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1. SAMPLE REPORT The Sample Report Output display window will show a sample of what the OUTPUT current defined report will look like when generated All data will be repre sented by large X s for numbers and small x s for units to signify the maximum size of each parameter It should be mentioned that date and time data will be added automatically and shown as MM DD YY and HH MM SS respectively UNIT GROUP The Unit Group Select selection box is used by PC MONITOR to allow the SELECT system log parameters to be divided into groups For example the parameters for one engine room may be grouped separately from another set of equipment By using the group select the data in the list box is changed to contain only parameters pertaining to that group This reduces the number of items in the parameter list box making it easier to find a desired parameter This grouping is determined when your system is con figured If no grouping was used all parameters will be in the same list and Default will be shown in the list box You may select a parameter from one unit group and then change groups to use a parameter from a differ ent group on the same report REPORT ORIENTA The Heport Orientation radio buttons allow you to specify whether the TION report should be generated in portrait or landscape mode This allows you to individually customize each report to the layout which best suits it MAXIMUM COLUMN The Maximum Column Portrait status field dis
2. 3 9 Phone Number 3 10 gi Siro PE C 3 11 Alarms 3 11 A r r 3 11 DO 3 12 PEIUS 098 201059 959 2300009 0 0 002999 9249009 0850080005 0000 am SRUE 3 12 ber T 3 13 Custom Graphics S CECI eenei qp Masse tiens esci uode SUMMER ease 3 14 Automatic 3 15 FOG 3 15 OT OUD Ai 3 15 System Wide Alarms Screen 3 17 SONE Alar S eere rae cone sedie epe 3 17 I 3 18 ERO UT 3 19 ENT TT 3 21 Schedule ce 3 21 Adding Recipients 3 22 Edine 3 23 TOONS 9 CRE e uedeor ied 3 24 IV INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC Bri C 3 24 vivi et re ore sc 3 24 UID re hee cee ee oss 3 24 CHAPTER 4 Utilities Commu abOfis eo coa eee EONS 4 Direct COMME CHOON 4 2 Modem Connection sepisan e ESE S 4 4 Network 4 7 4 8 System MOR IM ALIOS 4 9 Setpoint Save Restore 4 10 Setpoint Save Process 4 11
3. M amp M Refrigeration Inc PC Monitor User s Manual PC Monitor Copyright protection claimed includes all forms and matters now and hereinafter granted pro tection by statutory or judicial law including unlimited protection for screen images generated from the software programs Such images include but are not limited to windows icons and report displays PC MONITOR and MAINTENANCE MANAGER are registered Trademarks of M amp M Refrigeration Inc This manual is provided without any warranty of any kind either expressed or implied M amp M Refrigeration Inc shall not be liable to any person or entity with respect to any liability loss or damage to be caused directly or indirectly by this manual Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electrical or mechanical including photocopying for any purposes without permission from M amp M Refriger ation Inc M amp M Refrigeration Inc PC Monitor User s Manual M amp M Refrigeration Inc 1992 2003 All Rights Reserved 412 Railroad Ave Suite 1 P O Box 449 Federalsburg MD 21632 Phone 410 754 8005 FAX 410 754 5813 Printed in the United S
4. 5 10 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 5 SETUP System Setup The System Setup screen is a dialog box which is accessed by clicking on the tool screen command button shown below The screen allows you to set preferences for general system setup parameters and is bro ken down into an option setup area and a tool bar System Setup Screen A M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 5 1 1 PC Monitor Automatic Scrolling Disk Space Printer Printer Font Dialup Modem Clock Mode Colors Sound Automatic Return Comm Error Display Menu TIP Log Refresh This area allows you to enable the automatic scrolling of custom graphics screens and to enter the time in seconds that PC MONITOR will remain on each screen This area allows you to enter the minimum disk space required for your system before PC MONITOR will generate a low disk space message You also enter the time in minutes from when a warning is issued and when the PC MONITOR will re display the message if the disk space requirement is not satisfied A dis able message check box is provided to allow you to disable the message from occurring This check box allows color substitutions to be made by PC MONITOR when ink saver mode is selected The color substitutions result in less ink being used in creating the screen image PC MONITOR can only make the substitution if a 256 color or less video driver is used If a greater number of colors is s
5. 7 5 PC Monitor BUTTON INDICATOR FUNCTION The Cancel button will close the define graph screen without drawing a graph The parameters which are selected on the screen when you cancel will still be present when you open the screen back up Cancel Help The Help button provides access to PC MONITOR s on line help feature Picking a Graph The Pick Graph option allows you to select from a list of previously defined graphs When the Pick Graph button is selected the Graph Plot Save Data Filename window will display Graph Plot Save Data Filename Filename WATER Comments Graph Plot Save Data Filename Screen Filename In the Filename field type the name of a new graph or click on the down arrow to select one from the list a previously defined graphs Comments The Comments text box contains comments pertaining to each graph template 7 6 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC Chapter 7 Defining a Graph Graph Plotting Data Analysis 5 0 4 10 d hi 4 40 4 20 4 00 3 0 3 BU 3 40 3 20 3 00 X GTS 01 Conductivity Drawing a Graph When the Draw button is pressed PC Monitor will draw the graph selected Users can have a number of options available including Define Print Automatic Save Graph and Export 70 00 b 00 00 00 58 00 55 00 D 49 00 46 00 43 00 40 00 Mone Monitor 1992 2003 Data Logged x Cool Breeze Foods
6. DELETE The Delete button will delete the currently selected column Once pressed PC MONITOR will display a dialog box asking you to confirm your request to delete the column DEFAULT The Default command button is used to change the selected column s header back to its default header text PRINTER FONTS The Small and Large font command buttons allow you to select font sizes specific to the report you are editing The default value for the Small and Large fonts will be the values entered in Reports Setup box on the Tool screen The Large font will be used for the header of the report and the Small font for all the remaining text in the report Selecting a Column The Custom Report screen allows you to create or modify report on a column by column basis The information displayed on the screen such as alignment units alarm highlight ing enabled etc is associated with the currently selected column Therefore it is impor tant to understand how to select a column A column can be selected by clicking the left mouse button on the desired column in the sample report display area The column number will then change to reflect the new col umn selected PC MONITOR also reminds you of the selection process by changing the mouse pointer to a left mouse button cursor when in the sample report output display area 6 12 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 6 Another method of selecting a column is by choo
7. NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 3 23 PC Monitor Tools Screen The Tools Screen is entered by clicking on the Tools button on the main graphics screen This screen allows you to access the utilities setup functions and optional features contained in PC MONITOR The screen is broken down into three areas utilities setup and options If a particular function is not available its corresponding command button will be shaded out UTILITIES OPTIONS we Communications System Logging Reports m Information Reports Setup Graph Platting pania Equipment Gave Hestore System Setup Runtimes Directory Setup Maintenance Tools Screen Utilities The utility functions of the tools screen allow you to define your communication s link pref erences view PC MONITOR system information and save restore setpoints Setup The setup buttons of the tools screen allow you to define preferences for system logging downloads report fonts general system features and directories where data is stored Options The option section of the tools screen provides access to some of the optional features available in PC MONITOR These include standard and custom Reports Graph Plotting Equipment Runtime viewing and control and Maintenance Manager 3 24 AV M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 4 Utilities The Utilities area of the tools screen allows you to define your communications link prefer ences v
8. Phone Number Fields The Phone Number Field is included in PC MONITOR when the Auto dial option is available on your system The phone number field is used to enter the telephone numbers to be dialed for each contact in the Auto Dial phone number list To enter a phone number 1 Point with the mouse to the phone number field you want to select 2 Click with the left mouse button to select the field 3 the desired number using the keyboard 4 Press the ENTER key on the keyboard or click on the Enter button or click on another field to accept the data and allow PC MONITOR to validate it The following characters can be included with the phone number field to modify the answer dial sequence Answer Dial Modification This command causes the modem to wait for one or more rings followed by 5 seconds of silence before processing the next symbol in the sequence Set the modem to pulse signals for rotary dialing T Set the modem to tone signals for dialing This is the default setting EE An electronic request or flash for operator assistance Phone Number keypad is available for entry of auto dial phone numbers The Wait Pause Pulse Tone and Flash buttons on the keypad allow you to enter the characters for answer dial modifications in the preceding table x Use a 2 second pause to access an outside line or long distance services 3 10 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 3 RUNNING
9. Special server and client software must be installed in addition to PC MONITOR Installation PC MONITOR first requires the installation of Windows 95 or higher If you have purchased a complete system from M amp M the current version of Windows is pre installed and configured on your system If you have purchased the PC MONITOR software only and do not have the current version of Windows loaded on your system you will need to purchase and install Win dows as described in the Microsoft Windows User s Guide Additionally if you did not purchase a complete system from M amp M you will need to install the PC MONITOR software as directed in the installation instructions included with your software PC MONITOR may be distributed on only one CD or on several 3 5 high density floppy dis kettes depending on the size of your CCS Once PC MONITOR is successfully installed it may be executed directly from Windows by using the default PC MONITOR icon Technical Support If you have questions about the M amp M PC MONITOR package first refer to this manual or con sult on line help for a solution To use help press the Help button located on all PC MONITOR screens and select the category you want If you can t find the answer in your documentation contact M amp M Technical Support using the phone number or address provided with the software If you call you should be sitting in front of your computer with PC MONITOR running and this manual availabl
10. The program also utilizes the color display to help identify parameters in the log which have caused an alarm or failure The following descriptions explain the combination of colors used in the logs Significance Red text on a black This signifies that the parameter caused an alarm This color background corresponds to the use of a small a next to the parameter if the log had been viewed on the actual CCS box Yellow text on a red This shows that the parameter caused a failure This color com background bination relates to the use of a small f next to the parameter if the log had been viewed on the actual CCS box Printing Logs Once a CCS panel log has been downloaded both Print Log and Export command buttons like the ones shown below will appear in the dynamic button area Clicking on the Print Log button will produce a formatted printout of the downloaded log The printed log will contain an a f or o next to any parameters which caused a CCS alarm failure or OEM failure condition respectively Clicking on the Export command button will open the Export Entry screen The Export Entry screen is a dialog box which allows you to enter a filename to export the log data to This file can be utilized independently of PC MONITOR by third party soft ware You can enter a new filename or select an existing one to export the log data to The default filename is export The file will be saved to the export directory under yo
11. choices for the field It should be noted that some selectable fields will also have scroll arrows for use in selecting a choice To change a selectable 1 Point with the mouse to the selectable field that you want to modify 2 Click with the left mouse button to select the field 3 Click with the right mouse button until the desired value appears TIP Once selectable field is selected the ARROW KEYS can be used as scroll arrows to TIP 8 TIP make a choice A Selectable keypad utilizing drop down list boxes is available Suction Pressure Fields The Suction Pressure Fields in PC MONITOR work similarly to those on the CCS box You may use the ENTER key to input numbers and move to the units field which is treated as a selectable An additional feature is that you can use the mouse to click on either the units field or number field independently and make the desired changes Once you try to save the screen or move off the field PC MONITOR will perform data validation To change a suction pressure value 1 Point with the mouse to the number portion of suction pressure field you want to modify Click with the left mouse button to select the field Type in the desired number using the keyboard 4 Press the ENTER key on the keyboard or click on the Enter button or click on the corresponding units field to accept the number and move to the units field Click with the right mouse button to choose the unit
12. 7 CHECK OK e E 2 8 Command Buttons 2 8 b e NE OO D 2 0 CITaphicS SOLO TIS ssa rcscccanovscnanaasencndon SScs geo sne NEUE suu sodas 2 0 Ge dudum TN 2 10 DATO TOK ES 2 11 Moving Within a Dialog 2 11 2 12 DIOPIOSSDOXSS 2 12 Buttons Used m 2 13 NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC lil PC Monitor Satus TEIG ALOT S bus US OU UE CE 2 14 M 2 14 Dodl ERR 2 15 Alarms and Failut s 2 15 CHAPTER 3 Running PC MONITOR Main Graphics 3 2 Network Diagram 3 2 dsl 3 4 CCS Pane o Cre ooo E A 3 5 B Eer E r 3 5 Dal eect nn ee Osr eier E Rn ii 3 5 Akim IN ONG ee a 3 6 PEI SN a A E 3 6 AE 3 6 3 6 Data Validation 22 55 2 2 8 92929260 29080 3 6 NEED ET Fie 3 7 CIE DEC IOS stre iso vto 3 8 Suction Pressure Fields uiuere intor treo 3 8 3 9 3 9
13. 8 Typing the first letter of an item a list box will automatically scroll the list box to that area 2 6 PIN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED Option Buttons Option Buttons also referred to as Radio Buttons represent mutually exclusive options You can select only one option at a time The selected option button contains a black dot Unavailable options are dimmed dis abled An example of option buttons is shown below 2 C Direct Connection pu Modem Connection Communication Options To select an option button 1 Place your cursor over the white dot and with the left mouse button CLICK to complete your selection A small black dot will be inserted indicating the selection was completed NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 2 7 PC Monitor 8 TIP 8 TIP Check Boxes A Check Box next to an option means you can select or clear the option You can select as many check box options as needed When a check box is selected it contains a Unavailable options are dimmed An example of check boxes is shown below Printer Ink Saver Mode Printer Font True Type Only To select or clear check boxes 1 Click the blank check box with the mouse to select it 2 Click a selected box to clear it If the option has an underlined letter press and hold down the keyboard s ALT key while typing the underlined letter to select or clear the check box Comma
14. Download Runtime Liquid Feed Solenoid 3 5 0 0 a ee Puap 1 3 3 A Enable Disable Pkg Pump Plate Pkg Liquid Solenoid 9 9 0 0 Download Time Plate Punp 1 3 3 0 0 B Plate Punp 2 9 5 0 0 Plate Ex Exhaust Fan 3 53 0 0 Cond Vater Sump Liquid Solencid i e Dawnlaad Now 3 9 0 0 3 Update Runtime Update 9 9 0 0 Save Restore a 3 3 0 0 1 9 0 0 99 Average Runtime Average Glycol Flow Switch 3 9 0 0 Puntinme Hot Gas King Solenoid 3 9 0 0 Manual Liquid King Solenoid 9 9 0 0 iquid Solenoid 9 9 0 0 F Reset PC Monitor Name The Name column displays the name of the equipment being mon itored Runtime The Runtime column displays the actual runtime for that piece of equipment in minutes Average The Average column displays the average runtime per day calcu lated each time runtimes are downloaded Modify Runtime Modify Runtime field allows the user to select a piece of equip ment from the list and change it s runtime The Change button accepts the change made in the Runtime field The Clear button clears the changes made in the Runtime field Runtime Down Runtime Download field allows the user to schedule a time for load the download to begin or to request an immediate download using the Download Now button Update Runtime The Update Runtime options allow the user to save the current configuration to a file the PC or restore th
15. all log screens and in the optional Reports tool For more information on exporting please refer to Chapter 9 Export The Export option exports only a previously saved graph and overrides the currently dis played graph To export the currently displayed graph you must first save the graph and then select EXPORT to display the Graph Plot Export screen AV M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 7 13 PC Monitor 7 14 PIN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 8 Equipment Runtimes The Equipment Runtime function is a PC MONITOR feature which allows you to view and mod ify equipment runtime hours The equipment runtime screen is accessed by clicking on the tool screen command button shown below Equipment Runtimes Equipment Runtime Button The screen is divided into several main areas equipment runtime listing modify runtime runt ime download update runtime average runtime and a tool bar See the following example Using the equipment runtime screen you are able to view the runtime hours of various equip ment controlled by the CCS to download current runtime data and to modify equipment runt ime hours E ent Huntimes pee at Modify Huntime Average Modify Runtime d Runtime Equipment Lg Liquid Feed Solenoid 3 9 0 0 Runtime Puntime Pump 1 2 3 0 0 Pump 2 d 0 0 Sm Liquid Feed Solenoid 9 9 0 0 Change Clear Liquid Feed Solenoid 0 0 nang Pump 1 3 9 0 0 Pump 2 3 0 0
16. all remaining CCS units starting from number one with the most recent first AV M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 3 17 PC Monitor Tool Bar The system wide alarms screen also has a tool bar area which contains command but tons and system status indicators The buttons and indicators contained on the tool bar from left to right and their functions are as follows Button indicator Funcio Print Button MM Email Server System Status Indicator Pulse Indicator 4111111 Previous Previous Button Help Button This button acts like the Clear button on the CCS panel with one significant difference When pressed it sends an alarm fail ure clear message to every CCS box in the system This button will print a formatted report with headings for the current system alarms and failures This is a formatted text report and should not be confused with the output generated from using the Print Screen button contained on other screens This button accesses the Optional Email setup screen for alarms and failures The system status indicator is used to inform you that the sys tem is operating normally or is in alarm or failure The pulse indicator shows that PC MONITOR is communicat ing with the CCS master This command button will return you to the previously viewed screen This button provides access to PC MONITOR s on line help feature 3 15 PIN M a
17. and to the left or right of the scroll box on horizontal scroll bars Continuously Point to one of the scroll bar arrows and hold down the left mouse button until the desired information comes into view To any position Drag the scroll box in the scroll bar to the position you want The section of the log or list that moves into view depends on where you position the scroll box For example if you position the scroll box halfway down the vertical scroll bar the text in the middle of the log or list appears Edit Cells Edit Cells are used to enter text or numbers that are used by Monitor as shown in the follow ing example Refrigeration If the edit cell is empty an insertion pointer flashing vertical bar appears in the far side of the box The text or numbers you type start at the insertion point When you move to an edit cell that already contains text or a number the text is selected and any text you type replaces it You can also delete the existing text or number by press ing DEL or BACKSPACE If you do not wish to delete the entire selected text you can also use the left and right ARROW KEYS to de select the text and move the cursor to the desired position Selecting Text You can make changes to blocks of text by selecting highlighting the text you want to change and then typing in the new text or number you desire To select text 1 Point with the mouse to the first character you want to sele
18. is required to close the progress box OK This command button will close the progress box after the save operation has been completed Abort This command button will stop the save operation before it is complete if you do not want to wait Print This command button allows you to print error messages from the System Log Download In Progress to document errors which were detected 5 6 PIN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER SETUP Remote System Log Data The Hemote System Log download feature allows access to stored system log data on a remote computer via the modem and telephone lines If this feature is available on your Master CCS processor a remote PC can dial into the facility and transfer data files from the hard wired plant PC s hard drive The local plant PC must be functional and communicating with the Master CCS processor in order for this feature to work System Log Remote Download Start Record 125 2 Erg 8 End Hecord 9 Current Record 10 25 03 01 13 33 AM Percent Complete Start Record End Record Current Record Percent Complete OK Cancel The Start Record field is the time and date of the starting record to be transferred The End field is the time and date of the last record to be transferred Once started the Current Record field shows the time and date of the log record currently being transferred The Percentage C
19. like the one below will appear to show you the task completion status If you do not wish to perform the download you can can cel it by clicking on the ABORT button System Log Download Progress System Log Download Progress Meter AV M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 5 9 PC Monitor When the download process has completed the progress box will be updated like below to show the completion status Any errors that occurred during the download will be displayed in the status box A printout of the status box can be obtained by selecting the PRINT button If the download took place based on a scheduled time and errors occurred the error box will be minimized and a small view errors button will be displayed at the top right of the screen This is done to allow PC MONITOR to continue to communicate The user can click on the button to open the error box and print the errors listed System Log Download Progress Press Abort to Cancel Download Time Remaining 00 00 Stan Record 07 08 97 11 36 97 End Record 07 0897 11 19 26 Current Record 0708 97 11 49 25 Percent Complete Tue Jul 08 11 51 05 1997 Download process started Download process completed Tue Jul 08 11 52 09 1997 Dk o Abort The progress box will disappear automatically if its occurrence was based scheduled time If a manual selection was made to initiate the download selection of the OK button
20. not purchased the program and wish to do so please contact your M amp M Refrigeration sales representative AV M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 10 1 PC Monitor 10 2 PN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC
21. occupied by functional buttons such as Up Down Arrow DUAL TIME SIGNIFICANCE The dual time display allows you to view the current time for both the PC and CCS This is especially helpful if the CCS being monitored via modem is in a different time zone than the facility where the PC is located Dual Time Alarms and Failures The Alarm and Failure indicator is used to inform you of whether the system is operating normally is in alarm or is failed The indicator will flash during alarm and failure states if the alarm or failure has not been acknowledged Monitor will also cause the PC the emit an audible beep alarm when an alarm or failure occurs Once the alarm or failure has been acknowledged the PC will stop beeping The various states of the alarm indicator are described below Alarm State Significance This indicates that the system is operating normally and that there are no alarms or failures This thumbs up will be displayed on a green background Thumbs Up on Green This thumbs down indicates that the system has at least one reported alarm The background will toggle from yel low to black if the alarm has not been acknowledged Once the alarm is acknowledged the background will Thumbs Down on Yellow remain solid yellow This thumbs down indicates that the system has at least one reported failure The background will toggle from red to black if the failure has not been acknowledged Once the failure is
22. the Title drop down list box and then clicking on the Delete command button shown below Delete After clicking on the Delete button PC MONITOR will display the following dialog box to ask you to confirm your request Delete Report 9 Are sure you want to Delete The Draft Cooler 1 Summary Report Delete Report Confirmation Screen Editing an Existing Report The custom reports screen allows you to edit an existing report to make changes to its current layout Once the desired report is selected in the Title drop down list box you can modify the contents by adding or deleting columns changing parameters adding alarms etc The custom reports screen works on a column by column basis The only items on the screen that are not column specific are the Title Report Heading Column Heading Posi tion and Text and Page Length cells All the remaining edit cells check boxes command buttons etc are used to modify the make up of the selected column Modifying an existing report is therefore a matter of selecting the column you wish to change and making the desired modifications You can also click on the New button to create a new column before or after the selected column Once the new column is cre ated it is automatically selected by PC MONITOR to allow you to assign a parameter and define its headers unit style alignment etc You can also change the report heading and the one line column heading position and
23. the command buttons Yes No and Cancel to allow you to choose an option This button provides access to MONITOR s on line help feature 4 8 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 4 UriLiTIES System Information The System Information screen is a dialog box which is accessed by clicking on the tool screen command button shown below S stem Information The PC MONITOR system information screen provides you with information indicating the ver sion of PC MONITOR and its root directory All other information is for use by M amp M Service personnel to aid in the maintenance of your system should any problems develop System Information Job Number 38M 214 Root Directory Free Resources Job Version 1 10 Jun 05 2002 08 26 40 AMad cowid diveln 919 664 USR 14 Monitor Version 2 58 16 2002 12 36 01 GDI 66 Heap 0552 Unit Screen Background Tasks Communications Number 1 Num 0 Enabled 0 x EXIT Analogs O 0 Modem Discretes Bytes Errors Bits 0 Info 0 Last Unit 0 Screens Quit 0 Early Timers DE 0 _ Animate Tasks 0 Pise 0 Haw Data Capture On Top Enable _ Sends Clear m _ To File System Information Screen Job Number The job number assigned to your specific control system Job Version The version number of your job along with the date and time it was gener ated PC MONITOR The version number of your copy of PC
24. to export the data to This file can be utilized independently of PC MONITOR by third party software Export Entry Enter Filename Export Entry Screen NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION 9 1 PC Monitor Enter Filename OK Cancel Setup Report Export This field is a combo box consisting of an edit cell and a drop down list box You can enter a new filename or select an exist ing one to export the log data to The file will be saved to the export directory under your job name s directory tree C MMPC JOBNAME EXPORT lt filename gt TXT If this command button is clicked PC MONITOR will export the data to the specified file The file will then be saved to the export directory under your job name s directory tree C MMPC JOBNAME EXPORT lt filename gt TXT Clicking on this command button exits the Export Entry screen without exporting any data Clicking on this button will open the Export Setup screen and allow you to select the components and format of the data being exported Export setup will be covered later in this sec tion Report Export allows you to export report data to a file which can then be imported into third party software such as spreadsheets for additional analysis or manipulation Clicking on the Export command button located on the reports screen will open the Report Export screen The Report Export screen is a dialog box which allows you to select a report a starting and ending date for l
25. 5 To oreate ANEW 6 16 Report Expor FOREN DR 6 16 7 Graph Plotting Anatomy 7 2 Defining a 7 4 7 6 IE mne EEEE 7 7 Sot OPUONS NO 7 9 Display OPONSE 7 11 Ponto d Graph 7 11 7 12 5s se te Sree adeno E E E E NS 7 13 Saye cone mo T 7 13 2 4010 M eee 7 13 CHAPTER 8 Equipment Runtimes Equipment Runtime Listing 8 2 Downloads od queda 5 2 RUNUMES i1 c2 s0sncccvsseszeasinsncusieeaesadsoaessernssoosrusuevernananane 8 3 4 010 C ne een ee eee eee een 8 3 DOOM Bai 8 4 CHAPTER 9 Export eee eee ere eee 9 1 EOS E ON 9 1 9 1 9 2 Historical Graph BXDOEl 2 casam ee qoi sais s e 9 4 Trend Data ore NER TE 9 5 Export 9 5 CHAP
26. Bold Bold Italic AaBbYwzz Script Western This is a TrueType font This same font will be used on both your screen and your printer Font Properties Screen Font The list box allows you to choose among the fixed width fonts available for your printer Font Style This list box presents the different font styles available for the font selected We recommend leaving this set to the default Regular Size This list box allows selection of the desired point size for the font selected Script This list box allows selection of the desired script OK This command button will exit the dialog box and save any changes made Cancel Clicking on this button will exit the dialog box without saving any changes Printer Fonts The printer fonts area of the report setup screen contains two command buttons Small and Large These buttons are used to open the font dialog box and set default font prefer ences used when printing logs and reports in PC MONITOR We recommend that you use the Courier font for both and font sizes 8 and 17 respectively for the Small and Large but tons Screen Fonts The screen fonts area of the report setup screen contains two command buttons Small and Large These buttons are used to open the font dialog box and set the font prefer ences to be used when displaying logs and reports in PC MONITOR We recommend that you do not change these values as they have been factory configured for your system
27. D CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED PRO Pump Press 23 28 28 eB 28 28 28 29 30 30 20 a 4 3 e 7 amp 2 4 B E B 5 B z Hode EUTOMATII AUTOMAT I AUTOMATI AUTOMATI AUTOMATI AUTOMATI AUTOMATI AUTOMATI AUTOMATI AUTOMATI AUTOBMATI select the reports that will be automatically printed or generate custom reports with the optional Custom Reports screen 6 2 AV M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 6 Tool Bar The reports screen Tool Bar contains a set of command buttons which are used to perform various functions and indictors to watch the system status The command buttons and indica tors contained on the screen s tool bar from left to right and their functions are as follows BUTTON INDICATORS FUNCTION The Pick Report button opens up the report options screen which allows you to select the report to generate and the date range of logged data to use Pick Report Button The Print button prints the currently displayed report Print Button The Automatic button opens up the automatic reports screen which allows UE you to select the reports that will be automatically printed Automatic Automatic Button The Custom button opens up the custom report definition screen which allows you to define your own reports Custom Button The Export button
28. EM Sec FG Poll 1000 msec Direct Connection Setup Screen 4 2 PIN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 4 UriLiTIES The screen allows you to modify the following direct communications options Auto Connect This check box will cause PC MONITOR to automatically attempt a direct link when the program starts assuming this form of communication is enabled Timers The timer section provides edit cells to enter the values for Retry Time out and FG Polling These values are factory set for your specific config uration therefore we do not recommend changing them The Retry value specifies how long PC MONITOR will wait after the communications link has been broken before it will attempt to re connect to the master The Time out value specifies how long PC MONITOR will wait since the last time it received a message from the CCS master before it disables the communications link FG Poll specifies the interval in milliseconds between which PC MONITOR will request a message from the CCS master Port This drop down list box allows you to specify on which COM port the RS 422 interface board is configured for Baud This drop down list box allows you to specify the speed at which the PC communicates to the CCS master Clicking on the right down arrow will present a list of baud rate choices and scroll bars to move through the options The 9600 19200 and 38400 baud rates are supported on PC MONITOR versions 2 01 or higher Some ol
29. INDICATORS FUNCTION This button prints the currently displayed report Print Button The Export button exports the current information to a file for use with a third party software Export Button The pulse indicator shows that PC MONITOR is communicating um with the CCS master Pulse Indicator This command button allows you to quickly return to the main FEE graphics screen Main Button This command button will return you to the previously viewed 4111111 Previous Previous Button This button provides access to MONITOR s on line help fea Help Button 8 4 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 9 Export Export The Export function is a standard PC MONITOR feature that allows you to export log and or report data to a file for use by third party software The Export function is active on all log screens in the Reports tool graphics screens and on the runtime screen Log Export Log Export allows you to export log Trend graph or runtime data to a file which can then be imported into third party software such as spreadsheets for additional analysis or manipula tion The Export function can be used to export data from all standard logs such as OP or Trend logs Clicking on the Export command button located on the selected log screen will open the Export Entry screen Export Entry The Export Entry screen is a dialog box which allows you to enter a filename
30. Inc 05 25 03 9 009 05 25 03 05 26 03 ae ee eg ga ea e 00 XU 5 EIET a T Setpoint MENU pe perenne renner nnn nent a em Te 41m i TMA ant open ey LM iul if TW TT AUT E essc LAN o mM TM mL e 0 00 00 00 04 00 08 00 12 00 15 00 20 00 24 00 09 00 08 00 12 00 16 00 20 00 24 00 S GTS 01 water Temp DIEGF GTS 01 water Pressure PSIG mm SEA E E zzz Help Mair Previous Draw Graph Screen NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 7 7 PC Monitor BUTTON INDICATORS Define Button Print Button Automatic Automatic Button Save Graph FA Save Graph Button Export Button Pulse Indicator Main Button FUNCTION The Define button allows you to re define the current graph with different parameters Users have the option of saving the new graph definition for future use The Print button prints the currently displayed graph to the default printer The Automatic button opens up the automatic graph screen which allows you to select the graphs that will be automatically printed The Save Graph button allows you to save the current graph format for future use The Export button allows the data on a previously saved graph format to be exported to a file for use by third party software Please refer to
31. MONITOR along with the date Version and time it was generated Root Directory The directory root from which your copy of PC MONITOR is running Free Resources The percentage of free resources available for the system SYS graphics GDI and user USR areas as well as the available heap memory size NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 4 9 PC Monitor Setpoint Save Restore The Setpoint Save Hestore function allows you to save and restore CCS setpoint data to and from the PC It is accessed by clicking on the Save Hestore command button which is located on the tools screen Save Restore The Setpoint Control screen is a dialog box which allows you to set preferences for Setpoint Save and Restore operations by clicking the Save Restore View or Cancel command but tons as shown below Setpoint Control Setpoint Save and Hestore Selection Save Restore Setpoint Control Screen The Save and Restore feature is a useful utility for saving setpoint data for later use The operator may utilize different setpoints depending on the product being produced or the time of year By using Save and Restore the setpoint data needs only be entered once and saved to a file When necessary all setpoint data in the system can be changed back to the appro priate values by simply using the Restore feature The Save and Restore feature can also be used to save a copy of all system setpoints before performing a software u
32. NC 3 3 PC Monitor Tool Bar The main graphics screen tool bar contains a set of command buttons which are used to setup and access the additional features contained in PC MONITOR The tool bar also contains indicators which allow you to watch the system status The command buttons and indicators contained on the main graphics screen tool bar from left to right and their functions are as follows Button Indicators Function This command button is used to print a snapshot of the current screen Print Screen Print Screen Button This button allows viewing of the system alarms and fail il ures Alarms Alarms Button Clicking on this button provides access to the Tools Screen i which consists of the command buttons for the utilities Teale setup functions and optional features contained in PC MONITOR Tool Button The Dual Time indicator is used to display both the PC and Dual Time The System Status Indicator is used to inform you that the system is operating normally or is in alarm or failure System Status Indicator The Pulse Indicator shows that PC MONITOR is commu m nicating with the CCS master Pulse Indicator This command button is used to exit PC MONITOR and x EXIT return to Windows Exit Button This button provides access to PC MONITOR s on line Help feature Help Button 3 4 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 3 RUNNING PC MONITOR CCS Panel Screen The CCS Panel
33. OR To select a name and number combination click on the desired choice with the mouse This will place the chosen entry into the current selection area Name The name edit cell in the current selection area shows the name of the plant which will be dialed if a modem connection is requested This field can be changed or a new name entered using standard edit cell tech niques Phone The phone edit cell in the current selection area shows the phone number that will be dialed when a modem connection is requested This field can be changed or a new phone number entered using standard edit cell techniques Add Once you have entered the desired new data in the current selection fields clicking on the Add button will place the current name and phone number data into the Available Numbers list box Delete This command button will delete the name and phone number in the Cur rent Selection area from the Available Numbers list box Clear Clicking on this button clears the current name and phone number fields and places the insertion pointer in the name field This button is extremely useful when you wish to enter a new name and number Modem Type This drop down box allows you to choose from several standard modems or select a custom modem profile by entering a class definition string on the Custom Modem Profile screen shown below 4 NOTE On newer PC s with Windows95 or higher an optional modem inter face may be provided In this
34. PC MONITOR String Fields String Fields are selectable character string entries highlighted on specific screens on some versions of PC MONITOR This option allows you to enter character strings to customize the screen for the current demands of your system configuration For example it allows you to setup specific parameters to be monitored while the system is in operation To enter a string field 1 Point with the mouse to the string field you want to select 2 Click with the left mouse button to select the field 3 Typein the desired data string using the keyboard 4 Press the ENTER key on the keyboard or click on the Enter button or click on another field to accept the data and allow PC MONITOR to validate it 8 TIP A Keyboard keypad is available for entry of string fields Alarms and Logs As with the CCS box the PC MONITOR CCS panel provides for an alarm status screen and the viewing of logs In addition colors are used to help highlight alarms and log entries to provide a more visual interface than is available on the CCS box Alarms PC MONITOR handles alarms much the same way as the CCS box with the use of an active alarms and failures status screen and a system alarm status field PC MONI TOR takes advantage of your color display by using various color combinations to indi cate the alarm status of the CCS box you are viewing The alarm status indicator is displayed on the CCS panel s main status screen and on the
35. Screen is intended to be a close duplicate of the screen on the actual CCS box panel The screen is divided into a keypad hotkeys with a status area a display and a tool bar area as shown below Hot FL EQUIP Refrigeration Display Keys nem m MAIN STATUS Fa com 45 SUCT PHESS 34 8 ESSERE 28 SUCT PRESS 34 8 dis tif SUCI PRESS 34 8 psic PURGE F7 BLAST COND PRESS 49 95 FB LOGS Status ALARM Message Area Main Status Screen The CCS panel screen displays data as if you were looking at the actual panel With this in mind it should be noted that the terms screen types and field types defined in the CCS docu mentation are used throughout this manual If you are unfamiliar with the workings of the actual panel you should review the M amp M Refrigeration Computer Control System General Operating Overview document Display Colors PC MONITOR uses various Display Colors to signify differences between types of infor mation Dynamic Data Dynamic Data is information which changes over time For example the motor cur rent on the main CCS panel is considered to be dynamic data since it changes dynamically as the motor runs To help distinguish between different types of informa tion all Dynamic Data displayed on the PC MONITOR CCS screens is shown as green letters on a black background This convention will only change if the data provides for alarm highlighting which may c
36. Setpoint Save Progress 4 12 SEIDOIDE 4 13 Setpoint Restore Progress 4 14 VIEW REPOM ERr 4 15 Generating Setpoint 4 16 C 4 17 CHAPTER 5 Setup D VStem uso otia dr near 5 1 System Logging 5 2 Downloading System 1008 5 2 Remote System Log 5 7 RR C e 5 8 Ba SUIS eae 5 8 BCDORS 5 0 Dome c sve merum evt dO ri UE 5 10 DV Re ONG eei S9 vpaEP E E EOS CR dRSE 5 10 T 5 11 Direclory SOUD PRETI T 5 14 CHAPTER 6 Reports TCI a 6 3 Does ined E E DUM US PEN o EROR mE USO OER SERE 6 4 PICK RG MAUS 6 4 qe DOBLE con E 6 6 Automatic Report Printing eese 6 7 C Us FORI REPONS 6 9 NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC V PC Monitor Custom Report Definitions 6 9 a REDO 6 13 IS LUE i oe o TUS ERIT DT 6 13 Deletino a peer Las ORAN D 6 14 Editing an Existime aue ti peso b sedens 6 14 Creating a New 6 1
37. Shape Significance The arrow pointer appears in inactive windows scroll bars tool bars You can choose a command click a button and pull down list boxes Arrow Pointer The insertion pointer appears when you are in the text area This is sometimes called the pointer You use this pointer to indicate where you want to begin typing by click Pointer ing the mouse at that position The hourglass pointer appears when Monitor is performing a task that will take a few seconds Hourglass The finger pointer appears on a custom graphics screen 1 when the pointer is over an area that contains additional information Clicking the left mouse button will move you to this additional screen This pointer is also present in the help screens when the pointer is over an item which con tains more detailed information Pointing Finger The left mouse button pointer appears when you are over a Va selectable field which is not currently selected Clicking the Mu left mouse button selects the field Left Mouse Button This right mouse button pointer appears over a selectable field which is selected Clicking the right button will cycle Du the field through the available choices Right mouse button 2 2 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED Scroll Icons Icons are small pictures that represent various types of applications and files in the Win dows environment You may
38. TER 10 Maintenance Manager VI PN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 1 Intr oduc tion M amp M Refrigeration Inc s M amp M PC MONITOR is a centralized Computer Control System CCS monitoring software package designed to meet the needs of plant control and monitoring PC MONITOR and its companion package MAINTENANCE MANAGER can help reduce plant operating costs lower resource require ments and provide an easy to use integrated control system through its use of an intuitive graphical interface PC MONITOR can be used on site through a direct communication or network link or off site with the use of a modem PC MONITOR and MAINTENANCE MANAGER are customized to match your control system s configu ration and provide all of the features available on the CCS Capabil ities of PC MoNITOR and MAINTENANCE MANAGER which will aid in the management of your plant are as follows CCS Control and Monitoring System Logging of CCS Data Save and Restore Function for System Setpoints e Standard Report Printing of Logged Data Custom Report Generator e Automatic Printing of Specified Reports e Real Time Graphics Screens Displaying Plant Equipment and Layout Information e Historical Graph Plotting of Logged Data e Real Time Graph Plotting of Analog Data e Exporting of Logged Data for Use by Third Party Soft ware Equipment Runtime Monitoring and Editing Capability e Maintenance Plan Generation and Scheduling PC MONI
39. TOR and Maintenance Manager are Microsoft Windows Windows compatible packages and as such require that Windows 95 or higher be installed on your system If you have chosen to pur chase a complete system from M amp M Refrigeration all necessary software has been configured on the delivered system If you have purchased the software separately contact your local software dealer or M amp M Refrigeration Inc for information on Windows soft ware NVA M amp M RrFRGERATION Inc 1 1 PC Monitor About This Manual The M amp M Refrigeration PC MONITOR User s Manual is a comprehensive guide that contains descriptions of all the procedures you need to use the PC MONITOR software To help you learn and use PC MONITOR efficiently this manual is organized in a top down manner The manual begins with definitions of the Windows environment screen types button types and then moves on to actual procedures used in the various PC MONITOR functions Some of the features described in this manual are optional and may not be included in your version Conventions The PC MONITOR document uses a few special conventions which are described in the following sections The Keyboard e he keys on your keyboard may not be labeled exactly as they are in this manual All key names are shown using capital letters For example the Control key is shown as CTRL the Escape key is shown as ESC e Keys are frequently used in combinations or sequences For exa
40. Time Axis 24 hr BUTTON INDICATOR FUNCTION The Draw command button instructs PC MONITOR to draw the graph E using the currently set options When this button is clicked you will first see Draw Draw Button the original plot before the program generates the new one The Cancel button will return you to the graph screen without drawing a new plot Your selected options will still be active and present should you open back up the options screen Cancel Button Help The Help button provides access to PC MONITOR s on line help feature 7 10 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC Chapter 7 Defining a Graph Display Options Once you have defined the parameters to be plotted and have generated a graph there are a series of options which can be used to enhance the plot The Graph Display Options screen shown below allows you to create multiple vertical axes to enable grids and to use line marker symbols Graph Display Options Reference Line Definilions Value funds Label Graph Plotting Options Screen Plot Additives Allows the user to select additional options to enhance the graph Users can select none or all if desired Marker symbols are typically used to identify different parameters on black and white printers Vertical and Horizontal grid lines are automat ically placed at even intervals on the graph Reference Line Up to six reference lines may be added to any graph A reference line is Definition
41. Y Dk Abort Print Setpoint Save Progress Meter OK This command button will close the progress box after the save operation has been completed Abort This command button will stop the save operation before it is complete if you do not want to wait Print This command button allows you to print error messages from the Setpoint Progress Box to document errors which were detected 4 12 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 4 UriLiTIES Setpoint Restore The Setpoint Restore Process screen below is a dialog box which is accessed by clicking the Restore command button on the Setpoint Control screen It allows you to select a set point file and specify which CCS units to restore setpoint data to Setpoint Restore Process Unit Name Filename Master Restore Runtimes BOXTEST 1 Comments Restore Setpoint Restore Screen Unit Name This drop down list box allows you to select which CSS units will have set point data restored Possible selections include All Master and individual Screw and Slave units depending on your system configuration Select ing All would restore data to all CCS units Selecting Master would restore data to the master and its remotes units Selecting a screw would restore data to the selected screw Each screw in the system can be restored sep arately Selecting a slave would restore data to the selected slave unit which your system may contain By selecting a Unit Name you can res
42. a typical graphics screen is shown below 33 6PPH VENT 33 EP 33 BPPH 1 39 6PPH 2 FREEZER 3 ZONE 6 ONE 38 2 3 383 bPPH 34 BPPH FREEZER 2 VARIABLE MEATS 2 Z NE 21 Jg bF MH32 z0WE22 39 39 Floor Graphics Screen PC Monitor CCS Panel Screens The CCS Panel Screens are intended to provide you with all the information present on the corresponding screen of the actual CCS box The screen is broken down into various areas as shown below Hot FL EQUIP Refrigeration Master Display Keys cc MAIN STATUS 45 SUCT PRESS 34 8 28 SUCT PRESS 34 8 17 SUCT PRESS 34 8 psr PURGE F7 BLAST COND PRESS 49 95 FB LOGS Status F3 MENUS ALARM Message Area Dynamic Button Area Main Status Screen Display Area This area is an exact duplicate of what would be displayed on the LCD display on the actual CCS box Hot Keys The hotkeys on the CCS panel screen are always active These command buttons can be used by clicking on them with the mouse or by pressing their corresponding function keys Dynamic But Various buttons will appear in this area based on which screen is ton Area currently being viewed Examples include Print Load Unload Keypad and Export Status Mes Shows status information
43. acknowledged the background will remain Thumbs Down on Red solid red AV M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 2 15 PC Monitor 2 16 PIN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 3 Running PC MoNITOR PC MONITOR runs under the Windows environment to provide an easy to use graphical interface Windows has specific conventions which establish a consistent look and feel to the system PC MONITOR follows these conventions to allow those individuals familiar with Windows to start using the program without any spe cific introduction If you are new to Windows please review Chapter 2 of this manual or the Microsoft Windows User s Guide to attain a basic working knowledge of the Windows environment PC MONITOR may be started from its icon by simply double click ing on the picture of the M amp M mountains The software may also be configured to start automatically whenever your computer is powered on If you have purchased a complete system from M amp M PC MONITOR is configured to start automatically unless otherwise requested Once the PC MONITOR package is started the main graphics page will be displayed This screen is defined as the main screen and is the gateway to all functions contained in PC MONITOR The remainder of this chapter will describe the basic procedures used in running PC MONITOR NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION Inc 3 1 PC Monitor Main Graphics Screen The Main Graphics Screen in PC MONITOR consists of a series of comm
44. ad Times Stan Record jr 2 Eg 9 End Record pz jp v fsa mg System Log Download Times Screen When the Download Now button is selected the System Log Download Times dia log box is displayed allowing the user to select a range of records to be downloaded Start Record End Record OK Cancel This field is used to enter the date and time to begin downloading information The default is the date and time of the last record on the PC hard disk If no prior data resides on the hard drive the data for the start record will be one year prior to the current date This field is used to enter the date and time to stop downloading information The default is the current date and time If a Start Record prior to the last record on the PC hard disk is requested older data if available will be downloaded and will replace the current records on the disk This command button is used to return to the tools screen and will display a dialog box if you have made any changes The box will ask if you want to save your changes it contains the com mand buttons Yes No and Cancel to allow you to choose an option This button will return you to the tools screen without saving any of your changes 5 4 PIN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER SETUP Once a download of the system log is started whether based on a scheduled time or from clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button a progress box
45. alarms and failures screen just as it is on the actual CCS box It should be noted that the CCS alarm indi cator shows the status of a specific CCS box only it should not be confused with the System alarm indicator which is displayed in the CCS panel tool bar The colors used to signify alarm conditions are described below Significance Green word NORM on The CCS box is running normally No alarms or failures exist blue background Red word ALARM on The CCS box is in alarm If the background is flashing between yellow background yellow and black the alarm has not been acknowledged If the background is a constant yellow the alarm has been acknowl edged Yellow word FAIL ona The CCS box is failed If the background is flashing between red red background and black the failure has not been acknowledged If the back ground is a constant red the failure has been acknowledged AV M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 3 11 PC Monitor Logs PC MONITOR is capable of downloading logs from the actual CCS box for viewing A log may take more than a few seconds to download depending on its size and the type of communications link you are using When you select a particular log from the log menu screen PC MONITOR will request it to be downloaded automatically and will display a progress box to show the progression of the task If you wish to cancel the download before it is completed you can click on the Abort command button on the progress box
46. ample of the Download Progress Box is shown below Huntime Equipment Download Equipment Runtime Download Progress Meter NOTE order for PC MONITOR to perform an equipment runtime download it must be communi cating with the CCS Modifying Runtimes PC MONITOR allows you to modify or clear the runtime hour values of any equipment con trolled by the CCS First select the value you wish to change from the runtime list on the left side of the screen by clicking on it with the mouse The runtime hours of the selected signal will appear in the runtime edit cell and may be edited using standard Windows editing com mands If you wish the runtime value cleared simply press the corresponding command button If you wish to change the value to the new one entered in the edit cell simply press the Change command button 4f NOTE soon as you clear or change a runtime hour value the new information will immediately be transmitted to the CCS Export The Export option allows the user to export the information to a file for use with third party soft ware For more information on exporting please refer to Chapter 9 Export NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 8 3 PC Monitor Tool Bar The equipment runtime screen s tool bar contains a set of command buttons and system sta tus indicators The command buttons and indicators contained on the screen s tool bar from left to right and their functions are as follows BUTTON
47. and buttons and sys tem indicators The main portion of the screen will display a network diagram of the CCS boxes making up the system which will communicate with PC MONITOR The bottom portion of the screen is reserved for a tool bar which contains various command buttons and system status indicators Network Diagram The Network Diagram contained on the main graphics screen is actually a series of com mand buttons which allow you to access specific CCS boxes The screen may also con tain command buttons for custom graphic screens identified as the Equipment and Floor Plan buttons The various buttons displayed on the screen and their functions are as fol lows Main Grahpics Network Diagram 3 2 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 3 RUNNING PC MONITOR Command Button Function Equipment Button Floor Plan Button Clicking on this command button pulls up the CCS Panel Screen for the master CCS box The CCS panel screen will be described in a later section This button is used to move to the corresponding CCS Panel Screen for the device whose name appears on the button This is an optional button which will pull up the Custom Graphics Screens which define the various equipment in the plant A later sec tion will discuss the custom graphics screens This is an optional button which will pull up the Custom Graphics Screen that depicts the floor plan for the plant NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION I
48. aph Title starting Date EF ome Unit Group Select Ending Date 227 Select Parameters To Plot Selected Parameters Press Delete to Remove 20 Pump Pkg Level 20 Pump Pkg Level 20 Sequencer Pressure 20 Pump Pkg Level 20 Plate Pump Low Press Times 20 Pump Pkg Pump Press 20 Pump Low Press Times Graph Definition Screen Graph Title The Graph Title edit cell is used to enter the title that will appear in the header of the plot Starting Date The Starting Date list box contains dates for starting the Historical data plot only f NOTE Dates are only displayed if data was downloaded for that day Ending Date The Ending Date list box contains dates for ending the Historical data plot only f NOTE Dates are only displayed if data was downloaded for that day 7 4 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC Chapter 7 Defining a Graph Unit Group The Unit Group Select drop down list box is used by PC MONITOR Select to allow the system log parameters to be divided into groups For example the parameters for one engine room may be grouped sepa rately from another set of equipment By using the group select the data in the list box is changed to contain only parameters pertaining to that group This reduces the number of items in the parameter list box making it easier to find a desired parameter This grouping is deter mined when your system is configured If no grouping was
49. case the Modem Type only selects from a list of modems already installed under Windows Any custom modem strings must be entered under the Windows Control Panel under the Modems icon Auto Connect This check box will cause PC MONITOR to automatically attempt a modem link when the program starts assuming this form of communica tion is enabled NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION Inc 4 5 PC Monitor Auto Disconnect Auto Exit Disconnect Time out Tone Pulse Counters Timers Port Baud This check box will allow PC MONITOR to automatically hang up the modem link to the CCS master You can enter the amount of time PC MONITOR will wait before disconnecting the modem link if no mouse or keyboard activity has occurred PC MONITOR will prompt you with a message screen 60 seconds prior to logoff warning you of the impending action This check box will allow PC MONITOR to automatically exit the program after an automatic modem disconnect occurs This edit cell allows you to enter the time which PC MONITOR will wait before automatically disconnecting the modem link The modem link will only be broken if no mouse or keyboard activity has occurred within the time period you entered These option buttons allow you to specify whether to use tone or pulse dialing The counter timer section provides edit cells to enter the values for Con nect Retry Time out and FG Polling These values are factory set for your specific configu
50. ct 2 Hold down the left mouse button and drag the insertion point to the last charac ter you want to select 3 Release the left mouse button To cancel the selection click again anywhere on the window If you click on an edit cell the insertion pointer will be displayed at the position where you clicked This allows you to insert letters numbers or words into any position in the text string 2 4 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED TIP You can select a single word by double clicking on it with the left mouse button Editing text You can modify text once it has been selected The following table describes some of the techniques and shortcuts that can be used with selected text or numbers The Windows environment provides temporary storage for information you may want to transfer in an area called the Clipboard Do this with the keyboard To Type the new text Replace the text with new text or a number Press DEL or BACKSPACE Delete the text or number It is not placed onto the Clipboard CTRL INS or CTRL C Copy the selected text and place it onto the Clipboard SHIFT DEL or CTRL X Delete the selected text and place it onto the Clipboard SHIFT INS or CTRL V Paste text from the Clipboard into the active edit cell CTRL Z or ALT BACKSPACE Undo the last editing action List Boxes A List Box displays a list of choices If there are more items than can fit in the box scroll bar
51. ct value specifies the time PC MONITOR will wait for modem connection to be made The Retry value specifies how long PC MONITOR will wait after the communications link has been broken before it will attempt to re connect to the master The Time out value specifies how long PC MONITOR will wait since the last time it received a pulse from the CCS master before it disables the communications link FG Poll specifies the interval in milliseconds between which PC MONITOR vwill request a pulse from the CCS master This edit box allows you to specify the name or IP address of the Server PC on your network that provides the direct connection to the CCS con trols This edit box allows you to specify the port to be used in network commu nications All PCs on the network must utilize the same port value The communication screen s tool bar contains command buttons and system status indi cators The command buttons and indicators on the tool bar from left to right and their functions are as follows BUTTON INDICATORS FUNCTION The pulse indicator shows that PC MONITOR is communicating m with the CCS master Pulse Indicator 4111111 Previous Previous Button Help Button This command button will return you to the tools screen If you have made any changes to the communications screen such as added new numbers or changed the current selection a dialog box will appear The box will ask if you want to save your changes it con tains
52. cters using the currently selected Printer and Fonte Some Columns may be Truncated ALIGN The Align drop down list box allows you to choose justification for the selected column s data The available choices are left center and right justification UNITS STYLE The Units Style drop down list box allows the selection of the units type for the data in the selected column If the parameter in the selected column does not have units associated with it this selection will be ignored by PC Monitor The available choices are none short and long Examples of short units are and where their corresponding long units are PSIG and INHG It should be noted that the use of short units will allow you to fit more columns on a report COLUMN HEADERS The Column Headers consists of three edit cells that allow you to enter the header text for the selected column The entered text will be center justi fied and will be displayed in three rows above the selected column Each parameter associated with a column will have an available default header ALARMS The Alarms check box enables the highlighting of the selected column s parameters to signify alarms and failures as in the CCS log screens The report will display an a f or o next to the parameter to signify an alarm failure or OEM condition respectfully If the selected column s parameter does not support highlighting this check box will be shaded disabled to prevent use The Headers c
53. der versions of the CCS soft ware do not support the 19200 or 38400 baud rate If you are running an older version of the CCS software the 19200 and 38400 baud rate will not be available Previous This command button will return you to the previously viewed screen Help This button provides access to PC MONITOR s on line help feature NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 4 3 PC Monitor Modem Connection Modem Connection Currect Selection Name Phone setup The modem connection area of the screen allows you to view information required for connecting with the CCS Master via the telephone lines This feature only functions if a modem and phone line are installed in the CCS Master The different parts of the modem connection area are as follows Name Phone Dial Hang Sync Setup The name drop down list box in the current selection area shows the name of the plant which will be dialed if a modem connection is requested This field can be changed by selecting another name from the drop down list The phone drop down list box in the current selection area shows the phone number that will be dialed when a modem connection is requested This field can be changed by selecting another number from the drop down list This command button is used to request that PC MONITOR dial the cur rently selected number This function is used when auto connect is not being utilized Once you click on thi
54. e Whether you call or write please provide the following information version number of Windows and the version number of PC MONITOR e he type of hardware you are using including network hardware if applicable e A description of what happened and what you were doing when the problem occurred e he exact wording of any messages that appeared on your screen 1 4 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 1 5 PC Monitor 1 6 PIN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 2 Getting Started This chapter presents the basic skills and concepts that you need to use M amp M Monitor In this chapter you will learn Windows fundamentals and Monitor screen types buttons and status indicators PC Monitor in the Windows Environment If you are new to Windows the following sections will help you learn Windows fundamentals especially the ones evident in the Monitor program Some of the fundamentals covered are using the mouse cursor types and their meanings types of selection editing tools and button types used in Monitor For a more detailed overview of Windows you should refer to the Microsoft Windows User s Guide Using the Mouse The mouse controls a pointer on the screen You move the pointer by sliding the mouse over a flat surface in the direction you want the pointer to move on the screen You do not press the mouse buttons when you move the mouse If you run out of r
55. e it on the PC s hard disk This downloading can be performed automatically at scheduled times or on request by clicking on a command button When a download is requested PC MONITOR receives system log information starting from the date and time the log was last downloaded to the PC s current date and time The information is then stored on the hard disk and used by the graph plotting and report printing functions The typical system log contains approximately 200 entries depend ing on your system size When all available entries are filled the oldest data starts to be overwritten by the new data For a typical system if the logging rate is set to 15 minutes the master will store just over two full days of information If the logging rate is reduced care should be taken to ensure that the log is downloaded before data is overwritten lost PC MONITOR can perform multiple down loads per day to allow for various logging rates 5 TIP Maintaining reduced logging rates will also cause the PC s hard disk to fill up more rapialy NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION Inc 5 1 PC Monitor The list of parameters captured in the system log has been customized for your CCS network The information typically includes all analogs and discretes along with any information that is displayed on CCS status screens The list is displayed to you in alphabetical order for conve nience when you view it in the graph plotting or custom report functions System L
56. e runtimes from the saved file Average The Average Runtime options allow the user to select whether or Runtime not average runtimes are updated automatically or manually Reset The Heset button only works when MANUAL is selected and will reset the average to zero Equipment Runtime Listing You may view the runtimes of various equipment controlled by the CCS in the runtime listing section of the screen This list of equipment runtimes has been customized for your CCS sys tem Scroll bars are provided if more data is present than can be viewed at one time Runtime Downloads There are two methods of performing an equipment runtime download You may schedule a time for the download to begin or you may request an immediate download using the corre sponding command button To edit the current download time select a field hours minutes or AM PM indicator and use the scroll arrow to adjust the value To request an immediate download click on the Download Now button in the Runtime Download area If the request for an immediate download is successful a download progress box will appear The Down load Progress Box will display a horizontal bar which will dynamically fill from the left to indi cate how much of the task is complete The progress box contains the Abort command button 8 2 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC Chapter 8 Modifying Runtimes to allow you to stop the task before it is complete if you do not want to wait An ex
57. e to compare screen names against the error report Setpoint Progress Percent Complete Restore Process Started Restore Process Completed Y Dk c Abort Print Setpoint Restore Progress Meter OK This command button will close the progress box after the restore opera tion has been completed Abort This command button will stop the restore operation before it is complete you do not want to wait Print This command button allows you to print error messages from the Setpoint Progress Box to document errors which were detected 4 NOTE The existence of errors indicates the data for one or more screens may not have been successfully restored Check the View Setpoint Report for details so that the setpoints may be manually restored 4 14 PN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 4 UriLiTIES View Setpoint Report The Setpoint Report screen shown below is accessed by clicking the View command but ton on the Setpoint Control screen The screen allows you to view and print CCS unit set point data reports The report screen contains a display area used to view reports and a tool bar area Using the Setpoint Report screen will enable you to select which reports to view and or print and the setpoint save filename to use in generating the report Since each unit can contain large number of screens the setpoint report may be quite long Make sure there is a sufficient amount of paper in your printer or sel
58. ect individual screens to print An example of the Setpoint Report screen is shown below Screen Screen Hu mber Hame Selpoml Screen 26 setptl5 QIL FLIR PRESS SETPTS HICH ALADA 27 0 PSID BRINE OUTLET TEMP CONTROL CROUPS HIGH FAILURE 70 0 DEGF 60 0 70 0 0 0 HIGH ALARA 75 0 DEGF 75 0 75 0 DEGF 75 0 DEGF CONTROL 30 The setpoint report can be used to reference error messages generated during save or restore Error messages will be listed based on screen number and screen name which can be viewed in the setpoint report 87 If data was not available for a particular field on the screen asterisks will appear in the field instead of data A M amp M RzrRiGERATION Inc 4 15 PC Monitor Generating Setpoint Reports Clicking the Pick Reports command button on the Setpoint Report screen will open the Setpoint View Select screen This dialog box allows you to choose a unit and specify which setpoint save filename to use in the generation of a report Setpoint View Select Unit Name Filename Master Comments abcdef test for box today tuesday Unit Name Filename Comments Yes No Generate Report Setpoint Report Screen This drop down list box allows you to select which individual CSS unit to use in generating a report Examples of possible selections are Master Screws and Slaves depending on your system c
59. ectory Path OK Cancel Help Directory Setup Screen This area allows you to enter the name and location of the directory in which all system log download data will be stored The field will automatically default to the directory on your local disk If your system is on a network this path can also be used to store the data on another drive located on the network This area allows you to enter the name and location of the directory in which the runtime data will be stored The field will automatically default to the MMPCIOBNAME CONFIG directory on your local disk If your system is on a network this path can also be used to store the runtime data on another drive located on the network This command button is used to return to the tools screen and will display a dialog box if you have made any changes The box will ask if you want to save your changes it contains the command but tons YES NO and CANCEL to allow you to choose an option This button will return you to the tools screen without saving any of your changes This button accesses on line help 5 m 14 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 6 Reports The Report Printing function is a PC MONITOR feature which allows you to print pre defined reports of logged data to select which reports will be automatically printed to generate cus tom reports with the Custom Reports function and to export report data to a file for use by third
60. ed only when directed do so by amp Systems selecting Manual Enable will hold the last panel log downloaded in PC memory until the user requests new data This allows the operator to view a log exit to another screen and then return without having to download the log again This feature is especially useful when viewing logs using the Modem Connection 5 12 PN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER SETUP Alarm Enables a pop up dialog box to be displayed whenever an alarm or failure Notification occurs The VIEW button then allows the user to access the alarm screen for details Unit A list of possible engineering unit conversions may be available on some sys Conversions tems If this list is not shaded out then all system displays reports and graphs may be viewed using alternate units For example all temperature values may be viewed in degrees Fahrenheit DEGF or degrees Celsius DEGC AV M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 5 E 13 PC Monitor Directory Setup The Directory Setup screen is a dialog box which is accessed by clicking on the tool screen command button shown below Directory Setup The Directory Setup screen is a dialog box which allows you to set preferences for the loca tion of the data directory files and is broken down into an option setup area and a tool bar Directory Setup Data Directory Path ata Huntime Directo Data Directory Path Runtime Dir
61. elected PC MONITOR will generate an error when printing a screen and will not make any color substitutions This check box will instruct PC MONITOR to utilize only true type fonts for print ing of data When enabled the Modem types available for selection under the Modem Communications dialog box will be limited to only those modem types installed under Windows These option buttons allow you to choose whether time is displayed in 12 hour or 24 hour mode on the PC PC MONITOR provides you with the flexibility to select either mode regardless of the time mode used on the CCS master Selects whether PC MONITOR uses the Windows system colors We recom mend that you leave this box unchecked to take advantage of the enhanced col ors contained in PC MONITOR Enables the audible alarm feature of PC MONITOR When a new system alarm or failure occurs PC MONITOR will beep to notify you This feature enables the automatic return feature of PC MONITOR This causes the program to return to the main graphics screen after 10 minutes of inactivity It should be noted that if you have automatic scrolling enabled and are a 5 tom graphics screen this option will have no effect This feature enables the communication error reporting feature of PC MONI TOR This causes the program to generate a message every time a communica tions error occurs We recommend the Comm Error Display Menu remain unchecked on the Sys tem Setup screen and enabl
62. em STARTING DATE Select the starting date for the report from the available logged data using the drop down list box ENDING DATE Select the ending date for the report from the available logged data using the drop down list box If the ending date is not after the starting date PC Monitor will generate an error STARTING TIME This field is used to select the time of day the information displayed in the report will start in hh mm ss NOTE Defaults to 12 00 am midnight ENDING TIME This field is used to select the time of day the information displayed in the report will stop in hh mm ss NOTE Defaults to stop 12 hours from the Starting Time PRINT TIME Generates the report with a reduced set of log data to save paper For INTERVAL example if log data is taken at 15 minute intervals the print time inter val may be set to one hour so only every 4th log record will be printed GENERATE PC Monitor generates the selected report using the defined REPORT date range of logged data If you have entered an ending date that is earlier than the starting date PC will open a message box to inform you of the problem YES When the YES button is clicked the report is generated and ready to be printed When the NO button is clicked PC MONITOR will exit the report options screen without generating a report NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION 6 5 PC Monitor Printing a Report Once a report is generated you can view it by
63. for suction pressure Pressure Units Only PSIG Abso lute Pressure Units PSIA or Pressure and Vacuum Units PSIG INHG If this command button is clicked Export Setup will apply the selected parameters and exit the Export Setup screen Cancel Clicking on this command button exits the Export Setup screen without applying the setup parameters entered and returns you to the Report Export screen Help Clicking on this command button will activate PC MONITOR s on line help feature NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION 9 7 PC Monitor 9 8 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 10 Maintenance Manager The M amp M Maintenance Manager is an optional program which is accessed by clicking on the tool screen command button shown ug at Maintenance Maintenance Manager is integrated with PC MONITOR to provide you with the ability to generate and schedule maintenance plans The program provides the ability to have multiple plans track past repair histories generate work orders and print reports as well as providing many other features Maintenance Manager s extensive capabilities will help you reduce plant operating costs lower resource requirements and provide a method of forecasting future maintenance requirements If you have purchased the Maintenance Manager option please refer to the M amp M Refrigeration Maintenance Manager User s Man ual for a detailed description of its operating procedures If you have
64. format for Save future use Graph FA Save Graph Button The Export button allows the data on a previously saved graph format to be exported to a file for use by third party software Please refer to the Export section of this manual for a detailed description of the function s operating procedures Export Button The Pulse Indicator shows that PC MONITOR is communicating with the m CCS master Pulse Indicator The Main command button allows you to quickly return to the Main graph GE ICS Screen Main Button 7 12 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC Chapter 7 Defining a Graph BUTTON INDICATORS FUNCTION The Previous command button will return you to the previously viewed screen 4111111 Previous Previous Button Help Button The Help button provides access to PC 5 on line help feature Automatic The Automatic option selects one or more graphics to be automatically printed after the first system log download of the day The data on the graph will be from the previous day Save Graph The Save Graph option allows you to save the current graph format for future use Users have the option of selecting a filename from a previously saved graph or saving the cur rent graph to a new filename Export The Export function is a standard Monitor feature that allows you to export log and or report data to a file for use by third party software The Export function is active on
65. hange the color to help you identify potential prob lems in the CCS system NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 3 5 PC Monitor Alarm Highlights PC MONITOR takes advantage of the color monitor on your system to display Alarm Highlights of various dynamic data information in meaningful colors This color high lighting technique takes the place of the reverse video effect used on the CCS boxes and provides you with additional information A description of the various alarm high light colors and their meanings are as follows Significance Green on black The value is within its normal range No alarms or failures exist Red on black The value is in the alarm state Yellow on red The value is in the failed state Data Entry In an effort to help you identify the Data Entry edit cells on a screen PC MONITOR uses light blue numbers on a blue background to identify this type of field If the data in the edit cell is selected it will be represented as light numbers a black back ground Units The various Units displayed on the PC MONITOR CCS screens are identified by the use of light blue colored text on a black background Entering Data PC MONITOR provides many of the features present on the CCS box to aid in data entry The program also takes advantage of your computer s power to offer additional methods of Entering Data Data can be entered using the keyboard or by using the mouse and a software generated
66. heck box enables the displaying of the header for the selected column It defaults to the enabled position and must be active for the selected column to contain headers AUTO ADJUST The Auto Adjust check box enables the automatic column adjustment fea ture If enabled when a new column is inserted between existing columns the existing columns will automatically be adjusted to make room for the new column and will maintain proper spacing It should be noted that the column heading text which is a one line summary will not change position automatically as will the individual column headers AV M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 6 11 PC Monitor PARAMETER DEFINITION UPDATE The Update button will refresh the custom report screen s Sample Report Output area to update any changes made to specific columns or headers The sample area must be updated to reflect changes made in header text header justification parameters etc The New command button will allow you to insert a new column before or after the currently selected column When clicked a dialog box like the one below will appear and allow you to select the insert before or after option The box will also display the column number of the column that the new column will be inserted before or after This column number defaults to the selected column but can be changed to any of the columns in the report using the drop down list box Add Report Column 2 Insert Before Column 01
67. his command button will return you to the previously 4111111 viewed screen Previous Previous Button This button provides access to PC MONITOR s on line help feature Help Button AV M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 3 13 PC Monitor Custom Graphics Screens An optional feature of PC MONITOR is the displaying of Custom Graphics Screens that pro vide a visual status summary of the equipment controlled by the CCS These screens pro duce status feedback through the use of animation and real time data The custom graphics screens are accessed through command buttons placed next to the network diagram on the main graphics screen These buttons are usually labeled as Equipment and Floor Plan When selected they will provide access to graphics screens such as the one shown below 145 0 Tear 145 0 3 ee F 1206 05 335 RECIP 1 RECIP 2 FAM SPEED FANSPEED SPEED STOP ONLINE HUM TRIM 1 90 0 1 amp 2 90 05 1 90 0 OP amp 6 OP 2 7 2 90 0 2 90 0 MA 0 04 MA 59 99 NON CONDENSABLES 10 0 PRESSURE 120 JE LIQ OUTLET TEMP 77 STATE INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY 33 35 WET BULE TEMP 63 6 F AMBIENT AIR TEMP SCREW 3 STOP ONLINE SCREW 1 RUM TRIM WI ADJUST GLYCOL HEAT EXCHANGERS E ea 222 m 2 Screen Alarms Man Previous Custom Equipment Room Screen The custom graphics sc
68. ical graph plot can be seen below The Graph Plot Selection screen is broken up into two main areas a display area used to show graphs and a lower tool bar area Using the graph plot screen you will be able to define graphs of up to eight parameters for all numerical data logged by the system When you start the function the define graph dialog box will appear This box allows you to define the information necessary to produce a graph and will be covered in a later section Graph Plotting Data Analysis Mone Monitor 1998 2003 Data Logged 5 00 4 10 4 6 4 40 4 20 4 00 3 80 3 3 40 3 20 3 00 x Cool Breeze Foods Inc 05 25 03 0 00 5 007 pc sc m E 25 3 05 26 03 67 00 4 504 3 A ee 3 RE oes Sei XCTI ERECTAE eee A BAA Goll ee EE non aM 55 00 A E EE m 49 00 1 RE LUIS ase gat DU 4 0 1 5I 4 0 spe 40 00 0 00 00 00 04 00 09 00 12 00 15 00 20 00 24 00 04 00 00 00 12 00 16 00 20 00 24 00 X GTS 01 Conductivity GTS 01 water Temp DIEGF GTS 01 Water Pressure PSIG CE pum SEA E E gc Main Previous Sample Graph 7 2 NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC Chapter 7 Anatomy of Graph Descriptions of the various parts of a graph plot are as follows Header The header consists of a title which you specify when defining the I
69. ically fill from the left to indicate how much of the task is complete Some variations of the progress box may even give an estimate of the time remaining to complete the task All progress boxes will contain the Abort command button to allow you to stop the task before it is complete if you do not want to wait An example of a Monitor progress box is shown below Downloading Unit Log Press Abort ta Cancel Percent Complete Progress Box Stopping a task in progress 1 Click with the mouse on the Abort button 2 12 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED Buttons Used in Monitor The Monitor program uses several command type buttons to perform specific functions Some of the more common buttons used in Monitor are described in the following sections some of these buttons and additional special purpose buttons will be present in a lower tool bar area on every Monitor screen BUTTON INDICATOR Print Te Screen Print Screen Kill Alarms Alarms 4111111 Previous Previous Up Arrow sj Down Arrow Main Main Button 31 Tools Button FUNCTION The Print Screen button is used to print a snapshot of the current screen being displayed The Alarms button opens the Monitor System Wide Alarms screen which displays active alarms and failures on the system This command button will return you to the previously viewed screen The Up Ar
70. iew PC MONITOR system information and to perform setpoint save and restore oper ations Communications The Communications Connections screen is a dialog box which is accessed by clicking on the tools screen Communications command button shown below E gt Communications The screen allows you to setup preferred options for communications It is broken into direct connection modem connection and network connection areas as shown in the Communica tions Connections screen below Communications Comnections C Direct Connection qz Currect Selection Modem Connection ro C Network Connection Communications Screen NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION Inc 4 1 PC Monitor Direct Connection a Direct Connection The direct connection area of the screen allows you to link directly to the CCS master using an RS 422 interface board in the PC The direct connection command buttons are as follows Connect Clicking on this button allows you to perform a direct connect to the CCS master if you did not have the auto connect feature enabled In order to be able to make a connection you need to insure that the direct link method is enabled Discon Clicking this button will disconnect the direct communications link to the CCS master Setup Clicking this button will open the Direct Connection Setup screen shown below Lommunicalions Setup Direct Connection Counters Timers Retry B count Timeout
71. in Button 4111111 Previous This command button will return you to the previously viewed screen Previous Button Help Button This button provides access to PC MONITOR s on line help feature 3 16 PIN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 3 RUNNING PC MONITOR System Wide Alarms Screen PC MONITOR contains a System Wide Alarms Screen to provide you with alarm and failure data for the entire system The alarms failures are time stamped based on when the PC receives them and the times may differ from the individual CCS alarms status screens The alarm screen contains a display area some sorting option buttons and a tool bar area as shown below System Wide Alanms Description DO START OIL PRESS 07100 DO STOP SLIDE POSH 010E DO AM OIL SUMP TEMP OU ATM SUCTION TEMP 01 OC 00 SLIDE VALVE 01 00 004 START OIL PRESS 01 00 DIDA Fel STOP SLIDE POSN Alarm Time gt Unit Number System Wide Alarm Screen Sorting Alarms The system wide alarms screen allows you to sort alarms by time only or by CCS unit numbers A set of option buttons allows you to choose which sorting method you wish to employ The sort by time feature list all alarms and failures by time regardless of CCS unit num ber with the most recent listed first The sort by unit feature list all alarms and failures by CCS unit number with the CCS mas ter first and then
72. is an optional feature which allows you to link to the CCS master using your local area network LAN and special Server and Client software which must be installed in addition to PC MONITOR The LAN is installed by others and one PC on the LAN must be connected to the CCS Master via the Direct Link The network con nection command buttons are as follows Connect Clicking on this button allows you to perform a Client network connection to the Server PC via your local area network LAN The Server PC runs special software which transfers messages to and from the CCS master to the Client PC Discon Clicking this button will disconnect the network communications link to the Server PC Setup Clicking this button will open the Network Connection Setup screen shown below Communications Setup Direct Connection x Counters limers Retry count Timeout 5 Sec FG Poll msec 11111 9 Previous Network Connection Setup Screen NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 4 7 PC Monitor Auto Connect Counters Timers Server Port Tool Bar This check box will cause PC MONITOR to automatically attempt a net work link when the program starts assuming this form of communication is enabled The counters timers section provides edit cells to enter the values for Con nect Retry Time out and FG Polling These values are factory set for your specific configuration therefore we do not recommend changing them The Conne
73. keypad Data Validation Just like on the CCS box all data entry is validated to verify that it is within the appro priate ranges If you enter a number date time etc which is invalid PC MONITOR will highlight the entry with a red background and display an error message in the hot key status area The error message will typically give the valid range for the data TIP When PC MONITOR identifies an incorrect data entry and highlights the background red the text is already selected and the desired value can be entered directly 3 6 PIN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 3 RUNNING PC MONITOR Number Fields The Number Fields in PC MONITOR are identified by the use of light blue text on a blue background These fields are actually Windows edit cells and as such all stan dard Windows editing functions are available PC MONITOR also provides a keypad button for all data entry fields When using either option the ENTER key can be used to move to the next field after you have entered your data Once you try to save the screen or move off the field PC MONITOR will perform data validation To enter a number value using the keyboard 1 2 9 4 Or Point with the mouse to the number field where you want to enter data Click with the left mouse button to select the field Type in the desired number using the keyboard Press the ENTER key on the keyboard or click on the Enter button or click on another field t
74. mation NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION 7 9 PC Monitor Min The minimum value assigned to the vertical axis range for each of the three axis These assignments are made automatically when the param eter is selected but can be changed to zoom in on problem areas Max The maximum value assigned to the vertical axis range for each of the three axis These assignments are made automatically when the param eter is selected but can be changed to zoom in on problem areas Display Options The Display Options button allows users to create multiple vertical axes enable grids and to use line marker symbols Data Analysis Allows the data for the entire graph to be pre processed to reduce the amount of data plotted This is especially useful for multi day plots Selecting NONE shows all available data Selecting AVERAGE MINI MUM or MAXIMUM will filter the data for each horizontal element to select the appropriate average minimum or maximum volume for dis playing 4 NOTE The Graph Plot Options screen for TREND is almost identical to the Graph Plot Options screen for HISTORICAL with the exception of the Data Analy sis area This area is replaced with TIME AXIS as displayed below Time Axis The Time Axis field allows the user to select the increments of time to be plotted on the graph in blocks from 12 minutes to 24 hours When the graph is plotted to approximately 9095 the graph will shift to the left to display the next block of time
75. mp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 3 RUNNING PC MONITOR MM Email The MM Email Server is an optional feature which provides users with ability to enable the system to automatically send an email to a list of pre selected individuals whenever an alarm or failure occurs This is particularly useful when the facility has a reduced staff status such as holidays weekends and evenings 1 Launch PC MONITOR The MM Email Server will launch automatically and be mini mized to the task bar 2 Click on the ae icon located on the task bar to maximize the Email Server screen NOTE MM Email Server can also be accessed from the Alarms Screen by clicking the Email icon E Email Server M amp M MAIL SERVER Auto Control Recipients C Disable Enable Schedule John Doe Control Details Schedule Detaile Add E dit Delete Subject Raefrigeratian Inc F ederalsburg MD Message Master Det Engine Status i installed mmm ET MM Email Server Screen AV M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 3 E 19 PC Monitor Auto Control Disable Enable Schedule Control Details Schedule Details Recipients Add Delete Subject Message Status Minimize Send Exit This option allows the user to select how the Email features will be used Select this option to disable the auto email feature Select this option to enable the auto email feature The SCHEDULE optio
76. mple SHIFT F1 means to hold down the SHIFT key while pressing the F1 key ALT F A means to press and release each of these keys in order first ALT then F and then A e Arrow keys is the collective name for the UP ARROW DOWN ARROW LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys Text Specific text you are to type is shown in bold For example if the manual says to type cd monitor you type the lowercase letters cd followed by a space and the lowercase word monitor What you type is always shown in lowercase letters unless it must be typed in uppercase letters to work properly e Place holders for items such as filenames that you must supply yourself are shown in italic For example when the manual says to type cd directory name you type the letters cd followed by a space and the name of a directory For a directory called budget you would type cd budget Command buttons or field areas on screens are shown with their first letter of each word capitalized For example the print screen button will be referred to as Print Screen Document The er symbol will be displayed throughout the manual to indicate tips 1 2 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Hardware and Software Requirements In order to provide proper performance version 2 0 or higher of PC MONITOR requires the fol lowing minimum hardware and software configurations Hardware Windows 95 or higher Pentium 100 MHz Compu
77. n example of the email received To cancel the email feature select EXIT 3 20 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 3 RUNNING PC MONITOR Control Details The Control Details option allows users to select the type of Message that will be gener ated Control Details Message Selection Time Delay minutes Alarms and Failures 0 Failures Only CCS Comm Failure Message Selection Alarms amp Failures Failures Only CCAS Comm Failure Time Delay Minutes Cancel This option allows users to select the type of Message sent This option is selected if an email is to be generated anytime an Alarm or Failure occurs This option is selected if an email will be generated ONLY if a Failure occurs An email message will be sent if communications with the Master is lost This field displays the amount of time in minutes before the server will automatically generate an email This can be used to allow adequate time for local plant personnel to resolve the problem before the Email is gener ated Schedule Details The Schedule Details option allows users to set up a timeframe that emails will be sent if a problem occurs An example would be setting the time to ON at 5 pm and OFF at 8 am the following morning Monday through Thursday Setting the time to ON at 5 pm on Fri day and OFF at 8 am Monday would provide coverage for the weekend AV M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 3 21 PC Monit
78. n Make sure there is a sufficient amount of paper in your printer Print Button The pulse indicator shows that PC MONITOR is communicating with the m CCS master Pulse Indicator This command button allows you to quickly return to the main graphics screen Main Button 4111111 Previous This command button will return you to the previously viewed screen Previous Button Help Button This button provides access to PC MONITOR s on line help feature NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION Inc 4 17 PC Monitor 4 18 PIN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 5 Setup The Setup area of the tools screen allows you to define preferences for system logging downloads report fonts general system fea tures and directories where data is stored System Logging System logging is a feature which allows the CCS master to request and store system information and download this data to PC MONITOR upon request The master continuously collects analog discrete and alarm infor mation from all the CCS boxes in the system Periodically the mas ter automatically stores a snapshot of this system data into its memory The rate that this information is stored is defined by the operator and is referred to as the system log rate Each record of data that gets stored is labeled with the date and time that the sam ple was taken PC MONITOR has the ability to download the system log data and stor
79. n allows users to setup a time of day schedule to enable the Email feature For example only enable Auto Email at night or on weekends This button allows users to preset the type of message that will be emailed and the amount of time that will elapse before the email is auto matically generated This button allows users to setup the Email schedule This field displays the email address of the individual s selected to receive the email This button allows users to select email addresses from the default email address book or type in an address This button allows users to select an email address to be deleted from the Recipients field Highlight the Recipient name address to be deleted and click DELETE This field is automatically populated with the plant location experiencing the Alarm and or Failure NOTE Users can choose to enter their own text by simply highlighting the default text and begin typing This field is automatically populated by the system when an Alarm or Fail ure occurs or the User can type in the field if preferred The information from this field will appear in the body of the email 2 NOTE Users can choose to enter their own text by simply highlighting the default text and begin typing The Status field displays the last function the email server performed This option allows users to minimize the email screen without closing it Click the SEND button to send the current message The following is a
80. n existing report than to create a new one from scratch Report Export Report Export allows you to export report data to a file which can then be imported into third party software such as spreadsheets for additional analysis or manipulation Click ing on the Export command button located on the tools screen will open the Report Export screen Please refer to the Export section of this manual for a detailed description of the function s operating procedures 6 16 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 7 Gr aph P lotting The Graph Plotting function is a PC MONITOR feature that allows you to graphically represent logged data in the form of a two dimensional line plot The graph plot screen is accessed by clicking on the tool screen command button shown below Graph Plotting Users are given the option of selecting the type of data Historical or Trend to be plotted Both types of graphs use similar screens for setting up the graph data The main difference is that a Historical graph is plotted from System Log data stored on the PC and a Trend graph plots the data in real time when the PC is connected to the system Graph Plot Selection Historical Trend Graph Plotting Selection Screen NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 7 1 PC Monitor Anatomy of a Graph A graph is comprised of five main parts header information vertical axes 1 3 horizontal axis graphed data and data labels and symbols An example of a typ
81. n one step Press and hold down the keyboard s ALT key while typing the under lined letter Creating a New Report The custom reports screen allows you to create new reports that can be included into the list of reports available for printing To create a new report you first select the NEW option in the Title drop down list box This will open a dialog box like the one below to allow you to enter the name of the new report and confirm your request Create New Heport Enter New Report Name Sample Report Create New Report Screen Once the new report name has been assigned the reports screen will provide a clean slate to allow you to add columns and define their associated properties Since the cus tom reports screen works on a column by column basis most items on it are used to assign properties to the selected column The only items on the screen that are not col umn specific are the Title Report Heading Column Heading Position and Text and Page Length cells All the remaining edit cells check boxes command buttons etc are used to modify the make up of the selected column NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 6 15 PC Monitor Defining items in a new report is therefore a matter of selecting the time column then using the New button to insert new columns to which you assign a parameter and associ ated properties Once a new column is created it is automatically selected by PC MONI TOR to allow you to assign a parame
82. n the Cancel button if you want to remain in Monitor or OK if you Exit Button want to exit Status Indicators Monitor uses three status indicators to inform you of the current state of the system The indi cators are displayed in the bottom tool bar area on most screens Pulse The Pulse indicator informs you of whether or not the Monitor program is communicating with the CCS master box The master is the communications hub through which Monitor communicates to all the CCS boxes in the system The various states of the pulse indica tor are described below Pulse State Significance The indicator will toggle between this green pulse and a flat green line to provide you with a heartbeat indicating communications with the CCS master The lines will be green on a black back ground Green Pulse This red flat line state indicates that communications to the CCS master has been broken and is not currently active The line will be red on a black background Red Flat Line This red pulse indicates that Monitor is sending a sync signal to the CCS master in an attempt to re establish communications The pulse will be red on a black background Red Pulse 2 14 PN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED Dual Time The dual time display indicator is used to inform you of the current system time on the PC and the CCS it is connected to The display is available on Monitor screens when the space is not already
83. n will open the Export Setup screen and allow you to select the components and format of reports to be exported NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION 9 3 PC Monitor Historical Graph Export PC MoNITOR allows the user to export Historical graphed data to a TEXT file for use with third party software 4 NOTE Only information from a SAVED graph can be exported Be sure to save your graph before attempting to export the information Graph Plot Export 9 4 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC Chapter 9 Trend Data Export Trend Data Export Exporting Trend data is almost identical to exporting Historical data with the exception that the user need only enter a filename for the exported data Export Entry Enter Filename Export Setup Clicking on the Export Setup command button will open the Export Setup screen The Export Setup screen shown below is a dialog box which allows you to select the for mat and types of data to be included in the file that will be exported NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION 9 5 PC Monitor Export Setup Strings Date amp Time Export _ In Quotes _ Combine Complete gt Numbers Only Include Suction Pressure _ Units Pressure Units Only _ Headers Line Numbers Forward gt Absolute Pressure Units l gt Pressure and Yacuum Units _ Line Numbers Reversed _ Alarm Highlights Export Setup Screen TERM DEFINITION Delimiter Type The Delimite
84. nable we Bee System Setup Screen Moving Within a Dialog Box Often you need to move within a dialog box to select one or more options The cur rently selected option is marked by the selection cursor which appears as a dotted rectangle a highlight or both To move within a dialog box e Click with the mouse on the option or area you want to move to or use the TAB key to tab between the areas AV M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 2 11 PC Monitor Message Boxes A Message Box is used to provide information about the current state of the function being performed When a message box appears it will have the OK button present on it The message box will remain on the screen until you click on the OK button to let Monitor know you have completed reading the message Monitor uses message boxes to inform you when there is a problem or when you have requested a task which is not available The following is an example of a message box used in Monitor Warning aximum report width iz 120 characters using the currently selected Printer and Fonts Some Columns may be Truncated Message Box Screen Clearing a message box from the screen e Click on the OK button with the mouse Progress Boxes A Progress Box is displayed whenever Monitor is performing a task which will take more than a few seconds such as during the downloading of a log The progress box will dis play a horizontal bar which will dynam
85. nd Buttons A Command Button is used to initiate an immediate action such as carrying out or can celing a command The OK Cancel and Previous buttons are common command but tons Monitor makes extensive use of command buttons to allow you to quickly perform various functions An example of typical command buttons is shown below Command Buttons To choose a command button 1 Click on the command button with the mouse If the button has an underlined letter in its name you can choose the command button in one step Press and hold down the keyboard s ALT key while typing the underlined letter 2 8 PIN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED Screen Types The Monitor program in conjunction with the Windows environment will display information using different types of screens The following sections will discuss the common screen types used in Monitor and provide information that may be specific to them Graphics Screens The Monitor program may contain various Graphics Screens depending on the configura tion of you CCS system and what options were purchased The graphics screens are used to provide visual information to the user in an easy to understand form The informa tion may be a plant s floor plan equipment controlled in an engine room or simply avail able command buttons The main screen displayed in Monitor is a graphics screen that shows the CCS boxes that the program can access An example of
86. nformation graph and the starting and ending date that the graphed data was logged Vertical Axes The graph plot function can support from one to three vertical axes to allow a more detailed graph of different ranges of data The number of axes and the data assigned to each axis is set in the graph plotting options screen Horizontal Axis This axis represents one day or multiple days worth of data as a function of the starting and ending dates selected The time scale can be shown in 12 or 24 hour time Graphed Data The Graphed Data is represented as a plot of the selected data over the days identified in the date header You are able to plot up to eight parameters at a time Data Labels Each data line has both a specific color and symbol associated and Symbols with it Each variable plotted is shown in its associated color with its corresponding symbol next to it at the bottom of the plot The symbols are also used to show which data is on each specific ver tical axis in a multi axis plot NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 723 PC Monitor Defining a Graph The Define Graph Plot screen allows you to specify the title of the plot the data to plot and the start and end date of the data to be used in generating the plot f NOTE The Define Plot Screen for Trend data is almost identical in content to the Historical data screen except the Historical data screen includes a Starting Date and Ending Date Define Graph Plot Gr
87. ns tool bar contains a set of command buttons which are used to perform various tasks The tool bar also contains indicators which allow you to watch the system status The command buttons and indicators contained on the tool bar from left to right and their functions are as follows AV M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 3 15 PC Monitor Button Indicators This command button is used to print a snapshot of the current screen Print Te For graphics screens the entire screen is printed For CCS screens only Creer the display area is printed It is important to note that the ink saver mode will not work if a video driver of more than 256 colors is loaded Print Screen Button RI Alarms This button allows viewing of the system alarms and failures Alarms Button This button will be displayed if more than one custom graphics screen is present and will allow you to move to the previous screen Up Arrow Button This button will be displayed if more than one custom graphics screen is present and will allow you to move to the next screen Down Arrow Button The system status indicator is used to inform you of whether the system is operating normally or is in alarm or failure System Status Indicator The pulse indicator shows that PC MONITOR is communicating with the m CCS master Pulse Indicator This command button allows you to quickly return to the main graphics GE screen mj Ma
88. o accept the data and allow PC MONITOR to validate it To enter a number value using PC MONITOR s dynamic keypad 1 2 Point with the mouse to the number field where you want to enter data Click with the left mouse button to select the field or double click with the left mouse button to select the field and open the keypad then go to step 4 Click the keypad button Click on the number buttons in the keypad to enter the enter the desired data Click on the Enter button The selected field will update and the screen cur sor will move to the next data field Click on the keypad Cancel button to remove the keypad after you have made your last data entry 8 TIP Specific keypads Number Time Selectable Phone Number Keyboard etc are avail able for all data entry field types NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 3 7 PC Monitor Selectable Fields The Selectable Fields in PC MONITOR use the mouse and or scroll bar arrows to allow selection of the desired value When you move the mouse pointer over a selectable field the pointer will change to a left button or right button mouse pointer The left mouse button pointer signifies that you are over a selectable field which has not yet been selected Clicking the left mouse button on the field will select it and allow the value to be changed Once a field is selected the right mouse button pointer will appear Clicking the right mouse button will cycle you through the available
89. ogged data and a filename for the report data to be exported to This file can then be utilized independently of PC MONITOR by third party software 9 2 NV M amp M REFRIGERATION INC Chapter 9 Report Export Report Name 30 Pump Pkg Summary Starting Date Ending Date pav A v Export Filename Export Report Export Screen TERM DEFINITION Report Name Choose which pre defined report you want to export using the drop down list box Starting Date Select the starting date for the report from the available logged data using the drop down list box Ending Date Select the ending date for the report from the available logged data using the drop down list box Export Filename This field is a combo box consisting of an edit cell and a drop down list box You can enter a new filename or select an exist ing one to export the report data to The default filename is export The file will be saved to the export directory under your job 5 directory tree CAMMPC NAME EXPORT lt filename gt TXT OK Clicking this button will export the selected report using the defined date range of logged data If you have entered an ending date that is earlier than the starting date PC MONITOR will open a message box to inform you of the problem Cancel Clicking on this button exits the Report Export screen without exporting report data to a file and returns you to the Reports Screen Setup Clicking on this butto
90. ogging Setup The System Logging Setup screen is an optional dialog box which is accessed by clicking on the tools screen command button shown below we m System Logging The screen allows you to set preferences for downloading system logs This setup screen is also used to enable the automatic report printing option Downloading System Logs The System Logging Setup screen shown below allows you to specify when you want to download the system log and whether or not automatic report printing is enabled System Logging Setup System Log Download Times Clock Time Automatic Report Group Names JEN Add Delete Change Download Now 3 v Xs Help HemateLlata System Logging Setup Screen 5 2 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER SETUP System Log Download Times Clock Time Automatic Report Group Names Add Delete Change Download Now Remote Data OK Cancel Help This area contains a list box displaying the times of day at which PC MONITOR will attempt a system log download Depending on the logging rate multiple downloads may be required per day The section also contains edit cells to allow the modifying of existing times or the entering of new times Clicking on a time in the list box will move it into the edit cells You can then select any of the three fields hours minutes AM PM indicator with the mouse and use the up and down scroll arrows to move
91. oler Prod Lig Humidity Cooler Temp Temp Temp Level Fan Hode PET FanTimer Hours HM DD cY HH HH SSxx OLX 564 ES SOS X HM DD rY 55 SOG MAALE 04 4 55 XXX X Orientation Column Portrait Portrait Poesia Max Column Dandscope Headers Update Printer Font t m LL Position Alan 1 Auto Adjust Custom Report Setup Screen PC Monitor PARAMETER DEFINITION TITLE The Title drop down list box allows you to choose an existing report to edit or the NEW option to create a new report If the new report option is selected PC MONITOR will open a dialog box to allow you to enter the title of the new report and confirm your request REPORT HEADING The Report Heading edit cell is used to enter the report heading which will be printed at the top center of each page of the report COLUMN HEADING The Column Heading Position and Text field is divided into two parts POSITION AND TEXT The Position spin box is the starting position of the heading text This is a three digit numerical field which displays the number of characters from the left the heading will begin The edit cell allows the user to enter the actual text to be displayed This header text is a one line summary which is displayed one line above the specific column headers and should not be confused with them
92. omplete field displays a percentage of the number of records transfered so far Starts the transfer process Stops the transfer process NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 5 7 PC Monitor There are some requirements that should be kept in mind when using the system log ging download feature of PC MONITOR First it is important to note that for PC MONITOR to perform a system download it must be communicating with the CCS master oecond you need to be aware of the hard disk requirements needed to store your logs and determine how you wish to backup you data Hard Disk Space If you have purchased a complete system from M amp M your computer has been configured to ensure a minimum of two years worth of log storage assuming a 15 minute system log rate If you did not purchase a complete system we recom mend that you have a minimum of 300 Megabytes of free hard disk space after installing PC MONITOR on your system Backups It is recommend that you perform some type of regular backup to archive your system log data files The archive of these files provides a safety net should you experience a computer hardware failure It will also allow you to delete past years data to make room for new system logs on your hard disk The log data files are binary files which are stored in a data directory under your root directory The root directory for your PC is shown on the PC MONITOR sys tem information screen The data directory will con
93. onfiguration Selecting Master will display data from the master and its remotes units Selecting a screw will display data for a specific screw in the system Selecting a slave will display data for a specific slave unit which your system may con tain By selecting a Unit Name you can view data for a specific unit even if the setpoint filename also contains data for other units The user selects a filename from this list to determine which setpoint data will be used Once the user selects the name of a file to be displayed this field will be updated with the comment associated with the setpoint data file such as Ice Cream Production Setpoints This command button will generate the report for the units specified using the selected setpoint data file This command button will return the user to the Setpoint Report screen without performing any setpoint view report generation functions 4 16 PN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 4 UriLiTIES Tool Bar The setpoint view screen tool bar contains the following command buttons and system indicators BUTTON INDICATORS FUNCTION Clicking on this button opens up the Setpoint View Select dialog box Pick which allows you to select the setpoint save filename to use in the gener ation of a report Pick Report Button This button prints the currently displayed report Since each unit can con 5 tain large number of screens the setpoint report may be quite long spu
94. oom to move the mouse lift it move it and then put it down The pointer doesn t move while the mouse is in the air The mouse will have two or three buttons the left button is used for most tasks in Monitor It should be noted that although a mouse may have three buttons you will only need to concern yourself with the left and right buttons when working with Monitor Moving the mouse and pressing a mouse button are the only actions required in the basic mouse skills of pointing clicking and dragging Pointing Moving the mouse to place the pointer over an item is called pointing Clicking Quickly pressing and releasing a mouse button is called clicking You can select items on the screen and move around within Monitor by clicking Double clicking pointing to an item and quickly pressing a mouse button twice is a convenient shortcut for many of the tasks you will do in Monitor Dragging Holding down a mouse button as you move the pointer is called drag ging You can use this technique to select text during different func tions in Monitor NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION Inc 2 1 PC Monitor Mouse Cursors When you point with the mouse to different parts of a screen in Monitor the pointer shape changes allowing you to perform different tasks Some commands also change the pointer shape to provide you with feedback that a task is being performed The following table lists the common pointer shapes and their significance Pointer
95. opens up the report export screen which allows you to select the report to be exported to a file for use by third party software Please refer to the Export section of this manual for a detailed description of the function s operating procedures Export Button The Pulse Indicator shows that PC MONITOR is communicating with the CCS master Pulse Indicator The Main command button allows you to quickly return to the main graph PF ics screen mj Main Button NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION 6 3 PC Monitor BUTTON INDICATORS FUNCTION The Previous command button will return you to the previously viewed screen 4111111 Previous Previous Button Help Button The Help button provides access to PC MONITOR s on line help feature Report Selection Pick Report Click the Pick Report command button to open the Report Options screen This allows you to select a report and logged data date range Report Options Report Name LI 20 F Pump Pkg Summary Starting Date Ending Date 10 01 03 10 01 03 F Starting Time Ending Time w w fw Print Time Interval pii B Generate Report Report Options Screen 6 4 PIN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 6 FUNCTION DEFINITION REPORT NAME Choose which pre define or custom report you want to generate using the drop down list box These reports have been customized for your specific syst
96. or Schedule Selections On Time Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thrusday Friday Saturday Sunday Cancel LL NI On Time This field is used to enter the time of day the Email feature will be enabled Off Time This field is used to enter the time of day the Email feature will be dis abled Monday thru Allows users to enable and disable the Email feature at different times on Friday different days Any combination of ON or OFF times can be deleted to allow the schedule to function over multiple days EXAMPLE the Email feature is to be enabled from 5 p m Friday evening through the weekend until 6 a m Monday morning then the ON and OFF times for Saturday and Sunday would be left blank Adding Recipients The Add Recipients option allows users to add new user and email addresses to a list of people designated to receive email if a problem occurs New entries can be entered by clicking the Address Book button and selecting a name from the list or by simply typing the email address in the Adaress field 3 22 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 3 RUNNING PC MONITOR Hecipient Addresses johnidoetyahoo cord Editing Recipients To edit an email address or name click on the name to be modified from the Recipient field on the MM Email Server screen Highlight the Address field and enter the new infor mation When completed click OK Hecipient Address
97. party software using the Export function The Reports screen is accessed by clicking on the Reports command button which is located on the Tools screen Reports The screen is divided up into two main areas 1 a display area used to view reports and 2 a lower tool bar area Using the reports screen you will be able to select which reports to view and or print and the date of the logged data to use in generating the report When you start the function the display area will show the last report generated as shown in the following example NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION Inc 6 1 PC Monitor 4 NOTE The first time the Report feature is accessed the Report screen will appear blank Refer to the Tools section in this chapter for information on setting up your reports using the Pick Reports option PC Monitor 1992 2002 Refrigeration Inc 0 Pump Pkg Summary Data Logged on 10 01 03 Printed 10 01 03 10 16 13 1001703 Once you have opened the reports screen you may select report for viewing and or printing Log 00 07 00 22 00 37 00 52 01 07 01 22 01 37 01 52 02 09 02 22 02 37 Of 03 07 Vessel Node NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL HOPMAL NORMAL NORMAL HOPHAL HO PHA T Lig CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED OPEN CL SED CLOSE
98. pdate Save This command button opens up the Setpoint Save Process screen a dia log box which allows you to specify the units master screws etc from which setpoint data will be saved Restore This command button will open the Restore Setpoint Process screen a dialog box which allows you to specify which setpoint data will be restored to the CCS View This command button opens the Setpoint Report screen which allows you to specify which setpoint file to view and or print Cancel This command button will return you to the tools screen without performing any save restore operations 4 10 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 4 UriLiTIES Setpoint Save Process The Setpoint Save Process screen shown below is a dialog box which is accessed by clicking the Save command button on the Setpoint Control screen It allows you to specify which CCS units will have data saved to a setpoint file Setpoint Save Process Unit Name Filename Master Save Runtimes BOXTEST 1 Comment Setpoint Save Screen Unit Name This drop down list box allows you to select from one or more CCS units to save setpoint data Possible selections include All Master and individual Screw and Slave units depending on your system configuration Select ing All would save data for all CCS units Selecting Master would save data for the master and its remotes units Selecting a screw would save data for the selected screw Each screw in the s
99. plays the maximum number PORTRAIT of columns that can be displayed on a portrait style report based on the currently selected font sizes and default printer MAXIMUM COLUMN The Maximum Column Landscape status field displays the maximum LANDSCAPE number of columns that can be displayed on a landscape style report based on the currently selected font sizes and default printer PARAMETER Select the Parameter to assign to a selected column using this drop down list box The column is selected by clicking on it with the left mouse but ton 6 10 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 6 PARAMETER DEFINITION COLUMN The Column drop down list box allows you to choose the column that will be selected If a column is selected using the left mouse button its column number will be displayed in this box The columns on a report are num bered from left to right starting with O POSITION The Position edit cell is the starting position of the selected column You can modify this value by using the scroll arrows or selecting the text and entering a new number Changing this value will move the column left or right depending on the number entered The valid range of column posi tions will vary depending on the printer and the font selected Should you exceed the allowable width for your selected printer PC MONITOR will dis play a message screen to warn you of the problem Warning AN Maxinunn report width is 103 chara
100. r PC MONITOR to perform an automatic report printing operation the feature must be enabled in the system logging setup screen For specific information refer to Chapter 5 System Logging Also the timeframe PC MoNiTOR will print the selected reports must be setup on the System Log Download screen This allows PC generate reports using recently down loaded data For specific information refer to Chapter 5 Downloading System Logs 6 8 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC Chapter 6 Reports Custom Reports The Custom Reports function is a PC MONITOR feature which allows user defined reports to be created The reports are created using the Custom Report Definition screen which is opened by clicking on the tool bar s Custom command button shown below When a report is completed it can be saved Saving the report places it into the list of defined reports which can be printed Custom Report Definitions Screen The Custom Report Definitions screen can be used to create new reports or to modify existing ones The screen allows you to select parameters that will be displayed and column properties such as headers units style column justifications and more An example of the screen with descriptions of the items contained on it is shown below Custom Report Definitions Tithe Draft Cooler 1 Summary Anhe user Bu sch Oklahoma City OK Column Heading Position and Text Po Sample Report Output Draft Setpt Co
101. r Type button allows you to choose the type of data sepa rator to be used to delimit data fields in the exported file The Strings check box allows you to have quotation marks placed around string data being exported such as Running fields into a single field Some spreadsheet programs prefer this method for graphing data on a time axis Export Type The Export Type option button allows you to choose the type of data to be placed in the export file Complete will save both strings and numerical data Numbers only will save only the numerical data Date amp Time The Date and Time field allows the user to select combining these two 9 6 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC Chapter 9 Export Setup TERM DEFINITION The nclude check boxes allow you to choose what information to include in the file other than the raw data Units Includes the engineering units for each analog value such as DEGF PSIG etc Headers Includes a header field which describes each data field in the file Line Numbers Forward Includes the line numbers in the file starting from 0 and incrementing upward Line numbers Reverse Line numbers count down from the top until the last line is O Alarm Highlights Includes a lower case a for alarm or f for failure next to any analog value exported which was in the alarm or failure mode Suction Pres The Suction Pressure option button allows you to choose what units sure will be used
102. ration therefore we do not recommend changing them The Connect value specifies the time PC MONITOR will wait for a modem connection to be made The Retry value specifies how long PC MONITOR will wait after the communications link has been broken before it will attempt to re connect to the master The Time out value specifies how long PC MONITOR will wait since the last time it received a pulse from the CCS master before it disables the communications link FG Poll specifies the interval in milliseconds between which PC MONITOR vwill request a pulse from the CCS master This drop down list box allows you to specify on which COM port the modem is connected This drop down list box allows you to specify the speed of the modem you are using Clicking on the right down arrow will present you with a list of baud rate choices and scroll bars to move through the options This box should be set to the highest baud rate available for your modem The CCS master and PC MONITOR vwill then be able to determine which baud rate to communicate at automatically Custom Modem Class Enter Class Definition String pO Custom Modem Profile Screen When the selected Modem type is Custom Modem Profile the user may enter a custom modem initialization string for the particular brand of modem in the PC 4 6 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 4 UriLiTIES Network Connection Network Connection The network connection area of the screen
103. reens also supply the added features of automatic scrolling and hot spot control Additionally the screen contains a tool bar area which consists of various com mand buttons and system status indicators 3 14 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 3 RUNNING PC MONITOR TIP Automatic Scrolling PC MONITOR contains a feature to allow for Automatic Scrolling through the custom graphics screens You are able to enter the time that PC MONITOR will remain on a graphics screen before it scrolls to the next screen This feature is enabled or disabled using a check box on the System Setup Screen which is covered later in this document Hot Spots The custom graphics screens also contain a feature called Hot Spots which allow you to jump directly to the CCS panel or a graphics screen associated with any equipment dis played on the screen As you move the mouse pointer across a hot spot on a custom graphics screen it will change to a pointing finger If you then click the left mouse button you will automatically be moved to the corresponding screen For example clicking on a screw compressor will move you to its corresponding CCS panel screen Clicking on the Previous button will return you to the graphics screen To select a hot spot 1 Point with the mouse to piece of equipment you want to select 2 mouse pointer should change to a pointing finger 3 Click with the left mouse button Tool Bar The custom graphics scree
104. relavent to the current screen commu sage Area nications or errors Keypad Area This area of the screen is similar to the keypad present on an actual CCS box with the addition of page up and page down but tons for moving through logs and status screens The numbers keys have been removed since you are able to use the computer keyboard to enter in numbers Bottom Tool This area of the screen contains the various command buttons Bar for navigating within PC MONITOR 2 10 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED Dialog Boxes A Dialog Box screen is displayed to request information about a task you are performing or to supply information you might need A dialog box may contain many different fea tures to present or request information including command buttons edit cells list boxes and option buttons An example of a typical Monitor dialog box is the system setup screen shown below System Setup Automatic Scrolling _ Enable Scroll Every 60 Seconds Disk Space Minimum Disk Space Mb Warn Every Minutes Disable Low Disk Space Message Printer Ink Saver Mode Printer Font v True Type Only Clock Mode 12 Hour Unit Conversions 24 Hour Temperature Colors M ea o Use System Colors Sound Audible Alarms scale Auto Return Main Weight Comm Error Display Menu Log Manual E
105. row button is displayed on custom graphics screens when more than one screen is available for viewing Clicking with the mouse on this button will move you to the previous custom graphics screen The Down Arrow button is displayed on custom graphics screens when more than one screen is available for viewing Clicking on this button with the mouse will move you to the next custom graph ics screen This command button allows you to quickly return to the Main graphics screen The Tools button is used to move you to the tools screen which allows for system setup and access to various Monitor features such as graph plotting and reports AV M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 2 13 PC Monitor BUTTON INDICATOR FUNCTION The Keypad button is displayed on data entry screens when an editable field may be selected Clicking on this button will open up a numerical keypad to allow setpoint entry from the mouse versus the keyboard The keypad may also be activated by double click ing on the editable field you want to change There are different types of keypads Panel Keypad Panel Time Pad Select Pad etc available based on the type of data entry field selected The Help button allows you to access Monitor s on line help fea ue Help Button The Exit button will allow you to exit Monitor and return to Win dows When you click on the Exit button a message box will be displayed asking you if you want to exit to Windows You can click o
106. run a desired application by double clicking with the mouse on the icon Most application icons look unique to allow you to easily choose between them An example of an icon is the M amp M Monitor icon shown below PC Monitor If you wish to become more proficient in the Windows environment and with the use of icons you can refer to the Microsoft Windows User s Guide Scroll Bars Scroll Bars are used to move different parts of a log report etc into view when all the data does not fit in the window You can also use scroll bars to view unseen portions of lists and other information that cannot fit in the space allocated by the window Scroll bars may be present in both the vertical and horizontal position as shown in the example below acrall PC Monitor 1992 2002 M amp M Refrigeration COMPANY NAME Energy Summary Dara Logged an 06 28 00 Printed 11 25 02 Page 1 01 43 56PM Scroll Main Screw l 9 Serew 2 1 Bar Present Damand Presant Demand Prezent Demand 06 28 00 09 49 164m Scroll NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 2 3 PC Monitor You can move through the information by simply dragging the scroll box with the mouse in the direction you want to move You also can use the following techniques to scroll Do this with the mouse One line up or down Click the up or down scroll arrow One screen Click the scroll bar above or below the scroll box on vertical scroll bars
107. s a labeled horizontal line on the graph at a fixed position relative to a par ticular axis These are useful markings baseline values on Trend plots or control setpoints on Historical plots Printing a Graph PC MONITOR allows you to print the graph plot to the default printer by clicking on the Print button PC MONITOR is able to automatically determine if a color printer is selected If color is not available you may use Marker Symbols to allow the distinguishing of each plot line The symbols used for each parameter are printed on the bottom of the graph as a legend The symbols are placed at the major inflection points of each graph line and then joined together by the line PC MONITOR will automatically size the printed graph plot to match your printer paper size AV M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 7 11 PC Monitor Tool Bar The Print a Graph screen s command buttons and indicators contained on the tool bar from left to right and their functions are as follows BUTTON INDICATORS FUNCTION The Define button opens up the define graph screen Define Button The Print button will print the current plot on your printer using marker 5 symbols to identify the different plot lines Print Print Button The Automatic button opens up the automatic graph screen which allows you to select the graphs that will be automatically printed Automatic Automatic The Save Graph button allows you to save the current graph
108. s are provided so you can move through the entire list An example of a typical list box is shown below Available Numbers 1 800 888 8888 Joe s Food Bam 1 103 897 6513 Barnyard Foods 1 207 401 3099 Smith Industries List Box To select an item from a list box 1 Use the mouse to click the up or down scroll bar arrow or to drag the scroll box until the item you want to select appears in the list box 2 Click on the item NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 2 5 PC Monitor Drop Down List Boxes A Drop Down List Box appears initially as a rectangular box with a downward facing arrow at the far right The current selection will be displayed in the box area When you select the arrow a list of available choices appears If there are more items than can fit in the box scroll bars are provided An example of a typical drop down list box is shown below Paper Size Letter m B4 15 Bh 15 Double Post Card Envelope 10 Envelope B5 Envelope C5 Envelope DL Envelope Monarch Executive Executive 415 Legal Source Paper Size Letter Source Plain d Drop Down List Boxes To open a drop down list box and select an item 1 Use the mouse to click the arrow at the right of the box to open the box 2 Click the up or down scroll bar arrow or drag the scroll box to move the item you want to select into the display area 3 Click on the item
109. s button PC MONITOR will attempt to configure and initialize your modem before dialing out The status and progress of the attempt to initialize the modem and dial the selected num ber will appear on the Modem Connection screen shown below This button is used to hang up the modem and break the communications link to the CCS master If you click the Exit button on the main graphics screen PC MONITOR will automatically hang up the modem before returning to Windows This button is used to send a sync request to the CCS master once a modem link has been established The function is typically not used since PC MONITOR automatically requests a sync when it connects PC MONITOR vwill also automatically attempt a retry after a specified time if the sync signal is not received Clicking this button will open the Modem Connection Setup screen shown below 4 4 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 4 UriLiTIES Communications Setup Modem Connection Available Numbers Current Selection 17 1 302 337 5504 5 HEREC MEM Line 5 Modem Type es fee ES J Auto Connect Nodeip CousterciTimers Sec A Connect Auto Disconnect _ Auto Exit i Retry count Disconnect Timeout 4 Tone Timeout 4m Minutes Pulse AERA 2000 msec Previous Modem Connection Setup Screen Available This list box displays all the available numbers which can be selected for Numbers dialing by PC MONIT
110. s you want displayed Press the ENTER key on the keyboard or click on the Enter button or click on another field to accept the data and allow PC MONITOR to validate it A Number keypad is available for entry of numerical data 3 8 PIN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 3 RUNNING PC MONITOR Date Fields The Date Fields in PC MONITOR work the same as on the CCS box Once the Save button is pressed or you move off the field data validation will be performed If you enter an incorrect value PC MONITOR automatically selects the text to allow you to type in a correct value To enter a date 1 Point with the mouse to the date field you want to select 2 Click with the left mouse button to select the field 3 Typein the desired value using the keyboard 4 Press the ENTER key on the keyboard or click on the Enter button or click on another field to accept the data and allow PC MONITOR to validate it ANumber keypad is available for entry the desired date Time Fields The Time Fields in PC MONITOR can be entered in 12 hour or 24 hour mode as on the CCS box The only difference in PC MONITOR is when you are in 12 hour mode Instead of having a selectable field for the AM PM indicator which can only be reached after entering a time in the time field you may change each field indepen dently Once a 12 hour time field is selected clicking the right mouse button over the time number will toggle between the AM and PM
111. sing the desired column s number the Column drop down list box Copying a Report Instead of creating a totally new report you may find it quicker to copy an existing report to a new report title and to modify it To copy a report first select it in the Title drop down list box and then click on the Copy command button shown below HH Clicking the Copy button will open up the following dialog box to allow you to enter the title name of the new report The screen also asks you to confirm your request and per mits you to cancel the process if desired Copy Report Enter New Report Name Sample Report Copy Report Screen Copying an existing report to a new name does not place the new report into the list of defined reports You must perform a save operation after making any desired changes to place the new report in the defined reports list Saving a Report Once you have made the desired modifications to an existing report or have competed the creation of a new one you can save the report by clicking on the Save command button shown below E Save Saving the report will place the report title in the list of available reports that can be printed Once in this list the report can either be printed automatically or generated for a specific date range of logged data A M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 6 13 PC Monitor Deleting a Report A report can be deleted by first selecting it in
112. sist of various sub directories that separate logs by year month and day An example of a typical data directory tree is shown below 03 01 99 5 8 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 5 SETUP Reports Setup The Heports Setup screen is a dialog box which is accessed by clicking on the tool screen command button shown below Reports Setup The screen allows you to set preferences for the text fonts that will be used when displaying or printing logs and creating reports The screen is broken down into three areas Printer Fonts screen Fonts and a tool bar Reports Setup Printer Fonts Screen Fonts ee Small Large Reports Setup Screen OK This command button is used to return to the tools screen and will display a dialog box if you have made any changes The box will ask if you want to save your changes it contains the command buttons Yes No and Cancel to allow you to choose an option Cancel This button will return you to the tools screen without saving any of your changes Help This button accesses on line help Clicking on the Small or Large command buttons in either the Printer Fonts or Screen Fonts area will open up the following font dialog box to allow selection of your desired font sizes NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION 5 9 PC Monitor Font ele Font style Size Soviet New E 018 Lourier Hew T Letter Gothic Italic ance F Lucida Console
113. tates of America INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC Revision History Revisin Dae 2 0 2 0 Change 7 y y NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC PC Monitor Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 Introduction About This Manual 1 2 oni ET 1 2 The DOGPG o conste 1 2 jio m 1 2 UMMA ee E E 1 2 Hardware and Software Requirements 1 3 TUG ANS a EEE 1 3 Additional Requirements 1 3 Communication 1 3 cso acs 1 3 Mod OM Lo NR 1 4 ING TO EME 1 4 ERE 1 4 E REE 1 4 CHAPTER 2 Getting Started PC Monitor in the Windows Environment 2 AS MTS SP T 2 Mouse C UT 2 2 loni e 2 3 ONE OS oco sscadensectdeabcewtrabacsansdncouuniaswssmsen P Eon I LUNG 2 3 m P 2 4 2 4 Sra ric Pu Co PRETEND 2 5 BONOS 2 5 Drop Down List nnne 2 6 D Utt OD 2
114. ter 16 MB RAM 500 MB Hard Drive 3 5 1 44MB Floppy Disk Drive VGA Graphics Board with 1MB RAM 14 VGA Monitor 28 dpi Microsoft MS Windows Compatible Mouse 8 TIP you are not using the system logging feature only 300 MB of free hard disk space is required Additional Requirements The following is a list of special considerations when using PC MONITOR A security key is required Windows 95 or higher is required to run a network version of PC MONITOR Depending on your PC and operating system a 256 color or less Video Driver must be used to utilize the ink saver mode for printing Windows NT and 2000 can be supported but may a special software configuration Communication Requirements The PC MONITOR package has the ability to communicate with the CCS through both an on site 9600 19200 baud direct link an off site 1200 14400 baud modem link or through a Local Area Network LAN In order to work properly the following hardware requirements apply for each type of communications Direct Link Optically isolated RS 422 Interface Card Direct Connect Belden 9503 6 Conductor 22 AWG Twisted Shielded Pair with Drain Wire Cable NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 1 3 PC Monitor Modem Link e Hayes Compatible 1200 14400 Baud External Internal Modem Phone Line Access A Practical Peripherals brand modem is preferred but not required Network Link e TCP IP and Windows Sockets Compatible Network
115. ter and define its headers unit style alignment etc When generating a new report the date and time are automatically inserted as the first two columns You can also define the report heading and the one line column heading position and text for the report After completing the report you need to click on the Save button to save the report into the list of reports available for printing To create a new report 1 Click on the time column to position the pointer then select the NEW option from the available choices in the Title box and type in a name for the report 2 Click on the New button to insert a new column and automatically select it When inserting new columns it is suggested that the auto adjust feature be enabled If not enabled proper spacing between columns may not be maintain A spacing problem would require you to select individual columns and to adjust their posi tions using the Position edit cell 3 Assign a parameter to the column and define the associated column properties such as headers unit style position etc Create and define any additional columns desired 5 Define the report heading and the one line column heading position and text Click on the Save button to save the report 4 NOTE The command buttons on the screen which have an underlined letter in their name can be selected in one step Press and hold down the keyboard s ALT key while typing the under lined letter It may be quicker to modify a
116. text It should be noted that the column heading is a one line text string which runs across the top of the columns in the report and should not be confused with the individual column headers After completing the desired changes to a report you need to click on the Save button to save the changes to the report To edit an existing report 6 14 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 6 1 Select the desired report to edit from the available choices the Title box 2 Select the column you wish to change by clicking on it with the left mouse button 3 Change the desired properties of the column Or Click on the New button to create a new column which will be automatically selected to allow assigning of a parameter and associated properties When inserting new columns it is suggested that the auto adjust feature be enabled If not enabled proper spacing between columns may not be maintained A spacing problem would require you to select individual columns and to adjust their positions using the Position edit cell 4 Select and change the remaining columns you wish to modify or create and define any additional columns desired 5 Make any desired changes to the report heading and the one line column heading position and text 6 Click on the Save button to save the changes made to the report 4 NOTE The command buttons on the screen which have an underlined letter in their name can be selected i
117. the Export section of this manual for a detailed description of the function s operating procedures The Pulse Indicator shows that PC MoNITOR is communicating with the CCS master The Main command button allows you to quickly return to the main graph ics screen 7 8 PN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC Chapter 7 Defining a Graph BUTTON INDICATORS FUNCTION The Previous command button will return you to the previously viewed screen 4111111 Previous Previous Button Help Button The Help button provides access to PC MONITOR s on line help feature Set Options The Set Options function allows the user to override certain automatically selected fea tures for the current graph Graph Plot Options Selected Parameter Name Min Max Axis Axis Min GTS 01 Conductivity 17 52 17 58 4 GTS 01 Runtime 0 25 6 47 E 5 oJ per Data Analysis None Minimum Maximum Average Selected Parameter Displays the list of currently selected parameters their minimum and Name maximum values for the dates selected and the current axis assign ment Axis You can choose one of three different axes to assign to each of the parameters that are plotted Once the axis is selected from the drop down menu the Min and Max fields on the right are populated with the correct infor
118. through the choices This field is the time of day for a new download is entered Selects a pre defined group of reports or graphs to be printed after the download occurs Selecting NONE indi cates that no reports will be printed Please refer to the Automatic Report Printing section for more information Once you have entered a new time and group click the ADD button to update the download list This button will allow you to delete the selected time from the list box Once you have selected a time and modified it to the desired value clicking this button will replace the original value with the new one This command button is used to instruct PC MONITOR to perform a system log download immediately regardless of the times scheduled for downloads Clicking on this button will activate the System Log Download Times dialog box shown below The Remote Data button is used to initiate a download of system log data residing on the hard wired PC at the facil ity via the telephone line This command button is used to return to the tools screen and will display a dialog box if you have made any changes The box will ask if you want to save your changes it contains the command buttons Yes No and Cancel to allow you to choose an option This button will return you to the tools screen without sav ing any of your changes This button accesses on line help NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION 5 3 PC Monitor System Log Downlo
119. tore data to a specific unit even if the setpoint filename also contains data for other units Filename You can select a filename from this list to determine which setpoint data will be used for the restore operation Use the scrollbar to view additional filenames in the list Restore When this box is checked the values of the Equipment Runtimes last Runtimes saved on the PC will be restored to the selected unit s Comments Once you select the name of a file to use this field will be updated with the comments associated with that specific setpoint data file such as ce Cream Production Setpoints Restore This command button will restore setpoint data to the units selected After this command button is clicked the system will request a user password to verify the operator has the required access level to change setpoint data on the specified units Cancel This command button will return you to the main Setpoint Control screen without performing any setpoint restore functions Help This command button allows you to access on line help for the Setpoint Save Hestore function AV M amp M REFRIGERATION Inc 4 13 PC Monitor Setpoint Restore Progress Box A progress box is displayed when PC MONITOR is restoring setpoints to the CCS PC MONITOR will generate error messages to identify which unit and screen data was not successfully restored from the setpoint file In addition you can print a setpoint report of the selected fil
120. ur job name s directory tree c MMPC JOBNAME EXPORT Click on the Refresh command button to repeat downloading the log and re paints the screen with the latest log information 3 12 PIN M amp M REFRIGERATION INC CHAPTER 3 RUNNING PC MONITOR Tool Bar The CCS panel screen tool bar contains a set of command buttons which are used to per form various tasks The tool bar also contains indicators which allow you to watch the sys tem status The command buttons and indicators contained on the CCS panel screen tool bar from left to right and their functions are as follows Button Indicators Function This command button is used to print a snapshot of the cur reen Prnt Te rent scree Screen Print Screen Button il Alarms This button allows viewing of the system alarms and failures Alarms Button The dual time display allows you to view the current time for both the PC and CCS This is especially helpful if the CCS being monitored via modem is in a different time zone than the facility where the PC is located Dual Time The system status indicator is used to inform you that the system is operating normally or is in alarm or failure System Status Indicator The pulse indicator shows that PC MONITOR is communi m cating with the CCS master Pulse Indicator This command button allows you to quickly return to the PEE main graphics screen mj Main Button T
121. used all parameters will be in the same list and Default will be shown in the list box You may select a parameter from one unit group and then change groups to use a parameter from a different group on the same plot Select Parameters The Select Parameters to Plot list box contains the available parame to Plot ters which you can plot Clicking on a parameter with the left mouse button will select it You may plot up to eight parameters at a time Selected The parameters selected for plotting are shown in this list box Parameters Delete Clicking on a parameter in the Selected Parameters list box will select it Once selected the Delete command button will delete it from the list of parameters to be plotted You may click on multiple parameter names to select more than one to delete before using the command button The Define Graph Plot screen s command buttons and indicators contained on the tool bar from left to right and their functions are as follows BUTTON INDICATOR FUNCTION The Pick Graph button allows users to select from a list of previously Pick defined graph formats Graph Pick Graph Button Once you have chosen the parameters to plot the Draw command button will instruct PC MONITOR to generate the graph Draw Draw Button The Set Options button allows the user to customize the information dis PEZI played and how it is plotted on the graph Set Options Button NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC
122. using the scroll bars to display the various parts of the report A printout of the report can be produced by clicking on the tool bar s PRINT command button This will produce an exact copy of the report as viewed on the Screen PARAMETER PRINTER PRINT RANGE Pages PRINT QUALITY PRINT TO FILE COPIES COLLATE COPIES CANCEL SETUP DEFINITION Displays which printer the report will be sent for printing Prints the entire report Prints only the highlighted selections of the report Prints only selected pages of the report Displays the resolution the report will be printed Prints the report to a file with a PRN extension Allows the user to print multiple copies of the same report Allows the user to collate multiple copies of the report Prints the current report Cancels printing the selected report Allows the user to select a different printer 6 6 INA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 6 Automatic Report Printing PC MONITOR provides for the automatic printing of reports on a daily basis You can select which reports will be automatically printed by clicking on the tool bar s Automatic command button to open up the Automatic Heports screen The Automatic Reports screen allows you to create groups of reports that will be automat ically printed Automatic Reports Auto Report Group Available Reports Energy Summary Draft Cooler 1 Summary Miscellaneous Summary Energ
123. values Once you try to save the screen or move off the field PC MONITOR will perform data validation To enter a time 1 Point with the mouse to the time field you want to select 2 Click with the left mouse button to select the field 3 the desired value using the keyboard 4 Click with the right mouse to choose between the AM or PM indicator if you are in 12 hour time mode 5 Press the ENTER key on the keyboard or click on the Enter button or click on another field to accept the data and allow PC MONITOR to validate it TIP ATime keypad is available for entry of the desired time You must precede single digit hour minute and second values with a leading zero Logon Field The Logon Field in PC MONITOR works exactly like the one on the CCS box with the additional benefit of the field being a Windows edit cell As such should you enter an incorrect password you can use the mouse insertion pointer to change specific char acters in the password As with all other data entry fields PC MONITOR will perform data validation when you press the Enter or Save buttons NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION INC 3 9 PC Monitor To logon 1 Type your password using the keyboard 2 Press the ENTER key on the keyboard or click on the Enter button or click on the Save button to accept the password and allow PC MONITOR to vali date it ANumber keypad is available for entry of numeric passwords for logon
124. y Summary Recirc Summary Sequencer Summary Screw Summary Zone 2 Summary Screw 2 Summary Bguencer Summary Zone Summary Zone 2 Summary Automatic Report Setup Screen PARAMETER DEFINITION AUTO REPORT Automatic Reports may be assembled into multiple groups This GROUP allows different reports to be printed at different times of the day AVAILABLE REPORTS The Available Reports list box contains the list of reports available for automatic printing Click on a report name with the left mouse button to select it and place a copy of it in the Auto Report List on the right side of the screen AUTO REPORT LIST Displays the reports selected for automatic printing Delete Removes the selected report name from the Auto Report List You may click on multiple report names to select more than one report before using the Delete command button NVA M amp M REFRIGERATION 6 7 PC Monitor PARAMETER DEFINITION The OK button exits the automatic reports screen and will display a confirmation dialog box if you have made any changes The box will ask if you want to save your changes it contains the command but tons Yes No and Cancel to allow you to choose an option Closes the automatic reports screen without making any changes Accesses on line help for the topic There are some guidelines which should be kept in mind when using the automatic reporting printing feature of PC MONITOR order fo
125. ystem can be saved sepa rately Selecting a slave would save data for the selected slave unit which your system may contain Filename You can select New to allow a new filename to be entered or select an existing filename from this list Use the scrollbar to view additional filena mes in the list Save Runtimes A check in this box will also download and save the current value of the Equipment Runtimes Comment This data entry field allows you to enter a comment to be associated with the setpoint save filename This field is useful to enter a summary of the data being saved such as ce Cream Production Setpoints Save This command button will perform a setpoint save on the units selected and will store the data in the user specified filename Clicking this button activates the Setpoint Progress Box Cancel This command button will return you to the main Setpoint Control screen without performing any setpoint save functions Help This command button allows you to access on line help for the Setpoint Save Restore function AV M amp M RzrRiGERATION Inc 4 11 PC Monitor Setpoint Save Progress Box A progress box is displayed when PC MONITOR is saving setpoints from the CCS If the save operation does not complete successfully PC MONITOR will generate error mes sages to identify which unit numbers data was not successfully saved from Setpoint Progress Percent Complete Save Process Started Save Process Completed

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