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Lamerholm RD298 ShockLog User Manual

1. mi o ole 2 man Pk Y Current Graph vents Y max Pk Z Em Internal Temp p C Selection From fi 26 0671 338 13 23 36 To 386 26 06 1998 14 33 56 Esport file name c Program Files ShockLog exports 1 9980626 Select All Files and Contents Help Close Slot Export Data Type The Slot Data Contents box is used to select and deselect Slot export parameters Items with their boxes ticked will be included in the export The above example will export the max pk X max pk Y and max pk Z Slot Export Options There are three Export Options Current Graph will reset the export parameters to mirror the Slot Graph All will select all the Slot samples Selection is automatically selected when any changes are made Slot Export Range The Export Range is shown in the From and To sections There are two boxes in each section one displays the number of Slots and other the Date Time that number relates to The range can be adjusted by moving the slide bars or entering numbers directly in the From and To boxes Export File Name If you need to change the default name click on the box a dialogue box will appear The full name can be seen as the tool tip for this box which can be displayed by hovering the mouse over the name box 114 HPT Sensor Introduction to the HPT sensor The HPT is a combined humidity pressure and temperature sensor for use
2. sees 119 Air Cargo Applications uina ote e en ER Hr pre a eR RES Ege dt 121 iButtons 122 Introduction to iButtons seen emen 122 Setting up the iButton on your PC ssssssseeee emen 124 IB tton EXereCISes eds EP ter dini eos 126 Button Security x e eme aree robe ee e te enn Eee 130 Using the Button with the Micro ShockLog recorder 132 PO utilitios eerte ee ettam tentiae iet 133 Button Window Read tab ssssesseeemeemen 133 Button Window Program tab sssse em 135 Button Window Passwords tab sssssee 137 iButton passwords window sssssssessseeee 138 Button Window Download tab ssseeem 139 iButton Window Bus tab sssssssssssseeeee 140 iButton Window status ooooccconncococcconccccocnnononccnncnnnncnnno no nccnnnnnnnannnnn nn 142 Button Trouble shooting o irii rE naaa AE nnm 143 Specifications and Declarations 145 RD298 ShockLog recorder ssssessssee eene menn 145 ShockLogTM tri axial Shock and Vibration Monitor 145 HP T Sensor iue ooo eet RM eet eed e Digo a label eels 149 RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder sssseeee 151 RD298 ShockLog recorder EMC Declaration sssssss 156 HPT EMC Declaration 2 riot tete tase lcs air t ids
3. sse tete teretes 20 Principles of Micro ShockLog recorder Operation sssssssssssneees 23 Principles of Operatlon s ea ea ro ada 20 Printer Options WIDndOW ect tte t d diee etre emp Aat p us 85 R E H 21 24 63 65 67 RD298 ShockLog recorder sse tentent teneret 7 20 145 156 RD298 ShockLog recorder Data sheet 145 RD298 ShockLog Recorder Operation sss 20 RD298 ShockLog recorder ShockLog Events sees 20 RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder teretes 7 151 Record Eengtln 25 oo codecs ttam ume er a IDE d ML Lo M D ECL e a due 21 22 63 67 Isunnibg OS m OUR I OH m eee in IR irs 17 ShockLbog recorder 2 e eie A UA RT RO EAR 17 Running the ShockLog recorder ns eseeseesessessessessessesseesssnesuecsecsessucsussneenecsesenssssnssuesuesuessessssussueeneeatseeseeseeeeess 17 S SECULAR 36 37 38 Select Directory WOW ets 78 Serial PO uu A AAA A AA 15 16 Set Other Alarms cia ai Ure In HER C ONAN Id 71 OEI UPA A aii 16 116 118 124 SNOEKL OI TECNA aa ae onim me n URDU DRE event tern 16 Setting up the ShockLog recorder sse tette tete tentent 16 Setting up your ShockLog recorder sse tentent 116 118 Setting up your ShockLog recorder to use the HPT ceseeseessesseestessecsesseeseeseesesneeneeseeseeseeteeneeseeeeeenernees 116 Set p Glhiecklist etn rre rere nd reni dienten d dn e
4. 6 1 1 The Licensee has not done or permitted any activity which caused such infringement and 6 1 2 The Licensee has exercised a reasonable standard of care in protecting all rights in the Software The Licensee will give the Licensor prompt notice of any claims specified in 6 1 1 above and the Licensor shall have the right to defend such claims and make settlements at its own discretion In the event that infringement occurs the Licensor may at is sole option and expense 6 3 1 Procure for the Licensee the right to continue using the Software or 6 3 2 Modify or amend the Software so that it becomes non infringing or 6 3 3 Replace the Software by other Software of similar capability Confidential Information All information data specifications documentation software listing source or object code relating to the Software is proprietary and confidential The Licensee agrees that it will use this information solely in accordance with the provisions of this Licence and that it will not at any time disclose confidential information whether directly or indirectly to any third party without the Licensor s prior written consent These provisions do not prevent the disclosure or use by the Licensee of any information which is or becomes through no fault of the Licensee public knowledge or to the extent permitted by law Assignment The Licensee may not assign or transfer the Software or this Licence without the prior written consent of
5. Creates a user identification iButton 135 Password status Displays the current password status that will be entered into any iButton that is currently being programmed It will indicate whether the iButton or the ShockLog passwords are set If the iButton password is set the symbol will appear See the iButton security topic for more information on iButton passwords 136 iButton Window Passwords tab i iButton functions i The status at the top of this window is explained in the iButton Window status topic Click the Change button to open the iButton passwords window which enables you to edit and disable enable the iButton and ShockLog recorder passwords The current password status is displayed next to the Change button See iButton security topic for more information on iButton passwords Note the iButton passwords are not enabled until the iButton is programmed from the Program tab 137 iButton passwords window This window can be accessed by clicking on the Change button on the Passwords tab on the iButton function window This window is used to edit enable disable passwords in the iButton amp Button passwords ES E The iButton contains two passwords one to match the ShockLog recorder password and one to match set the iButton password See iButton security topic for more information on the iButton and passwords iButton password This password is required if the iBu
6. Make sure you use a battery suitable for the environment to which the ShockLog recorder will be exposed Study the Battery topic for details If you will be using the ShockLog recorder for critical missions then devise a method of testing your setup and ensuring that you are capturing the data you need If events occur beyond the parameters you have set it is not usually possible to re construct them ShockLog Recorder Hardware Installation The ShockLog recorder must be securely attached to the equipment or structure it is monitoring Direct Attachment RD298 ShockLog recorder The RD298 ShockLog recorder kit includes a set of four M5 55mm bolts a set of four M5 x 60mm bolts and four rubber isolating mounts The four mounting holes are at the corners of a 77 5 x 53 0mm rectangle Attempt to maintain an accuracy of 0 2mm in the relative positions of the holes Use a 5mm drill for clearance holes or an M5 tapping size and drill and tap the holes to M5 Use the shorter of the supplied M5 bolts with tapped holes and tighten the bolts to 2 Nm Direct Attachment RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder The four mounting holes are at the corners of a 68mm square Attempt to maintain an accuracy of 0 2mm in the relative positions of the holes Use a 5mm drill for clearance holes or an M5 tapping size and drill and tap the holes to M5 Tighten the bolts to 2 Nm Attachment Using Rubber Isolators Due to our policy of continuous
7. To return to the previous zoom right click on the picture Subsequent right clicks will half the size of the picture The largest allowable zoom is 1000 10 times the size of the normal image Information Table 30 09 83 06 09 Download Date 0150838 16 02 end OF Moree T6 Recorded Durafian 93 hours 51 minutes Comment Mission comment stored in ShockLog recorder at time of download Report Start End Time range covered by the Report Can be adjusted from the Times button on the Report window Download Date Date time of download Recorded Duration Estimated time of ShockLog recorder operation ShockLog S N ShockLog recorder serial number HPT S N HPT serial number If a HPT is not fitted N A will be displayed Max min table Displays the maximum and minimum of the slots data other than the accelerations i e Internal Temperature humidity pressure and external temperature parameters for the report time range Max Hurnidity 35 RH o 63 3 52 If an RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder has humidity temperature alarms then the table will extend itself to display this information as follows mema Temperature co pea 827 X A cross indicates what alarms have occurred during the report period a blank cell indicates no alarm has occurred during the report period Setup table Displays the setup information within the ShockLog recorder at download time If the
8. 29833 CD ROM 29834 Manual 31716 Battery Access Plug 31717 Comms Access Plug 31723 Carrying Case 31750 Communication Cable 31759 User ID iButton 31761 Start iButton 31762 Stop iButton 31763 Download iButton 31764 Setup iButton 31790 Support Kit 62226 Battery Access Plug O Ring 62227 Comms Access Plug O Ring 65000 iButton Bus Parallel blue dot Connector 65001 iButton Bus Parallel 65004 iButton Bus Serial 88705 Battery 1 5V Alkaline 88706 Battery 3 7V Lithium 160 Index A Air Cargo Applications ce Cd o eet e OR RETE UR SER RE 121 AlWaysMax s corem tme RARI du emn ME 20 Attach oer e tote tee reas Gein eek tt SIDA Len RA a ost ale D do Role lA SA AA MEAG OM ee uoa 43 A MC 140 B fca D EE 7 13 14 15 20 Bl e dot Connector seo hee i ue e REUS 124 125 C Calibration dale e ctt deb et Y e EE reece ar a Eee CR DO eV Ree ca Eck A e Lo uu o Ra vu UNTER nsec 70 Calibration declaration ette teet ee e b be ba e bres i add a tis 159 CONHECI e H 115 HBT arches EI 115 Buttomto your Pain RIO aio 124 PE To the ShockLog recorder adn aati ee ne ees 15 D DATA MEMORY CORRUPTED es 15 ee NAG ARNE eae eem deam 45 Data Sheets cxx arte hina EHE OSEE Gb pcm eie tet ee e Hien 145 149 151 Date Tiiiie editor ore o qe ERREUR ER M enint r eme eode eee us D 39 40 41 Dates Changing format comcs tette d ud ode ai de en le
9. Move to the program tab and click on the Download button A Waiting for Download iButton message will appear at the top of the window Apply the Download iButton to the blue dot connector You may get the following message Say Yes for this exercise ShockLog 9 This iButton contains data Are you sure you want to clear the data Wait for the message at the top to say Completed The iButton is now ready to read data from the Micro ShockLog recorder Apply the Download iButton to the Micro ShockLog recorder The green in LED light should come on within 5 seconds The Button needs to be held for about 20 seconds until the red ok LED comes on When the red ok LED comes on the data has been successfully read and ready to download to the PC On the PC go to the iButton function window and click on the Download tab Click on the Download button a Waiting for Download iButton message will appear at the top of the window Apply the iButton to the blue dot connector You will be prompted for a User file name Enter a name for example Download test and click OK The download should now proceed When the download is complete close the iButton function window and go to the Examine Data tab You should see your data file which will have a i image next to it to indicate that it is an iButton data file Select the file and click on the Report button The iButton data file can only be displayed as a Re
10. Opens the Health Check This used by the RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder embedded version 128 and above to run a check on the hardware system Stop If you are having trouble with downloads from the ShockLog recorder due to events being triggered during the download process then stop the ShockLog recorder by pressing this button No data at all is recorded when the ShockLog is stopped The ShockLog recorder will re start automatically after 30 minutes Start Press this button to re start the ShockLog recorder If you attempt to re start the ShockLog recorder during event recording the event record may be corrupted Do not use the Start button unless you are sure that the ShockLog recorder is paused you can check this from the Monitor tab Passwords RD298 ShockLog recorder Press this button to enable the password system TAKE CARE Once passwords have been enabled you will not be able to turn them off without Technical Support Such assistance may be chargeable Study the Passwords topic before enabling passwords RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder Press this button to enable edit the password system If the passwords are already enabled then the Password Editor window will open 49 Diagnostics This function if not intended for normal operation If you need Technical Support you may need to use this function In these circumstances the necessary passwords and instructions will be provided by the help de
11. nal limits on the following Over Range Clear If the ShockLog recorder does have an over range alarm then you will see the following message Recorder over range WARNING It is recommended that you return this recorder to your supplier Do you wish to clear the over range status Click Yes to clear the over range alarm click No to maintain the alarm If the alarm is cleared it may take up to 10 minutes before the LED sequence stops Export Exports the contents of the report to a user specified text file with the ShockLog systems Export directory as the default folder If exporting a Health check report the file will also contain EEPROM maps of the relevant addresses to assist technical support Help Displays the on line help file Close Closes this window 59 Examine Data Tab The Examine Data tab allows you to select a data file from your PC s disk drive for analysis The available files are displayed in a table that gives a brief summary of the contents of each file To select a file for examination double click the row of the file ShockLog Ir x 10023 11 11 1998 13 55 09 usout 100 09 09 1999 20 26 06 athome 10058 15 11 05 2000 20 40 27 home joumey 10058 7 Double click on a row to select that file The nine data columns in the Examine Data tab are Download Date amp Time This is the date and time that the file data was downloaded from the ShockLog recorder
12. recorder only power applied Data 1 clock OK Data 2 clock reset major software fault caused ShockLog recorder hardware to reset it clock set command from PC records original time on ShockLog recorder clock clock set command from PC records original time PC set it to got and executed Clear and Rest to defaults command from PC single sector in Flash was cleared Data sector clock reset by ShockLog recorder hardware monitoring system ShockLog recorder stopped by serial command from PC ShockLog recorder started by serial command from PC iButton was presented and accepted Data 1 Start Datat 2 Stop Data 3 Setup Data 4 Download iButton was corrupt Setup was loaded from an iButton successfully Setup failed to load from an iButton Data was uploaded to an iButton successfully Micro ShockLog recorder failed to upload data to the iButton Health check was started Health check passed its test Health check failed its test Data fail status IButton identifying the user was applied Data user id When the battery runs flat it is possible that many power on reset events will occur To prevent the security log from being filled with such events the ShockLog recorder will only record 5 consecutive power on reset events without any other type of event to separate them Certain common events generate characteristic sequences of security log entries Send setup Set ShockLog recorder C
13. 10 11 1388 10 07 55 Vests tide NON dec Show Events Show Slots Export For output select cells and click Export 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 y 2 1 0 2 0 Date amp Time This is the download date and time This information is embedded in the file name and like all dates is always displayed in dd mm yyyy format regardless of your PC settings Warns This is the number of events that occurred at the warning level in each summary period Alarms Acc Alarms This is the number of events that occurred at the alarm level in each summary period 87 Temp Alarms Displays if a temperature alarm has occurred during this summary period The following list displays the possible contents of this column For the purpose of these examples the lower temperature alarm is 20 and the upper temperature alarm is 60 Blank No alarms lt 20 Temperature has gone below 20 gt 60 Temperature has gone above 60 lt 20 gt 60 Temperature has gone below 20 and above 60 RH Alarms Displays if a humidity alarm has occurred during this summary period The following list displays the possible contents of this column For the purpose of these examples the lower humidity alarm is 20 RH and the upper humidity alarm is 60 RH Blank No alarms lt 20 Temperature has gone below 20 RH gt 60 Temperature has gone above 60 RH lt 20 gt 60 Temperature has gone below 20 RH and above 60 RH Max Pk X Max Pk Y Max Pk Z This is the maximum pea
14. Getting Started This Chapter of the manual tells you how to get up and running in the least possible time We recommend that you read the complete text of each topic and then carry out the operations it describes This method will give the optimum balance between theory and practice and familiarise you with the ShockLog recorder and its software without making too many mistakes Familiarisation with the iButton for the Micro ShockLog recorder is dealt with in separate topics which are Setting up the iButton on your PC topic and the iButton Exercise topic Software Installation The ShockLog recorder is controlled by software which runs on a standard PC under either the Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 updated with service pack 3 Windows Me and Windows 2000 operating systems Do not try to install the software under earlier versions of Microsoft operating systems it will not work The software will run with any processor that supports an approved operating system but for acceptable performance a 75MHz Pentium processor with at least 16M bytes of RAM is recommended The software is delivered on a CD ROM although floppy disks can be created or obtained from the company if required The installation program creates the ShockLog directory and the Data and Setups sub directories on your computer in which some demo and example files will be placed The ShockLog program and help files are installed in the ShockLog
15. Introduction to iButtons An iButton is a 16mm computer chip armoured in a stainless steel can and is rugged enough to withstand harsh outdoor environments iButtons can be dropped scratched or stepped on and has been wear tested for 10 year durability The iButton comes in many varieties of which 3 types are used for the Micro ShockLog recorder These are configured as ShockLog Stop Start Setup Download and User ID iButtons Identifying the iButton The iButton s type and unique ROM ID can be identified by looking at the areas on the bottom of the iButton shown below 0000000579E The ROM ID number is broken into three parts In this example the OC is the type of chip in the iButton the B6 is the CRC16 ID validity check number and the rest is a unique ID number for the iButton In this example the iButton ROM ID is B60000000579E70C iButtons used with the Micro ShockLog recorder The Micro ShockLog recorder uses the iButton in five different ways Stop Start Setup Download and User ID They are programmable from the PC with the ability of password protection Setup iButton This is used to load a setup into the Micro ShockLog recorder resetting and clearing the data This can be applied with the Micro ShockLog recorder in any operational state except if passwords are set then the Micro needs to be in a stopped state This iButton also changes the iButton passwords The Setup iButton contains an
16. click No and you will return to the password editor window Cancel Click this and no password changes will happen The Password editor window will close 33 E mail options The E mail options window provides an easy way to send data to a colleague directly from the program It also provides the option of Technical Support This window is to assist in preparation of an e mail message Once the options are selected the Send button will start up your e mail service and provide you with your usual e mail editing box from which you can edit the message before sending You can access this window from two locations the E mail button on the main window or the E mail Technical Support item on the Help pop up menu E mail Options Destination Technical Support The program enters the Technical Support e mail address as the destination in the message box This option will also attach files that are useful for the Technical Support team to resolve any issues as well as entering some system information in the e mail message text box This option is the default selection if the E mail options window is opened from the E mail Technical Support item on the Help pop up menu Blank Leaves the destination in the message box blank allowing you to enter your own destination This option is the default selection if the E mail options window is opened from the E mail button on the main window Data files This is only available if the E mail optio
17. means that the first 1mS of the event is lost In many applications an event will be preceded by accelerations at a lower level If the processor wakes up it will not then miss the beginning of the event The wake up is usually driven by the levels on the accelerometers set by the wake up threshold but for special applications can be controlled by levels on the Ext1 analogue input on connector B Wake up driven by Ext1 is not implemented on the current software release so all the options in the Wake Up box are greyed out to indicate that they can not be altered Thresholds The principle of the thresholds also applies to the RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder see Setup tab Micro ShockLog recorder topic for the variations Four thresholds determine the characteristics of event recording All four are set as percentages of the range set in the Range box For example if the Range is set to 10g and the wake threshold to 1596 the wake level will be 10 15 100 7 1 5g The wake up threshold is the same for all three axes but you have the option of using different warn alarm and drop out thresholds for each axis The threshold box refers to acc thresholds even when a velocity range is selected The Acceleration wake threshold sets the level at which the processor will be woken from its sleep mode and will be ready to record an event with no further delay If you set this level too low the ShockLog recorder may spend too great a proportion of it
18. step The Wizard type is shown at the top of the left column Lamerholm Fleming This wizard tekes you through the sebup step by step to heb you set your ShockLog recorder up to sut your requrements Detaled irformation is available by clicking on the Help button which will activate Ihe What s This Help facilty and then clicking on the item that you wen more information about The Wizard will take you through the items listed to the lef of this window and you can use these shoitcuts the Back and Next buttons to navigate through the Wizard Do not show this introduction agein Setup Wizard steps Introduction screen Introduction to the Wizard Shown above Load Setup Gives the option of starting a new setup using the setup currently displayed on the Setup tab or load a setup from a files Setup Start Date Defines the setup start date as either immediately or a later date Setup Finish Date optional Specifies a target finish date by duration or a date This date is used to derive slot summary intervals 73 74 Acceleration Advanced Event settings optional Advanced Accelerations optional Times slots Summaries Alarms Finished Select acceleration range for RD298 ShockLog recorder Gives a choice of criteria to help set the event recording parameters Provides a window to setup the acceleration Thresholds Select slot parameters for recording and selecting the slot interval Se
19. 2 1 1 Bar 25 C 10 10 mBar Accuracy 0 0 0 2 Bar 25 C 30 30 mBar Resolution 2 mBar Temperature Min max units Measuring range 40 85 C Accuracy 20 to 70 C 2 2 C Resolution 0 5 C Lamerholm Electronics makes no warranty for the use of its products other than those expressly contained in the Company s standard Terms and Conditions of Sale which are available on request Lamerholm Electronics assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear in this document reserves the right to change devices or specifications detailed herein at any time without notice and does not make any commitment to update the information contained herein No licenses to patents or other intellectual property of Lamerholm Electronics Ltd are granted by the Company in connection with the sale of Lamerholm Electronics products expressly or by implication Lamerholm Electronics products are not authorised for use as critical components in life support devices or systems Issue 1 3 July 2001 150 RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder THE DATA IN THE ON LINE HELP OR MANUAL MAY NOT BE THE LATEST AVAILABLE CHECK WITH TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE LATEST SPECIFICATION DATA Low Cost tri axial Shock and Vibration Monitor The RD317 combines the latest developments in Lamerholm Electronics advanced tri axial piezo electric accelerometer technology with state of the art electronics and field proven software to offer an advanced shock and vibration mon
20. 52 Battery cover open 17 02 1383 12 30 53 Power on reset 17 02 1833 12 30 55 Battery cover open 17 02 1999 12 55 05 Data cleared and setup reset 17 02 1333 12 55 26 Battery cover open 17 02 1333 14 01 20 Stopped by serial command 17 02 1333 14 01 20 Data cleared and setup reset 00 JM MH wh Pp 0500000 0 0 00000000 Entry This is the entry number All security log entries are numbered from 1 to 4096 Date This is the date in dd mm yyyy format read from the ShockLog recorder internal clock when the logged event occurred If the ShockLog recorder clock is reset for it will be set to 00 00 00 on 01 01 1990 Time This is the time in hh mm ss format at which logged event occurred 36 Event The ShockLog recorder records 10 different types of event in the security log It is possible for an event to also log a data value although most events return a data value of zero Battery cover open Power on reset Watchdog reset Clock time changed at this time Clock time changed new time Data cleared and setup reset Flash sector cleared Clock reset by hardware Stopped by serial command Started by serial command iButton presented iButton failed iButton setup sent iButton setup failed iButton download successful iButton download failed Health check started Health check successful Health check failed iButton User ID cover opened or power applied with cover open RD298 ShockLog
21. Ceo ate b sies Multiple Files SOU Grapes A es dtd wet eum UM emt oumimiatries Fab oben duae ei sme eb S 110 Tame Slots Tab e dtm a mede 113 F Filenames REED EU RU E RH ER AR RR Urs 42 Floppy Disk Installation rrr tti eene eene redes e deir e e esa 11 12 G Getting otatted sien ees eee ek O 11 19 GEaplIS ise ete e te toe eet a th Abr tb ad b At sco P Abbe ate 95 96 100 101 102 103 114 H H midity alarmis nta centia idee e eb b decade e ud tob ea etd t 23 44 71 87 Hyper Einkiig s iic rti t REDE DECR ET ERLAUBT HAE Rada 95 l iButton 11 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 Download Data Introduction Setting up the PC TErOuble SHOOUNG sii crt trit otn re EO EREE EEEIEE EO ete Ted Us Dia ao pias iButton passwords WINOW occiso 138 Button Securlty enc DRE c c e E en n e o t y tente 130 162 Button Troubleshooting i ee E E E AR terere tentes 143 iButton Window Bus tab tee er ttt a ettet eni bee e a e i A ne e ee tct 140 Button Window Download tab sse tnter nennen 139 Button Window Passwords tab retener nter nennen 137 Button Window Program tab cocino 135 BUON window Read tab ect tre tete en a e te et rd e ee URS 133 Button Window Status A ain Up a d 142 Installation Iai lio cC DOE 119 DOOM tae A A AAA aes a AT 11 12 INTO UCION Wa UE 7 115 122 IBUTLONS Sain EE 1
22. If you know what port and type of bus you are connecting to then it is recommended that you set the COM LPT port and bus type manually and click the Apply button If this fails and you are using either D89097U or DS1411 buses then check that the COM port is not being used by other software or even the ShockLog software If you are unsure of the iButton buses parameters then click the Auto Detect button If the bus is not detected then check that your COM ports are enabled and fully functional Once the software detects the bus go to the Read tab and click on the Read button Place a pre programmed iButton provided on to the blue dot receptor and check that the iButton has been detected and read You are now ready for iButton operations Although more than 1 iButton can be connected to the blue dot connector and they can be talked to individually the ShockLog software has been written to complain if there is more than 1 iButton The reason is to avoid confusion as to which iButton is being programmed read If there is one iButton connected there is no confusion about which iButton is active 125 iButton Exercises This topic will guide you through programming the iButton and then using them with a Micro ShockLog recorder The exercise will load a setup to the Micro ShockLog recorder start it record data stop it and then download data This exercise assumes that you have the iButton working with the PC If you have not th
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24. Path windows to match what you are typing If your entry causes a change in the Drive or Path windows then they in turn will update this box The drive and folder will change as soon as the path you are typing matches a drive folder on your PC If you want to type in a network path e g server shared then the first slash that you enter will move you to the top folder of the current drive you will then need to type the first of 2 slashes again If the path you have typed is not recognised on the system then the path displayed in the Drive and Path windows will be applied when the Ok button is clicked Ok Accept the selected path and close the window Cancel Ignore the selected path and close the window 78 Options Parameter Style Options Parameter style option Click on the parameter you wish to edit and click on the Edit button Save and Save All apply the changes permanently and Cancel discards the changes if they have not been saved max Pk X max Pk Y max Pk Z max Ext max Ext2 min Ext min Ext2 Internal Temp Humidity Pressure External Temp Slot break Event X Event Y Event Z Edit Opens the Fill and Line styles window Save All Save Help Click to access on line help OK E dit Save All Save Help Saves all the parameter style settings as the global settings which will be applied from this moment on Saves the selected parameter style settings as the global setti
25. Setup failed Setup iButton failed iButton download successful 0 Data successfully written to iButton iButton download failed Data value gives indication where the download failed iButton failed iButton failed Could be corrupt data IButton User ID IButton identifying user n has been applied 131 Using the iButton with the Micro ShockLog recorder This topic will provide a guide to applying the iButton to the Micro ShockLog recorder The main indicators of the Micro ShockLog recorder iButton interaction are the two LEDs either side of the iButton receptor If the red ok LED lights up then the iButton action is a success Expected responses of a successful action When applying the iButton to the Micro you must hold it in never letting go of the iButton as it may lose contact and fail to complete its operations When an iButton is applied it may not be acknowledged for a few seconds as the Micro ShockLog recorder checks the iButton once every 4 seconds When it has been acknowledged then depending what iButton has been applied depends upon what happens next Start Stop User ID iButton red ok LED lights up almost immediately Setup Green in LED lights for 1 second then red ok LED for about 15 seconds Download Green in LED for about 20 seconds then red ok and green in LED for about 1 seconds In all cases once the red ok LED has lit up you can remove the iButto
26. Summary graph Export Press this button to export a selected event or range of events to a text file See Exporting from Events tab You can select all the cells by clicking in the grey cell in the top row 93 Time Slots Tab The Time Slots tab gives a very brief summary of the time slot recording process It allows you to check the validity of a time slot record before exporting or examining it For further details of the principles of Time Slot recording study the Time Slots topic first slot started by serial command started by serial command started by serial command started by serial command started by serial command End slot To view slot data click Graph The main display of the Time Slots tab is a table of break events These are discontinuities in the time slot recording process and there should always be two the first slot and the end slot If there is more than two break events the time sequence of the slot record may have been broken and care must be taken in interpreting it The possible break events are listed in the Slot Breaks topic Date amp Time This is the date and time at which the ShockLog recorder recorded a break event Slot This is the number of the time slot at which the break event occurred Break Event If something happens during the recording process which might affect the continuity of the time slot recording process this event will be recorded in the Time Slot bre
27. This information is embedded in the file name User comment This is the comment the user entered during the download process If no user comment was entered a line of dashes will be shown 0 Identifies that the data file is an iButton data file This data is from a Micro ShockLog recorder compressed into a Download iButton and then downloaded to the PC All information displayed on this grid should be correct other than the Summaries which will always be O This data can only be shown on a Download Report due to the small amount of data stored in an iButton See Button Window Download tab topic for more details on iButton data Serial no The serial number of the ShockLog recorder that the data came from 60 Events This is the number of events recorded in the data file It is possible that the total number of events exceeds the sum of alarm and warn level events only on data downloaded from any RD298 ShockLog recorder running code before version 98 Study the Events topic for a detailed explanation Warns This is the number of events at the warning level recorded in the file If an event was recorded at the alarm level it will not also be counted as a warning This will always be zero for Micro ShockLog recorder data Alarms This is the number of events recorded at the alarm level Summaries This is the number of summaries recorded in the file Slots This is the number of time slots recorded
28. all In practice very slight non linearities in the ShockLog recorder sensors can convert the high frequency acceleration signals into an offset which decays away over a period of a few seconds The ShockLog recorder can discriminate between wanted signals of a few g at below 150 Hz and unwanted signals of several thousand g at high frequencies Its discrimination is further improved by installing it on the supplied vibration isolators These do not significantly affect performance below 150Hz 119 If there is a possibility of the structure you are monitoring receiving metal to metal impacts you should check that the ShockLog recorder does not give unwanted responses with the Setup parameters you will intend to use Installing the ShockLog recorder on the supplied vibration isolators will reduce its already small susceptibility to this effect The first graph for event zero is a typical false response to a very large 20 000g impact note that the false 5 g signal takes about 4 seconds to decay away to negligible amplitude B Event data event 0 OF x Close All The second graph for event 7 shows the effect of a similar impact on the same ShockLog recorder but using the vibration isolators The large amplitude vibration signals in both graphs are because the flexible mounting system used to secure the aluminium plate allows it to vibrate at about 100 Hz The vibrat
29. all the cells by clicking in the Date amp Time cell or select a whole column by clicking in the grey cell in the top row The Event or Events items will automatically be selected in the export tree with the first events export parameters displayed unless there are event summaries and then that will be displayed For the events the current graph option will only be enabled if the Event graph for that event is open Before continuing with the export you can adjust the export parameters using the controls in the Event frame The Current Grid option is only enabled when you are exporting from the Events tab The events are listed in numerical order which is equivalent to date time order amp Export x v 200005101 44335000320RD_DEN_RD317 Event Summaries Summaries v Current Grid v Events V Maxx Cc v Event Summaries isti Al iwi Event 0 v Max Modulus C Selection v Event 2 vV Temperature v Event 3 v Event 5 v Event 9 v Event 11 From o f 0 05 2000 05 53 45 Event 15 Event 18 a Event 21 Event 22 To fii fi 0 05 2000 07 59 29 Slots Setup J Export file name c Program Files ShockLog exports 20000510 Select All Files and Contents For details on the events see Exporting from Event Graphs Event Summaries Export Data Content
30. concern The Acceleration warn threshold sets the level at which event recording will start if the section of memory reserved for warn level events is not full You should always set the warning threshold higher than the wake threshold The Acceleration alarm threshold sets the level at which event recording will start if the section of memory reserved for alarm level events is not full You should always set the alarm threshold higher than the warn threshold The Acceleration drop out threshold sets the level at which event recording will stop subject to RAM buffer availability and the Max Record Time setting Never try to set a level below 5 or above the warn or alarm thresholds Record Length When the ShockLog recorder records an event it always uses 32k bytes of volatile RAM memory to do so The event is then checked for significance is it a warn or alarm and transferred to non volatile FLASH memory When the event data is transferred it may be optionally compressed to allow a larger number of events to be stored This compression process reduces the sample rate of the stored data but does preserve the maximum and minimum values of all the data If you need to store a large number of events select a shorter record length the number of events that will be stored for the memory you have in your ShockLog recorder and the record length you have selected is displayed in the Max no of Events box Max Record Time When the ShockL
31. display the single file of interest For example if you leave the File name box as 19980626143407 10023MouseMat Slot csv then it will display all csv files If you change the File name box to 1998062614340710023MouseMat Slot then it will only display the 1998062614340710023MouseMat Slot csv file 105 Export File Information Header On the Export Status window and the Options tab there is an option to insert an information header into the exported files This inserts eight lines at the top of the export file providing information about the source of the data Although most of this information can be interpreted from the export file name this provides a more readable format also allowing the export file name to be changed without losing any source information Information ShockLog Serial HPT Serial Download Date Download Time Save Set Data type From To 106 Description ShockLog recorder serial number HPT serial number If no HPT is fitted then N A will appear Date of download in local format Time of download in local format Description provided by the user at download time e g SalesTrip Can be Slots Summaries Event summary or Event nnn where nnn is the event number Data range selected at the export window Export Window The Export window allows the user to explore and view the details of one or many data files The left side of the window
32. displays the contents of the data file in an explorer type tree This operates in the usual explorer manner clicking on a expands branches and closes branches In the export topics it mentions selecting items and ticking items which are two different actions To tick an item click on the tick box which will change the tick status of the item without selecting the item To select an item click on the item s text and the item will highlight with out changing the tick status 2000051 071 44335000320RD_DEN_RD31 Computer Download Date 10 05 2000 Summaries 3 fy Events Time 14 43 35 v Event Summaries Recorder Download Date 10 05 2000 Event 0 Time 14 42 43 Event 2 End Serial No 32 Event 5 Embedded Code Version 32 Event 9 ShockLog recorder Type a Event 11 File Version Event 15 Number of Summaries Event 18 Number of E vents _ Event 21 Number of Slots v Event 22 Select All Files and Contents To view an items export parameters click on the items name in the tree That part of the tree will be hi lighted and the items export parameters will be loaded and shown on the right side See relevant sections for explanation of these parameters Viewing an items Export parameters Selecting items for Export Clicking the box next to an item s name on the tree will select and deselect that item Boxes with
33. dropout threshold for each axis X Y and Z The option to always use the maximum record time Version 99 corrects a bug that could cause an increase in power consumption when the HPT sensor was fitted Version 100 never issued Version 101 never issued Version 102 checks that the data memory has been cleared correctly and will try up to 16 times Version 103 corrects a date issue that would reset the ShockLog recorder date time if it was powered off within 1 hour of setting the clock after 1999 RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder Embedded Software Version 100 Initial release Version 108 Bug fixes and test production development Version 109 Test production development Version 110 Fixed comms problem with slow PCs Version 112 Test production development Version 121 Dynamic auto zero fix Version 128 Developments Supports humidity sensor New temperature humidity alarm system New over range alarm system New Health Check facility Supports new User ID iButton Transmits Micro ShockLog recorder model to the Monitor tab Fixes Unit would lock up if communicating while recording events Download data iButton now indicates invalid data if iButton removed part way through data transfer Cleared problem where communications would stop working New Features Version 6 0 consists of developments to support the new Micro ShockLog recorder features version 128 as well as some bug fixes The changes are as follows Alar
34. eg eu 157 RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder EMC Declaration 158 Calibration Declaration eret t etes 159 Spare Parts Listi ii ete dh t cda t et teeta 160 RD298 ShockLog recorder spares sssesee 160 RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder spares sssseeees 160 Technical Support Your first resource for Technical Support is the manual and the Help facility If you can t find the information you need try using the Find tab in the Windows on line help This will build an index of all the words in the Help file and should allow you to find the information you need If you still are unable to resolve your problem the best course of action is to Email our help desk To enable us to resolve your problem quickly make sure your email contains the following information UA Your name your company name and a return email address A ShockLog serial number stamped into the underside of the case at the connector end and displayed in the Examine Data tab for each file UA ShockLog PC software version displayed on the PC software Help Help About window O ShockLog PC software serial number displayed on the installation CD case A ShockLog code version and type displayed on the Monitor tab once the ShockLog is sending status messages to the PC A A description of the problem A relevant data file if any as an attachment Our email address for Technical Suppo
35. from 0 to each event in date time order If you download data with events and then leave the recorder to record more events it is possible for the same events to be allocated different event numbers so take caution It is advisable to compare event dates between the 2 downloads to confirm the event number allocation 25 Summaries Whenever it is running the ShockLog recorder will condense data gathered at regular intervals into a summary record The period over which data is summarised can be set between 10 minutes and 24 hours according to the demands of the application The summary records can be used to give an overview of a long period of data logging in a conventional spreadsheet format A maximum of 512 summaries can be recorded so you must take care to set a summary period commensurate with the length of record you propose to make Study the Summaries tab topic for more details Time Slots When the ShockLog recorder is running it can record a selection of data values at intervals from 10 seconds to one hour The number of available time slots can range from 15 000 to more than 250 000 depending on the contents chosen for each slot The Micro ShockLog recorder has half the available time slots The time slot records can be used to present the complete set of data recorded by a ShockLog recorder in a few simple graphs or to investigate the data in detail The parameters that can be stored in a Time Slot record are LU
36. in the file Report Displays a single Download Report window for the selected file Export Press this button to export the contents of the selected file or files to text files See Exporting Data Note You can select all the cells by clicking in the grey cell in the top row 61 Setup Tab The Setup tab is used to control the settings of the ShockLog recorder you can check the way a ShockLog recorder is set up copy its set up to disk copy a pre defined set up from disk to a ShockLog recorder or define a new set up The ShockLog installation procedure has installed several example setup configurations on your computer You may well be able to use these unmodified or find it convenient to use them as a basis for your own set ups Check that any example setup you use is suitable for your job in particular that you have allowed enough run time to cover the recording you want to make There are two views for this screen the view for the RD298 ShockLog recorder and the view for the RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder Although the files can be used on either of the ShockLog recorder types the Micro ShockLog recorder has restrictions on some of the parameters and these are reflected in the Micro view The view mode will change to suit whatever ShockLog recorder is attached or whatever file is loaded from the disk A Setup wizard is provided enabling a step by step process to define a setup which can then be lo
37. left side of the control to resize to the left and the right side to resize to the right Help Click this button to display the On Line Help Data Click this button to show the Event Data window Options Click this button to display the Graph Options box this box allows you to change the way the graph is plotted The graph options you select only effect the current graph See Event Graph Options Copy Click this button to copy the graph at the zoom level and time position displayed on your computer screen to the Windows clipboard as a metafile This will copy the picture at its current size and can be pasted in to other programs Print Click this button to open the ShockLog Printer Options window The print function will print the graph at the zoom level and time position displayed on your computer screen Export Click this button to export the Event Graph data to a text file See Exporting from Event Graphs Slots Click this button to Hyper Link to all the slots that fall within the Event Graph period Close Click this button to close the graph window You may wish to close the graph in order to reduce screen clutter but you do not need to Close All Click this button to close all the event graph windows 97 Event Data The Event Data window enables you to select a group of data points and either export them or return to the graph to plot them You can select all the cells in the table by clicking in the Time
38. mat drop A new window will open which displays the event data as a graph You should see from your mouse mat experiment a large acceleration on Z and much smaller accelerations recorded for X and Y The graph window offers several functions for examining your shock data in more detail for a full explanation study the Event Graph topic Now you have successfully recorded downloaded and examined shock data with your ShockLog recorder that completes the Getting Started section of this document To really know the ShockLog recorder and how to get the best from it study the topics listed under ShockLog recorder details and experiment with the instrument ShockLog recorder Details Jump to these topics to learn about the details of ShockLog recorder operation Monitor tab Download tab Examine Data tab Setup tab Options tab Parameter Units Online Viewer Summaries tab Events tab Event Graph Event Summary graph Time Slots tab Time Slot Graph Download Report Security Log Filenames Attach RD298 Hardware Installation Passwords 19 Principles of Operation Principles of RD298 ShockLog recorder Operation The ShockLog recorder is based on a high performance low power microprocessor with 32k bytes of internal program flash memory and 2M bytes of external flash memory for data storage 128 k bytes of external Ram memory are used to buffer data before storing it in the non volatile flash memory Wh
39. oe delo 23 44 71 87 Temporary SUMMANIES ici daba det dde de redde ao 87 89 Mime Slot Graphic 6 tee BENE ER ten LAM end 101 Time slots cma meme n m ee s UI et 20 26 94 102 113 ETT SOUS TAD E EK 94 113 Trademarks ot th etes eL t d a t b eo PER bet t A eet ore la oc e vehe undis 3 U Units changing edel ee a AAA E E DET d re a a a ga 75 83 User ID IButtOn ue e cR eed Peal a a ACH ie 122 135 USING p en ee aa Ada E dete dade ieee ai eed naa 132 IBUTLONS A es ea ete dam te EINE 132 WwW A erret natalia te ren eo ran laine a aden eee 45 Wake a tea etch ec cade Mec doll s oo cU e tant nee ca o ode adenda 20 21 65 67 Warnings and Alarm Lamps ccccecceeeeeeeeeceeeeeseaeeeseeaeeeseaeeeseaaeeesaeeeseaaeesseaaeeeseaeeeeeaaeesceaeeesaaeeeseaeeeseaaeesseaeeeeeeeeeseneeess 27 LATEIN C 6 165
40. on ShockLog recorder battery life Packaging and Environment The RD298HPT has been designed to function reliably in difficult environments The electronic components are assembled using surface mount technology and the latest automatic assembly equipment The complete electronic and transducer package is enclosed in a stainless steel case and bonded to the military quality connector which provides electrical and mechanical attachment to the ShockLog 149 This construction technique in combination with the absence of cables for power or signal results in a very high immunity to electrical interference and very low levels of RF emission The RD298HPT may safely be used in close proximity to sensitive instruments or in difficult electrical environments The RD298HPT has been designed to meet IP30 and is capable of operating at temperatures between 40 and 85 C An extension cable is available as an optional extra for applications where the HPT must be mounted remotely from the ShockLog recorder Specification min max units Complete instrument Operating temperature range 40 85 C Drop test survival 1 m Size 60 long x 32 diameter mm Case material stainless steel plastic Weight 0 09 kg Power obtained from ShockLog recorder EMC EN50081 1 EN50082 1 Humidity Min Max units Measuring range 0 100 RH Accuracy 25 C 25 75 RH 3 3 RH Resolution 0 5 RH Pressure Min max units Measuring range 0 1 1 Bar Accuracy 0
41. recorder to check that it is okay for the next mission It has been developed from the factory production tests See the Health Check topic for more information E mail data protection act When sending an e mail to technical support a message box appears explaining the purpose of the data and information The user can either continue or cancel the e mail User ID iButton A new iButton is now available which identifies a user by a number and is logged in the security log This provides a system to identify who has been operating the Micro ShockLog recorder See the iButton Window Program tab topic for more information Micro ShockLog recorder variant information The Micro ShockLog recorder now sends the information about itself to the Monitor tab i e 10g 100g humidity This information is also present in files downloaded with the latest code See the Monitor Tab topic for more information Setup file name extensions The setup files for the RD298 ShockLog recorder and the RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder are now distinguishable by their extensions The RD298 ShockLog recorder setup files are now named setup298 and the RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder are now named setup317 The old file names sl_setup can still be used A facility on the Options tab can rename old files to the new names See the Options Tab topic for more information Summaries table and RD298 OEM ShockLog recorder Although the RD298 OEM ShockLo
42. such hardware The Licensee is granted a non exclusive non transferable Licence to use the Software and the operational manuals relating to the Software subject to the restrictions in this Licence Restrictions Upon Use The Licensee may not 2 1 1 Translate adapt vary or modify the Software 2 1 2 Disassemble de compile or reverse engineer the Software provided that in the case of de compilation the Licensee may de compile the Software only if it is necessary to do so in order to achieve inter operability of the Software with another software program provided that the information obtained by the Licensee during de compilation is only used for that purpose and is not disclosed to any third party without the Licensor s prior written consent and is not used to create any other software which is similar to the Software The Licensee must 2 2 1 Supervise and control use of the Software in accordance with the terms of this Licence 2 2 2 Ensure that its employees agents and others who will use the Software are notified of this Licence and of its terms 2 2 3 Reproduce and include the copyright notice of the Licensor as specified in or on the Software on all copies 2 2 4 Not provide the Software or any part of it in any form to any person other than the Licensee s employees without prior written consent from the Licensor 2 2 5 Not copy the printed material accompanying the Software Warranty The Licensor guarantees the Softwar
43. the Licensor 9 Severability If any of these terms are rendered void or unenforceable by any legislation then such terms shall be severed from the remainder of the Agreement which shall remain valid and enforceable 10 Law This Licence and these terms and conditions shall be construed in accordance with English law Warranty LAMERHOLM ELECTRONICS LTD SHOCKLOG WARRANTY 1 GENERAL In this document the Company means Lamerholm Electronics Ltd and the Customer means the person firm or company purchasing the product Goods means any hardware component supplied as part of the ShockLog system No variation to these conditions shall be binding unless agreed in writing between the authorised representatives of the Customer and the Company Any advice or recommendation given by the Company or its employees or agents to the Customer or its employees or agents which is not confirmed in writing by the Company is followed or acted upon entirely at the Customer s own risk 2 WARRANTY 2 1 THE COMPANY WARRANTS TO THE CUSTOMER THAT THE GOODS ARE BELIEVED TO BE FREE FROM DEFECTS OF WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIALS AND THE COMPANY WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR AT HIS OPTION THE GOODS OTHER THAN CONSUMABLE ITEMS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE DATE OF DESPATCH WHERE SUCH DEFECTS ARE AS A RESULT OF FAULTY MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP 2 2 EACH CLAIM OF THE CUSTOMER UNDER THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE SENT IN WRITING TO THE COMPANY SPECIFYING THE
44. the beginning of a summary period or one less at the end Show Slots Press this button to Hyper Link to all slots that fall within the selected summary period Export Press this button to export a selected summary or range of summaries to a text file See Exporting from Summaries tab You can select all the cells by clicking in the Date amp Time cell or select a whole column by clicking in the grey cell in the top row Temporary summaries data This occurs with Micro ShockLog recorders with embedded code 128 and above with temperature humidity alarms activated If a humidity or temperature alarm occurs between summary intervals then a temporary summary record is recorded to make a record of this alarm occurrence As the summary interval is not complete then standard summary data i e Max Pk X RMS X etc are not recorded If a temporary recorded has been recorded then the last entry in the table may appear as below note that the Max Pk and RMS columns have been reduced in width for clarity they contain no data on the bottom row 89 Summaries Date amp Time BH Alarms Max Temp Min Temp Max RH Min RH R 04 06 2001 14 23 1 D lt 30 789 789 98 63 04 06 2001 14 33 1 04 06 2001 14 43 1 04 06 2001 14 53 1 04 06 2001 15 03 1 04 06 2001 15 13 1 04 06 2001 15 23 1 04 06 2001 15 33 1 04 06 2001 15 43 1 04 06 2001 15 53 1 04 06 2001 16 03 1 04 06 2001 16 03 4 00000000000 Show Events Show Slots Export
45. ticks in will be exported To select or deselect all the items in one data file click the box next to the file name the highest level To select or deselect all the events in one data file click the box labelled Events Select All Files and Contents Click this button to select every item in export tree for export Be careful even items that are not visible are selected Help Click this button to access the on line help Close Click this button to close the export window Export Click this button to show the Export Status window 107 Export Status This window is displayed when Export button in the Export window is clicked Export Status Selected Items The Selected Items frame shows all the items that have been selected for export The user should always check this before proceeding with an export to avoid unexpected results Export File Options You can over ride the default export file options from this dialogue box on a per export basis See the Option tab topic for details Progress While items are being exported the progress frame shows the current item file name status of the whole export Cancel Click this button to cancel the export Export Click this button to export all the items shown in the selected item frame The export can be cancelled at any time by pressing the Cancel button 108 Exporting Multiple Files To export the contents of more than one data file you must fi
46. values are still in the correct order Other Alarms This feature only exists for the Micro ShockLog recorder It sets the temperature and humidity high and low alarms levels The humidity alarms are only available on the humidity model See Set Other Alarms topic for more information 68 Setup Checklist The setup checklist is displayed when a setup is sent to the connected ShockLog recorder from the Setup Tab If there are communication problems a flashing will appear on the flashing green line and a message to press F1 for help will also appear You should then press F1 for help on solving communication problems Press the ESC key to cancel the setup The complete operation usually takes about 2 minutes A ShockLog Setup sent ok box will appear when successful completion of the operation The key for the status of the items on the checklist Active OK Failed Mission Comment Indicates that the Mission comment has been entered This is usually green when the Checklist is shown Security Check Checks the password status of the unit If you are sending a setup to a Micro ShockLog recorder with the iButton password system activated then you will be prompted with the following message box iButton password If you click Yes then the iButton password will remain in the Micro ShockLog recorder If you click No then you will be prompted to enter the iButton password to clear it 69 Compati
47. with the RD298 ShockLog recorder It enables the ShockLog recorder to monitor an extended range of environmental factors and is fully supported by the ShockLog recorder software See HPT Sensor Specification for more information Very Important Note The HPT sensor will only work correctly when used with a ShockLog recorder running embedded software version 93 or later and when used with PC software version 1 2 or later If you need to upgrade your software please contact your suppler See Software Versions Connecting the HPT The HPT is attached to connector A on the ShockLog recorder by means of its own integral connector No damage will result if you connect the HPT to the ShockLog recorder with a battery fitted or inadvertently use connector B on the ShockLog recorder Nue TU DES Stace 115 Setting up your ShockLog recorder to use the HPT HPT data is recorded in the Time Slot memory To record data from the HPT click on Humidity Pressure or External Temp in the Slot Contents boxes in the Setup tab If you select Humidity or Pressure External Temp will be automatically selected so that the sensor s temperature correction functions can operate ShockLog A x 116 Operating the ShockLog recorder with an HPT The HPT must remain connected to the ShockLog recorder at all times during setup operation and download The ShockLog recorder o
48. y f2000 y ENEE ES 11 44 28 Current Date Time Displays the date time that the date time editor will apply when OK is clicked This will be displayed in the date time format that has been selected on the Options Tab Date Calendar You are provided with two drop down boxes to select the month and year and a grid to select the day Using the drop down boxes alone will not alter the date time of the editor you need to select a day on the grid to update the date time If you have changed the month and year without clicking on the date you will be informed that what you have selected has not been applied Time 24 hr Shows the time in 24 hour format Each number can be changed individually by either typing in a new number or by using the step buttons to the right You will not be able to enter an invalid time You need to click on the component you wish to change Now This sets the date time window to the current system date time OK Closes the Date time editor window applying the date time displayed at the top Current Date Time 39 Cancel This closes the Date time editor window without applying any changes Date time editor data view This window is available when viewing the Download Report This view displays the summary slots coverage and when the events occurred The report start and end times can be altered by sliding the bars or if a more accurate time is required you can switch to the calendar view
49. you do not need to copy the slot files these will be re generated from the data as required If you are archiving data files there is no need to archive the slot files If the data file is in a read only location then the slot file will be generated in the Windows temporary directory 42 Attach The Attach window appears whenever the PC is attempting to synchronise serial communications with the ShockLog recorder This process will normally take less than 10 seconds unless the ShockLog recorder is busy Under normal circumstances the attach process should never take longer than 60 seconds if it does you can cancel the Attach window this will in turn cancel the process which needed to communicate with the ShockLog recorder The most common causes of failure to attach are if the Monitor tab is not getting updates from the ShockLog recorder every 10 seconds A ShockLog recorder not connected to the Com port selected in the Options tab Q For RD298 ShockLog recorder PC to ShockLog recorder lead plugged into connector A on the ShockLog recorder it should be plugged into connector B O ShockLog recorder has no flat battery A Fora Micro ShockLog recorder the jack DIN plug is not fully inserted if the Monitor tab is getting updates from the ShockLog recorder every 10 seconds LU PC too slow to use with ShockLog software 75MHz Pentium recommended L Large numbers of processes services or app
50. 2 for the Micro ShockLog recorder The data is represented by up to ten graphs arranged vertically All the graphs share a common horizontal time axis and scale but the vertical scaling for each will depend on the parameter it displays The graph parameters can be chosen in the drop down boxes on the right of the graph display area When you click on the down arrow of one of these boxes you will be offered a choice of the parameters recorded in the time slot record It is possible but pointless to select the same parameter for all of the displayed graphs usually each graph is used to display a different parameter The slot graph will display a graph for each channel up to a maximum of 4 when it is opened A measurement cursor identified by a large red triangle at the bottom of each graph and on the left in the example below is used to provide a numerical value for data points on the graph The status line at the top of each graph details the data values at the cursor position In the example for the top graph the status line reads max pk X 0 0 1g Slots No 1 to 128 Cursor Time Valid 30 03 1999 16 28 25 This means that the parameter displayed is max pk X study Summaries tab or Time Slots topics for details the value at the cursor position ranged from 0 to 0 1 g the cursor position covers slots numbers 1 to 128 the cursor time is valid no slot break events between the start of recording and this cursor position and that the cursor
51. 22 SHOCKL OT ECO vain A iva ica i 7 Introduction to iButtons ssssssssesseseeene tenente teet tentent terere tentent 122 Introduction to the HPT Sensor iuter eter tete ll dla ent ecce b e cde ts 115 L EED op rations nta an EE OU aea a ape o a een 28 Licence Agreement Be Eo D c et a REA cc Rott 4 M Main WINDOW aaa 29 Max Record TIME iaa 21 67 73 Micro Operation Miele EE 23 Micro ShockEog recotrder eee et m oes a e ote t eut 23 24 67 Micro ShockLog recorder Operation sse tentent tette 23 ule e p EE 143 144 Monitor rabaan a A A AO OO 46 Multiple Files ic sessio Heer pde diee Une Dee 109 EXPONE Eo eaa a I a e LLL c ed 109 N NeWwiESatUreS LM MEE 9 O Online VIeWGE oe E A OS 55 Operating the ShockLog recorder with an HPT sssssssssseeeeeteeteeens 117 DS Uo eee are e este e 75 Other alams eea n a A a aaa aa aiii 23 46 71 87 Over range alartm eL sce tede ere e e ete e be t ob ete a tete 23 27 P Parameter Style Options tentent tent tette trente te tte tente ttt tentes 79 Parameter Units acento reta e e deett e d rete delete adde unt anime 83 163 Password EGiOi tic isin e Em a ma RR REN EE LED E 32 33 Pass WO inusitado ad atada de dai 31 32 33 122 130 132 Pe LOS 15 16 124 125 PRINCIDICS iii iii 20 23 Micro ShockLog Recorder Operation sese 23 ShockLog Recorder Operation
52. 28 events and a condensed plot of the most significant event Security Log report The security log data can be displayed in spreadsheet form The following parameters are available date and time of password changes setup changes battery changes data clearing operations or resets Options R1 10g range R2 100g range F1 250Hz maximum frequency F2 40Hz maximum frequency HO No humidity sensor H1 Built in humidity sensor Lamerholm Electronics makes no warranty for the use of its products other than those expressly contained in the Company s standard Terms and Conditions of Sale which are available on request Lamerholm Electronics assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear in this document reserves the right to change devices or specifications detailed herein at any time without notice and does not make any commitment to update the information contained herein No licenses to patents or other intellectual property of Lamerholm Electronics Ltd are granted by the Company in connection with the sale of Lamerholm Electronics products expressly or by implication Lamerholm Electronics products are not authorised for use as critical components in life support devices or systems Issue 1 7 July 2001 155 RD298 ShockLog recorder EMC Declaration Manufacturer s name Manufacturer s address Lamerholm Electronics Limited The Pixmore Centre Pixmore Avenue Letchworth Hertfordshire UK SG6 1JG declares that the pro
53. 900MHz Keyed Carrier Supplementary Information 1 The products herewith comply with the requirements of the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC 2 The Micro ShockLog Recorder was tested in a typical configuration with a DELL personal computer 3 All voltages in the Micro ShockLog Recorder are less that 50V ac and 75V dc Miet A Kay Quality Manager Stevenage November 2000 158 Calibration Declaration RD298 ShockLog recorder recorded RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder and RD298HPT sensor certificate of calibration At the time of manufacture this certifies that the above product s was were calibrated in accordance with applicable Works Instructions and Procedures At scheduled intervals in line with Industry best practice a NAMAS accredited test house calibrates the test equipment used to National Standards At the time of shipment your instrument met its published operating specifications Ref QC288 159 Spare Parts List RD298 ShockLog recorder spares PART NO DESCRIPTION 29821 Battery Cover Seal 29832 Carrying Case 29833 CD ROM 29834 Manual 29835 Communication Cable 29845 Battery Cover Assembly 60070 Battery Cover Screw pack of 4 60072 Mounting Screw pack of 4 62244 Anti Vibration Fastener pack of 4 71107 Connector Cap pack of 2 88702 Battery 1 5V Alkaline 88704 Battery 3 7V Lithium RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder spares PART NO DESCRIPTION 31719 Fixing Kit
54. BU HR E ERR te eee 69 SEPIB ooi Deuce ie rome cre eRe IU LUPA 0 a CALL HD ICH LI M DE 122 130 133 135 SOUP Tab o 62 63 64 65 67 Setup tab Micro ShockLog recorder sse treten tentent tenent 67 Setup Wizard reo p e E peu ee al 16 73 ShockLog recorder sss 7 15 16 17 19 23 24 67 118 119 132 145 156 Examining Data fTOTT1 s ret dpt pere tn a estere re OB eese papel erp dae beoe 19 INnthOGUCHION DP LEE 7 RUNNING Gei e eate edet BI eee BH ementi aerated 17 SOUND UP PH 16 ShockLog Recorder Details sse tentent tentent trente teretes 19 ShockLog Recorder Hardware Installation sssssssseeeeneennns 119 164 ShockLog Recorder Operation sse tette teretes 20 Principles Shockl og Recorder Time eat ee Ala P eo be dL E Eee bt e es bb E ath eene 44 Shockl og software v rsiors 45523 oe e p e ee etae et d deett e ee bt e ca tod 8 44 Slot Breaks ria 101 104 Slot Grapb s ei atte e obe eite A 101 103 Software Installation 5 4 1o rtc ture te e ERR ARA ee 11 Software Versions Start iButtor 3 AA eee ADS acta e eh dhe b Heo S A eoe e ob iussi bon o ue ur SOPA TN rr MT Md SUMMANIES s c incen E e nin RR RE n t eh n Re ed Summaries Tabari eaea ereraa eae ia a aeaea aaea Arai Dera e naaa Taia edi ardt a nanat 87 110 T Temperat re alas tra a
55. D iButton to the blue dot connector and wait for the message at the top to say Completed The iButton is now ready to apply to the Micro ShockLog recorder Apply the User ID iButton to the Micro ShockLog recorder until the red OK light comes on which should be within 5 seconds Close the iButton function window and go to the Download tab Click on the Security Log button Click OK on the following message box When the Micro ShockLog recorder has attached and downloaded the security log scroll to the bottom of the security log table The last entry should read iButton User ID with 10 in the Data column 129 iButton security This topic explains the iButton security operation The iButton stores two passwords the ShockLog recorder password and the iButton password both up to eight alphanumeric characters The ShockLog recorder password is required when the ShockLog recorder has passwords enabled The iButton must contain the level 2 password which can either be the 8 digit number supplied with the ShockLog recorder or the user defined password See the Password Editor topic for more information on ShockLog recorder passwords The iButton password is required when the iButton password has been set which is explained later in this topic ShockLog recorder password and iButton passwords are both required if the Micro ShockLog recorder has both passwords set Setting passwords The ShockLog reco
56. If the summary line white does not reach the far right of the period then the next summary interval had not been reached If a small vertical bar is at the end of the line then the summaries are full If there is no summary line then it may be that the download was done before the first summary interval was reached Like the summaries if the time slots line green does not reach the far right of the time frame then the next slot interval had not been reached If a small vertical bar is at the end of the line then the slots are full If an invalid slot break had occurred during recording then the time slot line becomes a green dashed line at the point the slot break occurs There may exist breaks in the slot line where the ShockLog recorder was not recording for a period and then continued The events appear as blue circles apart from the most severe event which is red The event numbers are not shown for clarity but clicking on a circle will show the event number as a tool tip text The most severe event displayed here is the most severe event for the whole download and not the selected report time This period is particularly useful for assessing if your summary interval and slot set ups cover the whole mission and if the slots are full before the mission is complete You can easily identify that events have occurred beyond the time slots report The Temperature Alarm and Humidity Alarm legends are always displayed If a marker appear
57. L USE OR TO SUPPORT OR SUSTAIN LIFE A CRITICAL COMPONENT IS ONE WHOSE FAILURE WOULD CASE FAILURE OF THE WHOLE SYSTEM AT THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE USER Liability THE LICENSOR EXCLUDES LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS LICENCE INSOFAR AS SUCH LIABILITY MAY BE LAWFULLY EXCLUDED THE LICENSOR EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES LIABILITY FOR INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE WHICH MAY ARISE IN RESPECT OF THE SOFTWARE AND ITS USE INCLUDING CLAIMS FOR LOSS OF PROFIT BUSINESS REVENUE GOODWILL OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS IF ANY EXCLUSION IS HELD TO BE INVALID AND THE LICENSOR IS LIABLE FOR LOSS THEN SUCH LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE SUM OF THE LICENCE FEE PAID BY THE LICENSEE FOR THE SOFTWARE THE LICENSOR DOES NOT EXCLUDE LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE EXTENT THAT CLAIMS ARISE AS A RESULT OF THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE LICENSOR ITS EMPLOYEES OR AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVES Copyright Copyright and all other intellectual property rights subsisting in or used in connection with the Software including documentation and manuals are and remain the sole property of the Licensor The Licensee shall not question or dispute the ownership of such rights by the Licensor Software Indemnity The Licensor will indemnify the Licensee in respect of any claims that the Software infringes the copyright or other intellectual property right of any third party provided that
58. Lamerholm Electronics ShockLog Manual RD298 and RD317 Version 6 0 26 March 2002 Entire contents copyright Lamerholm Electronics Ltd 1998 2003 Table of Contents Technical Support Trademarks Software Licence Warranty ShockLog recorder identification eee eeeeeeeeneeeeeeecaeeeeeeneeeeeenaeeeeteaas Introduction to the ShockLog recorder ss m Software Versions ocu sedet edet idee edt eir b pe ove etae dern UE 30 minute guide to Recording Shock and Vibration Getting Started eae titi tegat t idein eure Software Installation rb ette t te em ideni eine Ballard atacaban thi peter tado Connecting the PC to the ShockLog recorder ssssess Setting up the ShockLog recorder ssesssee Running the ShockLog recordel seaside aeae aaaeaii Examining Data from the ShockLog recorder sssssssss Principles of Operation Principles of RD298 ShockLog recorder Operation RD298 ShockLog recorder Events sssssseeeenn Principles of Micro ShockLog recorder Operation Micro ShockLog recorder Events sssssssee eee SUMMA Exp MIME SIOUS ae seal cA EED operatlons 5 non NITE HOMINI DH ShockLog Software Details Main WIN O Wir tete bee dte bedient eene bed ch d da PassWOFdS caet AAA Ete ne Pete du Pe ae AA Pa
59. Log gt This Button contains setup data Are you sure you want to replace the setup 1 Click Yes The message at the top should change to Talking to iButton and eventually Completed The Setup Button is now ready to be applied to the Micro ShockLog recorder 2 Place the iButton on the Micro ShockLog recorder s iButton ring You should see the Button green in LED come on briefly less than 1 second 3 When the red ok LED comes on you can remove the Button from the Micro ShockLog recorder and the setup has now been sent to the Micro ShockLog recorder The red ok LED will remain lit for approximately 30 seconds while the Micro ShockLog recorder clears its data and prepares itself for new data 4 This should have set the Micro ShockLog recorder clock to the PC time which can be checked on the Monitor tab 5 As the setup in the iButton had a start date in the year 2050 the Micro ShockLog recorder will remain in a waiting state until then 6 For the following exercise we will get the Micro ShockLog recorder started now so that we can record some data Exercise 2 Starting the Micro ShockLog recorder 1 If you wish to use the pre programmed start Button provided in the Micro ShockLog recorder starter kit then go to step 6 If you wish to create you own Start Button then follow the next steps Open the Button function window from the main window by clicki
60. NY EXCLUSION IS HELD TO BE INVALID AND THE COMPANY IS LIABLE FOR LOSS THEN SUCH LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE SUM PAID BY THE CUSTOMER FOR THE GOODS 3 4 THE COMPANY DOES NOT EXCLUDE LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE EXTENT THAT CLAIMS ARISE AS A RESULT OF THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE COMPANY ITS EMPLOYEES OR AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVES 4 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 41 All and any trademarks copyrights patents and other intellectual property rights used or subsisting in connection with the Goods are and remain the sole property of the Company The Customer shall not question or dispute the owners who have such rights by the Company 5 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 5 1 All information data specifications documentation and drawings relating to the Goods is proprietary and confidential The Customer agrees that it will use this information solely in connection with its use of the Goods and that it will not at any time disclose confidential information whether directly or indirectly to any third party without the Company s prior consent 5 2 These provisions do not prevent the disclosure or use via the Customer of any information which is or becomes through no fault of the Customer public knowledge or to the extent permitted by law 6 SEVERABILITY If any of these terms are rendered void or unenforceable by any legislation then such terms shall be severed from the remainder of the Agreement which shall remain valid and enforceabl
61. PC Click Start then Programs then ShockLog V6 0 then ShockLog V6 0 Click the button 7 on the ShockLog start up screen The ShockLog working screen will appear with the Monitor tab selected 15 It is possible that your ShockLog software may have been configured for offline working if this is the case then the first two buttons on the start up screen will be greyed out and will not operate Click the third button on the start up screen and the working screen will appear with the Examine Data tab selected Click on the Options tab then select Com1 or Com2 in the Serial Port box to match the serial port you have used for the ShockLog recorder Now click the Monitor tab The status message at the bottom of the ShockLog screen will say ShockLog on Com 1 if using Com port 1 foe example If the PC and the ShockLog recorder are communicating correctly the monitor display will be updated once every 10 seconds The PC will beep most PCs beep some do not to indicate that the display has updated and the box labelled Seconds since last contact will be set to zero If this updating process is not operating you must locate and correct the problem before attempting to perform any other communication dependent functions You can examine data already downloaded even if the PC and the ShockLog recorder are not communicating To gain a full understanding of the Monitor tab functions you can jump to that topic to study i
62. Part 15 Limit B Verification EUROCAE ED 14D RTCA D0 160D July 1997 Radiated Emission Category B verification EN 50082 1 1997 EN 61000 4 2 1995 8kV AD EN 61000 4 3 1996 3V m 80 AM EN 61000 4 4 1995 0 5kV Signal Line 0 5kV DC Power Lines EN 61000 4 6 1995 3V RMS 0 15 to 80 MHz DC Power signal control lines ENV 50204 1995 900MHz Keyed Carrier Supplementary Information 1 The products herewith comply with the requirements of the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC 2 The HPT was tested connected to an RD298 in typical configuration with a DELL personal computer 3 All voltages in the ShockLog are less that 50V ac and 75V dc Miet A Kay Quality Manager Stevenage July 1999 157 RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder EMC Declaration Manufacturer s name Manufacturer s address Lamerholm Electronics Limited The Pixmore Centre Pixmore Avenue Letchworth Hertfordshire UK SG6 1JG declares that the product Product name Product number RD317 Micro ShockLog Recorder 317xx Rx Fx Hx conforms to the following Product Specifications EMC EN 55022 1998 Class B FCC Rules CFR 47 July 1998 Part 15 Limit B RTCA DO 160D Section 21 Radiated Emission Category B EN 50082 1 1997 EN 61000 4 2 1995 EN 61000 4 3 1996 EN 61000 4 4 1995 EN 61000 4 6 1995 ENV 50204 1995 8kV AD 3V m 8096 AM 0 5kV Signal Line 3V RMS 0 15 to 80 MHz signal control lines
63. ShockLog recorder s clock at the end of the event and the event duration is used to derive the start of the event 91 Indicates that an event graph can be shown for this data i e the event is not an event summary The ShockLog recorder data will have one of these for every event whereas the Micro ShockLog recorder data will not if there are more than 10 events Duration The ShockLog recorder can measure events lasting from 1 to 128 seconds according to the actual event data and the ShockLog recorder settings The Duration cell tells you how long each individual event lasted The Micro ShockLog recorder has events of fixed duration Significance For the ShockLog recorder each event is graded for significance once the event data has been captured into the ShockLog recorder s volatile RAM memory and is being written into its non volatile FLASH memory If any samples exceed the Alarm threshold it is an Alarm if any samples exceed the Warn threshold but not the Alarm threshold it is a Warn Study the Setup tab and Events topics for more details The Micro ShockLog recorder does not support the warning level and thus the Significance parameter will always be Alarm See the Micro ShockLog recorder Events topic for more details Sampling Rate This is the effective sample rate of the event This varies with event duration and record length as defined in the ShockLog recorder set up This par
64. The window is colour coded and will be green if the setup is good and red if not The following messages may appear in the status window Background Colour Message Means Green OK The displayed setup is valid Green Resetting The ShockLog recorder is being set to the displayed setup Green Disk Setup The displayed setup has been loaded from disk Green New Setup The displayed setup has been modified Green Setup Saved The displayed setup has been saved to disk Green ShockLog Setup OK The displayed setup is that of the attached ShockLog recorder Green iButton Setup OK The displayed setup is that of the an iButton Red Illegal Setup Values The displayed setup contains illegal values Red ShockLog Setup BAD The displayed ShockLog recorder setup contains illegal values Range RD298 ShockLog recorder This drop down box allows you to select the working range of all three ShockLog recorder acceleration axes The RD298 ShockLog recorder can work in velocity mode and this is automatically selected if you pick a range in cm s For most purposes you should use the acceleration ranges take great care not to select a velocity range inadvertently The ShockLog recorder will not accurately measure acceleration or velocity amplitudes much greater than the range value RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder see the Setup tab Micro ShockLog recorder topic Record Length RD298 ShockLog recorder When the ShockLog recorder reco
65. When a temperature or humidity alarm occurs the data relevant to the alarm is also recorded as above where a humidity alarm occurred before the next summary interval and the humidity data is also recorded with no other data Note that the time displayed with the temporary record is 24 seconds after the previous record this is due to the summaries recording system being 24 seconds out of phase with the time slots system which the humidity reading system is phased with When the summaries interval has been reached this temporary record will be replaced with a complete summaries record accounting for the data it replaces Summaries table configurations The table below lists all possible columns against the different hardware A Y indicates that the data will be displayed with this hardware configuration RD298 RD288 OEM Y RD317 RD317 with humidity 90 Events Tab The Events tab allows you to select an event from those recorded in the file so that you can examine the data in detail Move the mouse pointer to the row containing the event you are interested in and double click to select that event for analysis or select a range of events and press the Show Events button More than one event graph can be displayed at once This table displays both events and event summaries The ShockLog recorder does not have any event summaries data whereas the Micro ShockLog recorder can have up to 128 An event summa
66. able check box to activate the upper humidity alarm This will trigger an alarm if the humidity reading is above the number entered in the Humidity Upper limit box Humidity Lower Limit Tick the Enable check box to activate the lower humidity alarm This will trigger an alarm if the humidity reading is below the number entered in the Humidity Lower limit box OK Close this window and apply the alarms 71 Cancel Close this window and ignore any changes Help Show the Online Help file 72 Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard provides a step by step process to help you select the most appropriate settings for your ShockLog recorder s mission There are 10 steps in total 3 of them are optional There are two ways to navigate about the Wizard one is to use the lt Back and Next gt buttons which take you through each step one by one The other is to use the short cuts listed in the left column Additional detailed information can be obtained by using the Help button which changes the mouse pointer to a help pointer You can then click on the item you wish to know more about The Cancel button closes the window without any action The Finish button is only available on the Finished screen and applies the Setup built in the Wizard The steps are customised for the type of ShockLog recorder The type is initially defined by the view on the Setup tab the type can change if a Setup file is loaded on the Load Setup
67. accelerometers are linked then the Acc Warn and Acc Alarm values show a single value If they are independent then the value for each axis is displayed The Acc Warn value is not displayed for the Micro ShockLog recorder For more explanation of the setup information listed see the Setup tab Setup Name hpt_setup Range 10g Record Length Internal 105 Internal 10 16k Total runtime Z days rins Max Record 18 hrs Total run time Timed s Maxno of slots 3 days 13 hrs Maxno of events 23331 100 Channels Not Always Max Max pk X Max pk v Max pk Z Internal Temp Humidity Pressure External T emp If an RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder has humidity temperature alarms set then information concerning this setup is displayed in the Summaries column as follows Setup Name bothalarms Start Date 070741098 14 16 17 Range 100g Record Length Interval 10s Interval 10 mins Ace Wake 90g 32k Total runtime 61 hrs Total run time Ace Alarm 90g Max Record Time Max no of slots 3 days 13 hrs ds 21845 Max no of events Channels Other alarms 30 max PR max PRY Hurnidity 220 or 20 Always Mas max Pk Z Internal RH Temp Hurnidity Temp z z or B c 53 Events table This displays information for the first alarm first warning and the most severe events within the selected report time The most severe event is the event that has the largest modulus The Axis is derived from analysing the event
68. ached The contents of this list will vary depending upon what ShockLog recorder is attached and whether an HPT is connected You can either click the Stop button or press the ESC key to cancel the download The Stop button may not always be available depending upon the download stage If there are communication problems a flashing will appear on the flashing green line and a message to press F1 for help will also appear You should then press F1 for help on solving communication problems The key for the status of the items on the checklist Active OK Failed When the download has successfully completed you will be prompted to see the Download Report Stop and download data Press this button to stop recording and download data from the ShockLog recorder This option is the same as above but the ShockLog recorder will be automatically stopped before downloading the data Note With this option the ShockLog recorder is stopped during the download and will remain stopped after the download See Stop ShockLog Stopping the ShockLog recorder during download will speed up the operation if you are using the 57 600 baud rate You may receive a message warning about DATA MEMORY CORRUPT You can continue but expect problems See Status in Monitor tab for advice on data corruption 48 Set Clock Press this button to set the ShockLog recorder clock to the same time and date as the PC Clear and reset
69. ack and White option only Displays a small window which presents the available line style options The window will open with current line style selected Fill and Line styles ES MEG ION te lacada NV HT Lire sive Click on a line style to select it and click on OK to apply it and close the Line Styles window Cancel will close the window without applying the selected style Fill colour Colour option only Presents the system Colour dialog box to select the fill colour Fill Style Black and White option only Displays a small window which presents the available fill style options The window will open with current fill style selected Fill and Line styles aloof fe Blacks anid NV Hte 81 Click on a fill style to select it and click on OK to apply it and close the Fill Styles window Cancel will close the window without applying the selected style Border Style Displays a small window same as the Line Style window which presents the available border style options The window will open with current border style selected Click on a border style to select it and click on OK to apply it and close the Fill Styles window Cancel will close the window without applying the selected style Default This displays the default settings for the respective parameter If the Colour option is selected the colour default setting will be presented without affecting the current Black and White style If the Black and White o
70. ad tab i iButton functions i The status at the top of this window is explained in the iButton Window status topic Family This displays the iButton family i e Start Stop Setup or Download ROM ID This displays unique ROM ID of the iButton Function Shows the current function of the iButton which can be Stop Start Setup Download request Download with data or User ID A Download request iButton is prepared to collect data from a Micro ShockLog recorder and does not contain any data A Download with data contains data from a Micro ShockLog recorder If the iButton is password protected then a small a icon will appear Extra Information This will display any additional information about the Button contents The Setup Button will display the setup file name and the Button clock The Download iButton will display the setup file name associated with its data 133 The User ID iButton will display the User ID number of the iButton Display setup in main Setup window If this is ticked and the iButton currently being read contains a setup then the setup will be loaded and displayed on the Setup tab on the main window if the setup tab is visible Read Reads the iButton currently connected to the PC You may be prompted to enter a password if your iButton has an iButton password iButton password x The iButton you are trying to read is password pr
71. aded to the Setup tab saved to file or sent to the ShockLog recorder You may find that the details in this section are more readily understood if you study the Principles of RD298 ShockLog recorder or RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder Operation topic first The following picture shows the Setup tab for a RD298 ShockLog recorder For variations on the Micro ShockLog recorder see the Setup tab Micro ShockLog recorder topic Xs ShockLog ii ES iButton Setup j Time Slots Setup Name fi Og6month max Pk Y r Setup Start Date Range max Pk Z Day 077071 998 Time fi 4 16 17 Change 10 g ih e Bl Sounder Thresholds 25 full scale Events On wams Accwake fo Link XYZ Record Lenath Interval 5 min E On alams 16k b yt s Max no Total run time Battery pwr Acc wam A 52428 182 days Wake up Acc alarm Max Record Time jv Acceleration Acc drop out 32 S gt Summaries Ext wake Always max Interval 12 hour EX Ext warm Sample Rate Total run time RH Ext alarm 32 1024Hz Pb days I Ext drop out Ext drop out Max no of Events i Micro View Wizard Comment Disk Load Disk Save Send Read 62 Status Window The small window in the top right hand corner is used to indicate the set up status of the attached ShockLog recorder if there is one or the settings in the Setup tab
72. adjust their export parameters 3 Click the Export button 4 In the Export Status Window check the correct items are going to be exported and Click the Export button Tip Set up all the export parameters for all the items you wish to export then export them all in one go It is recommended that if there are Date amp Time values associated with the data they should always be exported with that data even if you select only one item or column of data This is to ensure that the exported data can be sensibly interpreted by other applications When exporting Events remember that the time intervals associated with each row are not exact numbers of ms and that the time interval can vary according to the event data and the ShockLog recorder setup If possible use the Time values to drive the time axis of any graph generated Tip on viewing exported data If you would like to view an exported file without leaving the ShockLog software you can click on the Export file name which will display a Save dialog window Find and select the file you wish to view right click on it and select Open from the pop up menu This will start up the application that your system associates with csv files Note that if your PC is not setup to associate csv files with an application then you will not get the Open option on the pop up menu To help in locating the file you would like to view you can replace the csv with in the File name box which will
73. ak event log See the Slot Breaks topic for more information Graph Press this button to display the time slot data graphically Export Press this button to export the time slot data See Exporting from the Time Slots tab 94 Hyper Linking Data Hyper Linking enables the user to move around related data Summaries to Slots and Events Events to Slots and Slots to Events The Hyper Linking works by checking for associated data in the same period In general if there are no slots or Events to Hyper Link to a dialog box will be shown to indicate this Event Hyper Link There are no events associated with the current selection OK Summaries to Events To Hyper Link to Events from the Summaries tab select a summary or selection of summaries from the grid Then click the Show Events button if there are any associated Events a dialog box gives the user the option to show them Event Hyper Link 2 There are 1 event s associated with your selection Do you want to show these events Yes No Summaries to Slots To Hyper Link to Slots from the Summaries tab select a summary or selection of summaries from the grid Then click the Show Slots button if there are any associated Slots the program will jump to the slots window The Slots shown in the slot graph will represent the period of the selected summaries and is displayed at the lowest zoom level possible to give maximum detail Events to Slots There are two m
74. ake care to position the plastic tape underneath the new battery it is very difficult to remove the battery if the plastic tape is positioned incorrectly U Replace the battery cover plate taking care to position the rubber seal correctly A Replace and tighten the 4 screws 13 Replacing the Battery on a Micro ShockLog recorder e a If the ShockLog recorder contains data that you wish to preserve and has a battery with some life in it then download the data first This is so that the power used by the download process will not reduce the life of the new battery Any recorded data is maintained when the battery is removed Q Remove the battery cover by undoing the single screw at the bottom the battery should just slide out A Fitthe new battery with the ve end in first Replace the battery cover screw NOTE if you are replacing a Lithium battery with an Alkaline battery you will need to remove the Lithium battery wait 5 minutes and then insert the Alkaline battery Battery Tips and Hints A Ifyou insert the battery the wrong way round the ShockLog recorder will not be damaged but the battery will discharge very rapidly If you accidentally leave a battery inserted the wrong way round for more than a few seconds then do not use that battery for any application where the full battery life is required a If the ShockLog recorder appears to be operating normally status lamps flashing and monitor m
75. ameter is fixed for the Micro ShockLog recorder as the duration and the record length are both fixed for every event Range This is the acceleration or velocity range to which the ShockLog recorder was set when the event was recorded In the current software release this will be the same for all the events in a data file but future releases of software may be capable of changing range during a recording Temperature This is the temperature measured on the ShockLog recorder s internal temperature sensor when the event was recorded Max X Y Z This data is the maximum acceleration levels reached during the event for each axis The ShockLog recorder values are derived from the event data in the PC whereas the Micro ShockLog recorder values are recorded during the actual event recording and are more realistic They are part of the event summaries data Modulus The maximum vector modulus of all 3 axis that occurred during the event The ShockLog recorder values are derived from the event data in the PC whereas the Micro ShockLog recorder values are recorded during the actual event recording and are more realistic They are part of the event summaries data Show Events Press this button to display graphs of all the events that are selected on the grid Show Slots Press this button to Hyper Link to all the time slots that fall within the selected event or range of events period 92 Summary Display the Event
76. aph initialises itself by zooming to the important part of the event E Event data event 8 Help Data Options Copy Pint Exo Slots Close Close ll Mouse Control Left click and drag Select an area of data to zoom in to This action can be cancelled by pressing the ESC key Left click in the grid area zoom in on time axis Right click in the grid area zoom out on time axis or revert to previous zoom if current view was selected by dragging the mouse Left click to left of the grid area move graph window to show earlier times Left click to right of the grid area move graph window to show later times Left click on X Y or Z legends Change the line style for the respective axis This will present the Fill and Line styles window which will only alter the style for this graph and not globally If you wish to alter the style globally then access the Parameter Style Options window through the Options and then Styles button Scroll Bar The scroll bar size and position indicates the window of data you are viewing and can be used to change the view You can move the bar by Dragging the scroll bar control to a new position using the left mouse button Clicking on the small buttons at either end of the bar to move in small steps Clicking on the bar area between the buttons and bar to move in big steps You can resize the scroll bar control by 96 Dragging the scroll bar control with the right mouse button Click on the
77. argo currently seeking CAA approval for air cargo applications 147 Software The RD298 is supplied with software which runs on a desktop or portable PC using either the Windows 95 98 2000 or Windows NT4 operating systems Additional operating systems may be supported at a later date The software allows the operator to configure the RD298 and to extract and examine data records from the instrument Reports Reports may be viewed on screen and selected data exported to other applications Five different reports are available summary data events summary event details time slot data and log data Summary report parameters date time number of warnings number of alarms max x y z min x y z humidity pressure max pk x y z min pk x y z rms x y z max min temperature range Events summary report parameters date time duration significance range temperature Event Details report parameters text or graphical sample time sample number max min x y z Time slot report parameters graphical date time max pk x y z min pk x y z max ext1 ext2 min ext1 ext2 internal temperature humidity pressure external temperature Log report parameters date and time of password changes setup changes battery changes data clearing operations or resets Lamerholm Electronics makes no warranty for the use of its products other than those expressly contained in the Company s standard Terms and Conditions of Sale which are available on r
78. at the level requested or select a higher level password from the drop down box and enter that Then click the OK button The password could also be the user defined password if the unit is a Micro ShockLog recorder ShockLog Password unit SN 10294 Password level 2 Cancel Current operation requires a level 2 password Please enter the password for this unit or cancel if Once the password has been entered and you continue working with the same ShockLog recorder you will not be prompted for a password again unless the required level of access has increased You may find that when this window is opened the PC software sometimes loses contact with the attached ShockLog recorder and displays the incorrect serial number If this occurs then you will get a Lost contact with ShockLog will now try and re attach message Functions that require no password A Monitor tab Functions that require level 1 passwords Download Set ShockLog recorder clock Stop ShockLog recorder Start ShockLog recorder Security Log DpPODCDCDO O Read setup from ShockLog recorder 31 Functions that require level 2 passwords Clear and reset to defaults Send setup to ShockLog recorder Q Q Editing passwords Micro ShockLog recorder only Q Clearing over range alarms Micro ShockLog recorder only Functions that require level 3 passwords Q Diagnostics Password Editor The pa
79. ative locations for export files on a file by file basis Unless you have a special reason to do so you are advised not to change the default directories for data and setups The ShockLog software stores setup files in the default directory and uses the Setup Name as the file name with the extension setup298 or setup317 Data files are stored in the default directory with an automatically generated file name A typical name is 199806061 1213800999mousemat1 sl_data This name is composed from the download date and time the ShockLog recorder serial number and a 16 character optional user comment in this case mousemat1 The file extension is sl data There is no provision for users to choose their own file names for data files this is to guarantee that every ShockLog recorder data file has a completely unique name which ensures that no problems will occur even when files from many different units are processed on the same PC The files should not be renamed as it is important to the software You may notice files with the same name as your data files but the extension sl slots These are slot files and contain the time slot data from your data files processed to enable very fast graphical display A slot file will be generated when you open the data file from the Examine Data tab or displaying the Download Report thus there may be files that do not have a supporting slot file If you need to copy data files to another machine
80. bility check Checks that the setup sent to the unit is compatible with the hardware i e RD298 ShockLog recorder RD317 ShockLog recorder with or without humidity RD298 ShockLog recorder with HPT fitted Reset Resets the ShockLog recorder and clears any data Stop Stops the ShockLog recorder while sending the setup Clear Setup Clears the setup currently stored in the ShockLog recorder Send the new setup Sends the new setup to the ShockLog recorder Start Start the ShockLog recorder which forces the ShockLog recorder to read the new setup and configure itself The ShockLog recorder will only start recording if the setup start date time indicates so Read back the setup Verify the setup in the ShockLog recorder Synchronise time Set the ShockLog recorder clock to the PC system clock This item will only appear if you have requested for time synchronisation Calibration date check This checks the calibration date in the ShockLog recorder If the unit does not have a calibration date in it then the following message will appear and the date cannot be checked Setup ok A Setup sent to ShockLog recorder ok Note the calibration date of this unit is unknown If the date is within the warning period 11 months or the setup start date is within the warning period then you will see a message warning that the calibration is about to expire If the date is outside the calibration pe
81. cates what alarms have been activated Unit type identification This appears at the end of the status line at the bottom of the tab window below Seconds since last contact In the example above it displays 100g 250HZ H This identifies the unit as a 100g unit with humidity This will only display for units with embedded code 128 and above Below are the possible unit types 10g 40Hz 10g unit with no humidity sensor 10g 40Hz H 10g unit with humidity sensor 100g 250Hz 100g unit with no humidity sensor 100g 250Hz 100g unit with humidity sensor No information Embedded code version before 128 Calibration warning messages If a calibration warning message as follows The ShockLog recorder is not properly calibrated n may appear on the Monitor tab you must contact Technical Support This message will appear above the A arms box or above the Other Alarms frame if displayed This means that the recorder has lost its calibration and needs attention 46 Download Tab The Download tab allows you to extract data from the ShockLog recorder and perform other housekeeping functions There are 12 buttons whose functions are described below and a status window which is used to provide progress information The functions in this tab cause the ShockLog recorder to use far more battery power than normal If the battery is weak the ShockLog recorder may not behave as described If this happens try replacing the battery you will not
82. chnical Support for details Refer to Air Cargo Applications topic Connecting the PC to the ShockLog recorder Connect the ShockLog recorder to the PC serial port using the supplied communications lead RD298 ShockLog recorder Connect the 7 pin socket on the lead to the connector marked B on the ShockLog recorder The ShockLog recorder will not be damaged if you attach to the wrong connector but it will not communicate with the PC RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder Connect the jack plug on the lead to the connector socket on the ShockLog recorder If you know nothing at all about PC serial ports the documentation which came with your PC may help you to locate the correct sockets on the PC On most machines the 9 pin D plugs on the ShockLog recorder lead will only fit one or two sockets on the PC and these will be the COM port s You may have heard that you must remove power from your PC and other equipment before connecting via the serial ports The ShockLog recorder complies with European CE requirements and it is not necessary to remove power from it before connecting it to a PC Almost all PCs comply with European or similar requirements and do not require you to switch them off before making connections to the serial port If the ShockLog recorder has a good battery then one or more of the lamps will be flashing if not then go back to the Battery topic Start the ShockLog software on the
83. cuits every 2 minutes Check humidity sensor if fitted and possibly write a temporary summary record every 10 minutes check internal temperature re calibrate and possibly update summary The primary sensors for the Micro ShockLog recorder are its three built in piezo electric accelerometers The signals from these are amplified and filtered by several analogue circuits that must remain powered all the time These analogue circuits are configured by the processor to have the correct gain and response for the ShockLog recorder setup chosen by the user Their outputs are routed to a multi channel Analogue to Digital converter in the microprocessor The amplified and filtered signals from all three accelerometers are compared with a threshold level the wake threshold If the threshold is exceeded the processor will be woken up and will start monitoring the signal levels at the rate of 1024 samples per second If the level of any of the signals exceeds the alarm thresholds and various other conditions are satisfied the ShockLog recorder will start recording an Event The processed analogue acceleration signals are also routed to an analogue peak hold system which stores the largest signal seen on each accelerometer This peak hold system is measured by the processor every 4 seconds and the data from it is the key input for the Time Slot view of the acceleration data The ShockLog recorder records acceleration and other environmental
84. d Click the Monitor tab RD298 ShockLog recorder If the ShockLog recorder clock is wrong it gets reset to 1 1 1990 if the power is removed for more than about 1 hour the ShockLog recorder may never start recording because the factory default recording start time is in 1997 Study the Setup tab topic for a more detailed explanation of these settings The main controls for the ShockLog recorder are located in the Download tab You can check out that topic now for a detailed explanation of how it all works or you can just follow the instructions below to get started quickly Click the Clear and reset to defaults button This will erase any data stored in the ShockLog recorder and return the setup to the factory defaults stored in the ShockLog recorder These are good settings for some tabletop experimentation but will usually require some adjustment for any specific project A window will appear headed Clear and reset to defaults Click the Yes button The attach window will appear briefly usually for no more than 10 seconds and then an information window headed ShockLog clear and reset Click the Yes button on this window After about 30 seconds the time it takes to clear all the ShockLog recorder memory the attach window will re appear to check and correct the ShockLog recorder s clock RD298 ShockLog recorder Click the Monitor tab There should be 0 Warnings 0 Alarms and the Status should be Wa
85. d so slots following these breaks are considered as uncertain until a valid time is encountered The times from the slot breaks are checked for validity in case a corrupt time exists They are compared to their expected time time of last break the number of slots since the last break x slot interval If they are after their expected time then they are applied as a new time base if they are before their expected time then an assessment of time duplication is made Duplicate slot times If for example a ShockLog recorder was recording data and the user realised that the ShockLog recorder clock was 5 minutes fast The user then corrected it by setting the ShockLog recorder s clock to match the PC clock This is a situation where a genuine change to the clock should be applied but the ShockLog recorder now has 5 minutes of slots that have the same time If this situation arises then the PC software will mark the 5 minutes following the slot break and the number of samples equivalent to 5 minutes before the slot break as duplicate This means that the status of a slot period can change without the presence of a slot break This may cause inconsistencies when Hyper Linking slots and events If a step back in time is before the start of the slots then the time is applied and duplication testing is done for this break only any following breaks will not be tested for duplication 104 Exporting Data Exporting Data Overvie
86. d MM yyyy HH mm ss names to new format Directories When you load or save data to the disk drive on your PC the ShockLog recorder software will use the directories defined in the Directories box in the Options tab Serial Port In this box you can select Offline working to analyse data you have already downloaded from your ShockLog recorder to your disk drive or which has been sent to you from other sources If you need to communicate directly with a ShockLog recorder to download data or control its operation then select a Com port from the drop down list The drop down list provides the option to go Offline or to select a port between 1 and 8 Choose a PC serial port which is not in use by other programs If you do not know what serial ports are available on your PC then consult the documentation for your machine or choose Com1 and try it Consult the Connecting the PC to the ShockLog recorder topic for more hints Maximum Baud Rate This sets the maximum baud rate at which the program will try to communicate with a connected ShockLog recorder The program will automatically try lower baud rates if it is having difficulty attaching Note If you are having problems attaching to a connected ShockLog recorder try a lower baud rate Some slower PC s will not be able to run at the fastest rate 75 Export File Options This sets the global export file options If the Prompt before over writing file names
87. d data available The green pwr LED should be flashing once every 4 seconds For the 10g Micro ShockLog recorder carefully and gently place the ShockLog recorder on your mouse mat Lift one side about 3cm above the mouse mat and let it go For the 100g model raise the ShockLog recorder 4cm above the mouse mat and drop it After 30 seconds you should see the display change on the Monitor tab to indicate an Alarm Just the red alarm LED flashing every 4 seconds For LED reference see LED Operations Now you have some test data stored in your ShockLog recorder you are ready to download it to your PC Downloading data Select the Download tab and click the Download data button A box headed Enter user file name will appear Type the name mousemat1 into the text box and press the return key or click the OK button The download checklist will appear and the PC will start to download data from the ShockLog recorder Messages about the download progress 17 will appear in bold type in the status box and other messages about the status of the communications system may appear in the status line at the bottom of the ShockLog window When the download is complete a message box will appear headed Data Downloaded The box tells you the name of the file where the data has been stored You do not need to remember this file name for a detailed explanation of ShockLog file names and extensions study the Filenames to
88. d on an acceleration range and the duration of your planned recording you can select a standard setup from the set supplied and installed on your disk drive Use the Disk Load function in the Setup tab These files have names like 30g1month setup298 or 1month setup317 the first part of the name is the acceleration range and the second part is the length of time the recording will run Now you can modify this standard setup file to suit your particular application First change the Setup Name so you run no risk of overwriting the standard file Set the Acceleration Alarm level to the level above which your equipment will be damaged Set the Acceleration Warn level to 70 of the alarm level Not applicable to the Micro ShockLog recorder Set the Acceleration Wake level to 3096 of the alarm level These are general settings and you can alter them to fit your application better The Wake level should ideally be at least 1096 and never less than 596 If your equipment will be damaged by a small number of shocks at the alarm level set the Record Length to 16k or 32k which will allow you to record 100 or 50 events in total If you have little idea of how many shocks your equipment will stand it may be better to set a shorter Record Length and have the ability to record more events If you know the duration of probable events then set the Max Record Time to suit If it is possible that several events could occur in very rapid succession then
89. data and deriving the most likely axis that triggered the event In most cases it is obvious which was the trigger axis but there may be situations where it is indistinguishable so use this value as a guidance rather than absolute Event ors Datetime Mesure tg Temp C FistAlamm 2 K BU an888 07 37 17 FirstWaming D E SU O8 T888 07 27 02 MostSevere 45 f SU OS T888 20 34 42 Event Event number Axis Axis that most likely triggered the event Date time Date time the event started Modulus Maximum modulus within the event resultant of all 3 axis Temp Temperature when event occurred This is not displayed for iButton data 54 Online Viewer The Online Viewer provides the ability to monitor the Time Slot data recorded by a ShockLog recorder while it is still operating and can be opened from the Download tab This facility is not available for the Micro ShockLog recorder When you open the window the table will show the latest data but will not be continually monitoring the ShockLog recorder If you have a HPT fitted the window will take time to appear while the software reads the HPT calibration data When the window is continually monitoring the ShockLog recorder is checked every 5 seconds to keep it awake for new Time Slots When new Time Slots data has been detected the table is updated with the latest data The table is setup to display all the available slots that ar
90. data in three ways simultaneously Summaries Events and Time Slots A fixed amount of memory is allocated to each recording method The Micro ShockLog recorder has a stopped state which can only be activated by a Stop iButton In this state the Micro ShockLog recorder will not re start until a Start iButton has been applied or a Start command is received form the PC If you stop the Micro from the PC the Micro will start up after 30 minutes In the stopped or waiting state the analogue circuits are all turned off and much less power is used Embedded version 128 and above Over Range alarm The Over Range alarm system monitors the temperature and accelerations to identify any readings outside of operational limits 100g acceleration 40 C and 85 C temperature The 100g limit cannot be monitored on 10g units as they are built to operate up to 100g but accelerations beyond 12g cannot be measured This system is only active while the unit is running If the limits are exceeded then an LED sequence is activated see LED operations topic 23 The temperature is monitored every 10 minutes The accelerations are monitored every 10 minutes using data gathered every 2 seconds and when an event occurs Humidity temperature alarms The data is analysed every time the recorder reads the appropriate sensor every 10 minutes for temperature every 2 minutes for humidity As a consequence of this system summaries data are
91. directory The program also installs all the files necessary for iButton operations and e mail file compression Step by Step Software Installation Stop any programs currently running on your computer If you are installing from your CD ROM drive follow the CD ROM instructions If you do not have a CD ROM drive on the computer on which you intend to install the software then follow the Floppy Disk Installation instructions During the installation process if you have an older version of Windows 95 you may be asked to approve the replacement of out of date system files on your computer The ShockLog software will not run unless the files are updated This activity is normal practice and is unlikely to cause problems If you are concerned then consult your company IT experts If the setup requires restarting the computer it is advisable to do so immediately When Windows restarts the setup will run again to complete the installation To ensure that this works correctly the installation CD ROM should be left in the drive or if using floppy disks Floppy Disk 1 is inserted after the operating system starts and before Windows starts It is always a good idea to ensure that all the valuable data on your computer is backed up before you install any new software The installation will prompt for a serial number which can be found on the CD ROM case CD ROM Insert the CD ROM into the drive on your computer The CD will autorun and start th
92. duct Product name Product number RD298 ShockLog Recorder 298xx conforms to the following Product Specifications EMC EN 55022 1994 Including amendment A1 1995 Class B FCC Rules CFR 47 July 1996 Part 15 Limit B Verification EUROCAE ED 14D RTCA DO 160D July 1997 Radiated Emission Category B verification EN 50082 1 1997 EN 61000 4 2 1995 EN 61000 4 3 1996 EN 61000 4 4 1995 EN 61000 4 5 1995 EN 61000 4 6 1995 ENV 50204 1995 8kV AD 3V m 8096 AM 0 5kV Signal Line 0 5kV DC Power Lines 0 5kV Voltage surge 3V RMS 0 15 to 80 MHz DC Power signal control lines 900MHz Keyed Carrier Supplementary Information 1 The products herewith comply with the requirements of the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC personal computer The ShockLog Recorder was tested in a typical configuration with a DELL All voltages in the ShockLog Recorder are less that 50V ac and 75V dc Miet A Kay Quality Manager Stevenage November 2000 156 HPT EMC Declaration Manufacturer s name Lamerholm Electronics Limited Manufacturer s address The Pixmore Centre Pixmore Avenue Letchworth Hertfordshire UK SG6 1JG declares that the product Product name RD298HPT Humidity Pressure and Temperature Sensor Product number 29900 29920 conforms to the following Product Specifications EMC EN 55022 1994 Including amendment A1 1995 Class B FCC Rules CFR 47 July 1996
93. e T LAW This contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of England ShockLog system ShockLog recorder identification As this document concerns itself with two products that have differences then the different ShockLog recorder units will be identified as follows RD298 ShockLog recorder used when referring to the RD298 ShockLog recorder only RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder or Micro used when referring to the RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder only ShockLog recorder RD317 Micro Humidity ShockLog recorder used when referring to the RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder with or Micro Humidity ShockLog recorder humidity sensor Unit or ShockLog recorder Generic Refers to the RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder and the RD298 ShockLog recorder Introduction to the ShockLog recorder The ShockLog recorder is a small battery powered data logging system fitted with three built in accelerometers and a temperature sensor The design has been optimised for the measurement of shock and vibration for investigative and protective purposes on goods in transit Two versions of the ShockLog recorder are available the RD298 ShockLog recorder and the RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder which work together to offer analysis and protection The RD298 ShockLog recorder This product has been in operation since 1998 The RD298 ShockLog recorder has increased flexibility and it can be us
94. e Mission comment Next you will be asked whether you want the ShockLog recorder clock to be synchronised to the PC clock This is advisable The program will then work its way through the setup checklist See the Setup Checklist topic for more information Read Press this button to read and display the setup from an attached ShockLog recorder 66 Setup tab Micro ShockLog recorder This topic displays the Setup tab as it looks when switched to Micro view The Setup Tab describes all the features this topic just focuses on the features that are different for this view ShockLog L ICE XI Help Emai Button Setup A max Fk Y r Setup Start Date i max Fk Z Day 0770777998 Time f 4 16 17 Change dien Not used Not use ETE E 19g or 190g Mot asad E under Thresholds full scafe Un vans Accweke 10 v Link XYZ A Lenglh Interval 2 s T Gr alarms Y B All 32k bytes Max no Tatalrur time Pe Better pyr CREE po E a Max Record Tine ti p Wake up le Aceeleraton Other Alarms Summae cane Set alarms Irterval 2 mn Ter Sample Rate Total run lime E ERIS No alarm 64Hz 10 days 16 hours Je Bet dram ont Max no of Events 1g Micro View Wizard Commen Disk Load Disk Seve Send Read Range The acceleration range is fixed in the hardware and cannot be altered by the setup When the software reads the setup from the Micro ShockLog recorder
95. e against material defects for a period of 90 days from the date of despatch to the Licensee The Software will perform in accordance with its published specifications COMPUTER SOFTWARE IS GENERALLY ACCEPTED NOT TO BE ERROR FREE AND THE EXISTENCE OF MINOR ERRORS WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY IN THE EVENT THAT THE LICENSEE DISCOVERS MATERIAL ERRORS WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECT THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD THE LICENSOR WILL USE REASONABLE ENDEAVOURS TO CORRECT SUCH ERRORS PROVIDED THAT SUCH ERRORS HAVE NOT BEEN CAUSED BY ANY MODIFICATION VARIATION OR ADDITION TO THE SOFTWARE NOT PERFORMED BY THE LICENSOR OR HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE INCORRECT USE OR ABUSE OR CORRUPTION OF THE SOFTWARE OR BY USE OF THE SOFTWARE WITH OTHER SOFTWARE OR NOT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SHOCKLOG SYSTEM OR ON INCOMPATIBLE EQUIPMENT OR CONTRARY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE USER MANAL THE LICENSOR DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE THE LICENSOR HAS SCANNED THE SOFTWARE FOR VIRUSES PRIOR TO DESPATCH BUT THE LICENSEE IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR VIRUS CHECKING THE SOFTWARE ONCE INSTALLED 3 6 4 2 4 3 44 6 2 6 3 7 2 8 NO WARRANTY IS GIVEN AND THE SOFTWARE IS NOT AUTHORISED FOR USE AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT IN A LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM A LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM IS ONE INTENDED FOR SURGICA
96. e defined in the ShockLog recorder s setup file you can hide data by resizing the columns The number of data in the slot table can be set between 1 and 99 The update rate is the same as the slot interval defined in the ShockLog recorder s setup therefore if you wish to view the data as frequently as possible you should set the slot interval to 10 seconds Although the HPT data is present at every slot interval it updates every 60 seconds Because the HPT sensor is detachable special consideration has been given to the data If for any reason during monitoring the HPT sensor has been replaced by another one or removed and replaced the data will be displayed with a line through it indicating that the data is not reliable The ShockLog recorder will continue to monitor the HPT data until reliable data appears which will then appear as normal If the HPT has been removed and not replaced the HPT data columns will read Ne HPF The software automatically detects a change in HPT sensor reloads the calibration data for that sensor and updates the Status box If the ShockLog recorder has been swapped with another ShockLog recorder during monitoring the data in the table may appear unusual This can be made worse if the selection of slots recorded in one ShockLog recorder is different to another To cure this click the Get SL button The Get SL button should be clicked if the ShockLog recorder has changed during monito
97. e installation If the PCs auto notification is disabled then do the following steps A Insert the CD ROM into the drive on your computer a Click the Windows Start button A Click Run Q Type d setup exe in the dialogue box if your CD ROM drive is not drive d then type x setup exe where x is your CD ROM drive a Click OK A Follow the on screen instructions 11 Floppy Disk Installation The ShockLog system is not shipped with floppy disks but does have the disk images included on the CD ROM If you have access to a CD ROM drive you can copy the contents of the directories Disk1 Disk2 to a set of floppy disks Label these disks Disk1 Disk2 etc and proceed as follows If you have no access at all to a CD ROM drive contact Technical Support and we will supply a set of floppy disks There is a charge for this service A Insert Disk1 into the floppy drive on your computer Q Click the Windows Start button A Click Run AU Type a setup exe in the dialogue box if your floppy drive is not drive A then type x setup exe where x is your floppy drive a Click OK A Follow the on screen instructions Windows 95 re installation precautions If you are installing on a Windows 95 system and you intend to keep the previous version of software as a backup take these following precautions If you rename your ShockLog folder to ShockLog backup you may find that the software will install into the ShockLog backup f
98. e with time If a Micro ShockLog recorder has humidity temperature alarms activated then an additional frame appears An example of this is shown at the end of this topic ShockLog Ir x 11 07 2001 11 46 08 11 07 2001 11 46 07 E Running Recorded data available ShockLog recorder on COM 1 ShockLog recorder Time and Date This is the Time and Date according to the ShockLog recorder s built in clock If the ShockLog recorder has reset its internal clock normally due to power failure it will reset it to 00 00 00 1 1 1990 or 00 00 00 1 1 2000 for the Micro ShockLog recorder PC Time and Date This is the Time and Date according to the clock in the PC Seconds since last contact This is the time in seconds since the PC last received a status message from the ShockLog recorder Under normal conditions the ShockLog recorder sends a status message every 10 seconds If the PC is not receiving regular status messages from the ShockLog recorder you will not be able to download data or perform any other interaction with the ShockLog recorder Warnings This is the number of warning level events stored in the ShockLog recorder s memory It is only displayed if an RD298 ShockLog recorder is attached Alarms This is the number of alarm level events stored in the ShockLog recorder s memory Status The ShockLog recorder status may be Waiting Running Stopp
99. ecification environmental influences is very high The instrument is equally suitable for protecting high value fixed or mobile installations and investigating shock and vibration during transportation In normal operation the device checks the output of the sensors the three built in accelerometers the built in temperature sensor and any external sensors once every 10 seconds The information from the sensors is merged into a record for each recording period and recorded in non volatile memory The length of the recording period can be set between 10 minutes and 24 hours and there is sufficient memory for 512 periods If any of the accelerometer signals or the first external input exceeds the wake up threshold the processor will be turned on and will check the sensor outputs at a much faster rate up to 4000 samples per second If the output of any sensor exceeds the warning or trip thresholds the RD298 will flash its status lamps accordingly In addition the detailed time history of the first event to set a warning the first to set an alarm and subsequent severe events up to the installed memory capacity will be recorded The RD298 will adjust the sample rate during the event recording within parameters set up by the user to make the most efficient use of memory and capture the full extent of any events The RD298 also supports peak recording in fixed time slots In this mode the highest and lowest signal level present on each input is record
100. ecorder s internal clock is reading a date time before this date the ShockLog recorder will not start recording Once a recording has started it will continue even if the ShockLog recorder s internal clock is then set to an earlier date The ShockLog recorder checks the Start Date and Start Time 60 seconds after a reset and every 10 minutes thereafter If you send a setup to the ShockLog recorder and then set the ShockLog recorder s clock so that the new time and date should start the ShockLog recorder recording data it may be up to 10 minutes before the ShockLog recorder actually starts the recording Change Click this button to change the Setup start date time using the Date Time editor 64 Sounder The ShockLog recorder can drive an external sounder connected to connector B This sounder can be set to sound if any warns or alarms are present In order to save power you can leave the battery pwr option un ticked so that the sounder will only operate if the ShockLog recorder is connected to an external power source The maximum current drain permitted for the sounder is 20mA at 4 5V at this load the battery life of the ShockLog recorder is reduced to less than 5 of normal Wake up The ShockLog recorder conserves battery energy by keeping its microprocessor in a low power sleep mode as much as possible When an event occurs it takes about 1mS for the processor to wake up and start measuring this
101. ed Paused or DATA MEMORY CORRUPTED NOT RECORDING If there is any data stored in the ShockLog recorder and available for download this will be indicated in the Status box Waiting the ShockLog recorder s internal clock has not yet reached the recording start time determined by the current setup The ShockLog recorder will always be in the Waiting state for at least the first minute after power is applied or after a software reset The Micro ShockLog recorder can be in a Waiting state after any iButton or COM communication Running the ShockLog recorder is active and recording data it will respond to shock and vibration events according to the parameters you defined in the Setup screen You can still download data from the ShockLog recorder when it is running The Micro ShockLog recorder will stop during a download Paused the ShockLog recorder has been stopped by a command from the PC and will not record any data until it has been restarted by executing a Start Command a Clear and Reset command or by removing and replacing the ShockLog recorder power source If none of these actions occur the ShockLog recorder will re start automatically between 30 and 40 minutes after the action that caused it to stop Stopped the ShockLog recorder has been stopped by a Stop iButton and will not record any data until it has been restarted by a Start iButton a Clear and Reset command or by removing and replacin
102. ed for each time slot The time slot length may be set between 10 seconds and 1 hour and as many as 262 144 slots may be recorded Security The RD298 stores all data and status information in high performance sector erase FLASH memory This memory requires no power to retain data and offers special hardware protection against accidental erasure The instrument can be configured by connecting it to a PC running the data analysis and set up software supplied free with each RD298 During the configuration process the operator can set the levels for warnings and alarms determine the sensor types to be used and set up user passwords for subsequent access to data Before the software will communicate with the RD298 the user must supply any user passwords which may have been set to restrict access to data resetting calibration or other functions A special section of the flash memory is reserved for the security log this records the timing of such actions as removal of the battery cover re setting the clock or clearing out data and can not be easily modified by the operator It is intended that the security log last the operating life of the instrument and should only be cleared when the ShockLog is re calibrated by Lamerholm Electronics Packaging and Environment The RD298 has been designed to function reliably in difficult environments The electronic components are assembled using surface mount technology and the latest automatic assembly eq
103. ed to analyse the environment with high detail The RD298 ShockLog recorder has part number 298 The RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder This is a product which is smaller than the RD298 ShockLog recorder with the capability of being operated with small hand held devices iButtons It does not require off site PC support The RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder offers high volume low cost protection The RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder has part number 317 Software Versions ShockLog PC Software Current ShockLog recorders are shipped with version 6 0 PC software and version 6 0 help files If you have an earlier version of software please contact your supplier to discuss an upgrade or visit our web site to download the latest version Version History Version 1 0 to 1 1 no HPT support Version 1 2 includes full support for the optional HPT humidity pressure and temperature sensor Version 2 0 includes support for Independent warning alarm and dropout thresholds for each acceleration axis Hyper Linking and pasting graphics to other applications Version 2 2 can now communicate with certain Toshiba PCs and includes the option to insert source information into the header of exported files Version 2 3 has improvements in the communications and warns the user if the data memory is corrupt in association with embedded version 102 Version 3 0 General enhancements Version 4 0 4 01 Introduction of Download
104. eiving these commands will have its own parameters for the dashed style Some devices will draw longer dashes some will be shorter and some older printers will draw a solid line This also applies to graphs that have been copied to other applications as metafiles Fill and Line Styles window This window can be opened from the Parameter Styles Option window or from the Time Slot graph or event graph This window will display the origin parameter style when opened The picture in the right side of the window displays how the settings would appear on the slots graph and events graph Fill and Line styles Ed Colour C Black and White Line Colour Fill Colour Border Style Default Help Cancel JV Colour Black and White option dadda Switch between colour and Black and White styles The Colour options provide the ability to change the line colour fill colour and border style keeping the line and fill styles solid The Black and White option will fix the line colour to black but provide line style and fill style options When the window is opened the style settings are set to the origins style and the alternative is set to the default For example if your style is originally colour when you switch to the Black and White option you will see the default Black and White settings for that parameter Line Colour Colour option only Presents the system Colour dialog box to select a colour for the lines 80 Line Style Bl
105. emperature c Velocity cm s canc Acceleration Has the option of g metre sec or feet s g being the default and original unit This is applied to all acceleration data in the Time Slots and Events Is not applied if the ShockLog recorder setup is for measuring velocity Pressure Has the option of bar or pound square inch bar being the default and original unit This is applied to pressure data from the HPT sensor Temperature Has the option of Celsius or Fahrenheit Celsius being the default and original unit This is applied to external temperature data from the HPT sensor and internal temperature data 83 Velocity Has the option of centimetre second metre second feet second or inches second centimetre second being the default and original unit This is applied to all velocity data in the Time Slots and Events Is not applied if the ShockLog recorder setup is for measuring accelerations OK Apply the selected units and close the window Cancel Ignore the new unit selection and close the window 84 Printer Options Window This window allows the user to select the printer page orientation and picture size when printing graphs It is accessed from the Print buttons on the Time slot graphs Event graphs Event summary graph and the Download Report The system default printer is the initial target printer when the software is started The drop down list provides a list of printers on
106. en it is operating the processor uses too much power to give a satisfactory battery life so it is kept in a low power sleep mode as much as possible A very low power clock chip keeps track of the time and date and wakes the processor once every second The processor wakes up to perform various housekeeping tasks due to these regular alarm calls and returns to sleep again as quickly as possible The basic housekeeping tasks are every second keep track of time every 5 seconds flash LEDs read and reset peak hold circuits every 10 seconds possibly update time slots transmit monitor message possibly attach to a PC and do RMS readings every 1 minute read external humidity pressure and temperature sensor if fitted every 10 minutes check internal temperature re calibrate and possibly update summary The primary sensors for the ShockLog recorder are its three built in piezo electric accelerometers The signals from these are amplified and filtered by several analogue circuits that must remain powered all the time These analogue circuits are configured by the processor to have the correct gain and response for the ShockLog recorder setup chosen by the user Their outputs are routed to a multi channel Analogue to Digital converter in the microprocessor The amplified and filtered signals from all three accelerometers as well as the signal from the external input on connector B is compared with a threshold level the wake threshold If the thresho
107. en see the Setting up the iButton on your PC topic Exercise 1 Sending a setup 1 First to get a fresh start clear and reset the ShockLog recorder This is done by connecting the Micro ShockLog recorder to the PC and then clicking on the Clear and Reset button on the Download tab 1 Now go to the Setup tab and read the Micro ShockLog recorder s setup this will happen automatically when you first view the Setup tab Confirm that the Setup Start date has a year 2050 2 Now click on the iButton button at the top of the main window this will open the Button functions window 3 Click on the Program tab and click the Setup button You will see the following message box iButton setup x Do you wish to load a setup from file Click Yes to load a setup file Click No for current setup displayed in main window Click the No button 1 You will see Waiting for Setup iButton message at the top of the Button functions window As below 126 i iButton functions x 9 Waiting for Setup iButton Cancel Button progrerninita EG ES Start o create a Start iButton CF rjr o create a Stop Butto S etup To create a Setup iButton UG AA gaa To create a Download iButton To create a User ID iButton sswords 1 Place the Setup iButton on the blue dot connector The Mission comment window should now appear click on the Accept button You may get the following message Shock
108. ent 500 mA EMC EN50081 1 EN50082 1 FCC CFR47 July1996 Part 15 Limit B Accelerometers min max units Low frequency cut off 3dB 10g 100g 0 1 0 3 Hz Low frequency cut off 3dB 1g 3g 0 5 2 Hz High frequency cut off 3dB 200 300 Hz Resolution 96 of full scale 0 3 Scale factor accuracy at 5g event record 2 2 additional error other ranges 2 2 additional error peak capture 5 5 Change of scale factor over temperature 4 4 Acceleration ranges 1 100 g Velocity ranges 1 100 cm s Wake up threshold of range 10 90 Warning and alarm thresholds of range 10 90 Wake up time 1 5 mS External Sensors min max units Number of external inputs 2 Input voltage range 0 0 4 5 V Low frequency cut off 0 0 0 0 Hz High frequency cut off Ext 1 3dB 200 280 Hz High frequency cut off Ext 2 3dB 60 85 Hz Resolution 5 mV Scale factor accuracy at 4V 2 2 Change of scale factor over temperature 2 2 Wake up threshold 0 5 4 0 V Warning and alarm thresholds 0 5 4 0 V Connector Details Connectors Hirschman CM MIL C 5015 Environment IP67 Connector A PinA Switched Power for approved external sensors only Pin B Input 2 Pin C Pin D Pin E Signal Ground Pin F Auxiliary digital lO 1 Pin G Auxiliary digital IO 2 Connector B Pin A Switched Power for approved external sensors or approved alarm sounder only Pin B Input 1 Pin C Power Ground Pin D External Power Pin E Signal Ground Pin F RS232 Rx Pin G RS232 Tx Air C
109. equest Lamerholm Electronics assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear in this document reserves the right to change devices or specifications detailed herein at any time without notice and does not make any commitment to update the information contained herein No licenses to patents or other intellectual property of Lamerholm Electronics Ltd are granted by the Company in connection with the sale of Lamerholm Electronics products expressly or by implication Lamerholm Electronics products are not authorised for use as critical components in life support devices or systems Issue 2 6 July 2001 148 HPT Sensor THE DATA IN THE ON LINE HELP OR MANUAL MAY NOT BE THE LATEST AVAILABLE CHECK WITH TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE LATEST SPECIFICATION DATA HPT Humidity Pressure and Temperature Sensor The RD298HPT is a combined humidity pressure and temperature sensor for use with the RD298 ShockLog shock and vibration recorder It enables the ShockLog to monitor an extended range of environmental factors and is fully supported by the ShockLog software Direct connection to RD298 ShockLog recorder Built in calibration memory independent of ShockLog recorder calibration Fully supported by ShockLog software Extended temperature range Robust stainless steel housing Obtains power from ShockLog recorder No installation plug and play operation Fast temperature response Negligible effect
110. ercentages of the range set in the Range box on the Setup tab For example if the range is set to 10g and the wake threshold to 1596 the wake level will be 10 15 100 1 5g The wake up threshold is the same for all three axes but you have the option of using different alarm thresholds for each axis The Acceleration wake threshold sets the level at which the processor will be woken from its sleep mode and will be ready to record an event with no further delay If you set this level too low the Micro ShockLog recorder may spend too great a proportion of its time awake and the battery life will be drastically reduced Never try to set a level below 596 try to keep above 1096 and always set the level at the highest acceptable if battery life is a concern The Acceleration alarm threshold sets the level at which event recording will start With respect to the ShockLog recorder there are no warning levels and the drop out threshold is irrelevant as the event duration is fixed 24 Max Record Time When the Micro ShockLog recorder records an event it always samples at 1024 samples per second The Micro ShockLog recorder will analyse each sample to build up a max and min value appropriate to the defined Max Record Time Sample Rate For example the max and min of 4 samples are used for the 512Hz sample rate data The table below shows the Max Record Time Sample rate relationship The event length is always the Max Record Time the Alway
111. ess to the directory for renaming files You will need to consult your IT engineer to resolve this If a small number of files have failed then it could be that an updated version of this file already exists e g you could have file1 sl setup and file1 setup298 in the same directory therefore file1 s setup cannot be renamed to file1 setup298 because it already exists 77 Select Directory Window This window provides a facility to select a directory path Select Data directory Lx Drive 3 Program Files 3 ShockLog Selected path i Program Files ShockLog data Carce Drive Select a drive on your PC this includes hard drive floppy drives CD ROMs DVD ROMs network drives and substitute drives Changing the drive will automatically update the Path showing the current path for that drive and the Selected path Note that if you type in a Selected path which refers to a network location e g server shared this will appear blank Path Select a folder contained on the selected drive or network location Changing this will change the Selected path Selected Path This displays the current path selection You can also type in a path name which can be either a full path name a folder within the path displayed in the Path window two periods which will move you to the parent folder or backward slash which will move you to the top of the drive This box is actively changing the Drive and
112. essages received by PC every 10 seconds but will not download or clear properly the battery may well be at the end of its useful life Try fitting a new battery Q Alkaline batteries can offer very good value but remember the restrictions on operating temperature range and life Q If you have problems obtaining suitable batteries contact Technical Support Choice of Battery Type An alkaline battery will give about 1 month of service whereas a lithium battery will give more than 12 months of service for the RD298 ShockLog recorder or 6 months service for the Micro ShockLog recorder Alkaline batteries are not suitable for use over extended temperature ranges so a lithium type should always be selected if temperatures outside the range 5 C to 50 C are anticipated In calculating the lifetime of a battery we have assumed that the complete event summary and timeslot memories are filled once with data and that only one Download and Send setup operation is performed The Clear and Reset to Defaults and the Send setup operations consume the most power and are the most demanding of battery performance The Download function especially for large amounts of data also consumes a lot of battery power If the battery is near the end of its life do not attempt these operations at extremes of temperature Alkaline batteries are much cheaper than lithium types and since it is our recommendation that the battery should be changed at the sta
113. ethods to Hyper Link to Slots from Events The first is from the Events tab Select an Event or Events from the Event grid and then click the Show Slots button If there are any associated Slots the program will jump to the slot window and display them There is a difference between selecting one Event and a range of Events A single Event selection is the same as if the Slots button were clicked on an Event window see second method Whereas a range selection shows all of the slots in the select period at the at the lowest zoom level possible to give maximum detail in the same way as the summaries to slots The second method is from an Event window Once the event window is displayed click on the Slots button If there are any associated Slots the program will jump to the Slot Window The Slot graph will be displayed centred about the slot related to the Event and the cursor will hi light that slot The graph will be automatically set to its lowest level Slots to Events To Hyper Link to an Event or Events from Slots open the Slots window place the cursor over the slot or slots of interest and then click the Events button If there are any Events associated with slots hi lighted by the cursor the user will be given the option to jump to these 95 Events Event Graph The Event Graph is a graphical display of a selection of acceleration data from an event The graph can be manipulated by means of mouse clicks in the graph window The gr
114. evious versions of the software Local system setting Format to which the Windows system is set to ISO 8601 yyyy MM ddThh mm ss Format as defined by the ISO 8601 standards This applies the selected date time format to all displayed date and times The only exception is the date times in the exported files from the Export window which are exported using the Windows system format so that any software reading these files can correctly interpret the dates 76 Convert This provides the facility to convert setup file names from the old format sl setup to the new format setup298 or setup317 The facility scans files with the old setup name and renames them to the appropriate name within a specified directory This process does not alter the file only renames the file When you click the convert button the following message will be displayed Setup file rename facility If you click No then the message box closes and there are no further actions If you click Yes then you will be prompted to select the directory containing the setup files which you wish to convert When you click Ok the renaming will start Click Cancel to stop the renaming process and return to the Options tab When the renaming has completed you will get a report window defining how many files were identified for renaming how many were successful and how many failed If all files failed then the most likely reason is that you do not have the required acc
115. fore you can set up your ShockLog recorder for any specific application you need answers to the following questions How large are the accelerations need to measure How long must the ShockLog recorder go on recording How many shock events must record Do need to record special parameters such as humidity or pressure Oooo o What is the expected temperature range If you have a specification for the equipment you are monitoring this may give a figure for the maximum permissible acceleration level otherwise you may have to determine this for yourself As a very general guide the 30g and 100g ranges are the most useful for smaller items lt 50 kg and the 10g range for larger items gt 100 kg The 1g and 3g ranges are not normally useful for shipping protection or investigation and are intended much more for vibration measurement Before you start work on altering the ShockLog recorder setup first check the ShockLog recorder clock in the Monitor tab and reset it from the Download tab if necessary If the ShockLog recorder contains data that you wish to preserve make sure it has been downloaded to your PC the process of altering its setup destroys any data in the ShockLog recorder There is no point in executing the Clear and Reset to Defaults command if you plan to alter the setup the Send setup command will automatically clear any data stored in the ShockLog recorder Once you have decide
116. g recorder is no longer supported the summaries table can now display data concerning the OEM recorder See the Summaries Tab topic for more information Event temperatures displayed on Download Report The events table top right corner now displays the temperature when the event occurred This is not available for data downloaded from an iButton See the Download Report topic for more information Time Slots graph fix When displaying data with less than 64 slots on a slot graph the slot graph would only display some of the data This was a particular problem on the Download Report where the data viewed cannot be adjusted Also when altering the viewing date time on the download report with any data the slot graph did not display the data to a useful time scale IButton in East Asian windows systems The iButton can now be used on Windows systems that do not have extended ASCII It has always worked on Windows systems with the extended ASCII capability Print out information Any print outs from this software will now have information describing the data source See the Printer Options Window topic for more information Additional advice concerning COM port communications Problems can occur if the PC COM port interface is slow This can still occur on fast PCs and is dependent upon the hardware architecture for example using a COM port on a PCI plug in card is slower than a built in COM port Many applications processes or serv
117. g the ShockLog recorder power source DATA MEMORY CORRUPTED NOT RECORDING the ShockLog recorder has data in the data memory area that should not be there This is due to a failed data clear operation possibly due to a low battery or a power interrupt during memory reset operations This can be corrected by either sending a new setup clicking the Clear and reset to defaults button or clicking the Clear all data from ShockLog buttons on the Download tab ensuring that the ShockLog recorder has a good power supply 45 Monitor tab for RD317 Micro Shocklog recorder There are 3 variations on the Monitor tab that will be discussed here concerning the RD317 Micro Shocklog recorder Below is an example of what can be seen while monitoring a Micro Shocklog recorder X5 ShockLog icd ES Help Exit E mail iButton TT Dther alarms Low High Temperature e ShockLog recorder fi 9 07 2001 11 06 00 Humidity 0 Time and date PC Time and date 9 07 2001 11 06 01 Alarms 0 Seconds since last P Status prins Recorded data available contact ShockLog recorder Code version 128 Micro type 1009 250Hz H ShockLog recorder on COM 5 Other alarms This frame appears if the monitored unit has either a humidity alarm or temperature alarm activated This frame does not reflect the setup in the unit but always displays Temperature Humidity and Low High and only appears if an alarm has been activated A red circle indi
118. ge and the status on the iButton function window will read Click the Help button for Help on how to resolve the problem 141 iButton Window status The iButton window status is displayed at the top of the iButton function window It indicates the progress or state of an iButton This is a normal state where no processing is in progress and the iButton bus is working Flashes when it is waiting for an iButton This could be any iButton or a particular type e g a Setup iButton for a programming a Setup The comment should say what type of iButton it is expecting A Cancel button should also be present allowing the user to cancel any pending actions Flashes when writing or reading data from the iButton Displayed when a process has completed successfully Displayed if a process has failed or cancelled or the current iButton bus settings do not work Los ce 142 iButton Trouble shooting This topic largely concerns itself with errors while operating iButtons with the PC If you have problems with iButtons and the Micro ShockLog recorder then see the Using the iButtons with the Micro ShockLog recorder topic Some error messages refer to the MicroLAN which is the iButton bus and blue dot connector on the PC Code 17001 17002 17003 17004 17005 17006 17007 17008 17009 17010 17011 17012 17013 17100 17110 17112 17113 17114 17120 17121 17101 17102 De
119. h time the summaries will cover with the current settings Slot Contents By ticking options in the Slot Contents box you can determine what parameters will be recorded in each time slot The more you record in each slot the smaller the number of slots you can fit in the available memory The Max no Total run time box calculates the number of slots and the time span they will cover for the parameters you set If an HPT sensor is attached there are additional parameters available see Setting up your ShockLog recorder to use the HPT For variations on the Micro ShockLog recorder see the Setup tab Micro ShockLog recorder topic Slot Interval The slot interval is the time between each time slot record You can set the slot interval from 10 seconds to 1 hour If you set a short interval the maximum time span before you run out of memory will be reduced Max no Total run time This information box indicates how many time slot records can be stored in the ShockLog recorder s non volatile memory and the time span they will cover with the current settings Setup Name This box is the name of the setup You can use almost any name you like embedded spaces are allowed but it must be at least 5 characters long The setup name is used to identify the setup when it is sent to the ShockLog recorder or stored on disk Setup Start Date The ShockLog recorder will start recording at this the date time If the ShockLog r
120. ices running on a slow PC can cause problems Number of graphs on Time Slots graph The slot graph will display the number of parameters recorded up to a maximum of 4 For example if you have only 2 parameters recorded then the Time slots graph will initialise with just those 2 graphs If you have 4 or more parameters then the Time slots graph will initialise with 4 graphs This also applies to the time slots graph on the Download Report Clipboard Management The software will now clear the Windows clipboard when it is closed This only happens if the item on the clipboard has originated from the ShockLog software Printers on COM ports Setting printers on COM ports can interfere with ShockLog recorder communications The type of problem depends upon the operating system you are using Windows 95 98 Millenium On Windows 95 98 Me systems if there is no printing activity on this port then there should be no problems If you have the ShockLog software running and try to print on this port Windows will notify you that the printer could not print If you are printing on this port and start the ShockLog software then the ShockLog software will notify you that the COM port is not available Windows NT4 2000 If you have a printer setup for the COM port you wish to use then it will not allow the ShockLog software to use the port even if a printer is not connected or dormant 10 30 minute guide to Recording Shock and Vibration
121. ick this button to open the ShockLog Printer Options window The print function will print the report at its current view on A4 paper with landscape orientation 51 Slots The user can select what 4 available slot parameters can be displayed on the slot graph on the report If there are less than 4 parameters then it will provide a selection box to match the number of parameters Times Displays the date time editor window in data mode to enable the user to select a report time range from a graphical representation of the time history This button is disabled if the data is from an iButton Close Closes the window Zoom control When the report summary window first opens the report will be displayed in full For low resolution screens the information will not be readable so the user can zoom into areas to magnify the information You can enlarge the picture either by dragging a selected area using the mouse or by adjusting the size of the scroll bar When using the mouse the area selected is of fixed aspect ratio If you wish to stop the drag select press the ESC button before releasing the mouse button To change the pictures size by using the scroll bar right click and drag the scroll bar button The scroll bar indicates whereabouts on the sheet you are focused on by the scroll bars button position and size In order to maintain the aspect ratio a change of scroll bar size in one axis will be reflected in the other axis
122. id arms d Max Pk X CAI Max Pk Y C Selection Max Pk Z RMS X RMS Y y From fi m 203 1999 13 09 32 To fi 01 03 1999 13 19 32 KK Export file name c Program Files ShockLog esports 19990301 Select All Files and Contents Summary Export Data Contents The Summary Data Contents box is used to select and deselect summary export parameters Items with their boxes ticked will be included in the export The above example will export the Date amp Time and Alarms Summary Export Options There are three Export Options Current Grid will reset the export parameters to mirror the Summaries tab data grid All will select all the summary data Selection is automatically selected when any changes are made Summary Export Range The Export Range is shown in the From and To sections There are two boxes in each section one displays the number of summaries and other the Date Time that number relates to The range can be adjusted by moving the slide bars or entering numbers directly in the From and To boxes Export File Name If you need to change the default name click on the box a dialogue box will appear The full name can be seen as the tool tip for this box which can be displayed by hovering the mouse over the name box 110 Exporting from the Events Tab To export the Events from a data file open up the file and move to the Events tab Select a range of cells and click the Export button You can select
123. il This starts up the e mail service for the user to send data to a colleague or technical support See the E mail options topic for more information iButton Starts up the iButton function window 30 Passwords The ShockLog recorder can be protected against unauthorised interference by means of its built in password system ShockLog recorder passwords are disabled when they are shipped but they are easily enabled from the Download tab For the RD298 ShockLog recorder once enabled the password system cannot be turned off with out Technical Support Such assistance may be chargeable In addition to the ShockLog recorder passwords the Micro ShockLog recorder has user defined passwords which are fully editable and can be disabled using the Password Editor There are three levels of password with increasingly sensitive operations requiring higher levels of password The ShockLog recorder passwords are fixed 8 digit numbers and cannot be altered by the user of the ShockLog recorder User defined passwords are available on the Micro ShockLog recorder See the Password Editor topic Customers are supplied with the level 1 and 2 passwords for each ShockLog recorder that they purchase There is a printed record of the ShockLog recorder password packed in the case Once you enable passwords you will be presented with a password entry box when you attempt to perform certain operations Types in the password
124. improvement the RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder is more tolerant of high frequency shocks and rubber isolators are not normally required Use the rubber isolating mounts if it is difficult to achieve the required level of accuracy for the hole positions or you are not able to tap the holes It is almost impossible to drill the holes accurately enough with a hand held pistol drill The rubber isolating mounts give an improved rather than degraded performance can absorb rather more error in hole position and do not require the holes to be tapped Drill 4 holes at the corners of a 77 5 x 53 0 mm rectangle with a final drill size of 10mm Insert the rubber isolators and attach the ShockLog recorder to them using the longer of the supplied M5 bolts Tighten the bolts to 0 6 Nm High Frequency Shock Isolation When a ShockLog recorder is bolted to a resonant metal structure such as an aluminium or steel beam or girder and this structure is struck with a metal object very large high frequency accelerations will be applied to the ShockLog recorder By way of example if ShockLog recorder is bolted to the centre of an aluminium alloy plate 12mm thick 15cm wide and 100 cm long and that plate is struck hard with a 0 5 kg hammer accelerations up to 20 000g at about 10kHz will be produced at the ShockLog recorder base These accelerations are out of the measuring band of the ShockLog recorder and ideally would produce no indication at
125. internal clock which maintains the correct time as set by your PC when the setup was programmed into the iButton Start iButton This is used to start the Micro ShockLog recorder If the Micro ShockLog recorder is in a stopped paused or waiting state this iButton will start the Micro ShockLog recorder If the Micro ShockLog recorder is already running then the iButton will be ignored Stop iButton This is used to stop the Micro ShockLog recorder The Micro ShockLog recorder will not restart unless a Start iButton is applied or started by a serial COM command If the Micro ShockLog recorder has already stopped then this iButton is ignored Download iButton This iButton is used to collect data from the Micro ShockLog recorder in a compressed format This data can then be downloaded on the PC to display a Download Report 122 User ID This iButton is used to identify a user to the Micro ShockLog recorder It places an entry in the security log with an identifying number associated with a user This iButton does not alter the state of the Micro ShockLog recorder This iButton is not iButton password sensitive 123 Setting up the iButton on your PC Before you can use the iButton you need to set up the PC end of the iButton system You will require a COM port or a parallel port Provided are iButton buses port adapters that will provide you with the option of parallel port or serial COM port connectio
126. ion If the software is recommending an orientation the orientation will not change with printer selections otherwise the orientation will change to match the printer s current orientation 85 Changing the orientation in this window will not affect the printer settings Size Fit to page stretches the picture to fill the whole page Fix Aspect Ratio will maintain the aspect ratio of the picture and will fill the paper as best as possible 86 Data Summaries Tab The Summaries tab allows you to examine and export the summary data recorded in a file The data is arranged ina grid of columns that you can view by using the scroll bars to navigate in the table If you select a range of cells you can export them as a text file readable by Excel or other programs The Summaries table has 4 modes of display customised to the ShockLog recorder hardware from which the data has been downloaded These variations are listed at the end of this topic The following column descriptions describe all data that could be displayed Depending upon the table mode depends upon what columns will be available A temporary summaries record may be seen on the table if a Micro ShockLog recorder has recorded humidity temperature alarms The temporary record is described in more detail towards the end of this topic u ShockLog 1998111113550900100usout Help Exit Close Data File iButton Summaries Daet Time E D e Merk Maipk2 JAMSX MS Y a
127. ion isolators eliminate the offset effect of the high frequency shock E Event data event 7 iof x Close All 120 Air Cargo Applications The ShockLog recorder has no specific air cargo approvals e g certificates at the present time Before using a ShockLog recorder to monitor air cargo Please be advised that it is the responsibility of the operators of the aircraft or airlines to ensure that any carried on equipment will not be a source of hazard to the aircraft or its occupants Therefore permission from the aircraft operator or airline must be sought before your product is to be carried on their aircraft The British CAA Civil Aviation Authority advises that the RD298 ShockLog recorder would not need to be declared as dangerous goods so long as the battery complies in full with Special Provision A45 of the ICAO Technical Instructions including sub paragraph 10 The following points should be borne in mind A The recommended lithium batteries may be classed as restricted by European and worldwide carrier organisations A A suitably qualified technician should carry out Battery replacement for air cargo applications Subject to changes outside our control continual progress and it is advisable to contact Technical Support for the latest information Your supplier can provide a compliant battery part no 88704 RD298 or part no 88706 RD317 121 iButtons
128. ion technique in combination with the absence of cables for power or sensors results in a very high immunity to electrical interference and very low levels of RF emission The RD317 may safely be used in close proximity to sensitive instruments or in difficult electrical environments The RD317 has been designed to meet IP67 including connector with cap fitted and is capable of operating at temperatures between 40 and 85 C 152 Specification Complete instrument Operating temperature range recording Operating temperature range recording communications Temperature recording 40 to 85 C accuracy 10 to 65 C Drop test survival Size over all 85 x 85 x 50 Case material aluminium and steel Weight A D converter resolution Flash memory for code for data Battery 1 x 3 6V lithium thionyl chloride 1 x 1 5V Alkaline size AA Indicators 3 x Red and 2 x Green LEDs Interface RS232 levels Rx and Tx Baud rates EMC EN55022 EN50082 1 FCC CFR47 July1998 Part 15 Limit B Accelerometers Low frequency cut off 3dB 10g 100g High frequency cut off 3dB option F1 High frequency cut off 3dB option F2 Resolution of full scale Scale factor accuracy at 5 50g event record Additional error for peak capture Change of scale factor over temperature Additional offset error Acceleration ranges option R1 min 10 128 512 2 2 19200 0 1 220 35 0 5 5
129. it will display last read 10g for a 10g unit or last read 100g for a 100g unit The ShockLog recorder will not accurately measure acceleration amplitudes much greater than the range value Record Length Record Length is always 32k bytes in the Micro ShockLog recorder and cannot be altered Max Record Time The available Max Record Time values have been reduced to 4s 8s 16s and 32s Max no of Events Always 10 for the Micro ShockLog recorder Time Slots The external parameters and the HPT parameters are marked as Not used and cannot be selected except for the Humidity which is available on some Micro ShockLog recorder models 67 Thresholds The Micro ShockLog recorder only uses 2 levels the Acc wake and the Acc alarm The Micro ShockLog recorder does not have warning events and as the events are fixed duration the Acc drop out is not required The Acc wake level will correct any entries to 10 and above in steps of 5 i e 10 15 20 95 and 100 are the only valid entries You will get a warning message when switching views and the Acc alarm value is less than the Acc warn value When setting levels in the standard view the Acc alarm is always compared with the Acc warn value to make sure that the Acc alarm value is the highest When in Micro view there is no Acc warn level and so the Acc alarm level can be set to any value regardless When switching back to the standard view it checks these two
130. iting No recorded data If you waited a long time more than 20 seconds before checking the Monitor tab a recording may have started and these readings might be different The green LED should be flashing once every 10 seconds Wait until the Status changes to Running Recorded data available The green LED should be flashing once every 5 seconds Carefully and gently place the ShockLog recorder on your mouse mat Lift the battery cover end about 2cm above the mouse mat and let it go After 30 seconds you should see the Monitor tab display change to indicate a Warning or an Alarm If you got a warning then the Red and Green LEDs should be flashing if an Alarm then just the red LED For LED reference see LED Operations RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder Because of the setup start date set in the Micro the Micro will not start running until 2050 so we need to start it manually This can be done by clicking on the Start button on the Download tab You will get Start ShockLog message box click Yes When it has finished starting click OK on the following message box Click the Monitor tab There should be 0 Alarms and the Status should be Waiting No recorded data If you waited a long time more than 20 seconds before checking the Monitor tab a recording may have started and these readings might be different The green pwr LED should be flashing once every 8 seconds Wait until the Status changes to Running Recorde
131. itoring instrument at an amazingly low price This new instrument has been designed to offer new levels of user friendliness and is the first full function shock recorder to allow setup and data extraction in the field without a PC or other hand held computer e 9 month life from single AA battery e Three built in accelerometers e iButton interface no PC required in the field e Very low cost e Non volatile memory records 500 day history e Records first and up to nine most significant events in detail e Records time and amplitude of 128 most recent events e Humidity sensor option e Time slot recording for complete shock and vibration history 151 Features The RD317 has been designed to offer a cost effective solution to the increasing need to monitor environmental influences especially shock and vibration on high value goods in transit This new instrument offers several novel features which significantly reduce the cost of deployment in the field and permit the effective use of shock monitoring equipment by unskilled personnel after minimal training In normal circumstances it is not necessary for field staff to use a PC or similar hand held computer to fully utilise the RD317 Recording During operation low power analogue circuits continuously monitor the signals from the three built in accelerometers The peak value of acceleration in each timeslot period is recorded in the timeslot memory The timeslot period can be set t
132. k hold time slots acceleration level measured during each summary period when the ShockLog recorder processor was awake Max X Max Y Max Z This is the maximum positive acceleration level measured during each summary period when the ShockLog recorder processor was awake This value should be treated with caution if no events have been recorded in the summary period in question since the ShockLog recorder would only have been awake for very short times at quite long intervals and may have missed low level variations in acceleration peaks which were below the wake up threshold Min X Min Y Min Z This is the maximum negative acceleration level measured during each summary period when the ShockLog recorder processor was awake This value should be treated with caution if no events have been recorded in the summary period in question since the ShockLog recorder would only have been awake for very short times at quite long intervals and may have missed low level variations in acceleration peaks which were below the wake up threshold RMS X RMS Y RMS Z This is the true RMS acceleration in each summary period It is calculated from sampling the acceleration level on each axis once every 10 seconds This level is accurate and useful for random vibration measurements whose average level does not change much during each summary period and for summary periods greater than 30 minutes Extreme caution must be exercised if the summary peri
133. l service that is normally used E mail problems This feature has been tested on Windows 95 98 NT 4 0 systems and the following e mail systems Microsoft Exchange Stand alone Microsoft OutLook Express 4 72 Internet Explorer 4 0 SP2 Microsoft OutLook Express 5 Internet Explorer 5 0 Netscape Communicator 4 7 QUALCOMM Eudora 4 3 Microsoft Outlook 2000 Oooooo If this feature does not work check that the e mail software is set up to work with MAPI services You may need assistance from your IT support 35 Security Log The security log gives details of all the significant control actions performed on the ShockLog recorder since its last calibration there are up to 4096 time stamped entries The security log can only be cleared by re calibrating the ShockLog recorder If you need to save the Security Log data you can do so by using the Export function S ShockLog Security Log 15 02 1333 15 22 49 Flash sector cleared 15 02 1333 15 22 55 Data cleared and setup reset 15 02 1333 15 23 16 Battery cover open 15 02 1333 07 13 33 Battery cover open 17 02 1999 06 56 30 Battery cover open 17 02 1999 10 58 17 Clock time changed at this time 17 02 1999 10 58 24 Clock time changed new time 17 02 1999 10 59 24 Data cleared and setup reset 17 02 1999 10 59 45 Battery cover open 17 02 1999 11 45 40 Power on reset 17 02 1999 11 45 41 Battery cover open 17 02 1933 12 28 51 Power on reset 17 02 1999 12 28
134. ld is exceeded the processor will be woken up and will start monitoring the signal levels at the rate of 4096 samples per second If the level of any of the signals exceeds the warning or alarm thresholds and various other conditions are satisfied the ShockLog recorder will start recording an Event The processed analogue acceleration signals are also routed to an analogue peak hold system which stores the largest signal seen on each accelerometer This peak hold system is measured and cleared by the processor every 5 seconds and the data from it is the key input for the Time Slot view of the acceleration data The ShockLog recorder records acceleration and other environmental data in three ways simultaneously Summaries Events and Time Slots A fixed amount of memory is allocated to each recording method RD298 ShockLog recorder Events When accelerations over a user determined threshold occur the ShockLog recorder will record an event The sample rate duration and memory allocated to the event record are determined by the way the ShockLog recorder has been set up and partly by the nature of the event itself Event records are a short snapshot of a critical period The important factors that control event recordings are Wake up The ShockLog recorder conserves battery energy by keeping its microprocessor in a low power sleep mode as much as possible When an event occurs it takes about 1mS for the processor to wake u
135. lect summaries interval Set humidity temperature alarms Only available for RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder setups Enter a new setup name and select whether the settings are to be saved or saved and then sent to the ShockLog recorder Options Tab The Options tab allows you to select the serial port to use the default directories for data files setup files and exported files set the maximum serial port baud rate set global export file options set global Event Graph options change settings associated with the data parameters and define the date time format of the software For comprehensive details on file types study the Filenames topic xx ShockLog LL ICE XI Help Exit E mail iButton Options Directories Event Graph line style Data C Program Files ShockLog data Line Setup c Program Files ShockLog setups Line with sample range bar Export c Program Files ShockLog exports Sample range Block Serial Port Maximum Baud Rate Parameter Settings e Graph Time Base Origin ee Pat C 19200 standard Styles C Zero com 1 C 38400 Actual time into event 57600 Units Event Graph Scaling Graph maximum at nominal full scale Export File Options Prompt before over Insert information E writing file names a header Auto List Separator f Graph maximum to fit data Setup file Conversion Date time format eee ShockLog default format Converts setup file Default d
136. lications are running Try closing some applications A Non standard or faulty serial interface hardware on PC a PC Comms too slow caused by slow PC comms interface Possible reason is plug in COM ports i e PCI boards try using a built in COM port instead A COM port monitoring software This software is usually associated with Palm top or similar communications where the software continually monitors the ports searching for a device This needs to be disabled If the ShockLog recorder attaches after several attempts but at the lower 19600 or 38400 baud rates you will save time if you select the preferred baud rate in the Options tab Attaching to ShockLog recorder Attempting to attach to ShockLog recorder via Com port 1 2 57600 baud for last 1 seconds 43 Main Tabs Monitor Tab The Monitor tab allows you to check the status of a ShockLog recorder without disturbing its normal operation in any way No password is required to monitor a ShockLog recorder There are 5 data windows 6 for RD298 ShockLog recorder and 1 information line on the tab The information line appears once the PC has established the identity of the ShockLog recorder and shows the ShockLog recorder software version type and if any external sensors are fitted If you need to contact Technical Support be sure to have a note of this information If a unit has not been detected for 20 seconds then some of the data will start to fad
137. ll be greyed out The maximum zoom level is that at which 64 individual time slots are displayed If the record is shorter than 64 slots it is the level at which all the time slots are individually displayed Click to zoom out on the time axis At the minimum zoom level the button will be greyed out and all the time slots in the record will be displayed as one block When you do this the amplitude data minimum and maximum in each graph s status line represents the complete range for that parameter for the entire record This is a very quick and easy way of checking the full data range of a recording You can then zoom in to examine interesting details of the record using the left mouse button lt lt lt gt gt gt Click these buttons to move the graph window left or right through the data set without changing the level The lt and gt buttons make small steps and the lt lt and gt gt buttons make larger steps If you need to step a long way through a record it will be faster to zoom out re position the cursor and zoom in again Default Returns the graphs to their default time range Styles This presents the Parameter Style Option window to alter and save the style settings Copy Click this button to copy the graph at the zoom level and time position displayed on your computer screen to the Windows clipboard as a metafile This can then be pasted in other programs like Word Excel etc Print Click this button to ope
138. lock Data cleared and setup reset 0 Flash sector cleared 2 Started by serial command 0 Clock time changed at this time 0 Clock time changed new time 0 The security log will usually start with a Flash sector cleared 0 entry which is generated by the factory calibration procedure Data It is possible for an event to also log a data value although most events return a data value of zero 37 Close Click to close the Security Log window and return to the Download tab Export Click to export the complete Security Log Selecting a range of cells has no effect on the Export function which will always export the complete Security Log A dialogue box will allow you to choose a filename for the export file and the directory to save it in The default directory will be the one you select for exports in the Options tab but you can use any directory you choose 38 Date Time editor Date time editor calendar view This window is displayed when Setup start date time is set when a manual Slot Break start time needs to be entered manually and when the date times on the Setup Wizard In the following picture the window is shown in a single date mode It can also operate in a date time range mode like the Data view shown later in this topic where you can specify a start end time This also applies restrictions to the date times that can be selected in order to keep the values within the range Date time editor ue
139. lock reset by sw a serious fault has occurred and the software has detected the internal clock to be in error and reset it to date 1 1 1990 and time 00 00 00 clock set by PC the internal ShockLog recorder clock was reset by the PC pwr on clock OK the ShockLog recorder power was restored after being off but the clock was still correct so the power was off for less than 2 hours pwr on clock reset the ShockLog recorder power was restored after being off but the clock was not correct so the power was off for more than one hour started by serial command the ShockLog recorder received a start command from a PC stopped by serial command the ShockLog recorder received a stop command from a PC started by iButton the ShockLog recorder received a start command from an iButton stopped by iButton the ShockLog recorder received a stop command from an iButton If there are break events recorded then it is a good idea to check the Security Log which may give further insight into what has happened Building slot times from the breaks All slot breaks are analysed and assessed of their validity in the process of deriving slot times Generally the first slot the clock set by PC and the started by breaks are taken as valid times thus any slots following these breaks are considered valid The pwr on clock reset is considered as a bad time and the duration of the ShockLog recorder being powered off cannot be determine
140. lose any recorded data because the ShockLog recorder requires no power to retain recorded data in its memory ShockLog Download Data Press this button to download data from the ShockLog recorder You will be asked if you want to add a user label to the file name It is strongly recommended that you do add your own labels although the ShockLog software will automatically construct a unique file name Choose file labels that are as descriptive as possible the ShockLog software can easily discriminate between 100 files all with the user label Test but you may have difficulty If the ShockLog recorder is not stopped during the download process the download may fail if an event occurs If this happens you can either try again or stop the ShockLog recorder before attempting another download The Micro ShockLog recorder will stop to download anyway For the RD298 ShockLog recorder you may receive a message warning about DATA MEMORY CORRUPT You can continue but expect problems See Status in Monitor tab for advice on data corruption 47 When the download proceeds you see the following checklist window Data Memory Check Security Check Read Data Parameters Read Setup Read Calibration Been Download Events key for help Download Summaries Slot Breaks Stop The checklist will start with only a few items on the list until it has assessed what type of ShockLog recorder is att
141. lth Check Q Health Check El This facility can only be used with the RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder Serial Number 10951 Type 100g 250Hz Status PASS Test Run the health check on the connected unit Read Read the results of the Health check If the Health check passed then you will see the window above If the Health check has failed then depending upon the failure mode you will either receive the following message or a message advising you to re try the Health check Health check advice e The units calibration has been corrupted Contact Technical support for further advice 57 This window shows a typical failure report Q Health Check El This facility can only be used with the RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder Serial Number 10503 100 ja Over Range This analyses the over range alarm data If an over range has occurred the LED will sequence as described in the LED operations topic This button will display a popup menu from which there are 2 actions Read and Clear Over Range Read This window shows a report of a unit with no over range alarms Q Health Check Lx This facility can only be used with the AD317 Micro ShockLog recorder Serial Number 10503 Type 1009 250Hz H No over range problems to report This window shows a report of a unit with a temperature over range alarm 58 Health Check Fa This facility can only be used with the RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder
142. max 85 85 3 2 0 3 57600 0 5 280 45 5 5 4 1 100 units C C C C mm kg bits k bytes k bytes Ah Hz Hz Hz of reading of range g g 153 Acceleration ranges option R2 Wake up threshold of range 10 Alarm threshold of range 10 Wake up time Humidity Sensor NB IP67 rating does not apply to humidity sensor Measuring range non condensing 5 Accuracy 25 C 25 75 RH 3 Resolution 0 5 Connector Details 3 pole 3 5mm min jack DIN with screw on cover Data Collection Timeslot Interval 10 Number of timeslots depends on slot contents Samples per event Number of events detailed Number of events time date and magnitude Battery Endurance Lithium operating 10 to 45 C 6 Lithium operating 5 to 35 C 9 Lithium waiting 10 to 45 C 24 Alkaline operating 5 to 45 C 1 Software 90 90 1 5 95 3 3600 131072 2048 10 128 mS RH RH RH Seconds months months months estimated month The RD317 is supplied with software which runs on a desktop or portable PC using Windows 95 98 2000 or Windows NT4 operating systems Additional operating systems may be supported at a later date The software allows the operator to configure the RD317 either directly or via iButtons and to extract and examine data records from the inst
143. maxpkX max pk Y max pkZ the largest values of absolute unsigned acceleration captured by the peak hold circuits in the Time Slot period Q maxExt1 maxExt2 the largest voltages measured on the External inputs during the Time Slot period Ext 1 not currently implemented Q min Ext 1 min Ext2 the lowest voltages measured on the External inputs during the Time Slot period Ext 1 not currently implemented A Internal Temp the temperature in degrees C measured by the internal temperature sensor This sensor has a long thermal time constant since it is embedded inside the ShockLog recorder Q Humidity the relative humidity measured by an HPT sensor if fitted or a Micro ShockLog recorder with an internal Humidity sensor LU Pressure the barometric pressure measured by an HPT sensor if fitted Does not apply to Micro ShockLog recorder Q External Temp the temperature measured by an HPT sensor if fitted This sensor has a much shorter thermal time constant than the internal pressure sensor Does not apply to Micro ShockLog recorder You can set the Time Slot interval to as little as 10 seconds and this will record useful data for acceleration The readings for internal temperature are only updated every 10 minutes and for humidity pressure and external temperature every 1 minute This will result in blocks of Time Slot records with exactly the same value Study the Setup tab and Time Slot Graph topics for more details 26 LED
144. ms on temperature and humidity This provides the facility to set humidity and or temperature alarms You can specify a high and or low limit beyond which an alarm will be activated If an alarm has been activated the alarm will be visible on the Micro ShockLog recorder by the alarm LED on the Monitor tab in the Summaries table and on the Download Report See the Other Alarms topic on setting the alarms and the Monitor Tab Summaries Tab and the Download Report topics for reading the alarms Over range shocks This feature is permanently activated and detects if the Micro ShockLog recorder has exceeded its operational limits i e 100g acceleration 40 C and 85 C temperature limits If these limits are exceeded then an LED sequence is activated on the iButton LEDs See the LED operations topic for more information Note that the 100g detection is not enabled on a 10g unit as it is not capable of measuring 100g but is capable of operating up to 100g Calibration date warning When a setup is sent to the ShockLog recorder the calibration date within the unit is checked If the calibration period is near or past the expiry date a warning message is displayed at the end of the setup As this is a new feature not all ShockLog recorders will contain a calibration date and thus cannot be assessed Health check This is a new facility on the Micro ShockLog recorder that allows the user to test the functionality of the ShockLog
145. n The DS1410E is provided for the parallel port The DS9097U or DS1411 are provided for the serial COM ports The DS1410E works with parallel ports e g a printer port and uses the DB8 type blue dot connector The DS9097U works with 9 pin serial ports e g COM ports and uses the DR8 type blue dot connector The DS1411 works with the 9 pin serial ports and uses the DB8 type blue dot connector DS1410E bus and DS1402 DB8 blue dot connector for parallel ports DS9097U bus and DS1402 DR8 blue dot connector for serial ports DS1411 bus for serial ports Connect the appropriate bus and blue dot connector to the PC and start the ShockLog software 124 Start up the ShockLog software click on the 1 button and go to the Options tab If you have plugged the DS9097U or DS1411bus in to a COM port check that the Serial port setting on the Options tab does not conflict with the iButton COM port If they are conflicting or you are not sure then set the Serial port setting to OffLine The DS1410E should have no conflict problems even if you have a printer setup for that port Click on the iButton button at the top of the main window Select the Bus tab in the iButton window Plug one of the buses in to your PC It is not necessary to have a blue dot connector attached at this stage Note that the DS1411 bus appears as a DS9097U bus on the software thus if you are using a DS1411 bus you need to select the DS9097U on the Bus tab
146. n from the Micro ShockLog recorder You must keep the iButton on the Micro ShockLog recorder while the green in LED is lit up Reasons for an unsuccessful action If the Micro ShockLog recorder has not responded to an iButton then the iButton has been considered as invalid If this persists the iButton interface will lock out any iButton operations for 30 minutes An iButton lock out is indicated by the green in LED flashing on for 2 seconds then off for 2 seconds These are the following causes of a lock out or an invalid presentation 1 Locked out for 30 seconds if the interface is shorted to ground This could happen with very bad presentation of button or lump of metal 1 Locked out for 1 minute if button is unrecognised type 2 If you get 10 invalid presentations in a row then it locks out for 30 minutes An invalid presentation is one where the header fails to process i e it is a recognised type of button but the action fails The following count as invalid presentations e iButton function not recognised e iButton function not compatible with iButton type e g Download function in a Setup iButton e Start iButton applied to a running Micro ShockLog recorder e Stop iButton applied to a Micro ShockLog recorder that is in a stopped state e Passwords do not match that is both the ShockLog recorder and the iButton passwords e iButton contains corrupt data 132 PC utilities iButton Window Re
147. n the Event frame you can adjust the export parameters before continuing with the export 20000521020257 106255 FU LHR Event 4 Summaries Y max min g Current Graph v Events Z max mi Event D iita C Al Event 1 i B rigid C Selection Event 3 Event 5 Event 6 From fi 20 05 2000 07 15 43 Event 7 Event 8 Event 9 Slots To 65 20 05 2000 07 15 49 Setup 7 Export file name lc Program Files ShockLog esportsN20000521 Select All Files and Contents Event Export Data Type The Event Data Contents box is used to select and deselect event export parameters Items with their boxes ticked will be included in the export The above example will export the X max min g Y max min g and Z max min g Event Export Options There are three Export Options Current Graph will reset the export parameters to mirror the Event Graph All will select all the Event samples for this Event Selection is automatically selected when any changes are made Event Export Range The Export Range is shown in the From and To sections There are two boxes in each section one displays the number of Event samples and other the Date Time to which that number relates The range can be adjusted by moving the slide bars or entering numbers directly in the From and To b
148. n the ShockLog Printer Options window The print function will print the graph at the zoom level and time position displayed on your computer screen Export Click this button to export the Event Graph data to a text file See Exporting from the Slot Graph Events Click this button to Hyper Link to any events that fall within the period of the slots indicated by cursor 102 Close Click to close the Time Slot graph window You can close the graph window in order to reduce screen clutter but you do not need to Keep the window open if you need to export data and wish to export the range of data displayed in the graph window Number of Graphs Click the down arrow next to the number on the extreme right of the control bar to change the number of graphs displayed in the slot window maximum of ten Key presses as the button as the button lt gt makes single slot steps 103 Slot Breaks Slot breaks are generated when the continuity of the slot recording is disrupted They provide a time and type of action Up to 32 such events may be recorded There are eight possible event types and it is possible for more than one to occur at the same time As the Micro ShockLog recorder stops every time you apply an iButton or talk to it through the serial COM port not monitoring the Micro ShockLog recorder may have many log entries first slot slot recording starts event expected shows clock at start time c
149. nciples of RD298 ShockLog recorder or Micro ShockLog recorder Operation topic The event length may also be stretched if several events occur in a short time interval and the ShockLog recorder runs out of RAM memory to buffer the events The event length is never stretched beyond the Max Record Time you set RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder see the Setup tab Micro ShockLog recorder topic 63 Always Max RD298 ShockLog recorder Allows you to override the event drop out threshold and always use the Max Record Time for all events RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder see the Setup tab Micro ShockLog recorder topic Max no of Events This is an information box and tells you how many events can be stored in the ShockLog recorder s non volatile memory with the current settings RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder see the Setup tab Micro ShockLog recorder topic Summary Interval At regular intervals the ShockLog recorder records a summary of the data measured in the last summary period You can set this period from 10 minutes to 24 hours The ShockLog recorder can record up to 512 summaries so you must take care that you choose a summary interval which will allow you to cover the full period over which you wish to record The amount of time the summaries will cover is displayed in the Total run time box For more details study the Summaries tab topic Total run time This information box indicates how muc
150. ng which will be applied from this moment on Apply the changes to the current graph and closes the window without saving it as a global setting This button does not appear when calling the Parameter Style Options window from the Options tab This window allows you to view and edit the parameter styles as they would appear on the Time Slots graph and event graphs The window has 2 display modes one for when the window is opened from the Options tab which provides global features only and the other is from either the Time Slots graph or the Event Options window which provides global changes as well as local changes This is displayed below 79 Cancel This closes the window with out applying the settings You cannot cancel the settings if they have been saved using the Save or Save All buttons Fill and Line style variations on printers Due to the manner in which metafiles work which is the medium that all graphics are created in the ShockLog software the dashed lines and fill styles may vary between printers or even operating systems You may find that what appears on the printer is not exactly the same as on the screen and if you resize the graph windows the size of the dashes do not alter with respect to the graph window but maintain their size with respect to the screen When a metafile draws a dashed line it specifies that the line to be drawn is a dashed line as opposed to actually drawing the dashes and each device rec
151. ng on the Button button 2 Move to the program tab and click on the Start button 127 6 A Waiting for an iButton message will appear at the top of the window Apply the Start iButton to the blue dot connector and wait for the message at the top to say Completed The iButton is now ready to start the Micro ShockLog recorder Apply the Start iButton to the Micro ShockLog recorder until the red OK light comes on which should be within 5 seconds If the Micro ShockLog recorder is already running then the Micro ShockLog recorder will ignore the iButton and the red ok LED will not come on The Micro ShockLog recorder will start running in about 1 minute You can check this on the Monitor tab Exercise 3 Downloading data from the Micro ShockLog recorder 1 Go to the Monitor tab and check that the Micro ShockLog recorder is running 1 Create some events by dropping the Micro ShockLog recorder from about 3 cm on to a mouse mat Check that the number of Alarms is increasing as you generate the events Create about 12 events and leave the Micro ShockLog recorder running for about another 5 minutes If you wish to use the pre programmed Download iButton provided in the Micro ShockLog recorder starter kit then go to step 9 If you wish to create you own Download iButton then follow the next steps Open the iButton function window from the main window by clicking on the iButton button
152. ngs 99 Event Summary graph The Event Summary graph displays the maximum modulus of each event highlighting the maximum excursion in red and providing its value The warning and alarm levels are shown on the graph solid line for alarms dashed line for warnings but only if the all three axis are linked LinkXYZ option on the Setup tab As the values displayed on this graph are a resultant of all 3 axis warning events may exceed the alarm level Events Summary Heb Cow Pw Chose Help Click this button to display the On Line Help Copy Click this button to copy the graph displayed on your computer screen to the Windows clipboard as a metafile This will copy the picture at its current size and can be pasted in to other programs Print Click this button to open the ShockLog Printer Options box The print function will print the graph at the zoom level and time position displayed on your computer screen Close Click this button to close the graph window You may wish to close the graph window in order to reduce screen clutter but you do not need to 100 Time Slots Time Slot Graph The Time Slot Graph is a graphical display of a selection of the time slot data The graph can be manipulated by means of the control buttons or by mouse clicks in the graph window The tools in this window allow very effective and rapid navigation of very large data sets up to 262 144 points for the ShockLog recorder or 131 07
153. ngth whilst using reasonable amounts of memory and with minimal probability of losing data or providing misleading results 21 Effective sampling rates for different Record duration and Lengths Event duration 22 16 32 64 128 Record length 32k 2048 1024 512 256 128 64 32 16 Record length 16k 1024 512 256 128 64 32 16 Record length 8k 512 256 128 64 32 16 Record length 4k 256 128 64 32 16 Principles of Micro ShockLog recorder Operation The Micro ShockLog recorder is based on a high performance low power microprocessor with 128k bytes of internal program flash memory and 512k bytes of external flash memory for data storage When it is operating the processor uses too much power to give a satisfactory battery life so it is kept in a low power sleep mode as much as possible A very low power clock circuit keeps track of the time and date and wakes the processor once every second The processor wakes up to perform various housekeeping tasks due to these regular alarm calls and returns to sleep again as quickly as possible The basic housekeeping tasks are every 2 seconds keep track of time every 4 seconds check the iButton flash LEDs if running read peak hold circuits every 8 seconds flash LEDs if waiting or stopped every 10 seconds possibly update time slots transmit monitor message possibly attach to a PC do RMS readings and read and reset peak hold cir
154. nly checks for an HPT when the processor is reset which happens when you change the setup remove and re apply power or use the Clear and Reset to defaults button in the Download tab The ShockLog recorder software will inform you in the Monitor tab if an HPT sensor has been detected ShockLog 0140642000 12 57 43 0140642000 12 57 25 ShockLog recorder on Com 1 I1 PSI ES Running Recorded data available The same HPT sensor must be fitted during setup recording and data download to function correctly If you remove the sensor before downloading the data the calibration information for the sensor which is stored in the HPT itself will not be available and the data will not be displayed If you record data with one HPT and download it with a different HPT connected to the ShockLog recorder the data will be incorrect but may not appear so 117 Setup and Applications Setting up your ShockLog recorder This guide is aimed mainly at users who intend to use the ShockLog recorder to monitor equipment in transit Although some text contains information specific to the RD298 ShockLog recorder this topic is also for the RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder It does contain some more general information but does not cover the specialised topic of velocity measurements Users are advised not to use the velocity ranges unless they are confident in their understanding of vibration measurement techniques Be
155. ns window is started while viewing the Examine Data tab The files that are selected on the Examine Data tab will be listed in the data file box and all files will be ticked You can then select and de select whichever files you wish to send The program will only attach the ticked files If the destination is Technical Support then the program will also attach the supporting slots data file if they exist 34 File Compression Selects 10 scales of file compression 0 None to 9 maximum The data files will be compressed into a single ZIP file which will be attached to the e mail Help Open the on line help Unzip Basic facility to extract the data files from the ZIP file This will first prompt for a source ZIP file and then for a destination default ShockLog data directory All files within the ZIP file will be extracted to the selected destination directory Close This closes the window without sending any e mail Send Opens the e mail service on your system and displays a prepared e mail message box Depending upon your e mail system you may just get an e mail editor window or you may have the e mail service window displayed You will receive a message if you do not have an e mail service on your computer Depending upon the operating system setup you may be prompted with additional windows attempting to set an e mail service for you The e mail will use your system default e mail service and may not be the e mai
156. ntact Technical Support Contact Technical Support See Communication problems Contact Technical Support An iButton other than a Setup iButton has been applied Contact Technical Support Contact Technical Support An iButton type is being used that is not recognised by the ShockLog software See Introduction to iButtons to help identify the iButton type 143 17103 Memory addresses are not valid Wrong type of iButton is being used for this iButton 17104 Bad Check Sum There are 3 possible reasons for this error 1 The data in the Button is corrupt 2 The Button was removed or lost contact while reading the data if so try again 3 The iButton bus or cables disconnected while reading the data 17105 Too many iButtons To make sure that you are reading programming the correct iButton connect only that iButton to the bus 17200 Session not valid Contact Technical Support 17201 Hardware specific driver not You are missing the system files that are required to found and is required communicate with the iButton bus There are 2 possible reasons for this 1 The ShockLog software has not installed the drivers properly 2 The bus your are using is not compatible with the ShockLog software Communication problems Your bus may not be communicating to your PC correctly Check the following things 1 Check that the MicroLAN cable is plugged into the MicroLAN bus adapter 2 Check that the MicroLAN bus adapter is pl
157. ny names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners Software Licence LAMERHOLM ELECTRONICS LTD SOFTWARE LICENCE By installing upon your computer the Software supplied with the ShockLog system you are deemed to have read and accepted all the terms of this Licence and you and your employees will be bound by the terms of this Licence If you do not wish to accept the terms return the Software in its package unopened to Lamerholm Electronics Limited or its agent from whom you have obtained this package and any Licence fee you may have paid will be refunded Software Licence The Licensor is Lamerholm Electronics Limited registered in England under company number 4581024 and whose registered office is at The Pixmore Centre Pixmore Avenue Letchworth Hertfordshire SG6 1JG England The customer using the Software with the licensor s ShockLog system is referred to as the Licensee 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 Acceptance and Entitlement The terms of this Licence are accepted by the parties by the Licensor despatching the Software to the Licensee and by the Licensee installing the Software upon his computer The Licence entitles the Licensee to install as many copies of the Software on as many computers as the Licensee chooses subject to the restriction that the Software is solely used for the purpose of controlling hardware manufactured by the Licensor or by manipulating data acquired by
158. o are for the iButton in and ok Standard operation Green pwr lamp flashing every 8 seconds ShockLog recorder waiting Green pwr lamp flashing every 4 seconds ShockLog recorder running with no alarms recorded Red Alarm lamp flashing every 8 seconds ShockLog recorder waiting one or more alarms recorded Red Alarm lamp flashing every 4 seconds ShockLog recorder running one or more alarms recorded Red Stop lamp flashing ShockLog recorder has been stopped by the Stop iButton 27 iButton LEDs Following sections in this topic use the iButton LEDs The following iButton LED operations will always over ride the sequences from the Health Check or Over range alarms Green in lamp on iButton is being accessed Red ok lamp on iButton transaction has completed iButton has been locked out See Using the iButtons with the Micro Flashing green in lamp ShockLog recorder topic Health Check This displays the sequences for Health Check running passed and failed See the Health Check topic for more information Red iButton in LED alternating with green Health Check running iButton ok LED every 2 seconds Red iButton in LED and green Button oK LED Health Check fail on together for 2 seconds off together for 2 seconds Other LEDs flash every 2 seconds Red iButton in LED and green iButton oK LED Health check pass on together fo
159. o as little as 10 seconds or as long as one hour If the level of acceleration from any sensor exceeds a preset threshold then the detailed event recording system will be triggered This will make a detailed recording of the event at a rate of up to 1024 measurements per second on each accelerometer Sampling rates and event duration can be set by the user Since only a finite amount of memory is available the detailed recordings for the first and the nine most significant events are recorded In addition the maximum values for X Y Z and the modulus for the 128 most recent events are recorded along with the event time stamp The RD317 is fitted with an internal temperature sensor as standard and a humidity sensor is available as a factory fitted option Temperature and humidity data can be recorded in the timeslot memory User Interface The RD317 can be configured by attaching it to a PC running Lamerholm s standard ShockLog software by means of a low cost serial cable All the data stored in the ShockLog can be downloaded to the PC and analysed off line It is recognised that the cost of deploying PCs in the field is very considerable so the RD317 offers an iButton interface This is a simple socket on the front panel which is activated by touching a button sized device to it The iButton is a standard product of Dallas Semiconductor You can set up iButtons yourself on a PC or buy them pre initialised from Lamerholm to configure the RD317 and
160. od is shorter or the vibration is cyclic in nature because the 10 second sampling time may synchronise with cyclic vibration e g that from rotating machines and give completely false indications Max Temp Min Temp This is the temperature range during each summary period as measured by the ShockLog recorder s internal temperature sensor The temperature is only measured once every 10 minutes so if the summary interval is also set to 10 minutes the max and min readings will be the same 88 Max RH Min RH This is the humidity range during each summary period as measured by the Micro ShockLog recorder s humidity sensor Range This is the acceleration or velocity range to which the ShockLog recorder was set during each summary period In the current software release this will be the same for all the summary periods in a data file but future releases of software may be capable of changing range during a recording Show Events Press this button to Hyper Link to all the events that fall within the selected summary period There may be a discrepancy between the number of events presented in the Warn and Alarms columns and the number of events displayed This is due to an event occurring at the end of a summary period which registers in that summary interval but the event itself continues into the next summary period where with respect to time it exists thus you may find that there is one extra event displayed at
161. og recorder records an event it always starts sampling at 4096 samples per second If the event has stopped the event recording will stop after 1 second If the event has not stopped then event recording will continue until either the Max Record Time is reached or the event stops Each time the event time is stretched the effective sampling rate is halved by combining samples in groups The event length may also be stretched if several events occur in a short time interval and the ShockLog recorder runs out of RAM memory to buffer the events The event length is never stretched beyond the Max Record Time you set If you tick the Always Max box in the Setup tab then all events will be stretched to the Max record Time Implications of the Event recording Technique The processor will start an event sampling data at 4096 samples per second As it is doing this it will sort the data into pairs of successive readings in maximum minimum order If the event finishes after 1 second the 2048 pairs of samples will be saved in a buffer to be checked and transferred to flash memory If the event continues the processor will still sample at 4096 samples per second but will now collect data for a further second and group it into 1024 pairs where each pair is the maximum and minimum of 4 successive samples At the same time the previous 2048 pairs of data representing the first second are compressed to 1024 pairs where each is the maximum and minimum of
162. older despite all indications of installing into ShockLog This is believed to be a Windows 95 problem To avoid this happening either you can reboot your machine after renaming the folder and before starting the new installation or you can rename the folder to a name that does not include ShockLog 5 1 Running the Software Click the Windows Start button Move the mouse pointer on to Programs Click on ShockLog 6 0 folder item and then ShockLog 6 0 icon 12 Battery A single C size cell powers the ShockLog recorder and a single AA size cell powers the Micro ShockLog recorder You can use either lithium or alkaline type depending on the life required and the anticipated conditions of service The ShockLog recorder is shipped with a battery in the carrying case you will need to fit it as described in the next paragraph Replacing the Battery on a RD298 ShockLog recorder a Ifthe ShockLog recorder contains data that you wish to preserve and has a battery with some life in it then download the data first This is so that the power used by the download process will not reduce the life of the new battery Any recorded data is maintained when the battery is removed UU Remove the battery cover by undoing the 4 securing screws Take care not to lose the screws washers or rubber seal CQ Remove the old battery by pulling the plastic tape Q Fit the new battery making sure that it is the right way round T
163. om the Download tab using the Passwords button See the Download Tab topic for more information The iButton password is cleared by the Setup iButton Before programming the Setup iButton disable the iButton password from the iButton Window Passwords tab Set the ShockLog recorder password if the Micro ShockLog recorder is password enabled Program the Setup iButton When this iButton is applied to the Micro ShockLog recorder the iButton password is disabled If the Micro ShockLog recorder already has an iButton password then the Micro ShockLog recorder must be in a stopped state not waiting or paused for the new setup can be accepted Once the Micro ShockLog recorder is programmed with this setup the Micro ShockLog recorder will accept any iButton unless the ShockLog recorder password is set 130 Security Log All iButton actions are logged in the security log The only iButton actions that are not logged are the circumstances where a password is invalid or an iButton action is thought to be unnecessary e g starting a running Micro ShockLog recorder You may expect to see these entries Description Data Explanation iButton presented 1 Start iButton presented iButton presented 2 Stop iButton presented iButton presented 3 Setup iButton presented iButton presented 4 Download iButton presented iButton setup successful 0 The setup was loaded to the Micro ShockLog recorder successfully iButton
164. operations RD298 ShockLog recorder The ShockLog recorder has two LED lamps visible through the main label on the top surface these provide a visual indication of the ShockLog recorder s operating status Green lamp flashing ShockLog recorder operating no alarms or warnings recorded Green and red lamp flashing ShockLog recorder operating one or more warnings recorded Red lamp flashing ShockLog recorder operating one or more alarms recorded Flashing once per 10 seconds ShockLog recorder waiting will not record data Flashing once per 5 seconds ShockLog recorder recording If an internal fault is detected both lamps will flash once per second if this happens remove the battery for 10 seconds then replace it with a new battery if required and restart the ShockLog recorder ShockLog recorder LED operation during data memory clear Embedded version 102 and later During a memory erase the green LED will flash for each memory sectors it erases It will then flash more rapidly when checking the sectors If the memory erase failed the ShockLog recorder will try to erase the memory again this time flashing the red and green LEDs The ShockLog recorder will try up to 16 times before returning a DATA MEMORY CORRUPT message RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder There are five LEDs on the Micro ShockLog recorder Three of them are operation indicators pwr alarm and stop and tw
165. option is selected you will be asked to confirm the over writing of files that already exist in the export directory If the Insert information header option is selected any exported files will contain extra lines of data source information See Export File Information Header for more information The List Separator option has two modes auto and fixed In auto mode the list separator is automatically selected according to the regional settings of your computer default In fixed mode the list separator selected is always used ignoring the regional settings of your computer Note These options can be changed locally when exporting data Parameter settings The Styles button presents the Parameter Style Option window to alter and save the style settings at a global level The Units button presents the Parameter units window Event Graph line style This sets the global default Event Graph line style See Event Graph Note This option can be changed locally on each event graph Event Graph Time Base Origin This sets the global default Event Graph Time Base Origin See Event Graph Note This option can be changed locally on each event graph Event Graph Scaling This sets the global default Event Graph Scaling See Event Graph Note This option can be changed locally on each event graph Date time format There are 3 format options Option Format Description Default dd MM yyyy HH mm ss Default format from pr
166. or Invalid Data columns Displays the data in the units specified by the user from the Parameter Units window Help Provide on line help Go Start the on line monitoring This will be disabled when monitoring is active Stop To stop the on line monitoring This will be disabled when there is no monitoring activity Refresh This updates the table with the latest ShockLog recorder data This can be done whether the monitoring is active or not Get SL Reloads Loads the ShockLog recorder setup and calibration information This is disabled during monitoring Close Closes the window and terminates any on line monitoring 56 Health Check This facility runs a self test on the Micro ShockLog recorder to check that the hardware is functional The test takes approximately 10 minutes and displays an LED sequence described in the LED operations topic The tests include e Wake up threshold e Accelerometer filters Peak hold and rectifier circuits for the accelerometers While the unit is running the Health check you will no longer be able to communicate with it until about 1 minute after it has finished In addition this window provides the facility to identify an over range alarm An over range alarm is described in the RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder topic and the LED sequence identifying an over alarm is described in the LED operations topic Below shows the Health Check window following a successful Hea
167. or SN cells or select a whole column by clicking in the grey cell in the top row You can select a range of cells by clicking on a cell and dragging the mouse pointer to another cell Pi Event data event 0 Time This column displays the time of each sample counted from the start of the event in seconds SN This column displays the number of each sample counted from the start of the event X max min g Y max min g Z max min g These three columns display the maximum and minimum values of acceleration measured during each sample period The maximum value displayed first is the largest of these four and the minimum value displayed second is the lowest of these four For a detailed explanation of the ShockLog recorder s event sampling system study the Events topic Graph Click this button to return to the graph window Export Click this button to export the Event Graph data to a text file See Exporting from Event Graphs Slots Click this button to Hyper Link to all the slots that fall within the event graph period Close Click this button to close the graph window You may wish to close the window to reduce screen clutter but you do not need to Close All Click this button to close all the Event Graph windows 98 Event Graph Options The Graph Options box allows you to change the way that the graph is plotted The graph options you select only effect the current graph to change the global Graph Option
168. otected Y ou will need to enter its password here PM Help Cancel Enter the password and click OK to gain access to your iButton If you enter the wrong password you will be prompted again If you click Cancel the window will close and only limited information about the iButton will be displayed This window will also appear when trying to download data from the iButton You will not be able to download data unless you know the password 134 iButton Window Program tab i iButton functions The status at the top of this window is explained in the iButton Window status topic Start This creates a Start iButton This starts the Micro ShockLog recorder if it is stopped paused or waiting Stop This creates a Stop iButton This stops not pauses the Micro ShockLog recorder if it is running or waiting Setup This creates a Setup iButton There is the option to program the iButton the setup data currently loaded on the Setup tab if it is a the Micro ShockLog recorder setup or to load a setup from file The Setup iButton is the only iButton for this function as it has the memory capacity and an internal clock from which it sets the Micro ShockLog recorder clock when loading a setup down to it Download Creates a Download request iButton which is used to collect data from a Micro ShockLog recorder The Download iButton is the only iButton for this function because of its high memory capacity User ID
169. oxes Export File Name If you need to change the default name click on the box a dialogue box will appear The full name can be seen as the tool tip for this box which can be displayed by hovering the mouse over the name box 112 Exporting from the Time Slots Tab To export the Time Slots from a data file open the file and move to the Time Slots tab Click the Export button The Slots item will automatically be selected in the export tree with its export parameters displayed The All option will be selected to indicate that all the slots will be exported The current grid option is only enabled if the slot data grid is open Using the controls in the Slots frame you can adjust the export parameters before continuing with the export O Internal Temp For details see Exporting from the slot Graph 113 Exporting from the Slot Graph To export the Slots from a Slot graph open up the file move to the Time Slots tab and open the Slot Graph Set up the graph to display the required data then click the Export button in the Slot graph window The Slots item will automatically be selected in the export tree with its export parameters displayed The current graph option will be selected to indicate that the export parameters represent the Slot graph Using the controls in the Slots frame you can adjust the export parameters before continuing with the export Slots 199806261 4340710023MouseMat
170. p and start measuring this means that the first 1mS of the event is lost In many applications an event will be preceded by accelerations at a lower level If the processor wakes up it will not then miss the beginning of the event The wake up is usually driven by the levels on the accelerometers set by the wake up threshold but can be controlled by levels on the Ext1 analogue input on connector B for special applications Wake up driven by Ext1 is not implemented on the current software release so all the options in the Wake Up box are greyed out to indicate that they can not be altered 20 Thresholds Four thresholds determine the characteristics of event recording All four are set as percentages of the range set in the Range box on the Setup tab For example if the range is set to 10g and the wake threshold to 15 the wake level will be 10 15 100 1 5g The wake up threshold is the same for all three axes but you have the option of using different warn alarm and drop out thresholds for each axis The Acceleration wake threshold sets the level at which the processor will be woken from its sleep mode and will be ready to record an event with no further delay If you set this level too low the ShockLog recorder may spend too great a proportion of its time awake and the battery life will be drastically reduced Never try to set a level below 5 try to keep above 10 and always set the level at the highest acceptable if battery life is a
171. p the iButton on your PC topic The bus can be detected either automatically with caution or can be set manually Displays the current bus settings LPT COM port Displays the COM port number for the DS9097U or DS1411 buses or displays the LPT port number for the DS1410E bus Bus type Displays the selected iButton bus type Auto Detect Click this button to scan all COM ports and LPT ports for any of the defined buses If you do you will get the following message first 140 MicroLan Port Auto detect X Click Yes to continue the search Clicking No will not do any searching If Yes is clicked then the program will first search for the DS9097E bus on com ports 1 to 8 then for DS1410E on LPT ports 1 to 8 and then DS9097U DS 1411 on Comm ports 1 to 8 If a bus is found then you will receive the following message ShockLog 2 ej te tea Click Yes and the bus will be applied and the search will stop Click No and the program will continue searching for other possible buses Click Cancel and the search will stop and will not apply the detected bus If no bus was found or accepted then the search will end with a message of No bus detected and the bus settings will remain unchanged Apply Will apply the port and bus type settings If the bus exists then the status on the iButton function window will read If the bus failed to initialise or was not detected you will see an error messa
172. pearance and can cause confusion when presented to the non mathematically minded The Sample range Block mode does not connect points by a line where there was no sample there is no information and represents each data point by a block whose width represents the sample interval and height the sample amplitude range It can then be stated with reasonable confidence that the actual data values during each sample interval fell within the error block For short duration events this mode can often produce plots which look very similar to the Line mode this demonstrates that the sampling induced errors are very small For long duration events with high frequency content and especially where short record sizes are used there may be very significant differences between the two modes It is a good idea to check data sets using the Sample range Block mode Graph Time Base Origin You can set the start time value of the time axis of the graph to always be zero or to let it track the actual time into the event this is the default setting It can be useful to zero the origin when you need to compare different events Graph Scaling The graph amplitude scale can be fixed at the full scale range the ShockLog recorder was set to during the recording or allowed to auto range to fit the data The graph defaults to the fixed scale to facilitate comparison of event plots Styles This presents the Parameter Style Option window to alter and save the style setti
173. pic Click No on the Data Downloaded box This will not present the Download Report window which is a single page presentation of the data and more information can be found in the Download Report topic 18 Examining Data from the ShockLog recorder Once you have downloaded data from the ShockLog recorder to your PC then you can analyse it using the functions in the Examine Data tab For full details of all the functions study that topic for a quick tour follow the instructions below to look at the data recorded by the ShockLog recorder during your mouse mat drop test Make sure the Examine Data tab is selected You will see a table of the data files available on your PC The last entry in that table should have the User comment mousemat Position the mouse pointer on that row and double click Several other columns need not concern you now for full explanation study the Examine Data tab topic The display will change and show three new tabs labelled Summaries Events and Time Slots Click the Events tab and a table of the shock events recorded in your data file will appear For a complete explanation of the functions available study the Events tab topic If you performed the mouse mat experiment just right there will be one event in the table Position the mouse pointer on that row in the table and double click If there are several events then select and double click the one which occurred at the right time for your mouse
174. port That completes the Download exercise Exercise 4 Stopping the Micro ShockLog recorder 1 128 Go to the Monitor tab and wait until the Micro ShockLog recorder is running again 1 If you wish to use the pre programmed start iButton provided in the Micro ShockLog recorder starter kit then go to step 7 If you wish to create you own Stop iButton then follow the next steps Open the iButton function window from the main window by clicking on the iButton button Move to the program tab and click on the Stop button A Waiting for an iButton message will appear at the top of the window Apply the Stop iButton to the blue dot connector and wait for the message at the top to say Completed The iButton is now ready to stop the Micro ShockLog recorder Apply the Stop iButton to the Micro ShockLog recorder until the red OK light comes on which should be within 5 seconds Check on the Monitor tab that the Micro ShockLog recorder has stopped That is the end of Stop iButton exercise Exercise 5 Identifying the user on the Micro ShockLog recorder 1 1 2 Open the iButton function window from the main window by clicking on the iButton button Move to the program tab and click on the User ID button You will be prompted to enter a User ID number For the purpose of this exercise enter 10 Click OK A Waiting for an iButton message will appear at the top of the window Apply the User I
175. position represents a date and time of 30 03 1999 16 28 25 If slot break events have occurred thick vertical bars drawn through all the graphs represent them cursor time after the breaks could be labelled as uncertain or unknown depending on the type of break See the Slot Breaks topic for more information The bottom line in the graph window indicates that the clock was valid at the start time but unknown at the end time due to the slot breaks and that 5576 slots were recorded in total The numbers 1 at the left and 5576 at the right just below the bottom graph indicate the range of slots displayed on the graphs Ss l la Lo lo Lo a W i d 4 2J 5576 1 Start Time valic 30 03 99 16 28 25 End TmefUnknown 31 03 33 07 57 45 Tota Slots 5576 101 Mouse Clicks Left click in graph area moves cursor to mouse pointer position Left double click in graph moves cursor to mouse pointer position and zoom in on time axis area Right click in graph area zooms out on time axis Left click with Shift button Displays the Fill and Line styles window for the parameter displayed This will only alter the settings for the graph and not globally If you wish to save the settings globally then use the Parameter Style Options window that can be accessed by clicking on the Styles button Help Click to access on line help Click to zoom in on time axis at the cursor position At the maximum zoom level the button wi
176. ption is selected the Black and White default setting will be presented without affecting the current colour style Help Click to access on line help OK Apply the displayed style and close the window Cancel Ignore the displayed style and close the window 82 Parameter Units This window allows the user to select which units they wish to apply to their data and can be opened from the Options tab The available optional units are as follows Temperature C F Acceleration g m s ft s Pressure bar Ib sq in Velocity cm s m s ft s in s The units are applied when the data is presented in graphs tables or exported files but it does not affect the download or slots files which remain in the original units g bar C and cm s Once the file is downloaded the user can select and re select the units and this facility can be applied to earlier downloaded data This does not affect the operation of the ShockLog recorder which will record data in the standard units The units on the Setup tab will remain as the original units in order to keep the setup process as simple as possible Note On some operating systems the C F will appear as C F and ft s and m s will appear as ft s2 and m s2 When specifying the operating range of the unit the units are not applied i e it will always show 100g regardless of the acceleration units applied Parameter Units x Acceleration la y Pressure bar T
177. r 2 seconds off together for 2 seconds Other LEDs standard operation as described above Over range Alarms The following sequence occurs when the Micro ShockLog recorder has exceeded the 100g range or operational temperature range Red Button in LED on 2 seconds off 8 Acceleration temperature exceeds operational limits seconds green iButton ok LED on 2 seconds off 8 seconds 28 ShockLog Software Details Main window The ShockLog window always displays the Help and Exit buttons at the top left Help Click to display the help popup menu shown below The Help popup menu provides direct access to various parts of the help system Contents Displays the contents section of Help May not display a help topic in the main Help window Help Displays the Help Technical Support Displays Technical Support information E mail Technical Support Starts up the e mail service to e mail the Technical support team See the E mail options topic for more information Licence Displays the Licence Agreement Help About ShockLog Displays the Help About window shown below About ShockLog EJ 29 Exit Click to close down the ShockLog PC software This function has no effect on any ShockLog recorder connected to the PC The Exit button will cause the ShockLog program to stop and return to Windows immediately without any Are you really sure you want to quit nag messages E ma
178. rder password is set from the main Download tab using the Passwords button See the Download Tab topic for more information The iButton password is set by the Setup iButton Before programming the Setup iButton the required iButton password should be set as the iButton password on the iButton Window Passwords tab Set the ShockLog recorder password if the Micro ShockLog recorder has the passwords enabled Program the Setup iButton When this iButton is applied to the Micro ShockLog recorder the iButton password becomes enabled If the Micro ShockLog recorder already has an iButton password then the Micro ShockLog recorder must be in a stopped state not waiting or paused for the new setup and iButton password to be accepted Once the Micro ShockLog recorder is programmed with the iButton password only an iButton containing the same 8 character alphanumeric password will be accepted by the Micro ShockLog recorder Note that if the Micro ShockLog recorder does have an iButton password enabled the only way the password can be changed is by a Setup iButton when the Micro ShockLog recorder is in a stopped state The only way a Micro ShockLog recorder can be in a stopped state is to apply a Stop iButton you cannot achieve a stopped state through the serial comms To stop the Micro ShockLog recorder you need to know its current iButton password Clearing passwords The ShockLog recorder password can be cleared fr
179. rds an event it always uses 32k bytes of volatile RAM memory to do so The event is then checked for significance is it a warn or alarm and transferred to non volatile FLASH memory When the event data is transferred it may be optionally compressed to allow a larger number of events to be stored This compression process reduces the sample rate of the stored data but does preserve the maximum and minimum values of all the data If you need to store a large number of events select a shorter record length The number of events that will be stored for the memory you have in your ShockLog recorder and the record length you have selected is displayed in the Max no of Events box Early versions of the ShockLog software incorrectly measure the record length in samples the correct measure is bytes this error may have been corrected on the version of software you are running RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder see the Setup tab Micro ShockLog recorder topic Max Record Time RD298 ShockLog recorder When the ShockLog recorder records an event it always starts sampling at 4096 samples per second If the event has stopped the event recording will stop after 1 second If the event has not stopped then event recording will continue until either the Max Record Time is reached or the event stops Each time the event time is stretched the effective sampling rate is halved by combining samples in groups For more details study the Pri
180. report parameter styles options unit options event summary graph online viewer and mission comment Version 5 0 Support for RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder and iButtons Regional date time format options E mail facility Setup Wizard No longer support Min Pk X Y and Z Version 5 1 E mail compression select up to 8 COM ports support DS1411 iButton bus displays iButton date time on iButton function Read window Fixed Comms problem for East Asian windows systems RD298 ShockLog recorder Embedded Software Current ShockLog recorders are shipped with version 103 of the ShockLog recorder embedded software If you have an earlier version of software please contact your supplier to discuss an upgrade The new features in Version 2 of the PC software will not work correctly with earlier versions of the ShockLog recorder embedded code Version 93 includes full support for the optional HPT humidity pressure and temperature sensor Version 94 and 95 never issued Version 96 prevents security log filling up with power on events if the battery runs down slowly by limiting the maximum number of consecutive power on reset entries to 5 Prevents corruption of first summary if the security is full A bug that causes the clock to be reset when the battery is changed in December is corrected The Max Record Time will operate correctly up to 128 seconds Version 97 never issued Version 98 includes support for Independent warning alarm and
181. ring The Time header will be accompanied by a validity statement which could be either Invalid valid or duplicate See Slot Breaks topic for more information If events occur during monitoring the ShockLog recorder will be occupied managing the event data and thus will not be able to pass slot data back until the events are over and stored During monitoring the ShockLog recorder is awake all the time which consumes the battery resources and thus it is recommended to attach a power supply or use a new battery mit Inline Viewer Status Number of dots f canning slots HPT 18 fi O Slot ramber Time mas Pk X max Pk Y max FKZ Intemal Temo 18 07 2001 16 20 07 k 18 07 2001 16 20 17 18 07 2001 16 20 27 18 07 2001 16 20 37 13207 2001 16 20 47 13207 2001 16 20 57 19 07 2001 16 21 07 19 07 2001 16 21 17 19 07 2001 16 21 27 19 07 2001 16 21 37 co oo 0100 no 00100 co cn cn ccOcIoIDcCIcGOcc Status Displays the status of the monitoring system and the HPT serial number will appear if a HPT sensor is fitted 55 Number of slots Type in any number between 1 and 99 The number will be set to 1 if any invalid numbers characters are entered This number specifies the number of slots to be displayed and consequently resizes the table Table Slot Number The actual slot number Time Slot time not current time The title will be accompanied by the status of the current slot time Valid Duplicate
182. riod 12 months or the setup start date is outside the calibration period then you will see a message indicating that the calibration has expired 70 Set Other Alarms This window is used to setup the temperature and humidity alarms on the Micro ShockLog recorder Although this window allows you to set Humidity alarms this setup will not be compatible with a Micro ShockLog recorder without a humidity sensor The temperature alarms are compatible with any Micro ShockLog recorder These alarms do not require their respective Time Slots to be recorded i e you do not need to tick the humidity on the Time slots tick list on the Setup Tab to use the humidity alarm Any humidity readings are recorded in the Summaries records The respective channel will alarm if the value goes above the Upper limit or below the Lower limit Humidity Upper limit 60 ZAH v Enable Lower limit 20 RH W Enable Temperature Upper lirnit 20 E v Enable Lower limit Enable Cancel Help Humidity Upper Limit Tick the Enable check box to activate the upper humidity alarm This will trigger an alarm if the humidity reading is above the number entered in the Humidity Upper limit box Humidity Lower Limit Tick the Enable check box to activate the lower humidity alarm This will trigger an alarm if the humidity reading is below the number entered in the Humidity Lower limit box Temperature Upper Limit Tick the En
183. rst move to the Examine Data tab Select a range of files and click the Export button You can select all of the files by clicking on any of the grey cells in the top row The Export window will pop up displaying the files to be exported on the left side Select the items you want to export and if required adjust their export parameters before continuing with the export See Export Window for a more detailed explanation You can export the contents of more than one file at a time from the Examine Data tab 10058manual01 11989030114195310058M anual02 1993030115463710058M anual03 109 Exporting from the Summaries Tab To export the Summaries from a data file open up the file and move to the Summaries tab Select a range of cells and click the Export button You can select all the cells by clicking in the Date amp Time cell or select a whole column by clicking in the grey cell in the top row The summary item will automatically be selected in the export tree with its export parameters displayed The current grid option will be selected to indicate that the export parameters represent your summary grid selection Using the controls in the Summaries frame you can adjust the export parameters before continuing with the export NN Export x Summaries Starnes Date amp Time er feas Ol Current Gr
184. rt is help lamerholm com Our telephone number is from the UK 01462 481396 from outside the UK 044 1462 481396 The snail mail address is Lamerholm Electronics Ltd The Pixmore Centre Pixmore Avenue Letchworth Herts SG6 1JG England Trademarks ShockLog is a registered trademark of Lamerholm Electronics Ltd Microsoft Windows Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT Excel Exchange OutLook Express Internet Explorer are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Dallas Semiconductor 1 Wire DS all device numbers iButton Memory Button MicroLAN are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Dallas Semiconductor Corporation DURACELL and PROCELL are registered trademark of Duracell Incorporated Netscape Netscape Certificater Server Netscape FastTrack Server Netscape Navigator Netscape ONE SuiteSpot and the Netscape N and Ship s Wheel logos are registered trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation in the United States and other countries Netscape Communicator are also trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation which may be registered in other countries QUALCOMM is a registered trademark and registered service mark of QUALCOMM Incorporated Eudora is a trademark or registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated Intel and Pentium are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation Other product and compa
185. rt of any new experiment a significant reduction in operating costs can be achieved by their use when a series of short duration measurements are undertaken Note Research has shown that many alkaline batteries offer much reduced capacity at temperatures below 10 C If you are using alkaline batteries remember to replace them at the start of every mission Take care even if moderately low temperatures are anticipated 14 Recommended Battery Types Alkaline Restricted temperature range 5 C to 50 C Lithium Acceptable Battery Types Alkaline Lithium RD298 ShockLog recorder DURACELL MN1400 part no 88702 Hawker Eternacell T52 7BA1 part no 88704 Sonnenschein SL2770 LR14 C size lithium thionyl chloride 3 6V nominal voltage RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder DURACELL size AA part no 88705 Hawker Eternacell TO6 8AA1 part no 88706 LR6 AA size lithium thionyl chloride 3 6V nominal voltage If your ShockLog recorder is supplied with a battery this will usually be marked DURACELL PROCELL This is the same as a copper coloured DURACELL from a retail shop WARNING The recommended lithium battery is classed as restricted by European and worldwide carrier organisations Consult your carrier before shipping a ShockLog recorder with a lithium battery by air A smaller lithium battery and an adapter can be used for certain applications to comply with safety regulations Check with Te
186. rument 154 Reports Reports may be viewed on screen and selected data exported to other applications Six different reports are available summary data events summary event details time slot data mission report and security log data Summary report The mission is split into as many as 512 summary periods which may be from 10 minutes to twenty four hours long and for each period the following parameters are reported in spreadsheet form date time number of alarms max x y z humidity rms x y z max min temperature range Events summary report The first and 128 most recent events are presented in a graphical or spreadsheet form For each event the following parameters are available date time range temperature max min x y z modulus In addition the maximum modulus of all the events may be displayed graphically Event Details report For the first and the nine most significant events the detailed information is available in spreadsheet or graphical form When the graphical form is used pan and zoom controls are available Time slot report Data recorded in the timeslot memory can be displayed in graphical form The following parameters are available date time max pk x y z internal temperature humidity Mission Report The mission report can be extracted in the field by means of an iButton It offers a summary of the complete mission data set including a condensed view of the timeslot data the Events Summary report for up to 1
187. ry can be identified by not having symbol next to it Date amp Time 03 05 2000 04 49 58 as 19 0 03 05 2000 05 04 4 4 Alarm 19 0 03 05 2000 05 04 4 4 Alarm 19 0 03 05 2000 05 53 14 I9 4 Alarm 19 0 4 03 05 2000 05 54 38 4 Alarm 19 0 03 05 2000 05 57 2 4 Alarm 19 0 E 03 05 2000 05 58 4 4 Alarm 19 0 03 05 2000 06 19 30 f 4 Alarm 18 0 03 05 2000 06 19 44 4 Alarm 18 0 03 05 2000 06 20 04 4 Alarm 18 0 03 05 2000 06 20 1 4 Alarm 18 0 4 Alarm 18 0 1 du 4 Alarm 18 0 gt ShockLog Serial No 32 Code Version 32 Micro type ERE Events EEES E Export Double click on a row to show that events graph a Co a e NS ca e e o e Is sala fad ad ed ed ed ed eer ESA aa E gt B 03 05 2000 05 58 04 x 4 Alarm 19 0 DEA C0 4 tog 10 EST ESTA 1 4 10 11 12 Event This is the event number For the ShockLog recorder this is the actual event number The Micro ShockLog recorder uses the event date time to order the events and applies a sequential number to them See the Micro ShockLog recorder Events topic for more information on how the PC manages the Micro ShockLog recorder events Date amp Time This is the date time that the event started recording on the ShockLog recorder The date and time are obtained from the ShockLog recorder s internal clock if that has been set incorrectly the dates and times may not match those on your PC The time stamp is read from the
188. s The Event Summaries Data Contents box is used to select and deselect export parameters Items with their boxes ticked will be included in the export The above example will export all the parameters Event Summaries Export Options There are three Export Options Current Grid will reset the export parameters to mirror the Events tab data grid All will select all the event summary data Selection is automatically selected when any changes are made Event Summaries Export Range The Export Range is shown in the From and To sections There are two boxes in each section one displays the number of event summaries and other the Date Time that number relates to The range can be adjusted by moving the slide bars or entering numbers directly in the From and To boxes Export File Name If you need to change the default name click on the box a dialogue box will appear The full name can be seen as the tool tip for this box which can be displayed by hovering the mouse over the name box 111 Exporting from Event Graphs To export an Event from an Event Graph open the file move to the Events tab and open the event Setup the graph to display the required data then click the Export button in the Event graph window The Event will automatically be selected in the export tree with its export parameters displayed The current graph option will be selected to indicate that the export parameters represent the selected Event Graph Using the controls i
189. s Max box in the Setup tab does not affect the event duration Max Record Time Sample Rate s Hz 4 512 8 256 16 128 32 64 Event summaries Due to reduced memory resources the Micro ShockLog recorder can store only 10 events so it stores a summary of the events that have occurred Event summaries data is stored for both existing events and past events and stores the information for the last 128 events The event summaries data includes date time temperature Max X Max Y Max Z and Max Modulus Event recording technique The Micro ShockLog recorder stores the first event the 9 largest events and the summaries of the last 127 events This means that when an event is recorded its severity needs to be assessed before it can be placed in to the events memory area When an event is triggered the event is recorded and stored in a buffer Its modulus resultant of all 3 vectors is continually analysed to determine if this event is one of the 9 largest events If it is then it will replace the smallest of the largest events If it is not big enough the data will be discarded All events regardless of their severity will be recorded in the event summaries maintaining the last 128 events The Micro ShockLog recorder can record back to back events without loss of data and if the last 1 8 of an event exceeds the alarm acceleration level then a follow on event will record immediately after The Micro ShockLog recorder presen
190. s below the Summaries line white line then an alarm that has exceeded the lower limit has occurred If a marker appears above the Summaries line then an alarm that has exceeded the upper limit has occurred See the Set Other Alarms for more information Date time editor x Start date time Finish date time 25 04 2001 16 26 21 26 04 2001 08 15 01 Select date time Start date time ER uum Gin sat IK RAMA KK Trop IINE et ea eo Man tee NR real Finish date time Legend Summaries Event Slots Most Severe Event Slots invalid time Temperature Alarm Humidity Alarm Calendar view Data View Cancel 40 Start date time This button displays the start date time of the time range In the Data view this will set the focus on the Start date time scroll bar In the Calendar view the calendar will display the start date time Finish date time This button displays the finish date time of the time range In the Data view this will set the focus on the Finish date time scroll bar In the Calendar view the calendar will display the finish date time Select date time This frame graphically displays the time history of the data You can use the two scroll bars to select the start and finish date times If you click on the top scroll bar you will adjust the start date time and select the Start date time button at the top If you click on the bottom scroll bar you will adjus
191. s see Options tab Graph options m Graph line style C Line Line with sample range bar dA Styles C Sample range Block Graph Time Base Origin Cancel C Zero Actual time into event m Graph Scaling Graph maximum at nominal full scale Graph maximum to fit data Graph Line Style As discussed in the Events and Event Table topics every data point in an event is represented by a max min pair of values This pair of values represents a range for the data point If the two values are close the range in the measurement from sampling related causes will be small This effect can be represented on the graph by plotting in Line with sample range bar or Sample range Block modes The Line mode plots the acceleration or velocity as a line connecting the average value of each max min pair This gives a conventional appearance but may give a very false impression of the actual variation of the acceleration or velocity when long duration events containing high frequency information are plotted The Line with sample range bar mode plots a line as above but superimposes a bar for each data point drawn between the max and min values for the point This is the default mode of plotting and gives a good compromise between conventional appearance and correct representation of the facts The Sample range Block mode is the most mathematically rigorous way of displaying the data but gives the least conventional ap
192. s time awake and the battery life will be drastically reduced Never try to set a level below 596 try to keep above 1096 and always set the level at the highest acceptable if battery life is a concern If the LinkXYZ box is ticked the warn alarm and drop out thresholds will be the same for all three axes If the box is cleared click on it to change its setting then you can set different thresholds for each axis If the ShockLog recorder embedded software version is 96 or less the LinkXYZ feature is not supported The Acceleration warn threshold sets the level at which event recording will start if the section of memory reserved for warn level events is not full You should always set the warning threshold higher than the wake threshold The Acceleration alarm threshold sets the level at which event recording will start if the section of memory reserved for alarm level events is not full You should always set the alarm threshold higher than the warn threshold The Acceleration drop out threshold sets the level at which event recording will stop subject to RAM buffer availability and the Max Record Time setting Never try to set a level below 596 or above the warn or alarm thresholds Micro View This is a toggle button to switch between the ShockLog view and the Micro view See the Setup tab Micro ShockLog recorder topic for more information Wizard This displays the Setup Wizard to provide a step by step process in selecting yo
193. scription MicroLAN not initialised with TMSetup Specified MicroLAN non existent Function not supported Error reading or writing a packet Packet larger than provided buffer Not enough room for packet on device Device not found Block transfer too long Wrong type of device for this function The page being read is redirected The device is written in a way that can not be changed Failure to communicate with hardware adapter An unsolicited event occurred on the 1 Wire NO_PRESENCE No presence on MicroLAN TMSetup Setup failed TMSetup Setup ok but MicroLAN shorted MicroLAN does not exist TMSetup not supported Clock This iButton does not contain a clock Clock Real time clock is write protected iButton is Read only iButton belongs to a family that is not fully compatible with this function Solution See Communication problems See Communication problems See Communication problems Contact Technical Support Contact Technical Support Contact Technical Support Contact Technical Support Contact Technical Support Contact Technical Support Contact Technical Support Contact Technical Support See Communication problems Contact Technical Support The software was expecting an iButton to be connected but it did not find one The most likely cause is that the iButton was removed during a read write operation Try again If this problem persists contact Technical Support Co
194. set its clock In addition you can extract a summary of the RD317 recorded data into a memory iButton and read this on a remote PC The RD317 uses two LEDs to guide the operator in the use of the iButton and to confirm successful data transfer Security The RD317 stores all data and status information in high performance sector erase FLASH memory This memory requires no power to retain data and offers special hardware protection against accidental erasure Before the software will communicate with the RD317 the user must supply any user passwords which may have been set to restrict access to data resetting calibration or other functions If the iButton interface is used passwords may still be configured if required A special section of the flash memory is reserved for the security log this records the timing of such actions as removal of the battery re setting the clock or clearing out data and can not be easily modified by the operator It is intended that the security log last the operating life of the instrument and should only be cleared when the ShockLog is re calibrated by Lamerholm Electronics Packaging and Environment The RD317 has been designed to function reliably in difficult environments The electronic components are assembled using surface mount technology and the latest automatic assembly equipment The complete electronic and transducer package is coated with acrylic resin and enclosed in a metal case This construct
195. set a Max Record Length of at least 32 seconds this will ensure that event data is never lost until the event memory is full If you set a Max Record Time of less than 16 seconds you may miss the second or third of a series of events which occur very close together This is because the ShockLog recorder may not have enough memory buffers to simultaneously record a new event write an event to Flash and hold another event pending If you set the Max Record Time to 16 seconds or more the ShockLog recorder will extend event lengths as required or always use the longer length if you tick the Always Max box 118 Set the Slot Contents to capture the parameters you are interested in If you increase the number of items selected for the Slot Contents you may need to increase the Slot Interval to ensure that the slot memory lasts the full length of your planned recording Now set the Start Time for the recording If you want to start straight away leave the default time from the example setup Send the setup to the ShockLog recorder using the Send command in the Setup tab and then once that process has completed replace the battery if necessary If you plan to replace the battery then remove the cover before you use the Send command and change the battery as soon as the operation has completed a dialogue box appears to confirm completion This will ensure that there are no breaks in your recording if you have set it to start immediately
196. sk operator Security Log Press this button to download the security log from the attached ShockLog recorder The security log gives details of all the significant control actions performed on the ShockLog recorder since its last calibration Study the Security Log topic for more details 50 Download Report The Download Report presents the important information in a single window providing the user with a single page report that can be printed on a single sheet or copied into another document The report presents the Time Slots graph an Event Summary graph and the most severe event as well as configuration information The report time can be adjusted to focus on an area of the mission All graphs data and statistics are presented for the selected report start and end time the report always opens displaying the full download Weapon Bier PONE TS Powrosd bats PINONE TIIE 7 p ees panat 1823 Frezaras Dura 15 how M mes 3 4 ju n Most Severe Event Help Click this button to display the On Line Help Zoom This provides information on how to zoom in and out of the report This is explained in more detail in the Zoom control paragraph in this topic Copy Click this button to copy the report as a metafile on the Windows clipboard The metafile is of A4 landscape size This will copy the picture at its current size and view and can then be pasted in to other programs Print Cl
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198. ssword editor window is only displayed for the Micro ShockLog recorder once the passwords are enabled It offers the options of applying or clearing a user defined password for both level 1 and level 2 passwords It also provides the option to disable the passwords You require a level 2 password to access this window 5 Password editor for ShockLog S N 56 Fu Both password levels have the same options which are described as follows Do not change password This option allows you to leave this level unchanged if you want to make changes to the other password level Change password to Allows the user to enter a user defined password which is a case sensitive 8 character alphanumeric value Once this is set the user can then enter this password or the factory password when prompted for a password as described in the Passwords topic This action will enter Level n password change in to the security log where n is either 1 for level 1 or 2 for level 2 Clear user defined password reverting to factory password This removes the user defined password and only the factory password can be used to access the Micro ShockLog recorder 32 Disable passwords The Micro ShockLog recorder is no longer password protected Help Display the online help OK Click this to apply the changes defined You will be prompted by a confirmation of the changes you defined Click Yes and the new password settings will be applied
199. t Ee ete 75 Download BUON iti heh Hae el ie Ca ede et d o e ee eet be nd e be s 122 135 139 Download REPO E E IRURE UNUM EE E 51 Download Tab tette eb bere re eerie o b a e etat eb be M el epis 47 E E mall optlons b da e te E PS 34 EMG Declaratlons ns EDS DIE RR ee USER 156 157 Event D t a ci unu euim AT CRI at RE ey ias 21 98 Event Graphis cR RUE eR RERO B I ie 96 97 99 112 Event Graph Options stories da ed be th p dts 99 Event recording rtr trot AL AP T UL EBD D AU Aro e t A T 21 Event Summary graph cete tot ron Dr E E tee Dee Dus 100 Events eoo ta emn RE e te EATER s 21 25 45 91 92 93 96 98 99 100 111 112 Events Bab su uasa noii ue cate a cm ell eee al do Me coat Mine reo cheat EE 91 111 Examine Data Tabs e RD RU d RH ta eie a et e p THU 60 161 Examining Data tom yess iiem t p BC i nig ede 19 ShockEog TeCO d6l or a i inem pa RU a ei ei ees 19 Examining Data from the ShockLog recorder sse 19 Export File Information Header a 106 Export SAUS sii RR RR a m WEE e DS UE RU Eo e ERE ER 108 Export VIC OW ctore an Rode do ete NR ENSE ORA SNO DERE ncaa 107 EXPOMING iis o Rec c e eee ree 109 Multiple Elles ioco tct o RR C RA Ra ve qu e pe Rd et 109 Exporting Data Overview i pee tn iii 105 EXporting fronts cn ees Cete reete e d tpi e ERR Rede 110 111 112 113 114 Event GraphSs s curras tette pectet ee pec epi S te eee tete ede e etus 112 Events Tab iss ote tuno e pct et o
200. t now Setting up the ShockLog recorder You can configure the ShockLog recorder for exactly the kind of measurements that suit your application For a detailed explanation of how to set up the ShockLog recorder study the Setup tab topic If you just want to get used to using the ShockLog recorder and don t want to learn the details of defining a custom setup right now you can use the default setup built into the ShockLog recorder Alternatively you can try the Setup Wizard which has an extensive help facility to assist you in setting up your ShockLog recorder 16 Running the ShockLog recorder This procedure will destroy any data stored in the ShockLog recorder make sure that you are authorised to do this before you start These instructions assume that passwords have not been enabled If they have messages will appear requesting device specific passwords when you attempt any operations in the Download tab then study the Passwords topic for details of the ShockLog recorder password system Select the Monitor tab Now compare the two boxes labelled ShockLog Time and date and PC Time and date If the times and dates are different by more than a few minutes then you should reset the ShockLog recorder clock To reset the clock select the Download tab and click on the Set Clock button You will be asked to confirm that you want to reset the clock and to acknowledge that the process has complete
201. t the finish date time and select the Finish date time button at the top You will not be allowed to set the start date time after the finish date time Calendar View Displays the Calendar view as shown earlier in this topic with the Start date time and Finish date time buttons displayed at the top and the Calendar View and Data View buttons at the bottom The data and times in the Data view will be transferred to the calendar view Data View Shows the data view This button is used to move from the Calendar view to this view The date and times on the Calendar view will be transferred to the data view The calendar view will have restrictions on what date times that can be selected to keep the start and end times within the data range OK Closes the Date time editor window applying both the start and finish date times displayed Cancel Closes the Date time editor window ignoring any changes that were made 41 Filenames The ShockLog software stores files on your PC s disk drive for programs data and control The Install process will locate the ShockLog software in a directory called Program Files ShockLog by default It will then generate subdirectories called Program Files ShockLog data Program Files ShockLog exports Program Files ShockLog setups These directories will be the default locations for data files export files and setup files but you can change the defaults from the Options tab and choose altern
202. the computer and any selection made is applied for subsequent prints until the software is restarted The picture below shows the Printer Options window in its complete form Some options may be hidden when this window is presented For example the Download Report is designed to fit to A4 landscape page so it will only provide the printer drop down list box with no other options and will print it Landscape and Fit to page On all print outs the date time will be printed in the bottom left hand corner and information concerning the data source will be printed in the bottom right hand corner as follows 28 04 2000 23 14 06 Canada aut 10625 Download User comment Serial no Cate amp Time The information is arranged as the first 3 columns on the Examine Data Tab Fe pri i Printer Options x Printer HF LaserJet 4050 PS m Port LPT1 Paper rientation Portrait Landscape Size Fitto page C Fix Aspect Ratio Help Print Cancel Printer drop down list box This provides a list of printers detected on the computer Select the printer to which you wish to print to The selected printer will apply until changed The computer system default printer will not be affected by the selections made here Port Displays the port of the selected printer Paper orientation When the Printer Options window is initially displayed the software as a recommendation may define the orientat
203. to defaults Press this button to clear all the data from the ShockLog recorder s memory and reset its setup to the Factory Default Setup If you want to clear the ShockLog recorder memory and start it up with your own setup then use Clear all data from ShockLog option See LED Operations for information on LED operation during this process After this process the ShockLog recorder s clock will be set to the PC s time If you are resetting a Micro ShockLog recorder with the iButton password system activated then you will be prompted with the following message box iButton password Do you wish to maintain the password No AN Your RD317 Micro ShockLog recorder has the Button password system active If you click Yes then the Button password will remain in the Micro ShockLog recorder If you click No then you will be prompted to enter the Button password to clear it Clear all data Press this button to clear all the data from the ShockLog recorder s memory and retain the current setup The Attach box will appear and disappear several times this is quite normal Wait until the process is finished buttons and tabs return to black from grey before attempting to use any other functions Online Viewer Opens the Online Viewer window to attach to a ShockLog recorder and read the current Time Slot data online This facility is not available for the Micro ShockLog recorder Health Check
204. ts the event data in a unique way because each data point is a maximum minimum pair the error in that data point can be estimated If the errors difference between the max and min for a point are small the reduced sampling rate has not lost any data If the errors are large it is still possible to evaluate the largest accelerations applied to the Micro ShockLog recorder Handling Micro ShockLog recorder events The Micro maintains 10 detailed events and 128 event summaries Due to the nature of the event handling the Micro ShockLog recorder does not manage the order of magnitude of the events or the date order of the event summaries this is the task of the PC software after download The PC uses the date times to sort out the events The PC tries to match up event summary dates with detailed event data to see if the data is from the same event If they are then they are allocated the same event number It is very likely that you may have 10 detailed events 50 event summaries totalling to 50 events as 10 of the event summaries are the same as the 10 detailed events Just as equally if you have a large number of events e g 10 detailed events and 128 event summaries you may see 138 events in total This is because the 10 event summaries associated with the detailed events have been replaced by later event summaries Once it has been established how many events there are altogether the event numbers are then allocated sequentially
205. tton is to talk to a Micro ShockLog recorder with the iButton password enabled It is also required if the user wishes to change the iButton password on the Micro ShockLog recorder Tick Enable iButton password box to enable the iButton passwords You will then need to enter a password in to the Password box and Confirm Password box If these boxes are left empty then the program will disable the iButton passwords ShockLog password This password is required if the iButton is to talk to a Micro ShockLog recorder with the ShockLog recorder password enabled Tick Enable ShockLog password box to enable the ShockLog recorder passwords You will then need to enter the Level 2 password in the Password box and Confirm Password box If these boxes are left empty then the program will disable the ShockLog recorder passwords OK Apply the passwords in the window and close the window Cancel Close the window ignoring any changes Help This displays the online help Note the iButton passwords are not enabled until the iButton is programmed from the Program tab 138 iButton Window Download tab i Button functions i The status at the top of this window is explained in the iButton Window status topic This downloads data from a Download iButton containing data from a Micro ShockLog recorder to a data file Apply the iButton to the blue dot connector and click the Download button to start the download Yo
206. two successive pairs or 4 successive original data samples At the end of this stage the two seconds worth of data is represented by 2048 maximum and minimum pairs each representing 4 data samples This process will continue until either the event stops and a buffer is free to save it or the maximum record time is reached If an event is stretched to the maximum length of 128 seconds the number of pairs stored per second of the event is 2048 128 16 so the effective sampling rate is 16 samples per second If the Record Length has been set to 32 k bytes no further data compression will be required The data will be checked to be sure that it does exceed either the warning or the alarm thresholds and stored in flash memory If the Record length is shorter than 32 k bytes it will be compressed by more pairing to reduce the size of the event record by a factor of 2 4 or 8 This can reduce the effective sampling rate to as low as 2 Hz The ShockLog recorder presents this event data in a unique way because each data point is a maximum minimum pair the error in that data point can be estimated If the errors difference between the max and min for a point are small the reduced sampling rate has not lost any data If the errors are large it is still possible to evaluate the largest accelerations applied to the ShockLog recorder This data processing technique allows the ShockLog recorder to measure large numbers of events of varying le
207. u may be prompted to enter a password if your iButton has an iButton password See the iButton window Read tab topic for more information You will then be prompted for a user file name like when downloading from a ShockLog recorder through the COM port During the download the Download button will change to a Stop button and will allow you to stop the download at any time The data file will appear on the Examine Data Tab with a small 6 symbol next to it indicating that it is a data file from an iButton iButton Download Data The data in the iButton contains only enough information to display a Download report As there is only 1 8 the capacity of the Micro ShockLog recorder the data has been compressed The iButton stores the following data parameters e Time slots data compressed to 64 slot blocks 30 slot breaks 1 detailed event data This is the most severe event and is compressed to 128 samples The data will focus upon the interesting part of the event The data compression is dependent upon how long the interesting area is Data and maximum modulus of the 128 event summaries and the 10 detailed events No summaries data No event temperature data 139 iButton Window Bus tab i iButton functions JN su El The status at the top of this window is explained in the iButton Window status topic This window is required when setting up a new iButton bus or changing buses See the Setting u
208. ugged in correctly 3 Ifyou have an extension cable check that this is plugged in correctly 4 Check that the cable is plugged in the correct port on the PC 5 Check that the bus port number is correct 144 Specifications and Declarations RD298 ShockLog recorder THE DATA IN THE ON LINE HELP OR MANUAL MAY NOT BE THE LATEST AVAILABLE CHECK WITH TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE LATEST SPECIFICATION DATA ShockLogTM tri axial Shock and Vibration Monitor The RD298 combines Lamerholm Electronics advanced tri axial piezo electric accelerometer technology with sophisticated electronics and software to offer an advanced shock and vibration monitoring instrument Completely self contained battery operated e 12 month battery life e Three built in accelerometers e Velocity or acceleration measurements Built in temperature sensor Optional external sensors e Adjustable Warning and alarm thresholds LED operation warning and alarm status indicators Tamper proof factory and user passwords RF screened and CE certified Date and time stamping Non volatile memory records 500 day history e Low cost standard C size lithium or alkaline battery Detailed record significant events 145 Features The RD298 has been designed to monitor shock and vibration based on acceleration or velocity measurements It has several unique features which make it especially suitable for applications where the cost of exposure to out of sp
209. uipment The complete electronic and transducer package is coated with acrylic resin and enclosed in the metal case The securing bolts pass right through the body of the instrument to guarantee a reliable mechanical installation This construction technique in combination with the absence of cables for power or sensors unless additional external sensors are used results in a very high immunity to electrical interference and very low levels of RF emission The RD298 may safely be used in close proximity to sensitive instruments or in difficult electrical environments The RD298 has been designed to meet IP67 including connectors and is capable of operating at temperatures between 20 and 70 C 40 to 85 C to special order 146 Specification min max units Complete instrument Operating temperature range 20 70 c Re programming temperature range 10 30 C Drop test survival 1 m Size over connectors 180 x 84x 42 mm Case material aluminium Weight 0 7 kg A D converter resolution 10 bits Flash memory for code 32 k bytes for data 1920 k bytes Battery 1 x 3 6V lithium thionyl chloride 8 Ah 1 x 1 5V Alkaline size C MN1400 LR14 or equivalent Indicators Red and Green LEDs Interface RS232 levels Rx and Tx Baud rates 19200 57600 External power source option 4 75 18 V External power source average current normal 20 mA External power source average current clearing or downloading 250 mA External power source start up curr
210. ur setup Comment Press this button to edit the mission comment The mission comment is stored in the ShockLog recorder after the setup has been sent and can be read from the ShockLog recorder using the Read button The mission statement is not altered when the Disk Load and Disk Save buttons are pressed and it is not saved in the setup files Disk Load Press this button to load a setup from the selection stored on disk 65 Disk Save Press this button to save the currently displayed setup on disk The setup will be saved with the name shown in the Setup Name box If a setup with that name already exists you will be advised and offered a chance to cancel the save and alter the name for the setup before saving it Send Press this button to send the currently displayed setup to the ShockLog recorder This operation will destroy any data stored in the ShockLog recorder If passwords are enabled you will need a level 2 password Once the send operation starts you will be prompted by this message Take Care EZ N If you send a new setup to the ShockLog recorder any data in it will be destroyed Note This operation will take several minutes DO NOT attempt to perform any other operations while the ShockLog recorder is being setup A SETUP SENT OK box will be displayed when the operation is complete Are you SURE you want to do this Yes When you accept this you will be prompted to enter or confirm th
211. w The same interface is used to export all types of data You can export anything from one slot to the contents of the entire data directory in one export session All data is automatically allocated a file name This is made up of the file base name plus some extra letters to identify it The only exception to this is the setup data which is exported binary format and retains its original name So if the entire contents of a Micro ShockLog recorder data file called 19990301 154637 10058Manual03 S _data which contained summaries 2 events event summaries slots and a default setup were exported the file names would be 19990301 154637 10058Manual03 Sum csv for the summary data 19990301 154637 10058Manual03 E000 csv for Event 0 19990301 154637 10058Manual03 E001 csv for Event 1 19990301 154637 10058Manual03 EvSum csv for the Event summaries Micro ShockLog recorder only 19990301 154637 10058Manual03 Slot csv for the Slot data factory default setup setup317 for the setup data binary format only All exported data except for Setup files are saved as text files in which a user definable list separator separates the data values These files are saved with the file extension csv This type of file can be read by other applications including Microsoft Excel To export any data you have to follow the same four step procedure 1 Click any one of the Export buttons 2 In the Export window select the items you want to export and
212. written between the prescribed summaries intervals and has a small impact on battery consumption This has been minimised by only writing summary records if the maximum minimum recorded data has changed within the summary period i e if the minimum temperature recorded was 38 C and the temperature no longer went below this level then there will be no additional summaries data recorded between intervals Micro ShockLog recorder Events When accelerations over a user determined threshold occur the Micro ShockLog recorder will record an event The sample rate and duration of the event record are determined by the way the Micro ShockLog recorder has been set up and partly by the nature of the event itself Event records are a short snapshot of a critical period The key factors that control event recordings are Wake up The Micro ShockLog recorder conserves battery energy by keeping its microprocessor in a low power sleep mode as much as possible When an event occurs it takes about 1 5mS for the processor to wake up and start measuring this means that the first 1mS of the event is lost In many applications an event will be preceded by accelerations at a lower level If the processor wakes up it will not then miss the beginning of the event The wake up is usually driven by the levels on the accelerometers set by the wake up threshold Thresholds Two thresholds determine the characteristics of event recording Both are set as p

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