LazerView  Software 

 PDA Software:                                                      

 

The Measurement results on the PDA are primary organized in files. Measurements are usually organized in Sessions. Every measurement session may have several cars that are to be measured. All measurements are saved in Profile files, one for each wheel. Thus, every session may include several wheel measurement (profile) files.

A measurement session can be created in the Handheld device while in the field and measurements are being taken, or at the PC. Sessions created at the PC can be transferred to the handheld device to minimize amount of typing that needs to be done in the field.

Running LazerView on PDA

To run the LazerView program on your PDA, hit Start on the top left of your PDA screen and a drop down menu will open. Choose LazerView from this menu.

      

                                                                   

PDA Menu Structure

PDA software consists of the following main menus:

1. Setup
2. Measure
3. Report
4. Help

In the following pages, all interface menus are explained in detail. The main menu structure of the PDA program is shown in the following diagram.

 

High-Level PDA Menus

Log in Menu

The screen shows the log-in screen of the PDA. This screen appears after the program is run.

In this screen users must enter their Usernames and Passwords to start LazerView operation.

 

 

 

Main Menu (Home Screen)

After Logging, the Main Menu on the left appears, which is also called Home Screen. There are four options in this screen. These options are

1-      Setup: Used to setup all user adjustable parameters of LazerView.

2-    Measure: Used to create measurement sessions, measure wheel profiles and save them.

3- Report: Used to create reports of previously measured wheels.

4-      Help: Provides a help menu in html format on PDA.

 

 

Setup Menu

In setup menu, there are six selections:

1-   Company Information: Used to enter the owner information

2- Set/Edit Minimums: To set and edit AAR/FRA/User Defined Maintenance limits

3-    MeasurementUnit: To set the measurement units (mm or 1/16”)

4-    Wheel Type and Size s:To enter/save all wheel types and sizes

5-    Users/Passwords: To define user accounts on the device

6-  Calibrate: Usually used by the manufacturer for system calibration.

 

 

 

Measure Menu Functions

      Sequence of Measuring a Wheel

 

 

PC Software

LazerView PC software is designed to assist the user in

1. Viewing the measured profiles
2. Analyzing the results, such as comparing measured parameters to AAR and FRA limits
3. Comparing measured profiles with each other and with standard profiles
4. Saving data in database for further analysis and comparison
5. Generating reports
6. Exporting data into Excel sheets for further analysis and trending
7. Exporting profiles into JPEG files
8. Interfacing with LazerView Handheld device

 

 

  File Organization: Sessions and Measurements

The Measurement results for this software are primary organized in files. Measurements are organized in Sessions. Every measurement session may have several cars that are to be measured. All measurements are saved in Profile files, one for each wheel. Thus, every session may include several wheel measurement (profile) files .

 

Software Main Views

LazerView software uses four major view screens to convey the information to the user. These are defined as

1. Profile View
2. Car View
3. Database View
4. Session Edit View

 

 

Profile (Prf) View

This is the default view in LazerView program. In this mode, operator can select different profile measurements to view and compare. Following figure shows a sample of Profile View.

 

Car View

This view is provided to let the operator display and compare wheel profiles of a single car all in the same display screen.

 

 

 

Sessions Edit (SSN) View

In this view, the operator can view and edit sessions, create a new session, and add/remove/edit cars in an existing session.

 

Database View

In this mode the operator can perform database queries and view the results of the query. In this view the operator does a query based on the parameters available to him for search. The results are displayed on the display screen.