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<\/p>\nMicroSet can be connected to your Windows-based personal computer to give you much more information about how a clock or watch is running. MicroSet outputs data to a computer serial port. This is also known as a COM port. If your computer has no COM ports and only has USB ports, you also need a USB to serial adapter cable. You can buy this locally or from us (see the order form).<\/p>\n
Macintosh users — We no longer write a special version for Macintosh because there was very little request for it. Modern Macs can run Windows under the Parallels Desktop program. We run our Windows programs under Parallels Desktop and they work fine.<\/p>\n
Seen below is the screen of the MicroSet interface program version 3 for Windows (compatible with Windows XP through Windows 11).<\/p>\n
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The graph area shows a history of beat readings of a clock. This particular graph represents an unusual setup. MicroSet is measuring single beats at the escape wheel. It shows us that the wheel is eccentric and speeds up and slows down dramatically with each rotation.<\/p>\n
Other controls let you zoom in on parts of the data, scroll through the history of readings, display running averages or moving averages, etc. When used with atmospheric sensors, the graph has several additional controls. To see an image of the full screen with sensors, click here.<\/p>\n
We have installed a copy of the Windows software to monitor a tower clock, with atmospheric sensors, in the Santa Barbara County Courthouse<\/strong>. To see a live update on the software running on this clock, click here<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The following illustration shows the MicroSet interface software version 3 measuring a watch as a simulation of paper tape timers.<\/p>\n There are three versions of the software program available for Windows computers. Version 2 is the basic program for clock work. Version 3 has expanded features to support watch functions. A special enhanced version is included with the MicroSet Watch Timer Pro.<\/p>\n The software will run under all versions of Windows from 95 to Windows 10. We no longer offer a version for Macintosh computers, but you can run the Windows versions under Virtual PC for Macintosh.<\/p>\n Versions 2 and 3 of the computer interface have essentially the same screen appearance and functions. They differ in the commands that are available under the Menus.<\/p>\n The following table lists the Menu commands available in MicroSet Interface Version 2 program:<\/p>\n File Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n Open – Open a previously saved data file View Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n Fit in Window – Fit the data graph within the current window size Operations Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n Running average – Display a running (cumulative) average rate GPS Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n Show drift – Used with the optional GPS interface to normalize the drift readings Configure Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n AutoSave – Set up the program to automatically save the data at regular intervals The following table lists the additional commands available in the MicroSet Version 3 interface program:<\/strong><\/p>\n Version 3 adds features for watches. It is also more reliable for use with modern versions of Windows. There have been no updates to version 2 of the software in many years.<\/p>\n Watches Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n Paper tape simulation<\/a> – Show the rate as a graphical simulation of paper tape watch timers The last version of the Windows interface software is version 4. It adds some useful features to the display screen and is more reliable with Windows 10 and 11.<\/strong><\/p>\n Version 4 adds vertical time lines to the graph display so you can see when events occurred. New Menu functions allow you to concatenate or compare files, save a screenshot, show the average with the raw rate data, and calculate Q. Version 4 is included with the purchase of version 3.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MicroSet can be connected to your Windows-based personal computer to give you much more information about how a clock or watch is running. MicroSet outputs data to a computer serial port. This is also known as a COM port. If your computer has no COM ports and only has USB ports, you also need a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bmumford.com\/mset\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/553"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bmumford.com\/mset\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bmumford.com\/mset\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bmumford.com\/mset\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bmumford.com\/mset\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.bmumford.com\/mset\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1074,"href":"https:\/\/www.bmumford.com\/mset\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/553\/revisions\/1074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bmumford.com\/mset\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.bmumford.com\/mset\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/watchgraph.gif\")
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\nSave – Save the current data file
\nSave As – Save the current data file with a new name
\nSave A Subset As – Save a portion of the data set (to reduce file size)
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\nPrint – Print the current data graph
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\nExit – Exit the program<\/p>\n
\nExpand to 100% – Expand the data graph to 100% scale
\nSetup Sensors and Amplitude – Setup the graph to display atmospheric sensor data or amplitude of swing
\nShow \/ Hide gridlines – Show or hide the gray gridlines in the graph
\nLarge comment window – Increase the size of the comment window at the top of the graph
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\nShow Seconds Per Beat – Show rate as Seconds Per Beat to six decimal places
\nShow Beats Per Hour – Show rate as Beats Per Hour to two decimal places
\nShow Error Per Day – Show rate in terms of seconds per day of error rather than absolute value
\nShow microseconds – Show rate as a deviation in microseconds
\nShow milliseconds – Show rate with a resolution of milliseconds
\nShow pendulum amplitude – Monitor the amplitude of pendulum swing rather than rate
\nShow Rate Finder – Display the hourly counts from the optional Rate Finder Mode
\nShow Raw Data – Display raw data in several different formats<\/p>\n
\nBoxcar average – Display a “boxcar” (or “moving”) average of rate
\nDifference \/ Rate of change – Display amount of change between each sample as a value
\nPercentage change – Display amount of change between each sample as a percentage
\nGain\/Loss – Display the data as the number of seconds gained or lost over time
\nInstability history – Display a history of the Instability readings over time
\nRemove noise – Convert each data point that extends above or below the window to the average value of its two neighbors
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\nPre-average new data – Pre-average several data samples into one
\nSkip samples – Skip a number of data samples before one is stored
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\nModify datasets – Add or subtract values to the data (to correct drift or normalize)
\nExchange data sets – Exchange the Main data array with the Average data array
\nChange timestamps – Correct the time stamp of samples from the Data Capture option
\nControls Menu (reproduces certain actions also available as icons in the window)
\nPlot On – Start capturing data
\nPlot Off – Stop captuyring data
\nShow Rates – Display the main data set
\nShow Averages – Display the alternate data set
\nRefresh display – redwarw the current display
\nRecalculate average – recalculate the average rate
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\nDelete all data – Empty the program of all current data
\nAutoscale – Adjust the scale of the Y axis so all data firs on the screen
\nReduce vertical scale – Make the Y axis more coarse
\nMove down – Shift the data downward
\nIncrease vertical scale – Make the Y axis more fine
\nMove up – Shift the data upward
\nHalve horizontal scale – Divide the horizontal scale by two
\nReduce horizontal scale – Reduce the horizontal scale by one unit
\nDouble horizontal scale – Expand the horizontal scale by a factor of two
\nExpand horizontal scale – Increase the horizontal scale by one unit
\nBar graph – Display the data as vertical columns
\nLine graph – Display the data as a single line<\/p>\n
\nConvert to rate – Used with the optional GPS interface to convert drift to rate
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\nMonitor receiver status – Display the number of satellites observed by the option GPS Reference Receiver<\/p>\n
\nSetup – Specify which serial port to use
\nWindow size – Specify the size of the program window in pixels<\/p>\n
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\nAccutron rate<\/a> – Show the rate of tuning fork watches as frequency
\nAnalyze tick sound<\/a> – Graphical display of watch tick sounds and balance amplitude
\nBalance Wheel Amplitude<\/a> – Improved graphical display of watch tick sounds and balance amplitude<\/p>\n
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