General Module Survey

click here

 

Table of content of data selection module „Projects(.hfs)“

 

Data selection module „Projects(.hfs)“. 1

General Information of data selection module “Projects(.hfs)”. 1

Options for data selection module „Projects(.hfs)“. 1

Properties and formatting of measuring fields / change of layers. 1

Visualisation of data selection module „Projects“(.hfs) 3

Control of data selection module „Projects(.hfs)“. 4

Control by using buttons. 4

Control by drag and drop. 4

Control by pull-down menu. 4

 

Data selection module „Projects(.hfs)“

General Information of data selection module “Projects(.hfs)”

The module „Projects(.hfs)“ is a tool for selecting and administrating hfs-project data and is a element of the MoistTool programme component “data selection”. A project file has the suffix “.hfs” and thus, can be called a HFS-file. The data selection module “Projects(.hfs)” is needed in combination with control modules as “Offline analysis”, “Report”, and “View”, for selecting the required files.

Options for data selection module „Projects(.hfs)“

Adjustable options are not available for the data selection module „Projects(.hfs)“. On the other hand, settings related to a special measuring field can be identified and choosen here.

Properties and formatting of measuring fields / change of layers

  

properties / grid measurement table view / grid measurement 2D-view

3d-single measuring vector table view

The property panel allows the entry of attributes for a physical description of:

This can be copied to all current measuring fields belonging to the project. If material-attributes will be created, they can be saved and filled in automatically inside of the program, if all measurements of a measuring array have been carried out for one (the same) material.

In case of formatting, data of one measuring field layer will be displayed as a table, depending on the type of the measuring field. Thereby a distinction between data to be formatted and measuring data should be made. Data to be formatted deal with the position of measured data and thus, provide statements about the grid being used and its extension. Especially for multi- or single layer measuring fields with geometrical extensions, a 2D-view is optionally for determine the size of a respective measuring field. Within the table view, measured values might be changed as well as formatting values. Depending on the type of measuring field and mode of selected data, manipulations of measuring values and form attributes can be made via a pull-down menu. Measured values can be selected singly or in a block as a whole entity (upper left corner). If rows and columns are marked in total, cell ranges can be pasted and thus, measuring field dimensions can be changed. Great attention must be paid to the fact that all layers have got the same measuring field dimensions if using multilayer measuring fields. Otherwise, a measuring field has to be considered as unformatted and cannot be displayed.

marked as unmeasuredto mark measuring points in the grid that are not accessible (?/?)

fill diagonal– if a measuring point is not measurable within a grid square (i.e. on a pitched roof area (droop)), this value can be marked with ‘diagonal filling’ and thus, a triangle will be filled out linearly interpolated by the remaining three cornerstones

swap rows and columns interchange / mirror vertical / mirro horizontal – changing the orientation of a measuring field layer (in terms of grid measurement)
move cell content – shifting of positions of grid areas inside a layer

delete rows / delete column /add cells – Changing of layer dimensions; all layers of a measuring field must have the same dimension at the end. Thus, the measuring field can be considered as formatted and visualisable.

insert values from windows clipboard – row/column structured data from the windows clipboard is filled in the selected array
change cell value – revising of measured values
undo all changes – removing of modifications

Visualisation of data selection module „Projects“(.hfs)

A visualisation of the project structure can be performed by a tree-view using four sublevels. An overall figure of listed projects resp. directories gets displayed in the first row. Within the first branching level, projects and directories gets displayed that are directly embedded. There is the opportunity linking all directories with all of their contained projects. (It will be only a linkage of project files of this directory.) Hence, an administration of project files will be simplified. If links are invalid (once targets of links has been removed or has been shifted away within the directory structure) the project label will be set within brackets.

 

        

Derivate: MoistLab                              Derivate: MoistAnalyze

 

The following data control hierarchy with program specific symbols might be derived:

Directory

the real position of the directory is irrelevant – there is only a link referring to where the real directory is filed. Thus, different directories of several data storage media can be assembled. A directory can be pasted as a link in the directory tree by pressing the button „Add folder”. Only the project files (.hfs) relevant to MoistLabTerminal are created as a link automatically in the already linked folder.

Project

Is the conventional data container for the accumulation of measuring arrays. Measuring arrays of diverse structure can be filed, too. A project corresponds to the hfs-file upon the data storage medium.

Measuring field

Is a structure for filing measured data – the one of the software MoistLabTerminal V3.20 in conjunction with the MOIST xLAB is data set-orientated, meaning miscellaneous measured quantity will be saved in one data set (1 row consists of 6 columns).
Date;
Time;
Relative material index;
Temperature;
Moisture dry base;
Information[unit of moisture; name of the material]
The number of rows are given by the number of filed data sets of the MOIST xLAB 100 during data import. If the optional module „Monitor” is used for recording data, the size of the table should be entered via „Options/ Monitor/ Measuring array dimensions[x-running direction]

Layer

In case of measuring with different applicators (sensors or probes) at the same object to be measured, it is reasonable to save the data of each applicator in a separate layer. All layers of a measuring array have got the same structural dimensions. MOIST xLAB 100 is just one applicator and therefore only one layer is possible.

 

The symbol of a project can occur in two versions, either as load or as unload in the program.

Symbols of measuring fields exists as ‘open’ or ‘unopen’. If a symbol of a measuring field is covered by a question mark, a formatting of this measuring field has not yet been carried out – in this case it is not possible to open up this measuring field.

 

By double-clicking on a layer- or measuring field junction (if only one layer exists) the corresponding measuring field resp. one of its layer will be opened. Valid formatted measuring fields only can be opened.

 

Control of data selection module „Projects(.hfs)“

There exist three control components inside the data selection module, which are arranged in form of buttons. If a control module has been chosen and activated (i.e. if a measuring field is currently displayed), a further operation by using the buttons it is not possible.

 

Control by using buttons

By using the button „Add“ a file selection window will be opened, to link a new project file with the program.

 

By using „Remove“, a link (junction of the first branching level) will be removed. The project file or directory itself will not be deleted. In case of  project files this can be made feasible after a request.

 

With „+directory“ a directory will be created as a link. All project files (only those!) within this directory will be applied as a link underneath the junction.

 

The button „Close all“ causes a closure of all opened junctions, consequently only junctions of the first level remain visible.

 

As described under ‚visualisation’ a project can be opened by clicking onto a measuring field- resp. layer junction.

Control by drag and drop

With the drag and drop function, measuring fields might be shifted between projects and also projects can be shifted into directories.


 

Control by pull-down menu

According to the junction form selected, the following menu can be activated via the right mouse button:

·        project menu

     

clear project – the link to the project will be deleted. The deletion of the project file on the data storage medium must be confirmed additionally.
rename project – the name of the project and its file will be displayed editable. Automatically, the valid data suffix „.hfs“ is attached.
insert empty measurement array – here, a measuring field of arbitrary form and dimension (also number of layers) with a formatting and measured values which are not yet valid can be generated; following selectable boxes will be automatically generated for the entry of those values:

 
create empty project – a new (blank) project becomes generated and filed as data in the project folder (changeable via „Options/ General options/ Root directory for data storage“).
create new project from device data – all measuring arrays of the terminal buffer file will be copied into a new project

·        measuring fields-/ menu for layers

open- The measuring field will be displayed in the visualisation module in the most obvious form (in case of MoistLabTerminal
à module “table”). Only valid formatted measuring fields can be opened.
props./formatting
– Measured values can be manipulated and measuring field dimensions (in case of grid measurement) can be defined by the specification of a grid size. As long as specifications of grid sizes are not defined, the displaying of data is not possible. Please compare with chapter “properties and formatting of measuring fields / changing layers”.Attributes and measuring conditions can be seen and changed. Please compare with chapter “properties and formatting of measuring fields / changing layers”.
Rename
– the name of the measuring array can be changed
clear – the measuring field will be deleted