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1. Free up some space or select new Datalog Root Path Figure 3 72 Root Path Full Warning 20 Hz X s The Datalog rate does not change the actual rate of acquisition but it does effectively change the rate by grouping samples into average values Since the fastest the system xxiii Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 can go is 20 Hz the operator can select 10 Hz which would be the average of every two samples or the operator could select 5 Hz which is the average of every 4 samples and so on The Datalog rates that the operator can select are as follows 20 Hz 10 Hz 5 Hz 1 Hz 0 5 Hz 0 25 Hz 0 125 Hz 0 0625 Hz 0 03125 Hz O O O O O O O 0 0 Waen te Free Space becomes Raa then fe Warten Level me operator shouid free up some space ox choose anew Volume Pett Wareg D Anemometer g gr than the Fol Level teateg a orohibteo Volre Sae Gb Free Space Ge l Fut Levei G0 MeN 27222 EE RN aL Volume Sae W Free Spece me Fut Level VB 470837 17075220 47682 7 Figure 3 73 Hard Drive Storage Utility The Volume Information section contains displays for the total amount of hard drive space and the current amount of free space available on the selected Volume Path The Free Space Alarm Levels section contains displays for the warning level and the alarm level Displays in both sections provide the units of Gigabytes Gb and Megabytes Mb for convenience Indicator lights display the current free space c2. Selecting DHCP will disable and gray out the Desired IP Settings controls since the DNS server will automatically assign those values O Desired IP Settings IP Address This will be the new IP address of the Anemometer Signal Conditioner DNS Name Domain Name System DNS The default name of the signal conditioner box 1s ADADS sbRIO 9602 and is unalterable Changes to this value will be ignored Subnet Mask This will be the new subnet mask for the Anemometer Signal Conditioner Gateway This will be the new gateway address of the router used to send packets out of the local network The operator can either select a Gateway or leave it as 0 0 0 0 When changing to DHCP if the operator leaves this value at 0 0 0 0 ADADS will automatically find the default Gateway for your network DNS Server This will be the new IP address of the DNS server used by the Anemometer Signal Conditioner when configured to use DHCP or dynamic addressing It is not needed for static addressing The operator can either select a DNS Server or leave it as 0 0 0 0 When changing to DHCP if the operator leaves this value at 0 0 0 0 ADADS will automatically find the default DNS Server for your network O IP Settings After Restart The values in this section will remain blank until the operator presses the Apply Changes button After a restart this utility reads the IP settings to confirm that they were accepted Emprise Corporation IP Address The new IP
3. oS i d je Qo E ete 0 S elt 0 Ca A RA 0 cwHiddenLine cwSurface cwSurfaceLine Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 cwSurfaceNormal cwSurfaceContour E d CG As cwContourLine a i K D p a v Di di I ge asp d lt ec Ln o0 pus A 0 Sha 0 M Dy k US The Color Map Style is a list of the available shading colors for the surface plot The surface plot can combine any Plot Style with any Color Map Style For expedience the following list shows the Color Map Styles applied to the cwSurfaceLine Plot Style cwShaded cwNone XVI Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 cwGrayScale cwColorSpectrum Under the style selectors 1s a series of buttons The first three buttons project the plot onto the axes The fourth button toggles the 3D projection on and off Figure 3 42 shows all three plane projections on and the 3D projection off xvil Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 Figure 3 42 Projection Toggle Switches To change the scale on the Z Axis press the Change Scale button On the Change Scale Menu see Figure 3 43 edit the range to Suite the data and press Accept Please set the maximum and minimum range for the Anemometer value scale Figure 3 43 Z Axis Scale Menu The Cursor allows the operator to read the airspeed at any point on the surface plot The Cursor snaps to real and interpolated points The Cursor projects a gray plane on the Z Axis that is parallel with the X Y plane T
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5. This menu also tracks the calibration dates for the anemometers in the system As the calibration due date approaches the color of the number changes to indicate the time remaining The colors and their meanings are as follows Grey Unconfigured anemometer Green Calibration is valid Yellow Calibration is due in a month Orange Calibration is due in two weeks Red Calibration is overdue Vill Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 The right side of the display shows the anemometer array as specified in the Select Array Size Menu The image resizes and changes shape depending on the number of rows and columns The array in Figure 3 31 1s a four by six array The number on each anemometer cable corresponds to the numbers on this display For the data acquisition routine to function correctly the calibration data associated with the anemometers connected to each connector must be configured in this menu The computer cannot determine the position of a particular anemometer in the array automatically the operator must specify the location of each anemometer using this display The polarity of the air velocity changes from positive to negative when the anemometer blades change rotational direction The operator can change the convention by pressing the Change Flow Direction button We calibrate the anemometers for positive flow when the airflow hits the blades first as opposed to the struts first The convention selected by this button app
6. corner is 4 4 Air Speed This is the anemometer designated as 21 in the configuration menu and designated at Ano 21 on the wiring harness Now take same example with an interpolation ratio of four The lower left corner is now 16 16 lt Air Speed gt xviii Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 12 8 698 741 Figure 3 44 Surface Plot Cursor The next button Pause Update Graph does as the name implies the plot pauses but the Datalog 1s unaffected The Cursor is easier to move and place when the graph is paused If the anemometer array is in a duct the flow at the duct walls is by definition zero The Simulate Ducted Flow button adds a perimeter of zero values to simulate the flow profile in a duct The Cursor X Y values all move over by one because of the extra row and column on each side XIX Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 Figure 3 45 Surface Plot Cursor The Record Datalog button starts and stops the data log recorder For more information on the Datalog and Datalogger see Section 4 1 3 5 BAR GRAPH DISPLAY The data for each anemometer appears as a numbered bar The Y Axis is the air speed and the X Axis is the number of the anemometer as designated in the Configuration Menu The value of each anemometer also appears in a list next to its serial number and connector number The Averaging Filter adjusts the number of samples over time used in a running average filter A setting of one is no averaging and a setti
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8. no averaging and a setting of twenty for example means that the values currently displayed are the result of averaging the last twenty samples The Averaging Filter does not affect data written to disk 3 7 HARD DRIVE STORAGE UTILITY This utility allows the operator to choose the location for data log file storage set the rate of recording and set the free space alarm levels The operator controls are as follows xxii Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 Volume Path This routine automatically looks for all hard drives connected to the system and provides the list in the form of this pull down menu Left Click to open this menu then select a drive letter and Left Click again Warning Level J25 o S Once the amount of free space drops below the percentage of total space set here the Main Menu will warn the operator each time the menu opens a The Datalog Root Path is almost full When the volume is Full the datalogger wil automaticaly stop recording You should free up some space or select a new Datelog Root Path Figure 3 71 Free Space Warning Ful Level r 15 A Once the amount of free space drops below the percentage of total space set here the Main Menu will warn the operator each time the menu opens and prevent the creation of new Datalogs If the amount of free space drops below this level while recording the Datalogger will automatically stop recording a The Datslog Root Path is Full You cannot make any more Datalogs
9. to the computer at a rate of roughly 20 Hz Anemometer frequencies below 1 Hz are cutoff to zero 3 USER INTERFACE SOFTWARE There are two categories of software in this package User Interface and System Level routines The User Interface routines display data and contain menus for the configuration of various parameters The System Level routines operate in the background hidden from the operator The following sections describe how to use the User Interface software for control data acquisition and display by explaining the functions in each window 3 1 SPLASH SCREEN The Splash Screen is the main start up routine To start the Anemometer Data Acquisition and Display suite ADADS software move the mouse cursor over the Emprise ADADS Icon on the desktop and Left Double Click Figure 3 11 Emprise ADADS Icon Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 The Splash Screen loads all relevant files into memory and starts the routines that need to run behind the scenes This process normally takes a few seconds A progress bar cycles at the bottom until the load is complete The progress bar will stutter and pause intermittently this is normal M Emprise borporabion 3900 Kennesaw 75 Parkway NW e age 125 Kennesaw GA 30144 5430 Toll Free 800 278 2119 Local 770 425 1420 2011 Empnse Corporation All Rights Reseved Figure 3 12 Splash Screen A small Emprise logo appears in the lower right hand corner of the screen and remains ther
10. 03 172 189 255 254 The custert setting of tha computer are Network DHCP P Address 192 168 1100 Subnet Maik 255 255 255 0 The cumert settings of the Anemometer Sonal Condimoner are Direct Lk Static P Address 172161 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 ADADS wil now start e Dermo Mode Xxx 3900 Kennesaw 75 Parieay NW e Sate 125 Kennesaw GA 30144 5430 Toll Free 800 278 2119 Local 770 425 1420 2011 Empnse Corporation All Foghts Reseved Figure 3 22 Main Menu The buttons are as follows Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 Configure Array This opens the Configuration menu see Section 3 3 Use this menu to position and calibrate the anemometer array Interpolation Display This opens the Anemometer Interpolation Display This displays the air speed in three dimensions The relative location of the anemometer in a rectangular array combined with the air speed creates an interpolated representation of the air speed profile across the array see Section 3 4 Bar Graph Display This starts the Anemometer Bar Graph Display see Section 3 5 The air speed measured at each anemometer appears as a bar in numerical order from left to right There is also a list of anemometers with the numerical speed value on the left hand side Strip Chart Display Press this to open the Strip Chart Display see Section 3 6 The operator selects up to ten anemometer readings to plot over time Hard Drive Utility Use this menu to change the Datalog f
11. Anemometer Data Acquisition and Display Suite Emprise Corporation Software User s Manual Version 6 5 0 Issued on May 8 2014 3900 Kennesaw 75 Parkway La Corporation Suite 125 e Emprise Kennesaw GA 30144 6430 770 425 1420 phone 770 425 1425 fax Anemometer Data Acquisition and Display Suite software User s Manual THIS PAGE LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY Emprise Corporation Table of Contents TECHNICAL SUPPORT ET 1 EE e EE 7 5 RN 1 2 OVERVIEW EE 1 3 USER INTERFACE SOFTWARE EE 1 S ESCHER E EE 1 3 2 MAIN MIEN IN SS CH ERR A EE MREEEN em vii D ES EE ER E E NU RE Xl SA INTBRPOLADLION DISPLAY cortebcorconemeteseo ote rRuOb den FREU Dar UU ime I d phIbO TR EeunD dea Ro PR T E oResU pO d PR Dod eed xil 3 5 BAR GRAPH DISPLAY E XX PO Nds ER dE E A E E E EE EAE XX1 3 7 HARD DRIVE STORAGE ER KT ER E ascetics ences contig cece iate vitant etui pesa nU E NEN M EDU Xxil So JD ATALOGPESXYER EE XXV 3 9 CONFIGURE TCP IP ADDRESSING ee n e eee nene nennen nnne ne nenne sen rh sent sentes e ntes enne XXX dA BYSIENMDDBVBESORPUMAIRB eere stectomvEimdme RUE Ee ESeP UM a XXXIV A IDALALOGONDIXXDABDOOGLDB ieceieerctqeseutt uinuetet eee d qv ome qeu P tU inU e Usas Due Pare teu gene PaS e OSEE XXXIV Fone KEE EE Rico RE l apa EAS E EE TE t 2 P a cm
12. Where XXX is between 0 254 and YYY is a value between 1 254 After connecting for the first time the operator can change the addressing using this utility The Configure TCP IP Addressing screen contains three sections Anemometer Conditioner Current Settings The ADADS software searches for the Anemometer Signal Conditioner based on its MAC address If it finds it it reads the IP settings and displays them in this section O Network Settings This radio button shows whether the Anemometer Signal Conditioner is using a static IP address or a dynamic address The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is a network configuration protocol for hosts on Internet Protocol IP networks O IP Settings IP Address The current IP address of the Anemometer Signal Conditioner DNS Name Domain Name System DNS This is the name of Anemometer Signal Conditioner Initially it is set to ADADS sbRIO 9602 Subnet Mask This limits the available IP addresses The default value is 255 255 0 0 Gateway This is a router interface connected to the local network that is used to send packets out of the local network Since it is not typical for the Anemometer Signal Conditioner to communicate with host computers that are not on the same network the default value is 0 0 0 0 DNS Server This is the IP address of the DNS server used by the Anemometer Signal Conditioner when configured to use DHCP or dynamic addressing It is not needed for st
13. address of the Anemometer Signal Conditioner DNS Name The default name of the signal conditioner box is ADADS sbRIO 9602 and is unalterable Subnet Mask The new subnet mask for the Anemometer Signal Conditioner Gateway The new gateway address of the router used to send packets out of the local network DNS Server The new IP address of the DNS server used by the Anemometer Signal Conditioner when configured to use DHCP or dynamic addressing When DHCP is selected from the Desired Network Settings this value will be assigned automatically XXXII 5 8 2014 O Apply Changes Press this button to apply the new IP settings This button the cursor and the EXIT button are disabled while the new settings are saved to the Anemometer signal Conditioner and it restarts O EXIT Press this button to return to the main menu The section on the right contains instructions to the operator and a communications status indicator For more detail on the communication status see Section 3 2 There are some automatic safeguards built into this utility They notify the operator when the Desired IP settings will put the Anemometer Signal Conditioner on a different subnet or disrupt communication Are you sure you want to change the IP settings The current configuration of this computer s network adapter is not compabble with the IP settings of the Anemometer Signal Conditioner and the desired IP settings wil not be compatible either To be able to
14. atic addressing O Target Information MAC Address Media Access Control address This is the unique machine identifier for the sbRIO This is how the ADADS software identifies and finds the Anemometer Signal Conditioner on a network Serial Number This is the unique serial number of the sbRIO System State This is the system status of the sbRIO There are several status indicators but only a few apply to this application Running The system is functioning normally Disconnected The ADADS software cannot find the Anemometer Signal Conditioner Rebooting The Anemometer Signal Conditioner 1s rebooting Initializing the Anemometer Signal Conditioner is starting up Model Name This is the model name of the National Instruments RIO board used in the Anemometer Signal Conditioner XXXl Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 Model Code This 1s the model code of the RIO board used in the Anemometer signal Conditioner Anemometer Conditioner New Settings Use these controls to change the IP settings of the Anemometer Signal Conditioner O Desired Network Settings Use this radio button to change the network addressing system for the Anemometer Signal Conditioner The default setting will be the same as the current setting of the Anemometer Signal Conditioner Select either a static IP address or a dynamic address The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is a network configuration protocol for hosts on Internet Protocol IP networks
15. beginning of the data designated by the green pointer pointer p I Ll This button stops the playback This is the rest condition for all other tasks For example when the playback completes the Play button stops and the Stop Button indicates that the playback has stopped gt I gt This button plays the Datalog file at 20 Hz This could make the playback appear to be faster than reality if the Datalog file was recorded at a lower rate DAL ILE The Excellize Data function creates a file containing only the data contained between the green and red pointers There are some limitations to an Excel spreadsheet and accordingly the Excellize Data function warns the operator to prevent data loss An Excel spreadsheet can contain no more than 1 048 576 rows of data total Any data in excess of that will be truncated and lost If the operator selects a Data View of more than 1 048 576 rows for export the Excellizer will warn and prevent the operation see Figure 3 86 This button rewinds to the beginning of the data designated by the green This button fast forwards through the data to the end of the file This button skips to the end of the Datalog file The maximum number of rows for an Excel Spreadsheet ts 1 048 576 Your data file exceeds that value Please create a smaller data file and try again Lok Figure 3 86 Excellize Spreadsheet Warning When the Excellize Data function creat
16. communicate with the signal condiboner you must first configure the network adapter of this computer to be on the same subnet as the the Anemometer Signal Condiboner The current settings of this computer are Network DHCP IP Address 172 16 0 109 Subnet Mask 255 255 240 0 Canc Figure 3 92 The Desired IP Settings And The Host Settings Are Incompatible Message The current configuration of this computer s network adapter is not compatible with the I settings of the Anemometer Signal Condiboner To be able to communicate with the signal conditioner you must frst configure the network adapter of this computer to be on the same subnet as the the Anemometer Signal Conditoner The current settings of this computer are Network DHCP IP Address 172 16 0 109 Subnet Mask 255 255 240 0 Figure 3 93 The Host Settings Are Incompatible Message XXXII Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 Are you sure you want to change the IP settings The desred IP settings wil not be compatible with the current configuration of this computer s network adapter The current settings of this computer are Network DHCP IP Address 172 16 0 109 Subnet Mask 255 255 240 0 Figure 3 94 The Desired IP Settings Are Incompatible Message The communication routines are smart enough to work over a wireless network provided that the signal conditioner box is connected to a server with a WIFI switch Once communicaitons are establishe
17. d a laptop can wirelessly log data over the WIFI 4 SYSTEM LEVEL SOFTWARE Many routines run unseen by the operator These routines work behind the scenes performing essential tasks Not all of these routines are worth mentioning but a few do merit description The following section details the most important of the hidden routines 4 1 DATALOG AND DATALOGGER The Record Datalog button on any one of the displays first brings up a comment dialog before starting the log see Figure 4 11 The operator can either add comments or not by Left Clicking Add Comment or No Thanks Once the comment box closes the Datalog begins The log will run until the button is pressed again or the operator presses EXIT on the Main Menu Once started the data logger automatically creates a file name based on the date and time The Data Logger collects data at 20 Hz When the write buffer contains at least 640 samples 32 seconds of data the Datalogger writes to disk The Datalogger limits the file size to 10 485 760 bytes 10 Megabytes When a data log reaches that size the Data Logger closes that file opens a new one complete with header information and continues with the data stream The data stream buffers during this period so nothing 1s lost The operator selects the Datalog file path in the Hard Drive Storage Utility See Section 3 7 The Datalog filename format is as follows Root Path gt Anemometer Test Data lt MMDDY Y gt _ lt HHmm gt dat Where
18. e green one designates the beginning of the playback and the red one designates the current playback position in percent of file Figure 3 82 Playback Position Slider XXVI Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 Tee reet rr wen i Pa ti DS otras far 15a eters e 4 79 Os Pte te m mee Po nam teas Pa Em 1 ter 197 pet he based o Pa see 9 od tu v fom ie vom m Bes Dese ge ims Figure 3 83 Data Log Viewer Channel View Left Click and hold to drag a pointer to a new position on the slider Note that moving the red slider changes the surface plot a handy feature when visualizing the data The Start Position shows the timestamp of the first sample in the playback as designated by the green pointer This will be the first sample in the data subset exported by the Excellize Data function Start Postion 1 38 00 842 PM 3 18 2008 Figure 3 84 Start Position The Current Position shows the timestamp of the data point designated by the red pointer The surface plot shows this data point This will be the last sample in the data subset exported by Excellize Data function 1 38 23 888 pM Current Postion 3 18 2008 Figure 3 85 Current Position The Datalog Rate is the rate at which the data went to disk The Playback Rate is user selectable so that the playback can be faster or slower than the original Ka Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 There are six buttons in the playback control box S H EKI This button skips to the
19. e while the data acquisition software runs The operator cannot move this logo or interact with it in any way This routine prevents the LabVIEW startup screen from appearing every time a menu closes ii Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 Figure 3 13 Emprise Logo If the load fails or the equipment is without power LabVIEW should discover the error automatically within a few seconds and error out If the Splash Screen locks up end LabVIEW from the Windows Task Manager L Windows Task Manager t Ze Sgr Processes Performance Networking Tas D re CL AT End Le Sech To Ne Tash Processes 41 CPU Usage 27 Cont Charge 260 34289 Figure 3 14 Windows Task Manager To bring up the Task Manager in Figure 3 14 move the cursor to a blank area of the Taskbar and Right Click From the pop up menu select the Task Manager Under the Application tab highlight LabVIEW and Left Click End Task When the loading completes the Splash Screen closes and the Main Menu appears iil Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 3 2 MAIN MENU After the Startup Screen finishes the Main Menu appears in the center of the screen When ADADS first starts it looks for the MAC address of the signal conditioning box for up to 10 seconds Upon establishing an Ethernet connection the menu buttons activate and the status will indicate System Active Before running ADADS software for the first time configure the
20. es a spreadsheet the naming convention is as follows Root Path gt Anemometer Test Data lt MMDDY Y gt _ lt HHmm gt lt n gt xls Where MM is the month DD is the day of the month YY is the Year HH is the hour in 24 hour time and mm is minutes If the operator creates more than one file in less than a minute a the software adds a number in parentheses to the end The first file in a series does not contain a number xxviii Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 but subsequent files include 2 3 etc The file name uses the current date and time it is independent of the date and time of the original data log file A message will alert the operator after saving the file see Figure 3 87 a 04012008 1201 xis This spreadsheet file was created in the working directory Figure 3 87 Spreadsheet Saved Message Press EXIT to return to the Main Menu XXIX Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 3 9 CONFIGURE TCP IP ADDRESSING Initially the default network settings of the sbRIO in the Anemometer Signal Conditioner are Anemometer Signal Conditioner IP Address 172 16 1 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 em mum m mum 17236 1254 0000 o Figure 3 91 Configure TCP IP Addressing Menu The host PC must have a static IP address on the same subnet The subnet mask must be 255 255 0 0 The host PC s IP address must be in the following range XXX Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 172 16 XX X YYY
21. he Cursor also projects a blue dot dash line for each axis There are three values in parentheses next to the Cursor X Y Z The first two X and Y are relative numbers based on the total number of anemometers and the Interpolation ratio The last value is the air speed The X Axis values are like column numbers and the Y Axis values are like row number These values are opposite from the actual wiring harness designations and become confusing and difficult to relate at higher Interpolation Ratios It is best to ignore these values The only important number is the third one the air speed The following is the explanation of the X Y values Skip this paragraph if you are already confused The number of columns on the X Axis 1s the number of anemometer columns minus one times the Interpolation ratio The number of rows on the Y Axis 1s the number of anemometers rows minus one times the Interpolation Ratio The Anemometer Configuration Menu shows the anemometers listed from left to right and then top to bottom This display shows the X Values from right to left and the Y Values from top to bottom where the upper right is 0 0 For example if the Array is five by five and the Interpolation Ratio is one the Cursor values for the anemometer in the upper left corner is 4 0 lt Air Speed This is the anemometer designated as one in the configuration menu and designated as Anol on the wiring harness The Cursor values for the anemometer in the lower left
22. ile path modify the hard drive capacity alarms and change the averaging filter on the Datalog writer see Section 3 7 Data Log Player This display plays Datalog files like video recordings of the Interpolation Display This display also exports all or part of the Datalog file to a tab delineated format viewable with Microsoft Excel see Section 3 8 Configure TCP IP This utility switches the sbRIO between DHCP and Static IP addressing see Section 3 9 EXIT This closes the program The communications status appears under the buttons This status also appears in the other displays The possible messages include System Active Communication between the Host PC and the sbRIO has been established and is operating normally Network Disconnected The network cable 1s not connected Looking for RT Target MAC Address The Host is searching the network for the MAC address of the sbRIO Wang for RT Target The MAC address has been found and the Host is waiting for the data stream to begin Normal System Shut Down The operator has halted communication Lost Connection with RT Target An error has occurred The system will try to re acquire the connection Real Time Target not found An error has occurred The system will try to re acquire the connection A small circular green indicator is located in the upper right hand corner of the anemometer image This is the Datalog Recording indicator When the Datalog 1s active
23. it is bright green When the Datalog is off it is dull green vi Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 3 3 CONFIGURE ARRAY Use this menu to configure the ADADS system The Change the Array Size button opens another menu for setting the number of rows and number of columns Ki Grp Jii GGG m Gr A JE PEDE i E B AM A EEE 4 U X GG Figure 3 31 Configuration Menu The operator can also configure for a fast or slow computer Set the button for a Fast Computer to utilize the full processor intensive graphical features 1n the Interpolation Display Configuring for a slow computer minimizes the complexity of the graphics to prevent bogging down the processor Vil Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 Please peaty the dimeetioss of the anemometer array Do not exceed 48 anemometer Also select ve computer speed This wil configure The plot fas faster rete mr when hanging the veining angle Figure 3 32 Select Array Size Menu sc OR SEH Figure 3 33 Computer Speed Selector When the operator changes either the number of rows or the number of columns the computer creates a new calibration file necessarily deleting the old calibration file To prevent accidental deletion the warning in Figure 3 34 pops up Left Click Yes to proceed or No to return to the Configuration Menu ALL CURRENT CALIBRATIONS WILL BE LOST CJ cJ Figure 3 34 Loss of Calibration Warning
24. left side This display then takes it a step further by interpolating between known air speeds to create approximate values at equidistant points on the X Y plain The number of interpolated points between each real point is one less than The Interpolation Ratio Set an Interpolation Ratio of one to show real data only The points are the result of a two dimensional spline interpolation calculation The higher the ratio the smoother the surface plot will be The surface plot depicts an approximation of the flow profile through the anemometer array The dial to the right of the Interpolation Ratio 1s the Averaging Filter This adjusts the number of samples over time used in a running average filter A setting of one 1s no averaging and a setting of xil Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 twenty for example means that the values currently displayed are the result of averaging the last twenty samples The Averaging Filter does not affect data written to disk Setting the filter to zero provides an infinite average from the moment it 1s set The Plot Style lists the methods for depicting the surface plot Some are more processor intensive than others are The operator should balance the style choice for optimal processor usage and optimal comprehension of the data Here is a list of the Plot Styles XIV Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 cwLine AWA f di 474 LN ES a 4s Yr m m ga Te vi Gan Fe T jo A da dp Va P dn es lt y
25. lies to all the anemometers simultaneously Therefore when mounting an array make sure they all have the same orientation otherwise the airflow will be reversed on anemometers facing opposite from each other There are two types of Spike Rejecter subroutines to 1gnore high frequency spikes For signal conditioner boxes with Analog out channels the Spike Rejecter needs to be installed in the RT software running on the sbRIO This ensures that the signal reported to the analog out channels passes through the filter as well as the data reported to the PC When Analog output is not a consideration the Spike Rejecter resides in the DAQ routine of the Host software Since the RT and the Host software operate at different speeds there are a few differences between the two rejecters The Host rejecter compares the current reported frequency to the last reported frequency every 50 ms the RT rejecter runs every 10 ms When the frequency difference is greater than the spike rejection threshold the previous value is reported again The default value for the Host rejecter has been set to 15 Hz 50 ms but the operator can change this value by selecting the number and typing in a new one The default value for the RT rejecter has been set to 3 Hz 10 ms Set the value higher to reject less or lower to reject more The Spike Rejecter subroutine also contains a counter to prevent an overly sensitive threshold from ignoring rapid frequency changes for more than 10 i
26. network card of the host computer to be on the same subnet as the Anemometer Signal Conditioner The initial IP settings of the signal conditioner are Anemometer Signal Conditioner IP Address 172 16 1 254 subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 When connecting for the first time we recommend setting the host computer to a static IP address and connecting directly to the Anemometer Signal Conditioner with a crossover cable Configure the network card on the host computer to the following settings Host Computer IP Address 172 16 XXX YYY Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Where XXX can be 0 254 and Y YY can be 1 254 When configuring the network adapter on the PC do not use the same IP address as the Anemometer Signal Conditioner Always use a crossover cable when directly connecting the host computer to the Anemometer Signal Conditioner Use a standard Ethernet cable when connecting through an Ethernet hub or switch If the network adapter settings of the host PC are not correct the message in Figure 3 21 will appear after ADADS attempts to find the signal conditioner box IV Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 The cumert corfigurabon of tha computer s network adagter n mot compatible wth the P settings of the Anemometer Signal Conditioner To be able to comenurecate wth the ugasi conditioner you must fint configure the network adapter of thus computer to be on the same subnet a the the Anemometer Signal Condisoner You muy select any addres in tha range 1722 14
27. ng of twenty for example means that the values currently displayed are the result of averaging the last twenty samples The Averaging Filter does not affect data written to disk to change the Datalog rate which does apply an averaging filter to the data written to disk see Section 3 7 XX Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 To change the scale on the Y Axis press the Change Scale button On the Change Scale Menu edit the range to Suite the data and press Accept The Change Scale Menu is the same for all display screens see Figure 3 43 The next button Pause Update Graph does as the name implies the plot pauses but the Datalog is unaffected The Record Datalog button starts and stops the data log recorder For more information on the Datalog and Datalogger see Section 4 1 I3 Fer ee Pe o bse wDo4 9eo9 b COTE WTO ar 4 aw i rr Ae ewer et gei 7 p ow re 428 kt Saa ab treet 4 omo ee Changs ferm A Te aA serro oc a e eweg A J ae ee ee Figure 3 51 Anemometer Bar Graph Display 3 6 STRIP CHART DISPLAY This chart displays up to ten plots of data from any channel in the system In addition the operator can select lt No Channel gt which will eliminate that plot from the chart Initially the scales on the vertical axis are Set to the scale configured in one of the other displays The operator can assign each plot to either the left or the right vertical axis The operator can turn on the auto scaling feature by
28. ondition s Free Space Warning Bright means true Ae Sage d ess XXIV Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 Volume Ful Alarm Dull means false ei Alarm To save the settings press Save and Exit To leave the values unchanged press Cancel A pop up dialog will confirm the settings prior to saving see Figure 3 74 Press Save to accept the changes and return to the Configuration Menu or press Cancel to disallow the changes and return the Hard Drive Storage Utility Are you sure you are about to save these Drive Parameters Volume Path D Anemometer Test Data Full Level 10 00 Warning Level 15 00 DataLog Rate 20 Hz L Zeg Cancel Figure 3 74 Hard Drive Storage Settings Confirmation Dialog 3 89 DATALOG PLAYER The Datalog Player file selection dialog automatically starts in the current Root Path Select a file and press load XXV Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 Lookin Anemometer Test Data Q 3 ie Lr Name Date modified Type e e 1010611 1122 dat 1 6 2011 11 23AM DAT File Recent Places 015411 1406 dat 1 24 2011 206 PM DAT File 1012411 1407 dat 1 24 2011 207 PM DAT File 1012411 1409 dat 1 24 2011 249 PM DAT File Figure 3 81 Datalog File Selection Dialog The majority of the controls are identical to those of the Interpolation Display See Section 3 4 for detailed descriptions The Playback Position slider contains two pointers a red one and a green one Th
29. operator specifies the dimensions of the array calibration can commence Select the position by Left Clicking the anemometer to bring up the calibration menu Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 3 3 1 CALIBRATION MENU This menu appears when the operator selects an anemometer position from the Configuration Menu In this menu the operator sets the serial number slope intercept and units for the anemometer in the selected position The Serial Number must be a 7 digit number The Slope and Intercept refer to a linear equation in the foem An Speed Slope Frequency Intercept The Counts Rev is either the namber of blades or number of slots on the anemometer ring To convert Units fill in the entries first then press the bumon The values will automatically change The Units are Slope imtercept ft s English or m s Metric 1 L NUMBER Press Save to store the Active Data Press Exit Without Saving to discard all changes and retain the Stored Data Bow Number L Figure 3 3 11 Calibrate Anemometer Menu Each anemometer comes with a calibration sheet containing the slope and intercept for the first order calibration equation see Figure 3 3 12 Y mX b Figure 3 3 12 Slope Intercept Calibration Equation Where Y is the air speed in ft sec m is the slope X is the blade speed in revolutions per second or frequency divided by the number of blades and b is the intercept The calibration constan
30. placing a check in the Autoscale box under each vertical axis After auto scaling 1s off the operator can modify the vertical scale manually by Double Clicking on the number at the top and bottom of the scale to edit the values XXi Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 This routine remembers the channel configuration when closed Therefore once the operator assigns a channel to a plot color it will retain that configuration the next time the live data chart runs te ctae pews Tara kee sg E en wer a pet g t ge i Ze e 970 Po zeg 9 Ge reg rg oer a ge wer 4 seus set s e wt Ke Oe im nP Do ry 4 Arer g s Ae d E E amp KS ge Leet Ares tL 1 a uu L f Wi ta reest er s Cui Ne 1 D n Er d npe Ed ez Fum Figure 3 61 Strip Chart Display To assign a channel to a plot color left click on a colored button to display the channel list Next move the cursor over the list and use the mouse roller or scroll bar to cycle down to the desired channel To select the channel Left Click on it and the list will close and the button will display the name of the selected channel The Record Datalog button starts and stops the data log recorder For more information on the Datalog and Datalogger see Section 4 1 The Averaging Filter adjusts the number of samples over time used in a running average filter A setting of one is
31. rina re pasa Sene Fe Eten aT EET FX Rena 3 Figure 3 94 The Desired IP Settings Are Incompatible Message cccccccccccsccccecceececeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeees 31 Figure 4 IHE DH Comment tee 32 ll Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 Please read this entire manual before attempting to install or operate the Equipment The customer maintains the responsibility of continued operator training regarding safe equipment operation Review operational safety guidelines and maintenance precautions with new operators and maintenance personnel for e comprehension New operators must read this manual before operating the equipment All maintenance technicians must read sections relating to safe operation and maintenance before working on the equipment Read the manufacturer s manuals for safe use and operation information about each procured subcomponent TECHNICAL SUPPORT Technical support for all Emprise supplied hardware and software 1s available via phone or fax Monday through Friday between 8 00 AM and 5 00 PM Eastern Time Phone 770 425 1420 Fax 770 425 1425 iil Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 THIS PAGE LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 1 GENERAL The sequence of sections in this manual correlates to the order of appearance of the control screens Generally for each control screen descriptions of individual buttons and displays proceed from the top down for convenience There are a few conventions used in
32. terations on the Host rejecter and 50 iterations on the RT rejecter Both counters equate to about half a second If the threshold is too low or the acceleration of the anemometer is greater than the threshold the speed will appear to be stable for about a half second and then it will change to the actual value in a step function If this occurs increase the rejection threshold value The FPGA routine operates at an extremely high speed 10 kHz and measures the period using a 32 bit number This allows ADADS to measure very small frequency differences but it also reports very small amplitude noise The operator can round off the reported air velocity using the Round Velocity selector The default setting 1s No Rounding The options include NoRounding Reports the unaltered air velocity at maximum resolution Nearest Integer Reports the air velocity rounded to the nearest whole number X Nearest 10 Reports the air velocity to the nearest tenth of a ft sec or m sec X X Nearest 100 Reports the air velocity to the nearest hundredth of a ft sec or m sec X XX Nearest 1 000 Reports the air velocity to the nearest thousandth of a ft sec or m sec X XXX IX Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 Demonstration mode or Demo Mode generates random air speed values to simulate data This feature allows the operator to test the data logging and the various displays When receiving actual data the software disables this feature Once the
33. the Root Path is the drive letter selected by the operator MM is the month DD 1s the day of the month YY is the Year HH is the hour in 24 hour time and mm 1s minutes XXXIV Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 Would you like to add any comments or notes to the Datalog File Figure 4 11 Datalog Comment Dialog The Datalogger records the anemometer airspeed data along with a basic file header The file header information is as follows Comments Operator comments made at the start of the Datalog Rows Number of rows of anemometers in the array Columns Number of columns of anemometers in the array Datalog Rate The data rate to disk Anemometer This number corresponds to the sequential anemometer number from the configuration menu Position Row Column This designates the position of each anemometer in the array The column header row contains the date time and all the serial numbers of the anemometers listed in the order specified in the Configuration Menu organized from anemometer 1 to the highest up to 30 from left to right The air speed units are beneath the serial numbers either ft s or m s The date adheres to the following format mm dd Y Y Y Y Where mm is the month dd is the day of the month and Y YYY is the year including the century The timestamp is in the following format HH MM SS 000 Where HH is the hour of the day in 24 hour format MM is the
34. this manual Italicized text is the name of an on screen button The words ON and OFF in all capital letters represent switch or relay conditions The words Left Click and Double Click instruct the operator to press the left mouse button when the cursor 1s over an onscreen button or highlight a data entry field The words Right Click instructs the operator to press the right mouse button when the cursor 1s over a particular location usually to bring up a pop up menu An exclamation icon followed by bold face type is a warning about possible dangers associated with the section to follow Pay especially close attention to all warning messages 2 OVERVIEW OF DESIGN The Emprise Corporation equipment consists of a number of anemometers anemometer wiring harnesses analog output wiring harnesses and a communications nexus that links the anemometers to the computer The anemometer wiring harnesses branch into individual numbered Molex connectors for each anemometer The operator should configure the array of anemometers such that the connectors proceed from left to right and top to bottom Later sections explain this in more detail The signal conditioning box contains a National Instruments sbRIO 9602 This device contains an integrated 2M gate FPGA and Real Time operation system that functions with or without a computer connected via Ethernet The FPGA component calculates frequency at over 10 kHz The RT portion communicates the frequency data back
35. tions per second This value appears on the calibration sheet as 7 of Blades on Test Anemometer Depending on the anemometer type it will be either the number of blades or the number of slots m the outer blade ring Press Save to store the Active Data to the calibration file Press Exit Without Saving to keep the Stored Data xil Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 3 4 INTERPOLATION DISPLAY Each anemometer in the array generates a stream of data points Think of that air speed data as a level on the Z Axis The row number 1s the relative position on the Y Axis y Tes me es e i rem te Pet DS geg Par ge 11 6a remm P 4 79 Os rte 96 1 49 Po nav geg Pe Fw t a t r9 apt gg batei e Pe set sirme od pow gis ie vrae Bes Des ev ium LEID a T fe OC Lome Mag Wyre J Cote hot r j te Com Saecrum Figure 3 41 Anemometer Interpolation Display The column number is the relative position on the X Axis Combine the air speed with the relative position of each anemometer on an X Y plane and you get a surface plot The data from each anemometer consists of three numbers the air speed distance from the X Axis and Distance from the Y Axis The actual physical distance is not important here just the relative positioning The relative position of the anemometers on this display directly correlates to the positions set in the configuration menu when the plot is oriented with the X Axis on the bottom and the Y Axis on the
36. ts provide the speed in English units so to convert into Metric units meters second enter the English units from the calibration sheet and press the Convert button The computer automatically converts the calibration constants into Metric units The operator must convert each anemometer separately When it comes to the units displayed on the plots the display programs assume that if the first anemometer is Metric then all the anemometers are Metric The units of the data both logged and displayed are a function of the calibration constants for each channel Converting the units of some but not all of the anemometer Xl Emprise Corporation 5 8 2014 calibration constants will just create confusing results The operator should convert on an all or none basis The number of the anemometer and its row column coordinates appear in the lower left corner of the display There are two columns of values the Stored Data and the Active Data The Stored Data comes from the calibration file The Active Data is the operator entry fields The Time and Date are automatic The default value for the Date Time and Serial Number is New Cal gt this indicates that no data exists for the channel The Stored Date indicates the remaining time until calibration 1s due by changing colors as the due date approaches This display uses the same color sequence as the Configuration Menu The software uses the Counts Rev value to convert the frequency into revolu
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