet automatically. This allows
you to stay up-to-date with trends and standards in power quality analysis.
• Instrument firmware updates. On a less frequent occasion, there may be a firmware update available
online. This updates require connecting to your instrument using a dedicated tool and updating the
instruments firmware to a new version. Firmware updates are released to improve your instrument's
performance and stability, or to add a new feature.
• Instrument memory dump. For troubleshooting purposes, instrument flash memory dump feature has
been added to allow you to download complete contents of your instrument's memory and send it to our
support team for recovery.
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What is new in this version?
If you feel that there is a potential problem with your instrument, this will also help us investigate the
problem, and quickly update the firmware according to your needs.
• Integrated news feed. To provide you with up-to-date information on sofware and firmware updates and
bring you latest news from the field of measurement and voltage quality, we have added a news feed to
the Welcome page.
Welcome page was restructured to allow access to most common tasks, recently accessed files and links
to detailed news on the Internet.
Note
Please note that some parts of program can be changed without notice in new software
versions, and therefore might differ from the information in this manual. If you encounter such
differences, we will gladly accept your e-mail with your suggestions and include or change the
neccessary information in our next hotfix or update.
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Chapter 3. End-User Licence
Agreement
3.1. Important Notice
Read this License Agreement carefully before using this Software. BY USING THIS SOFTWARE IN
ANY WAY YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THE
TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE THIS
SOFTWARE IN ANY WAY, AND PROMPTLY RETURN IT OR DELETE ANY COPIES OF THIS
SOFTWARE IN YOUR POSSESSION.
3.1.1. Licence grant
By installing the software (hereinafter "the Software" or "Software"), you are accepting the following License
Agreement.
LICENSE AGREEMENT. This is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or an entity) and
Metrel, d.d.. By installing the software you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this agreement. If you do
not agree to the terms of this agreement, promptly return the uninstalled software to the place you purchased it.
1. GRANT OF LICENSE. Metrel, d.d. grants to you as an individual or entity a non-exclusive license to
make and use copies of the SOFTWARE in the manner provided below. The rights granted under this
Agreement are only effective upon payment of license fees and possession of the appropriate License
Agreement (if applicable). The software is licensed, not sold.
2. COPYRIGHT. The SOFTWARE is owned by Metrel, d.d. and is protected by international copyright
laws. Therefore, you must treat the SOFTWARE like any other copyrighted material (e.g. a book or a
musical recording) except that you may either (a) make one copy of the SOFTWARE solely for backup
or archival purposes; (b) transfer the SOFTWARE to a single hard disk provided you keep the original
solely for backup or archival purposes or (d) you may store or install a copy of the Software on a storage
device, such as a network server, used only to install or run the Software on other computers over an
internal network; however, you must acquire and dedicate a License for each separate computer on which
the Software is installed or run from the storage device. A License for the Software may not be shared or
used concurrently on different computers.
3. NO WARRANTY. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROGRAM

IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Each Recipient is solely responsible for determining the
appropriateness of using and distributing the Program and assumes all risks associated with its exercise of
rights under this Agreement, including but not limited to the risks and costs of program errors, compliance
with applicable laws, damage to or loss of data, programs or equipment, and unavailability or interruption
of operations.
4. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT,

NEITHER RECIPIENT NOR ANY CONTRIBUTORS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR
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DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS), HOWEVER CAUSED AND
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Chapter 4. Program Installation
4.1. System Requirements
Before installation, you should check that your system meets the following requirements:
Supported Operating Systems:

• Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (Professional or Server Edition)
• Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later
• Windows Server 2003 Editions
• Windows Vista 32-bit & 64-bit
• Windows 7 32-bit & 64-bit
Installed System Memory (RAM):

• Windows 2000: 128 MB (512 MB recommended)
• Windows XP / Server 2003: 256 MB (512 MB recommended)
• Windows Vista: 512 MB (1024 MB recommended)
• Windows 7: 512 MB (1024 MB recommended)
Hard Disk Space:

• at least 25 MB of free space for the installation files and documentation
• additional 280 MB (x86) or 610 MB (x64) if you don't have Microsoft .NET Framework previously
installed
• additional disk space is needed for downloading and saving PowerView data files (a single PowerView
data file can have up to 10 Mb)
4.2. Installing the software

To install the software, run the installation application from the CD power.exe. The wizard will let you
to select language, instrument and then install PowerView.
There are 32 and 64-bit versions of PowerView. According to your Windows OS version (32 or 64-bit),
install proper PowerView version.
To install 32-bit version of PowerView:

• Select 32-bit version of PowerView from installation application or,
• run directly from CD: \Software\PowerView\setup.exe.
To install 64-bit version of PowerView:

• Select 64-bit version of PowerView from installation application, or
• run directly from CD: \Software\PowerView_64bit\setup.exe.
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Program Installation
Note
32-bit version of PowerView can't be installed on any 64-bit version of Windows.
Installation contains USB drivers. You may need administrative rights to perform installation.
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 must be installed in order to run this software. If this version
of .NET is not installed, setup will install it.
If your installation files are placed in a different drive from your CD-Rom drive, please make
sure that these folders are not placed on a virtual (substed) or mapped network drive. During
installation, PowerView Setup will try to elevate its privilege level to get administrative rights,
and therefore might have problems locating these setup files if they are placed in such a folder.
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Chapter 5. Getting started
5.1. Quick guides and tutorials
5.1.1. Introductory Guides

Before starting to use PowerView, it would be good to get some information about the basic features.
Following articles will explain the way data is organized in PowerView, show you how to use advanced
window management capabilities to arrange your workspace efficiently, and guide you through the download
process step by step.
• Introduction to data organization in PowerView
• First contact with PowerView user interface
• Downloading records from instrument to PC
5.1.2. Troubleshooting
In case that you encounter connection problems when configuring both PowerView and instrument to connect
for the first time, we have provided a couple of links to help you troubleshoot your problems quickly.
1. Quick guide to instrument connection configuration
2. Instrument connection troubleshooting
3. Online support information
Note
If our troubleshooting tips didn't help you solve your problem, please use the provided Online
support information to contact our support directly.
5.2. Downloading records from instrument to PC
5.2.1. Step-by-step procedure for downloading records to your computer

This lesson will show you how to download several records into a PowerView file, and save it to your disk.
If you don't have an instrument at this moment, you can skip this section and continue to the next lesson. A
sample PowerView file has been provided for that reason, which will be used throughout the lessons.
1. Start PowerView by clicking the PowerView icon on your Start menu or desktop.
2. Using your Serial or USB cable, connect the instrument to your PC. You can check your instrument's
manual if you additional help regarding the physical connection.
3. Go to Tools menu and click Options to check if your communication settings match the instrument settings.
In the Main Settings window (shown in figure below) activate the Connection tab and select Connection
type, Port name and Baud rate for this connection. Depending on the selected connection type, different
parameters will become available in the Main Settings window.
It is important to be sure that selected settings (Connection Type, Baud Rate) match the instrument's
settings. To set up your instrument connection settings, consult your instrument's manual or check Quick
guide to instrument connection configuration.
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Figure 5.1. Before downloading, select the correct connection type and
communication settings for your connection
If you are using the serial port for communication, then you must select the port number (COM1, COM2
etc.) which refers to your actual serial port.
If you are using USB, port name will match the instrument's name.
4. Apply the settings and close the Main Settings window when you are done.
Note
If you are using the same port every time, there is no need change the settings every time.
Settings are saved to disk and reused on next application start. During everyday use, you will
use only the following steps when downloading your data.
5. If connection settings are correct, you are ready to download. Open the download window by pressing F5,
or by clicking on the Download button in the toolbar, or by selecting Download from the Tools menu.
6. Download window will be displayed, and PowerView will immediately try to connect to the instrument,
to detect the instrument model and firmware version.
Figure 5.2. PowerView will first try to detect the instrument type
7. After a moment, instrument type should be detected, or you will receive an error message with the
appropriate explanation. If you can not connect, check if your connection settings are correct and the
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Getting started
cable is properly connected. If it still doesn't help, check detailed help for how to troubleshoot connection
problems in the Troubleshooting section.
Figure 5.3. If the instrument detection was successful, PowerView tries to download
a list of records
8. When the instrument model is detected, PowerView will download a list of records from the instrument.
In this list you can select one or more records by simply clicking them. Selected records entries will have
a green background.
Before downloading, you can also define the destination site node for each record. Each entry in the list
contains a drop-down list of sites in all currently open documents in PowerView. If you don't have any
documents open, all records will be downloaded to a new site and saved into new file.
Figure 5.4. Clicking an entry in the record list will select it for download
Figure above shows that first two records are relected. To start downloading, click the Start downloading
button.
9. Immediately after download, a new document window will be shown in PowerView, with the selected
records placed inside a new site node. A backup PowerView file is always created at this point, compressed
into a .zip file and saved inside your MyDocuments/Metrel/PowerView/Backup folder. This backup copy
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is made every time a file is created or opened, to make sure that you can recover all your downloaded data
in case that you accidentally delete it or change it. However, note that those records that were not selected
in the Download window, are not downloaded and therefore not saved to disk, so check that you have
downloaded all relevant records before deleting them from your instrument.
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Chapter 6. Data Organization in
PowerView
6.1. Introduction to data organization in PowerView
6.1.1. Data nodes in PowerView
Being a tool for analysis of measured and logged data, PowerView has a way of organizing its data
hierarchically, into tree nodes.
There are several types of nodes in PowerView: site (or customer) nodes, location (or sub-site) nodes, record
nodes, and actual data nodes within a single record node (channel nodes, event nodes, etc.). Nodes are shown
in a tree-like view, similar to the way folders are organized in Windows Explorer. The figure below shows
a typical organization of record nodes in a single PowerView file.
Figure 6.1. Typical record nodes structure in a PowerView file
This example shows a PowerView file with one site node, named "Site node", which contains two location
nodes, "Location node 1" and "Location node 2". Each location node contains several record nodes, which can
be displayed by expanding their location nodes (clicking on the icon next to the node name). By expanding
the record nodes, user can access the individual channels, as shown in the next figure.
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Data Organization in PowerView
Figure 6.2. Structure of a single expanded record (left), and the appearance of the
same tree when channels are selected
Expanding the nodes reveals a list of channels that were selected at the time of recording. In the example
above, "Recorded trend 1" contains only "U/I/f" (voltage, current and frequency) group node, which includes
Voltage, Current, Frequency and Crest Factors.
Channel nodes are always the leaf-nodes in a tree structure. They contain no other nodes below them, and
contain a check-box next to the channel name. By clicking each of the check boxes, user can select multiple
channels at once to analyze them simultaneously. In the right picture above, 4 channels were selected by
clicking on their check-boxes.
Tip
Whenever a channel node is checked, all its parent nodes' names are displayed in bold. When
you select multiple channels in several records, and then collapse their nodes, it can become
difficult to track all the nodes that were selected in each records. This way, whenever you see
a bolded node text, you can be sure that some of its child nodes are active in the current record
analyzer view.
As soon as record is downloaded from the instrument, it becomes a new record node, and is placed inside a
new (or predefined) site node. All downloaded records must therefore have a "parent" node, which can be a
site, or a location node. Actual meaning of site and location nodes is left to you and depends on your needs
- you can have each customer have a single site node, and use location nodes for individual locations that
were used for a customer. On the other hand, your site nodes may represent customers' orders, and location
nodes all measurements taken under for a single customer's order.
When displayed in the PowerView tree, each node is displayed using its icon and its name. Different types
of nodes are displayed using different icons, to help you differentiate them quickly. To see all types of nodes
in PowerView, check the PowerView data nodes help link.
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Record and site nodes can be copied and moved between different files, and record nodes can be easily
duplicated or reassigned to a different site or location node. These operations can be performed in several
ways in PowerView, which will be explained in next lessons.
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Chapter 7. User Interface
Components
7.1. Introduction
7.1.1. First contact with PowerView user interface

PowerView utilizes a multiple document interface with docking support and drag/drop capabilities. Getting
familiar with the way windows and nodes are handled in PowerView may simplify your everyday tasks
significantly.
Default PowerView workspace is organized as shown on the picture. Just below the standard Windows menu
strip and a toolbar, you can find the Document tab-strip , which shows the names of all open documents.
The highlighted tab ("D:\Metrel\Samples\SampleData.pwv" in the sample below) shows the name
of the currently active file. Within this tabbed window, you can find the Data explorer window (shown
on the left side by default), which contains the hierarchical data structure of your document. Data explorer
window is docked and always shown by default, but can be undocked or hidden just as any other window.
Figure 7.1. PowerView workspace with an open sample data file

Center of the window is by default the data view area, which is used to display one or more record windows
at the same time, organized into tabs. When a record node is double-clicked in the Data explorer window,
center area of the window will display a new Record tab. Record tabs are placed side by side in a Record
tab-strip . Just like the Data explorer window, all record windows are dockable and can be docked to a
different part of the workspace. Dragging a tab outside of the Record tab-strip area will undock it, or dock it
to a different position within a document window, depending on the drop position.
Each record, when activated, contains multiple data views (trend chart, tabular data, list of events), which are
also organized into tabs . These tabs all belong to a single record and are therefore fixed to a single record
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User Interface Components
window, and can not be undocked. Depending on the type of nodes selected in the Data explorer, Record
tab will contain different data views.
For example, the sample image above shows that voltage channels U1, U2 and U3 were checked in the Data
explorer for the first record. As soon as they were selected, the views were updated to display the chart (Trend
view) and the table (Tabular view). Besides that, whenever a data node is checked, all its parent nodes will
be displayed in bold, which allows you to quickly identify all active nodes, even if the tree is collapsed.
On the right side of the workspace is the Properties window by default, docked to the right side but hidden.
This window is bound to the selected node in the Data explorer, and shows a list of advanced properties
defined for that node. Using this window, you can edit Site and Location properties, add record or instrument
descriptions, or view advanced measurement and instrument settings which were active during the recording.
7.1.2. Window management in PowerView
PowerView environment provides various tools and options to help you position and move among document
and tool windows. PowerView uses a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) to handle multiple documents,
meaning that multiple documents can be opened and placed inside the main, parent container.
7.1.2.1. Window types
There are two basic Window types in PowerView, tool windows and content windows.
7.1.2.1.1. Tool Windows
Tool windows are listed in the View menu, and can be shown or hidden as appropriate. Closing a tool window
actually only hides it to increase your working area for other windows, but it can be easily reopened at any
time. For example, Data explorer and Properties window are tool windows.
Tool windows can be configured to:
• Auto-hide when you move your mouse away
• Dock against the edges of their parent windows
• Float as separate windows, allowing you to drag them to other monitors
7.1.2.1.2. Auto Hide
Tool windows support a feature called Auto Hide. Auto Hide allows you to enlarge your Record view area
by minimizing tool windows along the edges of the application environment when not in use.
Next figure shows the appearance of the Data explorer tool window when it is visible and hidden using
Auto Hide .
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Figure 7.2. Two states of a tool window: visible (left) and hidden (right)
Left picture shows the docked Data explorer tool window. When docked, a tool window is fixed inside the
container (parent) window.
By clicking on the pin button , user can turn on the Auto Hide feature. When an auto-hidden window loses
focus, it automatically slides back to its tab on the edge of the parent window. While a window is auto-hidden,
its name and icon are visible on a tab at the edge of the parent window ( ). To display an auto-hidden window,
move your cursor over the tab ( ). The window slides back into view and is ready for use.
To turn off the Auto Hide feature, click on the pin button again while the window is active.
Tip
Tool windows in Auto Hide temporarily slide into view when the window has focus. To hide
the window again, select an item outside of the focused tool window. Once the window loses
focus, it will slide back out of view.
7.1.2.1.3. Content windows
Content windows are containers for actual data. When docked inside a parent window, content windows are
shown as tabs, stacked one on top of the other in the order in which they were opened. They can be undocked
to float in the same way as tool windows, but they have a wider range of docking possibilities than tool
windows.
PowerView uses two levels of content windows, document window, which serves as a container for single
file (document) data, and record analyzer window, which is used as a container for single record data. This
allows for hierarchical arrangement of windows based on their relationships, which combined with docking
functionality allows arranging of different records and document windows to allow various workspace
scenarious.
Whenever you open a file or download records in PowerView, a new document window is created, containing
(by default) Data explorer tool window, Properties tool window, and (optionally) a Welcome window (quick
links to common tasks). If there is more than one record shown in Data explorer in this document, opening
each of those records will create a new record analyzer window, docked inside the document window.
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Content windows can have two basic states:
• Floating windows, which can be moved and resized independently, as well as dragged to other monitors
• Docked windows, which occupy the main application window area, and are constrained to their parent
window
Figure below shows the two levels of content windows, which are dragged to float outside of the main
application window to emphasize their differences.
Figure 7.3. Floating content windows
It can be seen that all the content windows are floating outside the parent PowerView application window .
There is a single document window which encapsulates all data related to the opened PowerView file, and
represents a parent container window for all record analyzer windows ( , and ). Each document window
can have as many record analyzers as there are records in that PowerView file. By arranging the document
and record analyzer windows, user can easily compare different records and views.
Note
Even if all content windows are in floating state, their relations are still enforced by their relative
window depth. This means a parent window will always be below its analyzer windows, even
if it has the focus. In other words, by clicking on the document window in the figure above
, it will become the active (focused) window, but analyzer windows , and will remain
above the document window.
Figure below displays the same document as the previous figure, but with all windows docked.
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Figure 7.4. Docked content windows

Although the workspace appears different from the one in the previous figure, it represents the same file with
the same record analyzers, but arranged differently - simply by dragging the windows and docking them in
their parent containers.
Main application window ( ) now contains a single docked document window ( ), which again contains
three docked record analyzer windows ( , and ). By clicking each of the record tabs ( , or ) in the
record tab-strip area, user can bring each of the desired records to front.
It can be also seen that the currently selected record analyzer window contains three views, Record
Information view, Trend Chart view (which is currently selected and displayed) and a Tabular Data view. If
this was a record of a different type (a Waveform snapshot, or a EN 50160 compliant record), it could have
had other views displayed (Vector Diagram, EN 50160 analysis, etc.). By expanding a record node in Data
explorer and selecting different data nodes within a record, record analyzer window will update its views to
show the selected data.
7.2. Menu Strip

File menu
Contains commands related to file management, printing, data exporting, and application closing.
• New: Creates a new, empty PowerView document. Records can then be copied or moved from other records
using the Edit menu, or by dragging and dropping them to the Data explorer tool window.
• Open: Opens an existing PowerView document for analyzing and editing.
• Close: Closes the currenly focused PowerView document. If the document contains unsaved changes, user
will be prompted to save or discard the changes.
• Close All: Closes all open PowerView documents. For each document that contains unsaved changes, user
will be prompted to save or discard the changes, or cancel the operation.
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• Save: Saves the currently focused file to the disk. If the file has not been saved yet (data was downloaded
from the instrument, or user created a new file), user will be prompted to define a location and name for
the file.
• Save As...: Saves the currently focused document under a new name.
• Export: Exports the data to a common file format for sharing with other applications, such as Microsoft
Excel.
• Print: Opens the Simple report dialog, which prepares the currently selected document for printing. User
can then select and preview individual views for printing, modify the printer and page properties and print
the document.
• Exit: Closes the application.
Edit menu
Edit menu contains commands related to data editing, copy/paste operations (similar to other Windows
applications), and other common data operations. These commands are also available in the Data explorer's
context menu, which is displayed using a mouse right-click. Depending on the node selected, different menu
items which apply to that type of a node will be displayed.
• Cut: Cuts the selected data. If Data explorer is the currently focused window, currently selected node will
be cut. If one of the record analyzer views is selected which supports data cutting, the appropriate data
will be cut.
• Copy: Copies the selected data. If Data explorer is the currently focused window, currently selected node
will be copied. If one of the record analyzer views is selected which supports copying (for example, Tabular
data), the appropriate data will be copied.
• Paste: Pastes the selected data into the currently focused view. This item will be disabled if no data was
copied, or if the current selection does not allow pasting. For example, if a Record node is copied using
the Copy command, then this menu item will be available only when the user selects a destination site
or location node.
• Delete: Deletes the currently selected data. If Data explorer is currently focused, and a node is selected,
it will be deleted.
• Rename: Renames the currently selected data. If a node is selected in Data explorer, it will be renamed.
• Change default color: Changes the default chart display color for a channel node. This command is useful
when multiple similar channels are selected for display in the same Trend view, on the same axis, with the
same color (for example, simultanous trends for several Voltage harmonics for a same phase). In that case,
user can change the default channel color to differentiate between those channels.
• Properties: Shows the properties window for the selected data node. If the properties window is closed,
it will be opened and docked to its default position. If it is in Auto Hide mode, it will be activated for a
short period of time, and then collapsed back.
View menu
View menu contains commands for displaying or hiding parts of the user interface (show or hide menus,
toolbars, tool windows, etc.) and customizing various data display options (change chart appearance, filter
displayed data, etc.)
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• Toolbar: If checked, application toolbar will be displayed; otherwise, it will be hidden. By hiding the
toolbar, user can slightly increase the height of the working area.
• Status bar: If checked, application status bar will be displayed; otherwise, it will be hidden. By hiding the
status bar, user can slightly increase the height of the working area.
• Data explorer: If checked, Data explorer tool window will be displayed; otherwise, it will be hidden. Apart
from hiding it using this menu option, Data explorer (as well as other tool windows) can be set to Auto
Hide mode to increase the size of the PowerView workspace, while keeping it visible at the window side
for quick access when needed.
• Properties: If checked, Properties tool window will be displayed; otherwise, it will be hidden. Check the
Auto Hide feature for additional tool windows options.
• Chart options: Contains several sub-menus with chart-related options:
• Show tabular data: If checked, a small table is displayed below the chart. Table is linked to the chart
so that when chart data is hovered with a mouse, the appropriate element is also highlighted in a table,
and vice versa.
• Show chart toolbar: If checked, a toolbar is shown above the chart with additional chart display options.
• Split data to multiple panes: If checked, multiple quantities are grouped to different chart panes based on
their quantity type. For example, if user selects one voltage channel and one current channels, voltage
channel will be displayed in a separate pane from the current channel, and the chart area will be divided
to accomodate two separate charts. If this menu item is not checked, all data will be displayed in a single
pane.
Figure 7.5. Chart with "Split data to multiple panes" checked (left) and
unchecked (right)
• Show min/max range as filled area: If checked, chart data for trend (logging) records containing
minimum and maximum values for each saved interval will be displayed with a filled area between
minimum and maximum curves. If this item is not checked, each interval type will be displayed the
same, as a single data series.
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Figure 7.6. Chart with "Show min/max area as filled area" checked (left) and
unchecked (right)
• Show data markers: When checked, chart series are displayed with markers at the recorded intervals.
If not, series are displayed as plain lines.
Figure 7.7. Chart with "Show data markers" checked (left) and unchecked (right)
• Use transparency: If min/max range is displayed as filled area and this menu item is checked, then the
filled area will be semi-transparent, allowing other series to be seen through it partially. If this item is
not checked, then this area will be completely opaque.
• Show EN 50160 criteria as chart regions: If checked, tolerance regions according to EN 50160 criteria
will be displayed in the trend chart, for each quantity specified in the criteria list. Axis limits will also
be expanded to fit the criteria region.
Figure below shows the appearance of the chart with this option checked (left) and unchecked (right).
You can notice that the left example contains two regions (two shades of green), to indicate that there
are two defined limits for this quantity (one defined for 95% intervals, the other one for 100% intervals).
Since all intervals are well inside those limits, axis iz zoomed out noticeably when compared to the
right example.
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Figure 7.8. Chart with "Show EN 50160 criteria as chart regions" checked (left)
and unchecked (right)
• Filter Trend data by Interval type: Allows user to show or hide different interval types when a record is
displayed in a chart or tabular data view. For example, a general logging record can contain 4 measured
values for each interval: minimum value, maximum value, average value, and average value while the
channel was active. Using this menu, user can select only those intervals which are of interest to him,
allowing him to analyze the data faster.
Action menu
Action menu contains commands for adding new site/location nodes, modifying record data, merging records,
repairing record data, and e-mailing the data directly from PowerView.
• Add new site: Adds a new, empty site node to the currently selected document. After a site node has been
added, user can rename it by selecting Rename from the Edit menu, or by modifying its properties in the
Properties window.
• Add new location within site: Adds a new location inside the selected site node. Any records which were
previously placed in a site node are automatically moved to the child location node. This way, a site node
can either contain only record child nodes, or only location child nodes, which then contain actual records.
• Change EN 50160 criteria: Opens a new window with a list of Voltage quality criteria, which can be applied
to any general Trend record. Using this feature, you can analyze records that weren't saved with an EN
50160 configuration, or change the criteria for an existing EN 50160 record.
• Merge records: This command merges two or more trend records into a new record. To use this command,
several conditions must be met:
• At least two trend records must be selected; if only one trend record is selected, or one of the selected
records is a waveform snapshot record, records will not be merged
• All selected records must have identical measurement settings. Before merging, records are checked
to determine whether they have the same number of channels, and if they were recorded using same
voltage and current ranges and ratios, in same time intervals.
• Repair record data: Opens the Record repairing tools window, which contains tools for repairing the record
data on your PC. Using these tools, it is possible to adjust record's times if the instrument time was not
correct, modify the signal's scale factors if the voltage and current ratios were not configured correctly, or
swap the signal phases if input channels were not connected properly.
• Send to: Sends the currently selected nodes to a mail recipient, or to a new document. Depending on the
type of nodes selected, this command will act differently:
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• If one or more site nodes were selected, a new document will be created with a copy of selected sites,
with all the records contained in those sites. If Send to mail recipient command was clicked, then the
new document will be automatically compressed to a .zip file, and inserted in a new e-mail message
using the installed e-mail sender.
• If one or more record nodes were selected, a new document will be created with a new, empty site,
containing the copy of the selected record nodes. If Send to mail recipend was clicked, then the document
will be compressed to a .zip file and inserted in a new e-mail message.
Tools menu
Using Tools menu, user can modify application settings (connection, troubleshooting) and download the data
from the instrument.
• Options: Opens the Main settings window, which can be used to configure connection, environment and
troubleshooting settings.
• Download: Opens the Download window and connects to the instrument to download a list of saved
records.
Help menu
Help menu allows the user to access these help topics, help contents, or search the help.
• Contents: Shows the help Contents.
• Index: Shows the help Index.
• Search: Shows the help window and activates the Search tab to allow user to search the help.
• About: Shows the PowerView application information window, which displays the application version and
build number, and Metrel support information.
7.3. Settings window

Instrument Connection tab
Contains settings related to instrument connection.
• Connection Type: Use it to configure the type of connection (Serial, USB, TCP/IP).
• Serial Port Parameters: If Serial connection type is selected, you need to select the port number (COM1,
COM2, etc.) and speed (Baud Rate). These settings must match those configured in instrument.
• USB Port Parameters: If USB connection type is selected, you need to select the device name you wish
to connect to (PowerQ, PowerQ4 or similar) and speed (Baud Rate). These settings must match those
configured in instrument.
• TCP/IP Parameters: If TCP/IP (Remote) connection type is selected, you need to define the port number
for incoming connections. Also, you can enable Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) if your router supports it,
to allow PowerView to setup port forwarding automatically. If UPnP works, you can use the Test UPnP
to test it.
You can find more information about remote instrument connection and TCP/IP port configuration in the
GPRS manual provided with your insturment.
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Proxy Setup tab

Contains settings related to network proxy configuration. If you are not sure, you can leave this setting at
their defaul values (Automatic). Contact your network administrator to get these settings.
• Proxy configuration: Use it to enable or disable the proxy. If you set this option to Automatic (default
value), PowerView will use system settings, as defined in the Internet Explorer's options. If you change
this option to "Don't use proxy", or "HTTPS", then system settings will be overriden.
• Host/Port: If you selected HTTPS for the proxy type, you will need to specify the proxy server's IP address
(Host) and port number.
• Enable Authentication: Check this checkbox if your proxy requires authentication.
• Username/Password: If "Enable Authentication" checkbox is marked, you need to specify the Username
and Password needed to authenticate yourself with the proxy server.
Environment tab
Contains settings related to the appearance of PowerView interface, regional settings and language, and
various settings related to the behaviour of GUI. By default, all checkboxes in this tab are marked, and
language is set to match your system's regional settings.
• Language: This drop down list allows you to select application interface's language, as well as regional
settings (date and time format, numerical properties etc.).
Items which appear bold in the list contain translation of the entire application. Items which are not bold
only change regional settings. After this settings is changed, PowerView must be restarted.
Note that, by changing this setting, it is possible to use different regional settings in PowerView than
system's regional settings (selected in Control Panel). Even if your locale is not displayed in bold, it must
be selected if you want to use localized date/time and number formats (like decimal point).
• Display welcome screen at startup: If not checked, Welcome screen will not be shown on startup.
• Focus record analyzer on node selection: By default, whenever you select a different record in Data
explorer, related analyzer window is focused in the main window. If this option is not checked, you will
have to double-click a record or select some of the channels to change focus.
• Open record automatically when only one exists: By default, if there is only a single record in a PowerView
file, if will be automatically opened in record analyzer as soon as you open the file. If this option is not
checked, you will need to double-click the record to open it.
• Download RSS news/check for new version on application startup: If not checked, PowerView will not try
to contact Metrel server to download the RSS feed on startup, nor check if an updated version is available.
Troubleshooting tab
Contains troubleshooting and advanced settings. These settings should not be changed unless you experience
problems with PowerView.
• Enable detailed logging: Turns on detailed logging. This forces PowerView to log detailed information
about the actions during your work in a log file. This can help our support identify problems with
PowerView, but it slows down PowerView interface, as well as downloading.
Latest log file is saved in My Documents\Metrel\PowerView\Log\PowerView.log.
• Always download PQ4 data in a single block: If this checkbox is checked, records will be downloaded
in a single block from the instrument. This can significantly speed up downloading in most cases, but
will force PowerView to download the entire record from the beginning, if there is a connection problem
during download.
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If this checkbox is not checked, PowerView will request smaller blocks during download, and check
integrity of each block separately, which will allow it to make partial repeated downloads if necessary.
Selecting TCP/IP for your connection type always unchecks this option, in order to preserve bandwidth
and ensure download of large records over unstable connections.
• Show system records when downloading: Depending on instrument's type and version, beside user records,
there are hidden "system" records which contain internal information (event and alarm lists, real-time
scope, etc.). Some of these records cannot be downloaded properly and are used only by the instrument,
internally. Checking this checkbox will force PowerView to display those records during download, and
allow you to download them (if possible).
• Show system events and alarms: Additional system events and alarms (instrument powered on/off,
changes in system clock, event settings etc.) are also stored when you enable event/alarm logging in your
instrument's recordsed. By default, these events are not shown. Checking this checkbox will show all
system events in PowerView.
• Show system channels: Depending on instrument's type and version, additional system channels are stored
whenever you create a recording (battery voltage trend, various internal flags, etc.). Checking this checkbox
will show all system channels in a separate node in Data explorer.
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Chapter 8. Analyzing recorded data
8.1. Data Explorer
Data explorer tool window represents the central document management window in PowerView. As soon as
the records have been downloaded, or an existing file has been opened, a new document window is displayed
with a docked Data explorer, showing the document hierarchy.
Figure 8.1. Data explorer, with main components numbered
Figure above displays the Data explorer window (marked with a red rectangle), docked inside a parent
document window. Data explorer is a tool window (see Tool Windows section for general information about
tool windows), which is docked to the left side of the document window by default.
Below the window caption, there is a Grouping drop-down selector ( ) which defines the way quantities are
grouped inside Data explorer tree. Two types of grouping are available:
• grouping by quantity, which groups channels with same quantity types together;
• grouping by phase, which groups channels with same phase number together.
After the grouping selector, there is a Search box , which is used to filter the nodes in the Data explorer's
tree view according to a user criteria. Filtering is done instantly, on the fly, as soon as the user starts typing
into the Search box.
The lower, central part of the Data explorer window is the tree view user control , which displays the
document hierachy, and allows to user to change it, add new nodes, copy or move records, and analyze the
data.
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Analyzing recorded data
8.1.1. Arranging and grouping data

8.1.1.1. Data explorer context-sensitive menu
Right clicking a node in Data explorer opens a context-sensitive menu, which contains menu items related
to that node.
For example, if a Site node is clicked, this menu can contain an option to add a new location within that site,
which is not meaningful for a Record node. Likewise, a Record node context menu might contain an option to
repair a record, while a Channel node context menu might contain an option to change the chart display color
for that item. All these commands are available from the PowerView main menu strip, but are duplicated in
a context menu for quick, more convenient access.
Context menu shared items
Right clicking a node displays a context menu with node-specific commands. However, some items are shown
for all nodes, so they will be explained here separately.
• Select all items: Selects all channels which are placed within the selected node. If a node is a Site, then
multiple records will be displayed, and each of them will have all their channels selected. If the selected
node was a record, or a group of channels, then only child nodes will be selected. This command allows
you to quickly select multiple items, although displaying a large number of items in a chart might decrease
its readability.
• Deselect all items: Deselects any previously selected channel within the selected node. Allows you to
quickly deselect multiple items under a single node.
• Properties: Shows the Properties tool window, if it was previously closed or hidden. Properties windows
is docked to the right side of the Document window by default, so it can also be focused without using
this command.
Other menu items from the context menu are also displayed in Edit menu and Action menu menus when the
appropriate node is selected, so they will not be explained here again.
8.1.1.2. Arranging the nodes using the menu commands
Using the Clipboard commands (Cut, Copy, Paste), nodes can be arranged similar to the way files and folders
are handled in Windows Explorer. Following sections explain some basic operations that you can perform
using Clipboard.
Duplicating a record ("copy/paste" operation)

To duplicate a record in Data explorer, you need to do the following:
1. Click on a record node to select it. Record nodes are always placed inside a parent Site or Location node.
2. Right click the node to get the context-sensitive menu. Alternatively, click on the Edit menu in the main
menu strip.
3. Click on the Copy command to copy the record node to the Clipboard.
4. Now that the record has been copied, select a site or a location node for the duplicated record. This can be
the same site/location as the copied record, a different site/location node, or even a node in a completely
different record.
5. Right-click the the target (site or location) node to invoke the context-sensitive menu. Again you can use
the Edit menu.
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6. Select Paste to paste a copy of the original record.
Moving a record to a different parent node ("cut/paste" operation)
To move a record in Data explorer, you need to do the following:
1. Click on a record node to select it. Record nodes are always placed inside a parent Site or Location node.
menu strip.
3. Click on the Cut command to cut the record node to the Clipboard. Node will remain in the original
position, but the record icon will become semitransparent to indicate that the next Paste command will
remove it.
4. Now that the record has been copied, select a new site or a location node for the record.
5. Right-click the the target (site or Location) node to invoke the context-sensitive menu. Again you can use
the Edit menu.
6. Select Paste to paste the original record to its new place.
Duplicating a site node ("copy/paste" operation)
To duplicate a site in Data explorer, you need to do the following:
1. Click on a site node to select it.
menu strip.
3. Click on the Copy command to copy the site node to the Clipboard.
4. Now that the site has been copied, select a new destination for the duplicated site. Since site nodes don't
have parent nodes, you cannot select a record node and paste the site there; you can either click on an
empty area inside Data explorer to deselect all nodes, or click on a site node to paste the new site node
next to the selected one.
5. Right-click inside Data explorer to invoke the context-sensitive menu. Again you can use the Edit menu.
6. Select Paste to paste a copy of the original site.
Moving a site node ("cut/paste" operation)
To move a site in Data explorer, you need to do the following:
1. Click on a site node to select it.
menu strip.
3. Click on the Cut command to cut the site node to the Clipboard. Node will remain in the original position,
but the site icon will become semitransparent to indicate that the next Paste command will remove it.
4. Now that the site has been copied, select a new destination for the site. Since site nodes don't have parent
nodes, you cannot select a record node and move the site there; you can either click on an empty area
inside Data explorer to deselect all nodes, or click on a site node to move the new site node next to the
selected one.
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5. Right-click inside Data explorer to invoke the context-sensitive menu. Again you can use the Edit menu.
6. Select Paste to paste the site to its new place.
Renaming a site or a record node

To rename a node (site/location/record) in Data explorer, you need to do the following:
1. Click on a node to select it.
menu strip.
3. Click on the Rename command.
4. A textbox will be displayed over the node. Use it to change the node's name.
5. When you are finished, press Enter or click outside the textbox to accept changes, or press Esc to reject
the changes and restore the original name.
Deleting a site or a record node

To delete a node (site/record) in Data explorer, you need to do the following:
menu strip.
3. Click on the Delete command.
8.1.1.3. Arranging the nodes using mouse drag and drop operations
By dragging the nodes (clicking them and moving the mouse with the mouse button pressed), you can quickly
arrange them in the same way you can with the Clipboard (cut/copy/paste) commands.
To move a node:
2. Drag the node to its new location. For record nodes, this can be a parent site/location node. Site nodes can
only be moved to the blank space in a document (they don't have a parent node).
3. After releasing the mouse button, node will be moved to the new location.
To copy (duplicate) a node:

2. While holding the Control (or Ctrl) button, drag the node to its new location. While the Control button
is pressed, a "plus" sign will appear next to the dragged icon to indicate that a copy will be created.
3. After releasing the mouse button, node will be copied to the new location. Note that copying a site also
creates a copy of all child nodes (all locations and records within that site).
8.1.1.4. Creating new Sites and Locations
To arrange your records within a document, it is good to assing them to different Site and Location nodes.
Creating a new site/location node is easy.
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To create a site node:

1. Click on a blank (white) area inside Data explorer window, so that no node is selected.
2. When no node is selected, you can either right-click on the blank area to display the context-sensitive
menu, or use the Action menu in the main menu strip.
3. Select the Add new site command. New site node (named "Unknown site") is added to the document.
4. After adding the site, you can use clipboard commands or drag/drop mouse operations to copy or move
your records to the new site node.
To create a location (sub-site) node:

1. Click on a site node where you want to add a new location.
2. Right-click on the node to display the context-sensitive menu, or use the Action menu in the main menu
strip.
3. Select the Add new location within site command. New location node (named "Unknown location") is
added to the selected site node.
Note
If the site previously contained record nodes, they will be moved to a new location node. In
other words, a site node can contain either only record nodes, or only location nodes which
contain record nodes. If a site node contains one or more location nodes, record nodes can only
be moved and copied between location nodes.
8.1.2. Editing recorded data

8.1.2.1. Renaming records and editing record description
All records downloaded from the instrument have a default name, created at the moment of download. To
change the name of the record, simply click the record node in the Data explorer, and press F2 or click Rename
in the Edit menu. Alternatively, you can right-click the record node and select Rename from the context menu.
Record name and description can also be changed using the Record information tab when the record is opened
for analysis. To change the record name or description through the Record information tab, make sure that
the record is opened (by double-clicking the record node in the Data explorer, or marking one of the child
nodes for display), and then select the Record information tab.
Note
Each record is given a default name when it is downloaded from your instrument. Record
name is generated according to its properties (record type, time, duration), and depends on the
Language settings that were active when the record was downloaded.
8.1.2.2. Deleting records
Using the cut/copy/paste operations described in Edit menu section, it is possible to rearrange the records
between several documents, or logical nodes inside a single document. However, sometimes you might need
to remove a record from a file completely.
To delete a record, select it by clicking its node in Data explorer and click Delete in the Edit menu.
Alternatively, you can select the record node and press the Delete key, or click Delete in the context menu,
shown when you right click a node.
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Note
If you have accidentally deleted a record, you can still click Undo from the Edit menu or toolbar
to restore it, but only if you haven't closed the document since the record was deleted. After you
save and close the document, record can no longer be restored.
8.1.2.3. Deleting channels from a record
Sometimes you might wish to delete individual channels from a record, but leave some important data behind.
For example, you may have recorded a U/I/f trend with current clamps disconnected, and wish to remove all
the current channels from the record, leaving only voltage and frequency measurements.
Deleting individual channels is as simple as deleting a record. To delete a channel, or a group of channels,
select the node you wish to delete in the Data explorer tool window, and click Delete in the Edit menu.
Alternatively, you can select the channel node (or group node) and press the Delete key, or click Delete in
the context menu, shown when you right click a node.
It is sometimes useful to order the nodes in a different way to delete a group of channels at once. For example,
you might want to delete all channels related to phase L3. The easiest way to do that is to use the Data
explorer's node grouping feature and group all nodes by phase, by selecting Group By Phase from the Group
drop-down list in the Data explorer.
Note
To undo any changes to the record, click Undo from the Edit menu. After you save, close and
reopen the document, changes can no longer be undone.
8.1.2.4. Merging multiple records
Using PowerView, it is possible to merge two trends, recorded at different times, into one record. To ensure
data consistency, only records with identical measurement settings can be merged, so best chance at doing
a successful merge is to use records which were recorded sequentially, without changes to the measurement
setup.
To merge two or more records, select record nodes by holding the Control (or Ctrl) button and clicking
them. Note that, whenever you are selecting more than one node, you can only select nodes of same type
(multiple records, multiple sites, etc.). In this case, you need to select only the actual record nodes of each
record you want to join.
When records are selected, click the Merge records command in the Edit menu. Alternatively, you can right
click on one of the selected records and select Merge records from the context menu.
8.2. Record Analyzer
8.2.1. Basic operations
8.2.1.1. Displaying records
Figure below shows a sample PowerView file which contains a single site node ("Factory 1") and two location
nodes ("Location 1" and "Location 2"). First location contains 3 trend records, while the second one contains
2 trend records.
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Figure 8.2. Example of a simple PowerView file

When nodes are expanded as shown on the picture, a record can be opened for display by double-clicking
the record node. This will open the appropriate Record analyzer window (marked with a red rectangle in
the figure below), docked in the central area of the Document window.
Figure 8.3. Double-clicking a record node opens the Record analyzer window
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When a Record analyzer is open, a tab with the record's name ("TS-11, Cabinet A1" in this example) is
shown in the Record tab strip ( ). The View tab strip shows currently available views. When a trend
record is opened for the first time and no channels have been selected, this area will contain a single Record
Information view tab.
Alternatively, Record analyzer can be opened by expanding the record node and checking any of its leaf
nodes (channels), which will also open the appropriate view and focus it immediately.
Figure 8.4. Selecting a channel opens a record, and displays the appropriate view
As seen on the picture above, clicking the checkbox next to the "U1" node not only opens the Record analyzer,
but also adds two new View tabs to the View tab strip area ("Trend Chart" and "Tabular Data" views).
Double-clicking the next record ("TS-11, Cabinet A2" in this example) will open a new record tab in the
Record tab strip. This time we will select the "I2" channel.
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Figure 8.5. Opening a second record adds a new Record tab to the Record tab strip
area
8.2.1.2. Arranging Record analyzer windows
After the second record has been opened, new Record analyzer is created and displayed in front of the previous
one. Using the advanced docking capabilities of PowerView, it is possible to arrange these windows side by
side, in order to compare them at once.
Using your mouse, it is possible to drag the Record analyzer window outside the central docked area and dock
it to a different part of the Document window. To do that, click on the Record analyzer tab ("TS-11, Cabinat
A2" in the picture below), and, while holding your mouse button pressed, drag the tab in any direction until
a blue semitransparent target rectangle is displayed, as shown on the figure below.
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Figure 8.6. To undock the Record analyzer, or dock it to a different part of the
window, drag the tab using your mouse button
As soon as you start to drag the window, a guide diamond control appears in the middle of the target window
that is closest to your mouse pointer. Guide diamond allows you to quickly dock a window to one of the four
sides of the target window, so that the space previously occupied by the target window is split in two parts
to accomodate the newly docked window.
To split the target window in two parts and dock the Record analyzer, without releasing the mouse button,
move the mouse cursor to one of the arrows on the guide diamond until the semitransparent target rectangle
"snaps" to the corresponding area in the target window.
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Figure 8.7. Using the guide diamond control, windows can be docked to fill one of four
sides of the target window
When you have reached the desired window position, release the mouse button to dock the window to its
place.
Figure 8.8. Record has been docked to the lower half of the window
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Using the drag and drop docking capabilities, it is possible to quickly arrange your workspace to examine
more data at once.
8.3. Analyzing the data
Depending on the selected record type, different views will be available in Record analyzer window. This
section explains how to use these views to make most of your data.
8.3.1. Record Information view
This view is displayed for every record type. It displays the record name, type, description, and various
information related to the record.
Figure 8.9. Appearance of the Record Information view
Note
Using the Record Information view, user can quickly rename the record and add a custom
desription. To do that, simply click the record name or description and start typing. When you
are finished, click anywhere outside the editable area to update the changes. Tree view will be
updated to reflect the changes immediatelly.
8.3.2. Trend Chart view
This view is displayed for Trend records. It shows a graphical trend of the selected channel, in a chart with
several axes or panes.
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Figure 8.10. Appearance of the Trend Chart view

This view also contains a small table showing the actual trend data, which can be shown or hidden using the
Show Table in chart menu toolbar button. This table is synchronized with the chart so that it highlights the
recorded value whenever user pauses the mouse pointer over a data point in a trend. When mouse pointer is
paused over a trend line, a tooltip is also displayed which descripes and identifies the channel, and contains
the actual recorded value and timestamp for that point.
8.3.2.1. Copying/exporting the chart image
Using the copy/paste commands in the Edit menu, it is possible to copy the chart as a Bitmap (in raster
format), or as a Metafile (vector format) and use it in other applications. Chart is also included in the Report,
from where it can be saved as a Rich Text Format document, or again copied using copy/paste commands.
8.3.2.2. Chart/Tabular view synchronization

Whenever you select more than one row in the Table view, selected time range is shaded in the Trend chart
view also. This can help you visualize interesting portions of the numerical data. By holding the Control
while selecting rows in the data table, you can select multiple individual regions for display. Shaded regions
are also included in the exported (copied) image, so they can be used in hand with custom annotations, to
further emphasize certain parts of the trend in your reports.
8.3.2.3. Using the Chart efficiently

Charts in PowerView have several helpful features. Getting familiar with them will enable you to use them
more efficiently.
Zoom tool: Using the Zoom toolbar button you can toggle the Zoom/Pan mode. When this mode is
activated, parts of the chart can be Zoomed in and then Panned using your mouse.
• To zoom a part of the chart, make sure that the Zoom/Pan mode is enabled by clicking the Zoom tool button.
Click the chart using your left mouse button, and select a part of the chart. A dashed rectangle will be
displayed as you select the area to indicate the part that will be enlarged. When you release the button, chart
will zoom in on the selected area. You can repeat this action several times to enlarge the chart even more.
• To pan the chart while it is zoomed in (i.e. to move the visible viewport over the enlarged chart), press
the right mouse button and drag the chart while holding the button. Chart will be moved as you move
the mouse.
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• To zoom out one level, click the right mouse button (without dragging the chart). You can zoom out several
times until you have the desired part of the chart visible.
• To zoom out completely, disable the Zoom/Pan mode by clicking the Zoom tool button.
8.3.3. Waveform Scope view
This view is displayed for Waveform snapshots ("Scopes"). It is a graphical Scope chart, and behaves exactly
the same as the Trend Chart view.
8.3.4. Transient/Fast Waveform Recorder view
This view is displayed for Transient and Fast waveform records. It is arranged as a master-detail view:
Detailed view ( ) displays detailed data for the window selected in the Master view ( ).
Figure 8.11. Appearance of the Transient/Fast Waveform Recorder view. Clicking on

the Master chart changes the currently selected Detailed window
Clicking on the Master chart changes the currently selected window (displayed as a shaded region in Master
chart). Detailed view is synchronized with the Master view, and contains several nested views ( ) with
detailed data for the selected window (Meter, Detailed Waveform Chart, Table, etc.).
8.3.5. Table view
This view is displayed for all records which contain values recorded over a period of time (Trend records,
Waveform snapshots, EN 50160 compliant records, etc.). It show data in a tabular format, similar to a
spreadsheet application.
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Figure 8.12. Appearance of the Table view
As you probably know from the instrument's user manual, during trend recording, for each recorded time
interval, multiple values are be saved - minimum, maximum, average, and other signals - depending on the
actual instrument type and recorder settings. By selecting the desired interval types in the application toolbar
or Action menu, user can filter these measurements in both Table and Trend Chart views. Both views are
updated immediatelly when interval types are filtered. See the Chart options [21] for more information on
interval filtering.
Using copy/paste commands, it is possible to quickly copy the table from this data to another application
(like Microsoft Excel). To do that, you can use the Edit menu, or right-click the table and copy the table
data. After you have done that, open Microsoft Excel and select Paste from the Edit menu to paste the copied
values into your spreadsheet.
Note
Values are copied in textual, tab-delimited format, so they can be easily pasted to numerous
applications, not only Microsoft Excel. If you have a specific application which you would like
to use to analyze your data, consult the manual for that application for supported data formats.
8.3.6. Meter view
This view is displayed for Waveform snapshots ("Scopes"). It contains RMS and other recorded and
calculated values, similar to the Meter view in an instrument.
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Figure 8.13. Appearance of the Meter view

This view shares similar copy/paste functionalities with Table view.
8.3.7. Vector Diagram view
This view is displayed for Waveform snapshots ("Scopes"). It shows two vector diagrams, phase diagram
and symmetry diagram, similar to the screens on your instrument.
Figure 8.14. Appearance of the Vector Diagram view

By moving the central vertical slider to the left or right side, you can easily enlarge one of the diagrams for
detailed analysis. Actual calculated values are show below the diagrams.
8.3.8. Voltage Quality view
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This view is displayed for EN 50160 compliant trends, but can be shown for any Trend record for which a
custom EN 50160 criteria is applied. It shows a chart with a bar for each quantity included in the analysis,
normalized to indicate the relative error for the observed number of intervals. When user pauses the mouse
pointer over the bars, a tool-tip is displayed which explains the EN 50160 analysis results for that quantity.
Figure 8.15. Appearance of the Voltage Quality view
8.3.9. Voltage Events view
This view is displayed for Trend records, if they contain recorded events, or for Voltage events records
(some instruments support separate events recording).
8.3.10. Alarms view
This view is displayed for Trend records, if they contain recorded alarms.
8.4. Creating an EN 50160 analysis
When you download a record that has been created using EN 50160 configuration, voltage quality analysis
is automatically enabled for that record.
However, you can specify voltage quality criteria for any downloaded Trend record, which will then be
analysed to see if it conforms.
8.4.1. Editing the criteria list
Voltage quality criteria is specified using the Voltage Quality Criteria window. To open the window, select
a Trend record node in Data explorer, and select the Change EN 50160 criteria command from the Action
menu or from the context menu when you right-click the record node.
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Figure 8.16. Voltage Quality Criteria window

Picture above shows the Voltage Quality Criteria window. You can notice that it contains four tabs, for three
groups of criteria.
• Specified percent of intervals - used to add criteria which must be satisfied for a specified percent of
intervals
• 100% of intervals - used to add criteria which must be satisfied for all recorded intervals
• Harmonics - used to add criteria for voltage harmonics.
• Events - used to add criteria for voltage events. This tab also contains the user-defined time threshold used
to differentiate between short and long interruptions. Default threshold is 3 min.
Each row represents a single criteria. To change a parameter in existing criteria, select the row, and then click
the cell containing the parameter. After you are finished with editing, press Enter or click outside that cell
to accept changes.
8.4.2. Adding new criteria rows

Right-clicking a row opens a context menu with options to add a new row, or delete the existing one.
When you are done, click the Ok button to accept changes.
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Chapter 9. Annotations
9.1. Using annotations
In order to emphasize points of interest in the analyzed data, especially when sharing and collaborating, it is
often necessary to add notes and simple graphics to the charts. They can serve as a simple reminder, or as an
indicator for important events during recording when sending your records to other people.
Figure 9.1. Custom Annotations added to a Trend chart
Using PowerView, you can simply add custom annotations (text boxes, arrows, baloons) to the charts, and
save their arrangement together with the data. Annotations can be customized with different fonts, colors,
line types and widths, to allow you to create various effects in your reports. Other views, such as tables, can
also be annotated by marking and naming individual regions.
Apart from that, user can create multiple "snapshots" of annotations and chart arrangement (chart zoom
position, selected channels, etc.), and give each of those snapshots a meaningful name. Snapshots are also
saved along with the original data, so that your clients can easily restore a specifically arranged view. This
chapter describes how to create and edit annotations, and manage multiple snapshots.
9.1.1. Adding annotations to Charts
To add a custom annotation to a chart, make sure that a record is opened and at least one channel is selected
for display. With chart visible, right click on a point you wish to annotate to get the chart context menu. Click
the Add custom annotation menu item, and then click on the actual annotation type in the submenu to add it.
Selected annotation will be added to your chart, in its default form, as shown on the picture below.
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Annotations
Note
Annotation coordinates are saved relative to the clicked axes quantity. In other words, whenever
a new channel is selected for display, annotation will be automatically moved according to the
new axis range. For example, if you add an annotation to the U1 channel pointing at the value of
400V, then deselect channel U1 and select a different channel U2 which contains much smaller
values, your annotation will go out of scope and will not be visible. Selecting the channel U1
will show the annotation again.
9.1.1.1. Editing annotations
After adding an annotation, you can simple edit it, change its properties, move it, resize it, or delete it.
• Changing annotation text: To change the annotation text (for text boxes and balloons), move the mouse
over the annotation until cursor changes its shape to an I-beam and click the annotation. After you have
finished, click anywhere on the chart to accept changes.
• Moving annotations: To move the annotation to a different location, first select it by clicking the
annotation border. Make sure that sizing grips will be displayed around the edge, indicating that the
annotation is selected. Once selected, you can drag the annotation using the mouse pointer.
• Resizing annotations: To resize the annotation, first select it by clicking the annotation border. Make
sure that sizing grips will be displayed around the edge, indicating that the annotation is selected. Once
selected, click and drag any of the sizing grips (black rectangles at corners and egdes of the annotation)
to set the new size.
• Changing annotation properties: Annotations can have custom fill colors, fonts, line styles, widths and
line colors. To change one of these properties, right-click the annotation's border to open the annotation
context menu. To change a property, select one of the following menu items:
• Fill Color: Changes the fill color of the annotation.
• Line Color: Changes the border color of the annotation.
• Line Width: Changes the border line width.
• Line Style: Changes the border line style (solid, dashed, dotted, etc.).
• Font: Changes the annotation font.
• Deleting annotations: To delete the annotation, first select it by clicking the annotation border. Make sure
that sizing grips will be displayed around the edge, indicating that the annotation is selected. Once selected,
press the Delete key, or right-click the annotation and select Delete from the context menu.
9.1.2. Adding annotations to Tables

Points of interest in long data tables can be emphasized by using Table annotations. Table annotation consists
of a table range, a name of the annotation, and optionally a color to visually identify different annotations.
When creating reports, each Table annotation is inserted as a separate table, with annotation name as table
caption.
To create a table annotation, switch to the Table view and select a range of cells that is of interest to you.
Right click the range to show the context menu, and select the Add annotation menu item.
To delete an existion annotation, right-click the annotation and select Delete annotation from the context
menu.
9.2. Using View snapshots
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With many recorded channels and custom annotations added to the chart, it is convenient to have a way of
organizing these annotations somehow. To organize the annotations, user can create multiple "snapshots"
of annotations and chart arrangement (chart zoom position, selected channels, etc.), and give each of those
snapshots a meaningful name. These snapshots are called "View snapshots" in PowerView and are saved as
meta-data together with the actual records.
Organizing snaphots in this way allows easier collaboration and sharing of data, and helps you easiliy
emphasize points of interest.
Adding a View snapshot is easy. To add a snapshot, you only need to have a record open with at least one
channel selected for display, and click the Create snapshot menu item in the Action menu. This will create
a View snapshot describing the state of the currently open views and selected channels. Likewise, if a chart
contains annotations, their properties (position, appearance) will be also saved in a View snapshot.
After a snapshot is created, new View snapshot node will be added to the currently selected record. It will
be automatically selected as the currently active snapshot, and the name of the snapshot will appear bold in
the Data explorer.
When a snapshot is selected, any changes to the Chart (selecting/deselecting channels, adding, removing or
formatting annotations etc.) are immediatelly reflected in the snapshot. This means that you can easily edit
any View snapshot that has been selected.
Operations related to View snapshots are straightforward:
• Adding new snapshots: To add a new snapshot, simply click the Create snapshot menu item in the Action
menu. You can do this as many times you want.
• Switching between snapshots: To select a snapshot for display (or editing), double click the snapshot
node in the Data explorer window.
• Editing snapshots: To edit a snapshot, double click the snapshot node in the Data explorer window to
select it, and then make the necessary changes. All changes are automatically reflected in the snapshot.
• Deleting snapshots: To deleta a snapshot, select the snapshot node in the Data explorer window and press
the Delete key. You can alternatively use the Delete menu item in the Edit menu or the context menu.
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Chapter 10. Printing record data
10.1. Printing recorded data
Recorded data can easily be printed using PowerView. Before printing, you can open and customize all the
views for the analyzed record in the way that you want them to be printed. For example, you might want to
select several channels of interest and zoom in on a part of the chart to have it printed that way.
When you have adjusted the views, open the Print dialog in the Action menu menu.
Figure 10.1. Print document dialog

The print dialog, as seen in the figure above, shows a list of views that are available for printing, for the
currently selected record. All views that are currently open in PowerView will be displayed here. By checking
or unchecking each of the items, you can define which views will be included in the printed document.
After you have selected the views, you can change the page setup, open a preview window to see the
appearance of the document, or actually print the document.
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Chapter 11. Reports
11.1. Reporting tools in PowerView
PowerView contains tools for creating and editing rich report documents. Reports can be created
automatically from the selected views and view snapshots, by inserting specific views and data, or by inserting
and editing third party text and images.
Once created from an initial set of data, reports can be further edited directly in PowerView, without the need
for an external word processing application (such as Microsoft Word), and saved to the widespread Rich Text
format (RTF) for interoperability with other applications.
11.2. Creating your first Report

To create a Report, open a record in PowerView and, while it is active, click the Create report menu item
in the Action menu. Depending on the amount of selected data, it may take a couple of seconds before the
report is generated, after which a new tab will be displayed in the Record Analyzer, as shown in the picture.
Figure 11.1. Creating your first Report
11.3. Creating Reports from View snapshots

View snapshots are a convenient way to organize multiple views of your data and save these configurations
together with the data. When you have multiple View snapshots, it is easy to quickly create a Report for
each of the snapshots.
To do that, simply right-click the View snapshot node in the tree and select the Create Report from Snapshot
menu item. New report tab will be added to the Record analyzer.
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11.4. Editing Reports

11.4.1. Editing text and other content
After a report is created, it is displayed in a simple to use Report editor, similar to MS WordPad. To edit the
contents of the Report document, simply select the Report tab and click inside the report. Using the Report
editor toolbar, you can simply format your text as you would do it in any other text editor.
11.4.2. Adding individual Views to an existing Report

To add a different view to your report, or to insert a specific Chart, you can easily switch to the desired view
and use the context menu to add more content. For example, you may just have created a report from a View
snapshot, edited some text, and then realized you have to insert an additional Chart. To add contents of a
single view to the Report, select that View's tab (Trend chart, in this example), and right click it to open the
context menu. Then select the Add to existing report menu item and select the actual report you want to insert
into. Alternatively, you can use the Action menu to execute the same command.
11.4.3. Copying data between Reports

Report editor support common clipboard (cut/copy/paste) operations between other Reports and other
applications. You can easily copy portions of formatted text with images and paste it inside your Report.
Since Reports use the Rich Text Format to save formatting, Report documents can be easily opened and
edited in other word processing applications, such as MS WordPad or MS Office Word.
11.4.4. Saving and Printing Reports

Reports are saved separately from the data files. This means that, by saving the changes done to your Records
(copying, moving, deleting records, or adding custom annotations), you don't save the Report documents as
well. Each report has to be saved manually, to a separate Rich Text Format (RTF) file.
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Chapter 12. Online analysis
12.1. Online view
Using PowerView, it is possible to connect to the instrument while it is measuring, and examine the data
online. As usual, Data Explorer tool window is shown, which allows selection of individual channels. When
selected, data is displayed using same views as Waveform snapshot records.
Note
Some instruments do not support this feature. In that cases, a message box will be displayed to
notify you that online connection is not supported.
12.1.1. Using the online view

To use the online view, first ensure that connection settings are setup correctly. Help on configuring the
connection settings can be found in Downloading records from instrument to PC tutorial.
If connection settings are correct and instrument is connected to your PC, click the Online view toolbar
button to open the Online window. A new document window will be opened, as shown on the picture below.
Figure 12.1. Online window, with several channels selected

The picture above shows an online window, with several channels selected. While online view is active, data
is automatically updated while you are working. Updating speed will depend on you connection speed, and
each new update is initiated as soon as the previous one has been downloaded, to ensure fastest possible
refresh rate. While the data is refreshed, the Online view button is displayed in green, to indicate that the
connection is active.
Depending on your connection speed, it may take a couple of seconds until the instrument is detected and
first online scope is downloaded. All tree nodes will be completely expanded when the record is first shown,
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to enable easier channel selection. You may also notice that the downloaded record node will not be located
within a site node, like in other records, but rather placed in a special instrument node. However, this record
can be saved as any other, which will place the record in a default unnamed site for you to rename when
the record is opened next time.
To close the online view, click the Online view toolbar button again, or close the online window.
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Chapter 13. Connecting to remote
instruments
13.1. Using TCP/IP connection to access a remote instrument
Using PowerView, it is possible to access to remote PowerQ4+ instruments, equipped with a GPRS modem.
Once the TCP/IP link is established over the Internet, those devices can be used as if they were connected
directly to your PC.
Since PowerView acts like a TCP server for the instrument in this type of connections, several steps need to
be performed before instrument is connected for the first time.
Note
It is important to make sure that instrument is properly configured and waiting for modem ring
before leaving it. To configure the instrument, use the GPRS connection manual provided with
your instrument. Always make a note of exact instrument settings (serial number, phone number
and secret key). You should always try to perform this procedure and connect to your instrument
before leaving the instrument unattended.
13.1.1. Configuring connection settings

1. Before connecting, make sure that you have an Internet connection. The easiest way to do so is to start
your Internet browser (Internet Explorer or similar), and check if you can access basic web content.
2. Start PowerView by clicking the PowerView icon on your Start menu or desktop.
3. First of all, you need to change the connection type in the Settings window. PowerView will usually change
this setting automatically when you start connecting in the next step of this tutorial, but for this time, it is
good to check if your port can be accessed properly.
Select Options from the Tools menu to open the Main Settings window. Then select "TCP/IP (remote)"
in the Connection Type drop down list, as shown in the figure below.
Figure 13.1. Change the Connection type to TCP/IP

You should also set the port for incoming connections in this form. This number should be usually any
number between 1000 and 65535, although you should consult your network administrator to see what
port you are allowed to use with your network firewall policies.
Since this port will be used to accept incoming connections, Windows firewall and other networking
devices (router) should be configured to allow connections to this port, and forward them to your
computer's local address. Easiest way to open your port and configure forwarding is to use UPnP, if your
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router supports it. However, due to network restrictions, UPnP might be disabled on your hardware, in
which case you will need to configure it manually.
To test is UPnP is available, put a checkmark in the "Enable UPnP" checkbox, and click Test UPnP to
test it.
4. Apply the settings and close the Main Settings window when you are done.
13.1.2. Selecting the remote instrument for connection

1. After you have changed the connection type to TCP/IP and configured the port properly, click the Remote
instrument connection menu item in the Tools menu, or click the Remote button in the toolbar.
Instrument selection form will be shown. Instrument selection form contains a list of recently connected
instruments, as well as other instruments you might have defined manually earlier. For each instrument
you want to connect to, you will need to specify its serial number (printed at the sticker at the back of
your instrument), GPRS modem's phone number and a secret key needed to authenticate the device during
connection. Note that secret key is not related to modem SIM card PIN, it is instead a number entered in
the instrument's GPRS connection menu during instrument configuration.
Figure 13.2. Instrument selection form

If you have previously connected to this instrument using a direct connection (USB), you may find it in
the list of instruments. However, you will still need to provide all the details before connecting. Once the
data matches, click Connect to start the TCP server and open the TCP/IP port for incoming connections.
13.1.3. Managing the remote connection

1. After the Instrument selection form is closed, Remote connection form will be displayed. This form
enables you to monitor the status of your TCP/IP connection, and manualy open or close connections with
the instrument.
Note
At this time, Windows Firewall might inform you that PowerView has opened an incoming
port. If this message is displayed, click Unblock to add PowerView to a list of firewall
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exceptions. You can also do this manually, by adding the exception in Firewall settings
in Control Panel, but it is important to do it at this time, to allow instruments to reach
PowerView. If not sure, contact your network administrator to check if additional actions
are needed in order to allow incoming connections.
When Remote connection form is shown for the first time, PowerView will open the connection
automatically. It will notify the central Metrel server about your current IP address and port. Every time
you change your port number, or change the IP address by resetting your Internet connection, you will
have to disconnect and then reconnect again to notify the server of this change. Whenever a connection
error occurs, PowerView will try to reconnect automatically.
Figure 13.3. Remote connection form
If port is accessible and properly forwarded, there will be a green message saying "Server notified
successfully", and links to both router and Metrel Server will appear green. At this time, other links will
remain orange, with a "Waiting" message, indicating that you are ready to accept connections.
2. When you have successfully contacted Metrel server, dial the instrument's modem's phone number using
your phone. This will initiate the connection on the instrument side. After several moments, you should
get a notification from the server that instrument is requesting your information, and several moments
after instrument should be connected to your PC. If all connection lines are green, like in the figure below,
you are ready to interact with the instrument.
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Figure 13.4. When the connection is established, all connection lines appear green
Note
If you are experiencing problems with connection, please consult the detailed GPRS
connection manual provided with your instrument.
3. Once the connection has been successfully established, you can close or minimize the Remote
connection form. Note that closing the form only minimized it to system tray area, and the connection
remains open until you right click the tray icon and select Close from the context menu. While the
connection is established and the tray icon is green, you can interact with the instrument (download, open
real-time scope, configure it, etc.) just like it is connected directly to your PC.
Note
Whenever the connection breaks, PowerView will try to reconnect automatically. This is
especially important during download - if the connection breaks in the middle of download,
you should not close the download window, because doing so will discard the data
downloaded so far. Instead, if you notice that connection has been closed, leave the window
open until instrument connects again. As soon as the connection is reestablished, download
will resume.
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Chapter 14. Exporting data
14.1. Available export options
In order to open and analyze downloaded data in other applications, PowerView supports several common
export file formats:
• Excel (.xls) format: can be opened in Microsoft Excel versions XP or newer. Underlying format is textual
(xml) excel data, which can be also opened in a text editor such as Notepad. This type of export is
convenient because it places data from different views into different excel worksheets.
To avoid having Microsoft Excel installed as a condition, xml excel format is used, which produces larger
files than binary xls format. It is therefore recommended to save the file into the binary xls format after it
has been opened in Excel for the first time, or compress the file if you intend to send it over e-mail.
• Comma-separated values (.csv) format: values are written into a textual file one by one, separated using a
comma (or a different list separator, depending on your regional settings). Since this format doesn't support
multiple sheets, each table is saved into a separate file. Comma-separated files can be imported to Excel
as easily, and are smaller than xls files produced by PowerView.
• Tab-delimited values (.txt) format: data is saved in a textual file and separated using the TAB character.
This type of file can be opened in most applications such as Word and Excel. This format is also used in
PowerView when you use Copy/Paste to transfer the data to other applications.
14.2. Exporting data to other applications

To export the data, first select the record node in the Data Explorer window, and then select the Export menu
item from the File menu. Export task dialog will be displayed, as shown on the figure below:
Figure 14.1. Export task dialog, showing available export options

To export the data, click on one of the export types. You will be asked to specify the target file name which
will contain the exported data.
Note
Some export formats (csv, for example), create multiple files during export, in order to save
all available data. In these cases, depending on the file name specified, destination files will
be modified to include each views name. For example, if you chose "MyFile.csv" as the
target file, PowerView will create files "MyFile.RecordInformation.csv", "MyFile.Table.csv",
"MyFile.Events.csv", etc., depending on available data.
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Chapter 15. Repairing record data
15.1. Repairing record data
In some situations, you might download a record from your instrument and realize that some of the settings
were not correct. To assist in these situations, PowerView includes Record Repairing tools.
To open the Record Repairing tools window, simply select a record node in the Data explorer tool window,
and click the Repair record data menu item in the toolbar or Action menu. Record Repairing tools will open,
displaying currently available tools.
Figure 15.1. Record Repairing tools window

Record Repairing tools window allows you to select one of the following tools:
• Modify recorded date and time: allows you to modify the recorded date and time, in case the instrument
clock was not configured correctly.
• Modify signal scale factors: allows you to rescale the input signals, in case that some measurement settings
were configured wrong.
15.1.1. Modifying recorded date and time

If you selected the Modify recorded date and time tool, Time shifting window will open.
Figure 15.2. Time shifting window
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Repairing record data
Using this window, it is possible to change the record's start and stop time. To set the new time, you can either
by enter it in the New start time: or New stop time: text boxes, or you can enter the offset. Whenever you
change one of the input boxes, other will update automatically to reflect the new time.
Click the Apply or Ok button to accept the changes, or the Cancel to cancel them.
15.1.2. Modifying signal scale factors

If you selected the Modify signal scale factors tool, Signal rescaling window will open.
Figure 15.3. Signal rescaling window

Using this window, it is possible to rescale input signals, by specifying the scale factors for each instrument
channel.
For example, if the recorded values are 2 times smaller then they should be, you should enter 2.0 to rescale
them. If they are 2 times larger than they should be, you should enter 0.5.
By changing voltage or current channels' ratios, all dependent signals will also be rescaled. For example, if
you entered 5 for voltage channels, and 3 for current channels, all power channels (P, Q and S) will also
be rescaled by 15.
Note
By unchecking the "Use same ratio for all channels" tick mark, you can change each of the
channels separately, but in that case some calculated signals will no longer show their correct
values (since the record contains average values over a interval in time, it is impossible to
calculate exact values for some quantities which depend of two or more phases in that case).
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Chapter 16. Updating application and
firmware
16.1. Updating application and instrument's firmware
PowerView can check for new versions of the application and download updates from the Internet if
necessary. This allows you to get the latest performance and stability improvements, as well as stay up-to-date
with trends and standards in power quality analysis. On a less frequent occasion, there may also be a firmware
update available online. Firmware updating requires connecting to your instrument using a dedicated tool (a
"Flash programmer") and sending the updated firmware to the instrument. Firmware updates are released to
improve your instrument's performance and stability, or to add a new feature.
16.1.1. Checking for application updates
To check if there is an available application update on the Internet, click the Check for PowerView updates
menu item in the Help menu. This will open the Metrel Updater utility.
Figure 16.1. Metrel Updater utility connecting to Metrel server
Note
To start Metrel Updater, you will need administrator rights. If you are using Windows Vista
or Windows 7, Windows User Account Control (UAC) might block this operation and ask the
administrator to confirm it. If you are the administrator, simply click Allow to continue with
the update.
Metrel Updater will then connect to the Internet to check if there is an updated version of PowerView. If you
have a valid internet connection, a message will be displayed indicating whether you need to make an update
or not. If you don't need to make an update, you can still choose to download the complete installation to
your PC, to have it saved for later.
Figure 16.2. Metrel Updater while downloading data
Once the update has been downloaded, PowerView will close and new version of PowerView will be installed.
16.1.2. Checking for firmware updates
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Updating application and firmware
Note
Upgrading the instrument's firmware will delete all records from your instrument. Make sure
you download all important data from your instrument before continuing with next step.
To check for instrument firmware updates, it's first necessary to connect the instrument to the PC. Since not
all versions of instruments are compatible, it is important to know the exact version of the instrument in order
to detect and download the proper firmware. Programming your instrument with a wrong firmware version
might make it inoperable.
The procedure for downloading the correct firmware and programming the instrument is divided into several
steps. No changes are done to your instrument until the last part of the procedure, after the actual firmware
is downloaded and Flash programmer utility is started.
Note
Important! Before updating the firmware, it is necessary to remove the batteries from your
instrument and connect it to a power source. After that, connect the instrument to the PC.
Next, open the Help menu in PowerView and click the Check for Firmware updates menu item. Metrel
Version Checker window will appear, allowing you to adjust instrument connection parameters before
connecting. Make sure that the instrument is connected to a power source and powered on, with batteries
removed as desribed earlier. Click Start to connect to the instrument and download the instrument information.
No changes will be done to the instrument at this time.
Figure 16.3. Metrel Version Checker utility
After the instrument information has been read, Metrel Updater will immediately try to connect to the Metrel
website in order to check the latest firmware version compatible with your instrument's hardware. If there is
an updated version, you will be prompted to download it. If it seems like you don't need to make an update,
you can still choose to download the firmware files to your PC.
Figure 16.4. Metrel Updater while downloading firmware
Once the update has been downloaded, Flash Programmer wizard will be started. This wizard will guide you
through steps of upgrading your instrument's firmware, and finally make actual changes to the instrument by
sending the firmware data to the instrument.
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Figure 16.5. Flash Programmer wizard

To program the instrument, follow the step-by-step procedure described in the wizard. During programming,
your instrument's screen will go blank.
Note
New version of Flash Programmer will also be downloaded together with the firmware files, if
available. It is also possible that new user interface of the Flash Programmer utility doesn't match
the one described in this manual. In that case, please use the wizard step-by-step instruction as
the latest reference on how to program your instrument.
16.1.3. Troubleshooting Metrel updater

16.1.3.1. Connection problems
If you experience connection problems, check that your Internet connection is functioning properly. You can,
for example, try opening a web page using your web browser. If you are using a proxy, check that the proxy
settings are configured correctly in the Settings window.
16.1.3.2. Instrument won't turn on
In case of a problem during firmware upgrade (faulty connection, loss of power supply) it is possible that
the firmware upgrade doesn't finish successfully. If the instrument is connected to a power source and cannot
be started after programming, try to to program it one more time by repeating the procedure described in
Flash programmer wizard.
Flash programmer wizard can be started directly from PowerView, apart from the update process. In that
case it is also possible to manually choose the firmware file for upgrade. To start Flash programmer, open
the Tools menu in PowerView and click the Upload new firmware using Flash programmer menu item.
If you still have difficulties, contact us at <metrel@metrel.si>. By examining the Flash programmer
log file, we will be able to troubleshoot the problem.
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Chapter 17. Troubleshooting
17.1. Introduction to troubleshooting
This chapter contains information that might be helpful if you encounter problems while working with
PowerView. If you don't find the help necessary to troubleshoot your problems, you can contact us directly.
Check the Online support information for information on how to reach us.
Your remarks will help us improve our product and update the manuals with the necessary information.
17.2. Quick guide to instrument connection configuration
In order to download your data to your computer, it is necessary to make sure that instrument settings match
the settings in PowerView. If you are reading this section, it is presumed that you already know how to change
the PowerView connection settings and start the download procedure. If not, please check Downloading
records from instrument to PC before continuing.
Following text contains hints on where to find the configuration settings in the intrument menu. It is general
information, but you might find it useful for troubleshooting.
Note
This text should be used only as a reference - for detailed help, consult the actual instrument's
manual. Also note that the instrument used in this text may also be different from the instrument
you are using, since it is used only to quickly demonstrate the general principles.
• Make sure that your instrument is powered on, and navigate to the main menu.
• While in main menu, select SETUP and press the Enter key to enter the Setup screen.
• Navigate to the COMMUNICATION menu item and press Enter to enter the Communication screen.
• Make sure that all parameters (type of communication, baud rate) in this screen match the settings in
PowerView settings window.
• When finished, exit the Communication screen and select Yes when prompted to apply the settings.
17.3. Instrument connection troubleshooting

If instrument settings are configured correctly, and the communication still does not work, there is should
check the following:
• Make sure that the cable is not broken and that the connectors are inserted properly. If you have another
device which can be connected using the same cable, consider testing the cable using that device to make
sure that it works.
• Make sure that you close all other applications that might be using the port. You can also try restarting
Windows to make sure that all such applications are closed.
• If none of this helps, there might be a problem with the device driver for the port you are using. You could
try to reinstall or repair PowerView to make sure that your USB drivers are up to date. Depending on the
version of Windows you are using, you might also have to use the Device Manager in Windows Control
Panel to reinstall your drivers.
17.4. Reporting problems to Metrel
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Troubleshooting
This section deals with unexpected problems, errors and exceptions that may occur during usage of
PowerView. If you have encountered an error while using PowerView, the best thing to do is to report this
issue to our support at <metrel@metrel.si>. This will help us find a solution quickly, and provide you
with an updated version, hotfix, or help you extract the data from your instrument if the issue prevents you
from doing so.
17.4.1. Bug report checklist
This section contains a brief list of items which your bug report should contain. For detailed information
about each step, consult the next section.
1. Regardless of the problem you are reporting, the minimum amount of information we need is:
• Short description of the problem and, most importantly, steps to reproduce it;
• PowerView log file (located in My Documents\Metrel\PowerView\Log\ folder), preferably

with detailed logging turned on.
2. If you have downloaded and saved a record to a .pwv file, but you are experiencing problems when the
file is displayed in PowerView, include the file in your report also:
• PowerView file containing the downloaded record (.pwv file).
3. If you are unable to download the data to your PC, we will also need the following information:
• Intermediate downloaded data files (located in My Documents\Metrel\PowerView\Bin\

folder);
• Dump of the entire instrument's flash memory.
17.4.2. Steps for reporting a bug
The following troubleshooting guide should lead you through detailed steps for collecting the data in your
bug/issue report. We will need you to send us an e-mail containing the report, which will include several
bug-related files (application log, pwv files, flash dump, etc.). Optionally, if you want to reduce the size of
your e-mail, you can first prepare a temporary folder on your disk, then place all the necessary files in that
folder, and then compress the entire folder into a zip archive before sending it.
1. First of all, check if the problem is repeatable, and write down the exact steps to reproduce it. If it is easily
reproducible, we would appreciate if you could repeat the bug with detailed logging turned on. This will
allow us to get more details about the exact cause of your problem.
To turn on detailed logging in PowerView, open the Settings window (Tools menu, Options menu item),
navigate to the Troubleshooting tab, and place a checkmark next to Enable detailed logging (for
troubleshooting). Press Apply and close the Settings window, and then try to repeat the procedure. Once
the bug has been repeated with detailed logging, log file will be filled with much more helpful information.
2. Find the application log file. Latest log file is always located in My
Documents\Metrel\PowerView\Log\PowerView.log. Alternatively (if the problem
happened during a previous session and you were unable to repeat it after you restarted
PowerView), you can include one or more older log files, also located in the My
Documents\Metrel\PowerView\Log\ folder. You should distinguish them by their modification
date in Windows Explorer, so the easiest way to find the right one is to sort the folder contents by
modification date. In that case, we would appreciate if you could also note the approximate time when the
issue occured, to help us better understand the provided logs.
Log file should always be included in your bug report to help us identify the problem. If log file is not
included, we will need more details, such as your operating system version, your PowerView version and
the version of instrument's firmware version. All this information is already included in the log file.
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Troubleshooting
If the error is related to the application updater, please include the Metrel.Updater.log file located in
My Documents\Metrel\PowerView\Log\. Similarly, Flash programmer utility logs all activities
to the FlashProgrammer.log file in the same folder, so you can include that file if problem is related
to flash programming.
3. If your bug report is related to PowerView interface, and there is some specific data which can help us
reproduce it, find the .pwv file on your disk and include it in your report also. Also, if you think a screenshot
of the application might help us better understand the problem, you can create a screenshot by pressing
Print Screen and pasting the screenshot in an image (using MS Paint, or a similar imaging application).
4. If the problem occured during download, or immediately after the data has been downloaded, please
include the intermediate download files, located in the My Documents\Metrel\PowerView\Bin\
folder. This folder may also contain several files, so you should examine their modification dates and
include those which were created when the bug occured.
Intermediate download files contain all commands sent between instrument and PowerView during
communication, as well as partial blocks of downloaded data. These files are especially useful if the
problem is not easily reproducible.
5. The most helpful and verbose piece of information you can provide us is the instrument's "memory dump".
If your were unable to download the data from the instrument, or you suspect that the data might be
corrupted, you can use PowerView to download the complete contents of the instrument's flash memory
(instrument's "memory dump") in raw format, and send it in your report. Our support staff can then upload
this same data to our instruments and examine the exact conditions that you had during download.
To create a memory dump, open PowerView and connect your instrument like you would do for a regular
download. If connection settings are correct, open the Tools menu and click on the Dump instrument
memory (troubleshooting) menu item. A dialog box will appear, asking you for a location of the file on
your disk. If you have previously created a temporary folder for other report files, you can place it there.
Note that PowerView will compress the file to a zip archive automatically, so the default file extension for
the dump file iz ".zip". Using a fast USB connection, downloading the entire flash should take between
15 and 30 minutes. Zipped memory dumps can contain up to 8Mb of information in the worst case, but
are smaller than 3Mb on average.
Once you have completed all the steps, send us an e-mail containing problem description and all the necessary
files to <metrel@metrel.si>.
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Chapter 18. Online support
information
18.1. How to get support?
18.1.1. Contact us directly
Metrel d.d. Slovenia

Ljubljanska cesta 77>
Horjul, SI-1354 Slovenia
Phone: +386 1 7558 200
Fax: +386 1 7549 226
E-mail: <metrel@metrel.si>
Web site: www.metrel.si [http://www.metrel.si/]
18.1.2. Use the online contact form

You can also contact us using our online contact form [http://www.metrel.si/company/contacts.html]. That
web page also contains a map describing the route to our Company's headquarters.
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H
Index Help menu, 24
A I
Action menu, 23 installation
analyzing records, 32 setup, 6
annotations
GUI, 45 L
application description, 1 licence
application update, 60 EULA
arranging windows End-User Licence Agreement, 5
docking
content windows, 35 M
merging records, 32
B Meter view, 41
backup file
revert file changes, 10 O
Online view, 51
C opening records, 32
changes
What is new, 3 P
Clipboard printing records
node cut/copy/paste/delete/rename, 28 reports, 48
connection problems, 63 Proxy settings, 25
Connection settings, 24
content windows, 17
context menu, shared, 28
R
record analyzer
analyzing, 38
D Record Information view, 38
Data explorer, 27 remote connection
data organization GPRS, 53
data explorer, 12 renaming records
deleting channels node cut/copy/paste/delete/rename, 31
node cut/copy/paste/delete/rename, 32 repairing records
deleting records rescuing data, 58
node cut/copy/paste/delete/rename, 31 reporting
downloading data, 8 rich text
exporting to word, 49
E reporting application bugs
EN 50160 support, 63
voltage quality, 43
Environment settings S
Display settings, 25 searching
Export filtering, 27
excel, 57 support
Export chart image, 39 online support
Metrel, 66
F System requirements, 6
Fast waveform recorder, 40
File menu, 19, 20 T
firmware update, 60 Table view
tabular data, 40
G tool windows, 16
getting started, 8 Tools menu, 24
grouping Transients, 40
channels grouping, 27 Trend Chart view, 38
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Index
troubleshooting, 8, 63
Troubleshooting settings, 25
U
update
automatic updates, 60
user interface
GUI, 15
V
Vector Diagram view, 42
View menu, 20
View snapshots
annotations, 46
views, 38
Voltage Quality view, 42
W
welcome
Quick links, vii
window management
window types, 16
Z
zoom
pan, 39
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Published 30-Jan-2012 (r932)

9.1.1. Adding annotations to Charts ......................................................................... 45

• Online support information

• End-User Licence Agreement

1.1.1. User interface

Figure 1.1. PowerView workspace with an open sample data file

• Native file data format is XML, readable in any text editor

• USB and RS-232 ports supported.

2.1.1. User interface

2.1.3. New instrument features

2.1.4. Automatic updates and better troubleshooting support

3.1.1. Licence grant

3. NO WARRANTY. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROGRAM

4. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT,

Supported Operating Systems:

• Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later

• Windows Server 2003 Editions

• Windows Vista 32-bit & 64-bit

• Windows 7 32-bit & 64-bit

Installed System Memory (RAM):

• Windows XP / Server 2003: 256 MB (512 MB recommended)

• Windows Vista: 512 MB (1024 MB recommended)

• Windows 7: 512 MB (1024 MB recommended)

Hard Disk Space:

4.2. Installing the software

To install 32-bit version of PowerView:

• run directly from CD: \Software\PowerView\setup.exe.

To install 64-bit version of PowerView:

• run directly from CD: \Software\PowerView_64bit\setup.exe.

32-bit version of PowerView can't be installed on any 64-bit version of Windows.

5.1.1. Introductory Guides

• Introduction to data organization in PowerView

• First contact with PowerView user interface

• Downloading records from instrument to PC

1. Quick guide to instrument connection configuration

2. Instrument connection troubleshooting

3. Online support information

5.2. Downloading records from instrument to PC

5.2.1. Step-by-step procedure for downloading records to your computer

6.1.1. Data nodes in PowerView

Figure 6.1. Typical record nodes structure in a PowerView file

7.1.1. First contact with PowerView user interface

Figure 7.1. PowerView workspace with an open sample data file

7.1.2. Window management in PowerView

7.1.2.1. Window types

7.1.2.1.1. Tool Windows

Tool windows can be configured to:

• Auto-hide when you move your mouse away

• Dock against the edges of their parent windows

• Float as separate windows, allowing you to drag them to other monitors

7.1.2.1.2. Auto Hide

7.1.2.1.3. Content windows

Content windows can have two basic states:

Figure 7.3. Floating content windows

Figure 7.4. Docked content windows

7.2. Menu Strip

• Open: Opens an existing PowerView document for analyzing and editing.

• Exit: Closes the application.

• Chart options: Contains several sub-menus with chart-related options:

• Contents: Shows the help Contents.

• Index: Shows the help Index.