Using the Platform

Great care has been taken to ensure that the hardware is ergonomically optimal in field use. Similarly, the software design has focused not only on making valid measurements but also on making field use efficient, convenient and intuitive. You can control the instrument using stylus and touch-screen, using pushbuttons, or using a combination of the two. All changes to the display (for example, the on-the-fly choice of displayed parameters) are made using drop-down lists directly on the display. Just tap and choose exactly where you want the information.

Likewise, all user choices for setups (what to measure) and preferences (how to display it) are controlled using easy to understand lists, that can be expanded and collapsed. No more cluttered displays, choose only the parameters you want to see.

Display Options

As a user, you have several ways of tailoring the display to suit your specific needs. However, standard display elements are used to ensure commonality not only across different software modules, but also across different users, setups and preferences.

Fig. 2 Typical display when measuring



Fig. 3 Typical display when modifying/updating the measurement setup

Type 2250 applies a default colour scheme for the display. This is like most examples in this data sheet. However, the instrument includes several schemes allowing you to make your own choice. Special schemes are always included for outdoor use in bright sunlight (where maximum contrast is needed) and for night-time use (where no interference with night vision is wanted).

Type 2250 makes a distinction between the measurement made and how it is displayed

Generally, Type 2250 constantly measures all the available quantities in parallel, what you see on the display are the parameters you have selected to see. All the other quantities are measured simultaneously, irrespective of your display preferences.

You can view any quantity being measured, either during your measurement, or at any time later. This also includes data transferred to a PC.

In all configurations, Type 2250 offers a variety of views of the same measurement. These views have no impact on the measurement, but they allow you to see exactly what you want, without interfering with any data. If, for example, you are logging broadband values as well as spectra, you can choose to observe the profile, the time history, the overall or current spectrum, or the overall or current broadband values. The choice of display has no influence on what is measured or stored.

Fig. 5 Example displays showing: (on the left) the Logging Software BZ 7224 display, with an on-line marker selection in the profile display; (in the centre) the current averaged spectrum from the same measurement and; (on the right) the broadband values from the same measurement. Select freely between these displays at any time.