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1. ANALOG INUT INPUT OUTPUT CHART SCALE FULL SCALE SCALING SCALING SETTING 12 5 4 5 0 3000 a 2500 4 a 2250 amp L2 2375 4 APPLY SCALE PRESSURE Lt SELECT USFUL Bn pror APPLY DITBUR PART OF RANGE TO CHARTS 6 25 2 5 5 EPLY OUTPUT 1500 225003 BARGRAPHS AND 5 5 0 4 o ENGINEERING ES UNITS ENDE APPLY INPUT vana 2125 7 SCALING 0 0 0 2000 VOLTS DC VOLTS DC PSI PSI 48 INPUT VALUE Figure 3 11 Scaling Example Assume the user wants to record the output from a pressure transducer which gives a 0 to 5 Vdc output signal This coincides to a pressure of O to 3000 pounds per square inch PSI The process being monitored typically runs at 2200 PSI 10 this is the area of interest The output of the transducer which peaks at 5 V is connected to live input channel 1 and the 12 5 Vdc full scale range is selected to cover this range Since the maximum input voltage will be only 5 V ona 12 5 Vdc range use the input scale option to set the low end at 0 0 Vdc and the high end at 5 0 Vdc To convert this directly to PSI the output scale is set at low point 0 0 and high point 3000 0 The base point now becomes 0 to 3000 for an input of 0 to 5 Vdc scaled linearly across the range The engineering units can be set to PSI and the point tag can be set to any label that identifies the process For more details refer to Section 5 6 Apply scale A to the base point this too is explained in Section 5 6 It is then necessary t
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3. Point Tag Section 5 6 5 1 Decimal fix Section 5 6 5 5 Basepoints Section 5 6 5 14 Pick First and Last Basepoints Eng units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarms Section 5 6 5 10 Chart ccale Section 5 6 5 11 5 6 12 5 Moving average avg A Calculated Moving average point calculates the continuous average of the measured or processed value of a selected point based on the Time period of the moving window The result is the weighted average of the present reading and the previous average value Therefore this type of point can be used to smooth out noisy or erratic signals and to attenuate the effects of sudden transitions Calculated Moving average points are only programmable for point numbers A through F Programming Parameters Once a point has been programmed as a Calculated Moving average point type the user is presented with the following parameters Point tag Section 5 6 5 1 Decimal fix Section 5 6 5 5 Basepoint Section 5 6 5 14 Time period Section 5 6 5 16 Eng units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarms Section 5 6 5 10 Chart scale Section 5 6 5 11 Page 5 28 Chapter 5 Programming 5 6 12 6 Time Average avg A Calculated Time average point calculates the continuous average of the measured or processed value of a selected point The result is the weighted average of the present reading and the previous average value Therefore this type of point can be used to smooth out noisy or erratic signals and to attenuate the effects of sudden transition
4. The menu displaying types of linear inputs should now appear For this example use the up down arrow keys to select 4 20 mA and touch ENTER The menu starting with Point tag will appear Using the up down arrow keys select Point tag and touch ENTER An alphanumeric keypad will be displayed This is where you enter a word or phrase up to 10 characters that describes this particular point There are multiple pages of letters numbers and symbols that can be used Use the PAGE PAGEBK and SHIFT keys to access the different characters For this example enter the word EFFLUENT and touch ENTER Only 8 characters will be displayed on the screen although all ten will be recorded and can be displayed using the Companion Software The menu starting with Point tag will appear again Using the up down arrow keys select Output scale and touch ENTER Page 2 of 7 Es E MU UM Ei M EN Mea 215 e i 0 0 OFF 14 zz A3 ad Appendix B Configuring a 4 20 mA input to equal 0 to 150 gpm 10 A menu prompting you places will appear Use the up down arrow keys to select the number of decimal places you wish to be displayed and recorded For this example select 0 and touch ENTER 1 A numeric keypad will now be displayed prompting you with lo lt This is where you enter the low end of your range or the equivalent value for 4 mA For this example 0 to 150 gpm select 0 and touch ENTER 12 You will now
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6. For example with channels 1 through 4 turned on to print when 4 separate events occur you will get an output similar to the following 10 55 39 00001 00006 00011 00016 10 56 01 00001 00006 00011 00016 10 56 05 00006 00011 00016 00021 10 56 07 00007 00012 00017 00022 To set up Demand Data From the Protocol menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Demand data and press the ENTER button The Demand data menu will be displayed with two options Points and Demand evnt a Points The user may select which of the fifteen available points are to be sent to the printer Ensure that points you do not wish to send to the printer or that have no data attached are not turned on to send To turn the points on or off From the Demand data menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Points and press the ENTER button A pop up window will display point 1 yes or point 1 no Use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to select the point you wish to turn on or off and then press the YES button to turn it on or the NO button to turn it off The next point number will be displayed Repeat until all points have been set as desired and then press the ENTER button to return to the Demand data menu b Demand Event evnt Demand Event allows the user to select which Event will trigger the unit to print The Event number is the digital input number for the external event 1 2 or 3 Selecting 0 disables the Demand Event opt
7. If the relay option is fitted the Disk Full Alarm can trigger a contact closure To set the Disk Full Alarm to trigger a contact closure From the Disk Full Alarm Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Full contact and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with Full contact X Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select a relay contact number 1 through 6 or 0 for no contact closure Then press the ENTER button to return to the Disk Full Alarm Setup menu NOTE If the relay output option is installed the contact selected will close when the Disk Full Alarm threshold is reached Once a contact has been selected all disk errors e g Read write File not found etc will also cause the same contact to close 5 7 7 3 Record Status Alarm Output Rec contact If the relay option is fitted it is possible to monitor the record status via a contact closure When the unit is recording it closes the selected contact When the unit is not recording the selected contact is open To monitor the record status via a contact closure From the Disk Full Alarm Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Rec contact and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with Rec contact X Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select a relay contact number 1 through 6 or 0 for no contact closure Then press the ENTER button to return to the Disk Full Alarm Setup menu 5 7 8 Format Disk The flo
8. Figure 2 5 shows the screw terminal power connections on the rear of the Recorder DAA The right terminal is ground the center terminal is LINE L or hot and the left terminal is NEUTRAL N or return The wire color codes are as follows PA COUNTRY NEUTRAL RET LINE HOT GROUND Figure 2 5a shows the ground lug on the rear panel This screw terminal must be connected to an earth wire which in turn is connected to the ground or earth of the AC power distrubution system Figure 2 5a Ground Lug Page 2 5 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring This unit is equipped with an AC mains fuse internally If this fuse should blow it generally indicates a serious problem with the Recorder THE FUSE SHOULD NOT BE REPLACED BY AN OPERATOR The fuse is a quick acting 5 x 20mm type rated at 2 0 Amps 250 VAC An optional AC mains plug retention clip is available contact the factory 2 3 3 Signal Input Wiring Signal input connections Hazardous potentials may exist on signal input terminals which are floating with respect to case ground These hazardous potentials may be on the rear terminal panel of your instrument Any voltage potential at the signal source will exist on the instrument s respective signal input terminal i e power generator stator winding The Recorder accepts up to twelve direct inputs Input connection is via plug in screw terminal connectors on the rear panel Inputs can be mixed in any combination o
9. Reset Peak HIGH 1 CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED POWER UP POWER DOWN The Alarm Event Window is used to display Alarms Events and Reset information The format of the Alarm Event Window is shown opposite in Figure 3 7 The first line is the title bar followed by the Alarm checking status on the second line If Alarm checking is enabled the second line will indicate Alarm Check On Otherwise it will indicate Alarm Check Off in which case no alarms will occur Refer to Section 4 2 3 7 to change the Alarm checking status The format for any entry in the Alarm Event file is Date Time Point Status Value The Date is shown as Month Day Year the Time is shown as Hours Minutes Seconds and the Point value is shown as Px where x is the Point number Figure 3 7 Alarm Event Window The Status information or message depends on the type of Alarm Event For linear inputs the Alarm Event Status can be HIGH 1 or LOW 2 where the number is the alarm count up to a maximum of 5 For conditional inputs the Alarm Event Status can be OPEN CLOSED TRUE or FALSE where the value is the actual value at the time the alarm was registered An Alarm Event Status of is an Alarm returned to normal condition at the time the point came out of alarm Resettable points such as totalizers will show the Status as RESET with the actual value at the time of reset Some Resettable point types will have two entries see P6 above The first entry i
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11. Chapter 3 Getting Started UNITS Figure 3 8 Vertical Trend Window The vertical trend chart has the scale UNITS and scale value end points across the top In the example above the 0 and 1 00 scale value end points indicate that the trace has a value of zero when it is hard to the left and 1 00 when it is hard to the right Below the scale units and end points are the pen pointers with one pointer for each pen that is on These track the real time value of the points and identify the origin of the trace There is a marker on the top of the pen pointer when the pen refers to the current scale pens 1 and 2 When the scale changes so will the markers on the pen pointers Below the pen pointers are grid lines both horizontal and vertical In the above example the vertical grid spacing is a function of the divisions on the chart scales The horizontal grid lines indicate the scales for the chart If there is more than one scale set they will alternate and can be manually toggled through by pressing the middle of the scale top center of the display 3 1 3 5 Pop Up Windows Pop Up Windows are windows that appear momentarily over any existing window to inform the user of a problem or of a background task being completed They require a user OK response normally pressing the OK button to acknowledge the message Figure 3 9 Pop Up Window Page 3 6 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 2 Getting to the Points The Instrument is a 15
12. Conditional inputs ONLY If you try to program an alarm with an illegal condition for example setting a Linear Voltage input alarm to Type close you will get an ILLOGICAL error To set an Alarm limit type From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Alm limits and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with alarm X Use Type caus the UP T or DOWN J button to select which Alarm number 1 through 5 you Type high want to set and then press the ENTER button The Alarm Type menu will be Type low displayed as shown in Figure 5 7 with the current setting highlighted Note that Type rate the Alarm Type menu displays all Alarm types but not all types are valid for all Type abnorm Point Types Type open Type close a Type None Type true Type false If the Alarm type is set to none the alarm function will be disabled Use the UP T or DOWN 1 button to highlight Type none and press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Alarm Setup menu Figure 5 7 Alarm Type b High Alarm Type Menu High Alarms become active when the input exceeds is greater than the set point To set the Alarm Type as High Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Type high and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with high XX XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the High Alarm value and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with contact X This is t
13. Do not remove the disk card while the green light is on 8 Seconds Sec 2 5 Min To Hot Swap 1 Wait until the green light is not on and take the disk card out of the drive 2 When the disk card is pulled out the Disk Status area will indicate NO MEDIA 10 Sec Sample 3 Hrs and the Media Missing Buffer Time window will appear displaying the time left before data is lost 3 Inserta new formatted disk card into the drive and the unit will continue recording 1 Sample Sec 20 Min 1 Min Sample 20 Hrs WARNING If the disk card is not replaced within the time frame displayed data will be lost 3 10 Changing File Names The user can name files to help identify the process being measured The system uses a single filename for all types of files pens alarm and configuration The filename can be any DOS compatible name Filenames can be changed as often as needed and multiple file sets can be recorded onto the same disk card Multiple configuration files may also reside on a single disk card To change the Filename 1 From the Record Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Filename and press the ENTER button 2 Analphanumeric keypad will appear and the current filename will be displayed Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter up to eight characters for the new filename Do not enter any file extension or 3 Once you have entered the filename you want press the ENTER button Page 3 16 Chapter 3 Getting Star
14. The Record Rate can be changed by an external event if the Digital I O option is fitted or by an alarm event 3 8 2 3 Setting the Fill Mode There are basically two record Fill Modes Fill to End or Cycle Data Cyclic The Fill to End mode records data on the disk card until the disk card is full and then the recording stops The Disk Status area on the Status Bar of the display shows the percentage of disk card space used The Cyclic mode records data on the disk card in blocks and once the disk card becomes full the first block of data recorded is overwritten by the most current block of data Ablock contains approximately 500 samples thus the 500 oldest samples are replaced with 500 newest samples This continues to happen until the recording is stopped by the user The Recorder recycles the space on the disk card and can record indefinitely The oldest data is always replaced with newest data and you will have a record of the most current data The amount of data that will be on the disk card is calculated as described earlier in Section 3 8 Page 3 14 Chapter 3 Getting Started To set the Fill Mode 1 From the Record Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Record Modes and then press the ENTER button 2 Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Fill Mode and press the ENTER button 3 Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Fill to End or Cycle Data and press the ENTER button 4 Press the EXIT button tw
15. Use the VIEW button to select a particular display to verify your work 0 00 UNPROG UNPROG PSIG UNPROG UNPROG Page 6 of 6 Appendix B Configuring a 4 20 mA input to equal 0 to 150 gpm Begin configuration by touching the MENU button in the lower right hand corner of the screen This will bring up the Command button bar Touch the PROG button to enter into the main program menu Once in the main program menu use the up down arrow keys to select Points and then touch ENTER AL iz 5h ITT Prog point and Constants will appear Using the up down arrow keys select Prog point and touch ENTER TNI e The numbers 1 9 and letters A F represent the 15 channels UE ROT that can be set up Touch the number or letter that pros point represents the input or channel you wish to configure For ies this example use number 1 and touch ENTER Kn Ey 0H 8 En Hees TIT eur Page 1 of 7 Appendix B Configuring a 4 20 mA input to equal 0 to 150 gpm 5 If you are configuring the Recorder for the first time a menu having Setup pt Copy pt and Restore pt will appear If you are changing a point that you have already configured the menu will have Modify pt and Delete pt Depending on which menu appears use the up down arrow keys to select Setup pt or Modify pt and then touch ENTER The menu containing types of inputs should now be displayed Use the up down arrow keys to select Linear then touch ENTER
16. Use the PAGE PAGEBK and SHIFT keys to access different characters For this example enter MG for million gallons and touch ENTER You will now be back at the Point tag menu Use the up down arrow keys to select Reset contrl and touch ENTER You will now be in the Reset Control menu Use the up down arrow keys to select Auto reset and touch ENTER The menu containing Auto reset options will appear For this example we would like daily totals so use the up down arrow keys to select Daily and touch ENTER You will now be prompted with start 00 00 This is the time 24 hour format that you would like the totalizer to begin Leave the number at 00 00 to signify that you would like to start totalizing at 12 00 am by just touching ENTER Note The Auto reset menu allows you to program the Recorder to reset the totalizer automatically at a desired time interval If you choose Auto off the totalizer will not reset unless done so manually You will now be prompted with intrvl 01 00 This is the time interval you would like to have the totalizer reset You can choose from one minute to 24 hours Touch NO You will be prompted int hrs 1 Using the numeric keypad enter 24 and touch ENTER Then touch EXIT Page 4 of 5 Es M o E c M o M EA unm me ee EA En BEEN gni Tas 1 Point tas NFROG UNFROG Reset contri Low cutoff Rlarms Chart scale UNFROG Mewes Ts TR Tea TM tint Tao Auto reset
17. 3 or 6 Channel Mechanical or Solid State Relay for details Page 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring 2 4 Serial Interface Option Data can be accessed to download Configuration files or Data files using the RS232C option and a modem The RS485 option allows the Recorder to be installed into an existing Modbus network or it can be used to connect up to thirty one Recorders in series Astandard DB9 Female connector is required for the RS232 to connect to an IBM PC compatible computer using a null modem cable and the RS232 can support cable runs up to 50 feet 16 m The RS485 connection is via two wire twisted pair cable a DB9 Female connector is required and can support cable runs up to 4000 feet 1300 m The Serial Interface contains an isolated switching unit for RS232 and RS485 access with a standard DB9 Female connector When switch 2 is in the ON position RS485 is enabled When switch 2 is in the OFF position RS232 is enabled When more than one Recorder are connected in a series it is necessary to apply a termination resistor on the last Recorder Switch 1 in the ON position applies this necessary termination resistor and should be switched to the ON position only on the last Recorder in series swi swe On 485 Term On RS485 Off RS232 2 BED 45 Figure 2 10 RS232 RS485 Modbus All Serial Interface connections are made through the DB9 female connector The RS232
18. 6 5 14 Eng units Section 5 6 5 9 Reset contrl Section 5 6 5 15 Alarms Section 5 6 5 10 Chart scale Section 5 6 5 11 Page 5 27 Chapter 5 Programming NOTE When Hi peak Lo peak or Time average Calculated point types are reset the new value will be the current Basepoint value at the time of reset 5 6 12 3 Low Lo peak Lo peak Calculated Point Types keep track of the lowest data of a given point This data is stored until some form of reset occurs When the data is reset the Lo peak point data is printed on the chart Alarm log along with the current time and the time the peak value occurred if the Reset print option is enabled Programming Parameters Once a point has been programmed as a Calculated Lo peak Point Type the user is presented with the following parameters Point tag Section 5 6 5 1 Decimal fix Section 5 6 5 5 Basepoint Section 5 6 5 14 Eng units Section 5 6 5 9 Reset contrl Section 5 6 5 15 Alarms Section 5 6 5 10 Chart scale Section 5 6 5 11 5 6 12 4 High Low Difference Hilo diff This Calculated Point Type takes the difference between the lowest and highest values in a group of points A First point number is assigned and a Last point number is assigned The difference is taken from those points inclusive This point must be outside of the group of points Programming Parameters Once a point has been programmed as a Calculated Hilo difference Point Type the user is presented with the following parameters
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20. Current 2 enr edt eee eaae ee eid coe adn A 6 3 64 1 1 Connecting ResISTariCe iine inte Eu o i n 6 3 6 4 1 2 Calibrating the RID CUNEN 22e atop nda 6 3 6 5 er Dorr Mrenstzie e EET 6 3 B10 FACON OO EC CT 6 3 Chapter 6 Calibration 6 1 Introduction This chapter includes the procedures to calibrate the Analog to Digital Converter ADC circuit board and the RTD current source The actual calibration constants are automatically stored in Flash Memory on the Analog to Digital Converter boards WARNING Do not attempt to perform calibration unless you are fully prepared to do so Incorrect procedures can destroy factory calibration Read this entire chapter before attempting to calibrate the unit NOTE Allow the Recorder to warm up and stabilize before attempting calibration A warm up time of 15 minutes at room temperature is recommended 6 1 1 Routine Calibration Routine calibration should be performed to maintain the accuracy of the instrument The following items must be performed for a routine calibration e Zero Calibrate all channels e Calibrate the ADC Scales e RTD Current 6 1 2 Calibration Equipment The following equipment items are necessary to calibrate the instrument e One precision voltage source accurate to 5 microvolts adjustable from 10 microvolts to 25 Volts e One precision resistor 250 ohms 0 05 Required for calibrating RTD 6 2 Zero Calibration Before the Scales or RTD current are calibrated a Z
21. DOWN J button to highlight scaleset 1 or scaleset 2 and then press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Function menu 4 2 3 9 Trnd message This menu option is used to manually print one of the six pre programmed Event messages see Section 5 9 3 to the Alarm Events Window and Alarm file To select an Event Message From the Function menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Trnd message and then press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to display the desired Event message and then press the ENTER button to return to the Function menu Page 4 8 Chapter 4 Operation 4 2 4 Hidden Menu The Recorder has a Hidden menu that allows the user to Initialize data calibrate the Analog to Digital Converter ADC Control adjust the Ambient Temperature sensor reading T C comps cal perform various Diagnostics Clear buffers set the menu inactivity timeout Menu inact T O perform File maintenance and set the Flush interval To access the Hidden menu Initialize Press the MENU button and then immediately press the upper right hand corner of the display The Hidden menu will be displayed as shown in Figure 4 5 ADC control T C comps cal 4 2 4 1 Initialize Diagnostics Clear buffers Menu inact T O CAUTION Use of these menu items will adversely affect the system configuration Refer to Section 4 1 3 for an explanation of the Initialize menu options File maintenance Flush interval To
22. Event reset Reset print NPROG UNFROG UNPROG IA IITE Hh TA Ruto off Daily Weekly Monthly start 68 68 ENTER ves No ExtT NPROG UNPROG Here TT wh MA Ruto off Daily Neekly Monthly intrul 24 88 ener ves ME no MM eun NPROG UNPROG eves TT Appendix D Configuring the Totalizer 20 21 22 23 24 You will now be back at the Reset Control menu Use the up down arrow keys to select Reset print and touch ENTER You will be prompted with print NO Touch the YES key then touch ENTER This enables the Recorder to post the totalizer reset information to the alarm event page which is where you would view your daily totals Touch EXIT to get back to the menu beginning with Point tag Use the up down arrow keys to select Low cutoff and touch ENTER You will be prompted with cut gt 0 0 This feature allows you to enter a minimum flow rate at which the totalizer should cut out and stop totalizing This is for transmitters that become very inaccurate at low flow rates Since ours is an open channel meter we will not program a low cutoff Leave it set at 0 0 and touch ENTER You should now be back in the menu beginning with Point tag Use the up down arrow keys to select Chart scale and touch ENTER You will be prompted with chart scl A Use the up down arrow keys to select A and touch ENTER Note Since the range of the flow meter is 0 50 MGD and we will only b
23. J button to highlight Scale grid and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with lo major gt XX lt which is the number of vertical grids that will be printed on the screen Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired number of major grids and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with lo minor XX which is the number of vertical stripes that will be printed between the major grids on the screen Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired number of minor grids and press the ENTER button Repeat for hi major gt XX lt and hi minor gt XX 5 5 2 4 Scale units A five character Engineering units field can be programmed for each scale which is shown at the top of the graph This Scale unit along with the Engineering units is also recorded to disk The same line also identifies the pens trending in the scale with the point number associated to each pen To program the Scale units From the Scales menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Scale units and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with units 2XXXXX Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter the desired Scale units and press the ENTER button to return to the Scale menu Page 5 8 Chapter 5 Programming 5 5 3 Pens Using the Pens menu any point programmed into the Recorder can be assigned to any of the pens The pens draw the actual traces on the display and are not necessarily the points recorded to disk You also have
24. Link Link Link Link Contact Closure 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 Table 1 Jumper Positions 3 Screw the circuit board back onto the rear panel Page 1 of 2 Install Relay Option To install the 3 or 6 Channel Mechanical or Solid State Relay Option into the DIN Standard 144 mm x 144 mm Data Recorder 1 Unplug the recorder 2 Plug the connector and metal tabs of the Relay option into the recorder case as shown in Figure 2 3 Install two 4 40 x 1 4 flat head screws as shown below to secure the Relay option 4 Plug the recorder in The unit will automatically recognize the addition of the Relay option Relay connector on circuit boared not shown Metal Tabs Relay Connector Screw Relay option into the bottom of the recorder Figure 2 Relay Board Installation Page 2 of 2 MADE US WARRANTY DISCLAIMER OMEGA ENGINEERING INC warrants this unit to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 25 months from date of purchase OMEGA s WARRANTY adds an additional one 1 month grace period to the normal two 2 year product warranty to cover handling and shipping time This ensures that OMEGA s customers receive maximum coverage on each product If the unit malfunctions it must be returned to the factory for evaluation OMEGA s Customer Service Department will issue an Authorized Return AR number immediately upon phone or written request Upon examination by OMEGA if the unit is
25. Page 1 3 Chapter 1 General Description 1 2 Recording Options The Recorder can be ordered with one of two storage mediums a standard PC compatible Floppy disk drive ora CompactFlash drive The optional Companion Software supports both media types 1 2 1 Floppy Disk Drive The Floppy disk drive uses PC compatible 3 inch 89mm floppy disks These disks store 1 44 Megabytes of data which translates to approximately 700 000 data samples each sample is 16 bits The disks are magnetic media and the drives are mechanical This limits their use in harsh environments where vibration or temperature is a problem but they are convenient as they are very inexpensive and can simply be plugged into any IBM compatible PC IMPORTANT Please format all floppy disks in the Recorder prior to use Because floppy disks are volatile do not use disks for more than 2 3 months Also use a floppy cleaning disk every 4 months to clean the heads 1 2 2 CompactFlash Drive The CompactFlash card is a small solid state memory card containing Flash memory The Recorder supports memory cards up to 512 Megabytes The cards require an adapter for use with your PC Typical adapters use the USB port and are inexpensive The use of Sandisk Industrial CompactFlash cards is recommended and is fully supported 1 3 Recorder Options Additional functions and capabilities can be added to the Recorder and are described in the following sections 1 3 1 Digital Input an
26. Page 5 10 Chapter 5 Programming 5 6 3 2 Setup a Point by Copying Copy pt After selecting the point you wish to copy to use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Copy pt and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with from pt X Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the desired point number 1 9 or A F from which to copy the point parameters and then press the ENTER button You may continue programming to change the point parameters as needed 5 6 3 3 Setup a Point by Restoring Restore pt After selecting the point you wish to restore use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Restore pt and press the ENTER button You may continue programming to change the point parameters as needed NOTE To restore a point that point must have been previously programmed and still be in the system memory If the point was not previously programmed you will get a PT NEVER SET message 5 6 3 4 Modify an Existing Point Modify pt After selecting the point you wish to modify use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Modify pt and press the ENTER button You may continue programming to change the point parameters as needed 5 6 3 5 Delete an Existing Point Delete pt After selecting the point you wish to delete use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Delete pt and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with confirm del Press the ENTER or YES button to delete the point Press the NO or EX
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28. Record Off Record On and Trigger These options are described in the following sections 4 2 3 1 1 Record Off The Record Off function enables the user to stop the recording to disk card irrespective of the state of any record triggers To stop a current record session Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Record Off and then press the ENTER button Apop up window will ask to confirm the selection record off Press the YES button to proceed or the NO button to exit Press the EXIT button to return to the Function menu 4 2 3 1 2 Record On Before recording data the user must set up the record information as detailed in Chapter 5 Section 5 7 Record Setup Parameters which need to be set include filename whether to record data alarms or both the record speed which channels to record and the record mode Refer to Chapter 3 for quick setup information The Record On function will start recording to disk irrespective of the state of the record triggers provided the Record Setup has been done correctly To begin recording Make sure that there is a disk card in the drive Use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Record On and then press the ENTER button A pop up window will ask to confirm the selection record on Press the YES button to proceed or the NO button to exit Press the EXIT button to return to the Function menu 4 2 3 1 3 Trigger Selecting the Trigger option will enable the unit to record from an external
29. always contain the most current data and the oldest data will be lost All points respect the integrity of data for other points each point will only replace it s own data NOTE Setthe Disk Full Alarm threshold to 100 when running in the cyclic mode to prevent the Disk Full Alarm from activating see Section 5 7 7 1 Page 5 32 Chapter 5 Programming 5 7 3 2 Data Mode All There are four Data Modes to choose from Instantaneous Average Peak and Valley The Data Mode can be applied to all points simultaneously Data Mode All or it can be set independently for each individual point Data Mode Indiv To program a Data Mode for all points From the Record Modes Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Data Mode All and press the ENTER button The current Data Mode will appear highlighted To change the Data Mode use the UP T or DOWN J button to select Instantaneous Average Peak or Valley as desired and press the ENTER button to activate Press the EXIT button to return to the Record Modes Setup menu 5 7 3 2 1 Instantaneous The Instantaneous mode stores only the latest sample to the disk card and is used if you have one of the special functions enabled such as peak reading or moving average that does not need to be averaged 5 7 3 2 2 Average The Average mode will average all input data sampled at 8 times per second to the Record rate being recorded Thus if data is being stored to disk card once every m
30. amount of disk space already recorded The following messages may appear in the Disk Status area OFF 15 Unit is not recording to disk card Record Mode is OFF Disk card is 15 full REC 15 Unit is recording to disk card in HIGH speed mode Disk card is 15 full RECJ 75 Unit is recording to disk card in LOW speed mode Disk card is 75 full FORMAT Disk card is being Formatted SAVE CFG Saving Configuration to disk card LOAD CFG Loading Configuration from disk card TRIG 75 Unitis waiting for an Event or Alarm to turn the Record Mode on Disk card is 75 full 3 1 1 2 Status Line The middle section of the Status Bar is the Status Line which displays the Point information Alarm information rear terminal Junction Temperature or Unit Tag The user can change the Status Line to display the Points Alarms or Junction Temperature using the DISPL Display Menu see Section 4 2 1 By default when the unit is powered up the Status Line will show the Unit Tag identification information The powerup default can be changed to Unit Tag Auto Jog Point Alarms or Junction Temp using the Powerup disp option under the PROG Program Menu see Section 5 4 3 The following examples show how information is displayed in the Status Line Pointinformation PointNo Value Units 1 0 496 VOLTS Alarm information PointNo Value Alarm Type Number 1 0 496 H1 There are 5 possible alarms per channel and 3 types of alarms H High L Low and R R
31. and each selection controls a specific portion of the program In this case the only available menus are Export Exit and Help The simplest method of accessing the menu is with the mouse Simply position the mouse pointer on the menu selection required and press the left mouse button Alternatively you can use the keyboard by pressing and holding the Alt key and then pressing the highlighted underlined letter of the top menu option To make selections from the sub menus just type in the underlined letter of the desired selection A third method is to press and release the Alt key then use the arrow keys to move around through the menus The menu items are as follows 7 3 1 Export This menu item takes the information from the file created by the Recorder and creates a file that can be read by other programs Graph or Alarm Event data can be exported in comma separated variables format CSV which can be read by word processing and spreadsheet programs 7 3 1 1 Exported File Format Graph Data To export graph data select File Export From the first dialog EEZ box select the disk filename s that has have the source data n Eds that you want to be exported The file will have a DT extension n M C None Then the Export Dialog window will be presented as shown in Pale josawis9 C Minute C Hour Figure 7 1 The Export Dialog Box is explained in the next section cng Time sa 2 pm a C Week End Date 04 30
32. and press the ENTER button The display will read autorate NO or autorate YES Press the YES button to enable or the NO button to disable the Autorate change on Alarm option and then press the ENTER button to return to the Record Rate menu 5 7 7 Disk Full Alarm The Disk Full Alarm option allows the user to set a threshold to indicate when the disk card is full The indication is via a pop up window on the screen or if the relay option is fitted via a contact closure The threshold limit may be set by the user to any value between 1 and 100 percent Setting the limit to 100 prevents the Disk Full Alarm from activating To set the Disk Full Alarm options From the Record Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Disk Full Alarm and press the ENTER button The Disk Full Alarm Setup menu will be displayed with three options Full setpoint Full contact and Rec contact 5 7 7 1 Disk Full Setpoint Full setpoint The Full setpoint option sets the Disk Full Alarm threshold To change the Disk Full Alarm threshold From the Disk Full Alarm Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Full setpoint and press the ENTER button Use the numeric keypad to enter the percentage point 1 to 100 percent at which the disk card will indicate nearly full and press the ENTER button to return to the Disk Full Alarm Setup menu Page 5 35 Chapter 5 Programming 5 7 7 2 Disk Full Alarm Output Full contact
33. attenuating the effects of sudden transitions The digital Filter is programmable from 0 to 30 seconds in one second increments nominal To program the digital Filter From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Filter and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with seconds XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the required number of seconds maximum 30 and then press the ENTER button to return to the Point Setup menu 5 6 5 7 Compensation Thermocouple Compensation can be Local from the cold reference junction temperature sensor built into the Recorder or External through a direct input When thermocouples are compensated Locally the temperature sensor located on the rear terminal panel of the Recorder measures the ambient temperature of the cold junction For remote compensation a single Thermocouple or RTD can be used to measure the ambient temperature of the remote junction box This method allows several thermocouple points to be measured without using thermocouple extension wire for each input The point used as the measurement source of the remote cold junction source is referred to as the compensation channel The point used as the compensation channel must be programmed before the Thermocouple or RTD input is assigned to it To program the Compensation From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Compensation and press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J b
34. b ex ex S 1 4 1 3 2 Communications Interface scis aA eed eeaa Aa Eaa aR 1 4 14 SPCCHICATIONS isa 1 5 Chapter 1 General Description CHAPTER 1 STATUS LINE GRAPHICS AREA 4 17 01 15 52 35 Figure 1 1 Solid State Data Recorder This manual is a user reference guide for the Solid State Paperless Data Recorder Figure 1 1 The manual provides detailed instruction for installation operation programming calibration and maintenance of the instrument The recorder is a sophisticated piece of equipment that requires some level of programming before use The user is advised to read this manual in its entirety before proceeding with the installation and programming Refer to Chapter 3 Getting Started for minimum configuration Step by step instructions for a few sample applications are included in Appedixes A D Page 1 1 Chapter 1 General Description 1 1 Recorder Description The Solid State Data Recorder is a Paperless Recording instrument Data is stored on either an internal floppy disk ora CompactFlash card All data is stored in MSDOS format and may be archived or analyzed on any IBM compatible PC running Microsoft Windows 3 1 Windows 95 98 or Windows NT 2000 XP using the available Companion Software The instrument retains all the features of a traditional Paper Chart Recorder by virtue of its large STN monochrome or TFT color Liquid Crystal Display LCD which p
35. been saved to indicate Language Saved Press the OK button to return to the Alternate Language menu 5 11 4 Printer out The Printer out menu option allows the user to configure the Parallel Printer Port to print point data and or events at a specific interval To set the Printer out options From the System menu use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Printer out and then press the ENTER button The Printer out menu will be displayed with five options Data Events Data Interval Characters Line and Data Lines These options are described in the following sections 5 11 4 1 Data The Data option allows the user to enable or disable the printing of point data to the printer To enable or disable the printing of point data From the Printer out menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Data and then press the ENTER button A window will pop up showing the current status as print data NO if the unit will not print data or print data YES if the unit is to print data Press the YES button to enable Data printing or the NO button to disable Data printing If you select YES you will be prompted with point X YES or point X NO Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the point you wish to turn on or off and press the YES button to turn it on or the NO button to turn it off and automatically advance to the next point Then press the ENTER button to return to the Printer out Menu 5 1
36. block has a correct checksum and ifincorrect each parameter in the corrupt block s is verified to be within allowable boundaries Only those parameters in corrupt blocks found to be outside these boundaries are changed Bad parameters are always replaced with pre defined defaults 4 1 3 2 Full Init Ifthe user answers no to Smart init a choice is presented to force the Recorder to do a Full init Full initialization will completely clear all user defined parameters setting them to pre defined defaults 4 1 3 3 Erase Config This option is used on first time power up and will not normally be seen by the user unless the database has been corrupted or this option is called from the SYSTEM menu This option will clear all variables to zero and should be used to clear memory before programming for the first time or after upgrading the firmware This operation is usually performed at the factory 4 1 3 4 Init Defaults The listing below gives the default parameters that are used by both Smart and Full initialization Display Block Power up Display Mode Unit Tag Display Rate 1 second Time Format American Language English Scan Block Alarm Contact Outputs Open on Clear No Reflash Failsafe off Open on ACK Alarm Checks Enabled TCBO Test Interval 300 seconds 5 minutes Serial Port Serial Port Set to Modbus RTU 9600 8bits parity off 2 stop bits Chart Scales Block For Each Scale Scale Type
37. display to read load language YES and then press the ENTER button The unit will look on the disk card for any Language files which will be displayed in the File Directory If more than one Language file exists the directory will list them one above the other with the current file to be loaded indicated by the arros alongside it Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select desired Language file and then press the ENTER button The unit will load the selected Language file from the disk card Page 5 48 Chapter 5 Programming 5 11 3 3 Save English The Save English menu option allows the user to save the English Language file to disk card for editing To Save the English Language file to disk card From the Alternate Language menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Save English and then press the ENTER button The Disk Status Window will show SAVE LANG and a window will pop up when the Language file has been saved to indicate Language Saved Press the OK button to return to the Alternate Language menu 5 11 3 4 Save Alternate Language Alt Lang The Save Alt Lang menu option allows the user to save the Alternate Language file to disk card To Save the Alternate Language file to disk From the Alternate Language menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Save Alt Lang and then press the ENTER button The Disk Status Window will show SAVE LANG and a window will pop up when the Language file has
38. error due to induced signals between lines Route signal wires away from power wires at the rear panel NOTE Ground cable shields at one end only to eliminate the possibility of interference due to ground loop currents When grounded transducers are used the shield should be grounded at the sensor end only 2 3 3 1 Thermocouple Inputs Thermocouple input connections are made as shown in Figure 2 7 T Cs Note that a link must be installed between the terminal and C terminal 2 3 3 2 Resistance Temperature Detector RTD Inputs Two three or four wire RTDs may be used for connection with cable compensation of 50 ohms Refer to Figure 2 7 RTDs and manufacturing specifications 2 3 3 3 Linear Inputs Current inputs 4 20 milliamps 0 20 milliamps and 10 50 milliamps using an external 50 ohm shunt Voltage inputs 150 millivolts 1 25 volts 2 5 volts 12 5 volts 25 volts and normally open closed contact inputs Note that a link must be installed between the terminal and C terminal Refer to Figure 2 7 Volts or mA for details 500 0 1 Resistor 9 H 9 HT l CH1 1 1 c c fermAlnputOny aloe os olod Uy to San 9 9 L lt SHIELD lt SHIELD SHIELD gt Se Cv UNUSED T Cs VOLTS OR mA RTDs INPUT Figure 2 7 Thermocouple R
39. event or internal alarm Internal record on alarm triggers are set in the Record Setup menu section 5 7 5 while external event triggers are set in the Digital Input Output Setup menu section 5 9 2 If the Recorder is set in the record Trigger mode either of these event triggers will control the Record On or Record Off function depending on whether the events are active or inactive To set the Recorder to record from an external event or internal alarm Make sure that there is a disk card in the drive Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Trigger and then press the ENTER button A pop up window will ask to confirm the selection trigger on Press the YES button to proceed or the NO button to exit Press the EXIT button to return to the Function menu Page 4 6 Chapter 4 Operation The current record status is shown in the Disk Status section in the top left corner of the screen If the unit is not recording OFF X will be displayed where X is the percentage of the disk card used If the unitis recording data RECORD X will be displayed if the unit is set to record manually or TRIG D X will be displayed if the unit is triggered to record from an internal alarm or external event Any disk error will be shown in a pop up window 4 2 3 2 Activate point This menu item returns temporarily bypassed points to the measurement cycle for measuring inputs and displaying information To Activate a point or points From the Function men
40. external event or an internal alarm Each of the 15 points may be recorded at different sample rates or the user can choose to record all points at the same rate This enables slowly changing parameters to be recorded at a slower rate than faster changing signals The user can also choose in which mode to store the data including Instantaneous Average Peak and Valley The amount of data that can be saved depends on the number of channels and the sampling rate both param eters can be set by the user A 3 inch 1 44 Megabyte floppy disk holds approximately 700 000 16 bit samples and a CompactFlash Card holds approximately 64 000 000 samples for a 128 Megabyte Card These numbers must be divided by the number of channels and the sampling rate to determine the total storage time for the disk card For example using a 3 inch 1 44 Megabyte floppy disk recording four channels at 1 sample per second the total recording time is 700 000 divided by 4 channels multiplied by 1 second 175 000 seconds or 48 hours Ifthe sampling rate were changed to 60 seconds or 1 sample per channel every 1 minute the recording time becomes 120 days The user can also store other types of data on the disk card including Configuration files that contain information about how the Recorder is set up and Alarm Event log files that record all Alarm and or Events to disk card Configuration files use the space of around 4 000 samples while each Alarm or Event uses t
41. for Linear or type LOG for Logarithmic and press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Scales menu 5 5 2 2 Scale ends A low mid and high end point is programmed for each scale The low and high end points indicate the values at the left and right margins of the chart and the bottom most and top most segments of the bar graph display The mid point defines the center of the chart and need not be halfway between the low and high values of the scale If the point data is outside the range between the low and high end points the pen is positioned in one of the chart ends and the bar graph is all on or all off In the case of LOG scales these Page 5 7 Chapter 5 Programming end points are programmed in exponents with an implicit base 10 in the range 10 to 107 The graph will be linear between the low and mid points and the mid and high points and the mid point need not be midway between the low and high points The graph can thus be made to amplify data by offsetting the midpoint For example if the full scale is zero to 10 and low 0 high 10 and mid 8 half the display will show 0 to 8 and the other half will show 8 to 10 Thus the upper half of the display represents only 20 of the chart and will have four times the resolution of the lower half of the display as shown below Scale 0 12 14 16 18 19 10 0 1 per division 50 0 25 per division 100 To set the Scale ends Fro
42. is active at any given time The active set can be selected via remote switches or from the front panel using the FUNCtion Scale set option Each bar graph and or pen is driven by a point Any point in the system can be assigned to one or more of the bar graphs and or pens A scale from A through H is selected for each point during point programming Since more than one point can be assigned to each scale programming of the scale parameters is done separately in the Scales menu The point assignment connects the bar graphs pens and display grids with the corresponding scale To program a Scale From the Chart Pens menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Scales and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with scale XX Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the scale to program 1A through 1H or 2A through 2H and then press the ENTER button The Scales menu will be displayed with four options Scale type Scale ends Scale grid Scale units These options are described in the following sections 5 5 2 1 Scale type The scale type can be Linear LIN or Logarithmic LOG For Linear scales the point data is interpolated linearly across the defined segments For Log scales the log 10 of the data is used in the interpolation To set the Scale type From the Scales menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Scale type and then press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select type LIN
43. log Programming Parameters Once a point has been programmed as Log linear and a voltage or current mode is selected the user is presented with the following parameters Point tag Section 5 6 5 1 Input scale Section 5 6 5 2 Output scale Section 5 6 5 3 requires entry of low and high exponents Exc Currents Section 5 6 5 4 Filter Section 5 6 5 6 Eng units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarms Section 5 6 5 10 Chart scale Section 5 6 5 11 Output mode Section 5 6 5 12 Page 5 25 Chapter 5 Programming Output Scale All Logarithmic linear current and voltage inputs must be assigned low and high output scale endpoints The endpoints are the exponent values the x in 10 between 25 to 25 When programming the Output scale after selecting the desired number of places you will be prompted with lo exp gt XXXX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired low exponent value and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with hi exp gt XXXX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired high exponent value and press the ENTER button 5 6 10 Thermocouple T C Point Types Several Thermocouple type points are available for selection The choices are J K T E R S B C N Nicro L and Ninimo Programming Parameters Once a point has been programmed as a specific Thermocouple point type the user is presented with the following parameters Point tag Section 5 6 5 1 Decimal fix Section 5 6 5 5 Filter Section 5 6 5 6 Compensat
44. numeric keypad to enter the current montch 12 is maximum When the correct month is displayed press the ENTER button to move on to the day 31 is maximum and then year no maximum Use the same procedure used in programming the month to program the correct day and year Once the date is correct press the ENTER or YES button to return to the Program menu Page 5 2 Chapter 5 Programming 5 4 Displays The Display menu option allows the user to program several items dealing with the way data is displayed on the screen To program the Display options From the Program menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Displays and then press the ENTER button The Display menu will be displayed as shown in Figure 5 3 Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the option you wish to program and Time format then press the ENTER button The options are described in the following sections Powerup disp Bar assign Digital assign Display rate 5 4 1 Display rate Display Colors Pick Views The Display rate determines the time lapse between consecutive display updates in the Status Line area when you have chosen to display information other than time and date such as point or alarm information The Display rate controls the Rotate Scales Auto jog function jog rate and the display update of a single point or alarm being Screen Dimmer displayed The Display rate is programmable from 1 to 60 seconds in one second intervals The factory de
45. of verifying the disk card can be aborted at any time The light on the drive will come on until the format and verification is complete and then Format Complete will be displayed 10 Press the OK button to end the format The disk card is now formatted and ready for use Qo 0 9090 RO Page 3 13 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 8 2 Programming the unit for recording There are anumber of parameters that need to be set up before actual recording can take place These are which channels or points to record at what rate to record them and how to record them Fill Mode and Data Mode You must also arm the unit to record the actual data 3 8 2 1 Setting Which Points to Record To set which points you wish to record 1 From the Program menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Record Setup and then press the ENTER button This will bring up the Record Setup menu as shown in Figure 3 12 Data on off Alarm on off Record Modes Points Points Trigger 2 From the Record Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Points and then press the ENTER button 3 Awindow pops up and displays point 1 no or point 1 yes To record this point press the YES button or to exclude this point press the NO button You will automatically move to the next point You can exit this menu at any time by pressing the EXIT button or accept any entry by pressing then ENTER button 4 There are fifteen possible points 1 9 and A F
46. point 1 yes or point 1 no Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the point you wish to turn on or off Press the YES button to record the point or the NO button to turn the point off and not record The next point will then be displayed Once all points have been set to yes or no press the ENTER button to return to the Record Setup menu Page 5 33 Chapter 5 Programming 5 7 5 Points Trigger The user may select which of the fifteen available points are to be used to trigger the Record Mode on or off Any or all points may be used to trigger recording When activated any alarm condition for the point in question will start the unit recording provided the unit is armed to trigger Refer to Section 4 2 3 1 3 The unit will record as long as the Alarm is True To enable points to trigger recording From the Record Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Points Trigger press the ENTER button The display will read point 1 yes or point 1 no Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the point you wish to turn on or off Press the YES button to activate the point to trigger recording or the NO button to disable the point from triggering recording The next point will be displayed Once all points have been set to yes or no press the ENTER button to return to the Record Setup menu 5 7 6 Record Rate The user can select the rate at which data is stored to disk independently to the rate at which it
47. rate and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with rate XX XX This is the value of change per time Use the numeric keypad to enter the Rate Alarm value and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with seconds 3 XX where XX is 1 by default for a new alarm Use the numeric keypad to enter the time period for evaluating the rate change up to a maximum of 600 seconds ten minutes and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with contact X This is the contact output that will respond to this alarm provided the relay option is fitted If no contact output is required select contact 0 Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the desired contact number 0 to 6 and press the ENTER button The display will return to the Alarm Type menu Press the EXIT button to return to the Alarms Setup menu e Abnormal Alarm Type An Abnormal Alarm is a condition that exceeds any of the bounds of normal operation This includes overflow and underflow errors invalid data and TCBO ThermoCouple Burn Out To set an Abnormal Alarm Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Type abnorm and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with contact X This is the contact output that will respond to this alarm provided the relay option is fitted If no contact output is required select contact 0 Use the UP T or DOWN button to select the desired contact number 0 to 6 and press the ENTER button The displ
48. sine wave for example you will find the same point on the same phase of the wave 360 apart Otherwise you would find every point less than or greater than the search point which could be every point in the trend The point that meets the search criteria will be placed under the cursor near the center of the screen The search may take some time especially if searching a large disk file If no point is found the unit will display No Point Found The user can continue to search for other points in the same direction or change direction and search again Once an acceptable point is found the user can enter the Interactive Browse Mode by first pressing the EXIT button to return to the Browse Mode Button Bar and then pressing the BROWS button 3 13 3 Searching Data By Time To Search the historic data by Time From the Browse Mode Button Bar press the FINDT FIND Time button This will bring up a pop up window showing the Time to be searched Ifthe displayed Time is correct press the ENTER button Otherwise press the NO button to bring up a series of windows enabling the desired Time to be entered Press the ENTER button until the desired Time is displayed and then press the ENTER button again to display the Date Press the ENTER button to accept the Date or the NO button to change the Date A series of windows will be displayed to change the Date Press the ENTER button until the desired Date is displayed and then press the ENTER button a
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50. the option to assign any abnormal pen condition Overrange TCBO etc to go high or go low and to select the width of the pen being displayed on the graph To program the Pens From the Chart Pens menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Pens and then press the ENTER button You will have three choices Pens assign Abnorm pen Trace Width The options are described in the following sections 5 5 3 1 Pens assign To assign a point to a Pen Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Pens assign and press the ENTER button The display will read pen 1 pt X Use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to select the point to assign to pen 1 and press the ENTER button Repeat to assign points to pens 2 C You need not program all pens Any pen programmed to point 0 will be turned off At any time you may press the EXIT button to cancel any changes 5 5 3 2 Abnorm Pen Any time a pen goes into an abnormal condition Overrange TCBO etc the pen can go full scale if high is selected or low scale if low is selected To set the Abnormal Pen condition Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Abnorm pen and press the ENTER button Use the UP 1 or DOWN J button to select abnorm pen high or abnorm pen low and press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Pens menu 5 5 3 3 Trace Width The pen trace widths can be changed from 1 to 7 pixels wide This value changes all pens displayed To change the pen T
51. the Display menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Point and Media Status then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with point X Use the Figure 4 2 numeric keypad to select the point number you wish to display and press the Display Menu ENTER button Listed below are parameters or responses that may be displayed Point No Value Eng Units 1 0 496 VOLTS Point No Status Message BYPASS Point number requested has been set to be bypassed TCBO Thermocouple Burnout INVALID ADC is overrange for direct inputs 1 OVRRNG Point measurement exceeds the limit of the table OVRFLW Data of calculated points exceeds the limit of the floating point math function NOTE To have the point information come up automatically at power up and be the default display use the PROGram Displays Powerup disp option to set Point as the Powerup display default You can also set the Powerup display default to Autojog which will cycle through all points Refer to Section 5 4 3 Page 4 4 Chapter 4 Operation 4 2 1 2 Alarms To display an Alarm status From the Display menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Alarms and press the ENTER button The display will show the status of the alarms If no alarms are present the display will show NO ALARMS If more than one alarm is active the display will cycle through all active alarms If the Alarm check option is turned off this will be indicated on the display as ALM C
52. the ENTER button If an illegal value is entered a window will appear with the message OUT OF LIMIT and you must press the OK button and enter a different value 8 Enter the number of minutes and press the ENTER button 9 Enter the number of seconds and press the ENTER button 10 The new current time will display If the time is correct press the ENTER or YES button 11 The current date will display 12 If the date is correct press the ENTER or YES button 13 To change the date press the NO button and a numeric keypad will appear enabling you to enter the current month 14 Enter the current month and press the ENTER button 15 Enter the current date and press the ENTER button 16 Enter the last two digits of the current year and press the ENTER button 17 The new current date will display If the date is correct press the ENTER or YES button to return to the Program menu To change the date go back to step 13 18 Press the EXIT button twice to return to the default display oa Rw Page 3 9 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 6 Programming Points The points are the input or calculated channels that are assigned to the display or are recorded It is recommended to clear all points before reassigning them in case there is any incorrect point data stored To clear all points NANA From the Main Button Bar press the MENU button and then the Upper right corner to get the Hidden menu Use the UP T or DOWN J button
53. the Point tag menu Use the up down arrow keys to select Flowrate and touch ENTER The menu displaying the various flow rates should appear Use the up down arrow keys to select the rate that matches that of your flow meter In this example our flow meter on channel one measures millions of gallons per day so select flow day and touch ENTER You will have to touch EXIT to leave this menu You will again be back at the Point tag menu Use the up down arrow keys to select Eng units and touch ENTER Page 3 of 5 Hi EE LT Decimal fix Baseroint Flowrate Ens units Reset contrl Lou cutoff Rlarms Chart scale NPROG UNPROG ss ear PT DO NN Decimal fix Baseroint Flowrate Eng units ENTER Reset contr Low cutoff Alarms Chart scale UNPROG DIEI UII 1 11 99 12 1 tirar itus UNFROG Reset contrl Low cutoff Alarms Chart scale UNPROG Mees T s RO a e TT Imit les flow sec flou min flou hr flou day NFROG UNPROG NPROG UNPROG SI ar e le MM init les Point tas Decimal fix Baseroint Flowate NPROG UNPROG Eng units Reset contri Low cutoff Alarms Chart scale UNFROG a Appendix D Configuring the Totalizer 15 16 17 18 19 The alphanumeric keypad should now appear allowing you to enter up to 5 characters to describe the engineering units for this particular point There are multiple pages of letters numbers and symbols that can be used
54. to highlight Filename and press the ENTER button You will be presented with a display that shows gt FILENAME lt where FILENAME is the current filename Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter up to 8 characters for a new filename Note that the filename cannot contain spaces and must consist of the letters A through Z the numbers 0 through 9 or the characters 96 amp Do not try to type DOS extensions Once you have entered the filename you want press the ENTER button to save it and return to the Record Setup menu NOTE The default filename is the version with an sign used as a decimal point e g VM2 1A for Version 2 1a 5 8 Measurement The Measurment menu option allows the user to program items directly affecting the measurement of Inputs To program the Measurement options From the Program menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Measurement and then press the ENTER button The Measurement menu will be displayed with two options Span amp offset and Demo Mode Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the option you wish to program and then press the ENTER button The options are described in the following sections 5 8 1 Span amp Offset The Span amp Offset option allows the user to turn Span and Offset On or Off for RTD and Thermocouple point types This function enables Span and Offset compensation to allow for correction of known inaccuracies in RTDs and Thermocouples To enable or disab
55. to highlight Initialize and then press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Clear points and then press the ENTER button You will then be asked whether or not you wish to clear the points Press the ENTER or YES button Press the EXIT button twice to return to the Command Menu Button Bar To program a point 1 2 3 4 oa From the Command Menu Button Bar press the PROG button Use the UP 1 or DOWN J button to highlight Points and then press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Prog point and then press the ENTER button You will then be presented with an alphanumeric keypad and asked which point you wish to program 1 9 or A F For this example press the 1 button and then press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Setup pt and then press the ENTER button You now have a selection of various ways in which this point can be programmed These include Linear Industrial square root Ind sqrt Log linear thermocouple T c Rtd Calculated Conditional or External To program a Linear point in this example use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Linear and then press the ENTER button You now have to choose the full scale input range for this point Program this point for one volt full scale input by using the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight 1 25V and then pressing the ENTER button You will now be presented with the P
56. to protect the programming menu with a Passcode to prevent unauthorized tampering with the unit setup Once a Passcode is set any attempt to enter the programming menu by pressing the PROGram button will bring up a numeric keypad and the user will be prompted for the code Use the numeric keypad to enter the Passcode and press the ENTER button to gain access to the programming menu To set a Passcode or change a Passcode refer to Section 5 11 2 CAUTION KEEP YOUR PASSCODE SAFE IF YOU LOSE IT THERE IS NO WAY TO CLEAR OR RESET IT 5 2 3 Program Menu Selections Once the PROGram button is pressed the Program Menu is displayed as shown in Figure 5 2 One of the entries will be highlighted This isthe program Time amp Date option that will be activated when you press the ENTER button and is the last Displays menu option used Use the UP or DOWN button to scroll through the Chart Pens menu options available in the Program Menu then press the ENTER button to proceed or the EXIT button to return to the Command Button Bar Points Record Setup Measurement Digital I O Com ports 5 3 Time and Date The Time and Date menu option sets the Recorder s internal clock for time and date dependent features such as recording to disk alarm annotation and records System documentation The time is programmed and displayed in 24 hour format The date is programmed and displayed in a Month Day Year format It is recommended that you set the ti
57. 0 C 270 to 100 C 100 to 1300 C Accuracy C Range F Accuracy F 2 5 C 340 to 150 F 5 F 1 5 C 150 to 2190 F 3 F 2 5 C 450 to 150 F 5 F 1 5 C 150 to 2500 F 3 F 2 5 C 450 to 150 F 5 F 1 5 C 150 to 750 F 3 F 2 5 C 450 to 150 F 5 F 1 5 C 150 to 1832 F 3 F 3 C 58 to 3200 F 6 F 3 C 58 to 3200 F 6 F 4 C 32 to 3300 F 7 F 3 C 32 to 4350 F 6 F 2 5 C 450 to 150 F 5 F 1 5 C 150 to 2372 F 3 F Reference junction compensation accuracy 0 5 C 0 C to 50 C Thermocouple burnout detection internal Base accuracy 0 2 or 0 5 C 1 F Resolution 0 1 C 2 3 or 4 wire connection Cable compensation to 50 Ohm Open and short circuit detection 10ohm Cu 100 ohm Pt 385 100 ohm Pt 392 200 ohm Pt 385 200 ohm Pt 392 120 ohm Ni 1000 ohm Ni 70 to 170 C 220 to 850 C 180 to 820 C 220 to 400 C 180 to 400 C 70 to 300 C 60 to 209 C 94 to 338 F 364 to 1560 F 292 to 1500 F 364 to 750 F 292 to 750 F 94 to 570 F 76 to 408 F 0 0015 of full scale 16 bit unless otherwise stated gt 10 megohms on 150 mV 1 25 V and 2 5 V Ranges gt 100 K on 12 5 V and 25 ranges Input Channels Maximum Input Isolation Measurement Rate Common Mode Noise Rejection Normal Mode Noise Rejection RECORDING Math Functions Recording Rates Data Format Data Storage Ca
58. 0 5 For this example use the UP 1 or DOWN J button to select 3 decimal places and then press the ENTER button 3 You will be presented with the value for the low end of the output scale which defaults to 0 Press the ENTER button to accept 0 4 You will be presented with the high value which defaults to 1 Use the character buttons to enter 100 0 and then press the ENTER button which will return you back to the Point Setup menu You have now effectively programmed the Output scale to represent 100 times the Input scale 3 6 4 Engineering Units To set the Engineering Units 1 Fromthe Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Eng Units and then press the ENTER button 2 Youmay enter up to five characters representing the Engineering units using the alohanumeric keypad in the page mode as done for the Point tag For this example press the PAGE button until you see the percent sign 9o button 3 Press the button and then press the ENTER button which will return you back to the Point Setup menu You have now programmed the Engineering units to percent 96 3 6 5 Chart Scale To finalize the display scaling we need to set the Chart scale The actual Chart scale values are programmed elsewhere and are covered in section 3 7 To set the Chart scale 1 Fromthe Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Chart scale and then press the ENTER button 2 You must choose one of eight scales
59. 0 baud for Zoom Rockwell Boca Best Data Viking Comstar or Practical Peripherals Modems AT amp F amp D0Q1S0 1S37 9 CO amp YO amp WO Modem String for 9600 baud for US Robotics 3COM Cardinal or Phoebe Modem AT amp F amp D0Q1S0 1 amp U6 amp N6 amp KO amp MOYO amp WO Modem String for 19 200 or 38 400 baud for Zoom Rockwell Boca Best Data Viking Comstar or Practical Peripherals Modems supporting V 34 AT amp F amp DIQ1S0 1 C0 MS 11 0 19200 US Robotics 3COM Cardinal and Phoebe modems do not work at 19 200 or 38 400 baud rates NewCom modems are not supported Page 5 46 Chapter 5 Programming Refer to the modem manual for other modems The modem needs to be set up as follows Operation Rockwell etc US Robotics etc Modem Attention call AT AT Load factory defaults amp F amp F Ignore DTR line amp DO amp DO Quiet no response to DTE Q1 Q1 Auto answer on the first ring S071 0721 Set 9600 baud S37 9 amp U6 amp N6 No compression CO amp KO NoARQ n a amp MO Use profile 0 on wake up amp YO YO Store settings into profile 0 amp WO amp WO Set V 34 modulation no automode 19200 bps MS 11 0 19200 n a Set 19200 baud n a amp n10 The entire string may nat fit in the display window Use the LEFT or RIGHT gt button to navigate through the string The modem string is then sent once you return to the Program menu or whenever power is applied to the Recorder Refer to Chapter 2 4 for modem connection 5 11 S
60. 04 30 1996 02 32 52 pm 4 Low Peak 95 336 Page 7 2 Chapter 7 Get Data Software 7 3 2 Help 7 3 2 1 About Opens a window that gives the title of the program version number and company information 7 3 2 2 Contents Shows the Contents page of the help file 7 4 Tutorial 7 4 1 Scroll bars AZ B A scroll baris used to move the object in the associated window lists etc There are two types of scroll bars vertical and horizontal The vertical scroll bar will be described but the horizontal scroll bar is analogous The scroll bar has five parts to it see Figure 7 2 An up arrow A a top region B not completely shown in Figure 7 2 a thumb button bar C a bottom region D and a down arrow E The up arrow moves the associated object in the windows up one unit The down arrow moves the object down one unit The unit may be a single line of text or a segment of the graph To move the object by this single increment place the cursor using the mouse over either button and press the left button once The thumb button shows where the visible part of the object is relative to the beginning and end Every time the object is moved the thumb button reflects its new position The thumb button may be held and dragged by putting the cursor using the mouse on it and then pressing and holding the left mouse button while dragging the mouse and consequently the thumb button up or down The object will be moved according
61. 1 4 2 Events The Events option allows the user to enable or disable the printing of Events to the printer To enable or disable the printing of Events From the Printer out menu use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Events and then press the ENTER button A window will pop up showing the current status as print events NO if the unit will not print events or print events YES if the unit is to print events Press the YES button to enable Event printing or the NO button to disable Event printing Press the ENTER button to return to the Printer out Menu NOTE If Data and or Events are set to YES and there is a problem with the printer i e turned off off line etc the error message Printer Problem will appear Set Data and or Events to NO to prevent this error message from displaying until the problem has been fixed Page 5 49 Chapter 5 Programming 5 11 4 3 Data Interval The Data Interval option allows the user to set the time interval in minutes at which Data or Events are sent to the printer To set the Data Interval From the Printer out menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Data Interval and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with minutes gt XXXX Use the keypad to enter the time interval and press the ENTER button to return to the Printer out menu Amaximum of 1440 minutes 24 hours may be entered Setting the Data Interval to 0 will have the unit se
62. 1996 C Month 7 3 1 2 Export Dialog Box r Time Format r Date Format Ic Sample number C None The Export Dialog Box allows the user to select the start and end o m que times the format for the time and date and optionally breakthe 12How AM PM C DD MMArv Cancel data up into smaller files based on a time interval C 24 Hour Heb The data is stored in engineering units as setup on the Recorder Figure 7 1 Export Dialog Box e g degrees C Volts pressure etc Temperature for example is exported in actual degrees Page 7 1 Chapter 7 Get Data Software 7 3 1 2 1 Start Time and Date Select the time and date to start exporting data thus allowing part of the file to be exported 7 3 1 2 2 End Time and Date Select the time and date to stop exporting data 7 3 1 2 3 Time Format Select the time format either as Sample number where each value output will be numbered Elapsed time where the first sample is time 0 00 00 and each sample is then time incremented or select an absolute time format 12 or 24 hour 7 3 1 2 4 Date Format Select either month day MM DD YYYY American or day month representation DD MM YYYY European or None to suppress the date 7 3 1 2 5 Intervals The Intervals option allows the user to export Blocks of data rather than the whole file which may be too large for certain spreadsheets The block may be selected as intervals of one Minute one Hour one Day one Week or one Month An in
63. 2 8 234 2 Solid State Relay Option iii A NO 2 8 2 3 4 3 Opto isolated Inputs QutputS ree i na a A EEA 2 8 2 4 Serial Interface Option rete A An aaa REM A Qe AMA 2 9 Padre eT 2 10 216 CEANN aos 2 10 2 ContrastAdjust Monochrome Only cirios 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring CHAPTER 2 This chapter provides information and procedures on installing and wiring the Recorder Included are handling procedures installation and wiring specifications and instructions for both standard and optional equipment 2 1 Equipment Handling 2 1 1 Initial Inspection Exercise care when unpacking the instrument from the shipping carton The instrument is packed in a shock proof foam retainer to prevent damage during normal transit If damage to the shipping carton is evident ask the carrier s representative to be present when the instrument is unpacked 2 1 2 Unpacking Procedure To unpack your Recorder first remove the foam retainer and instrument from the shipping carton Then carefully remove the instrument from the foam retainer 2 1 3 Detected Damage If damage is detected after unpacking the instrument re pack the instrument and return it to the factory as described in the following section 2 1 4 Equipment Return Before returning a damaged or malfunctioning instrument to the factory for repairs contact Customer Service at Omega Engineering AReturn Merchandise Authorization number must be obtained from the factory be
64. 3 16 3 11 Setting the Disk Full Alarm 0 0 0 eee i tn nennen nnne nennen nennen nnn nein ener nnne nennen nes 3 17 3 12 Saving and Loading Configuration Files sse EE 3 17 3 13 Browsing Searching Compressing and Expanding Data ssssseeeen 3 18 3513 1 File BrOWSING e 3 19 3 13 2 Searching Data By Value ooooooncococccccnnnocconccccnonnnnnnncnnnnnnnn nn n enne nee nn narran nnne rrr nen nene erret nennen nin 3 19 3 13 3 Searching Data By Tine ioco ee tee te ERR ret HEBR odas 3 20 3 13 4 Interactive Browse Mode 0oooocoonnoccccccconoconococccnnnnnnccnnnnnnnnn nn enne nne enhn en nhe eren nennen rennen rre 3 20 3 13 5 Compressing and Expanding Data 2 eire EA LE E ELE RAE E E ERR AE d 3 21 Chapter 3 Getting Started CHAPTER 3 The Instrument is an extremely versatile solid state data recorder It has a liquid crystal display capable of complex graphical representation and either a floppy disk drive or CompactFlash card drive for data storage The unit is easily programmable and the average user will probably never need to use most of the features or functions available in the Recorder This chapter will give the user a brief system overview and guide the first time user in a simplified setup which will enable you to begin recording with the least amount of effort 3 1 Moving About the Screen The Recorder has an LCD graphics screen that also a
65. 9 Reset contrl Section 5 6 5 15 Alarms Section 5 6 5 10 Chart scale Section 5 6 5 11 5 6 12 8 Totalize The Totalize calculation keeps a running total of the value of a point sampled at a programmed rate This will continue until the programmed reset interval time is reached at which time the value is logged on the Alarm Event log window if Reset print is enabled is reset to zero and the totalization calculation begins again However a Low flow cutoff provision prevents totalization on flowrates that meet or fall below the cutoff point The data will also be recorded to disk if Alarm Event logging is enabled The Totals are non volatile for channels A through C unless the Auto reset option is active Page 5 29 Chapter 5 Programming Programming Parameters Once a point has been programmed as a Calculated Totalize Point Type the user is presented with the following parameters Point tag Decimal fix Basepoint Flowrate Eng units Reset contrl Low cutoff Alarms Chart scale 5 6 13 Conditional Point Types Section 5 6 5 1 Section 5 6 5 5 Section 5 6 5 14 Section 5 6 5 18 Section 5 6 5 9 Section 5 6 5 15 Section 5 6 5 19 Section 5 6 5 10 Section 5 6 5 11 Conditional Point Types are used when the user needs to set a list of operating conditions for a point Operators Used for Setting Conditions Forty operators are allowed in any one formula programmed If the conditions equation does not compute the display will read ba
66. A H The default is chart scl A For the sake of this example use the UP T or DOWN J button to specify chart scl B and then press the ENTER button which will return you back to the Point Setup menu You have now successfully programmed a point To save your programming press the EXIT button You will be asked if you want to keep setup Press the ENTER or YES button to save your programming Then press the EXIT button twice to return to the default display Page 3 11 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 7 Programming Point Scales The next exercise is to program the Chart scale assigned to Point 1 in section 3 6 5 To program the Chart scale 1 2 3 4 From the Command Button Bar press the PROG button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Chart Pens and then press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Scales and then press the ENTER button You will be asked which scale to program Two sets of eight scales are available set 1 labeled A H and set 2 labeled A H For this example Use the UP T or DOWN J button to specify the scale 1B then press the ENTER button You are now presented with the Scales menu which enables you to program the scales These options include Scale type Scale ends Scale grid and Scale units The following sections cover some of these options Refer to Section 5 5 2 for more detailed information 3 7 1 Scale Type The Scale type can be programmed linear LI
67. ANTY RETURNS please have the FOR NON WARRANTY REPAIRS consult OMEGA following information available BEFORE for current repair charges Have the following contacting OMEGA information available BEFORE contacting OMEGA 1 Purchase Order number under which the product 1 Purchase Order number to cover the COST was PURCHASED of the repair 2 Model and serial number of the product under 2 Model and serial number of the product and warranty and 3 Repair instructions and or specific problems 3 Repair instructions and or specific problems relative to the product relative to the product OMEGA s policy is to make running changes not model changes whenever an improvement is possible This affords our customers the latest in technology and engineering OMEGA is a registered trademark of OMEGA ENGINEERING INC Copyright 2003 OMEGA ENGINEERING INC All rights reserved This document may not be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form in whole or in part without the prior written consent of OMEGA ENGINEERING INC Where Do I Find Everything Need for Process Measurement and Control OMEGA Of Course Shop online at www omega com TEMPERATURE Dag Thermocouple RTD Thermistor Probes Connectors Panels amp Assemblies 4 Wire Thermocouple RTD amp Thermistor A Calibrators amp Ice Point References A Recorders Controllers amp Process Monitors A Infrared
68. B R oic SCALES eoe dde e eR E Ee ere ae nd UE 5 6 5 4 9 Screen DIMMER accionada idad 5 6 O Cei tots otn LT a Lu d te Rud s ANO D matura cee eR tide LE case 5 6 A Mp MEM 5 6 SA EU motae tantis tende cates Mia i 5 7 5 5 1 2 AutOSDeed ttt etu dde tetra eset 5 7 5 5 2 S6calest ia meu euim E Mt tus EU M E E 5 7 A Scale type rode E eet rea be teer e eri e ba eee tea M lee ee E eae Pa D nebat NOE abd ulcorle 5 7 5 5 2 2 9cale ends s diio AO 5 7 5 5 2 3 Scale A iem neat undi 5 8 5 5 2 4 Scale UNIS arse ce te IRA CD da AERIS AIR EDI UE 5 8 RE E A E A tete iati oa tatus ui teca Hio ales date eiut iesus E 5 9 5 591 Pens A O 5 9 5 5 3 2 AbnormsPer nieto ted Mr dte eade hin erae oy Jt heh 5 9 5 5 9 9 MANETTA ATAO Ii p PIENEEN A PETES e TR READER ERE UR RO E REN 5 9 SEE DIRE CHO TIO DELL LL 5 9 5 0 Pollils wit ase ati free E TEE E MM d E M MT MEL 5 10 Ron Prec 5 10 5 6 2 Programming POE sins 5 10 9 6 3 Point Programming Options miii tea 5 10 5 6 3 1 Setup an Unprogrammed Point Setup pt sssssssssssssssse eee 5 10 5 6 3 1 Setup a Point by Copying Copy pt enm eee nnne 5 11 5 6 3 2 Setup a Point by Restoring Restore pt ooonnocccnnnnnnococconncccononannncnnn conan nnnn nro nnnnn no eene 5 11 5 7 5 6 3 3 Modify an Existing Point Modify pt nene 5 11 5 6 3 4 Delete an Existing Point Delete pt 0 0 cee cere terete ee eee eta eene 5 11 9 6 4 Programming Point D
69. CFG If the load is successful a window will pop up indicating Configuration Loaded Press the OK button At this point the unit will automatically reset and begin with the newly loaded parameters Note Once the configuration load has been initiated the unit will automatically load and restart Be sure you select the correct configuration file It is advisable to save your current configuration before loading a new one Use a new disk card or different filename to save the old configuration r The passcodes and calibration constants are NOT loaded from the configuration file to maintain access and calibration integrity 5 7 11 Filename The user can enter a filename to uniquely identify the recordings being made The filename can be any valid DOS filename up to a maximum of 8 characters e g BATCH1 or SAMPLES This filename is applied to all pen files the alarm file and the configuration file Thus if the name BATCH is entered the file for pen 1 will be saved as BATCH1 DT1 the file for pen 2 will be saved as BATCH1 DT2 and so on The alarm file will be saved as BATCH1 ALM and the configuration file will be saved as BATCH1 CFG A disk card can hold several files with different names For example you may run three batches and name the files for each batch e g BATCH1 BATCH2 and BATCH3 all on the same disc Page 5 37 Chapter 5 Programming To enter a Filename From the Record Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button
70. Connection to the DB9 female connector are as follows DB9PIN CONNECTION DIRECTION 2 RxD Receive Data In 3 TxD Transmit Data Out 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready Out 5 Common N A 7 RTS Request To Send Out 8 CTS Clear to Send In The RS485 Half Duplex Mode Connection to the DB9 female connector are as follows DB9PIN CONNECTION DIRECTION 6 B Positive Input Output 9 A Negative Input Output Page 2 9 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring 2 5 Ethernet Option The 10BaseT Ethernet option allows direct connection to a LAN or WAN and the standard TCP IP protocol enables the transfer of data over the Internet Ethernet Option O OO O RxTx Link Figure 2 11 Ethernet Option The RJ45 Connection for the Ethernet are as follows Receive Differential Pair 3 RX 6 RX Transmit Differential Pair 7 TX 8 TX Two LEDs on the rear panel show Ethernet activity The Link LED indicates a good connection and the RxTx LED indicates communication activity 2 6 Cleaning The unit may be cleaned by wiping with a soft cloth The front panel and display keypad may be wiped with a slightly damp soft cloth containing soapy solution or a mild detergent Do not use any lemon based citric acid product to clean the display keypad 2 7 Contrast Adjust Monochrome Only The contrast or viewing angle of the monochrome LCD display can be adjusted from the side panel If not a
71. EEGA MANTE CUE ROA 8 EN EN 48 8 En NESES TIT Appendix A Configuring a 1 5 Vdc input for a 0 250 psig pressure transducer 5 If you are configuring the Recorder for the first time a menu having Setup pt Copy pt and Restore pt will appear If you are changing a point that you have already configured the menu will have Modify pt and Delete pt Depending on which menu appears use the up down arrow keys to select Setup pt or Modify pt and then touch ENTER 6 The menu containing types of inputs should now be displayed Use the up down arrow keys to select Linear and then touch ENTER TOTAL e 7 The menu displaying types of linear inputs should now appear Selections may appear different from the screen example to the left For this example use the up down arrow keys to select the 12 5V for 12 5 Volt range then touch ENTER The menu starting with Point tag will appear Using the up down arrow keys select Point tag and touch ENTER TC PPM FEED A 12 TOTAL 1256 i ALLES 8 An alphanumeric keypad will be displayed This is where you enter a word or phrase up to 10 characters that describes this particular point There are multiple pages of letters numbers and symbols that can be used Use the PAGE PAGEBK and SHIFT keys to access different characters For this example enter the word INLET and touch ENTER Only 8 characters will be displayed on the screen although all ten will be recorded
72. ESSI a 4 8 A24 Hidden MENU e dG EA E AAA AAA 4 9 4 2 4 1 Mitali ZE crece saauauasaasubadacnnnaatesetesnouaneaicacaue as E a a 4 9 4 24 2 ADC CONO A A A a NSE 4 9 4 24 39 T C COMPS cal 5e a a A aAA aa E aa A aAA EARS 4 9 4 2 4 4 DIAQNOSUCS nsr a E AS 4 10 4 2 4 5 Clear Du ffers nanosa aa a a EAE A a E EAE EEE 4 10 42 40 Menuinact WO ans Sia aii e debe A Pc daa oce dee uds 4 11 4 2 4 7 File maintenance nana aa aa a aa r a a aa nennen ai Eaa EnaA 4 11 4 2 4 8 Flushiinterval ici aia 4 11 Chapter 4 Operation 4 1 Instrument Power up The Recorder executes multiple tests at initial start up These tests are referred to as Start up Tests While these tests are being performed the recorder displays Wait on the status line If the system fails any test an error message will display and an error beep will sound Be aware however that certain test failures are considered non recoverable and will result in a complete shut down of the system These failures require immediate repair before the Recorder can continue to power up 4 1 1 Start up Tests The following paragraphs explain each test performed at initial start up along with any possible error messages and recommended operator actions 4 1 1 1 Memory Test RAM This routine tests all memory RAM If this test fails the unit will halt indicating the error and must be repaired before further operation is allowed 4 1 1 2 ROM Test A test is performed to verify the integr
73. For this example set points 1 2 3 and 4 to YES 5 Once you are done setting which points to record press the EXIT button to return back to the Record Setup menu Record rate Disk Full Alarm Format Disk Save CFG File Load CFG File Filename Figure 3 12 Record Setup Menu 3 8 2 2 Setting the Record Rate The Record Rate is the rate at which data is recorded to disk It may be set independently for each channel or for all channels together It may be set from a fastest time of eight times per second by setting the record rate to 0 seconds or the slowest rate of once every 600 seconds ten minutes To set the Record Rate 1 From the Record Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Record Rate and then press the ENTER button 2 Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight All Rates ignoring Individual Rate and Autorate for now and then press the ENTER button This will set the Record Rate for all channels simultaneously 3 Anumeric keypad will appear and the display will show secs lo gt 1 for seconds low Use the numeric keypad to enter the Record Rate 5 5 seconds between samples 0 8 samples sec and press the ENTER button 4 The display will then show secs hi gt 0 for seconds high Use the numeric keypad to enter the Record Rate 5 and press the ENTER button 5 Press the EXIT button to return to the Record Setup menu NOTE For this example both the high and low Record Rates are set the same
74. Graphics Trending vertical or horizontal Bar Graphs vertical or Horizontal Digital Meter Alphanumeric Alarm and Event data or combinations on a split screen Review trended data Programmable 0 5 in hr to 600 in hr 10 mm hr to 15 000 mm hr 2 sets of 8 scales Time Date Graphics Bars Large Digital Trends Disk Status System Status Menu Button Bar Unit Identification Alarms Events 100 to 240 Vac 50 60 Hz 35 VA max Optional 24 Vdc 15 Programmed parameters stored in non volatile memory Clock battery backed Data retention time without power gt 12 months 10 C to 50 C 5 C to 40 C for floppy media Maximum relative humidity 80 for temperatures up to 31 C decreasing linearly to 50 relative humidity at 40 C Meets the requirements of UL 3111 1 and EN61010 1 2001 when installed in accordance with the instructions in this manual Meets the requirements of EN61326 1998 and CE directive 89 336 EEC when installed in accordance with the instructions in this manual 100 to 240 Vac 50 60 Hz or 125 Vdc 35VA max Approx 7 lbs 3 2 kg weight will vary depending on options installed Page 1 6 SAFETY NOTICE This Safety Notice has been included to emphasize the danger of hazardous voltages on the REAR TERMINAL PANEL of your instrument USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN INSTALLING OR SERVICING your instrument Please read the entire contents of the Installation and Wiring Chapter before attempting to install or service y
75. HKS OFF NOTE To have the Alarm information come up automatically at power up and be the default display use the PROGram Displays Powerup disp option to set Alarms as the Powerup display default Refer to Section 5 4 3 4 2 1 3 Junction Temp To display Cold Reference Junction Temperature From the Display menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Junction Temp and press the ENTER button The display will show the cold reference junction temperature in degrees Fahrenheit F degrees Celsius C if the time format is set to European NOTE To have the Junction Temperature information come up automatically at power up and be the default display use the PROGram Displays Powerup disp option to set Junction Temp as the Powerup display default Refer to Section 5 4 3 4 2 1 4 Version This option displays the software version number in a pop up window To display the version of software in your unit From the Display menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Version and press the ENTER button The version of software in your unit will be displayed Press the OK button to return to the Display menu 4 2 1 5 Media Status Total Size Free Write Prot Format This option displays the status of a disk card in the Media Status Window as shown in Figure 4 3 Battery Memory To display the Media Status Window From the Display menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Media Status and press
76. IT button to cancel deleting the point 5 6 4 Programming Point Types There are various Point Types that can be selected from simple Linear to complex equations Once a point has been selected to Setup or Modify the Point Type menu will be displayed as shown in Figure 5 6 Use the UP T or DOWN 1 button to Ind sqrt select the desired Point Type and then press the ENTER button Some Point Types Log Linear will display a sub menu with more specific options Again use the UP T or DOWN T c 4 button to select the specific Point Type and then press the ENTER button The Rtd Point Types available are Calculated Linear Basic voltage and current input with linear scaling or dry contacts Conditional Industrial Square Root Ind sqrt Performs square root extraction on input External Log linear Performs inverse logarithm on input Rtd Resistance Temperature Devices as defined Figure 5 6 Calculated Derived channels from user entered algorithms Point Type Menu Conditional Boolean logic channels External Input channel via comm port 5 6 5 Programming Parameters Depending on the Point Type selected various programming parameters will be available in the Point Setup Menu Each of the possible parameters are described in the following sections 5 6 5 1 Point tag A Point tag is a name used to identify the point on the display or recorded file It may be up to ten characters long of which only eight will display on the screen T
77. Initialize the unit From the Hidden menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Initialize and then press the ENTER button There are three choices Figure 4 5 Hidden Menu Init Profile Perform a Smart or Full Initialization Refer to Section 4 1 3 for detail Clear Points Restore all points to the unprogrammed state This will clear any invalid setup data Note that any cleared point can be restored in the Point setup menu Erase Config Set all data to zero clear all memory USE WITH CAUTION Will cause the unit to RESET Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight the desired option and then press the ENTER button Proceed with caution Press the YES and or ENTER button to perform the desired function Press the NO or EXIT button to return to the three Initialize options Press the EXIT button to return to the Hidden menu 4 2 4 2 ADC Control This menu option allows the user to calibrate the Analog to Digital Converter through the use of submenu options If the ADC is not calibrated properly the value of the inputs may not be correct Refer to Chapter 6 of this Manual for complete Calibration details CAUTION DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CALIBRATE THE RECORDER UNLESS YOU HAVE THE CORRECT EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE 4 2 4 3 T C comps cal This menu option allows the user to adjust the Ambient Temperature sensor reading for varying conditions The value is set in 10ths of a degree i e 15 is equivalent to 1 5 C To change the
78. Linear Origin Left Decimal Fix 3 places Scale Low 0 0 Mid 50 0 High 100 0 Engineering Units Set to all spaces cleared Active Scaleset Set to scaleset 1 Page 4 2 Chapter 4 Operation Bargraph Pens Block Pen Assignments Bar Assignments Digital Assignments Display Chart Speed Block Unit Tag Chart Speed Lo Chart Speed Hi Chart Speed Passcode Protection Block Program Key Passcode Function Key Passcode Set to Pen 1 point 1 Pen 2 point 2 Pen 3 point 3 Pen 4 point 4 Pen 5 point 5 Pen 6 point 6 Pen 7 point 7 Pen 8 point 8 Pen 9 point 9 Pen A point A Pen B point B Pen C point C Set to Bar 1 point 1 Bar 2 point 2 Bar 3 point 3 Bar 4 point 4 Bar 5 point 5 Bar 6 point 6 Bar 7 point 7 Bar 8 point 8 Bar 9 point 9 Bar A point A Bar B point B Bar C point C Set to Digital 1 point 1 Digital 2 point 2 Digital 3 point 3 Digital 4 point 4 Digital 5 point 5 Digital 6 point 6 Digital 7 point 7 Digital 8 point 8 Digital 9 point 9 Digital A point A Digital B point B Digital C point C Set to Unit Tag Standard High Speed No AutoSpeed change on alarm 60 hr 60 hr Set to None Set to None Digital Inputs External Switches All 3 inputs All Event Messages Recorder Record Record Speed Record Mode Pens Record Data Alarms File Name Filename Set to Events m
79. N or logarithmic LOG To set the Scale type 1 From the Scales menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Scale type and press the ENTER button 2 Forthis example use the UP T or DOWN 1 button to highlight type LIN to select linear and press the ENTER button 3 Press the EXIT button to return back to the Scales menu 3 7 2 Scale Ends To set the Scale ends 1 From the Scales menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Scale ends and press the ENTER button 2 Yoube asked for the number decimal places 0 5 For this example use the UP T or DOWN J button to specify 2 and press the ENTER button 3 You will be presented with a character keypad and asked for the low scale end value Assume that you wish to present the percentage scale from 40 to 80 percent only across the screen effectively expanding the resolution that you can see Use the character keypad buttons to enter a low value of 40 and then press the ENTER button 4 You will then be asked for a mid scale value To keep things linear use the character keypad buttons to enter a midpoint value of 60 which is halfway between the 40 and 80 end points chosen to select then press the ENTER button 5 You will then be asked for the high end value Use the character keypad buttons to enter 80 and then press the ENTER button to return back to the Scales menu 3 7 3 Scale Units The Scale units can be programmed in percent to match the Engineering unit
80. NTER button to return to the Output mode Setup menu Ifthe Time Period is set to 0 live data readings are recorded without averages NOTE Changing between Point Types or to a Point Type that does not support the Time Period Average function resets any previous setting back to the default state 5 6 5 12 2 Rate of Change ROC The Rate of Change function takes the difference between the current input value and the last Time Period Averaged point or the last real value if the time period is set to 0 The difference is then scaled to per second minute hour or day depending on menu selection This gives a AValue Atime plot To set up a point to display the Rate of Change ROC From the Output mode Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to select Rate of chg sec Rate of chg min Rate of chg hr or Rate of chg day depending on the scaling preference and press the ENTER button Use the numeric keypad to enter a Time Period value and press the ENTER button to return to the Output mode Setup menu If the Time Period is set to anything other than 0 the Rate of Change ROC will be based on the Time Period Averaged point If the Time Period is set to 0 the Rate of Change ROC will be based on the last real value Page 5 18 Chapter 5 Programming 5 6 5 13 Set equation The Set equation option is only available for Calculated Equation points The user can program equations using the following symbols P1 to PF are used to represent P
81. O menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Switches in and press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN 1 button to select the switch number 1 2 or 3 to be programmed and then press the ENTER button The Switches in menu will be displayed with four six options Event Chart speed Rec on off Alarm ack Scale set and Rec Rate These options are mutually exclusive and the highlighted option is active The options are described in the following sections 5 9 2 1 Event The Event option allows external inputs to be used to trigger an Event or reset a resettable point type An input switch to be used to log an Event to the Alarm Event data log or if enabled in the FUNCtion Record On Off Trigger menu option to the disk card The user can program Event messages for switch open inactive and switch closed active The Event messages are printed on the Alarm screen and if enabled are recorded to disk card Refer to Section 5 9 3 To set Switch input option to Event From the Switch in menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to select Event and press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Switch selection menu 5 9 2 2 Chart speed The Chart speed option allows external inputs to be used to alter the Chart speed on the graphics screen The Chart speeds are set in the Chart Pens Speed menu There are two speed settings High and Low If the switch is open inactive the Low speed setting is selected If the swi
82. ON Temo ESO CT Soale ends Seale Grid Scale units y 8 En We EN ES Em Les al KO Ey En MUMMI Tene Appendix B Configuring a 4 20 mA input to equal 0 to 150 gpm 30 The photo below shows the proper connectivity for a 4 20 mA signal To reduce ambient noise a properly shielded cable should be used A 50 ohm precision resistor must be placed across the and terminals in parallel with the input signal wires Also a jumper must be made between the and C terminals refer to Figure 2 7 in Chapter 2 Attach cable Place 50 ohm shield to S resistor across chassis A input and Link and C terminals Page 7 of 7 Appendix C Configuring a J type T C input for a 100 750 C range Begin configuration by touching the MENU button in the lower right hand corner of the screen This will bring up the Command button bar Touch the PROG button to enter into the main program menu Once in the main program menu use the up down arrow keys to select Points and then touch ENTER AL iz 5h ITT Prog point and Constants will appear Using the up down arrow keys select Prog point and touch ENTER TNI e The numbers 1 9 and letters A F represent the 15 channels UE ROT that can be set up Touch the number or letter that pros point represents the input or channel you wish to configure For ies this example use number 1 and touch ENTER Kn Ey 0H 8 En Hees TIT eur Page 1 of 5 Append
83. P T or DOWN J button to highlight Powerup disp and then press the ENTER button You will have five choices Unit tag Auto jog Point Alarms or Junction Temp These options are mutually exclusive and the current setting will be highlighted The Powerup display options are described in the following sections Page 5 3 Chapter 5 Programming 5 4 3 1 Unit tag The Unit tag is the default display that shows in the Status Line at the top of the display It may be used to identify a place or process being monitored by the Recorder The Unit tag can be any number or alpha character string of up to 20 characters To select Unit tag as the Powerup display Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Unit tag and then press the ENTER button You will be provided with an alphanumeric keypad Use the LEFT or RIGHT gt button to move the cursor to the edit position and then use the alphanumeric keypad to enter the Unit tag you wish to display The PAGE button selects the next page of characters the PAGBK button returns to the previous page of characters the SHIFT button toggles between upper and lower case letters and the SPC button enters a space When you are done press the ENTER button and then the EXIT button to return to the Display menu You can press the EXIT button to cancel at any time without changing the current setting 5 4 3 2 Auto jog The Auto jog Powerup display jogs or scrolls through each programmed point with the poin
84. Page 4 10 Chapter 4 Operation 4 2 4 6 Menu inact T O The Menu inactivity timeout sets the amount of time before any menus are collapsed and the default graphic screen is displayed Values are 1 default to 255 minutes A value of zero 0 will disable this feature To change the timeout value From the Hidden menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Menu inact T O and then press the ENTER button Use the numeric keypad to change the value and then press the ENTER button 4 2 4 7 File maintenance This option allows the user to erase or write protect files To perform File maintenance From the Hidden menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight File maintenance and then press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select a file from the File Directory and then press the ERASE button to erase the file or the PROT button to write protect the file An asterisk after the file size indicates that a file is write protected Press the EXIT button to return to the Hidden menu 4 2 4 8 Flush interval This option sets the amount of time between flushes to disk Values are 1 to 255 minutes Default is 15 minutes The higher the value the less wear there will be on the media however there is an exposure in that a power failure may cause the loss of data in the buffer since the last flush to media To change the Flush interval value From the Hidden menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Flush in
85. Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Output mode and press the ENTER button The Output mode Setup menu will be displayed with five choices Normal Time Period Average and Rate of chg sec Rate of chg min Rate of chg hr or Rate of chg day Rate of Change ROC These options are mutually exclusive and the highlighted option is the one that is active The options are described in the following sections 5 6 5 12 1 Time Period Average Normal Using Time Period Averaging the Recorder is set up to acquire input data and display the values of the average over a selectable time period 0 3600 seconds For a time period window of less than or equal to 60 seconds data points are averaged over 1 second periods The averages of the short 1 second periods for the selected time periode are then averaged to get a composite average The recording and display are then updated every 1 second For time periods greater than 60 seconds data points are averaged over a proportionately greater period than 1 second These averages are then averaged as a composite average When the maximum setting of 3600 seconds 1 hour is used the recording and display update rate is 1 minute To set up a pointto Time Period Average From the Output mode Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to select Normal and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with seconds 9 XXXX Use the numeric keypad to enter a Time Period value and press the E
86. T or DOWN J button to highlight Record Setup and then press the ENTER button 4 Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Load CFG File Load ConFiGuration and press the ENTER button 5 A pop up window will display load config NO Press the YES button to change the message to load config YES and then press the ENTER button The unit will look on the disk card for any configura tion files and the File Directory will display any files found see example below File Directory Configurations 3 OLDFILE CFG Date Time Size NEWFILE CFG 6 Use the UP T or DOWN J button to move the arrows next to the configuration file you want to load and then press the ENTER button The unit will load the selected configuration file from the disk card and a window will pop up indicating Configuration Loaded 7 Pressthe OK button The Recorder will then restart itself to recognize the new settings 3 13 Browsing Searching Compressing and Expanding Data If the Graphics Area is displaying the full screen Trend Chart or the full screen Alarm Events Data Window the BROWS button appears in the Main Button Bar The BROWS button allows the user to browse search or compress either data from the disk card including the file currently being recorded to disk card or immediate past data which is buffered to memory RAM The operation of browsing is the same whether the user is browsing memory or file data When using the Trend Chart brow
87. TD and Linear Inputs Wiring Detail Page 2 7 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring 2 3 4 Relay Output Contact Input WARNING To prevent the possibility of electrical shock use extreme caution when wiring contact output connections Hazardous potentials may exist on contact output terminals which are floating with respect to instrument ground These hazardous potentials may be exposed on the rear terminal panel of your instrument Any voltage potentials at the contact circuit will exist on the instrument s respective contact output terminals i e line powered circuits 2 3 4 1 Mechanical Relay Option The Recorder may be equipped with an optional Digital Input Output Board which has three or six potential free Form C relay contacts and three opto isolated digital inputs A terminal block as shown in Figure 2 8 below is provided for the three alarm output Potential Free Form C connections Normally Open NO Common C and Normally Closed NC and the three digital inputs which share a common The relay contacts are capable of switching 125 Vac at 0 5 Amp or 30 Vdc at 0 5 Amp The potential free relay contacts are protected internally with 300 volt Metal Oxide Varistors MOVs to prevent contact arcing fif fi Relay 6 Relay 5 Relay 4 Relay 3 Relay 2 Relay 1 Digital Inputs O cC NO C NC NO C NC NO C NCJNO C NC NO C NC 2 3 C F
88. TER BL Me 22 You will now be prompted with places 0 5 will also be displayed Use the up down arrow keys to select 2 and touch ENTER This selects the number of decimal places that will be displayed in trend view only OTAL GALS AAA ESA 23 You will now be prompted with lo some A Enter the low T MT end of your scale For this example 0 250 psig enter 0 00 Ex and touch ENTER wid c LLL E EE 25 E IES ES EN EN En 24 You will now be prompted with mid some Here you MUNE TER can enter the mid point of your scales range For this example 0 250 psig enter 125 00 and touch ENTER Scale sid Scale units EN EN En pisi EA mm m 28 8 N Meret Tl ES NEN E Page 5 of 6 Appendix A Configuring a 1 5 Vdc input for a 0 250 psig pressure transducer 25 You will now be prompted with hi gt some A Enter the i A HI i ft S high range of your scale range For this example nizse e e 0 250 psig enter 250 00 and touch ENTER Se ESSE ma E 26 You will now be back at the scale setup menu Use the up down arrow keys to select Scale units and touch ENTER The alphanumeric keypad will be displayed This is what will be displayed as engineering units in the trend mode only For this example enter PSIG and touch ENTER Touch EXIT several times until you are completely out of all menus The 0 250 scale complete with INLET and PSIG should be displayed on the recorder
89. The Failsafe will drop out in the event of a power failure and indicate an alarm Page 5 39 Chapter 5 Programming To turn the Failsafe option on or off From the Contact outs menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Failsafe and press the ENTER button The display will read either flsafe YES or flsafe NO Press the YES button to select whether the Contact outs should Failsafe or the NO button to not Failsafe When the desired selection is displayed press the ENTER button to return to the Contact outs menu 5 9 1 4 Reflash The Reflash option programs the Contacts Out to momentarily open and reclose each time an additional alarm is acquired which is programmed to close the contacts To turn the Reflash option on or off From the Contact outs menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Reflash and press the ENTER button The display will read either reflash YES or reflash NO Press the YES button to enable the Reflash option or the NO button to disable the Reflash option When the desired selection is displayed press the ENTER button to return to the Contact outs menu 5 9 2 Switches in The Switches in option allows the user to select a function for each of the three switches to activate Any one of the following functions may be assigned to each switch Event Chart speed Record on off Alarm acknowledgment Scale set or Record Rate To set the Switch input options From the Digital I
90. To set the Record Rates for all channels at once From the Record Rate menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight All Rates and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with secs lo XXX where XXX is the current Low Record Rate in seconds Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired Low Record Rate from 0 to a maximum of 600 seconds and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with secs hi XXX where XXX is the current High Record Rate in seconds Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired High Record Rate from 0 to a maximum of 600 seconds and then press the ENTER button to return to the Record Rate menu Press the EXIT button at any time to return to the Record Rate menu without altering the settings NOTE To set the Record Rate to 8 times per second set the rate to 0 seconds NOTE Although the Record Rates are shown as Low and High the Low rate can be setto be faster than the High rate The Low and High rates are mutually exclusive and are set in the FUNCtion Record speed menu option The current Record Rate Low or High is indicated in the Disk Status Window the Low rate is indicated by REC 4 and the High rate is indicated by RECT If you do not plan to use the change Record Rate option set both Record Rates to the same value Page 5 34 Chapter 5 Programming 5 7 6 2 Individual Rates To set the individual Record Rates per channel From the Record Rate menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to hi
91. Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter your Event message and then press the ENTER button The display will return to the list of Event numbers statuses Repeat this process for each Event number status that you want to program Once all Event numbers statuses have been programmed press the EXIT button to return to the Digital I O menu 5 10 Com ports The Com ports menu option allows the user to configure the serial port set the Recorder Network ID and setup the modem attached to the RS232 port The menu options are identical for any type of communication option if any fitted to the Recorder There are three choices of communication options RS232 RS485 or Ethernet Note that the modem will only function with the RS232 option To program the Com ports options From the Program menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Com ports and then press the ENTER button The Com ports menu will be displayed with three options Com Port Network ID and Modem Setup Use the UP 1 or DOWN 4 button to select the option you wish to program and then press the ENTER button The options are described in the following sections 5 10 1 Com Port The Com Port option allows the user to configure the serial port To program the Com Port From the Com ports menu use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Com Port and press the ENTER button The Com Port Setup menu will have the following options Protocol Port setup Network ID Modem Setup an
92. Wi NFR G UNFROG Measurement Disital I 0 Com ports Sustem UNPROG 3 Prog point and Constants will appear Using the up down m arrow keys select Prog point and touch ENTER Pros moint Constants NPR G UNPROG NPROG LINPROG TR 4 The numbers 1 9 and letters A F will be displayed Channel A F must be used for totalization channels as these channels will hold the total value in the event of a power outage Channels 1 9 will not they will reset For this example select A and touch ENTER IES gt te Page 1 of 5 Appendix D Configuring the Totalizer 5 If you are configuring the Recorder for the first time a menu having Setup pt Copy pt and Restore pt will appear If you are changing a point that you have already configured the menu will have Modify pt and Delete pt Depending on which menu appears use the up down arrow keys to select Setup pt or Modify pt and then touch ENTER WUT Dlnit Tao NPROG UNPROG NPROG UNPROG TR 6 The menu containing types of inputs should now be displayed Use the up down arrow keys to select Calculated and then touch ENTER NPROG UNPROG NPROG UNPROG 7 The menu displaying the various calculated channel types should now appear For this example use the up down arrow keys to select Totalize and then touch ENTER o peak Hilo diff NPROG UNPROG Moving avs Time avy The menu starting with Point tag will appear Using the up Gated timer down arrow
93. XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired interval minutes 00 to 59 and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with intrvl secs XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired interval seconds 00 to 59 and press the ENTER button The programmed interval time will be displayed Ifthe interval time displayed is correct press the ENTER or YES button to return to the Auto reset setup menu Press the EXIT button to return to the Reset control menu NOTE When programming a Totalize Point the interval represents the frequency of which the Totalization value will be reset to zero The Totalization value will be logged on the Alarm Event data log before the value is reset if the Reset print option is enabled NOTE When programming a High peak or Low peak Point the interval represents the frequency the High or Low peak value will be reset to the value of the Basepoint The High or Low peak value will be logged on the Alarm Event data log before the value is reset if the Reset print option is enabled c Weekly To reset a point Weekly Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Weekly and press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to select Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday or Sunday and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with start XX XX XX If the start time displayed is correct press the ENTER or YES button to return to the days of the week If the start time is no
94. You will be prompted with ofs gt 0 0000 Use the numeric keys to enter a value for the offset which will be added or subtracted to the thermocouple value and then press the ENTER button Note that offset is typically measured around the ice point which should be 0 C or 32 F The offset would typically be the difference between the thermocouple reading at this point and the true ice point value You will then be prompted with spn gt 1 00000 Use the numeric keypad to enter the new span value and then press the ENTER button The span should typically be measured near the full scale value of the thermocouple using a known temperature or reference The span would be the absolute value of the reference divided by the reading of the thermocouple You will be returned to the Point Setup menu 5 6 5 9 Engineering Eng units An Engineering units message with a maximum of five alphanumeric characters may be assigned for voltage and current inputs to identify the point e g PSI or mA To program Engineering units From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Eng units and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with units XXXXX Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter up to five characters for your desired Engineering units and then press the ENTER button to return to the Point Setup menu 5 6 5 10 Alarms A total of five Alarms can be set for each point programmed These five Alarms can be any comb
95. a J type T C input for a 100 750 C range 15 Use the up down arrow keys to select Scales and touch mmi ENTER You will be prompted scale Use the up down arrow keys to select 1A and touch ENTER CO Ex ES EN dc HTT TT 16 You will now be in the scale menu Use the up down arrow keys to select Scale ends and touch ENTER You will be prompted with places for decimal places Using the up Seale ord down arrow keys you can select 0 1 2 3 4 or 5 For thermocouples you would only select 0 or 1 For this example select 1 and touch ENTER Vcc TOLLIT 17 You will be prompted with lo For this example qmm 100 to 750 C enter 100 for the low range of your scale ys cum ie 7 and touch ENTER Scale wid Scale units liess arn Em EN 18 You will now be prompted with mid To illustrate one H ndin ERE of the features of the Recorder we will enter a value that is not 50 of the desired range For this example enter 200 and touch ENTER The result will be two linear ranges c Lo Kn One will have high resolution and the other will have low resolution E El E Note If you wanted the scale to be linear you would simply Bee enter the exact middle of your range at this point for ct Es En 19 The next prompt will be hi lt For this example enter TE Tener 750 and touch ENTER You will now be back in the main CI Scale ends scale menu Use the up down arrow keys to select Scale Seale srid un
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97. alize points reset to zero To set the Auto reset function From the Reset control menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Auto reset and press the ENTER button The Auto reset Setup menu will be displayed with the following options Auto off Daily Weekly or Monthly a Auto off If the Auto reset is set to off automatic reset of the programmed point will be disabled Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Auto off and press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Reset control menu b Daily When programming the Auto reset to Daily the system will prompt for the start time and interval for which that point will reset The programmable start time is not necessarily the time at which the first reset will occur However a reset will always occur at the start time every day The actual first reset depends upon the current time and the programmed interval The Recorder calculates the first reset by repeatedly adding the interval to the start time until the current time is met or exceeded See the example below Current Time 07 30 Start Time 09 15 Timed Interval 1 Hour 09 15 Programmed Start Time 10 15 11 15 12 15 Note The Interval 1 hour added to the Start Time yields reset times 23 15 00 15 01 15 07 15 07 30 Current Time 08 15 Time of the first reset for this example To reset a point Daily Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Daily and press the ENTER button You
98. and can be displayed using the Companion Software 9 The menu starting with Point tag will appear again Using the up down arrow keys select Input scale and touch Maza ENTER A numeric keypad will appear with loo meet orale displayed This is the point that you enter the low range of Ee your input signal For this example 1 5 Volts DC enter HLH 1 00 as the low range and touch ENTER am E ES EN KN EN E E ESSE ES EN En Es Page 2 of 6 Appendix A Configuring a 1 5 Vdc input for a 0 250 psig pressure transducer 10 The numeric keypad will now prompt you for the hi end of your input signal For this example enter 5 00 and touch ENTER Using the up down arrow keys select Output scale and touch ENTER mum BOILER pm Outeut scale FEED PSIA M TOTAL 1235 aT 12 You will now be prompted for the number of decimal places e that you would like to display and record Using the up Point tas down arrow keys you can select 0 1 2 3 4 or 5 decimal O places For this example select 2 and touch ENTER 13 Another numeric keypad will appear prompting you for the lo end of your output scale For this example 0 250 psig enter 0 00 and touch ENTER 14 You will now be prompted for the hi end of your output a scale You should enter 250 00 and touch ENTER ae Ineut scale Quteut scale Page 3 of 6 Appendix A Configuring a 1 5 Vdc input for a 0 250 psig pressure
99. are transferred to the holding memory area If the Recorder finds a bad checksum in any Profile block during the power up load database sequence it will halt The user is given a choice to ignore the problem or perform a Smart or Full Initialization See Section 4 1 3 Initialize Database Answering NO to both Smart and Full initialization queries forces the Recorder to continue to power up with corrupt parameters in the User Profile Database This may be successful or the Recorder may hang up or periodically reset Failures in the Profile Database should not occur If this error occurs a Smart initialization will have the least affect on the User Profile Database and allow completion of the power up sequence If the Recorder finds a bad checksum in any Point DPR during the power up load sequence it will not issue any error message Bad DPR s are flagged as CORRUPT Acorrupt DPR may only be corrected by reviewing the associated point Page 4 1 Chapter 4 Operation 4 1 3 Initialize Database Three forms of initialization init may be performed on the Unit s Profile database Smart Init Full Init and Erase Configuration The user will not typically see these options unless the unit is being powered up for the first time or the unit finds an error in the database These conditions may be manually invoked using the Hidden menu option 4 1 3 1 Smart Init Smart Initialization verifies that each Profile database
100. ate Therefore H1 High Alarm 1 If more than one alarm is active they will cycle through on the Status Line If there are no alarms active the Status Line will display NO ALARMS If the Alarm check option is turned off the Status Line will display ALM CHKS OFF Junction Temp Temp 24 8 F Unit Tag This is a UNIT TAG A Unit Tag can be up to 20 characters long and will display in the Status Line as entered by the user To enter a Unit Tag refer to Section 5 4 3 1 3 1 1 3 Alarm Acknowledgment The ACK button will appear on top of the Disk Status section on the left side of the Status Bar when there is an alarm condition The ACK button is only present when there is an alarm condition at which time it blinks until the user presses itto acknowledge the alarm condition Pressing the ACK button will also reset any output relays ifthis option is installed and programmed The ACK button will always be the top most button always rising to the surface when covered by other items such as menus This allows the user to acknowledge an alarm at any time even while in the programming mode Page 3 2 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 1 2 Button Bar The Button Bar located on the bottom of the screen contains buttons used to operate the unit When the unit is powered up the Main Button Bar is shown see Figure 3 3 The Main Button Bar has four buttons VIEW BROWS JOG and MENU The date and time are continuously displayed in the mi
101. ay will return to the Alarm Type menu Press the EXIT button to return to the Alarms Setup menu f Open or Closed Alarm Types NOTE Open and Close Alarm Types are available for the Linear Dry Contact Point type ONLY Open and Closed Alarms become active when an input is Open or Closed respectively No set point is required To set an Open or Closed Alarm Type Use the UP T or DOWN 1 button to highlight Type open or Type closed as desired and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with contact X This is the contact output that will respond to this alarm provided the relay option is fitted If no contact output is required select contact 0 Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the desired contact number 0 to 6 and press the ENTER button The display will return to the Alarm Type menu Press the EXIT button to return to the Alarms Setup menu Page 5 16 Chapter 5 Programming g True or False Alarm Types NOTE True and False Alarm Types are available for Conditional Point types ONLY True and False Alarm conditions become active when a Boolean expression is True or False respectively No set point is required To set a True or False Alarm Type Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Type true or Type false as desired and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with contact X This is the contact output that will respond to this alarm provided the relay option is fitted If no contact out
102. be looking for a Value immediately greater than or less than the Value you enter Once you have entered the Value you want press the ENTER button Before searching for the Value you set you have to decide which PEN or point to use as the search reference and in which direction to search Use the PEN button to select the pen trace to search Each time this button is pressed the next pen is selected The current pen is shown in the Status Line at the top of the screen together with the value of the trace under the cursor and its actual time and date stamp Page 3 19 Chapter 3 Getting Started The search direction is determined by the button to the left of the PEN button This button toggles between BACK and FRWD BACK will search BACKWARDS in time from the current cursor position into older data while FRWD will search FORWARDS in time from the current cursor position into newer data To initiate a search press either the FIND gt button to find the first point GREATER than the search value or the FIND lt button to find the first point LESS than the current search value Each time either button is pressed the next point that meets the search criteria is found Once a point is found the next point to be found will be the one that is after the first point that does not meet the criteria The search hops across all other values so that you are not bogged down finding useless information Therefore if you are searching for a point on a
103. be pre programmed K1to KF are used to represent Constants Must be pre programmed RIGHT Parenthesis OR AND Less than Greater than Equal to l Not equal to lt Less than or equal to gt Greater than or equal to NOT LEFT Parenthesis MV A gor To Set a conditional statement From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Set condtionl and press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to scroll through the conditional operators until you reach the desired operator Then use the RIGHT gt button to move the cursor to the next position Continue using the UP T or DOWN J button to select the operators and the LEFT or RIGHT gt button to move the cursor until the conditional statement is complete Forty 40 positions are available for conditional operators and the display will scroll to the left or right to allow entry When the desired conditional statement is displayed press the ENTER button to return to the Point Setup menu The conditional statement is evaluated from left to right Use parenthesis to change the order of evaluation The result of any conditional statement evaluation is either TRUE or FALSE 5 6 5 21 Timeout The Timeout option sets a maximum time period between signal updates from the external source before flagging the point as invalid The point is flagged invalid if no update is received within the specified timeout period If the Timeout value is set
104. be prompted with hia This is where you mmm Ee enter the high end of your range of the equivalent value for OQuteut scale 20 mA For this example select 150 and touch ENTER LH ea ua 13 Using the up down arrow keys select Eng units and touch ENTER An alpha numeric keypad will appear prompting you units gt lt You can enter up to 5 characters Using the PAGE PAGBK and SHIFT keys if needed enter the desired engineering units For this application enter GPM and touch ENTER 14 You will now be back at the menu beginning with Point tag Using the up down arrow keys select Alarms and touch R D AL 0 0 St ENTER Page 3 of 7 Appendix B Configuring a 4 20 mA input to equal 0 to 150 gpm 15 16 17 18 19 Using the up down arrow keys select Alm limits and touch ENTER You will be prompted with alarm Each point has 5 internal alarm set points You can use the up down arrow keys to scroll through 1 2 3 4 or 5 Since this is the first alarm set point for channel one select 1 and touch ENTER The alarm types menu will now be displayed Using the up down arrow keys you can select the type of alarm you wish to configure For this example we want to know when the flow exceeds 120 gpm Select Type high and touch ENTER A numeric keypad will now be displayed prompting you with high gt lt Enter 120 and touch ENTER You will next be prompted contact If your recorder is fitte
105. button to highlight Data on off and then press the ENTER button 2 Thecurrent record status will be shown as record data YES or record data NO Press the YES button and then the ENTER button to activate recording of data Selecting record data NO and press the ENTER button will inhibit data recording 3 8 3 Starting Recording To start the unit to record the actual data 1 2 3 4 6 Press the MENU button or the EXIT button until you get to the Command Menu Button Bar with DISP PROG FUNC and EXIT Press the FUNCtion button to bring up the Function menu Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Record On Off and then press the ENTER button You will have three choices Record Off to stop recording Record On to start recording and Trigger to enable automatic stop and start recording based on internal or external events that have been initiated Ensure there is a formatted disk card in the drive and then use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Record On and press the ENTER button A pop up window will appear asking record on Press the YES button and then the ENTER button to begin recording Once a recording is started the drive light comes on periodically as data is stored to the disk card Also the Disk Status area in the top right of the screen will indicate the percentage of the disk card used Press the EXIT button three times to return to the default display WARNING Never remove a disk card from
106. contact output connections Hazardous potentials may exist on contact output terminals which are floating with respect to instrument ground These hazardous potentials may be exposed inside the instrument case and on the Rear Terminal Panel of your instrument Any voltage potentials at the contact circuit will exist on the instrument s respective contact output terminals e g line powered circuits Chapter 2 Installation Wiring 2 1 EquipmentHandlilig n a ances A a Ea dsd deat 2 1 21 1 Initial INSPOCUON scana aa Ea a A E AR Ea A AAAA gece AR EKURSRI SR Ade AER 2 1 2 12 UNPACKING Procedure escatimar 2 1 2 1 9 Detected Damage uscar 2 1 2 1 4 Equipment RETIN aer a esten utes S Pe nd te trot te tna T bae gu eM ed ed I 2 1 BNO IA ia aia 2 1 AA NA 2 2 2 2 1 Panel Mounting x nieto icta eec orem dos laxstauaads ceepeuadstane ceeauanadenoaansiaedecdanmanseenacneans 2 3 2 3 Wiring Specifications and Proceduro g 5 ai tue aum t Le bt eee rel one ad alin eva TE Re RR RN RAN 2 5 2 3 1 Power Requirements a e a Nada ea en ARMAR RIPE aie A aa A 2 5 2 9 2 POWO COMMECHONS me mm 2 5 223 09 9Ignal Input WIND sto a nas 26 2 9 9 1 Thermocouple INPUTS eii aet ner etel aee de 2 7 2 3 3 2 Resistance Temperature Detector RTD Inputs ssse em 2 7 2 9 9 3 Linear Inputs 2 e Seton i eto n e Eee e tea E ERE DO a ut dee a acd enel 2 7 2 3 4 Relay Output Contact Input issos a a aa a a Aaa aa 2 8 234 1 Mechanical Relay Optom aiii cited seeds ES
107. cts as a touch keypad Areas of the screen are active as push buttons The exact areas that are sensitive depends on what is currently being displayed The user has only to lightly touch the screen area depicting the button to activate a particular function If the Beeper is turned on the unit will provide audible feedback as a short beep each time a button press is registered The default display is shown in Figure 3 1 below STATUS LINE GRAPHICS AREA Figure 3 1 Recorder Screen The screen is divided into three distinct areas the Status Bar across the top of the screen the Button Bar along the bottom of the screen containing the time date stamp and the Graphics Area between them 3 1 1 Status Bar The Status Bar see Figure 3 2 consists of two sections Disk Status and Status Line Also an Alarm ACKnowledgment button not shown will flash on top of the Disk Status section when there is an alarm condition DISK STATUS STATUS LINE Figure 3 2 Status Bar Page 3 1 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 1 1 1 Disk Status On the left hand side of the Status Bar is the Disk Status information disk info This displays the current condition of the disk card that is currently being used to save data When the unit is not recording this area shows REC OFF When the Recorder is recording it displays RECT for fast rate recording or RECL for slow rate recording as well as XX used where XX is the
108. d Ethernet These options are described in the following sections 5 10 1 1 Protocol The Protocol option allows the user to assign the Protocol as Modbus RTU Modbus ASCII or Demand Data To set the Protocol option From the Com Port Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Protocol and press the ENTER button The Protocol menu will be displayed with three options Modbus rtu Modbus asc and Demand data These options are mutually exclusive and the highlighted option is active The options are described in the following sections 5 10 1 1 1 Modbus RTU Modbus RTU is a binary encoded output To select Modbus RTU From the Protocol menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to select Modbus rtu and press the ENTER button to activate Press the EXIT button to return to the Com Port Setup menu Page 5 42 Chapter 5 Programming 5 10 1 1 2 Modbus ASCII Modbus ASCII is an ASCII output To select Modbus ASCII From the Protocol menu use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to select Modbus asc and press the ENTER button to activate Press the EXIT button to return to the Com Port Setup menu 5 10 1 1 3 Demand Data This option allows the user to configure the unit to send a time stamp and the current value of any selected data points to an ASCII serial printer The data is sent when a selected event occurs No header is printed and each event will have a separate line with the time stamp and each channel separated with a semi colon
109. d Output This option provides three or six mechanical form C Normally Open Common Normally Closed contacts relay outputs capable of switching 250 Vac as well as three isolated digital control inputs or three or six solid state open collector type contacts able to switch 30 Vdc at 0 5 Amps The relay outputs can be programmed to respond to alarm events while the digital inputs can be used to trigger events such as changing recording speeds or stopping and starting recording 1 3 2 Communications Interface There are two communications options available 1 An isolated RS232 RS485 interface using the Modbus protocol with the Recorder acting as a slave device in a Modbus RTU or Modbus ASCII environment 2 An802 3 compatible Ethernet option with RJ45 four wire connection Page 1 4 Chapter 1 General Description 1 4 Specifications OPERATING Input Signals Thermocouple RTD Input Resolution Input Impedance DC Voltage Linear Industrial Square Root Logarithmic Full Scale Ranges DC Current 150 mV 1 25 V 2 5 V Accuracy 0 06 12 5 V and 25 V Accuracy 0 1 4 to 20 mA 0 to 20 mA and 10 to 50 mA Accuracy 0 15 using external 50 ohm 0 1 shunt Resolution 0 1 C Type Range C J K m ZOUW0OT 210 to 100 C 100 to 1200 C 270 to 100 C 100 to 1372 C 270 to 100 C 100 to 400 C 270 to 100 C 100 to 1000 C 50 to 1768 C 50 to 1768 C 0 to 1820 C 0 to 240
110. d operand The following operators are available P1 to PF K1 to KF I V A Re lt gt are used to represent Points Must be pre programmed are used to represent Constants Must be pre programmed RIGHT Parenthesis OR AND Less than Greater than Equal to Not equal to Less than or equal to Greater than or equal to NOT LEFT Parenthesis Programming Parameters Once a point has been programmed as a Conditional Point Type the user is presented with the following parameters Point tag Set cndtionl Eng units Alarms Chart scale 5 6 14 External Point Types Section 5 6 5 1 Section 5 6 5 20 Section 5 6 5 9 Section 5 6 5 10 Section 5 6 5 11 External point types use data sent via the Com port to the Recorder for trending or other uses Page 5 30 Chapter 5 Programming Programming Parameters Once a point has been programmed as an External point type the user is presented with the following parameters Point tag Section 5 6 5 1 Input scale Section 5 6 5 2 Output scale Section 5 6 5 3 Timeout Section 5 6 5 21 Eng units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarms Section 5 6 5 10 Chart scale Section 5 6 5 11 5 7 Record Setup The Record Setup menu option allows the user to program several items dealing with the recording of data to either a floppy disk or CompactFlash card Some of the options include choosing what to record how it s recorded and the filename it will be saved to setting up alarm point
111. d with alarm contact outputs you can select which contact will change state when the internal high alarm activates Using the up down arrows you can select 0 1 2 3 4 5 o0r6 For this example select 2 and touch ENTER Note If you do not have relays or do not wish to activate a relay select 0 0 is the default setting and touch ENTER Page 4 of 7 Nemes 21 5 c OFF 14 TULL Teme Appendix B Configuring a 4 20 mA input to equal 0 to 150 gpm 20 Touch EXIT twice to get back to the menu beginning with Point tag Using the up down arrow keys select Chart scale and touch ENTER Using the up down arrows you can select A B C D E F G or H For this example select A and touch ENTER 21 Touch EXIT to complete configuration of this point and you will be prompted with keep setup Touch YES to permanently save your changes 22 You will be back at the main program menu Using the up down arrow keys select Chart Pens and touch ENTER 23 You will now be in the Chart Pens menu beginning with Speed Using the up down arrow keys select Scales and touch Enter 24 You will now be prompted with Scale Using the up down arrow keys you can select scales 1A through 2H For this example select 1A and touch ENTER Page 5 of 7 Appendix B Configuring a 4 20 mA input to equal 0 to 150 gpm 25 26 27 28 29 Use the up down arrow keys to select Scale ends and touch ENTER You will now be prompted with p
112. data and no points are turned on you will get an error message NOTE The actual recording is turned on or off in the FUNCtion menu accessed from the Main Button Bar under the Record On Off menu option Refer to Section 4 2 3 1 NOTE Floppy Disk models Use only formatted 1 44 Meg Floppy disks High Density and ensure they are not write protected The disks can be formatted using the Format Disk menu option see Section 5 7 8 Page 5 31 Chapter 5 Programming 5 7 2 Alarm on off This option enables the user to enable or disable the recording of Alarm and Event information to disk card To enable or disable the recording of Alarm Event information From the Record Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Alarm on off and press the ENTER button Press the YES or NO button to select either record alarms YES to enable Alarm Event recording or record alarms NO to disable Alarm Event recording and then press the ENTER button to return to the Record Setup menu No data will actually be stored until the Recorder is set to Record On under the Record On Off menu option in the FUNCtion Menu 5 7 3 Record Modes There are two Record Modes that can be set Fill Mode and Data Mode The Fill Mode determines whether files are to be recorded to fill the disk and stop or recycle deleting the oldest data and replacing it with new The Data Mode options determine whether data will be averaged over the record interval or whether the la
113. ddle of the Main Button Bar The date is shown numerically in either American Month Day Year or European Day Month Year format Refer to Section 5 4 2 to program the date format VIEW BROWS 4 17 01 15 52 35 JOG MENU Figure 3 3 Main Button Bar 3 1 2 1 VIEW Button The VIEW button enables the user to scroll through the selectable display options in the Graphics Area of the screen see Section 5 4 7 These views might be charts bar graphs digital windows alarm event information or combinations of these Each time the VIEW button is pressed the next view is presented 3 1 2 2 BROWSE Button The BROWSe button is only displayed on screen views that can actually be browsed which are the full screen Trend Chart Window and the full screen Alarm Event Data Window The user can choose to browse RAM Random Access Memory which is the screen trace data or FILE in which case a file menu will be presented so that the user can choose a file from the disk card The BROWSe button also allows the user to SEARCH historic data by VALUE or TIME as well as COMPRESS data in time Pressing the BROWSe button puts a freeze on the real time display and allows the user to scroll back in time to browse through historical data that has passed off the screen or has been recorded previously even on another machine The actual Chart screen browse buffer is dependent on the memory options installed the number of traces being displayed and the e
114. delay is up and then returns the delay is reset and the full delay period will expire before the Alarm becomes active This feature can be used to overcome spurious or transient Alarm conditions To set the Alarm delay From the Alarms Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Alm delay and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with seconds XXXX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired delay up to a maximum of 600 seconds ten minutes and press the ENTER button The display will return to the Alarms Setup Menu 5 6 5 11 Chart scale Each point must be assigned to a Chart scale The Chart scale is used to control the display of the output signal and can be used to display or record only part of the output the area of interest or across the entire range There are two sets of eight Chart scales available A Chart scale can be assigned to multiple points To set the Chart scale From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Chart scale and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with chart scl X Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the desired Chart scale numeral A through H and press the ENTER button The display will return to the Point Setup menu Page 5 17 Chapter 5 Programming 5 6 5 12 Output mode The Output mode option allows the user to program a point to display the Time Period Average or Rate of Change To program the Output mode From the Point
115. djusted correctly the display may look dim dirty completely black washed out or blank Insert a small star or Phillip type screwdriver into the hole in the side panel as shown in Figure 2 12 and turn to adjust the display contrast The adjustment potentiometer has a 270 rotation Do not apply excess pressure or attempt to turn it beyond the end stops Figure 2 12 Contrast Adjust Page 2 10 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 1 Moving About the crei aa 3 1 Sl Stats Da IER 3 1 SRI SV ida ad 3 2 SNNT A a E aaa 3 2 3 4 1 3 Alarm Acknowledgment coccion dase ec eve Sade ececeeetaa eens 3 2 3152 SUMO MB Al rag EE 3 3 3 1 2 1 VIEW Button 22er iei iei eret IAE UA ta it ca 3 3 3 1 2 2 BROWSE BURON il A aaa 3 3 31 23 JOG BUON sio 3 3 3 1 2 4 MENU BUIO gt coi tas 3 3 3 1 3 Graphics Aris Em 3 4 3 desl Bal CAMS sa vag PM 3 4 3 1 3 2 Digital WINDOWS iria 3 4 3 1 3 3 Alarm Event Data Window ocooccccccnnonocccccccconononnncncnnnnnnn nn eene n en nen rr rr erre n nnne nn 3 5 3 1 3 4 Trend Chart WITIdOWS 2rd boc ete tatis a eee vano Deve da Ta pacc vdd vg 3 5 3 1 3 5 Pop Up Windows sssssssssssssssssesseneeeee RRE RR rrt ren nnns sss sss sn sss sss tipinin 3 6 3 2 Getting tO the POM S visor res brodo e e v E Ru ERE PER REI eek RR ED 3 7 3 9 Using Chart Scales viii dir da da EX Eee DEA ERREUR 3 8 lier zzii TT H
116. e totalizing for a maximum of one day the totalizer will not exceed 50 so we can use the same scale If we were totalizing over long periods of time we would have to put in an appropriate scale for the totalizer channel Touch EXIT You will be prompted keep setup Touch YES and you will be returned to the main program menu Touch EXIT several times until you are completely out of all menus You have now successfully configured a totalization channel Use the VIEW button to select a particular display to verify your work Page 5 of 5 AELLLELELELLL LL NR futo rese Event reset Reset print NPROG UNPROG Flowrate Eng units i s EJ Reset contr AL Chart scale Ma NS Nes Cale NETS Ta HH 100008 RN Point tas chart scl A Decimal fix Baseroint Flowrate Ens units ENTER Eu Reset contrl Lou cutoff Rlarms Chart scale NPROG UNPR G ewes TT VLEELELELLELEL LN Decimal fix Baseeoint Fl ta ont ENTER VES ME NO Reset contrl Low cutoff Alarms NPROG UNPROG UNPROG UNPROG UNPROG Appendix E Setting the Jumpers for the 3 or 6 Channel Mechanical or Solid State Relay WARNING WARNING A Set Jumpers Due to hazardous voltages on the Rear Terminal Panel use extreme caution when installing or servicing your instrument Please read the entire contents of the Installation and Wiring Chapter before attempting to install or service your instrument Before attempting to re
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119. ent through menus Page 3 3 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 1 3 Graphics Area The Graphics Area is used to display various information in different formats including Bar Charts Digital Windows Alarm Event Data or Trend Charts The Graphics Area view is changed by pressing the VIEW button on the Main Menu Button Bar The user can also choose whether certain views are horizontally or vertically oriented See Section 5 5 4 for details 3 1 3 1 Bar Charts Bar Charts can be displayed on their own or combined with other windows on a split screen Up to twelve Bar Charts can be displayed at a time The user can select to display bar graphs either horizontally or vertically The format of the vertical bar graph is shown opposite in Figure 3 5 The very top of the bar has the actual real time digital value of the point in this case 0 385 Immediately below this are the Engineering Units i e SECS which can be a maximum of five characters At the very bottom of the bar graph is the Point Tag which is a ten character description of the point NOTE Not all characters can be displayed on the Bar Chart Between the ENG UNITS and POINT TAG is a bar that represents the actual value as a function of the full scale value To the right of the bar are scale values The alarm setpoints if any are set are indicated on the bar by a a4 in the text area If any alarm is active the bar will be blinking Refer to Chapter 5 Section 5 6 for programming of t
120. ere a chart scale is applied to each point The chart scales determine what part of the full scale range will be used by the display record block There are two sets of 8 scales available to the user The second set is an alternate set which can be applied to the base points in place of the normal set when triggered by an external event Each chart scale may be applied to any one or more of the base points to provide an output scaled point These scale points are then applied to the display record block which consist of the visual information or recorded information that the user requires Up to twelve scaled points are applied to the bar graph display Up to twelve may be displayed on the chart and up to fifteen may be recorded to disk card Note that points recorded to disk card need not be the same as points displayed on the bar graph or the chart however in the case of the chart any point which is not recorded to disk card will have limited browse capability The user should also be aware that applying scaling other than full scale output to recorded data limits the data to the range between scale end points It is possible to store the base point with different scaling than is used to display it on the chart using one of the computational channels 3 3 Using Chart Scales To better understand the use of input and output scaling and how scaling base points affects the data consider the following example highlighted by Figure 3 11
121. ero Calibration must be done A Zero Calibration must be done when new channels are installed into the ADC board To perform a Zero Calibration Insert a jumper onto all channels see the Unused Input diagram in Figure 2 7 From the Hidden menu use the UP 1 or DOWN J button to highlight ADC Control and then press the ENTER button The only available option is Cal Adc so just press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Cal scales and press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN 1 button to select Zero cal and press the ENTER button A pop window with SHORT ALL INPUTS Press the OK button A pop window will show the readings from channel 1 Press the CAL button You will be prompted with Are You Sure Press the CAL button again to calibrate the channel or the press the NO button to cancel NOTE Zero calibration must be done to all channels Only the readings from channel 1 will be shown Once the Zero Calibration is done remove the jumpers and press the EXIT button three times to get back to the Hidden menu Page 6 1 Chapter 6 Calibration 6 3 Scale Calibration The Recorder menu supports full calibration for the voltage and current input ranges of the instrument Each range requires a unique calibration constant which is automatically calculated during the calibration of each range 6 3 1 Calibration Scales Follow the procedures below to Calibrate Scales 6 3 1 1 Connecting Voltage Source Connec
122. ess the YES or NO button to select either printzYES to activate Reset print or print NO to disable Reset print and then press the ENTER button to return to the Reset control menu 5 6 5 16 Time period The Time period is the time base used to set the duration time of the moving window The point average is set for this period of time a maximum 1440 minutes of time is possible and then the first scan is dropped off and a new scan is averaged in To program the Time period From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Time period and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with minutesXXXX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired time period up to 1440 minutes 24 hours and press the ENTER button to return to the Point Setup menu 5 6 5 17 Gate control The Gate control option can be turned On Yes or Off No If Gate control is turned On a basepoint must be established If Gate control is turned Off this Point range can be used as a timer for calculations etc To enable or disable Gate control From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Gate control and press the ENTER button Press the YES or NO button to select either gate YES to enable Gate control or gatezNO to disable Gate control and then press the ENTER button If gate NO is selected the display will return to the Point Setup menu If gate YES is selected you will be prompted base p
123. f 1000 from 10 000 15 000 Page 5 6 Chapter 5 Programming To program the virtual chart Speed options From the Chart Pens menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Speed and then press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Set speeds or Autospeed and press the ENTER button 5 5 1 1 Set speeds If Set speeds is selected you will be prompted with either standard or metric Press the ENTER or YES button to accept the current setting or the NO button and then ENTER or YES button to select the other option You will be prompted with low speed XX Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the desired low chart speed and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with high speed XX Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the desired high chart speed and then press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Chart Pens menu 5 5 1 2 Autospeed If Autospeed is selected use the YES or NO button to change the display to read autospd NO or autospd YES When the desired Autospeed option is displayed press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Chart Pens menu 5 5 2 Scales Scales are used to display and record all or part of the preselected Output scale The user can effectively zoom all or part of the available range The user can also configure the grids printed on the display Two sets of 8 scales A through H can be programmed Only one of the two sets
124. f thermocouple RTD milliamps millivolts volts or contact inputs There is a common ground lug marked with a for connection of signal cable shields or screens POWER COMMUNICATIONS OPTION i C C O ANALOG INPUTS A RELAY OPTION Z M Figure 2 6 DC2000 Rear Panel Connections 12 Channel Page 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring Read the following procedures prior to connecting inputs to the terminals WARNING Ensure the power is off before connecting signal inputs to the unit The plug in screw terminal connectors are of the clamping screw variety putting even pressure on the signal wire It is therefore not necessary to terminate the wires with lugs however you may do so if you wish The maximum gauge wire that can be accommodated is 14 AWG or 2 5 mm You will need a small screwdriver and a pair of wire cutters and strippers The use of shielded twisted lead wire is recommended to minimize electro magnetically induced noise WARNING All unused inputs must have all contacts commoned togther CAUTION Never run signal and power or control wiring together in the same conduit This is to prevent possible recording
125. fault Display rate is one second Figure 5 3 Display Menu To change the Display rate From the Display menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Display rate and then press the ENTER button The current Display rate will be displayed such as seconds gt 10 lt If the Display rate is correct press the ENTER button to return to the Display menu If you wish to change the Display rate use the numeric keypad to change the update time and then press the ENTER button to accept the programmed Display rate and return to the Display menu 5 4 2 Time format The Time format menu option allows the user to program either American or European time format for the display The difference is in the way the date is displayed American format is Month Day Year while European format is Day Month Year To change the Time format From the Display menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Time format and then press the ENTER button The current selection will be shown highlighted Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select either American or European and press the ENTER button to accept the selection Then press the EXIT button to return to the Display menu 5 4 3 Powerup display Powerup disp The Powerup display menu option allows the user to change what is displayed when the unit is powered up The options are Unit tag Auto jog Point Alarms or Junction Temp To change the Powerup display From the Display menu use the U
126. ffect on the Ethernet connection Once a connection is made the communications are the same as for a serial port If communications stop you may have to reset the connection by right clicking on the E Bridge icon on the system tray and selecting Reset 5 10 2 Network ID The Network ID or unit address assigns a user programmed Recorder ID number for use in multidrop Modbus environments To program the Network ID From the Com Ports menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Network ID and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with net id gt XXX Use the numeric keypad to enter a Network ID between 1 default and 255 When the correct Network ID is displayed press the ENTER button to return to the Com Ports menu NOTE Even if you are not using the unit in a Modbus environment a Network ID is still required to communicate with the Companion Software Page 5 45 Chapter 5 Programming 5 10 3 Modem Setup This menu option allows the user to enable and set up a modem string for a modem connected to the RS232 port A modem is not supported on the RS485 port If enabled the start up string is sent to the modem to set itin the following mode Use factory defaults Assume DTR is always on Disable ALL responses to the com port Auto answer on the first ring Connect at 9600 baud Use memory profile 0 Store setup in memory profile zero Not all modems obey the same instructions The user can edit the defau
127. ffective Chart speed With the standard buffer a Chart speed of one inch per hour with four traces active it is possible to browse back approximately 140 hours 5 days The user may choose to browse files on the disk card rather than the current memory buffer even though the unit is currently recording The user can then browse files that had been recorded earlier or may even browse the file that is currently being recorded Once the data has been recorded to disk card it is possible to use the file browser or the PC and the optional Companion Software to view data as far back as the start of recording irrespective of how long that may be within the constraints of disk card capacity 3 1 2 3 JOG Button The JOG button is used to switch between channel data At any time the user can press the JOG button to display point data in the Status Line Each time the JOG button is pressed the next point data is displayed 3 1 2 4 MENU Button When the MENU Button is pressed the Command Menu Button Bar appears see Figure 3 4 allowing the user to change DISPLay features PROGram the unit and set FUNCtions Refer to Chapters 4 and 5 for details pisPL PROG FUNC ExT Figure 3 4 The Command Menu Button Bar The Button Bar will change depending on the mode and the buttons pressed Certain key buttons will always be displayed in the same place such as the ENTER Button on the left and the EXIT button on the right allowing rapid movem
128. five full scale ranges for all conversions 150 mV 1 25 V 2 5 V 12 5 V and 25 V DC The converted values pass to a conditioning block which converts the binary value which is effectively a percentage of full scale into a value useful to the user Conditioning includes converting the binary value into a representative voltage conditioning and linearizing this voltage to represent for example a real world temperature as might be input by a thermocouple or RTD and applying any other computation as required The conditioning block handles 15 channels The outputs from the conditioning block are referred to as base points and may be fed back to the inputs of the conditioning block to form the basis base point for other base point computations This includes tracking peak or valley values doing moving averages timed averages difference totalization or any other user entered equation The input to any channel in the conditioning block can be any one of the base points or it can be the live inputs Live inputs can have input and output scaling applied in the conditioning block unless this is predefined by the nature of the input i e thermocouples An example of input output scaling is given in section 3 3 Page 3 7 Chapter 3 Getting Started The outputs of the conditioning block are the values represented in the Digital Windows and are real world engineering values The outputs of the conditioning block are also fed through to a scale block wh
129. fore returning an instrument for any reason 2 1 5 Storage For prolonged storage before installation re pack the Recorder in the shipping container Cushion the Recorder with foam molding or an equivalent and store in a cool dry area We do not recommend storage of the Recorder for more than one year If longer storage time is required contact the factory for additional storage information Page 2 1 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring 2 2 Installation The instrument is intended to operate in the following environment Indoor Use Only Installation Category Il per IEC 664 Pollution Degree Level Il per UL3111 1 IEC61010 1 Altitude up to 2 000 m Temperature 10 C to 50 C 5 C to 40 C for floppy media operating per UL3111 1 IEC61010 1 Humidity Maximum relative humidity 80 for temperatures up to 31 C decreasing linearly to 50 relative humidity at 40 C AC Mains Supply 100 240 Vac 50 60 Hz 35 Vac 10 NOTE Therecorder is designed to be panel mounted and as such should be considered as permanently connected Disconnection from the supply must be possible via a customer supplied switch or circuit breaker This disconnection device must be included in the panel installation and should be clearly marked in close proximity to the Recorder and easily accessible to the operator The Recorder is sized to fit in a standard DIN panel cutout of 5 43 x 5 43 138 mm x 138 mm and requires 7 41 188 2 mm behind panel dept
130. found to be defective it will be repaired or replaced at no charge OMEGA s WARRANTY does not apply to defects resulting from any action of the purchaser including but not limited to mishandling improper interfacing operation outside of design limits improper repair or unauthorized modification This WARRANTY is VOID if the unit shows evidence of having been tampered with or shows evidence of having been damaged as a result of excessive corrosion or current heat moisture or vibration improper specification misapplication misuse or other operating conditions outside of OMEGA s control Components which wear are not warranted including but not limited to contact points fuses and triacs OMEGA is pleased to offer suggestions on the use of its various products However OMEGA neither assumes responsibility for any omissions or errors nor assumes liability for any damages that result from the use of its products in accordance with information provided by OMEGA either verbal or written OMEGA warrants only that the parts manufactured by it will be as specified and free of defects OMEGA MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER EXPRESS OR IIVIPLIED EXCEPT THAT OF TITLE AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED LIMITATION OF LIABILITY The remedies of purchaser set forth herein are exclusive and the total liability of OMEGA with resp
131. gain to search the data The sample corresponding to the desired Time and Date will be placed under the cursor near the center of the screen The search may take some time especially if searching a large disk file If no point is found the unit will display No Point Found Once an acceptable point is found the user can enter the Interactive Browse Mode by pressing the BROWS button 3 13 4 Interactive Browse Mode The Interactive Browse Mode enables the user to uniquely identify points on the screen by Time Date and Value and move around in time Once the browse source has been selected from File or RAM pressing the BROWS button again immediately or after a search or compress operation will enter the Interactive Browse Mode and the Interactive Browse Button Bar shown in Figure 3 17 below will appear O AcE occ PEN M EXILE A Figure 3 17 The Interactive Browse Button Bar The cursor appears near the center of the screen It can be moved with the UP 1 or DOWN J button shown above in the Vertical mode or with the LEFT or RIGHT button in the Horizontal mode Pressing these buttons a single time moves the cursor one sample at a time while holding these buttons will cause the cursor to move in 10 sample increments As the cursor moves the Time and Date information is updated in the Status Line at the top of the screen To move about in larger increments the PAGE and PAGE buttons move the data forward or backward a
132. ghlight Individual Rate and press the ENTER button You will be presented with a point selection keypad that enables the selection of the specific point to be programmed Use the keypad to enter the desired point number and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with secs lo XXX where XXX is the current low sampling rate in seconds Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired Record Rate from 0 to a maximum of 600 seconds and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with secs hi XXX where XXX is the current high sampling rate in seconds Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired Record Rate from 0 toa maximum of 600 seconds and then press the ENTER button to return to the Record Rate menu Repeat the above procedure for each point to be programmed Press the EXIT button at any time to return to the Record Rate menu without altering the settings 5 7 6 3 Autorate The Autorate option enables the Record Rate to be changed on anAlarm event If the digital I O option is fitted the switch inputs can be set to change the Record speed An active input selects the High speed and an inactive input selects the Low speed The inputs can be overridden in the FUNCtion menu until a change of input state takes place The logic for external Record Rate change is as follows SWITCH RECORD RATE lo to hi high hi to lo low To enable Autorate change From the Record Rate menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Autorate
133. h not including power and input source cable space needed Actual dimensions are shown in Figure 2 1 5 67 144 00 1 27 32 16 i i 7 41 188 26 7 i 0 58 14 67 i i oo o oo it m oo 5 67 144 00 ad 5 35 135 89 Figure 2 1 Recorder Dimensions in Inches mm WARNING Do not use this instrument in any manner inconsistent with these operating instructions or under any conditions that exceed the environmental specifications stated Page 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring 2 2 1 Panel Mounting The Recorder should be mounted in a vertical panel to ensure proper operation Ensure you have the proper clearances and proceed as follows 2 2 1 1 Cuta panel opening 5 43 x 5 43 138 mm x 138 mm 2 2 1 2 Remove any packaging material from the Recorder Always handle the unit carefully to avoid damaging the LCD display or scratching the display surface 2 2 1 3 Remove the locking bars from the Recorder enclosure and ensure the gasket is not twisted on the enclosure 2 2 1 4 Insert the Recorder rear end first into the panel opening from the front of the panel as shown in Figure 2 2 Ensure that the gasket is between the front bezel of the Recorder and the front panel Front Panel Gasket NN NN Aq o wr Figure 2 2 Front Pane
134. he filename list will scroll if it is longer than what will fit onthe screen Ifno files are available for a particular point the directory will indicate No Files Found File Directory Point 1 gt BATCH DTlc Date Time Size BATCH2 DTI BATCH3 DTI NOTE Ensure that a disk card is present and that it has suitable files or you will get an error message Use the UP 4 or DOWN T button to move the arrows to the file you want to browse and then press the ENTER button You will enter Browse Mode and the Browse Mode Button Bar will appear as shown in Figure 3 15 below INDV FINDT BROWS gt lt lt gt EXIT Figure 3 15 The Browse Mode Button Bar The FINDV button allows the user to FIND by Value while the FINDT button allows the user to FIND by Time The BROWS button enters the Interactive Browse feature see Section 3 13 4 The gt and buttons are to used to COMPRESS and EXPAND data respectively and the EXIT button returns you back to the File Directory window 3 13 2 Searching Data By Value To Search the historic data by Value From the Browse Mode Button Bar press the FINDV FIND Value button This will bring up the Search Value Button Bar as shown in Figure 3 16 below To set up the actual Value to search for press the VALUE button Use the numeric keypad to enter the Value to search for You cannot search for an exact match you will
135. he Engineering Units Point Tag Alarm setpoints and scaling NOTE If the bar chart is horizontal the full scale is sideways with the scale values along the top and the Engineering Units to the right of the scale bar The actual value is in the top right corner and any alarm setpoints are indicated on the bar by a J in the text area Figure 3 5 Bar Chart 3 1 3 2 Digital Windows Digital Windows can be displayed on their own or POINT TAG combined with other windows on a split screen Up to twelve Digital Windows can be displayed at a time The format of the Digital Window is shown opposite in Figure 3 6 The large numbers in the center of the window are the real time point value Above this point B value is the Point Tag shown as POINT TAG which is a ten character description of the point Below the point value is the Engineering Units i e SECS which ENG UNITS can be a maximum of five characters Refer to Chapter 5 Section 5 6 for programming of the Engineering Units Point Tag and scaling of the digital value Figure 3 6 Digital Window Page 3 4 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 1 3 3 Alarm Event Data Window Date 1 07 03 1 07 03 1 07 03 1 07 03 1 07 03 1 07 03 1 07 03 1 07 03 1 07 03 1 06 03 Alarms Events Data Log Alarm Check On Time 14 51 33 14 48 15 14 45 00 14 35 27 14 20 15 13 22 56 13 22 56 13 22 56 13 22 56 07 34 28 Point Status FALSE Value 0 000 0 504 17 427 23 568 0 892
136. he Pointtag appears on the bar graphs and digital displays Page 5 11 Chapter 5 Programming To program a Point tag From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Point tag and press the ENTER button The display will show the existing Point tag if any as S POINT TAG Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter up to ten characters for your desired Point tag and then press the ENTER button to return to the Point Setup menu 5 6 5 2 Input scale The low and high Input scale is used for configuring the Recorder for the actual input provided by the transducer If the input range full scale e g 12 5V exceeds the actual input signal say 5V only half the input range is actually used By adjusting the Input scale setting to be 0 to 5V the entire input range is used for 5V Note that the resolution is halved Only voltage inputs require setting low and high input range values NOTE During point programming input range voltages are programmed in the same engineering units as the voltage range selected i e mV or Volts To program the point Input scale From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Input scale and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with lo gt XXXXXXXXXXXXX 13 places possible Use the numeric keypad to enter the low end scale value the default is zero and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with hiDXXXXXXXXXXXXX Use the
137. he UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Rotate Scales and then press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select either Auto Rotate or Manual Rotate and press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Display menu 5 4 9 Screen Dimmer The Screen Dimmer menu option sets the screen brightness and the setting at which the unit will dim or turn off the backlight after a user specified time The timeout of the four levels 3 2 1 or off is programmable from 0 to 720 minutes in one minute intervals The screen will be at the Bright Level when the ACK button is flashing or when the touch screen is pressed After the dimmer timeout value is reached the backlight will reduce in intensity to the Dim Level If an Alarm regularly goes off within the Screen Dimmer timeout interval the display will never go to the Dim Level To set the Screen Dimmer options From the Display menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Screen Dimmer and then press the ENTER button A window will pop up prompting for the BRIGHT LEVEL Use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to select one of the three Brightness Levels 3 2 or 1 and press the ENTER button Awindow will then pop up prompting for the DIM LEVEL value Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select a Dim Level and press the ENTER button The Dim Level selection s will be one level less than the Brightness Level you set For example if you select 2 as the Bright Le
138. he contact output that will respond to this alarm provided the relay option is fitted If no contact output is required select contact 0 Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the desired contact number 0 to 6 and press the ENTER button The display will return to the Alarm Type menu Press the EXIT button to return to the Alarms Setup menu Page 5 15 Chapter 5 Programming c Low Alarm Type Low Alarms become active when the input is lower than the set point To set the Alarm Type as Low Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Type low and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with low gt XX XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the Low Alarm value and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with contact X This is the contact output that will respond to this alarm provided the relay option is fitted If no contact output is required select contact 0 Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the desired contact number 0 to 6 and press the ENTER button The display will return to the Alarm Type menu Press the EXIT button to return to the Alarms Setup menu d Rate Alarm Type Rate Alarms become active when the input changes more than the set amount within the set time frame In other words the rate of change of the input exceeds the set point The Rate Alarm requires the user to enter a value and a time To set the Alarm Type to Rate Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Type
139. he measurement done on the 1 25V range E 0x 1000 0mV 0 V Low input E 1 x 1000 1000mV 1 V High input Using the Input and Output scaling the user can program full scale ranges for the above input Programming Parameters Once a point has been programmed as Linear and a voltage or current mode is selected the user is presented with the following parameters Point tag Section 5 6 5 1 Input scale Section 5 6 5 2 Output scale Section 5 6 5 3 Exc Currents Section 5 6 5 4 Filter Section 5 6 5 6 Eng units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarms Section 5 6 5 10 Chart scale Section 5 6 5 11 Output mode Section 5 6 5 12 NOTE Notall the above options will be available It depends on the choice of input range 5 6 7 Dry Contact Point Type The Dry contact Point Type allows a point to be programmed to act like an open or closed contact The input can be a set of potential free contacts Logically an open contact is equal to 0 zero and a closed contact is equal to 1 Once a point has been programmed as Linear Dry contact the user is presented with the following parameters Point tag Section 5 6 5 1 Eng units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarms Section 5 6 5 10 Chart scale Section 5 6 5 11 Page 5 24 Chapter 5 Programming 5 6 8 Industrial Square Root Current Voltage Point Types The Recorder accepts five voltage square root extraction ranges 150mV sqrt 1 25 Volt sqrt 2 5 Volt sqrt 12 5 and 25 Volt sqrt and three types of linear current square ro
140. he space of 6 samples The amount of data that can be stored on a disk card is dependent on circumstances how many alarms occur and what has been selected for recording NOTE Before a disk card can be used for recording it must be FORMATTED For best results format the disk card inside the Recorder 3 8 1 Using the Recorder to format a floppy disk or CompactFlash card To format a floppy disk or CompactFlash card using the Recorder 1 Turn the unit on 2 Ifyou are using a floppy disk ensure the disk is not write protected The plastic slide in one corner of the floppy disk must be in a position such that it exposes the hole in the plastic cover Open the door below the LCD screen and insert the disk card label side up into the drive From the Main Button Bar press the MENU button to bring up the Command Menu Button Bar Press the PROGram button to bring up the Programming menu Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Record Setup and then press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Format Disk and then press the ENTER button The display will read format NO Press the YES button to change the display to read format YES Press the ENTER button to begin formatting Once the disk card is formatted the unit will verify the disk card For large disks cards this process may take a while For disks cards larger than 20 Meg an ABORT button will be available in the lower right corner and the process
141. ice to return to the Record Setup menu 3 8 2 4 Setting the Data Mode There are four methods of storing data to the disk card Instantaneous Average Peak and Valley The Instantaneous mode stores only the latest sample to the disk card and is used if you have one of the special functions enabled such as peak reading or moving average that does not need to be averaged The Average mode will average all input data sampled at 8 times per second to the Record Rate being recorded Thus if data is being stored to disk card once every minute 60 seconds 480 samples will be averaged The Peak mode will record the peak or maximum value within the selected Record Rate The Valley mode will record the valley or minimum value within the selected Record Rate To set the Data Mode 1 From the Record Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Record Modes and then press the ENTER button 2 Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Data Mode All to set the record method for all channels at once as opposed to Data Mode Indiv which sets the record method for each channel individually and then press the ENTER button 3 Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Instantaneous Average Peak or Valley and press the ENTER button 4 Press the EXIT button twice to return to the Record Setup menu 3 8 2 5 Arming Record Data on off To Arm the unit to record the actual data 1 From the Record Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J
142. igure 2 8 Mechanical Relay Connections 3 Channel Shown 2 3 4 2 Solid State Relay Option The Recorder may be equipped with an optional Digital Input Output Board which has three or six solid state open collector outputs and three opto isolated digital inputs A terminal block as shown in Figure 2 9 below is provided for the alarm output connections The output connections are polarized and are intended for DC operation only Reverse polarity protection is provided and each output is fused at 1 Amp The fuse is solid state and will reverse once the load is removed The outputs are rated at 30 VDC at 0 5 Amp and are optically isolated from the Recorder 30Vdc 0 5A 1A Peak Relay 6 Relay 5 Relay 4 Relay 3 Relay 2 Relay 1 Digital Inputs 1 2 3 c Figure 2 9 Solid State Relay Connections 3 Channel Shown 2 3 4 3 Opto isolated Inputs Outputs The opto isolated inputs require an external potential of 5 to 12 volts DC 10 milliAmps The three inputs are isolated from the unit but not from each other as they share a common The positive voltage connects to the terminals marked 1 2 or 3 and the common connects to the terminal marked C Itis possible to use potential free contacts to operate the digital inputs This requires opening the unit and setting jumpers on the relay board Refer to Appendix E Setting the Jumpers for the
143. ination of numerous Alarm types limits The Alarm deadband also known as hysteresis and Alarm delay can also be programmed for each Alarm set To program Alarms From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Alarms and press the ENTER button The Alarm Setup menu will display up to three choices Alm limits Alm deadband and Alm delay Each option is described in the following sections Page 5 14 Chapter 5 Programming 5 6 5 10 1 Alarm limits types For all inputs other than Linear Dry Contact or Conditional the Alarm types are None High Low Rate or Abnormal For Linear Dry Contacts the Alarm types are None Open Close or Abnormal For Conditional Inputs the Alarm types are None True False or Abnormal The Alarm types are described below None No alarm set High Set High alarms up to five Alarm will occur if input is greater than the Alarm set point Low Set Low alarms up to five Alarm will occurs if input is less than the Alarm set point Rate Set Rate alarms up to five Alarm will occur if the input changes by more than the set point value in the specified time Abnormal Set alarms for Abnormal conditions TCBO Overflow invalid etc Open Set alarm on Open contact Linear Dry Contact inputs ONLY Close Set alarm on Closed contact Linear Dry Contact inputs ONLY True Set alarm if condition is True as defined Conditional inputs ONLY False Set alarm if condition is False as defined
144. inute 60 seconds 480 samples will be averaged 5 7 3 2 3 Peak Peak mode will record the peak or maximum value within the selected Record rate 5 7 3 2 4 Valley Valley mode will record the valley or minimum value within the selected Record rate 5 7 3 3 Data Mode Indiv The user has the option to set the Data Mode for each channel individually To program a Data Mode individually for each point From the Record Modes Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Data Mode Indiv and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with point X Use the keypad to select relevant point and press the ENTER button The current Data Mode will appear highlighted To change the Data Mode use the UP T or DOWN J button to select Instantaneous Average Peak or Valley as desired and press the ENTER button to activate Press the EXIT button to return to the Record Modes Setup menu Repeat this process for each point you want to set 5 7 4 Points The user may select which of the fifteen available points are to be recorded to disk card Any or all points may be recorded however the recording time available on the disk is divided among the number of points being recorded Ensure that points you do not wish to record or that have no data attached are not turned on to record To turn the points on or off From the Record Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Points press the ENTER button The display will read
145. ion To program Demand Event From the Demand data menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Demand evnt and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with Demand evnt 4 X Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the desired Demand Event input number and press the ENTER button 5 10 1 2 Port setup The Port setup option allows the user to select a baud rate of 300 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 or 115200 and assign the bits per character parity and stop bits Page 5 43 Chapter 5 Programming To setup the Port From the Com Port Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Port setup and press the ENTER button The Baud Rate menu will display a list of nine options 300 baud 1200 baud 2400 baud 4800 baud 9600 baud 19200 baud 38400 baud 57600 baud and 115200 baud Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the desired baud rate and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with bits chr X By default the Com Port uses 8 bits of data for the character size Use the UP T or DOWN J button to set the desired bits per character and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with parity N Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select either N None E Even or O Odd to match your communications device and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with stop bits X Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select either 1 or 2 to match your communication
146. ion Section 5 6 5 7 Span offset Section 5 6 5 8 Eng units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarms Section 5 6 5 10 Chart scale Section 5 6 5 11 Output mode Section 5 6 5 12 5 6 11 Resistance Temperature Detector RTD Point Types Several types of RTDs are available for selection The choices are 10Q Cu 100Q PT 385 100Q PT 392 200Q PT 385 200Q PT 392 120Q ni 100Q ni or 10004 ni Programming Parameters Once a point has been programmed as a specific RTD point type the user is presented with the following parameters Point tag Section 5 6 5 1 Decimal fix Section 5 6 5 5 Filter Section 5 6 5 6 Span offset Section 5 6 5 8 Eng units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarms Section 5 6 5 10 Chart scale Section 5 6 5 11 Output mode Section 5 6 5 12 5 6 12 Calculated Point Types When programming Calculated Point Types the Calculated Point Type menu will be displayed with the following options Equation High peak Low peak High Low difference Moving average Time average Gated timer Totalize Page 5 26 Chapter 5 Programming Calculations can be performed on current point values of a single point or a group of points if set in Equations The calculations are performed after each scan of all measured points and the results are stored until the next point scan NOTE Moving average can be set on channels A B C D E and F 5 6 12 1 Equation The Equation Calculated Point Type allows the user to program an equation to calculate a value of one or more poi
147. ions or other inaccuracies in either the software or the manual and in no event shall the software provider or the author be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of such information and material By using this product you agree to the terms of the copyright and warranty Chapter 7 Get Data Software 7 1 Overview The Get Data Software is a 16 bit software package that runs under the Microsoft Windows 95 98 ME NT XP Operating Systems and enables the user to export files to spreadsheets such as Excel and Quattro The data produced by the Recorder are in a proprietary format and must be read with our software 7 2 Microsoft Windows Installation Exit from any open applications Place the supplied 3 disk into your floppy drive Select Start Run Type in A SETUP or B SETUP depending on which drive you inserted the floppy disk into Press the OK button This will run the setup program which will automatically install your software You will be asked to enter the destination drive and directory where you wish to have the software installed If you do not wish to accept the default type in the destination you want and press Enter or click the OK button Follow the instructions To run the program double click on the icon on your desktop or use the Start button and select it from the Programs list 7 3 The Menu The menu bar displays the primary selections available
148. is displayed on the chart The Record Rate can be set for all channels at once All Rates or it can be set for each channel individually Individual Rate The Record Rate can be set from the fastest rate of 8 times per second to the slowest rate of once every 600 seconds or once every ten minutes The rate you choose is dependent on how dynamic the process that you are measuring is If you are recording temperature which varies slowly you can maximize the amount of data that is stored on the disk by keeping the Record Rate slow If you are measuring variables that change rapidly you may need to set the Record Rate at once per second Thus if you have one channel that is recording a rapidly changing input and one that is recording an input that changes slowly you can optimize the Record Rate for each There are two Record Rate options for each channel or point a low rate and a high rate The default rate is set in the FUNCtion menu under the Record speed option The Record Rate can also be changed by an external event if the digital I O option is fitted Refer to Section 5 9 2 External speed change is enabled using the Autorate option To set the Record Rate From the Record Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Record Rate and press the ENTER button The Record Rate menu will be displayed with three options All Rates Individual Rate and Autorate These options are described in the following sections 5 7 6 1 All Rates
149. is test verifies the integrity on the system software by computing a 32 bit cyclic redundancy code CRC and comparing this code with a code stored in EPROM A window showing Test Passed will be displayed when the test has passed Press the OK button 4 2 4 4 4 Serial Test This test verifies the RS232 port is working properly NOTE Aloop back test connector is needed to perform this test Follow the on screen instructions to run the test 4 2 4 4 5 Keyboard Test This test verifies that all touchscreen keys are working properly The left half of the screen will display 15 buttons with on them Press each button to make them disappear Once the left side buttons are cleared away 15 more buttons will appear on the right side of the display Awindow showing Test Passed will be displayed when all of the buttons are cleared Press the OK button 42 446 Display Test This test verifies that all the pixels on the display are working Continue to touch the display anywhere to go through a block pattern which will turn on all pixels When all diagnostics have been performed press the EXIT button to return to the Hidden menu 4 2 4 5 Clear buffers The Clear buffers option allows the user to erase the Alarms and File data To Clear the buffers From the Hidden menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Clear buffers and then press the ENTER button Once the buffers are erased data will begin collecting for future browsing
150. its and touch ENTER En UN En Ee Es ES ES li ES y EN En Page 4 of 5 Appendix C Configuring a J type T C input for a 100 750 C range 20 An alphanumeric screen will appear and you can enter C or DEG C What you choose to enter in this screen will be displayed as the engineering units in the trend view only After entering your selection touch ENTER Touch EXIT several times until you are completely out of all menus 21 You have now successfully configured your thermocouple input with a non linear scale The display will read as shown on the right TCBO thermocouple burnout will be displayed until your thermocouple is connected to the rear of the unit Page 5 of 5 Appendix D Configuring the Totalizer 1 Before setting up a math channel for totalization you must 5mitter s first have a base channel configured from which the totalizer gets its information i e a channel receiving a signal from a flow meter that is proportional to flow rate To Recorder For this example we will configure math channel A to be the totalizer Channel 1 is already configured as the flow rate channel receiving a 4 20 mA signal from an open channel flow meter see Appendix B for setting up a 4 20 mA input The flow rate is 0 to 50 MGD million gallons day 2 Once in the main program menu use the up down arrow m ait Tes keys to select Points then touch ENTER Time amp Date Displays Chart Pens Points 3
151. ity of the system software by computing a 32 bit cyclic redundancy code CRC and comparing this code with a code stored in EPROM If this test fails the operator is given a choice to accept the fault and allow power up to continue or not accept and power down the unit If not accepted the unit will halt and must be repaired The only time this fault should be accepted is after installing a software upgrade to the instrument 4 1 2 Load Database user configuration The user configuration for the unit is stored in non volatile battery backed memory This memory consists of two main sections Profile and Data Point Registers DPR The database is transferred from working memory areas to holding memory areas The unit transfers this database back from the holding memory area to the working memory area during the power up sequence If no errors are detected this transfer is practically instantaneous no messages are displayed and the recorder continues to power up normally The unit s User Profile Database is grouped into blocks Each block contains setup parameters related to a particular instrument function i e display chart scan etc and is protected by a checksum The DPR database is also composed of discreet blocks each block containing all the set up information of a particular programmed Point Each point DPR is protected by a checksum During the automatic Learning operation the Profile blocks and Point DPRs along with their checksums
152. ix C Configuring a J type T C input for a 100 750 C range 5 If you are configuring the Recorder for the first time a menu having Setup pt Copy pt and Restore pt will appear If you are changing a point that you have already configured the menu will have Modify pt and Delete pt Depending on which menu appears use the up down arrow keys to select Setup pt or Modify pt and then touch ENTER 6 The menu containing types of inputs should now be displayed Use the up down arrow keys to select T c and then touch ENTER P2 Lon P2 LOW P2 LOW P2 LON P2 LOW P2 LOs e 7 The menu displaying thermocouple types should now appear For this example use the up down arrow keys to select J t c and then touch ENTER 8 The menu starting with Point tag will appear Using the up down arrow keys select Point tag and touch ENTER 9 An alphanumeric keypad will be displayed This is where you enter a word or phrase up to 10 characters that describes this particular point There are multiple pages of letter numbers and symbols that can be used Use the PAGE PAGEBK and SHIFT keys to access the differenct characters For this example enter J t c and touch ENTER Only 8 characters will be displayed on the screen although all ten will be recorded and can be displayed using the Companion Software Page 2 of 5 Appendix C Configuring a J type T C input for a 100 750 C range 10 The menu starting with Point tag will again be dis
153. keys select Point tag and touch ENTER NPROG UNPROG TRA 8 An alphanumeric keypad will be displayed This is where you enter a word or phrase up to 10 characters that describes this particular point There are multiple pages of letters numbers and symbols that can be used Use the PAGE PAGEBK and SHIFT keys to access the different characters For this example enter the word TOTAL and touch ENTER nme e oe Only 8 characters will be displayed on the screen although all ten will be recorded and can be displayed using the Companion Software 9 The menu starting with Point tag will again be displayed TU Init Tao Point tas Use the up down arrow keys to select Decimal fix and touch Decimal fix Baseeoint ENTER Flowate NPRO G UNPROG Ens units Reset contrl Lou cutoff Rlarms Chart scale NPR G UNPROG evens RN TUTTI ee Page 2 of 5 Appendix D Configuring the Totalizer 10 You will be prompted with places gt 0 1 2 3 4 or 5 Using the up down arrows you may select the appropriate number of decimal places For this example select 1 and touch ENTER You will now be back at the menu starting with Point tag Use the up down arrow keys to select Basepoint and touch ENTER You will be prompted with base pt Use the up down arrow keys to select the channel from which the totalizer will derive its information For this example select channel 1 and touch ENTER You should now be back at
154. l 1 1 3 Menus The instrument s features are accessed through a series of menus Press the MENU button displayed in the bottom right hand corner of the LCD screen The STATUS bar along the top of the screen displays the various Recorder parameters Refer to Section 3 1 The Command Button Bar contains three user programming option buttons DISPLay PROGram and FUNCtion see Figure 1 2 below Each menu level features easy to follow prompts that simplify operation DISPL PROG FUNC EXIT Figure 1 2 The Command Button Bar Page 1 2 Chapter 1 General Description 1 1 3 1 Display Menu The Display Menu is accessed by pressing the Display button DISPL on the Command Button Bar This menu allows you to display any programmed point or series of points or any current alarm or series of alarms on the Status Line along the top of the display The version of operating software can also be shown in a pop up window 1 1 3 2 Program Menu The Program Menu is accessed by pressing the Program button PROG on the Command Button Bar This Menu item may be passcode protected The Program Menu allows you to define the system operating parameters Menu driven prompts answered by yes no or by entering the desired value enable you to customize the instrument to meet your application requirements Refer to Chapter 5 for detailed instructions on programming 1 1 3 3 Function Menu The Function Menu is accessed by pressing the Functio
155. l Insertion Page 2 3 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring 2 2 1 5 With the Recorder held firmly in place against the panel install one of the locking bar assemblies by sliding the locking bar notch into the slot on the side of the Recorder enclosure as shown in Figure 2 3 eee Rear of Panel Locking Bar Assembly Figure 2 3 Rear View Panel Installation 2 2 1 6 Using a slotted screwdriver tighten the screw until the locking bar is just pressing against the panel 2 2 1 7 Install the other locking bar assembly into the slot on the opposite side of the Recorder enclosure and tighten as before 2 2 1 8 Using the screwdriver tighten both screws so that the Recorder is held firmly in place Do not over tighten Page 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring 2 3 Wiring Specifications and Procedures 2 3 1 Power Requirements The Recorder operates on any voltage from 100 to 240 Vac 10 50 60 Hz enabling it to be used in most countries The maximum apparent power required by the unit is 35 VA 2 3 2 Power Connections NOTE The Recorder is designed to be panel mounted and as such should be considered as permanently connected Disconnection from the supply must be possible via a customer supplied switch or circuit breaker This disconnection device must be included in the panel installation and should be clearly marked in close proximity to the Recorder and easily accessible to the operator All connections t
156. laces Here you can select the number of decimal places that will be displayed on the virtual chart display For this example use the up down arrow keys to select 0 and touch ENTER You will be prompted with loa Enter the low value of your scale For this example 0 to 150 gpm select 0 and touch ENTER NOTE You do not necessarily have to use the same scale values that you selected in the point setup 0 to 150 you could display record a smaller portion of your full span 90 to 150 for instance You will now be prompted with mid Here you can select the value that will be displayed at 50 of your span For this example select 75 which is 50 of our full span 150 and touch ENTER NOTE You do not necessarily have to enter the exact half way point of your span You could enter 30 for instance where 30 would be exactly half way between 0 and 150 This would give you a high resolution side 0 to 30 gpm and a lower resolution side 30 to 150 gpm Finally you will be prompted with hi Here you enter the high end of your span For this example select 150 and touch ENTER Then touch EXIT several times until you are completely out of all menus The 0 150 scale complete with EFFLUENT and GPM should be displayed on the Recorder Use the VIEW button to select a particular display to verify your work You will also notice that your high alarm set point is marked at 120 with an arrow Page 6 of 7 Coleco EN
157. le Span amp Offset From the Measurement menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Span amp offset and press the ENTER button The display will read spnofs YES or spnofs NO Press the YES button to enable Span amp Offset or the NO button to disable Span amp Offset and then press the ENTER button to return to the Measurement menu If enabled a Span amp offset menu option will be displayed in the Point setup menu to adjust the Span and Offset compensation values for Thermocouple and RTD point types 5 8 2 Demo Mode The Demo Mode option allows the user to put the Recorder in the Demo Mode of operation In the Demo Mode direct inputs are ignored and calculated points use internally generated waveforms The Demo Mode is suited to the 1 volt scale It is advisable to set up a sample Demo Mode and save the configuration to disk card Then this configuration can be loaded anytime the Demo Mode is required To turn the Demo Mode On or Off From the Measurement menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Demo Mode and press the ENTER button The display will read Demo mode YES or Demo mode NO Press the YES button to tum the Demo Mode On or the NO button to turn the Demo Mode Off and then press the ENTER button to return to the Measurement menu NOTE Inthe Demo Mode of operation the Recorder ignores all direct inputs and uses an internal generator for external or calculated points Powering the u
158. lete or it will indicate any error if the disk could not be formatted Press the OK button to accept You will be returned to the Record Setup menu 5 7 9 Save Configuration CFG File This function allows the user to save the unit configuration to the disk card for later retrieval or archiving This saves the entire user configuration database which is usually stored in nonvolatile memory It is recommended that the user perform this function after fully setting up the unit for the first time This allows the user to return at any stage to a known good configuration setup or may be used to transfer this setup to other machines The file will be saved with the current filename as set by the user see Section 5 7 11 Any existing configuration file on the disk with the same name will be overwritten Page 5 36 Chapter 5 Programming To save the configuration file Ensure that a formatted disk card is in the drive From the Record Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Save CFG File press the ENTER button A pop up window will display save config NO Press the YES button to change the display to read save config YES and then press the ENTER button to save the configuration with the current filename to the disk card The Disk Status Window will show SAVE CFG and a window will pop up when the configuration has been saved to indicate Configuration Saved Press the OK button to return to the Record Setup
159. lt initialization string to work with any Hayes Extended Mode compatible modem which may not be that compatible To set up the modem From the Com ports menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Modem Setup and then press the ENTER button The Modem Setup menu will display two options Modem Enable and Modem String These options are described in the following sections 5 10 3 1 Modem Enable The Modem Enable option allows the user to enable or disable modem support To enable or disable modem support From the Modem Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Modem Enable and then press the ENTER button The display will read modemzYES if the modem is enabled or modem NO if the modem is disabled Press the YES or NO button to enable or disable the modem and then press the ENTER button to return to the Modem Setup menu 5 10 3 2 Modem String The Modem String option allows the user to edit the initialization string sent to the modem To change the Modem String From the Modem Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Modem String and the press the ENTER button You will be prompted with gt XXXXXXXXXXX Use the multi page alphanumeric keypad to enter the initialization string for the modem and press the ENTER button to return to the Modem Setup menu Amaximum of 30 characters may be entered The following is a listing of modems baud rates and modem strings Modem String for 960
160. ly DA Pressing the left mouse button when the mouse cursor is pointing to the top region the area on E imei the scroll bar between the up arrow and the thumb button the object will move up by one page s Fi 7 2 The object will move down one page when this is done on the bottom region kan Scroll Bar 7 4 2 Using Dialog Boxes A dialog box is a special window where several selections can be made or different types of data can be displayed or entered Although dialog boxes may all appear very different they all have some common functions To edit any selection in an area of a dialog box that area must be made current highlighted This can be done by pointing to that area of the dialog box e g a list of radio buttons with the mouse cursor and pressing the left mouse button or keep pressing the TAB key until that part is current highlighted or press and hold ALT and the underlined letter in the label for that section All keyboard entries are directed to the current section of the current window Therefore what a key does depends on which area is currently active Page 7 3 Chapter 7 Get Data Software 7 5 Appendix 7 5 1 File Types The software works with various file types both on the data card and from the computer disk Some of the file types are PC specific while others are used both by the computer and the Recorder The files may have any name up to a maximum of eight characters It is the last three cha
161. m the Scales menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Scale ends and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with places X Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the desired number of decimal places and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with lo gt XXX lt Use the numeric keypad to set the low scale value and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with mid gt XXX lt Use the numeric keypad to set the midpoint scale value and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with hiGXXX Use the numeric keypad to set the high scale value and press the ENTER button The display will return to the Scale menu NOTE Ifthe point data falls outside the programmed range of a selected scale the information recorded will only reflect the upper or lower most value on the scale 5 5 2 3 Scale grid The scales are shown on top of the chart with the major and minor divisions The grid printed on the chart is the vertical continuation of the major divisions For the Log scales the major and minor divisions are fixed with nine minor and one major division for each decade NOTE Ifthe number of decades between the ends and the midpoint of the scale is greater than eight the minor and major divisions are not printed Ifthe grids are too fine they may appear as a solid line on the display which may not be able to resolve them To program the Scale grid From the Scales menu use the UP T or DOWN
162. main latched To turn the Alarms clear option on or off From the Contact outs menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Alarms clear and press the ENTER button The display will read either opn clr YES default or opn clr NO Press the YES button to select whether the Contact outs should open when the Alarms are cleared or the NO button to not open When the desired selection is displayed press the ENTER button to return to the Contact outs menu NOTE To make the outputs latching set Alarms clear to NO and ACK key to YES 5 9 1 2 ACK key The ACK key option opens the Contacts Out when the ACKnowledge key is pressed To turn the ACK key option on or off From the Contact outs menu use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight ACK key and press the ENTER button The display will read either opn ack YES or opn ack NO Press the YES button to select whether the Contact outs should open when the ACK key is pressed or the NO button to not open When the desired selection is displayed press the ENTER button to return to the Contact outs menu NOTE The ACK button position top left corner of the screen is always active so even though the ACK button is not blinking the contacts can still be reset by pressing this area of the screen 5 9 1 3 Failsafe The Failsafe option allows the Contacts Out to function as Failsafe Contacts This reverses the logic so a contact which is normally OPEN will be energized
163. me and date upon system start up Time and date are stored in the battery backed up real time clock Figure 5 2 Program Menu To change the Time or Date From the Program menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Time 8 Date and then press the ENTER button Follow the prompts are described in the sections below 5 3 1 Time The display will show the time such as 12 30 25 If the time is correct press the ENTER or YES button to display the date or press the EXIT button to return to the Program menu If the time is incorrect press the NO button and the display will prompt for hours gt XX lt Use the LEFT or RIGHT gt button to select the digit to be changed and then use the numeric keypad to enter the current hour 23 is maximum When the correct hour is displayed press the ENTER button to move on to the minutes 59 is maximum and then seconds 59 is maximum Use the same procedure used in programming hours to program the correct minutes and then seconds Once the time is correct press the ENTER or YES button to display the date 5 3 2 Date Once the time has been accepted the display will show the date such as 01 01 95 If the date is correct press the ENTER YES or EXIT button to return to the Program menu If the date is incorrect press the NO button and the display will prompt for month gt XX lt Use the LEFT or RIGHT gt button to select the digit to be changed and then use the
164. menu 5 7 10 Load Configuration CFG File It is possible to load a previously saved configuration file or a configuration file that has been generated at a remote PC to automatically setup the unit There may be more than one named configuration file on the disk enabling the user to quickly customize set up for various applications To load an existing configuration From the Record Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Load CFG File and press the ENTER button Apop up window will display load config NO Press the YES button to change the display to read load config YES and then press the ENTER button The unit will look on the disk card for any configuration files which will be displayed in the File Directory If more than one file exists on the disk the directory will list them one above the other with the current file to be loaded indicated by the arrows alongside it as shown below If no configuration file is found the unit will indicate No Files Found File Directory Configurations OLDFILE CFGc Date Time Size NEWFILE CFG If more than one configuration file exists use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the desired file and press the ENTER button If there are more files on the disk card than what will show on the screen the list will scroll down with the arrows The unit will load the selected configuration file from the disk card and the Disk Status Window will show LOAD
165. ming specific applications and tasks Programming is simplified with menu driven prompts which minimize the amount of time required for programming The programmed information is stored in nonvolatile memory until modified by the user The user has to program the points or data channels for scaling displaying and logging or recording Other options allow the user to program the display alarms and event monitoring as well as overall unit operation NOTE Programming will be easier with a full understanding of the programming structure For this reason it is recommended that you read this entire chapter before attempting to program your Recorder 5 1 1 Arrow and ENTER Buttons Use the UP T and DOWN J buttons to scroll through the PROGram Menu A variety of selectable menu items and applications are available When the function to be programmed is displayed in inverse video highlighted press the ENTER button and follow the prompts The system prompts you for various parameters as you go through the programming task On some menu items the LEFT and RIGHT gt buttons allow you to move within the current entry parameter to edit a single character NOTE Ifthe cursor is against the left end of the data string first character and the LEFT 4 Arrow Key is pressed three times the entire data string will be erased 5 1 2 EXIT Button Uses To exit the PROGram Menu or any sub menu press the EXIT button once to return to the previous menu pro
166. move the unit from the panel opening the front or working on the back of the instrument ensure that the AC mains to the unit is SWITCHED OFF and REMOVE THE POWER CORD from the socket on the rear panel Ensure that all live connections to the rear panel terminals are ISOLATED before removing the wiring The opto isolated inputs require an external potential of 5 to 12 Volts DC 10mAmps by default To activate the inputs via potential free contacts contact closure jumpers need to be set as described below 1 Remove the circuit board from the rear panel See Figure 1 Rear Panel Circuit Board NOTE Contact closure is non isolated from the System Ground P1 and P2 Jumper Location wn TC 05 LJR20 06 LJR2I nlt DHL us mm RO Y JOUER In Na To e d ll LES ipi 5 pc SK4 UNDER SKS UNDER SK6 UNDER SK7 UNDER SK8 UNDER SK9 UNDER i CONDES f SL ri Jaja pros MEME 2010 Rev 1 0 ALL THRUHOLE COMPS ON SOLDER SIDE TEST MN A aL CHEN T Sij RS m o as IE Et Figure 1 Jumper Location Mechanical Relay shown The jumpers for the Solid State Relay are in the same location 2 Set the jumpers according to Table 1 Mechanical Relay Solid State Relay 2010 Rev 1 0 and higher 2011 Rev 1 2 and higher P1 P2 P1 P2 Isolated Input Link Link Link F 0 5 Vdc Default 2 3 2 3 152 PED Non Isolated
167. mpt twice to return to the menu prompt before the last one and so on until the Main Button Bar is displayed NOTE Ifyou exita programming sequence early the system will not register any programming values previously done within that sequence As you leave a menu if any changes are made in that menu the Recorder will prompt Keep Setup Simply answer YES to save the changed parameters or NO to exit the menu and not save the changed parameters 5 2 Program Menu The PROGram Menu allows the user to program point inputs and operating parameters for a variety of selectable functions and applications The PROGram menu may be password protected in which case you will be required to enter the password before proceeding Within the PROGram menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to display the desired programming function in inverse video highlighted press the ENTER button and follow any prompts The system prompts you for various parameters as you go through the programming task 5 2 1 Invoking the Program Menu To enter the PROGram Menu Press the MENU button to the far right of the Main Button Bar at the bottom of the screen This will bring up the Command Button Bar as shown in Figure 5 1 below DISPL PROG FUNC EXIT Figure 5 1 The Command Button Bar Press the PROG for PROGram button to bring up the PROGram Menu as shown in Figure 5 2 Page 5 1 Chapter 5 Programming 5 2 2 Passcode Protection It is possible
168. n button FUNC on the Command Button Bar This Menu item may be passcode protected The Function Menu allows you to Activate Bypass and or Reset a point This menu also allows you to change between High and Low Display Chart Speed or Record Speed turn Alarm Check On or Off and choose Scale Set 1 or 2 1 1 3 4 Hidden Menu The Hidden Menu can only be accessed by pressing a certain combination of buttons and may be passcode protected in conjuction with the Program Menu This Menu allows you to Initialize the Recorder set Passcodes perform Calibrations and perform Diagnostics on the Recorder Refer to Chapter 4 for detailed information 1 1 4 Memory All the Random Access Memory RAM in the Recorder is battery backed This enables the unit to recover in the event of a mains failure with minor data loss Any programming will be protected in the event of power removal and past browse data is maintained in the off state The battery is a Non rechargeable lithium and will keep memory intact for at least 12 months 1 1 5 Clock A real time clock monitors the time and date in the event of a power loss It uses the same battery as the Random Access Memory 1 1 6 Recorder Construction The Data Recorder features modular construction Power Supply and Analog conditioning modules are conveniently accessible for fast and simple troubleshooting and or removal The floppy disk or CompactFlash drive can be accessed through the front of the unit
169. n entire screen at a time Page 3 20 Chapter 3 Getting Started When browsing graphics the Status Bar at the top of the screen shows the Date and Time stamp and actual value for the trace data directly under the cursor If you are browsing Memory there will be an M in the right hand corner of this line If browsing Files there will be an F see example below 07 27 96 17 03 06 point 1 0 318 Volts F To see the actual pen data value press the PEN button to toggle the data through each trace if more than one trace is displayed As the data is toggled the traces for all pens but the selected one disappear Press the EXIT button to return to real time viewing from the RAM browser or to the File Directory from the FILE browser 3 13 5 Compressing and Expanding Data The data on the screen may be compressed up to 32 times the normal view which enables long term trends to be seen on a single screen Each time the gt Compress button is pressed the data is compressed by a factor of 2 Allow a period of time for the Recorder to process the data Pressing the gt Compress button five times will give the maximum of 32 times compression The user can enter the Interactive Browse Mode with any level of compression by simply pressing the BROWS button The data may be expanded back by pressing the Expand button Page 3 21 Chapter 4 Operation 4 1 Instrument POWOFSUD si A TNR RR RR RE UR Ree RIS 4 1
170. n press the ENTER button The options are described in the following sections Figure 5 5 5 6 1 Constants Points Menu The Constants menu option allows the user to program up to fifteen different constants for use in equations for point programming These Constants referred to as Kx where x 1 to 9 Ato F are substituted into equations instead of writing the Constant value This simplifies programming an equation To program Constants From the Points menu use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Constants and press the ENTER button Akeypad with the Constants 1 to 9 and Ato F will be displayed Press the desired Constant number and press the ENTER button Use the numeric keypad to program the desired Constant value for the selected Constant number Only a total of 13 characters including decimal points are available and will show on display The Constants are entered in decimal 0 002345 or exponential 2 345E 3 format and may be positive or negative When the desired value for the Constant is programmed press the ENTER button or press the EXIT button to cancel Repeat for each Constant Once all Constants are programmed press the EXIT button to return to the Points menu 5 6 2 Programming Points The Prog point menu option allows the user to setup copy restore modify or delete a point s parameters The programming sequence follows a general order for custom programming and the system prompts you to submit various parameter
171. nd Data every 15 seconds Events print out as they occur 5 11 4 4 Characters Line The Characters Line option allows the user to set the number of Characters per Line 40 to 80 To set the Characters Line value From the Printer out menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Characters Line and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with characters line gt XX lt Use the keypad to enter the number of Characters per Line and press the ENTER button to return to the Printer out menu NOTE When printing the Unit tag and data groupings will not split Both will wrap around to the next line together 5 11 4 5 Data Lines The Data Lines option allows the user to set the number of Data Lines printed between headers 0 to 255 To set the Data Lines value From the Printer out menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Data Lines and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with data lines XXX Use the keypad to enter the number of Data Lines to be printed per page and press the ENTER button to return to the Printer out menu Setting the Data Line value to 0 will have the unit print the header every time Data or Events are sent to the printer Page 5 50 Chapter 5 Programming An example of the Printer out option is shown below Printer out menu option Setting Data print data YES Events print events YES Data Interval minutes gt 0 Characters Line characters line gt 40 Da
172. ndow display The Digital Windows are displayed as two rows of three displays numbered 1 to 3 across the top and 4 to 6 across the bottom or four rows of 3 for twelve channels To assign points to specific Digital Windows From the Display menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Digital assign and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with digital 1 pt X Use the UP 1 or DOWN J button to select the point to be assigned to Digital Window 1 and press the ENTER button or press the EXIT button to return to the Display menu without affecting the display Do the same for Windows 2 C Note that selecting digital X pt 0 effectively turns the Digital display off but does not remove it from the display and the top of Digital Window X will be blank Once all Digital Windows have been assigned press the EXIT button to return to the Display menu 5 4 6 Display Colors Color Units ONLY The Display Colors menu option allows the user to customize the color of specific items on the Trend or graph view the Bar Charts and the Digital Windows To change the Display Colors From the Display menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Display Colors and then press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the display option to customize If you choose the Trend Chart Pen or Bargraph Bars use the UP T or DOWN J button to select which Pen or Bargraph to change and then press the ENTER butt
173. nit off loses the Demo Mode Page 5 38 Chapter 5 Programming 5 9 Digital I O The Digital I O Optocoupled Inputs Relay Outputs option must be fitted in order for the options in this section to work If you do not have the option fitted you should ensure that all inputs are programmed off The Digital I O menu option allows the user to select what type of signal opens the output contacts and what function the input signals will perform The user can also program custom event messages To program the Digital I O options From the Program menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Digital I O and then press the ENTER button The Digital I O menu will be displayed with three options Contact outs Switches in and Event msgs Use the UP 1 or DOWN 4 button to select the option you wish to program and then press the ENTER button The options are described in the following sections 5 9 1 Contact outs The Contact outs option allows the user to select what type of signal controls the Contact Out relays To set the Contact Out options From the Digital I O menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Contact outs and press the ENTER button The Contact outs menu will be displayed with four menu options Alarms clear ACK key Failsafe and Reflash These options are described in the following sections 5 9 1 1 Alarms clear The Alarms clear option opens the Contacts Out when the Alarms are cleared default else they re
174. nl cnica ii di di 5 23 5 6 5 2 1 iG OUE ii anda 5 23 5 6 6 Linear Current Voltage Point Types ccc cere eee nee eee naan tees eet eme nennen nennen nennen 5 24 5 6 7 Dry Contact POM Type nt tete eth ee re dete rt teda eet set eo eid 5 24 5 6 8 Industrial Square Root Current Voltage Point Types sssss eee 5 25 5 6 9 Logarithmic Linear Point Types orrira a eee nee teen eene nemen nennen nennen nennen 5 25 5 6 10 Thermocouple T C Point Types ooooncoocccccncnoooonccccncnnanoncnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnn nan emere nennen nennen nnn 5 26 5 6 11 Resistance Temperature Detector RTD Point Types sesssssee em 5 26 5 6 12 Calculated Point Types 2 asini een esed dece nein e e ede do ede dude teer edad 5 26 5 06 12 T4 EQUAION 1t ee toot RD E kp der te Etre ate ete 5 27 5 6 12 2 High Hi Peak n dci id td a udi de tt da cd 5 27 5 6 12 3 Low Lo Peak e ene rcm te dete eee re tpe itte ete ee a 5 28 5 6 12 4 High Low Difference Hilo diff mmm 5 28 5 6 12 5 Moving average avg sanmensa ia aia ai a eene enne nnne a AR a ia nnne 5 28 5 6 12 6 Time average avg cedi tt di Led 5 29 nem PATANCI onim 5 29 oup m irc c tddi 5 29 5 6 13 Conditional Point Types n P ee T ida 5 30 5 6 14 External Point Types 00 00 ti inn aiei eee eee ener eee i n innere aianei iane nnn 5 30 Record Sell nai Renten 5 31 IN 5 31 A NN 5 32 5 7 3 Record Modes aed a E td A ed a ld 5 32 RN m ictu E ee em
175. nput terminal see Figure 6 1 I 6 4 1 2 Calibrating the RTD Current LJ Ll ERA To Calibrate the RTD Current From the Hidden Menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to select ADC control and then press the ENTER button The only available option is Cal Adc so just press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Cal currents and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with cal input X Use the UP f or DOWN 4 button to select the channel input number 1 2 3 4 5 or 6 to which the 2500 resistor is connected and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with APPLY A resistor value To allow the Recorder to detect the actual value of the Current press 0 05 the OK button A window will appear showing the reading of the Current connected H Press the CAL button You will then be prompted with Are You Sure Press the Figure 6 1 CAL button to continue the calibration or the NO button to abort If the CAL button is Calibration pressed the Recorder program will store the adjusted value from a nominal 1mA of Resistor Current Calibration of Currents is complete Connection 6 5 Calibration Recall If the calibration equipment listed above is not available the factory Calibration for the Zero Calibration and Scales sections 6 2 and 6 3 can be recalled All channels will be recalled To Recall the factor
176. nts and or constants Operators Used for Equations Forty operators are allowed in any one equation programmed If the equation does not compute the display will read bad operand The following operators are available P1 to PF are used to represent Points K1 to KF are used to represent Constants is aRIGHT Parenthesis is Add is Subtract is Multiply is Divide is Fractional i is Raise to the Power X Sq is Square Root Ln is Natural Logarithm Lg is Base Ten Logarithm Ex is Exponentiation e is a LEFT Parenthesis Programming Parameters Once a point has been programmed as a Calculated Equation Point Type the user is presented with the following parameters Point tag Section 5 6 5 1 Decimal fix Section 5 6 5 5 Set equation Section 5 6 5 13 Eng units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarms Section 5 6 5 10 Chart scale Section 5 6 5 11 Output mode Section 5 6 5 12 5 6 12 2 High Hi peak Hi peak Calculated Point Types keep track of the highest data of a given point This data is stored until some form of reset occurs When the data is reset the Hi peak point data is printed on the chart Alarm log along with the current time and the time the peak value occurred if the Reset print option is enabled Programming Parameters Once a point has been programmed as a Calculated Hi peak Point Type the user is presented with the following parameters Point tag Section 5 6 5 1 Decimal fix Section 5 6 5 5 Basepoint Section 5
177. numeric keypad to enter the high end scale value the default is the full scale value of the range selected and then press the ENTER button to return to the Point Setup menu 5 6 5 3 Output scale All linear current and voltage inputs must be assigned low and high Output scale endpoints The Output scale is used to linearly map the input range set with the Input scale option to an output range set with the Output scale option For example if a transducer has a 1 volt output equivalent to 5000 PSI use the 1 25V input range with an input range setting of 0 to 1 00 V and program the output range to be 0 to 5000 The actual readings on the display will then be in PSI To program the point Output scale From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Output scale and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with places X Use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to set the desired number of decimal places up to a maximum of 4 NOTE 5 E notation and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with lo gt XXXXXXXXXXXXX 13 places possible Use the numeric keypad to enter the low end scale value the default is zero and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with hi gt XXXXXXXXXXXXXK Use the numeric keypad to enter the high end scale value the default is the full scale value of the range selected which is a direct linear mapping or a scaling of 1 and then press the ENTER button to return to
178. o define chart scale A to suit the requirement see Section 5 5 2 In order to maximize the display resolution the user is interested in pressure ranges from 2000 to 2500 only Scale Ais thus set for a low end of 2000 a mid range of 2250 and a high end of 2500 This scale point is now assigned to the bar graph and the chart graph The chart will thus display from 2000 to 2500 as will the bars maximizing the display resolution for the value of interest The user can choose to record this particular value in other words what you see on the chart is what is recorded to disk card values from 2000 to 2500 Or if so desired the user can choose to record a second point which will show pressures from 0 to 3000 To do this use the channel 1 as a base point for a computational channel and multiply this value by 1 which is then recorded to disk card Page 3 8 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 4 Programming While the unit may be programmed remotely the exercises in the following sections deal with manually programming the unit from the front panel using the display and the touch screen keypad Various buttons and keys will be presented on the display The user simply makes a choice by pressing the appropriate key or button In some instances direct selection is not possible but rather a series of choices is made by using an UP T or DOWN 4 button and pressing the ENTER or EXIT button Once programming is complete the unit automatically learns the c
179. o highlight Record speed and then press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight speed LO or speed HI and then press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Function menu 4 2 3 7 Alarm check The Alarm check function controls whether or not the unit checks for Alarms When checking for Alarms the unit will compare a point s value to the programmed low or high Alarm setpoint values see Section 5 6 5 10 The Alarm Event Data Window shows the current Alarm check status If the Alarm checking is setto YES the ACKnowledgment button will flash in the upper left corner until the user acknowledges the Alarm Alarms will not be checked unless the Alarm Check option is set to YES To change the Alarm check status From the Function menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Alarm check and then press the ENTER button The current Alarm status will be displayed as either almchk YES or almchkzNO Press the YES or NO button to change the status to the desired option and then press the ENTER button to return to the Function menu 4 2 3 8 Scale set Two sets of 8 scales A H can be programmed see Section 5 5 2 but only one of the two sets can be active at any given time The Scale set menu option is used to select the active Scale set as 1 or 2 To select a Scale set From the Function menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Scale set and then press the ENTER button Use the UP T or
180. o the Recorder are made to the Rear Terminal Panel Any wiring carrying hazardous voltages must conform to all applicable local and national safety codes AC Mains connection is via an internationally accepted IEC 320 AC mains connector or screw terminal Figure 2 4 and Figure 2 5 WARNING Ensure all mains power is turned off before proceeding with installation This unit is provided with a mating connector for the ac power socket or with a compatible three wire grounded cable which may be terminated with a plug Always ensure the ground wire green or green and yellow or ground pin of the plug is connected to a low impedance safety ground earth within the ac power distribution system you are using Always use the recommended mating connector and an approved three wire cable to connect this unit to the ac mains Always provide a low impedance safety ground wire to the ground lug on the rear panel marked JE i F Figure 2 4 shows the IEC 320 AC mains connector on the rear of the Recorder The center pin is the ground termination If a mating plug is provided it will be marked Sa y with the Ground LINE L or hot and NEUTRAL N or return In the United a g S States an approved cable with integral plug NEMA 5 15 P is provided In some EN A instances a cable with no plug may be provided In this instance the user must we 4 connect an approved plug to the cable prior to connecting to the AC source Figure 2 4 AC Connector CN L _
181. ode Set to spaces cleared Off 8 samples second Fill to End None Off SWRevNo Software Revision Number Page 4 3 Chapter 4 Operation 4 2 Menus Additional menus are available for changing the Display Programming the unit and setting Functions When the MENU Button located at the right of the Main button bar at the bottom of the display is pressed the Command Menu Button Bar appears as shown in Figure 4 1 The Command Menu Button Bar has entry points to the DISPLay PROGram and FUNCtion menus Both the PROGram menu and the FUNCtion menu can be password protected each with its own password Refer to Section 5 11 2 The PROGram menu is covered fully in Chapter 5 Programming pisPL PROG FUNC EXIT Figure 4 1 The Command Menu Button Bar 4 2 1 DISPL Display Menu The DISPLay Menu allows the user to program what information is displayed transiently in the STATUS line along the top of the display screen See Fig 1 1 for location of the Status Line This display can be used to show point data alarm information junction temperature the firmware version and media status Note that the default display is the Unit tag which is programmed in the PROGram Displays Powerup disp Unit tag menu option see Section 5 4 3 When the DISPLay Button is pressed the Display menu is displayed as shown in Figure 4 2 Alarms 4 2 1 1 Point Junction Temp To display a Point value on the Status Line Version From
182. oint Setup menu that enables programming of various options pertaining to this particular point in the one volt full scale mode These include the Point tag Input scale Output scale Exc Currents Filter Engineering units Alarms Chart scale and Output mode Refer to Chapter 5 for detailed information on the items not covered below 3 6 1 Point Tag The Point tag is an alphanumeric indication of what the point represents and is generally located or displayed at the bottom of the bar graph or on the chart itself This information is also stored to disk card to uniquely identify the point To add a Point tag 1 Fromthe Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Point tag and then press the ENTER button 2 Youwill be presented with the first page of an alphanumeric keypad There are four pages available which include all the upper and lower case alphabet characters numerics and various signs and symbols for programming engineering units Up to ten characters for the point tag may be entered only eight will be displayed on the screen To access characters on another page simply press the PAGE button The space button is SPC the LEFT and RIGHT gt buttons move the cursor to the position you wish to edit or enter 3 Use the letter symbol buttons to program the Point tag as EXAMPLE and then press the ENTER button to return back one menu To exit without programming a tag press the EXIT button to return
183. oints must be previously programmed K1 to KF are used to represent Constants must be previously programmed is a RIGHT Parenthesis is Add is Subtract bl is Multiply is Divide is Fractional i is Raise to the Power X Sq is Square Root Ln is Natural Logarithm Lg is Base Ten Logarithm Ex is Exponentiation e is a LEFT Parenthesis To Set an equation From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Set equation and press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to scroll through the equation symbols until you reach the desired symbol Then use the RIGHT button to move the cursor to the next position Continue using the UP T or DOWN J button to select the symbols and the LEFT or RIGHT gt button to move the cursor until the equation is complete Forty 40 positions are available for equation operators and the display will Scroll to the left or right to allow entry Any equation entered is parsed from left to right That part of the equation between any parenthesis is calculated first then the basic rules of mathematics are obeyed When the desired equation is displayed press the ENTER button to return to the Point Setup menu 5 6 5 14 Basepoint A Basepoint must be established on which to perform the Hi peak Lo peak or Time average calculations To establish a Basepoint From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Basepoint and press
184. oltage Source connected NOTE Ifthe calibration is not correct the value shown in the window will not be correct Press the CAL button You will then be prompted with Are You Sure Press the CAL button to continue the calibration or the NO button to abort If the CAL button is pressed the Recorder calibrates the selected range Repeat for the remaining voltage ranges Page 6 2 Chapter 6 Calibration 6 4 RTD Current Calibration The ADC current source is used for RTD measurements and needs calibration for the RTD s 6 4 1 Calibrating the RTD Current The following procedure contains step by step instructions on Calibrating the Current source A250Q 0 05 resistor must be connected across the and terminals of a free input and the current source return path C must be connected to the input terminal The Recorder then applies 1mA of Current through the resistance to Calibrate Current These programming steps are discussed in menu order NOTE Before Calibrating Currents ensure that the Zero Calibration and 1 25 Volt Scale range has been calibrated per the previous sections as this will affect the accuracy of Current Calibration 6 4 1 1 Connecting Resistance CH1 eS Select a free set of input terminals on the rear of the unit or remove any connections ees from the set of terminals to be used Connect the 250Q 0 05 resistor across the and terminals of this input and connect the Current source return path C to the i
185. on A window will appear with a color band Use the UP f or DOWN J button to select a color and press the ENTER button or the EXIT button to return without affecting the display Do the same for the other Display Color options Once all colors have be modified press the EXIT button to return to the Display menu 5 4 7 Pick Views The Pick Views menu option allows the user to select the desired screen views available when the VIEW button is pressed The Trend View and the Alarm Window are always active To Pick Views From the Display menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Pick Views and then press the ENTER button For each view press the YES button if you want to see the current view when toggling or press the NO button if you do not want see the current view when toggling Once you go through all the views you will be returned to the Display menu Page 5 5 Chapter 5 Programming 5 4 8 Rotate Scales The Rotate Scales menu option allows the user to select whether or not the different scales rotate on the graph automatically or manually In the Auto mode all programmed scales will rotate at a set interval automatically In the Manual mode the displayed scale will not change until the center of the scale is pressed which will rotate through all programmed scales NOTE At any time the center of the scale can be pressed to rotate to the next programmed scale To set the Rotate Scales option From the Display menu use t
186. or points From the Function menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Reset pt and then press the ENTER button Use the numeric keypad to enter the point to reset and press the ENTER button The next point is then displayed Continue to enter the point numbers to reset and then when finished press the EXIT button to return to the Function menu 4 2 3 5 Chart speed This menu option selects between the Low or High Chart speed The actual Chart speed is selected in the PROGram Chart Pens Speed menu option see section 5 5 1 The default setting for both the Low and High Chart speed settings is 60 inches per hour To select the Chart speed From the Function menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Chart speed and then press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight speed LO or speed HI and then press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Function menu Page 4 7 Chapter 4 Operation 4 2 3 6 Record speed The Record speed is the rate at which data is stored to disk card irrespective to the rate at which it is displayed on the chart There are two Record speeds for each channel or point Low or High The actual Low and High Record speed values are set in the PROGram Record Setup Record Rate menu option Section 5 7 6 These rates can also be changed via an external event Section 5 9 2 6 To change the Record speed From the Function menu use the UP T or DOWN J button t
187. ot extraction ranges 4 to 20mA sqrt 0 to 20mA sqrt and 10 to 50mA sqrt This function is used for inputs which require the Industrial Square Root of the input signal i e flow measurement The system calculates the square root of the percentage of input scale and multiplies this value by the high end scale to produce the value of the point displayed In the following example the input is 4 to 20mA and the scaling is such that 0 Low End of Scale and 1000 High End of Scale High End Scale 1000 gallons per minute Input Signal 12mA or 50 of scale which is equal to 0 5 Square Root of 0 5 0 707 Actual value displayed is 0 707 x 1000 707 GPM with Decimal fix of 0 Current input signals require that the user provide an external resistor Programming Parameters Once a point has been programmed as Industrial Square Root and a voltage or current mode is selected the user is presented with the following parameters Point tag Section 5 6 5 1 Input scale Section 5 6 5 2 Output scale Section 5 6 5 3 Exc Currents Section 5 6 5 4 Filter Section 5 6 5 6 Eng units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarms Section 5 6 5 10 Chart scale Section 5 6 5 11 Output mode Section 5 6 5 12 5 6 9 Logarithmic Linear Point Types The Recorder accepts five types of linear voltage logarithmic ranges 150mV log 1 25 Volt log 2 5 Volt log 12 5 Volt log and 25 Volt log and three types of linear current logarithmic ranges 4 to 20mA log 0 to 20mA log and 10 to 50mA
188. our instrument ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD WARNING MAY CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN INSTALLING OR SERVICING REAR TERMINAL PANEL FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BELOW POWER INPUTS WARNING When connecting power to the Rear Terminal Panel of your instrument it is important to ensure that the AC mains cable has an effective ground and provide a low impedance earth ground connection Safety Ground to the screw terminal on the rear panel labeled or GND to prevent the possibility of electrical shock Power may be exposed on the Rear Terminal Panel and is exposed inside the instrument case When wiring use the supplied AC mains cable or recommended plug make sure the HOT wire or Line 1 is connected to L H Make sure the NEUTRAL wire or Line 2 is connected to N and make sure a low impedance SAFETY GROUND wire is connected to L or GND SIGNAL INPUTS WARNING Use extreme caution when wiring signal input connections Hazardous potentials may exist on signal input terminals which are floating with respect to instrument ground These hazardous potentials may be exposed inside the instrument case and on the Rear Terminal Panel of your instrument Any voltage potential at the signal source will exist on the instrument s respective signal input terminal e g power generator stator winding temperature monitoring thermocouples CONTACT OUTPUT TERMINALS WARNING Use extreme caution when wiring
189. pacity Removable Media Types Internal Media File types 2 4 6 or 12 direct 50 Vdc 250 Vdc or peak AC channel to channel 300 Vdc or peak AC to Chassis 8 times per second on all direct input channels 2100 dB 50 60 Hz 250 dB at 50 60 Hz x logarithms totalization powers averages and timers User programmable from 8 samples per second to 1 sample every 600 seconds 10Minutes Channels independently programmed Proprietary binary format User File naming Data stored in non volatile RAM and recorded automatically to on board removable media 3 inch 89mm Floppy disk approximately 700 000 samples for a 1 44 Megabyte Disk CompactFlash cards approximately 256 000 000 samples for 512 Megabyte Card One Megabyte RAM Non Volatile Two Megabyte RAM Non Volatile optional Data Files Alarm and Event files Configuration files Language Files Multiple files of different names on a single disk Page 1 5 Chapter 1 General Description DISPLAY Display Type Mono Resolution Mono Display Type Color Resolution Color Display Modes Virtual Chart Speed Virtual Chart Scales Display Windows OTHER Power Requirements Power Fail Protection Operating Range Safety EMC Input Voltage Weight CCFL backlit STN Liquid Crystal Display 5 0 inch with touchscreen control 240 H X 128 V pixels CCFL backlit Active Matrix TFT Liquid Crystal Display 5 6 inch with touchscreen control 320 H X 240 V pixels
190. pad to enter a Subnet mask and then press the ENTER button to return to the Ethernet menu 5 10 1 5 3 Server address addr This option is used to set the IP address of the PC running the name Server used in the Guardian Software package If you don t have this software this address may be left blank To set the name Server address From the Ethernet menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Server addr and press the ENTER button Use the multi page alphnumeric keypad to enter the IP address of the PC running the name Server and then press the ENTER button to return to the Ethernet menu NOTE Whenever any of the above options are changed the Recorder must be restarted before the changes will take effect When using the optional Companion Software you must first make a connection using the E Bridge program before using the Ethernet to connect to a Recorder Double click on the E Bridge icon Double click on its icon on the system tray or right click then select enable to open the window If the Recorder you want is not in the list add its IP address and a description then press the save list button so the information will be remembered next time Select the IP address you want to connect and then press the connect button The Connect column should change from No to Yes NOTE Only one Recorder can be connected at a time The Number of Retries and Ethernet timeout are the only other settings in this dialog box that have any e
191. peed To set Switch input option to Record Rate From the Switches in menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to select Rec Rate and press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Switch selection menu Repeat these procedures for the other Switches 5 9 3 Event messages The Event messages option allows the user to enter custom messages for Events The Recorder has three switch inputs that can trigger an Event each time the switch Opens or Closes Each time an Event occurs a message will be printed on the Alarm Event data log and if enabled is logged in the Event file on the disk card Each message may be 10 characters in length An Event message can be programmed for each switch Page 5 41 Chapter 5 Programming opening and for each switch closing The default messages are OPEN and CLOSE To turn Event messages off set the message to null and it will not be displayed or logged NOTE Ifthe Event messages are changed after an Event file has been opened on the disk itis necessary to rename the Alarm file or use a new disk card in order to reflect the new Event message in the file To program Event messages From the Digital I O menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Event msgs and press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the Event number 1 2 or 3 and status open or closed to be programmed and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with 993OOOOXXXXXX
192. played Use the up down arrow keys to select Decimal fix and touch Decinal fix ENTER You will be prompted with places gt 0 or 1 Use the up down arrows to select zero or one decimal place for thermocouples For this example select 1 and touch ENTER 1 You will now be back at the menu starting with Point tag Use the up down arrow keys to select Compensation and touch ENTER Use the up down arrow keys to select Local comp and touch ENTER The Recorder will now use a temperature sensor located at the rear of the recorder to correct for cold junction error You must touch EXIT to leave this menu 12 You should now be back at the Point tag menu Use the up HUN down arrow keys to select Eng units and touch ENTER Reine tae You will be prompted with units C or F For this Filter example use the up down arrow keys to select C and touch Sean oftset ECO Ex EN En ENTER ARGUS m SPEM en ese set 13 You will again be in the Point tag menu Use the up down MT Tess 7 arrow keys to select Chart scale and touch ENTER You a will be prompted with chart scl Use the up down arrow Bec keys to select A and touch ENTER Now touch EXIT You rc dpa will be prompted with keep setup Touch YES and you Alaras will be returned to the main programming menu 14 Use the up down arrow keys to select Chart Pens and touch MII Tear Displays Digital 1 0 Com ports Susten Page 3 of 5 Appendix C Configuring
193. point Recorder of which up to twelve channels may be direct or real world inputs These are typically voltages or currents Any channel not being used to record or display live inputs may be used as a computational channel Inputs can be conditioned or scaled to display any range of engineering units Refer to Figure 3 10 below LIVE INPUTS 6 OR 12 VOLTAGE CURRENT T Cs RTDs 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 j1 CONVERSION CONVERTER 16 BIT 150mV 1 25V 2 5V 12 5V 25V DC FULL SCALE ANALOG TO DIGITAL 15 BASE POINTS USED FOR COMPUTATION COMPUTATIONAL LIVE OR COMPUTATIONAL CONDITIONING CONDITIONING BLOCK INPUT OUTPUT SCALING LINEARIZATION COMPUTATION ee ee A AAA aA AAAAAAAAA AA COMPUTATIONAL BASE POINTS SCALING SCALE BLOCK APPLY CHART SCALE TO BASE POINTS FOR USE BY DISPLAY RECORDER BLOCKS 15 14 13 9 Js 7 Je 5 4 2 1 SCALED POINTS V DISPLAY DIGITAL DISPLAY BAR GRAPH CHART GRAPH RECORD SELECT A MAXIMUM SELECT A MAX OF 12 SCALED POINTS SELECT A MAX OF 12 SCALED POINTS RECORD TO DISK OF 12 BASE POINTS AED POINTS Figure 3 10 Data Flow There are four distinct levels of data handling namely conversion conditioning scaling and display record Conversion applies only to live inputs and is the process of converting real world analog signals into a 16 bit digital value that can be used by the Recorder There are
194. ppy disk or CompactFlash card must first be formatted before being used This can be done in the unit or on any IBM compatible PC running MSDOS The disks are formatted in MSDOS compatible format Note that only 1 44 Meg High Density 3 inch floppy disks can be used To format a disk card First ensure that the disk card is not write protected The plastic slide in one corner of the floppy disk must be in a position such that it exposes the hole in the plastic cover The CompactFlash card may have a tiny slide switch on the back end which will be marked as to which way is write protected Open the door below the LCD screen to expose the drive Insert a floppy disk label side up with the metal toward the drive opening Inserta CompactFlash card with the arrow facing up and towards the drive opening Insure the disk card is pushed fully into the drive it will be pulled in and down Once the disk card has been inserted into the drive from the Record Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Format Disk and press the ENTER button A pop up window will display format NO Press the YES button to change the display to read format YES and then press the ENTER button to start formatting The light on the drive will come on while the disk card is being formatted The Disk Status Window will indicate FORMAT while the disk card is formatting Once formatting has been completed a window will pop up to announce Format Comp
195. put is required select contact 0 Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the desired contact number 0 to 6 and press the ENTER button The display will return to the Alarm Type menu Press the EXIT button to return to the Alarms Setup menu 5 6 5 10 2 Alarm deadband An Alarm deadband can be set for each alarm set The Alarm deadband is also called hysteresis and is an amount added or subtracted depending whether the Alarm is Low or High to the actual set point to determine the reset point It is primarily intended to reject noise about a set point For example if a High Alarm set point is at 50 and the deadband is set at 5 the Alarm will trigger when the input exceeds 50 but will not clear reset until the input reaches 45 set point minus hysteresis To setthe Alarm deadband hysteresis From the Alarms Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Alm deadband and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with db X XXX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired deadband value in absolute Engineering units and press the ENTER button The display will return to the Alarms Setup menu 5 6 5 10 3 Alarm delay An Alarm delay can be set for each alarm set This delay prevents the Alarms from activating until the settime has elapsed from an Alarm active condition If the Alarm condition goes away before the delay is up the Alarm will not respond The delay retriggers If the Alarm condition goes away before the
196. race Width Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Trace Width and press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select a width value in pixels and press the ENTER button or press the EXIT button to cancel any changes 5 5 4 Direction Direction determines whether the traces on the Trend View move in a vertical or horizontal direction The direction may be changed at any time without affecting the recording or the browse buffer To change the direction of the chart From the Chart Pens menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Direction and press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select either vertical or horizontal and press the ENTER button The chart will change direction immediately clearing the screen and beginning a new trace Press the EXIT button to return to the Chart Pens menu Page 5 9 Chapter 5 Programming 5 6 Points The Points menu option allows the user to program parameters directly affecting Points The Points are the actual channels in the Recorder and may be direct inputs conditioned direct inputs scaled or adjusted computational channels or external serial inputs for a total of 15 To program Points From the Program menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Points and then Prog point press the ENTER button The Points menu will be displayed as shown in Figure 5 5 Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the option you wish to program and the
197. racters appended to the filename that define the file types and these are preset by the system The following are the file types that are used wgetdata INI Text file use by this software only Contains initialization data DT Data files from the Recorder Use the export command to translate the file DAT CSV Exported data file Created by this software when you export data NOTE If the filename is unimportant it is indicated with an asterisk and may be user defined 7 5 2 Supplementary Documentation The following documentation may be helpful in setting up or understanding this software Recorder User s Manual Microsoft DOS Manual Microsoft Windows Manual Page 7 4 Appendix A Configuring a 1 5 Vdc input for a 0 250 psig pressure transducer Begin configuration by touching the MENU button in the lower right hand corner of the screen This will bring up the Command button bar Touch the PROG button to enter into the main program menu Once in the main program menu use the up down arrow keys to select Points then touch ENTER Prog point and Constants will appear Using the up down arrow keys select Prog point and touch ENTER The numbers 1 9 and letters A F represent the 15 channels that can be set up Touch the number or letter that represents the input or channel you wish to configure For this example use number 1 and touch ENTER Page 1 of 6 nts Record Setup Measurement Digital 1 0 Com ports M
198. resents the data in the traditional chart mode as well as in bar graph or digital numeric form The unit has many features and functions which are unique and cannot be performed on traditional paper recorders such as data compression and historic data browsing The recorder is programmed via a touch screen keypad on the display The Recorder will measure and process up to twelve direct inputs calculated conditional or external points for logging trending or data manipulation If direct inputs are not desired the Data Recorder will accept up to fifteen points from a combination of calculated conditional or external point types 1 1 1 Inputs Direct input sources may come from voltage current dry contacts thermocouple or RTD sources The voltage and current ranges accepted by the instrument include 150 mV 1 25 V 2 5 V 12 5 V and 25 V 4 to 20 mA 0 to 20 mA and 10 to 50 mA current Thermocouple inputs include Type J K T E R S B C N Nicro L and Ninimo RTD inputs accepted include 10 ohm Cu 100 ohm Platinum 200 ohm Platinum 120 ohm Nickel 100 ohm Nickel and 1000 ohm Nickel 1 1 2 Instrument Size The instrument is sized to fit in a DIN standard panel cutout of 5 43 inches x 5 43 inches 138 mm x 138 mm and requires 7 41 inches 188 2 mm behind panel depth not including power and input source cable space needed Actual dimensions of the instrument are shown in Figure 2 1 Recorder Dimensions in Chapter 2 of this manua
199. ress the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Display menu 5 4 3 5 Junction Temp The Junction Temp Powerup display will display the temperature in Degrees F F Degrees C C with European Time format selected of the cold junction reference compensator in the Status Line To select Junction Temp as the Powerup display Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Junction Temp and then press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Display menu Page 5 4 Chapter 5 Programming 5 4 4 Bar assign The Bar assign menu option allows the user to assign specific points to the individual bars in the bar graph display To assign points to specific Bars From the Display menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Bar assign and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with bar 1 pt X Use the UP 1 or DOWN 4 button to select the point to be assigned to Bar 1 and press the ENTER button or press the EXIT button to return to the Display menu without affecting the bar Do the same for Bars 2 C Note that selecting bar X pt 0 effectively turns the bar off but does not remove it from the display and the top of Bar X will be blank Once all Bars have been assigned press the EXIT button to return to the Display menu 5 4 5 Digital assign The Digital assign menu option allows the user to assign specific points to the individual Digital Displays Total of 6 in the Digital Wi
200. rogramming Chapter 6 Calibration Chapter 7 Get Data Software Appendix A Configuring a 1 5 Vdc input for a 0 250 psig pressure transducer Appendix B Configuring a 4 20 mA input to equal O to 150 gpm Appendix C Configuring a J type T C input for a 100 750 C range Appendix D Configuring the Totalizer Appendix E Setting the Jumpers for the 3 or 6 Channel Mechanical or Solid State Relay Warranty Disclaimer and Return Requests Inquires SAFETY NOTICE This Safety Notice has been included to emphasize the DANGER OF HAZARDOUS VOLTAGES on the REAR TERMINAL PANEL of your instrument USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN INSTALLING OR SERVICING your instrument Please read the entire contents of the Installation and Wiring Chapter of this manual before attempting to install or service your instrument WARNING Use Extreme caution when servicing the rear terminal of your instrument WEEE NOTICE In order to comply with EU Directive 2002 96 EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE This product may contain material which could be hazardous to human health and the environment DO NOT DISPOSE of this product as unsorted municipal waste This product needs to be RECYCLED in Pd accordance with local regulations contact your local authorities for more information This product may be returnable to
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202. s Programming Parameters Once a point has been programmed as a Calculated Time average Point Type the user is presented with the following parameters Point tag Section 5 6 5 1 Decimal fix Section 5 6 5 5 Basepoint Section 5 6 5 14 Eng units Section 5 6 5 9 Reset contrl Section 5 6 5 15 Alarms Section 5 6 5 10 Chart scale Section 5 6 5 11 5 6 12 7 Gated timer The Gated timer Calculated point type allows a timer measuring in seconds to be controlled by a gate from a logic point For example if a point is measuring temperature and you wanted to know the total amount of time the temperature measured by this point is above or below a certain level a Conditional point can be programmed to be TRUE only when the temperature is above or below a set level A Gated timer point can then be programmed to be turned ON only when the Conditional point is in the TRUE state The Gated timer point will then only be timing when the temperature is above or below a set level The timer will continue to accumulate time in seconds each time it is turned on The Gated timer point can be reset at programmable time intervals and alarms can be set to alarm if the timer total goes above a programmed time interval in seconds Programming Parameters Once a point has been programmed as a Calculated Gated timer Point Type the user is presented with the following parameters Point tag Section 5 6 5 1 Gate control Section 5 6 5 17 Eng units Section 5 6 5
203. s To Program a Point From the Points menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Prog point and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with point x Use the numeric keypad 1 9 A F to enter the point to be programmed or modified and press the ENTER button For unprogrammed points you will have three Point programming options Setup pt Copy pt and Restore pt Ifthe point has already been setup you will have two Point programming options Modify pt and Delete pt See the following sections for more details NOTE If at any point you exit the Points programming menu after having made any changes repeatedly pressing exit you will be prompted with the message keep setup If you select NO at this time any changes you have just made will be lost If you choose YES the changes you made will be applied to the point 5 6 3 Point Programming Options After a point number is chosen if the point is a new point to program the point can be setup from scratch copied from another point already setup or restored if the point had been setup previously and then deleted If the point chosen has already been setup the point parameters may be modified or the point may be deleted 5 6 3 1 Setup an Unprogrammed Point Setup pt After selecting which point to program use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Setup pt and press the ENTER button The first step in programming a point is to set the Point Type see Section 5 6 4
204. s device and then press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Com Port Setup menu 5 10 1 3 Network ID This is a duplicate menu item Refer to section 5 10 2 5 10 1 4 Modem Setup This is a duplicate menu item Refer to section 5 10 3 5 10 1 5 Ethernet This option allows the user to configure the unit for Ethernet connection To set up the Ethernet option From the Com Port Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Ethernet and press the ENTER button The Ethernet menu will be displayed with three options IP addr Subnet mask and Server addr These options are described in the following sections 5 10 1 5 1 IP address addr The IP address is a unique address used by the network to get messages to or from the Recorder See your network administrator to obtain a valid IP address To set the IP address From the Ethernet menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight IP addr and press the ENTER button Use the multi page alphnumeric keypad to enter a valid IP address and then press the ENTER button to return to the Ethernet menu 5 10 1 5 2 Subnet mask The Subnet mask determines what IP addresses are considered to be on the same Subnet A typical value for a Subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 Page 5 44 Chapter 5 Programming To set the Subnet mask From the Ethernet menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Subnet mask and press the ENTER button Use the multi page alphnumeric key
205. s programmed in Section 3 6 4 To set the Scale units 1 From the Scales menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Scale units and press the ENTER button 2 The first page of a multi page keypad will appear Press the PAGE button until you see the percent sign button 3 Press the button and then press the ENTER button to return to the Scales menu 4 Press the EXIT button four times to return to the default display You have just programmed Point 1 to be a live input of 0 1 volts which will be scaled to an output of 0 100 and you have chosen to display between 40 and 80 full scale on the display and this is what will be recorded to disk card You can now program the other points in a similar fashion It is suggested that you fully read the rest of the chapters of this manual to become familiar with the functions of the various menu options Page 3 12 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 8 Recording Data The Recorder saves data on command to either a 3 inch floppy disk or CompactFlash card depending on which option is installed The disks cards are MSDOS compatible and can be read on any IBM PC compatible with a 3 inch floppy drive or CompactFlash drive Data is stored on the disks cards as individual pen files with additional files for configuration and alarm event logging Any DOS or Windows File Manager can be used to move rename erase or archive the files Recording may be started or stopped manually by an
206. s the date and time that the high peak occurred and the peak value The second entry above it is the actual time the reset occurred and the value at that time NOTE Resettable points will not print unless the Reset Print option is turned on See Section 5 6 5 13 3 The Value shown is dependent on the Event The Event can be an Alarm an input contact closure Event or a Reset either automatic or manual For external events via the digital inputs the user can define separate Status messages up to ten characters long for each of the three inputs one for input activated Close and one for input deactivated Open These user defined Event messages will appear in the Alarm Event Window log as Date Time Switch number Sx Status Event message Default Event messages are CLOSED and OPEN as seen in the data log example above Refer to Section 5 9 3 to program Event messages 3 1 3 4 Trend Chart Windows The Trend Chart Window looks like a traditional paper recorder on the screen It has traces or pens and emulates the paper chart moving the paper across the screen There may be as many as twelve pens on the chart at a given time Refer to Section 5 5 3 to assign pens to the chart The trending direction can be changed to move horizontally right to left or vertically top to bottom Refer to Section 5 5 4 to change the trending direction Figure 3 8 on the next page shows a Trend Chart Window in the vertical mode Page 3 5
207. s to stop or start recording and setting the full threshold to alarm the fact that the disk card is getting full Disks cards can be formatted and configuration files can be saved or loaded from the Record Setup menu To program the Record Setup options From the Program menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Record Setup and then press the ENTER button The Record Setup menu will be displayed Alarm on off as shown in Figure 5 8 Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the option you Record Modes wish to program and then press the ENTER button The options are described in the Points Points Trigger Data on off following sections NOTE The Record Setup Menu options CANNOT be accessed while the unit is Record Rate recording Use the Record On Off option in the FUNCtion Menu to stop Disk Full Alarm the unit recording prior to attempting to access this menu Format Disk Save CFG File 5 7 1 Data on off Load CFG File This option enables the user to enable or disable the recording of point data to disk card Figure 5 8 Record Setup Menu To enable or disable point data recording From the Record Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Data on off and press the ENTER button Press the YES or NO button to select either record dataz YES to enable data recording or record datazNO to disable data recording and then press the ENTER button to return to the Record Setup menu If you enable recording
208. sage will pop up on the display and the relay contact will close when the disk card is full 3 12 Saving and Loading Configuration Files Once all the points have been set up and all other data has been programmed it is advisable to save the configuration to disk card Thus if the user needs to change any parameters for a different recording session the prior settings can be recovered by loading a previously saved configuration file To Save the Configuration 1 From the default display press the MENU button to get the Command Menu Button Bar 2 Press the PROGram button to get the Program menu 3 Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Record Setup and then press the ENTER button 4 Use the UP f or DOWN J button to highlight Save CFG File Save ConFiGuration and press the ENTER button 5 A pop up window will display save config NO Press the YES button to change the message to save configz YES and then press the ENTER button to save the configuration with the current filename to the disk SAVE CFG will show in the Disk Status area and then a window will pop up indicating Configuration Saved 6 Press the OK button and then press the EXIT button three times to return to the default display Page 3 17 Chapter 3 Getting Started To Load an existing Configuration 1 From the default display press the MENU button to get the Command Menu Button Bar 2 Press the PROGram button to get the Program menu 3 Use the UP
209. set Switch input option to Alarm Acknowledge From the Switches in menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to select Alarm ack and press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Switch selection menu 5 9 2 5 Scale set The Scale set option allows the external event to be used to select which Chart scale to use Scale set 1 or Scale set 2 The Scales are programmed in the Chart Pens Scales menu This option works in conjunction with the FUNCtion Scale set menu option For example Scale set 2 can be used to expand the scale values in Scale set 1 To set Switch input option to Scale set From the Switches in menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to select Scale set and press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Switch selection menu 5 9 2 6 Record Rate The Record Rate option allows the external event to be used to change the record sampling rate The Record Rate is set in Record Setup Record Rate menu option If the switch is open inactive the recording will be at the Low Record Rate If the switch is closed active the recording will be at the High Record Rate This option works in conjunction with the FUNCtion Record speed menu option The last operation is current that is if an external event set the high speed then the user used the menu to set the low speed The recording remains at the low speed until the external event is reasserted in this case inactive then active again to change back to high s
210. sing allows the user to view historic data of the pens currently trending on the display or saved on the disk card without affecting any real time data acquisition Alarm data can also be browsed from memory when using the Alarm Events Data Window When on the full screen Trend Chart the BROWS button on the Main Button Bar brings up the Browse Source Button Bar with three buttons FILE RAM and EXIT as shown in Figure 3 14 below FILE RAM 12 07 96 16 25 07 EXIT Figure 3 14 The Browse Source Button Bar Press the FILE button to browse prerecorded files on the disk card Press the RAM button to browse Trend data from memory Press the EXIT button to return to the real time view Page 3 18 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 13 1 File Browsing File browsing can be done at any time even when still recording However if you are browsing from disk card while recording there may be delays in retrieving data from the disk card as writing to the disk card has priority over reading from the disk card To Browse a File From the Browse Source Button Bar Figure 3 14 press the FILE button The unit will check the disk card and then bring up the File Directory window see below allowing the user to choose which file to browse The File Directory will list the file s for each Point starting with Point 1 The filenames are specified by the user at the time of recording and have an extension of DTx where x is the Point number T
211. t X Use the UP 1 or DOWN J button to select the desired point character and then press the ENTER button to return to the Point Setup menu 5 6 5 18 Flowrate This function allows different Flowrates to be set which can affect accuracy ofthe totals To set the Flowrate From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Flowrate and press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the desired flowrate flow sec flow min flow hr or flow day and press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Point Setup menu Page 5 22 Chapter 5 Programming 5 6 5 19 Low cutoff This function allows the user to program a Low flow cutoff If Totalization is not wanted below a predetermined flowrate the Low cutoff can be set at that rate and Totalization will be shut off if the point level falls below the preset value To set the Low cutoff From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Low cutoff and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with cut gt XXX XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired Low cutoff value and press the ENTER button to return to the Point Setup menu 5 6 5 20 Set cndtionl The Set conditional option allows the user to program a set of conditions for a point Up to 40 operators can be programmed in any one conditional statement The available conditional operators are P1toPF are used to represent Points Must
212. t correct press the NO button You will be prompted with start hrs XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired start hours 00 to 23 and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with start mins gt XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired start minutes 00 to 59 and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with start secs XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired start seconds 00 to 59 and press the ENTER button The programmed start time will be displayed If the start time displayed is correct press the ENTER or YES button to return to the days of the week Press the EXIT button twice to return to the Reset control menu d Monthly To reset a point once a Month Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Monthly and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with rst day gt XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired day of the month on which to reset 00 to 31 and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with start XX XX XX If the start time displayed is correct press the ENTER or YES button to return to the Auto reset setup menu If the start time is not correct press the NO button You will be prompted with start hrs XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired start hours 00 to 23 and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with start mins XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired start minutes 00 to 59 and press the ENTER but
213. t status and value at the programmed Display rate The programmed Display rate can be 1 to 60 second intervals programmed under PROGram Displays Display rate see Section 5 4 1 To select Auto jog as the Powerup display Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Auto jog and then press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Display menu 5 4 3 3 Point The Point Powerup display allows a programmed point to be displayed as the default Status Window value or the unit prompt The point number programmed the current value of that point and the engineering units will be displayed as the unit Powerup prompt in the Status Line To program a programmed point to act as the Powerup display Use the UP T or DOWN 1 button to highlight Point and then press the ENTER button You will be provided with a keypad to select the point you wish to use 1 9 orA F Select the point you want and press the ENTER button or press the EXIT button to return without changing the point Press the EXIT button again to return to the Display menu 5 4 3 4 Alarms The Alarms Powerup display will jog or scroll through all points in Alarm at the programmed Display rate If all points are in Alarm each point will be displayed at the Display rate in the Status Line If no points are in Alarm the unit Powerup display will show NO ALARMS To select Alarms as the Powerup display Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Alarms and then p
214. t the precision voltage source to any available direct input at the rear upper lower analog Input terminals See Figure 2 6 Select any channel and connect the voltage source to the and inputs ensuring the correct polarity Turn on the Voltage Source and allow 10 minutes for it to warm up and stabilize 6 3 1 2 Programming Calibration Scales From the Hidden menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to select ADC control and then press the ENTER button The only available option is Cal Adc so just press the ENTER button Use the UP 1 or DOWN J button to highlight Cal scales and press the ENTER button The Calibration Scale options will be displayed 6 3 1 3 Calibrating the Voltage Ranges To calibrate any of the voltage ranges a known good input must be supplied to the Recorder as shown in the table below Range to Calibrate Voltage Source 150 mV 150 mV 1 25 V 1 25 V 2 5V 2 5V 12 5V 12 5V 25 V 25V Set the precision Voltage Source for the appropriate range Then use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the range in need of calibration and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with cal input X Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the channel input number 1 2 3 4 5 or 6 to which the Voltage Source is connected and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with APPLY range selected With the Voltage Source connected and turned on press the OK button A window will appear showing the reading of the V
215. ta Lines data lines gt 20 10 15 01 Unit Tag 11 30 00 CH 1 0 SECS CH2 5 Secs CH3 10 Secs CH4 15 Secs CH5 20 Secs CH6 25 Secs 11 30 15 CH1 15 SECS CH2 20 Secs CH3 25 Secs CH4 30 Secs CH5 35 Secs CH6 40 Secs 11 30 20 P1HIGH 1 20 11 30 30 CH 1 30 SECS CH2 35 Secs CH3 40 Secs CH4 45 Secs CH5 50 Secs CH6 55 Secs Page 5 51 SAFETY NOTICE This Safety Notice has been included to emphasize the DANGER OF HAZARDOUS VOLTAGES on the REAR TERMINAL PANEL of your instrument USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN INSTALLING OR SERVICING your instrument Please read the entire contents of the Installation and Wiring Chapter of this manual before attempting to install or service your instrument WARNING Use Extreme caution when servicing the rear terminal of your instrument Chapter 6 Calibration 6 1 Introduction 6 1 1 Routine Calibration ooccconnccnonicnncccnononcnnninonoccnnnannnnncnnnncnnnnnnnnnn cnn ona nnn nara nnn anno nano essa ess d asa dala 6 1 6 1 2 Calibration Equipment lA AA EEEE Eat 6 1 6 2 Zero GAllbratiON csi AA 6 1 63 Scale CAU ii EE 6 2 6 3 1 Calibration Scales iii iia 6 2 0 9 1 1 Connecting Voltage SOURCE 3 oce tee ec rete t de Rd 6 2 6 3 1 2 Programming Calibration Scales 1aree rene eene tia ERR oia th eR RR 6 2 6 3 1 3 Calibrating the Voltage Ranges ot tet cott Ce eode a etes eens e e e RR 6 2 6 4 RTD Current Callbratlon soe O 6 3 0 4 1 Calibratinig the RTD
216. tch is closed active the High speed setting is active This option works in conjunction with the selection in the FUNCtion Chart speed menu option To set Switch input option to Chart speed From the Switch in menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to select Chart speed and press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Switch selection menu Page 5 40 Chapter 5 Programming 5 9 2 3 Record on off The Record on off option allows the external inputs to be used to stop and start the recording to disk card If the switch is open inactive the recording is stopped If the switch is closed active the recording is started This option works in conjunction with the FUNCtion Record On Off menu options to start or stop recording The last operation is current that is if an external event started the recording then the user used the menu to stop recording The recording remains stopped until the external event is reasserted in this case inactive then active again to restart To set Switch input option to Record on off From the Switches in menu use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to select Rec on off and press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to return to the Switch selection menu 5 9 2 4 Alarm Acknowledge ack The Alarm acknowledge option allows the external event to be used to acknowledge alarms This has the same effect as pushing the ACK button on the display Input closed active acknowledges an Alarm To
217. ted 3 11 Setting the Disk Full Alarm It is possible to set a threshold to indicate when the disk is full The indication is via a pop up window on the screen or if the relay option is fitted via a contact closure The threshold limit may be set by the user to any value between 1 and 100 percent To set the Disk Full Alarm value 1 From the Record Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Disk Full Alarm and press the ENTER button 2 There are three menu options Full setpoint Full contact and Rec Contact Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Full setpoint and press the ENTER button 3 Analphanumeric keypad will appear and you will be asked for the setpoint at which the disk card will indicate nearly full 0 to 100 percent where 0 implies do not indicate disk full Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter the setpoint percentage and then press the ENTER button 4 Ifthe relay option is fitted use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Full contact and press the ENTER button A window will appear asking for the Full contact Use the UP T or DOWN J button to choose a relay contact number 1 through 6 or 0 for no contact closure and then press the ENTER button 6 Press the EXIT button to return to the Record Setup menu A message will pop up on the display when the disk card usage equals the percentage value entered above and the corresponding relay contact will close Note that in all cases a mes
218. temperature value From the Hidden menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight T C comps cal and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with 10ths deg C gt 15 Change the value using the numeric keypad and then press the ENTER button to return to the Hidden menu Page 4 9 Chapter 4 Operation 4 2 4 4 Diagnostics The Diagnostics menu option allows the user to perform diagnostics checks on parts of the Recorder and media This menu option is for use by qualified service technicians only If additional diagnostics are needed please contact the factory To perform diagnostics From the Hidden menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Diagnostics and then press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN 1 button to highlight one of the following Ram Test Ram Test Full Rom Test Keyboard Test and Display Test and press the ENTER button 4 2 4 41 Ram Test This test verifies the integrity of the most oftenly used Random Access Memory or working storage based on a predetermined pattern Follow the on screen instructions to run the test This testis also done when the Recorder is powered on 4 2 4 4 2 Ram Test Full This test verifies the integrity of the complete Random Access Memory or working storage based ona predetermined pattern Follow the on screen instructions to run the test NOTE This is a destructive test Save your configuration to disk card before running this test 4 2 4 4 3 Rom Test Th
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220. terval of None exports the entire file Select the desired option Once the export options have been selected click on the OK button or press Enter A dialog box will appear to select or enter the filename make sure to add a CSV extension for use with Microsoft Excel and location of the export file When a filename has been selected entered click on the Save button and the data will be exported into that file Note When exporting data using any interval other than None the filename must be less than 8 characters to allow for a sequential number for multiple files 7 3 1 3 Exported File Format Alarms Events To export Alarm Event data select File Export A dialog box will appear to select or enter the filename make sure to add a CSV extension for use with Microsoft Excel and location of the export file When a filename has been selected entered click on the Save button and the data will be exported into that file The exported file for an Alarm Event has a header as follows Date Time Point Event Type Value Each line afterwards has a line of data that corresponds to each line in the Alarms Events window that is being exported The data on each line follows the format indicated by the labels above Alarm Event Exported File Format Example Date Time Point Event Type Value 04 30 1996 02 32 30 pm 3 High Peak 51 970 04 30 1996 02 33 01 pm 3 Peak Reset 51 970
221. test data peak value or valley value is stored If you are using one of the intrinsic functions of the unit for example peak values you must set the sample mode to instantaneous or you will average your peaks if you have a slow sample storage rate To set the Record Modes From the Record Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Record Modes and press the ENTER button The Record Modes Setup menu will display three options Fill Mode Data Mode All and Data Mode Indiv These options are described in the following sections 5 7 3 1 Fill Mode The Fill Mode determines how the data fills the disk card There are two Fill Mode options available Fill to End and Cycle Data To set the Fill Mode From the Record Modes Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Fill Mode and press ENTER The current mode will appear highlighted Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select either Fill to End or Cycle Data as desired and press the ENTER button to activate Press the EXIT button to return to the Record Modes Setup menu 5 7 3 1 4 Fill to End The Fill to End option sets the unit to record to disk card until the disk card is full and then it will shut the recording off 5 7 3 1 2 Cycle Data The Cycle Data option sets the unit to continue recording to disk card until the disk card is almost full and then it will start to write over the earliest data a block at a time about 500 samples at a time The disk card will
222. the ENTER button You will be prompted with base pt X Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the desired point to be the Basepoint and press the ENTER button The display will return to the Point Setup menu 5 6 5 15 Reset control Reset control applies only to Calculated Point Types of the following Point ranges Hi peak Lo peak Time average Gated timer and Totalize The Reset control menu options allow the user to set the Auto reset time intervals program an Event reset or print the Reset data For example the user can choose to have a Totalizer automatically reset to zero every hour or have it reset only by means of an external Event digital input To program the Reset control options From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Reset contrl and press the ENTER button The Reset control menu will be displayed with three options Auto reset Event reset and Reset print Each option is described in the following sections Page 5 19 Chapter 5 Programming 5 6 5 15 1 Auto reset When programming High peak Low peak Time average Gated timer and Totalize points the system allows an Auto reset function If Auto reset is disabled resettable points may only be reset manually If Auto reset is set up the point being programmed will reset at programmed intervals from once a minute to once a month NOTE High peak Low peak and Moving average points reset to the current value of the Basepoint Tot
223. the ENTER button A window will be displayed similar to Figure 4 3 showing the total size of the disk the amount of free space available on the disk the write protected status the status of the format battery information and memory Figure 4 3 Media Status Window To remove the Media Status Window From the Display menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Media Status and then press the ENTER button and the window will clear 4 2 2 PROG Program Menu The Program Menu allows the user to program inputs and associated parameters into the Recorder Refer to Chapter 5 of this Manual for complete programming details Page 4 5 Chapter 4 Operation 4 2 3 FUNC Function Menu Record On Off The FUNCtion Menu allows the user to program the unit for numerous functions siad pt The FUNCtion menu may be password protected in which case you will be required ypass pt to enter the password before proceeding Refer to Section 5 11 2 Reset pt Chart speed When the FUNCtion Button is pressed the Function menu is displayed as shownin Record speed Figure 44 Alarm check 4 2 3 1 Record On Off Scale set Trnd message The Record On Off option allows the user to stop or start recording to disk card Figure 4 4 Function Menu To set the Record On Off From the Function menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Record On Off and then press the ENTER button The Record On Off menu will be displayed with three options
224. the Point Setup menu 5 6 5 4 Exc Currents Currents are used to measure a resistance input on the back of the Recorder If a resistance other than an RTD is plugged into an input Exc Currents must be enabled The Current is typically 1 00mA To enable or disable Exc Currents From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Exc Currents and press the ENTER button Press the YES or NO button to select the desired state of Exc Currents to either currentszYES or currentszNO and then press the ENTER button to return to the Point Setup menu Page 5 12 Chapter 5 Programming 5 6 5 5 Decimal fix Certain points must be assigned a decimal place of up to four places or scientific notation The choices are 0 X no decimal places 1 X X 2 X XX 3 X XXX 42 X XXXX 5 Scientific Notation Decimal places affect displayed point data values only To program the Decimal fix From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Decimal fix and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with places X Use the UP T or DOWN J button to set the desired number of decimal places and press the ENTER button to return to the Point Setup menu NOTE Thermocouple T C points must be assigned a decimal place of either 1 or 0 This enables temperature to be displayed with a resolution of either 1 degree 0 or 0 1 degree 1 5 6 5 6 Filter The digital Filter smooths noisy or erratic signals by
225. the drive while the drive light is on Page 3 15 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 8 4 Stopping Recording To stop the unit from recording 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 from Section 3 8 3 2 Usethe UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Record Off and press the ENTER button 3 A pop up window will appear asking record off Press the YES button and then the ENTER button to stop recording 4 Wait for the disk light to go out and the Disk Status area to say OFF x before removing the disk card 5 Press the EXIT button three times to return to the default display 3 9 Hot Swap Hot Swap is the ability to Swap disks cards without turning off the record status so there is no data loss As soon as a disk card is removed a window will appear see Figure 3 13 displaying the amount of time left before data is lost For the fastest Buffer Time Record Rate of 8 times per second you will have approximately 2 5 minutes see chart 00 04 40 below figure Each pen has its own buffer so the approximate times listed are for any number of pens The time in the window will count down in two second intervals for sample rates faster than 2 samples per second The window will count down in Figure 3 13 intervals equivalent to the sample rate for rates faster than 2 samples per second If Buffer Time Window there are different Record Rates the buffer time displayed will be for the fastest Record Rate Media Missing Sample Rate Buffer Time WARNING
226. to 0 the Timeout option is disabled To set a Timeout value From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Timeout and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with seconds 9 XXXX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired Timeout value up to 3600 seconds 1 hour and press the ENTER button to return to the Point Setup menu Page 5 23 Chapter 5 Programming 5 6 6 Linear Current Voltage Point Types The Recorder accepts five types of voltage linear inputs 150mV 1 25V 2 5V 12 5V and 25V and three types of linear current inputs 4 to 20mA 0 to 20mA and 10 to 50mA NOTE The Dry contact Point Type is described in Section 5 6 7 Deciding Which Voltage Range to Use In deciding which of the voltage ranges to use select the smallest range that will accommodate the full span of the input signal for the best resolution and accuracy of the Analog to Digital Converter ADC Current Inputs Voltage Shunt Current inputs are converted to voltage by means of an external 50 ohm shunt resistor supplied by the user The following formula is used to determine the appropriate low and high end input voltage for non standard current inputs Ohms Law E 1 R E Equivalent voltage inputs Current in milliamps R Precision shunt resistance value Shunt Resistor Example The following example shows a low and high end input voltage for a Oto 1mA input with a precision shunt resistance of 1000 ohms with t
227. to the Point Setup menu The way data is displayed on the chart or recorded to disk card is a function of three things the input scale the output scale and the chart scale These may be programmed independently to provide a full scale output of any range of the input Page 3 10 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 6 2 Input Scale To set the Input scale 1 From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Input scale and then press the ENTER button 2 You will be presented with a character keypad and asked for the value to represent the low or bottom end of the input scale and for this range it will default to 0 0000 Up to thirteen characters can be entered For our programming example press the ENTER button to accept 0 0000 as the low end value 3 You will then be asked for the value to represent the high end of the input scale This value will default to 1 2500 For the sake of this exercise use the character buttons to enter 1 0 and then press the ENTER button which will return you back to the Point Setup menu 3 6 3 Output Scale The Output scale is the value that will be reflected on the display or recorded to the units and will once again be scaled by using the Chart scale programmed at a later time To set the Output scale 1 From the Point Setup menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Output scale and the press the ENTER button 2 You will be asked to specify the number of decimal places
228. ton You will be prompted with start secs XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired start seconds 00 to 59 and press the ENTER button The programmed start time will be displayed If the start time displayed is correct press the ENTER or YES button to return to the Auto reset setup menu Press the EXIT button to return to the Reset control menu Page 5 21 Chapter 5 Programming 5 6 5 15 2 Event reset The Event reset option allows Calculated Points to be programmed to reset upon some external Event via the optional digital inputs on the rear panel When programming the Event reset the Event number is the digital input number for that external Event 1 2 or 3 Selecting O disables the Event reset To set the Event reset function From the Reset control menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Event reset and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with event X Use the UP 1 or DOWN 4 button to select the desired Event input number 0 1 2 or 3 and press the ENTER button to return to the Reset control menu 5 6 5 15 3 Reset print Printing the point reset data to the Alarm Event data log at the time of the reset or if enabled to disk see Section 5 7 2 can be toggled On Yes or Off No for each resettable point using the Reset print option To set the Reset print to Yes or No From the Reset control menu use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Reset print and press the ENTER button Pr
229. transducer 15 Using the up down arrow keys select Eng units and touch ENTER The alpha numeric keypad will now be displayed EN M allowing you to enter up to five characters to describe the engineering units for this particular point There are EE EJ multiple pages of text and symbols that can be used Use Hit the PAGE PAGEBK and SHIFT keys to access different EN EN EN characters For this example 0 250 psig enter PSIG and touch ENTER 16 Using the up down arrow keys select Chart scale and touch ENTER A menu prompting you to choose a chart scale will appear chart sclz Using the up down arrow keys you can select letters A H for a total of 8 different scales For this example select chart scale A and touch ENTER Then touch EXIT 17 You will now be prompted with keep setup Touch YES and you will be returned to the main program window 18 Use the up down arrow keys to select Chart Pens and touch ENTER 19 The Chart Pens menu will be displayed Using the up down arrow keys select Scales and touch ENTER Page 4 of 6 Appendix A Configuring a 1 5 Vdc input for a 0 250 psig pressure transducer 20 You will be prompted with scale 1A 2H will also be displayed Use the up down arrow keys to scroll through the different scales until 1A is displayed and then touch ENTER PPM FEED 1 1255 Ti L GALS MEA 21 The scale setup menu will be displayed Use the up down arrow keys to select Scale ends and touch EN
230. u use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Activate pt and then press the ENTER button Use the numeric keypad to enter the point number to activate and press the ENTER button The next point is then displayed Continue to enter the point numbers to activate and then when point activation is finished press the EXIT button to return to the Function menu 4 2 3 3 Bypass point This menu item removes active points from the measurement cycle A bypassed point will still be in the database and the message BYPASSED will be displayed when the bypassed point appears on the display or is printed To Bypass a point or points From the Function menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Bypass pt and then press the ENTER button Use the numeric keypad to enter the point to bypass and press the ENTER button The next point is then displayed Continue to enter the point numbers to bypass and then when finished press the EXIT button to return to the Function menu 4 2 3 4 Reset Point This function allows certain point values to be reset without reprogramming each parameter The value of the following types of calculated points may be reset Moving average Resets data to the current value of the Basepoint High peak Resets data to the current value of the Basepoint Low peak Resets data to the current value of the Basepoint Totalize Resets to zero Only the above listed point types will be prompted in this menu item To Reset a point
231. u will not be able to change the configuration of the unit The only way to change or delete a Passcode is to know the present Passcode Treat Passcodes with respect Page 5 47 Chapter 5 Programming To enter or change a Passcode From the System menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Passcodes and then press the ENTER button The Passcodes menu will be displayed with two options Function key to protect the FUNCtion menu and Program key to protect the PROGram and Hidden menus Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select Function key to protect the FUNCtion menu or Program key to protect both the PROGram and Hidden menus and then press the ENTER button You will be prompted with a blank Passcode and if you press the ENTER button at this point you will effectly clear the Passcode for that key Entering a passcode of 000000 or all spaces is equivalent to setting NO Passcode Use the numeric keypad to enter a Passcode from 1 to 6 characters in length You will not be asked to verify the Passcode but the Passcode will be displayed as you enter it so that you can check it for accuracy WRITE THE PASSCODE DOWN AND KEEP IT SOMEPLACE SAFE Once the Passcode is entered as desired press the ENTER button to return to the Passcode menu Repeat the same process for the other menu option The Passcodes for each key may be the same or different or may be disabled Once a passcode is entered you will be prompted for it the next time you tr
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233. urrent setup which is stored in nonvolatile memory and remembered indefinitely When powering up the unit for the first time or if the data in the nonvolatile memory should become corrupt the user will be asked to perform a Smart Initialize select No The user will then be requested to perform a full initialization Select Yes at this stage to reset all values to the default There are many parameters that can be programmed including time and date the display the virtual chart and pens the points the recording capability the alarms the digital outputs and the communication port 3 5 Programming Time and Date To program the Time and Date 1 Press the MENU button on the Main Button Bar to bring up the Command Button Bar 2 Press the PROG button to enter the program mode which will bring up the Program menu along the left of the screen Press the UP T or DOWN J button until Time amp Date is highlighted Press the ENTER button which will display the current time in 24 hour format in the top right of the screen If the time is correct press the ENTER or YES button and skip to step 11 To change the time press the NO button and a numeric keypad will appear enabling you to enter the current time in hours 7 Use the NUMERIC buttons to enter the hours The SPC Space button will clear any digit and the LEFT or RIGHT buttons will move the cursor to the left or right digit Once you have selected the correct number of hours press
234. utton to select either Local comp or Ext comp and press the ENTER button If Local comp is chosen just press the EXIT button to return to the Point Setup menu If Ext comp is chosen you will be prompted with ext point X Use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to scroll through the point numbers to choose the input where the external compensation is input When the desired point number is displayed press the ENTER button Then press the EXIT button to return to the Point Setup menu Page 5 13 Chapter 5 Programming 5 6 5 8 Span offset In order for the Span offset menu option to be available the user must turn this feature on in the PROGram Measurement Span amp offset menu option see Section 5 8 2 Once this option has been turned on the user can use Span and Offset to compensate for long thermocouple cable runs or thermocouple inaccuracies The default value for Span is 1 and the default value for Offset is 0 The Span is a multiplier of the absolute thermocouple range The Offset is a value of absolute degrees which is added or subtracted to the thermocouple reading Once Span and Offset have been entered the new adjusted range will be New T C Range Full Scale SPAN OFFSET Note that Span is a multiplier while Offset is an additive To adjust the Span and Offset Make sure the Span amp offset option has been turned on From the Point Setup menu use the UP 1 or DOWN J button to highlight Span offset and press the ENTER button
235. vel you will be given the choice of 1 or OFF for the Dim Level Next use the numeric keypad to enter the timeout interval in minutes 0 to 720 and press the ENTER button Setting the timeout value to 0 never dims the backlight 5 5 Chart Pens The Chart Pens menu option allows the user to program parameters directly affecting Charts or Pens To program the Chart Pens options From the Program menu use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Chart Pens and then press the ENTER button The Chart Pens menu will be displayed as shown in Figure 5 4 Scales Use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to selectthe option you wish to program and then press Pens the ENTER button The options are described in the following sections Direction 5 5 1 Speed Figure 5 4 Chart Pens The Speed menu option establishes the virtual chart Speed and units Standard Inches Hour Menu or Metric Millimeters Hour at which the virtual chart paper will advance The display update rate or virtual chart Speed may be set to Autospeed which enables chart Speed to be changed via Alarm condition or external input or the user can choose Set speeds to set the virtual chart Speed within the following limits Standard 0 5 in hr to 600 in hr Metric 10 mm hr to 15 000 mm hr increments of 0 5 from 0 5 10 increments of 5 from 10 100 increments of 5 from 10 100 increments of 50 from 100 1000 increments of 50 from 100 600 increments of 500 from 1000 10 000 increments o
236. will be prompted with start XX XX XX The start time is entered in a 24 hour clock format in Hours 00 through 23 Minutes 00 through 59 and Seconds 00 through 59 This is the time the first reset will begin After the start time the point will reset at the interval rate If the start time is correct press the ENTER or YES button to proceed to the interval If the start time is not correct press the NO button You will be prompted with start hrs XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired start hours 00 to 23 and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with start mins XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired start minutes 00 to 59 and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with start secs XX Use the Page 5 20 Chapter 5 Programming numeric keypad to enter the desired start seconds 00 to 59 and press the ENTER button The programmed start time will be displayed If the start time displayed is correct press the ENTER or YES button to proceed to the interval After the start time is set you will be prompted with intrvl XX XX XX If the displayed interval time is correct press the ENTER or YES button to return to the Auto reset setup menu If the interval time is not correct press the NO button You will be prompted with intrvl hrs3XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired interval hours 00 to 23 and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with intrvl mins
237. y Calibration From the Hidden Menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to select ADC control and then press the ENTER button The only available option is Cal Adc so just press the ENTER button Use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Cal recall and press the ENTER button You will be prompted with Are You Sure Press the YES button to retrieve the factory Calibration settings or the NO button to abort 6 6 Factory Set This option is for factory use only and overwrites the default factory Calibration constants with the current ones in the analog board This makes the Current Calibration constants the default and it is these values that will be recalled when attempting to restore factory Calibration Page 6 3 Chapter 7 Get Data Software ToT OVEIVIOW ILE 7 1 7 2 Microsoft Windows Installation ccccccnncnonconcononcconcnnnncnnonononononononononnnnnononononnrnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnenanannnninnss 7 1 FESSES IURE 7 1 1 35 V EXDOU risit EA 7 1 7 3 1 1 Exported File Format Graph Data ssssssssssssssssssseeeee eene 7 1 3 1 2 Export Dialog BO E eie e deer Ere e 7 1 7 9 1 2 1 Start Time and Dale e att 7 2 1 3 1 2 2 End Time and Date rio liinda endi iiti 7 2 LINZ TIME Format niea a en d itd doeet 7 2 13 24 Date Format eC Ned nine 7 2 7 3 1 2 5 Intervalo Poet biete iuda lesa 7 2 7 3 1 3 Exported File Format Alarms Event
238. y to enter the respective menu If you do not enter it correctly you will be denied access to the menu 5 11 3 Alternate Alt Language The Alternate Language menu option allows the user to select load and save alternative language files To program the Alternate Language options From the System menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Alt Language and then press the ENTER button The Alternate Language menu will display four options Select Lang Load Alt Lang Save English and Save Alt Lang These options are described in the following sections 5 11 3 1 Select Language Lang The Select Lang option allows the user to toggle between the English Language and an Alternate Language To Select a Language From the Alternate Language menu use the UP T or DOWN 4 button to highlight Select Lang and then press the ENTER button This will toggle between English and any loaded Alternate Language If an Alternate Language is not loaded the error message No Other Language will be displayed Press the OK button to clear the error message 5 11 3 2 Load Alternate Language Alt Lang The Load Alt Lang option allows the user to load an Alternate Language from the file To Load an existing Language file From the Alternate Language menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Load Alt Lang and then press the ENTER button A pop up window will display load language NO Press the YES button to change the
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241. ystem The System menu option allows the user control the Beeper set Passcodes or Alternate Languages and configure the Parallel Printer Port To modify this System parameters From the Program menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight System and then press the ENTER button The System menu will be displayed as shown in Figure 5 9 Use the UP T or DOWN J button to select the option you wish to program and then Passcodes press the ENTER button The options are described in the following sections Alt Language Printer out 5 11 1 Beeper Figure 5 4 The Beeper menu option allows the user to turn the Beeper On or Off If On the System Menu Beeper provides audible feedback to button key presses indicates errors and beeps on alarm condition To turn the Beeper On or Off From the System menu use the UP T or DOWN J button to highlight Beeper and then press the ENTER button The current Beeper status will be displayed as BeeperzYES or Beeper NO Press the YES button to turn the Beeper On or the NO button to turn the Beeper Off and the press the ENTER to return to the System menu 5 11 2 Passcodes The Passcodes menu option allows the user to program a Passcode to protect the FUNCtion menu and or the PROGram and Hidden menus from unauthorized changes Once a Passcode is set it must be entered to gain access to the respective menu Separate Passcodes can be set for either Note that if a Passcode is forgotten yo

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