Hawk GUI: Create a Config

Create a new configuration

The Configuration screen is reached from the Home screen and its purpose is to create, load and save configuration files. This screen allows users to set up the general configuration information.
When a user first navigates to the Configuration screen, it will be unpopulated and ready to create a new configuration. If the screen contains a previous configuration, the user can start a new configuration file by clicking the on the “File Menu” button, and then the “New Config” button. 

The user can begin creating a new configuration by filling in the fields in the Facility Details and Acquisition Details panels in the left hand side of the Configuration screen.


The user can also select the acquisition source from the combo box in the acquisition source section; this can be Analogue or SIR1000:

A breakdown of the fields is given below:

Facility Details

Facility

The name of the test facility.

 

Location

The name of the test location.

 

Engine Details

 

Engine Name

A drop-down list of engine names as specified on the Engine preferences page (see 4.7)

Engine Subtype

A drop-down list of engine subtypes as specified on the engine preferences pages (see 4.7).

Engine Serial No

The serial number of the engine.

Engine Build No

The build number of the engine

Test details

Test ID

An identifier string for the test

Test Date

The date of the test

Test Description

Description of the test taking place

Acquisition settings

Bandwidth (Hz)

The default overall bandwidth (in Hz) that will be applied by to all the channels subsequently created.

Acquisition source

Analog / SIR1000. When selecting SIR1000, the configuration is automatically populated with 132 channels, and bandwidth factor set to 2.4.

Bandwidth factor

Otherwise known as Shannon factor

Possible values are 2.4 (for compatibility with SIR1000), 2.5, and 2.56.

Acquisition sample rate is defined as follow:

Sample rate = Bandwidth * Bandwidth factor

 

Configuration Notes and User Comments

When a configuration is created, a notes file is created. This contains information about

  • Who created the file
  • When it was created
  • Who has loaded the file
  • Who has saved the file
  • When the file was loaded and saved
  • Changes made to channel settings from elsewhere in the GUI.

The notes file is shown in the general configuration page, as shown below:

  1. Existing user comments attached to this configuration.
  2. Blue icon indicates an automated comment
  3. Yellow icon indicates a user comment
  4. Type in a new user comment here
  5. Click on the save button (or press Ctrl + E), then confirm that you want to add the comment typed in; it will appear in area 1.
  6. By default, “Truncated notes” is ticked whenever you enter the screen, load a configuration file or create a new configuration file. It restricts the display area to only show the last 100 changes that have been made to the configuration. This improves the loading speed of this screen. To view all the changes, simply uncheck the box.

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