SIRIUS
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TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL
1. Table of contents
1. Table of contents 2
2. About this document 11
2.1. Legend 11
2.2. Online versions 12
2.2.1. SIRIUS® Technical Reference Manual 12
2.2.2. DEWESoft® User Manual 12
3. Getting started 13
3.1. Software installation 13
3.2. Connecting a single slice 14
3.2.1. USB slice 14
3.2.2. EtherCAT slice 15
3.2.3. Dewesoft settings SIRIUS 15
3.2.4. Channel setup SIRIUS 16
3.3. Simple measurement 18
3.3.1. Help - manual 18
3.3.2. Analog channel setup 18
3.3.3. Sample rate 19
3.3.4. Measurement mode 20
3.3.5. Analyse mode 21
3.4. Advanced configuration 22
3.4.1. Counters and CAN 22
3.5. Firmware upgrade 23
3.6. Licensing 23
3.7. Troubleshooting 25
3.7.1. Additional instructions for troubleshooting with EtherCAT devices 26
4. System Overview 28
4.1. Main features 29
4.1.1. Naming of variants, suffix description 31
4.2. Enclosure Overview 32
4.2.1. Modular solution 33
4.2.1.1. Single slice: USB 34
4.2.1.2. Single slice: Rear side 35
4.2.1.3. Single slice: EtherCAT® 36
4.2.2. Boxed solution 36
4.2.3. Extended height enclosure 38
4.2.4. Rack enclosure 39
4.2.5. Mini enclosure 40
4.3. Miscellaneous 41
4.3.1. Click mechanism 41
4.3.2. USB hubs vs. native ports 42
4.3.3. GPS option 43
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