Sub-Catalog data Area

When you open the Q-DAS Configurator application, the Sub-Catalog data area has no data. To use the sub-catalog, select File | Create Q-DAS Data File so that that Q-DAS Configurator pulls information from the open measurement routine into the area.

The measurement routine's sub-catalog data appears in the Sub-Catalog data area.

This area lets you select the sub-catalog if your catalog file defines the sub-catalog for the corresponding K-field. Initially, it displays the default sub-catalog. For more information on the sub-catalog, see the Q-DAS documentation.

When you select the sub-catalog, during the execution of a measurement routine, the tracefield for the K-field displays only those values for selection that are in the list of this sub-catalog. If you define any entry as obsolete in the catalog file, the list does not display the value.

You can position your mouse pointer over any K-field value to display a tooltip that shows the corresponding K-field's name and number.

Suppose for Key K2062, the tooltip displays Catalog for K0010 (Machine Number). This indicates that K2062 records the value of the sub-catalog for K0010, which is for a machine number.

Following is the list of catalog type K-fields as defined in AQDEF standard documentation along with their corresponding catalog, sub-catalog, and obsolete entries: