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General EMCALC 2000 Questions

Q:

What new EMCALC 2000 features were not part of EMCALC 95?

A:

Since the new EMCALC 2000 is a Windows application, the interface is completely different. The new interface alone, enables for many enhanced features. These features are listed below:

• Works on Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0 operating systems.
• A tree control allows a user to see which files (databooks) are open and lists the datasets contained in the files.
• The new tree control allows for powerful databook/dataset editing capabilities such as copying, deleting, and renaming.
• Datasets can be copied by simply dragging them from one databook into another.
• A new spreadsheet-style interface makes presentation of the results much more intuitive.
• Send output to any printer supported by the Windows operating system.
• Presentation-quality charts that are much nicer looking.
• Plot multiple parameters (X, Y, Z and Resultant) on a single chart.
• Plot multiple datasets on a single chart.
• Greater flexibility in customizing the look of charts.
• Add annotations (event descriptions) to the charts.
• Add descriptions to event marks.
• Copy data from spreadsheets or charts into the Windows clipboard.
• A Real-Time Monitoring window now displays actual data (mG or mT) rather than internal units.
• Progress bar is displayed while downloading data from a meter.
• Include or exclude the addition of the half binwidth to every data point.
• Parameters such as magnetic field units, electric field units, calibration constants are now stored in the data files.

Q:

What EMCALC 95 features are not included in EMCALC 2000?

A:

EMCALC 2000 does not contain the following features that were part of previous versions of EMCALC 95:

• Multi-page printouts of charts.
• Cumulative-Distribution chart.
• Histogram chart of exposure.
• Intermittency chart and statistics.
• Aggregated files.
• Merged files.
• Concatenated files.
• Special Analysis files.
• Converting EMDEX 1.x files.
• Converting old EMDEX (i.e. DATACALC) files.
• Batch processing.

Q:

Why are the statistical results slightly different between EMCALC 2000 and EMCALC 95?

A:

EMCALC 2000 gives the user a choice of whether or not to add a half bin width (half the resolution of the meter) to each data value prior to computing statistics. EMCALC 95 always added the half bin width when computing statistics. Since the default in EMCALC 2000 is to not add the half bin width, the statistical differences are likely due to this feature. You can make EMCALC 2000 add the half bin width by checking the box “Add Half Bin Width” on the Units/Calibration tab of the Options dialog box. For more information on the implications of using this feature, read Appendix C in the online documentation.

Q:

What are the minimum requirements for EMCALC 2000?

A:

Software Requirements

• Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0 (at least Service Pack 3). Warning! This application was not tested on, nor is it supported when running on Window NT 3.51 or earlier. This application does not run on Windows 3.x or earlier.

• 166 MHz Pentium CPU (a 300 MHz Pentium II or faster processor recommended)
• 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended)
• 15 MB of hard disk space.
• Color Video adapter capable of more than 256 colors. If you run your video settings at 256 colors or less, then the colors for some charts may not be displayed correctly.
• Color monitor (17” recommended).
• Laser or Color printer. If running on Windows NT 4.0, it is recommended that your printer have at least 5 MB of memory installed in order to print 3D surface charts.