Minidatalogger – Instructions Manual
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1. CODE IMMERSION PROBE NTC TERMINATION Probe for measurements in liquids powders and gas NTC sensor 04 8 position L 1 5m a oO TP207 33 45 I CODE POINTED PROBE NTC TERMINATION Pointed Immersion stainless steel probe for food industry applications L 1 5m TTT TP207P i l 125 45 mei if CODE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AIR PROBE NTC TERMINATION Probe for ambient temperature air fast measuring oO ee A L 1 5m m i TP207A San ii 10 4 EASI E TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED PROBE mM L 1 5m H HD206S1 l NN SS HD206S1 109 PC MINIDATALOGGER lt gt RS232C CONNECTION CABLE HD206 54 ka L 1 5m 68 Models with Display HD207 Internal Temperature sensor Optional IP67 RS232C temperature probe cable L 1 5m v y HD208 54 SO Mi Jp Lage Minny HD207 1 Temperature sensor placed under the front cover Optional temperature probe cable L 1 5m IP54 HD206 54 RS232C yE J K HD206 1 Relative Humidity and Temperature sensor placed under the front cover IP542. uD2oe sa N ll RS232C HD206 2 Relative Humidi y and Temperature probe I HD20651 IP67 Acal HD206 54 RS232C pi Te Combined probe HD206S1cable L 1 5m 69 Models without Display HD227 Internal Temperature sensor Optional temperature probe fall IP67 cable L 1 5m L J l lt SL v a HD206 5 Non M Jh Lap en RS232C HD227 1 Temperature sensor placed under the front cover i HD206 54 RS232C Ep Lae ll l Optional temperature probe cable L 1 5m r HD226 1 Relative Humidity and Temperature sensor placed under the front cover Optional temperature probe cable L 1 5m HD206 54 RS232C HD226 2 External Internal T HD206 54 RS232C IP67 mil wire combined Temp Humidity probe Temperature sensor E HD20651 y ei HD206S1 cable L 1 5m 70 Table of Contents Description sasea Seki nai eS He Atel cee be A Alec 3 Keyboard Protection Coyet paean ee ane e eae an ena reot oE r EAE REE reien 5 Connecting the External Probes ssseesseeeeseeeeseesrsresrsresesreeresteeteseerrserrensesreeresreereee 5 View for HD206 and
3. Date How Int Temperature 2002 01 11 16 58 10 23 2 C 22 6 C 2002 01 11 16 58 11 23 3 C 22 6 C 2002 01 11 16 58 12 23 3 C 22 6 C 2002 01 11 16 58 13 23 3 C 22 6 C 2002 01 11 16 58 14 26 5 C 22 6 C 2002 01 11 16 58 15 27 0 C 22 6 C 2002 01 11 16 58 16 26 3 C 22 6 C 2002 01 11 16 58 17 25 8 C 22 6 C 2002 01 11 16 58 18 255 C 225 E 2002 01 11 16 58 19 25 2 C 22 6 C 5 View Area of Current Report Summary Data This is the area where summary information of each channel of the currently selected report are viewed 1s IntemalT 01 sec 29 0 C 23 2 C 25 10 C desc probel m2 External T 01 sec 22 6 C 22 6 C 22 60 C desc probe2 The following information appear for each channel Description Sampling time Maximum Value Minimum Value Average Value 37 Type of sensor Other parameters 6 Serial Port Connection Status This is the symbol that indicates status and connection parameters of DeltaLog 2 with the serial port Depending on the connection status the symbol can take the following values Disconnected h DeltaLog2 is not connected with the serial port D Ero connection failure DeltaLog2 is not connected with the serial port be cause an error occurred while connecting Connected to COM1 96008 N 1 j DeltaLog2 is properly connected with related pa A rameters Instrument Setup With the instrument connected press the Setup key to open the par
4. ENTER Logging for HD206 and HD207 models Two logging modes are available manual and auto In manual the LOG key commands logging start and stop in auto they are managed by entering time and date When logging the Y symbol over the LOG indication flashes While logging setting of programming data is not accessible Refer to DeltaLog2 program for the different programming modes through a PC 14 Manual Logging press the LOG key to start and stop logging Here are the operations to be done on the instrument keyboard the same settings can be made from a PC using DeltaLog2 program 1 Activate the man function in P02 program 2 Set the sampling interval with POl program 3 Set alarms if desired with steps from P06 to P09 4 Start logging by pressing the LOG key the YW symbol on display in correspondence with the LOG indication will start flashing 5 Press LOG again to stop logging Notes A If the instrument is not logging and you press LOG logging will start If the instrument B built in clock has been previously set on auto logging the instrument will ignore the com mand and will go on logging Pressing LOG or according to the automatic stop command the first one between the two will interrupt logging If the instrument is already logging either in manual or in auto and you press LOG log ging will stop The eventual automatic stop command will be ignored Automatic Loggin
5. 2 0 T ay 6 ENTER ENTER D ke m as P04 25 a Setting Time and Date of Automatic Logging Start See the sequence of figures shown at step P03 Warning access to this step of the program is denied if P02 step has been set on auto dat to be able to edit time and date P02 has to be set on man After setting start and stop time and date P02 has to be set on dat to enable the auto logging mode Setting Time and Date of Automatic Logging stop Refer to the sequence of figures shown at step P03 Warning access to this step of the program is denied if P02 step has been set on auto dat to be able to edit time and date P02 has to be set on man After setting start and stop time and date P02 has to be set on dat to enable the auto logging mode Setting Alarm Set points for the First Input Channel Temperature in HD206 1 and HD206 2 models and Internal Temperature in HD207 and HD207 1 models When acquiring if temperature exceeds set limits either low or high the Y symbol lights up in correspondence with the ALRM indication on display the indication remains even if tem perature then falls into the limits again This function is active if enabled through the P07 program When at P06 press ENTER to set low temperature set point LOU use T3 A and T4 CV keys to set the desired value corresponding to the alarm low limit press ENTER T1 to confirm Then set high t
6. Minidatalogger Instructions Manual HD207 HD227 Temperature HD206 HD226 Temperature Relative Humidity HD206 HD226 and HD207 HD227 series dataloggers are low cost rugged instruments for a long term reliable monitoring of temperature and temperature relative humidity measure ments They are available in different versions with or without LCD display with sensors either inside or outside the instrument housing or with cable connection The analysis of logged data is made using Delta Log2 software for Windows The datalogger functions of Start Stop Configuration Data Download and Setting of logging in terval are selectable either from keyboard or from a computer Through a computer you can define a password to enable the access to configuration data Typical applications are monitoring of temperature humidity during transportation storage of fresh or frozen foods fruit vegetable products and flowers pharmaceuticals sensitive and photo graphic products paper explosives as well as laboratory activities in general Configuration and data download to a PC or to a printer are very easy DeltaLog2 dedicated soft ware guides the operator step by step SIT calibration certificates are available on all versions HD207 and HD227 dataloggers with sensor inside the instrument housing are compliant to the European Standard EN 12830 1999 S T C D 1 if operated in conjunction with the DeltaLog2 applicat
7. and HD227 the two central keys are not used The keyboard is protected by a cover indicating on the front the functions of the keys below The cover is pressed in its lodgement to access keys open the cover using your nail as a lever on one of the two lateral slots Connecting the External Probes Temperature and temperature humidity external probes according to the model as well as the serial cable for the connection to a PC have to be connected through the socket placed at the base of the in strument As shown in the picture aside on the instrument connector there is a triangle that helps the user in inserting the probes the ver tex of this triangle has to be aligned with the arrow on the probe con nector When inserting keep the instrument socket and the probe connector aligned do not try to insert the connector in a different po sition the connector might be damaged irreparably TRIANGLE eas VY ON THE INSTRUMENT ARROW ON THE CONNECTOR View for HD206 and HD207 models To switch the instrument on open the keyboard cover and press the ON OFF key On the models that measure two quantities temperature and humidity or internal and external temperature select the variable to be viewed by using the F1 F2 key If the key is pressed repeatedly either the first variable the second one or finally the two variables alternately will be displayed A triangle on t
8. it selects the variable to be dis played between temperature fixed and relative humidity fixed or both of them alternately When programming it increases the displayed value Te symbol it indicates that the display is showing the temperature of the external probe op tional Ti symbol it indicates that the display is showing the temperature of the built in sensor T3 F1 F2 and amp key in HD207 and HD207 1 models it selects the variable to be displayed between internal temperature fixed external one fixed or both of them alternately When programming it raises the displayed value Alarm LED ALARM the red LED flashes to indicate that one or more acquired values have exceeded the set point and or that battery is flat During the battery test it produces a series of close flashings indicating that battery is low and that it has to be replaced as soon as possible T1 ON OFF and LOGGING key it starts and stops a logging session T2 Key not used LOG LED Logging the green LED flashes when the instrument is logging During the bat tery test it produces a series of close flashings indicating that the battery is charged T4 BATTERY TEST key key to be used to check the battery level If the battery is charged the green LED LOG makes a series of close flashings If it is low the red LED Alarm flashes T3 Key not used Keyboard Protection Cover All datalogger models are provided with a 4 key keyboard in HD226
9. 1 2 1 HD226 1 2 HD206 2 2 1 HD226 2 Storage Logging Capacity 240 000 measurements with one channel active 120 000 measurements with two channels active 80 000 measurements per channel with three channels active Reading Interval Selectable among 1 5 10 15 30sec 1 5 10 15 30min 1hour PC Interface Through a passive optoisolated RS232 serial port 9600 bauds Software DeltaLog2 Compatible with Windows operating systems Display where provided 3 digit LCD battery low symbol 4 indicators of functional modes LED where provided LED for operating status indication HD226 and HD227 models Power Supply 3 6V 1Ah Replaceable lithium battery Battery typical life 3 years with a measurement every 10sec Dimensions Weight 52x88x36mm 240g Housing Polycarbonate rubber Instrument Connector 8 pole female minidin Probe Connector 8 pole male minidin Storage Transport Temperature 40 85 C 64 Ordering Code Minidatalogger see below the detailed description of available models H D 2 0 6 12 No Indication Internal sensor 1 External Sensor s 2 Model with cable L 1 5m l6 Relative Humidity and Temperature Measurement 7 Temperature Measurement 0 LCD Display Version 2 LED Version Ordering Codes of Minidatalogger Probes and Accessories TP207 immer
10. C and 30 RH Temperature Internally mounted Additional temperature probe available as an option Externally mounted fixed Additional temperature probe available as an option Exter mounted fixed Additional temperature probe optional for HD226 1 model not available for HD206 1 model Internal temperature sensor on HD226 2 model Temperature and relative humidity combined probe with cable Sensor Location Relative Humidity Externally mounted fixed Temperature 30 80 C instrument 40 105 C probe with cable 30 80 C instrument 40 105 C probe with cable 30 80 C instrument 40 105 C probe with cable 30 80 C instrument 40 105 C probe with cable Measuring and Operating Range Relative Humidity 5 98 RH 5 98 RH Temperature 0 3 C inthe 0 4 C outside 0 70 C range the above range Accuracy Relative Humidity 2 5 RH 2 5 RH 63 Versions with LCD HD207 HD207 1 HD206 1 HD206 2 Versions with LCD HD227 HD227 1 HD226 1 HD226 2 5 Temperature 0 1 C 0 1 C 0 1 C 0 1 C 3 2 Relative Humidity 0 1 RH 0 1 RH IP Protection 67 54 instrument 54 instrument 67 instrument 67 probe with cable 67 probe with cable 54 combined probe Number of Channels 1 1 external probe optional 1 1 external probe optional 2 HD206
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12. Ti2 to To will be overrun and thus can t be recovered Every time you dump data the memory will be entirely available again for new log gings it is as if a new sheet were applied to the chart recorder Til 7 Ti2 Step by step procedure the first 5 steps have to be made just the first time 1 Start DeltaLog2 2 Connect the minidatalogger serial cable to the serial port of the PC 3 Connect the minidatalogger to the PC by pressing Connect on DeltaLog2 commands bar If it is the first time that you carry out this operation register the new instrument as explained at page 54 4 Press Instrument Setup to get into the Setup and set sampling interval Sample time start mode Start Mode alarms if required press the Reset key near each LED to clear prior alarms then select Endless loop memory Press Apply All to confirm If you set a stop date prior to the start one the instrument will go on logging data and when no space is available anymore it will overrun the oldest data If on the contrary the stop data is subsequent to the start one the instrument will stop logging when that date is reached 49 5 Disconnect the instrument after having eventually started recording through the Start Recording key recording can also be started in auto mode with the date or in manual mode with the LOG key on the instrument keyboard 6 Before memory is completely full and without stopping recording reconnect t
13. if needed they can be deleted Data dumped during an endless loop memory session are reorganized by groups using the Sort Data command every group of data will be composed of measurements detected at the same time on the same day in the same week month or year or according to the download data 51 01028878 02030405 ol Wirtual_Memorn Option 2 Instrument Manager Split amp Archive data E Sort Data View Overrun Info 2002 0116 14 0 2002 01 16 140 By Month 2002 0116 140 2002 01 16 14 00 By Year To be archived a group of measurements has to form a complete block if for instance data are sorted by day By Day the Split amp Archive data function will be enabled only if data cover a whole day at least Furthermore only completed intervals will be filed in case of one day and a half of measurements only the complete day will be filed Remaining data will continue appearing in the Report List until the next storage or until the final storage that occurs using the Instrument Manager command Close DRF amp Archive Sort by download date is complete by itself thus it will always be entirely filed After two complete downloads of the minidatalogger memory you will be asked to archive data be fore making a new download to prevent working with too big files The same thing happens when some changes have been made to the instrument settings between a download and the next one
14. mode and by entering time and date in the second one When logging the LOG green LED flashes every 8 seconds to remind the user that the instrument is working 16 When alarms have been activated and one of the alarm set points has been exceeded while logging once at least or when battery is low the ALARM red LED will also flash every 8 seconds To check if the alarm indication is due to a low battery press the BATTERY TEST key the instru ment will make a sequence of four green flashes if battery is charged LOG LED and of four red flashes if battery is low flat ALARM LED The battery test can be made while logging and even when the instrument is off When memory is full the instrument switches off and upon power on it makes 8 red flashes at in tervals of one second Manual Log ging press the LOGGING key to start and stop the logging function HD226 and HD227 models have to be programmed from PC with DeltaLog2 program Here are the steps to be followed 1 Activate the manual function 2 Set the sampling interval 3 Set the alarm limits if desired 4 Press the LOGGING key to start logging the LOG green LED will start flashing 5 Press the LOGGING key again to stop logging Notes A If you press the LOGGING key and the instrument is not logging logging will start If the built in clock has been previously configured for the auto logging the instrument will ignore the command and will go on logging Pressing LO
15. screws 19 BLACK WIRE RED WIRE 20 Connecting to a PC The minidatalogger can be connected to a PC having a Windows operating system through a proper serial cable DeltaLog2 software controls the instrument different functions directly from PC You can for example Program data acquisition intervals Dump data contained in the minidatalogger memory View data in graph or tabular format Program alarm set points for each input channel Set a safety code password to protect data To connect the PC to the minidatalogger use the provided HD206 54 serial cable The connector at the base of the instrument is used to connect either the serial cable or the probes equipped with cable HD206 2 and HD226 2 have an additional connector inside the instrument necessary to connect the serial cable when you have to make the relative humidity calibration of the temperature humidity combined probe The HD 206 54 serial cable is provided with a 9 pole connector if the PC is equipped with a 25 pole connector use a 9 pole 25 pole adaptor When Should the Built in Connector be Used The built in serial connector has to be used when you have to make the calibration of the relative humidity probe To make the connection open the rear side of the instrument insert the serial con nector and align it properly with the arrow near the connector See how to open the instrument in the paragraph concerning ba
16. the alarm On the contrary red LED flashing it is necessary to check data with a computer to find out if an alarm limit has been exceeded How to Replace the Battery The minidatalogger reduced consumption grants the battery that powers the circuit a long life when the instrument indicates that the battery is low it has to be replaced as soon as possible The mini datalogger is powered by a 3 6V type 2AA Lithium battery Diameter x Length 14mm x 25mm with axial rheophores Before replacing battery finish any running logging operation and switch the instrument off In order to avoid losing the configuration data the battery has to be replaced within a minute Battery replacement has to be carried out when instrument is switched off 18 Procedure 1 Loosen the screws on the rear side of the instrument 2 Open the back of the minidatalogger 3 Cut the rheophores of the new battery at an approx length of 10mm A h lt lt pam 10mm F TL 4 Take off the tulip connector from the flat battery 5 Remove the flat battery from its seat 6 Insert the tulip connector at the top of the red wire on the positive rheophore of the new battery 7 Insert the tulip connector at the top of the black wire on the negative rheophore of the new battery 8 Fix the battery in its slot on the cover 9 Close the instrument rear side with the
17. the internal connector as explained at paragraph When has the internal connector to be used in the Connecting to a PC chapter at page 21 4 Start DeltaLog2 program and press the Connect key to connect the instrument 57 a DeltaLog2 HD206 2 11111111 00 File Instrument View Tool Wirtual_Memc 5 If the instrument setup has been protected by a password Lock Program you have to unlock it before going on 6 Click Calibration in the Option menu 002734 0000000000000000 Virtual Memory Option amp KD Port settings Lock Program Unlock Procren Mod Progr Password Enable Emergency Dump 7 Enter CAL password capital letters and confirm Select RH and confirm with OK In the next window select the first calibration point at 75 RH and press OK The following window will appear Warning do not confirm immediately 58 10 11 12 13 Then you can press OK to confirm after some seconds you will be asked to enter the humidity DeltaLog2 Insert instrument probe in the 75 RH container Wait 30 minutes and then press OK button Loosen the sensor protection at the top of the probe Replace it with the perforated cap screw it carefully and its threaded metal ring different measures are available according to the different kinds of probe paying attention that it is well positioned in the base Open the lid of the 75 RH saturated solution Check that there
18. to get new memory space because the most recent data cyclically replace the oldest ones 50 To set the minidatalogger on this operating mode follow the step by step description of the previous paragraph replacing step nr 6 with the following one 6 When an alarm occurs shown on display by the arrow in correspondence with the ALRM indi cation or by the red LED flashing start DeltaLog2 program Connect the minidatalogger to the PC using the serial cable and press the Connect key Start data dump Dump Data on PC a window will appear where it is asked whether to save the new measurements only Press OK to confirm Before disconnecting the instrument clear the alarm indication in the Alarms folder of the In strument Setup Data Archive When you dump data on a PC using the endless loop memory function the most recent data are queued to those already existing in the PC memory and they represent a single group of measurement consecutive sessions this group of measurements appearing in the Report List is called Dynamic Report File and is indicated by the DRF abbreviation For instance a group might be composed of the seven daily measurements detected in a museum in a week time When this block of measure ments has been completed the group of data can be conveniently stored in this way it will not ap pear anymore in the Report List every time a new dump is made All data stored on a PC can be re called to be viewed and
19. 5 07 20 8 C 23 7 C 2002 01 15 09 35 11 239 C 23 7 C 2002 01 15 09 35 12 23 6 C 23 7 C 2002 0115 09 35 13 23 4 C 23 7 C 2002 01 15 09 35 14 23 2 C 23 7 C 2002 0115 09 35 15 231 C ArT 2002 01 15 09 35 16 228 C 237 C 2002 01 15 09 35 20 23 9 C 23 5 C Filter Result Num Samples out of limits Number of sample INSIDE Window Limit 4 samples grouped in 1 intervals Total Time INSIDE Window Limit 4 sec 45 Data View in Graph Format DeltaLog2 HD207 1 01028878 0123456 BEES File Instrument View Tool VirtualMemory Option 2 ra Af m KHN Aene en ee ir 0 10 ort 1 2002 01 15 i 2002 01 15 v Point marks Num Sample 59 v Trace mouse coordinates Report 2 2002 01 15 2002 01 15 Num Sample 40 1 intemal T 01 sec 250 C 199 C 21 84 C desc probel m2 Estenal T 01 sec 23 C 199 C 22 65 C dese probe2 Ready Connected toCOM1 96008 N 100 Each group of measurements can be displayed in graphic form through the ViewGraph command or the equivalent key Besides the view of the graph of the two channels the program allows to display 46 separately the graph of each channel To get it you just have to select the desired channel with a click of the mouse on the desired channel in the View of Current Report Data Summary area To go back to the view of all channels just click again the View Graph key The overrun event item displays on the graph the p
20. G or according to the automatic stop command the first one between the two will interrupt logging B If the instrument is already logging either in manual or in auto and you press LOG logging will stop The following eventual automatic stop command will be ignored Automatic Logging logging start and stop are performed at an established time and date pre viously set using DeltaLog2 program 1 Make sure that the instrument date and time are properly set 2 Activate the auto start and stop function Start Mode Date 17 3 Set the sampling interval 4 Enter start time and date 5 Enter stop time and date 6 Set alarm limits if desired Note if the stop date is prior to the start one the instrument continues logging until memory is full Then it stops See the other notes of the paragraph above Low Battery Indication The instrument is provided with a battery charge control The low battery indication activates to in form the user that the battery needs to be replaced as soon as possible on the models equipped with display the battery symbol lights up on the models without display the alarm red LED starts flash ing The alarm red LED also indicates that the alarm set points have been exceeded to understand which is the reason of the alarm just press the BATTERY TEST key to make a battery test If the green LED flashes it means that the battery is charged and that one of the set limits has been ex ceeded causing
21. T3 A and T4 V keys to set the desired value corresponding to the alarm low limit press ENTER T1 to con firm Then set the high set point HIG use T3 44 and T4 V keys to set the desired value corresponding to the alarm high limit press ENTER T1 to confirm See the sequence of figures shown at P06 step 12 Activating Alarm Set points for the Second Input Channel relative humidity in HD206 1 and HD206 2 models and External Temperature in HD207 and HD207 1 models The instrument indicates that humidity and external temperature alarm set points as set at step P08 have been exceeded and lights up the Y symbol on display in correspondence with ALRM indication To enable this function use T3 4 and T4 V keys to select ON then press ENTER to confirm T1 ENTER ENTER al vl Note the alarm indication remains even if after going out of range the measurement re turns to set limits To reset previous alarm indications set OFF and press ENTER T1 to confirm Setting the Instrument in a Default Configuration deF indication appears press ENTER T1 to confirm or T4 to jump to PO without making any change The default configuration allows to set the following parameters e Sampling time 5 sec Manual Start Endless Loop Memory OFF Alarm set points for the first channel OFF 13 Alarm set points for the second channel OFF Reset of latched alarms f 9 BOOB ENTER
22. The follow ing fixed intervals are available 1 5 10 30 seconds 1 5 10 15 30 minutes 1 hour H Press ENTER T1 to confirm Sampling interval and display up dating times are the same up to 30 seconds and have the same rate for longer sampling intervals the display updates every 30 seconds fixed P02 9 01 30 1 30 HOT h qo 50 Or i ENTER A v ENTER Selecting Logging Start and Stop Modes Manual man on display acquisition start and stop are controlled by the LOG key Auto dat on display acquisition start and stop are performed in accordance with the date and the time set from the instrument keyboard see P04 and P05 steps or from PC see DeltaLog2 software If the auto mode is enabled P03 P04 and POS steps are disabled but the LOG key instant start and stop remains always enabled gone 8 85 ENTER ENTER IA vl Setting the Instrument Time and Date Time and date options are viewed according to the following order year Y followed by the last two digits of the year month fj day d hours H and minutes use T3 and T4 keys to edit the different parameters press ENTER T1 to confirm Warning access to this step of the program is denied if P02 step has been set on auto dat to be able to edit time and date P02 has to be configured as man pa et ge FE e f 9
23. a click the data to be selected holding the Ctrl key down View Edit Comments It opens a window to view add or edit personal comments to the file containing dumped data This comment will be printed together with data and more precisely together with the informa tion summary Change Channel Description It opens a window where you can change the channel description that appears on display Zoom It enlarges the area of the graph previously selected with the mouse Holding the mouse left button down and passing on the graph you will select the area to be en larged Once this area has been selected use the Zoom command or the Apply Zoom key to enlarge Zoom Goes back to standard view Filter Setup It opens the window of data filter setup when the table view is active Apply Filter It applies the filter to current data viewed in table format E Menu Virtual Memory Instrument Manager File Management on PC Function to manage data related to the registered minidataloggers and to the files saved on PC in endless loop memory 30 Split amp Archive Dynamic Record File It opens a window to file data dumped while the instrument is in endless loop memory Sort Data It sorts through the groups of dumped data when the instrument is in endless loop memory ac cording to the date time day week month year or to the logging session View Overrun Info When the instrument is in continuous logging this command res
24. ameter setting window The window is composed of 5 cards Setup Instrument Current Settings Info Date Time Alarms Option Current Settings it resumes the instrument current settings this card cannot be edited by the user Info it shows some information concerning the instrument the user can enter a name in the user code box that helps him in identifying the instrument 38 Date Time the upper side of the card identified by Date Time is used to update if necessary the instrument date and time selecting the Update instrument Date Time to PC Date Time item the instrument date and time are automatically updated to the PC date and time Memory size Sample Time fi sec x s Total Memory after clear 33 hours Start Mode Manual X Current Free Memory 32 hours Sample time it represents the interval between two subsequent loggings sampling interval and can be chosen in the range between 1 second and 1 hour Start Mode it indicates the mode logging will start selecting the Manual item logging will start when the operator presses the LOG key or LOGGING key depending on models on the instru ment On the contrary selecting the Start Mode Date item the Start Date Time delayed start and Stop Date Time boxes logging delayed stop will become active here you can enter logging start and stop time and date Anyhow in both cases you can start and stop logging from PC Alarms it mana
25. and more precisely the data displayed in the Data View Area and in View Area of Current Report Summary Data as well as the comment eventually entered by the user through the Tool ViewEdit Comments menu Printer Setup It opens the panel for printer setup setting Exit It closes the program B Instrument Menu Connect It connects DeltaLog2 program to the instrument and sets the serial port parameters automati cally Disconnect It disconnects DeltaLog2 program from the instrument and enables the use of the serial port for other programs Inst Info Information about the instrument It opens a window containing the information about the instrument connected to the program Read Temp Hum Temperature Humidity Reading It starts the function to view on the PC monitor the measurements detected by the minidatalog ger in real time Start Recording It starts data logging on the minidatalogger Stop Recording It stops data logging on the minidatalogger 27 Dump Data It dumps to a PC the data the instrument has stored while operating A window will appear indi cating the download progress and the number of logged records This window will also allow to interrupt the download operation Clear Dumped Data It clears minidatalogger data dumped to a PC The program will ask you in advance if you want to save measurements on a file When in endless loop memory the command does not clear data from the PC hard disk b
26. are no drops of solution inside the measuring chamber if any blot them with paper Insert the probe in the container paying attention that the cap with the probe is in the base The measuring chamber has to be perfectly closed otherwise it won t reach saturation it is very important that no air passes through from outside to inside the chamber Wait 30 minutes at least value really applied This value is the value that appears in the table on the label of the container of saturated solution in correspondence with the temperature provided by the program In the following example at a 22 3 C temperature provided by the program corresponds a relative humidity of about 75 3 this is the value to be entered 59 Calibration RH 15 Select 33 RH in the next window RH Calibration 16 Take out the probe from the container with the 75 RH solution and close it with its lid open the container with the 33 RH saturated solution Check that inside the measuring chamber there are drops of solution if any blot them with paper 60 17 Insert the probe in the container paying attention that the cap with the probe is in the base The measuring chamber has to be perfectly closed otherwise it won t reach saturation 18 Wait 30 minutes at least and press OK to confirm DeltaLog2 19 In the next window enter the humidity value actually applied and press OK Calibration RH 20 Take out the probe from the contai
27. ase close these applications and try again e Make sure that the instrument battery is charged e Make sure that the cables are properly connected to the connectors 2 Print Problems If there are any problems during the print procedure try to upgrade the printer driver by downloading it from the manufacturer s Web site Modify the dimensions of printed image selecting File gt gt Print Graph Setting Use the Copy to clipboard function to copy the active window and paste it in another application for ex ample to print a graph copy and paste it in Windows Paint and try to print it from there 3 Battery replacement After the replacement of the battery the keyboard of the instrument is unable to be used in order to avoid that the starting of a new storage can cancel any data already stored Follow these instructions e Connect the instrument to the PC start the connection and if necessary download the data stored by the minidatalogger e Press the Setup key and then select the slide Options e Select the function Unlock as per the following picture e Set date and hour in the Date Time slide and then confirm the setup by means of the Apply All key 56 Calibration of the Relative Humidity Probe HD206 2 and HD226 2 only In the HD206 2 and HD226 2 minidatalogger models operating with a combined external probe the user can calibrate the humidity probe To carry out this operation you need DeltaLog2 program that guides t
28. be ing the two groups of data not compatible with each other it is necessary to file the old ones before dumping the new ones 52 The Split amp Archive dynamic record file command let the following window appear Split amp Archive Dynamic Record File x In addition to the instrument parameters it moe shows the logging functions Date Time current date and time Storing Interval data sort criterion PES Create new Archive select it to enter the name of the new archive Archive Name Add to existing Archive it allows to select an existing data archive among those listed ee ae Notes enter any other note Download date Stored data can be recalled using the In strument Archive command in File Man x ager see the related paragraph below 53 Instrument Manager The Instrument Manager function allows to manage data files stored on PC when the endless loop memory function is active When first connecting the in strument has to be registered all registered instruments are listed in the Instrument List Commands placed in the lower part of the window are applied to the instru ment highlighted in that moment to select it click the description line in the Instrument List On the left side there are the data of the instrument currently high lighted while on the right side the Instrument Manager commands are grouped Instrument Manager Instrument L
29. e created in the DeltaOhm folder Run it to uninstall the program and all of its components Preliminaries Starting DeltaLog2 Connect the instrument to one of the PC free serial port through the proper serial cable HD206 54 provided with the program Start the program with a double click on the desktop program icon or select DeltaLog2 item in the DeltaOhm folder in the Start menu Press the Connect key or select the Instrument Connect command the program will bs automatically search the serial line to which the instrument is linked and will connect to it If connection has succeeded the following symbol will appear on the right side at the bottom of the page Connected toCOM1 96008N1 If connection has failed the following symbol will appear Ero connection failure were If the program cannot connect to the instrument see Failed Connection How to Solve the Prob lem at page 56 24 Definition of Functional Areas After dumping data DeltaLog2 appears as in the figure below D DeltaLog2 HD207 1 01028878 0123456789 of x File Instrument View Tool VirtualMemory Option 2 2 wll a bel 22 08 e 0 SON Elie r Eo 9 lo Hes OR 0A 05 DR Ip A TA 16 UE 20 22 2A 26 2E 3R 32 E E AR AO Kio m H eee __ f 2002 01 11 2002 01 11 Num Sample 12 3 2002 01 11 Num Sample 9 2002 01 11 2002 01 11 Num Sample 50 Inter
30. e is made the current setting will be held visible in the first card Current Settings Select Unit measurement it selects the temperature unit of measurement between C and F Display it selects which channel to view on the instrument display the first only the second only or both of them alternately Lock keyboard the instrument keyboard can be locked to prevent other non authorized peo ple changing the instrument operation The lock can be partial partial lock start button free only the function of start logging is accessible or total total lock all keys are locked and all operations can be managed from PC only 6 Custom settings it stores save settings and recalls load settings an instrument setup Press APPLY ALL to confirm or Cancel to cancel the operation Reading Measurements in Real Time on a PC With the instrument connected to the PC press Read Instrument to read on the PC monitor the measurements detected by the minidatalogger in real time The sampling time is auto matically set at 1 second The following window will appear Read Channels 41 Measurement registered by the two input channels of the instrument Diagram of the two channels The vertical yellow lines rep resent the storage interval activated through the Store Data On File command see below Alarm current status The red LED turns on when the limit is exceeded Press the Reset key to clea
31. emperature set point HIG use T3 A and T4 V keys to set the desired value corresponding to the alarm high limit press ENTER T1 to confirm 10 ENTER ENTER ENTER fal vl go aa ge p 4 a Poz Activating Alarm Set points for the First Input Channel Temperature in HD206 1 and HD206 2 models and Internal Temperature in HD207 and HD207 1 models The instrument indicates that temperature alarm limits as set at P06 step have been exceeded by lighting up the Y symbol in correspondence with the ALRM indication on display To en able this function use T3 44 and T4 V keys to select ON and press ENTER T1 to con firm 11 ooo Ao p Note the alarm indication remains even if after going out of range the measurement re turns to set limits To reset previous alarm indications set OFF and press ENTER T1 to confirm Setting Alarm Set points for the Second Input Channel relative humidity in HD206 1 and HD206 2 models and External Temperature in HD207 and HD207 1 models When acquiring if the measurement related to the second input channel exceeds set limits ei ther low or high the Y symbol lights up in correspondence with the ALRM indication on display the indication remains even if the measurement value then falls into the limits again This function is active if enabled through P09 program When at point P08 press ENTER to set the low set point LOU use
32. end of the working session This command leaves the serial port available for other applications Instrument Read Instrument It reads the measurements detected by the instrument and displays them on the PC screen see the related paragraph at page 41 Instrument Dump data It starts data dump from minidatalogger to PC Instrument Start Recording It starts data recording Instrument Stop Recording It stops data recording 33 Ed REE E CAO E Instrument Instr Setup It opens the instrument setup window View Table It views data dumped in table format Tool Filter Setup It opens the window of data filter setup when table view is active Tool Filter Apply It applies the filter to current data viewed in table format View Graph It displays the selected data file in graph format To select a block of data click the corresponding name in the Report List Area Tool View Limit It views on the graph the limits set through the ToolSet Limit com mand The command is active when one channel only is viewed Tool Zoom It enlarges an area of the graph Tool Zoom It reduces an area of the graph File Export to Excel It opens Excel and sends current data to it This function is active when data are viewed in table format To be active this function requires Microsoft Ex cel to be installed on your PC 34 ee e es G View Edit comments It opens a window to view add or edit personal comments to the file conta
33. g storage start and stop are performed according to established time and date previously set Here are the steps to be made from the instrument keyboard the same set tings can be made from a PC using DeltaLog2 program SIGS Gu echo Make sure that the instrument date and time are properly set program P03 Activate the man function in P02 program Set the sampling time with PO1 program Enter start time and date using P04 program Enter stop time and date using P05 program Set alarms if desired using the steps from P06 to P09 Activate the dat function in P02 program 15 The instrument is ready to store data at the established time and date Note if the stop date is prior to the start one the instrument continues storing until memory is full Then it stops See the other notes of the previous paragraph im l F D ce 3 ALRM LOG CI F WRH TER aig START v ALRM LOG CI F RH Logging for HD226 and HD227 models Logging operation requires that some parameters such as sampling interval storage start stop time and date in case of auto logging and alarm set point setting are previously set all these opera tions are carried out by DeltaLog2 software See the next paragraph about how to connect the in strument to a PC and on how to use the program see page 23 Two logging modes are available manual or auto Logging start and stop are controlled by the LOGGING key in the first
34. ges the alarms of each channel Selecting the different items related alarms are en abled and you can enter in the dialog boxes the minimum and maximum values or both of them Each channel can be enabled independently of the other 39 Setup Instrument Current Settings Info Date Time Alarms Option IV Enable Int T Alarm IV Enable Ext T Alarm Max 30 5 Max 40 5 Min 15 3 Min 259 The rest of the card presents the alarm current status the red LED on shows the alarm limits that have been exceeded if you press Reset the corresponding alarm will be cleared Alarm Temp Status m Alarm RH Status Max Temp Alarm mj Eset Max RH Alarm Alper Min Temp Alar mi Min RH Alarm a Heset Battery Level 4 4 Normal mi Low a Battery level it indicates the battery charge level when the red LED is on the battery has to be re placed as soon as possible see the related paragraph on how to replace it 40 Option the card is divided into six areas 1 2 3 4 5 Memory A Endless loop memory it activates the endless loop memory function see below the de tailed description of this function B Clear memory now it is the button used to clear the instrument memory content When you press the key you will be asked to confirm the operation press YES to continue or NO to cancel Select channel to store it selects the channel or the channels to be stored If no chang
35. he display indicates the variable currently viewed temperature or humidity in correspondence with C F and RH internal or external temperature in correspondence with Ti and Te If you select the single channel view and an alarm becomes true the instrument will automatically turn to the alternating view to be able to display the alarm diagnostic When the external probe with cable temperature or temperature humidity probe isn t connected the message Und appears on the display referred to the temperature channel and the message ERR referred to the R H channel in this case use the F1 F2 key to let the unused measuring channel disappear Programming from Keyboard for HD206 and HD207 models The logging operation requires the preventive setting of some parameters The PROG key allows to access the programming functions if pressed repeatedly the rr different program steps will scroll from POO to P10 and again to POO in a circular routine Onee you have reached the desired step press ENTER POG POI PG Pid POO to change its value To go back to the view mode press ENTER from P00 step The instrument programming can also be made from a PC using DeltaLog2 program ENTER PROG P00 It allows to Quit Programming and Jump to View f a F ALF H go00 coooa ENTER pon Setting the Sampling Interval Select the interval between two consecutive acquisitions through T3 and T4 keys
36. he instrument Start data dump Dump Data on PC a window will appear asking if just new measurements have to be dumped Press OK to confirm 7 Data will be dumped and displayed in table format after having been processed The user will be informed of any Overrun 8 If you wish to go on recording simply disconnect the instrument Disconnect key without stop ping recording 9 Disconnect the serial cable When connecting next time repeat the steps starting from point 6 The quantity of available memory changes depending on the selected sampling interval and on the number of channels to be stored the Setup Time Date card shows memory left space Re member that when in endless loop memory after each data dump the whole minidatalogger memory is available again There are cases where it is important to control a variable and only if it has exceeded the set limit its temporary trend in the last recording period will have to be checked Suppose that for example you have to control a fridge temperature and that the limit is fixed at 15 C The instrument will go on monitoring temperature and only if an alarm will occur you will check when did the alarm occur and which are the temperature changes You will then dump data to get a report of what happened On the contrary that is if no alarm occurs the instrument will go on logging data As the minidata logger memory is organized in a cyclic way you do not need to delete old data
37. he user step by step To calibrate the probes properly it is important to know and respect the laws of physics that are at the basis of measurement for this reason it is strongly suggested to follow scrupulously the follow ing indications and to carry out new calibrations only if you are familiar with a proper technical knowledge Before starting the calibration procedure you should check with the help of 33 RH and 75 4 RH saturated solutions if the calibration is needed the probe has to be newly calibrated only if a meas urement error at one of these two points is detected This calibration procedure deletes previous calibration data To calibrate the probe properly the first point has to be at 75 RH and the second one at 33 RH To carry out an accurate calibration it is very important that the probe and saturated solutions be at the same temperature and that this is as stable as possible for the whole calibration The whole calibration procedure is protected by the program password Lock Program and by a sec ond password specific for this function required when starting the procedure while the first one can be changed by the user the second one is fixed and can t be modified Calibration Sequence 1 Switch the minidatalogger on connect the temperature humidity combined probe to the external connector 2 Open the minidatalogger rear side by unscrewing the four screws on the rear cover 3 Connect the HD206 54 serial cable to
38. hich reveals any attempt to alter the original data making the file unreadable when opened with the DeltaLog2 software from ver 2 5 Only the reports generated by the original data will be marked as EN 12830 compliant Any other use of the data generated by the instruments is possible under the responsibility of the user To save the data in compliance with the standard it is necessary to register the instrument indicating the measurement place in the Instru ment Location field the information will be saved together with the downloaded data It is possible to change the Instrument Location field and register the instrument through the menu command Instrument Manager see paragraph on page 54 DELTALOG2 Setup To install the program insert the Cd Rom in its drive select Start Run Digit D setup exe D indicates the Cd Rom drive and press OK Follow the on screen instructions During the setup procedure the software licence agreement will be viewed click ACCEPT to accept the agreement terms and continue with the setup operation To add the program icon on your desktop select Shortcut on desktop at the end of the setup 23 On the same Cd Rom there is a copy of the manual in PDF format which can be read using Acrobat Reader this program can be downloaded free of charge from www adobe com acrobat site Uninstall DELTALOG2 When setting up DeltaLog2 software the Uninstall DeltaLog2 command will b
39. ining dumped data Such a comment will be present even when printing data and more precisely in the summary information side Tool Cale Avg It calculates the mean value of data selected in the table To select a group of contiguous data click the first datum and holding the Shift key down click the last one To select a group of non contiguous data use Ctrl instead of Shift File Print It prints current data as they are viewed either table or graph The operator is required to give a heading to the print Option Unlock Program It unlocks the setup functions of DeltaLog2 program by enter ing a password Option Lock Program It locks the setup functions of DeltaLog2 program To unlock them use the Unlock Program command 35 3 Information Area about Downloaded Report Lists This is the area where the different stored or dumped from the instrument data are viewed R eport 1 2002 01 11 2002 01 11 Num Sample 63 Report 2 2002 01 11 2002 01 11 Num Sample 19 The view shows the logging start and stop date as well as the number of logged samples 4 Data View Area This is the area where the values of logged samples of the currently selected report are viewed The values related to each sample concern the acquisition date in year month day format and time in hour minutes seconds format as well as the values of the different channels with the corresponding unit of measurement 36
40. ion software from version 2 5 Keyboard cover Temperature or temperature 52 humidity gt 0 external sensor s Socket G for RSR232C or for V external probes x roo SS g J y D Y i External External relative temperature humidity sensor sensor lt _J6 lt _ _ 5 EN ER A v J SUUUB AWD NG R Built in temperature sensor 36 Description HD206 1 HD206 2 HD207 HD207 1 HD226 HD227 F1 F2 PROG og E E PROG v a v 1 Low battery low battery indication 2 ALRM symbol ALARM when alarms are active it indicates that one or more than one of the acquired values have exceeded set limits 3 LOG symbol LOGGING it flashes when logging 4 T1 ON OFF and ENTER key it switches the instrument on and off when programming it confirms the step of the current program 5 T2 LOG key LOGGING it starts and stops data acquisition 6 RH symbol it indicates that the display is showing a relative humidity measure 7 C F symbol it indicates that the display is showing a temperature measure C F selec tion is made from PC 8 T4 PROG and Y key this key is used to access the instrument different programming steps when programming it decreases the displayed value 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 T3 FI F2 and amp key in HD206 1 and HD206 2 models
41. nal T i i desc probel O 2 ExtemalT 0l sec 88 6 C 61 9 C 68 45 C desc probe2 Feat n a G The following functional areas can be identified 1 Main menu 2 Commands Bar 3 Information about the Report Lists 25 4 Data View 5 View of Current Report Summary Data 6 Indication of Serial Port Connection Status 1 Main Menu In the upper side of the window there is the main menu that allows to access to all of the functions offered by DeltaLog2 program To activate a function open the pop up menu related to the desired function and select it with the mouse Different commands will then appear to know how to use them see the following paragraphs where the main functions are described in details A File Menu Open It opens a file Save It saves the File in the folder where it already is Save As It saves the File in a desired folder Export to Excel It opens Microsoft Excel and exports data currently active to an Excel folder In order this function to be active Microsoft Excel has to have already been set up on your PC Up to 30000 samples per time are exported for bigger quantities you will be asked which data block has to be exported Export as formatted text It exports data of the current report to a text file separated by This file can be easily im ported from other applications 26 Close It closes a File previously opened Print It prints the current report
42. ner with the 33 RH solution then close it with its lid 21 Unscrew the ring with the cap and replace it with the sensor protection Calibration is finished 61 Important Notes i Do not touch the RH sensor with your hands The base of the sensor is made of alumina thus it can easily break During the whole calibration cycle operate at constant temperature as much as possible nor mally plastic materials have a poor heat conduction thus they take some time before they reach a thermal equilibrium In case you don t get satisfactory results check that e The sensor is neither faulty nor corroded e When calibrating the measuring chamber is perfectly closed e Saturated solutions are not exhausted A 33 RH saturated solution is exhausted when in side it between the two walls there is no salt anymore but only a thick liquid in this case the chamber cannot reach saturation anymore For 75 RH saturated solutions check that the salt is not dry crystallized to reach saturation it has to be damp Storage of saturated solutions saturated solutions have to be possibly stored in the dark at a steady temperature of approx 20 C with the container perfectly closed and in a dry room 62 Technical Specifications Versions with LCD Versions without LCD HD207 HD227 HD207 1 HD227 1 HD206 1 HD226 1 HD206 2 HD226 2 Temperature Sensor NTC 10KQ 25 C RH Sensor Capacitive 150pF 23
43. ntent In this case the emergency dump has to be enabled paying attention because the operation might over run other data already present on the PC which will consequently go lost Calibration It starts the calibration procedure of the relative humidity probe in HD206 2 and HD226 2 mod els This item is disabled if the program setup lock has been entered by means of the Lock Pro gram command G Menu Help DeltaLog2 Info About software version DeltaLog2 Licence Software licence agreement with the end user DeltaLog2 Handbook User s Manual DeltaLog2 software user s manual 2 Toolbar In order to speed up the use of the system some operations accessible from menu are available also from toolbar placed immediately under the main menu series of buttons File Open It opens a file of data previously saved 32 ie e Ss B File Save as It saves data downloaded from the instrument Instrument New Session It starts a new session and deletes data downloaded to the PC before closing you will be asked if you want to save data It does not clear the mini datalogger memory to do it use the Clear Memory Now command in the instrument setup see Instrument Settings at page 38 Instrument Connect It starts the instrument connection to the PC Serial port settings are automatically made by the program and no operator s action is required Instrument Disconnect It disconnects the instrument at the
44. ocation Refrigerator 1 Instrument Serial Number 10015942 Instrument File name 10015942_HistoryFile dig Close DAF amp Archive Instuument Archive CJ e Register Instrument it registers the instrument actually connected to the PC and connected Delete Instrument it deletes the selected instrument and all files related to it 54 Load DRF View the dynamic registration file it recalls the list of data blocks previously downloaded to the PC up to the last archive Data stored using the Split amp Archive data com mand do not appear anymore in the Report List but they can be recalled with the Instrument Archive command on the bottom Close DRF amp Archive it closes the DRF file and archives it definitively With respect to the Split amp Archive data command it also archives incomplete blocks of data No blocks of data can be queued to this kind of archive Instrument Archive it opens the management window of the active instrument archives Instr Type rD2ar Serial Num p 028878 User Code 2030405 Archive List m z ar ii date 1 The selected archive can be opened Open to be either viewed or definitely deleted Delete 55 Troubleshooting 1 Connection failure If the program is unable to connect proceed as follows e Make sure that no other active programs on your PC are already using the serial ports e g Hyper terminal If this is the c
45. oints where the overrun occurred By means of the mouse right button you can activate a menu with some useful commands e The view of sampling instants Point marks and the connection among the different points Scatter Graph The indication of coordinates trace mouse coordinates like sampling instant temperature or humidity by tracing with the mouse Zoom functions to enlarge a graph area Fit functions Fit that allow to adapt the graph in order to cover the whole height Height width Width or window Page available Endless Memory It is a logging mode that exploits the power of the PC hard disk to store big quantities of data This function is activated in the Option card of the Setup Instrument item Setup Instrument x Current Settings Info Date Time Alarms Option Clear Memory Now Memory 47 After setting the logging interval and clicking on the Endless loop memory item start logging Before the instrument memory gets full and without stopping recording the memory content can be dumped Delta Log will link the new dumped data together with those already available on PC related to prior recordings In order to let everything work properly when you first connect the program will ask you to register the mini datalogger so that it will be identified every time it will be connected to the same PC Answer YES when you are asked to create a new registration In
46. oups of data corresponding to the different logging ses sions together with the logging start and stop date and the number of samples To select a group of data you just have to click the name of the report list with the left button of the mouse Data View in Table Format In the table view you find the list of measurements detected by the instrument provided with date and time A filter can be applied on these data It extracts from the total of data a subgroup according to the value of a high limit of and a low limit or of the overlay of both of them The filter can be applied to one of the two channels or to both of them in this case only the groups that respect contemporane ously the two conditions will be shown After setting a filter using the Filter Setup command apply it by using the Filter Apply com mand a window similar to the next one will be viewed 44 In the upper side of the window there is the filter setup summary while the summary of the groups of data that re spect set limits appears below The biggest group of data the smallest one as well as the total number of groups are viewed The key on the bottom Go to interval brings di rectly to each interval of the list When the filter is applied the differ ent groups are separated by dashes as shown below 2002 01 15 09 35 04 20 5 C 23 3 C 2002 01 15 09 35 05 206 C 23 5 C 2002 01 15 09 35 06 20 7 C 23 6 C 2002 01 15 09 3
47. r it Alarm history it registers all the alarms occurred since this window was opened Select the Enable Storing item to store the measure ments registered by the two channels If you disable it or quit the function you will be asked if you want to save data on a file 42 Logging Start and Stop ba Se E Data Dump Sie E After setting the setup parameters sampling interval channels to be stored press the Start Recording key to start with immediate logging Recording will immediately start independently on the type of Start Mode selected in the Setup Press Disconnect to disconnect the instrument then disconnect the serial cable To stop logging connect the serial cable start DeltaLog2 program connect the instrument and press the Stop Recording key N B If the keyboard has not been locked during setup logging can be stopped by pressing the LOG key on the instrument To dump data contained in the minidatalogger memory connect the serial cable to the PC start DeltaLog2 program connect the instrument Connect key Press the Dump data on PC key Once data have been dumped they will be shown in table format Press the Disconnect key to disconnect the instrument Disconnect the serial cable 43 Data View in Graph or Table Format The content of the minidatalogger memory can be viewed in graph or table format In the window on the left side Report List are shown the gr
48. s 51 Instrument Managers vac sceciciissosscadessbiebsebeatcsanpsacusessttensessnevvanbvenveansshevbenssveatoebs 54 Troubleshooting ssenarini ES EEEE EES 56 Calibration of the Relative Humidity Probe HD206 2 and HD226 2 only 57 Technical Specifications eecesesssesecseeseceeeeecceeecsaecesesecaeesecneeseesaeeeeaecateeesaeeaeenes 63 Ordering Cod saioen cadacscsdeaceacecstedens E E EE EETA REEE EA 65 Specifications of the Minidatalogger Optional Probes sseeeeseeeeeeeeererreerereeesree 67 Models with Display siisii pieri eae 69 Models without Display eee ec eecceeeeeeeeseceseceaecaecaeecaeeeaeseeeseeeeaeseaseeeeeeeeeeeeeaees 70 CE Conformity lt lt Safety Electrostatic Discharge Electric Fast Transients Voltage Variation Electromagnetic Interference Susceptibility Electromagnetic Interference Emission EN61000 4 2 EN61010 1 level 3 EN61000 4 2 level 3 EN61000 4 4 level 3 EN61000 4 5 level 3 EN61000 4 11 TEC1000 4 3 EN55022 class B 72
49. sion temperature probe with NTC sensor for measurements in liquids powders and gas total length 45mm diameter 3mm cable L 1 5m material stainless steel TP207P pointed immersion temperature probe with NTC sensor for food industry applica tions sheath length 125mm diameter 4mm cable L 1 5m material stainless steel 65 TP207A HD206S1 HD206 54 C 206 HD75 HD33 DeltaLog2 BL 1 temperature probe with NTC sensor for a fast measurement of the air temperature sheath length 125mm diameter 3mm cable L 1 5m material stainless steel relative humidity temperature combined probe length 109mm diameter 14mm ca ble L 1 5m RS232C serial connection cable cable L 1 5m 9 pole standard connector 8 pole minidin Serial connection cable with USB connector for PC and 8 pole MiniDin male con nector for the instrument The cable connects the mini dataloggers HD 206 HD 226 HD 207 and HD 227 series directly to the USB port of the PC Calibration saturated solution at 75 RH Calibration saturated solution at 33 RH Software to download and show data on PC for HD 206 226 HD 207 227 series minidatalogger Supplied with HD206 54 serial cable to connect the minidatalogger to a PC Minidin 8 pole male connector and Sub D 9 pole female connector Cable L 1 5 m Li SoCl 3 6V 1Ah battery 66 Specifications of the Minidatalogger Optional Probes
50. the next screen click the Register Instr key the new minidata logger will be added to the list of the instruments regis tered on that PC Press the Close key to close the In strument Manager 0000000000000 Aetsgesor 2 z Irsiumert Type Inotrusment fatan f Irutumert User Code 0000000000000000 Dynamic Record Fle Inatrumert Location toad ORF Reetnigerator 1 Inviaament Soniai Number Chics ORF BAIA 1005W Irotumert Fie nane met hee af 3 10015942_HatonFie dg 2 If the endless loop memory function has been activated and a too long time has elapsed the latest data will overrun the old one in this case when dumping data again the program will signal an overrun indicating date and duration of this overrun In this last case there will be a hole in re cording in correspondence with the first data of the last recording N B to grant data continuity once the endless loop memory function has been activated it shall not be deactivated 48 This kind of logging works similarly to chart recorders The minidatalogger memory can be compared with a complete turn of the chart roll If logging starts at Til instant not to loose useful data you just have to dump data be fore Til goes beyond To as you can seen in the drawing aside in corre spondence with n 1 pen If on the contrary as in the second case Ti2 starting instant goes beyond To the data contained in the darker rectangle from
51. ttery replacement 21 INTERNAL SERIAL CONNECTOR J F UMISET HD75 In all other cases you just have to disconnect the external temperature or temperature humidity probe if any and replace it with the serial cable supplied with DeltaLog2 program as shown in the figure below DeltaLog2 HD206 54 RS232C 4 0 0 t el i T 22 DELTALOG2 DeltaLog2 program allows to manage from your own PC all the minidatalogger functions in an easy and intuitive way you can set logging start and stop times alarm set points dump data and view them either in table or graphic format display and save on file the measurements acquired from the instrument in real time print data and export them in Excel format read the remaining battery charge A password protects the instrument setup settings and prevents non authorized changes EN 12830 Compliance HD207 and HD227 dataloggers with sensor inside the instrument housing are compliant to the Euro pean Standard EN 12830 1999 S T C D 1 if operated in conjunction with the DeltaLog2 applica tion software from version 2 5 The data are stored in readable form non encrypted but the file is provided with an encoded field w
52. umes the time intervals where the new data contained in the minidatalogger memory have overrun the old ones F Options Menu Port Settings Serial Port Setup It opens the window to set or view the parameters of the serial port communication This func tion is active only when no instrument is connected Selecting Autodetect the program automatically sets the port parameters Lock Program This function locks the Setup Instrument item for the minidatalogger setup but leaves all the other functions of the program active It is useful to prevent other people changing the minidata logger settings without prior permission A password is required to unlock the program Unlock Program It restores the program complete functionality by entering the password Modify Prog Password Command to be used to change the current password of the program Enter the current password if it is correct a window will open where you can enter the new password For safety reasons the password has to be typed twice in the two available boxes Warning the password has to be typed exactly as it was first written respecting capital and small letters 31 Enable Emergency Dump When the instrument is in endless loop memory and you start dumping data only data logged in the last session will be dumped In particular cases if i e the previous data had been uninten tionally deleted or spoiled it might be necessary to dump the memory whole co
53. ut only from the screen as they are automatically saved while downloading Instr Setup It opens the setup window of the instrument connected to the PC C View Menu Graph It displays the selected data file in graph format If a graph is already available it refreshes it this function is useful to bring the window to the start condition rapidly Table It goes from the graph to the table view Toolbar It activates or disables the toolbar described below Status bar It activates or deactivates the status bar 28 D Tool Menu Set limits It opens a window that allows to set an alarm low limit and an alarm high limit for each channel of the instrument This option is particularly useful for a faster analysis of data when you are looking for any possible exceeded alarm limit Channel External T X IV Upper Limit feo V LowerLimit fzo cmos View Limits It activates the view of the alarm limits This function acts on a single graph at any one time to select a channel click the line corresponding to that channel in the View of Current Report Summary Data 1s Intemal T 01 sec 29 0 C 23 2 C 25 10 C desc probel m2 External T 01 sec 22 6 C 22 6 C 22 60 C desc probe2 29 Calc Avg It calculates the average value of a group of selected data in a table To select a group of con tiguous data click the first datum and holding the Shift key down click the last one To select a group of non contiguous dat
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