Collecting Data Collecting Data NOTE: When emulation mode is enabled, this item is not available. For more details on emulation mode, see Emulation Mode on page 1089. The Data Collection dialog box, shown in the following figure, is used to collect values on the servo node at up to the servo rate of 8 KHz. You can collect data on up to 8 items (at rates of up to 8000 samples per second), up to the memory limit of the robot. To open the Data Collection dialog box, on the Robot Editor menu, click Control > Data Collection . The Data Collection dialog box opens. Data Collection Dialog This section describes the items in the Data Collection dialog box:
ACE User's Guide, 3.6.x 18316-000 Rev A Page 234 Item Description Collect Time (sec) Specifies the data collection time in seconds. The default value is 1. For example, to collect data for five seconds, enter the value 5. Samples/Sec Specifies the data collection rate in samples per second. The default value is 1000. For example, to collect data at a sample rate of 1600 samples/sec, enter the value 1600. Live... Displays a window that shows the "live" data being collected, as shown in the following figure.