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1. 0 01 C of their mean value As the values begin to approach stability those readings that meet the criterion will be displayed with a pale green background as opposed to white This process is repeated until all set points have been completed at which stability point you will be prompted to click the Calculate and Send button shown in Figure 33 b Stat alia aa Spi Casier 0 i x Calo be and Sen Clear Vinh Figure 33 Please follow any on screen instructions that appear and when prompted to do so click the Start Calibration button to commence the As Left part of the test if selected 7 33 Generating a Calibration Certificate Once a test has been completed generating a calibration certificate is a quick and simple process Close the calibration window and click the Certificate button on the Utilities age The first step in the process is to provide the information required on the two Information tabs as shown in Figure 34 and Figure 35 Coe Information Hb betsy rien dit Caicos Borno NPI Peu pa ce Be iratan meia Cumbre ge tera HF Serial Beraberz Peria Cinthia Reape Bowe pag Burbry Di A erie Cibi mein Bote a Bmp ET Umpostabety Val fan Masson crans Tappo pending riia bp bano pianale ri arcana Peg by pi SEA es pH rici E bari dl cid he ri app gi LE Figure 34 Care mia amsn lima dj Fekcren s Usd Frati tnit ian Dogs ATL PIH Poazionioe Sharm Resid sbr Tishni2. TECHNE TechneWorks TechneWorks Operator s Manual E Barloworld Scientific Introduction Welcome to TechneWorks This software has been designed to enable you to get the most from your Techne equipment Tecal Calibrators our TU 20 range of portable thermo regulators and Fluidised baths Where applicable you will be able to Input set points Read unit temperature Perform switch test functions Create and run temperature cycle programs specifying set point ramp rate and hold time Interface to external thermometers such as the Accu Temp Accu temp Il Cropico 3000 series and ASL 250 W D D D D The enabled version of the software will enable you to B Calibrate Tecal units B Output the contents of the on board RAM Before running the software please make sure that your equipment is connected to the computer using a suitable RS 232 or USB cable please consult your equipment manual for further details 1 00 Opening the Techne Interface to the Unit When Run Software is selected you will be asked to select which product group you are using as the selection window below Select and ok to run program iia inde Gee Bre w Teal hkk Poia bo th DE Down the left hand side you will see a row of buttons that enable you to access the program s functions Click the Open Com Port button See Figure 1 Figure 1 The Port selection window will then appear as shown in Figure 2 From the
3. drop down list which contains your available Com Ports select the Port to which you have connected the unit Also select the units in which you wish to operate Note however that the unit itself will always display Celsius regardless of the units selected Serial Part Ed Fieane select serial part cosa z ia con Figure 2 After a few seconds data should start to arrive from the unit 2 00 Figure 3 illustrates how the data is presented Firstly you will see in the black box in the top left the serial port name in yellow and the model name in white Teil HH current e Ea TITI Y Tardi dry F Acta Te er gt E tici satana sof ia j Figure 3 The data grid to the right contains the temperatures units and date and time of the reading Also in the second column which contains the value of the set point is a small button marked Set This will enable you to manually alter the set point at any time as will now be explained Manually Changing Set Points Set points can be manually changed by clicking the Set button Figure 4 shows the set point window Note that you are able to enter the set point in your chosen units and also specify if required the rate at which the temperature is increased or decreased Checking the Max Ramp box instructs the unit to go to the new set point as quickly as possible Click OK to send the new set point to the unit Change setpoint value Selected setpoin
4. Os vend g gt Save as pe Tab ahaa ri baad Cac Figure 12 Tab delimited text can be viewed in either a spreadsheet word processor or many other types of software It is not advisable to view the software in any other application whilst data is being written to it You can either create a new file or specify an existing one in which case you will be asked to select whether you want to overwrite data or append it to the existing file as shown in Figure 13 Canin E Crem and Setting een he Documents fo stress endets Do aN bo r pour rasa wie data onto this File Fuci Pan the edsin date s be ceererithan Cick Cancel to abort LIE Fem Figure 13 During a program run the status of the step is displayed on the left hand side of the screen as shown in Figure 14 Point of 40 Step 17 Setpoint 75 00 Hald 40 min Step 18 Actual Temp TAH Mepit Ramp ends Shep 20 Ramp Let Ramp setpoint T5 00 Hold Time Of t2 Figure 14 When a program is completed you will be prompted to repeat the program again should you so wish Confirm a i Og Figure 15 5 00 Switch Test Function Certain models such as the Tecal H Calibrators enable thermostat switches to be tested This is done by inserting the bulb of the switch into the Block insert and connecting the switch wires to the screw terminals on the front of the unit Firstly configure a program usually two set points in between which you know that the cont
5. Cal raijen uns 75 Dacernbes 1066 Carica hemban FISSA Fskren e Fiat Paiman Moka Typa H Hen PET Rea kai thease FET Colleralianbata A Dhe riea doti Lae eoe P a Figure 35 17 The information which can be saved for future use includes Certificate number Calibrator type and serial number Customer details Information on the reference thermometer and probe A statement of the measurement uncertainties associated with the calibration D D D D D The measurements taken during the test will be entered automatically into the certificate for you A sample certificate is shown for you in Figure 36 abhratian ler aie mal Cariati pere ti iaman di all os Certificata of Callbration FIH TSI Prim Fe x These Berek dll rata ms Cari Lose Bahn IC Lk ES App fama Hiii k Frita i dal Poli Pas Ta ra i H Cr e IH LA Can Cha N Fils Figure 36 Clicking the Print Record button enables a hard copy of the certificate to be produced Please see earlier note with regard to printing to PDF s 7 40 Including a Logo on your Certificate Should you wish to incorporate a company logo into your certificate this is done by saving in either bitmap or JPEG format your logo image in the same folder as the TechneWorks exe program file The exact size of your picture will depend upon the printer resolution but should typically be somewhere in the range of 600 x 200 pixels The ima
6. E TIH L ipp RE THE Gp tar TIH L Chen LIRE THE ul Lun Er dE ie a FLH mia ihri eect FET Mu LE Hi fe a Iiu el ets FEA Miu Dani ras Lies el oh FEA oie a ot pei Lies ihri oi THE Prg fron Hm amii itha Figure 17 Creating a Certificate is simplicity itself Select the rows from the grid for the switch whose certificate you are creating Then click on the Certificate tab at the top of the window You will see the image of your Certificate displayed on the screen The switch ID and other even data will have automatically been transferred to your certificate as shown in Figure 18 Fanta Cii Erria ET Ter Contient Galbrtian da EH AT Fam Bai ciel Ce biak Sem kii ca ieni irt Ha di parta DEI Ep a il x dai mis Te ne Arai SET n mhr LE 1 E DIE H A pI Figure 18 Additional information required for the certificate is entered via the Information tab again near the top of the screen See Figure 19 Pesa Genji are ice lomo Certiticate Herbes PITAR Fraparedfy FH Carter Tae Tec oe ia Pre Fe z Bata hamis EI x Cities Ext Cra inches Diigo Gada Tadhea lac 3 Taari Lane fto Hi Eu liese BLADE H Saree Feiret ua Figure 19 This information can be saved for future use by clicking the Save Default Data button on the left hand side of the screen You can then print the certificate by clicking the Print Record button Once you have finished with all of the information in the log file it m
7. acts will open and close Specify the ramp rate suitable for particular type of switch The Start Program button is then clicked having first made sure that the Switch Test box is checked You will then be prompted to show the serial number of the switch under test See Figure 16 Switch Data Cal Fosse end Thy meni prunes of he nici utttber tant Boer Figure 16 5 01 Viewing Switch Test Results and Creating Calibration Certificates Once you have completed all of your switch tests data will be saved in two forms The first of these is the usual tab delimited text file that we discussed earlier There is also a special log file that records every change over of switch contacts during a program run This is accessed by clicking on the Switch Test Log button upon which the switch test analysis window will open Each row on the grid records an individual contact changeover event where with reference to Figure 17 the columns record the following B Switch identity ff The From and To set points from which it is possible to deduce whether the Block temperature was falling or rising B Contact state Open means the contacts have opened Closed means contacts have just closed B Block temperature at which the contacts changed over B Date and time of event la ___ TOO kamate certian THEW RHI i aan LE AE set Frais JIH r ipp LH ARE Gi PERTE JU La Chen RE THE SHT VEST
8. ay be emptied by clicking on the Clear Log button as shown in Figure 20 Beilh ik tI Lf 2 x F Cu Wie Faim Cia Dru Leg Figure 20 5 02 A Note on Printing to PDFs Software is readily available some of it is free that will enable you to generate PDF files These are permanent records that can be easily printed and e mailed as appropriate When the Print Record button is clicked a standard Windows print dialog box appears as shown in Figure 21 Print Ez Ponia ares Panpi SA Ippe Where Cume Fani org Comes dl Pirie g spia 1 RR LE LL E _ os Figure 21 Your PDF writer should appear as a virtual printer when you drop down the Name list in the box Selecting this option will output the image of the certificate to a PDF file rather than directing it to a printer 6 00 5 03 Including a Logo on your Certificate Should you wish to incorporate a company logo into your certificate this is done by saving in either bitmap or JPEG format your logo image in the same folder as the TechneWorks exe program file The exact size of your picture will depend upon the printer resolution but should typically be somewhere in the range of 600 x 200 pixels The image will be automatically positioned in the top right hand corner of the certificate Using TechneWorks with External Thermometers An important feature of TechneWorks is its ability to communicate with a range of precision thermometers These are T
9. ecal Accu Temp Tecal Accu Temp Il Cropico 3000 ASL F250 D D D WwW The purpose of this is to provide a highly accurate and traceably calibrated reference for the block temperature On each instrument two temperature channels are supported The second channel is most commonly used for units under test when performing comparison calibrations The thermometer is chosen from the External Thermometer menu item as shown in Figure 22 E TechneWorks Fle RUN imine View Hep Techne Accu Temp Techne Accu Temp 2 Cropico 3000 ASL F250 Figure 22 Once you have selected your thermometer its window will open All windows will have a characteristically similar appearance To run the interface first select your serial port from the drop down list and then click the Open Com Port button as shown in Figure 23 ALATI c TE eo Figure 23 After a few seconds data will start to appear on the interface grid To return to the main interface click the button on the left which bears the name of the Techne unit you are using NOTE You will not be able to select and run an external thermometer until the interface to the Techne unit is running The two channels of data from the thermometer will appear at the bottom of the main interface grid as shown in Figure 24 Ta tal 1 40H Figure 24 When data logging during a program cycle See Section 4 00 the thermometer channels will be included in the tab delimited text file that
10. ge will be automatically positioned in the top right hand corner of the certificate If you require further technical assistance please contact Barloworld Scientific Ltd at technehelp barloworld scientific com
11. ien Updebe Starting IL Li FFFFFFFFFF ili L1113551 FEEFEFEFEF EL LLI Lan FETFEFEFFFEFFEFFIEFF Li 12 57 FFFFFFFFFF 3 Liu lin FT FEFEFEF LAI Lii ll 5 FET FFFFIFFEFFEFFIFAF L1 11 41 FFFFFFEFFF i j L1111200 FESIFIFIFF GI L1 13z0L FFIFFFEFFFF sLibonti gn Update succeded LL lism Figure 27 Initialisation should be performed with great caution as the calibration values gain and offset will be permanently erased It is recommended that this action be only performed as part of a block calibration where data corruption is suspected This will enable the software to perform a block calibration without reference to the suspected data 7 20 RAMDump The RAM dump downloads in hexadecimal format the contents of the Block s random access memory The main purpose of this is to extract the Block s calibration gain and offset as shown in Figure 28 DGS C4FF54500 0064 46 JES SPORS AAS SF Se FRI 00 OO Oe Ss oe FC a Aofi mlafi mtiti idii 8 FO O1 ee MT TE EU 00005504595 FAC OFF RFI A560 SOR Ce 265FL7ADI aC 1 39 ES 0 SED ee FART COGS OOF TEE 00520000019 FO FO RE FEF ROU 2 PO FE 8 05 E 0 CG 0 SSF DDC ZOSOSFFAFFSAFFAAFFANFFSMFFS AT Poa Far FES FOO 0000 FFHES DI QC liga didadzadiiaGiaiiaiia zi Gi AFF IED SEFFFEFFFFFFFFEFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFEFF FFE FFF FFF FFISEEI SEE Le BRAS ES OS LOS LOT ee FORTS Gwin O 28L5100375 E ifasi LLRs dd i Figure 28 14 Performing a RAM dump will in no way affect the functioning of the Block al
12. is generated 7 00 Utilities NOTE System utilities are only available in the TechneWorks enabled version In which case only those applicable will be available Access to the utilities will be denied until the main interface is running The utilities will also be unavailable when a program is running The utilities are accessed by clicking the Utilities button as shown in Figure 25 When the button is clicked the Utilities window will appear towards the top of which you will see a row of four buttons See Figure 26 These give access to the following functions B Initialise Re sets the block gain to 1 0 and the block offset to 0 0 B RAM Dump Downloads the contents of the unit s random access memory which contains the current gain and offset B Calibrate Enables the block to be calibrated and new gain and offset entered B Certificate View and edit block calibration certificate data j bed bse RAM ETD Lai ate LARE Figure 26 7 10 Initialising Block Gain and Offset Clicking the Initialise button will force the block gain and offset to 1 and zero respectively For the update to take effect you will need to switch the block off and back on again You will be prompted to do so once the update has been successfully completed See Fig 27 tdi rato n i Phase arch abed Off Han back Of again For tha changes bo balan affect uCslibenmt
13. performing to within limits R As Found As Left where the block is first checked for calibration new co efficient calculated and entered and then a second As Left check performed 7 32 Entering Calibration Points A 5 point calibration is performed If you are intending to calibrate over the entire range of the unit it is possible to load pre defined set points for that purpose This is done by clicking the Load Defaults button as shown in Figure 30 H 5 E Bart Sepaks Load sipoti Lol feta Figure 30 lf however the unit is to be used over a limited range it is better practice to perform the calibration over the intended range For this purpose the set points are manually entered and can be saved for future use Once the set points have been entered click the Start Calibration button You will then see the data grid on the right side of the screen begin to fill as shown in Figure 31 re Dica Paste i TEF ELTE Mim di CCE CASI Seaia FA TET Hii maim dieu angh oa FET eas naa Chanel 1 PE Ch IT A17 rd MS MN Abe asa lerici wah oot mean Beat Mean ch dii ans LE RARI Pao st ie Aloe i a ai TT Tula PENJ Figure 31 Figure 32 Below the grid you will see a box that provides information as to the current status of the calibration test See Figure 32 The stability of each set point is determined by the reference temperature as follows The last successive twenty reference readings must all be within
14. r required steps Note that it is possible to leave gaps although this is not recommended Once all steps have been entered the program display grid will look similar to Figure 9 Parti i ae abati bia sro inf Phil Praga ii Ce does acli can erry komi pels ceto Pool jte Figure 9 Once you have completed your program configuration it can be saved and loaded at any time using the File option of the main menu located across the top the window TechneWorks File External Thermometer View Help New Program File Load Program File Save Program File Save Program File 45 Exit Figure 10 4 01 Running a Program At the bottom of the display window you will see a row of buttons and other controls See Figure 11 Late Si aie lh b Lg lati mari Program pin i E 1 mae Shui Figure 11 These enable you to stop start and pause a program to specify the logging interval and on suitable models record switch test data To run your tests click the Start Program button A file dialog box will then appear that will enable you to save data as tab delimited text as shown in Figure 12 i Save s Seven i My Documenti e Cr Data M Pictures Mli deos Ha Dee My PAP Pien CE rhus Machines My Alora Lamy Passat Fih Fb cradiog Let My Baal ari Spa Content Eta LCL Mp Skype Piue m Hmp tt IC My Pr abe DaM vos Receied Ales GIOR Brel
15. t Techne Tecal1 46H calibration block 24 98 Max Ramp 0 1 C per min e fi Cancel Figure 4 3 00 Graph Output TechneWorks maintains a real time trend graph of all the channels being recorded With reference to Figure 5 the following channels are plotted Block set point broken black line Block temperature solid black line External thermometer channels see later Switch state where applicable solid blue line D D D D Figure 5 It is also possible to specify the range of the vertical axis and to specify the number of decimal places Figure 6 The horizontal axis is a time base with vertical time bars every twenty up dates Range foto 100 Decimals 0 0 Max 50 Min o Figure 6 3 00 Configuring and Running Temperature Programs Click the Program Set Up button The program display grid will then appear as shown in Figure 7 ehis ae A cia ta et rt Taser ane aama Raie pee me Figure 7 To input step data double click the first row of the grid The data input panel which then appears enables you to enter all the data required to specify a step The required values are B Set point B Ramp rate and hold time When you have entered this data click OK or to clear all entries in that step click Clear button as shown in Figure 8 Goes Ca Pork Dina ida di da Pe CT eT ata Tina tire a n PATITI rii rare Figure 8 Proceed as above for all of you
16. though it is stressed once again that although it is unlikely that TechneWorks will produce bad calibration data if in any doubt please initialise the Block before performing As Found As Left calibrations 7 30 Calibration The purpose of the block calibration is to generate a gain and offset that enable the block temperature to reflect that indicated by an accurately calibrated reference unit The calibrations can be carried out using either of the reference thermometers indicated earlier or if the user has a thermometer that is not supported manual data entry can be carried out To access the calibration window the block interface must be running and if needed the reference thermometer interface must be running also 7 31 Selecting Reference Temperature If a reference thermometer is running it is possible to select either of the two available channels as the reference channel As shown in Figure 29 when a reference thermometer interface is running the channels are named according to the thermometer selected If no reference thermometer is connected the channels will be greyed out and be unavailable for selection eference Test type i Manual Entry Calibration Check F250 Channel AO As Found As Left i F250 Channel BO FA Park at 25 C at end Figure 29 The figure also shows the different types of calibration tests that are available namely R Calibration check which will be used to ensure that the Block is
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