Network Force/Torque Sensor System

Net F/T Installation and Operation Manual
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5.3 Collecting Data with the Demo
To collect data, first select a file to save the data in, either by pressing the “…” button to the right of the
file selection field, or by directly typing the file path into the field. Once you have selected the file, press
the Start Collecting button. The application will send out a request for high-speed data to the Net F/T
sensor system. You can see the RDT sequence incrementing now because the application requests more
than a single record when in high-speed mode.
The measurement data are stored in comma-separated value format (CSV) so it can be read by
spreadsheets and data-analysis programs. Name your file with a .CSV extension and you can open it with
a double-click.
If you are planning on collecting large amounts of data, it is a good idea to understand any limitations
your spreadsheet or data analysis program may have on the number of rows it can work with.
Figure 5.5—Java Demo Application while Collecting Data
To stop collecting data, click the Stop Collecting button (the Collect Streaming button changes to Stop
Collecting during collections).
Information stored in the CSV file is organized as follows:
Line 1:
Line 2:
Line 3:
Start Time. The date and time when the measurement was started.
RDT Sample Rate. The speed (in samples per second) at which the measurement data
were sent from the Net F/T to the host computer. The speed is the RDT Output Rate
defined on the Communications page.
Note: If the sample rate is changed after start of the demo program, this value will not
be updated.
Force Units. This is the force unit selected on the Configuration page.
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