USER DATA CONTROL & INTERROGATION SOFTWARE FOR ALL
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1. 1 42 29 8 2010 Display data for a week Enter your start and finish times Date Time Start Finish 30 5 2010 e The default time is Start 0 00 Finish 23 59 The Default Finish Date Start Date 3 8 Selecting the Temperature Channels to View File Display Tools Help PARF 24 5 2010 2 14 Sample 864 volun i 864 1376 1 mA 2400 2912 y a a v 4 gt Click on the display box to enable or disable viewing of the channel in the box Page 9 3 6 Manipulating The Y Axis Remember to centre the Graph before using the Y Zoom Commands Y Y Zoom In In Y Zoom Out File File Display Took t Tools Help File Display Tools Hel alg Tools ala FANRAN aae Jela alela 11 4 2010 11 02 Sample 0 EE EE 11 4 2010 11 02 Sample 0 3 7 Selecting A Smaller Range for More Detailed Analysis To select a range for display there are two ways of doing it First let s use the cursor to select the start point Using the mouse either drag the thumbwheel or use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the point of interest File Display Tools Help aa 2 2 26 Zale 23 4 2010 2 14 Sample 664 EG HEE eR J l E Use this Icon to set the Mul Lily y Pith Start Point 1536 1024 Use the pointer to Press and hold then drag it move the cursor to an other area of interest File Display Tools Help ERSS EE es fea ie uno 553 Semple 1536 WEET MEE xl Again use the cursor as ANAA i above and set2. Rate 15 atarms Alarm i pushbutton Yehicle 6544 YR 17 Chilled 8 0 0 0 Alarm Delay 30 Cancel to highlight Comper TO a alarms AsStar untitled Paint P Tech Microsoft Pu EAnalysis Se Ot 01 47 which are shown with an The List mode uses the same range that was previously set in the graphics mode You may use the Export pushbutton to transfer data to the spreadsheet of your choice MS Word Excel etc Please remember to keep a note of the directory where you store the files Pagel 1 3 9 Enable Disable of Display Grid File Display MEHS Help Use the Toggle Grid Command to turn on off the display Grid Use this Icon to reset the graph to the initial start up status 3 10 Using The Event Display my Analysis Events are defined as Door Openings Refrigeration Defrosts Alarm Setting changes etc Because they occur asynchronously to the main temperature sampling interval they are displayed as distinct lines across the top of the screen Select Tools Event Display You are now presented with the alg sida aia Event Display panel You may a more convenient area if you 14 2 2010 17 59 Sample 0 STEN IESE EIS TE wish al If you now move the cursor over the event the event type will be highlighted Click on List to read it To remove the Event mode select Cancel PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS FACILITY IS NOT AVAILABLE ON EVERY RECORDER TYPE PAGE 10 WINDOWS SOFTWARE OPERATION Insta
3. Storm Controls Ltd 1 Tennant Avenue College Milton South East Kilbride G74 5NA SCOTLAND Tel 44 0 1355 571781 QUALITY ACCREDITED TO ISO 9001 2008 MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS URS is a member of Registrar of Standards Holdings Ltd Tel 44 0 1355 571781 web www stormcontrols co uk e mail sales stormcontrols co uk ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Storm Controls Ltd Reg Office 1 Tennant Avenue College Milton South East Kilbride G74 SNA SCOTLAND Storm Controls Ltd reserve the right to make improvements in the product described in this manual at any time without notice Storm Controls Ltd cannot accept liability for any damages or loss of information resulting from the use of information in this document CAD REF Cdata2010 pub VERSION 4 FEB 2014 SCL 2009 2014 Approved S ORIMICONITOIS HMITED STORM CONTROLS ED ATA 20104 PC gt gt lt ALL STORM RECORDERS COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE Win XP Vista 7 amp 8 USER DATA CONTROL amp INTERROGATION SOFTWARE FOR ALL STORM RECORDERS User amp Installation Manual Gy QUALITY ACCREDITED TO ISO 9001 2008 UKAS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS URS is a member of Registrar of Standards Holdings Ltd CONTENTS Page No A Installation of Software 3 B Before You Communicate 3 Section 1 Changing amp Downloading User Parameters 1 1 Setting Alarm Values 3 1 2 Setting Alarm Status 3 1 3 Setting Sample Rate 4 1 4 Setting Alarm Delay 4 1 5 Time a
4. a upload will begin and the upload indicator box will show number of readings to be uploaded and the progress of the upload until the upload is complete indicated by a SUCCESS box appearing The OK button must be clicked to clear the box otherwise further communication to the PC is not possible Page 5 Company Registration STORM CONTROLS REG 1 STORM CONTROLS iD OFF S i OFF gt CDATA 2 5 OFF g OFF PC gt gt lt lt ALL STORM RECORDERS Frozen Chilled COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE HIGH 18 0 LOW 25 0 HIGH 8 0 Low 0 0 Win XP Vista 7 amp 8 Sample Rate Alarm Delay f5 Set Defaults Communications Program g COMI 2 PROGRAM BUTTON UPLOAD PROGRESS START UPLOAD TO INDICATOR PC SECTION 3 ANALYSIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE 3 1 Loading Analysis Software Re enter CDATAPC2014 Directory and double click on the Analysis exe file to start the Analysis Program 3 2 Locating trk File Choose this Icon to select a trk file for analysis A standard Windows box appears that allows you to find the Directory where the trk file of interest is located Highlight the required file then click the OK button 3 3 OPENING FILE Once the selected trk data file has been opened you will be prompted to select a from a displayed list that shows the Clients name and Vehicle Registration information Highlight the required file then click the OK button A graph will now be shown of
5. by the converter must be set to Comms 1 2 3 or 4 on your PC using the Windows comms port select facilities SECTION 1 Deals with changing the user parameters on the recorder using your PC SECTION 2 Deals with uploading stored data from the Recorder to your PC SECTION 3 Deals with interrogating and manipulating data already uploaded from the recorder and stored in your PC as a trk file SECTION 1 Changing User Parameters 1 1 Setting Alarm Values See Fig 1 page 4 Enter the Frozen and Chilled boxes and edit the range values to your required values as necessary 1 2 Setting Alarm Status See Fig 1 page 4 Set alarm status to FROZEN CHILLED or OFF by entering the Alarm Settings boxes and selecting the desired condition appropriate for each active temperature sensor on your system Page 3 ENTER COMPANY ENTER VEHICLE NAME HERE REGISTRATION HERE FIG 1 t4 Storm Cpntrols XL Comr Company Registration STORM CONTROLS REG 1 Alarm Settings STORM CONTROLO ID b OFF e COATA 2014 v 6 OFF v PC gt gt lt lt ALL STORM RECORDERS Frozen Chilled COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE HIGH 18 0 LOW 25 0 HIGH B OLOW 0 0 Win XP Vista 7 amp 8 Sample Rate Alarm Delay f5 Set Defaults Communications Frogs o COMI ENTER ENTER SELECT SELECT FROZEN See ALARM COMMUNICATION CHILLED OR RATE DELAY a PORT USED BY PC OFF 0TO60 OTO6O nae e 9 PIN PLUG 1 3 Setti
6. lling the Software This Software operates with Windows XP Vista 7 amp 8 Insert the supplied USB memory stick into your PC or Laptop Load the folder containing the Cdata files into your Documents Folder complete with contained files Create icons as required for EXE files a CDATAPC2014 EXE main communication and Down Upload operation file b ANALYSIS EXE data interrogation amp manipulation file Connect the supplied PC to Recorder cable between your PC or Laptop s RS232 connector and the recorder s RS232 connector The cable must be connected the correct way round as shown on the plug labels Open the CDATAPC2014 file either by Double clicking the file in your created directory or using the new ICON This action will open up the communication panel as shown on Fig 10n page 4 and allow you to communicate with the recorder BEFORE YOU CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THE RECORDER YOU MUST SET THE COMMS PORT TO THE MATCHING NUMBER Setting Communication Port See Fig 1 It is essential that you identify the RS232 communication port COM 1 2 3 or 4 that your 9 pin plug is plugged into on your PC or Laptop Storm s communication software will only operate if the COM port 1 4 you are connected to is set on the Cdata 2014 Communications Panel Fig 1 Enter the Communications box and set the COM No to match your PC RS232 output Port by selecting COM1 2 3 or 4 Alternatively if using an RS232 USB converter the USB port used
7. mp Date Down Loading new Parameters 4 5 Section 2 Uploading Data Stored in Recorder 2 1 Function of Upload 2 2 Uploading Data from Recorder Section 3 Analysis Software Package 3 1 Loading Analysis Software 3 2 Locating trk file 3 3 Opening File for Analysis 3 4 Sample Analysis Graph 3 5 Manipulating x axis 3 6 Manipulating y axis 3 7 Selecting a Smaller Range for Analysis 3 8 Selecting Temperature Channels to View 3 9 Enable Disable Display Grid 3 10 Using the Events Display 3 11 List Data in Textual Format PAGE 2 O N N O OOOHOO 8 9 10 10 11 3 11 List Graphical Data in Textual Format Use the List Icon to view the data as text sa Analysis lel x File Display Tools Help fe TP eM eM Ee 1 Ea Date Time Ch 1 Ch2 Ch 3 Ch4 From 40 9 2010 17 3 10 9 2010 l J 9 Number of 10 9 2010 aoe Soe To 11 9 2010 20 06 Readings 10 9 2010 10 9 2010 22 5 22 6 Samples 5937 in Selected 10 9 2010 Pea PPAT Max Min Ave time 10 9 2010 22 5 22 7 1 28 2 279 81 10 9 2010 22 5 22 7 segment 10 9 2010 22 5 22 7 2 27 7 275 48 10 9 2010 E oe 10 9 2010 10 9 2010 22 5 22 7 3 10 9 2010 22 5 22 7 A 10 9 2010 S Ep 10 9 2010 10 9 2010 Sp ae 10 9 2010 l 10 9 2010 23 3 22 8 Print Data 10 9 2010 23 4 22 7 10 9 2010 Door 1 was Open for 6 mins Up PgUp Home Export 10 9 2010 23 3 22 8 Dn PgDn End Print 10 9 2010 __23 4 22 8 3 Press the p Company Frozen 18 0 25 0 Sample
8. ng Sample Rate See Fig1 Set Sample Rate by entering amp editing the time between stored records in the Sample Rate box The Sample Rate can be adjusted between 1 and 60 minutes Default setting is 15 minutes 1 4 Setting Alarm Delay See Fig1 The Alarm Delay is the time between an Alarm condition becoming known to the Recorder and the time when this Alarm is flagged up to the USER and stored in the Recorder memory The Alarm Delay is designed to reduce nuisance tripping of the Alarm Set the Alarm Delay by entering amp editing the delay time in the Alarm Delay box The Alarm Delay can be adjusted between 1 and 60 minutes Default is 10 or 15 minutes depending on the Recorder product type 1 5 Setting Date amp Time The Date and Time is automatically updated from the date and time presently shown on your PC So ensure that this is correct before pressing the Program button PAGE 4 3 7 Selecting a Range for Analysis Cont d The second method requires selecting amp clicking Display in the top toolbar then Set Range of interest in the display panel below SET RANGE X Data Available k 2415 2010 eas 99 8 2010 i Enter your start and finish times Date Time Start Finish By simply setting the start date and clicking on each of the other entries the data for that time segment only is displayed SET RANGE E3 Data Available From 24 5 2010 11 02 To 1
9. the end l oi point using this icon 2400 1376 1888 PAGE 8 1 5 Cont Downloading New Parameters from the PC or Laptop to the Recorder See Fig 2 Page 6 Once the parameter changes have been made and the time amp date on your PC has been checked Downloading Right click on the Program button which will change to green When download is complete within a few seconds a SUCCESS box will appear Now click OK on this box The OK button must be clicked to clear the screen and to enable you to continue with any further communications SECTION 2 Uploading Data Stored in the Recorder to your PC 2 1 Function of Upload The software uploads the data to the PC and stores it in a file named exactly the same as the description entered in Vehicle Registration Number trk on the Recorder e g SG60RTS trk The can be located in the same directory where loaded the CDATAPC2014 software e g C CDATAPC2014 The software clears the Recorder memory after each upload has been confirmed as received and verified by your PC On subsequent uploads of the same vehicle the latest data is added to the data already stored in the Registration Number File The trk files downloaded can only be viewed using the ANALYSIS software supplied See Section 3 2 2 Uploading Data stored in the Recorder to your P C See Fig 2 Page 6 Click the Upload Data button which will turn red Dat
10. the information contained on the file you have just opened This information is now ready for analysis using the various tools provided in the Analysis Software package To access further company files within the same trk file simply click Icon again The next pages describe how to manipulate and use the Analysis Software to your advantage PAGE 6 3 4 Sample Analysis Graph Fig 3 J E feel fie Once the graph is displayed you can centre the graph File Display Tools N E EESE EE using the vertical scroll bar as shown in Fig 3 Click here to centre the graph 3 5 Manipulating The X Axis E Use this Icon to expand the graph in the X direction as shown in Fig 4a Zoom in X f lf gf Aina l SPB da GERTE A bad gt 256 ble Hiii 1024 EI File ajg Tools aie ig 4b ala Nala A Use this Icon to contract the A NO graph In the X lt direction i f m i ij i 1 I rt a as shown in Fig 4b Zoom out X a gee gata es Meye Meyo
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