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WinSPC Data Collection
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Topics related to collecting data in WinSPC
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There were 13 articles found in this category:
 How do I setup WinSPC to get data on a timed basis?
WinSPC has the ability to prompt a device to send a reading, or prompt the operator that a reading is required, at certain intervals or at specific times during Data Collection. This can free up the operator from having to prompting a device at scheduled times, or it can remind the operator th ...
- How do I setup and use an OPC device?
OPC stands for Open Process Control (previously stood for Object Linking and Embedding for Production Control, but the OLE technology has been replaced by Active X). An OPC server is a software interface standard that allows Windows programs to communicate with industrial hardware devices. OPC ...
- How do I configure a WinSPC Navigator button to open a webpage?
Each collection plan in WinSPC allows an administrator to link up to four documents to a series of buttons that are accessible in the Navigator screen and during data collection. To setup a Navigator button that opens to a specific web page: Set the default viewer for the Navigator button that ...
- How can I quickly import a list of data values into WinSPC?
Importing raw data can be done in just a few clicks. WinSPC can import raw data from an ordinary text file into a single variable. Raw data is, as the name suggests, only sample data readings. This means that it does not contain any other information; like variable names, product specificati ...
- How do I setup and use a Text File device?
WinSPC has the ability to parse and read data into variables from various text files layouts (including comma separate variable (CSV)). Using the masking capabilities from within Device setup you will be able to read numerous text file layouts. WinSPC will be able to process a single file, or ...
- How do I create, setup and use a blueprint in WinSPC?
A Blueprint is a pictorial way to relay information to the operator. Blueprints can make data collection more intuitive for the operators. Most common uses are to define characteristic location(s) or specification(s) for the data readings. The Blueprint can be a photograph, picture or ...
- How can I export data in WinSPC to Excel (or other file formats)?
WinSPC can export data to a comma separated variable file (CSV). Excel has the capability to read a CSV file. Export gives you the option to export either part specifications or part data. This can be useful if you would like to duplicate a part to use at another facility, duplicate a part t ...
- I’m getting an “Out of Order Reading Rejected” message during data collection, what does this mean?
This error occurs when the current collection plan step variable receives data that is intended for a different collection plan step variable. The data being collected is in a different order other than what the collection plan was expecting. This error usually occurs when you are using Devi ...
- How do I set my Navigator icons back to the default images?
The WinSPC Navigator comes with a set of pre-determined icons for the buttons that can be changed in the global Navigator setup ('Tools' > 'Navigator Setup'). If you want to restore an original icon after it has been changed, you will need to download the icon set from the 'Attachments' sect ...
- What is the difference between subgroup size, subrange size, and sample size?
The term subgroup size applies to a variable characteristic and controls how many samples (also called data values or readings) make up a single plotted point on a chart (called a 'subgroup'). The subgroup size can be any whole number (integer) 1 or greater. If your subgroup size is 2 or greate ...
- How does a WinSPC Excel Device deal with blank cells?
The Excel device, introduced in WinSPC 8.0, handles blank (empty) cells in the Excel worksheet depending on the features enabled in the device setup for the specific device location that will be processing the blank cell. A location in the Excel device can either be bounded (meaning it has a sp ...
- What is the difference between a subgroup level test and a sample level test?
WinSPC support two different types of control tests: subgroup level tests and sample level tests. These two types of tests have different configuration options and are activated at different points in the data collection process. An active subgroup level test is executed during data collection ...
- What is the difference between a base chart type and a default chart type?
Both the base chart type and default chart type are configured in the "Settings" tab of the variable advanced properties window (accessed under the "Parts/Processes" tree). Attribute characteristics do not have a base chart type (but they do have a default chart type). The "Base Chart Type" op ...
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