Android Data Logger RAD-Connect User Manual
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1. e Swipe to CONNECT view Page 47 of 52 e Tap onthe device name in the list of paired devices e Swipe back to TORQUE GRAPHS 9 1 2 STORED LOGS PEAK TORQUE Display Wrong Logs This may arise when one connects to multiple smart sockets If one taps a new smart socket in the CONNECT view the logs from the previous smart socket may persist in either STORED LOGS or PEAK TORQUE views Condition e Tool SN displays the proper connected smart socket serial number e Log Title displays logs belonging to another Tool SN Solution e Swipe to CONNECT view e Tap on menu Disconnect Device e Tap onthe device name in the list of paired devices e Swipe back to STORED LOGS or PEAK TORQUE view Page 48 of 52 9 1 3 PEAK TORQUE Not Updating Condition e The smart socket is awake and linked and e User torques the tool e PEAK TORQUE view does not pop up the message Updating Torque Logs 5 seconds after the tool finishes torqueing The following solutions should be tried in the same order Solution 1 e Swipe to CONNECT view e Tap onthe device name in the list of paired devices e Swipe back to PEAK TORQUE Solution 2 e Navigate the Smart Socket LCD menu to Setup Peak e Note If the Smart Socket cannot navigate screens then follow the steps of the next solution e Swipe to CONNECT view e Tap onthe device name in the list of paired devices e Swipe back to PEAK TORQUE Page 49 of 52 Solution 3 e Hard r2. Paired devices RAD S900145 g PAD SSi 8 RAD TNS Tap Bluetooth panel then tap on Scan Weeieat drei mteaan WrFi oa H en EI Gaz usage BI More settings Deeg Bikra made Hands Mee mo Dies g Sound Display seose Paet Hime Deng D D anerg Dke gis Ma dere SMIT Paired deegen E RAD S900145 E RAD Eni ia a RAD Sed gp RAD Toa Aegclafde davici AAD Ermuko O HEMATITE D pGbamtcemecgka Note that RAD SS31313 is moved E RAD RH E nan Twa Aelnble de eer k AAD Emuisbo phantomevorks 2 bREMahc bt oO RAD SO Tap on the discovered device RAD SS31313 Bluriooth Ma dere SATZA Paired deeen i RAD S900145 E HAD Nu g RAD E RAD TVIT Andale geeeen AAD Erstes O HEARS D pbamtcemecgka To unpair or pair with new pin tap on up to Paired devices the setting symbol Page 15 of 52 5 RAD Connect Views This application has five views All views share a consistent user interface comprising of the header top part view selector ribbon tabs main body page and footer bottom e Header part consists of the program title connection to device status symbol reconnect to device symbol and menu access symbol e View selector ribbon displaying tab or view names Currently there are five tabs Tapping on the individual tab invokes the view page e Main body This is the page view and shows the main pertinent information and data e Footer part consists of a
3. live status bar This bar has the following format Serial Number gt status message The status messages display the information exchange communication link between RAD Connect and the smart socket where the RAD Connect sends commands to the device and the smart socket replies with requested status and data We next discuss the tab views and how to operate them 5 1 CONNECT View Operation This view is used to 1 Scan nearby smart socket devices 2 Pair with new smart socket devices Page 16 of 52 3 Show previously paired Bluetooth devices 4 Connect with Bluetooth devices 5 Re connect with Bluetooth devices To operate with this view 1 Tap the smart socket serial number appearing in the list of paired devices 2 Wait forthe Connected message to pop up followed by RAD Data Logger Is ready to use 3 Swipe to any other view If the smart socket serial number does not appear in the list tap on M enus gt Scan Devices 5 2 TOOLINFO View Operation This view is used to 1 Display review all the smart socket settings 2 Adjust any of the following settings M ode Units Setpoints Date Time Uptime and Security via six menu preferences To operate immediately after swiping to this view 1 Wait few seconds until all the Tool Settings fields fill up with values 2 Scroll down the settings to inspect values 3 If any value needs to be changed tap Menus Tool Preferences Page 17 of 52 5 3 PEAK T
4. A ALG FAIL 2 207 Pee 20 TO 2d ALG FAIL 2S To 201506706 DU A0 AM ST PL FAIL 1 948 The view presents a list of all the logs in the smart socket and displays the most recent torque and the time it was acquired When a new peak torque is detected it pops up a quick message Updating Torque Logs Note that with this view the constant polling of the smart socket prevents the device from going to sleep Caution should be applied to make sure there is ample voltage in the device TOOL INFO Battery 6 4 Swipe to STORED LOGS View Swiping to the next view STORED LOGS view the RAD Connect displays the current log in the smart socket as well as log files stored inside Android s SQLite database Page 25 of 52 LIVE 531313 y 1234 Aug 10 2075 Oh 6 1282 PM ATO FELD RAR Dal I 1 1G PM ave FELA RAN 1 416 Di 1210 PM 3169 Ftb PAN 3 d A TT FEL FAR 3 A9 DES PM IE FLG FAR 1 738 Is 20 TDR TS PM oS FELD PAEL A His 200 OG LZ PM Jia Feb FAN 3 OAI Ta 201 OG 1156 AM 1300 PIL FAIL 1 74 TE 201 SOS 11 59 AM 3559 Pili FAIL 4 99 Pim 20I SOG 0 A3 AM F0 FLG FAIL 2207 Pee 20i Oe HI AO a ALG FAIL 2 bt Peer OP Ba TO SA IA FAIL 1 This view displays the following e Tool Serial Number RAD Connect can connect to more than one smart socket and the logfiles for each tool are separated by the tool serial number This field is a drop down box Tapping on the serial number will display a list of serial numbers sa
5. be used with any tool and can display the torque with a 1 accuracy Figure 2 show the Smart Socket in use The Smart Socket can also display a pass or fail reading If the torque wrench does not reach the required torque set by the user a fail reading will be displayed on the Smart Socket screen If the required torque is reached a pass reading will be displayed on the Smart Socket screen This is very helpful to the user because this allows them to know which bolts are tightened to the required standard Another useful feature of the Smart Socket Is its ability to connect to a device with a Bluetooth connection An Android application was created to use this Bluetooth connection This application is called RAD Torque Data Logger RT Logger and is available on the Google Play Store and can be downloaded to a tablet or smartphone Using this application the user can interact with the Smart Socket and perform these functions e Obtain the Live peak torque By Live we mean that the smart socket will be continuously monitored for new peak torque value Page 5 of 52 e Download the logfile inside the smart socket and upload it to a database within the Android device This log file can contain hundreds of records and each record holds information such as torque readings pass fail and time stamps e Observe live graphs By Live we mean that the smart socket will be continuously monitored for new torque pulls and the pull
6. of paired devices Solution 3 e Navigate the Smart Socket LCD menu to Setup BT ON e Turn BT OFF then back ON e Swipe to CONNECT view e Tap onthe device name in the list of paired devices Solution 4 e Hard reset the smart socket with a pin and re activate Bluetooth SETUP BT ON e Swipe to CONNECT view e Tap onthe device name in the list of paired devices Page 52 of 52
7. the pull displays completion and number of captured points The list below has the number of graphs pulled already Tapping on any one of them will display the appropriate graph Note that 20 graphs can be stored but this is determined by the amount of memory in the phone tablet 7 RAD Connect Menus Each view of RAD Connect has its own menus These menus are categorized as e Commands for executing specific functions e Utility for reporting back various states and e Information for displaying settings Page 28 of 52 7 1 Common Menus While each view has its own menus there are menus common to each View These will be discussed here 7 1 1 Connection to Device Status This menu is a utility It checks the current Bluetooth connectivity state There are three possible states 1 Connected State Bluetooth was previously connected from the CONNECT view In this case the program will re connect with the device If the device could re connect again it popes up a message that the device is connected Otherwise it pops up a message that connection failed 2 Connection Failed State Bluetooth connectivity was lost after the smart socket s uptime Bluetooth or socket expired The program will pop up a message that the connection failed 3 Disconnected State There was no previous Bluetooth connection since the program started in this case the program pops up a message that a device must be connected Note This menu is also accessi
8. these steps 1 Erases the current log file in the smart socket 2 Saves the logfile in the database with the closed designation This designation implies that the log file in the database cannot be appended with any more records Page 38 of 52 Note that when the log is closed the log status display will show Closed on time date The log records are maintained in the view When new torques are pulled the user needs to see the new open log by 1 Tap on Menu gt Refresh Live Log 2 Tap on Menu Show Live Log 7 5 3 Export Logs to RT Data Logger This menu launches a multiple selection dialog box to specify what logs to export to the PC based RT Data Logger e Current log This exports the currently selected log title e All of selected tool SN logs As the name implies e Alllogs All the stored logs are exported Page 39 of 52 2 R DtCeouet 2SHIAbbT ka s date Leo Data Ait chpd but i OIL ICIC ICICI fol LKH HH We SLL HH LU Ke aLL UE i co al Export file attachment Send attachment to e via mail options mail recipient Export options 7 5 4 Export Logs as csv file This menu launches a multiple selection dialog box to specify what logs to export to the PC based RT Data Logger e Current log This exports the currently selected log title e All of selected tool SN logs As the name implies e All logs All the stored logs are exported Page 40 of 52 jerr praag Cen 0 RAD Connect
9. CH iM RAD TECHNOLOGIES TORQUE SYSTEMS ee Android RAD Connect User M anual Android Data Logger RAD Connect User M anual Tel 604 852 0405 30580 Progressive Way www radtorque com Fax 604 852 0269 Abbotsford BC V2T 6Z2 Canada E mail info radtorque com New World Technologies Inc Contents WE ig elei ie d Le E 5 2 Smart Socket Operation EEN 6 2l SiMe SOGOU IM CIAUS a E iexdedeatinih 8 2 2 Smart SOCKET Uptime Oe 11 Zo MAE OKENN Ee e IT 12 3 ANMO A ele UE OM EE 13 d e ul NTO ORT 15 RAD CONE CE VIEW ee 16 SL CONNECT VIEW ODE AON ME 16 e CEET 17 33 PEAK TORQUE VIEW ODGO inanan ar S E 18 5 4 STORED LOGS View Operation DEE 18 5 5 TORQUE GRAPHS View Operation NENNEN 19 C OU TI E saved neeashaavauneaeanaeadusisas aut ontnetaeaucaascnauieniers 21 6 1 Launch into CONNECT View NNN 21 EE IN EEN 23 6 3 Swipe to PEAK TORQUE AEN 24 oT WP O TOORED LOC S E EEN 25 6 5 Swipe to TORQUE GRAPHS View 27 L PADCE TON a a a a a a 28 hE e uge RE EE 29 7 1 1 Connection to Device Ed 29 7 1 2 Reconnect to DEVICE AANEREN 30 EN Be GE ele 31 hid QUU E 32 DZ COIN STEET EE 32 SC DE e Re 33 Page 2 of 52 Ted CNC EE 33 EC ORT ein a ca RTE 33 T TOOTING ONS MeNi Sassena EEA 33 Teak DEER 34 LoL Eelere 34 Lalea POON IES Pree EE 34 Fok HEEM S inn aa R a O AA 34 7 3 1 4 Tool Date Time E EE 34 LaS TOO KR eg In Une 34 er eg El 34 E E REEVE TOO SEUNG oriri a aS a 35 TA PEAK TOR QUE VIEW M ENUS Ae 36 E NEEN e De
10. Mode This menu is a command to obtain the graph mode enabled or disabled This menu is included for diagnostics and troubleshooting 7 6 4 Clear Graphs This menu clears all the graph sets 8 Recovering Bluetooth Connection after Device Sleep Assume that the Smart Socket Socket Bluetooth uptime expires and either the Bluetooth symbol in the LCD panel disappears or the LCD Panel goes blank If one swipes to a new view or activates a menu Page 43 of 52 function then RAD Connect may flash a two seconds message or a dialog box indicating that the Connection failed P 0135 PM VO me Tepa 4760 FtLb Be SOROS 1282 PT Lb PAL 12912 Be 2016 TAE PM ae Feb ASL 1 916 SOS TZIO PM OS PL FAI 7 A3 H 201 SES 1207 PM ITSA FiLb PAI 7 A9 amp SOS Oe 10S PM 2855 FEL PAN 1 734 Eis AIDS 10S PM a FELD RAN 1 734 Bis FO A eS Pb EAR eT Tee SOD 1 ARE Te PL FAIL 1 FLA Ter DOU SS 1158 AR F559 ALE FAIL 4 93 Pie 200 SO H AM Ba PAL FAIL 2 207 Tee 2010606 HI AO AM 274 AL FAIL 257 Note that RAD Connect requires finite time to detect a loss of connection typically 7 to 10 seconds The reason is that there the program polls the smart socket for extra time in an effort to re connect and re establish Bluetooth connection It is useful to test the connection by tapping menu Connection to Device Status which is available in all views This pops up an alert box that must be tapped to disappear Page 44 of 52 The first course of a
11. ORQUE View Operation This view Is polls the smart socket every few seconds for new peak torque The display consists of 1 Last peak torque and time 2 A list view displaying the current log in the smart socket To operate immediately after swiping to this view 1 Torque the tool 2 The message Processing new log data will flash within 2 seconds 3 New Peak Torque appears 5 4 STORED LOGS View Operation This view displays the log files stored in the database within the Android phone tablet The display consists of 1 Drop down list of smart socket serial numbers 2 Drop down list of log files corresponding to the selected smart socket serial number 3 A list view displaying the records of the selected logfile The following functions are available via the menus 1 Logfiles can be exported into the PC based RT Data Logger 2 Logfiles can be exported as comma separated text files with csv extensions 3 Current log in the smart socket can be closed Page 18 of 52 To operate immediately after swiping to this view 1 Observe the Tool SN which starts with LIVE and followed by the serial number of the connected smart socket 2 Observe the Log Title This log is inside the Android s database It matches the actual log file inside the smart socket too 3 Observe Log Status If says Log Open then this is the Live log This file can be appended by torqueing the tool 4 Note This is not a live page If t
12. Pee SUES A AM a ALD FAIL 257 s SO 1 1 A0 AM 97 filb FAIL 1 948 Ti 2016 IN HS AM MAIREL PEAH 3 B87 Ti 2010 11S AM RTR ELE FAIL 1 889 TA 20 SOG RIES AM POD FAIL 1 73 7 4 1 Refresh Live Log This menu is a command to force the RAD Connect to get the updated peak torque value This is normally not needed since the device is polled every few seconds anyway However in the event that the phone tablet has lost connectivity for a while while the tool is torqued using this menu will recover to the list view the missing peak torques 7 4 2 Log Record Format This menu is a command to display the description of the records in the log Page 36 of 52 7 5 STORED LOGS View Menus These are the menus in this view Bis SO EEO 12 2 DM ae Feb F Ae SOUR 12 DM AIS Feb F Bi FO do Pe R be A1 1207 PH AS FEL R Er 201 SO 10S PM 2B FOU F Bis 2000606 1205 PM 2969 FELD F Bg 2010 06 1208 EM 2003 Fel EA Tee 201 BO i AM 1308 FiLb FAIL 1 734 Tes 20 1153 AM J553 PLP FAIL 4 93 Tis ADISTA BU AE AM HA FLG FAIL 2207 Tor 201 AD AM 77A ALD FAIL 3 br re PO ee HI AO AM a ALG FAL 1 AAR Ti AMEDEE 1i AM 2418 Pb FAIL 2 847 Tae 201006 11 AM aTe AL FAIL 1 889 Fhe WIE AE EE AE ROM Cat kEAn 34 294 Page 37 of 52 7 5 1 Log File Description This menu launches an input box to allow the user to enter a description for the selected log file 7 5 2 Close Log This menu launches a confirmation dialog box which if accepted performs
13. SM ITIM56T ke s date Log Date Artzched Ee PSS LK aLL EES p m Export file attachment Send attachment to e via mail options mail recipient Export options 7 5 5 Refresh Live Log This menu function communicates with the smart socket to import the latest log records RAD Connect stores the newest logs 7 5 6 Show Live Log This menu function will display the open log of the connected live tool This is simply a shortcut to spare the user from tapping the Tool SN and Log Title 7 5 7 Log Record Format This menu is a command to display the description of the records in the log Page 41 of 52 7 6 TORQUE GRAPHS View Menus These are the menus in this view Page 42 of 52 7 6 1 Enable Torque Graph This menu is a command to force enable graph mode in the smart socket Normally this command is not required since RAD Connect automatically enables graph mode when this view is swiped This menu is included for diagnostics and troubleshooting If the graph mode does not activate automatically when entering this view it is useful to tap menu Disable Torque Graph then tap menu Enable Torque Graph 7 6 2 Disable Torque Graph This menu is a command to disable graph mode in the smart socket This menu is included for diagnostics and troubleshooting If the graph mode does not activate automatically when entering this view it is useful to tap menu Disable Torque Graph then tap menu Enable Torque Graph 7 6 3 Get Graph
14. ble via a shortcut in the action bar header view as shown in the figure below Page 29 of 52 EE Waar 5531313 S200145 Emulator 7 1 2 Reconnect to Device In the event the device goes to sleep the Bluetooth connection will be lost The user should set the device awake turn on Bluetooth in the LCD panel and then select this menu command In this case the program will re connect with the device If the device could re connect again it popes up a message that the device is connected Otherwise it pops up a message that connection failed If this menu fails to re connect to the smart socket it is best to swipe to the CONNECT view and re select the same device Note This menu is also accessible via a shortcut in the action bar header view as shown in the figure below Page 30 of 52 7 1 3 About This menu command pops up an about information dialog with version of this application and build history Page 31 of 52 7 1 4 Quit Presents a confirmation dialog to close RAD Connect 7 2 CONNECT View Menus These are the menus in this view Page 32 of 52 7 2 1 Scan Devices This menu is a command to start scanning new Bluetooth devices 7 2 2 Cancel Scan This menu is a command to cancel an on going Bluetooth scan of nearby devices 7 2 3 Disconnect Device This menu is a command to disconnect an already connected smart socket This command is useful when having multiple smart socket
15. ction is to re activate the smart socket from sleep e Inthe case of smart socket sleep LCD display is blank press the middle button twice The first selection will cause the display to turn on and displays unload This message is a reminder to the user not to pull torque yet the smart socket is internally recalling calibration of zero condition Pressing the middle button again will show setup messages such as Setup BT and Setup Peak Check the Bluetooth sleep according to the next step e Inthe case of Bluetooth sleep navigate the left and right buttons in the smart socket to reach Setup BT Off or Setup BT On where BT stands for Bluetooth In the case of the former message then press the center button until the display switches Bluetooth on The Bluetooth symbol will display on the top left We now can take one of possible two actions to re connect RAD Connect to the smart socket as displayed in the RAD Connect message Page 45 of 52 1 Tap onthe menu Reconnect to device or 2 Swipe back to CONNECT view and re select the device from the list This method can be more reliable since additional Bluetooth checks are undertaken in this view Finally if these steps do not result in a Bluetooth connection between the smart socket and RAD Connect it is worthwhile to do these checks 1 Confirm Bluetooth pin pairing by using Android Settings gt Bluetooth to scan and confirm pairing Sometimes it helps t
16. e Note The user is advised to start swiping to other views after the message RAD Data Logger is ready to use pops up or when All logs are downloaded message shows in the bottom status bar TIP One can select a paired device to connect while a scan for nearby Bluetooth devices is on going 6 2 Swipe to TOOLINFO View Swiping to the next view TOOLINFO RAD Connect polls the smart socket for the entire settings Page 23 of 52 Socket Uptime Wany This view offers the user the current settings in the smart socket and allows him to alter them in several preference menus Please refer to the RAD Connect M enus Section Note The battery voltage offers a glimpse of the available charge The battery voltage ranges from a low of 3 6 V to amaximum of 4 2 V When the battery loses charge towards the low value the user is advised to give the smart socket a quick one hour charge 6 3 Swipe to PEAK TORQUE View Swiping to the next view PEAK TORQUE view the RAD Connect polls the smart socket every few seconds for the most recent peak torque value Page 24 of 52 OC 7 FAN Te 4760 FtLb Bis 201 EOS 1282 PM TOO FELD RAR 12912 So S01 SOG 1252 EM a0 Feb FAE 1 916 DO SOG 120 PM Se Feb FAR 2492 b 0S OS 20T PM ITSA Fe FAR 2 A Pe 20 SOROS TADS PM TESS PL FAN 1 73 ADAD 13 PM PO Feb EAR 1 738 201 EE 105 PM 2012 FEL FAN 7a f r 201 SOO 11 59 AM 1308 FL FAIL 1 7 TE 20 OG HIE AM 3559 ALG FAIL 4 99 Tie 2010 HI A3 AM
17. e EE 36 E GR Eiere get E LEE 36 LS STORED LOGS WCW EE 37 Lat OORE DESDI EE 38 P AAO LO EE 38 To EXPONE LOGS tO RT Data Logger secca sudan tsannshseaseocnuessGadnee Ga pacmasreenes 39 Toe ED OOS aS CSV I GONNE 40 LaS Rere EIERE 41 FS 8 te BEE 41 FF Ee Wa 31606 69 Bl TI 41 LO e IR EE Die EWERT TE 42 TGs EMG RIC Eege Gia EE 43 Kell TE El EE 43 Eoo CSE GAIT OCS criti ee A een unt pha oN eae a Dp EN dat 43 ROA Ee E 43 8 Recovering Bluetooth Connection after Device SICED cccssssssssssssrssrsssssseessrsseesersseeseresrsaesersseessntsnssnseness 43 TOUT OS FOO lt WEE 46 Zb Eu Eeer ee UU E E ee 614d e EEN 47 Page 3 of 52 9 1 2 9 1 3 9 1 4 9 1 5 STORED LOGS PEAK TORQUE Display Wrong LOS EEN 48 PEAK TOROUENOUUDOAUN O EE 49 TOOLINFO Not Updating after Preferences are Set ccccssssssssssssrssssssrssrsssrssesssesserserssersetssnssrsees 50 RAD Connect Displays Connection Failed while Device is Aw ake uk 51 Page 4 of 52 1 Introduction New World Technologies Inc is a leading Canadian manufacturer of pneumatic battery powered and electronic pistol grip torque wrenches These torque wrenches are used to tighten bolts to a specific set torque Accessories to these torque wrenches can also be bought one of which is the Smart Socket The Smart Socket is a battery powered strain gauged socket used for precision torque monitoring of fastening Operations Figure 1 shows a picture of the Smart Socket The Smart Socket can
18. e are provided for this purpose Note that the software will show the actual voltage When the battery is fully charged the voltage is around 4 2 Volts The minimum operating battery voltage is 3 6 Volts The smart socket needs an hour or two to fully recharge the battery Torque measurements are stored in an internal file This file holds about 350 records There is a record for each tool pull cycle Should the internal file approach full capacity the smart socket gives a message warning the user should the available menus in the provided program to download and close logs The pneumatic calibration program part handles this operation Page 7 of 52 Note In the manual the smart socket is also referred to in several ways device Bluetooth device transducer and tool These designations came about since there are other variants of the smart socket such as Torque Transducer and RAD TV Tools with built in transducers 2 1 Smart Socket Menus The smart socket exhibits various menus displayed in the LCD screen These menus are actuated by the center button and the left right buttons When the smart socket is first handled the LCD display will be blank Press the center button to wake the socket Page 8 of 52 The LCD screen displays UNLOAD The message indicates that the smart socket expects the tool it is mounted on to be in idle mode i e not being torqued The smart socket is about to perfor
19. eset the smart socket with a pin and re activate Bluetooth SETUP BT ON e Swipe to CONNECT view e Tap onthe device name in the list of paired devices e Swipe back to PEAK TORQUE 9 1 4 TOOLINFO Not Updating after Preferences are Set Condition e User adjusts smart socket settings using menu gt Preferences e User Saves the Preference dialog box e Tool Settings do not retrieve some or all the fields Solution e Swipe to CONNECT view e Tap on the device name in the list of paired devices e Swipe back to TOOL INFO Page 50 of 52 9 1 5 RAD Connect Displays Connection Failed while Device is Awake RAD Connect may lose connectivity with the smart socket due to electrical interference or to loss of line of sight or increasing distance between the phone tablet and the device Yet there are cases where connectivity is lost when tool preferences are written to the device settings are written into the flash memory and may require re booting the device The specific case in point here has these symptoms Condition e All view pages may flash or pop up Connection Failed message e Smart Socket is Awake The following solutions should be tried in the same order Solution 1 e Inthesame view tap Menus gt Connection to Device Status to confirm the device connection condition e Inthesame view tap Menus gt Reconnect to Device Solution 2 e Swipe to CONNECT view Page 51 of 52 e Tap onthe device name in the list
20. he tool is torqued in this view the live log will not update One can update the live log in two ways 1 by tapping M enus gt Refresh Live Log or 2 by swiping out of this page and immediately swipe back in 5 Press the serial number of Tool SN This pops up a drop down box showing the list of devices already stored in your tablet phone 6 Press the log title name This pops up a drop down box showing the list of log files for this device already stored in your tablet phone When you select one of the titles the log data fills the list page just below 5 5 TORQUE GRAPHS View Operation This view displays the live torque graph The display consists of Page 19 of 52 Notes The torque graph and peak torque A list view displaying up to 20 torque graphs identified by peak torque and time acquired The torque graphs are saved in the phone tablet volatile memory The memory can be reclaimed by the operating system as required to serve other on going operations and therefore the graphs may be cleared The graphs are retained by swiping to the adjacent STORED LOGS view However swiping to other views will clear the torque graphs To operate immediately after swiping to this view L 2 3 4 Wait for the Graph is ready and enabled message to pop up Torque the tool The graph appears simultaneously as the tool is torqued When the torqueing is completed RAD Connect pops up a message Graph Co
21. ith th efollowing screen sizes e 4 3 Nexus 4 e 7 0 Samsung Tab 3 Page 13 of 52 e 10 0 Samsung Tab 3 Notes e RAD Connect may not operate with earlier such as android version 3 0 Honeycomb and even earlier e RAD Connect supports both portrait and landscape rotations e The figures in this manual are obtained with a Samsung 7 tablet with Android version 4 2 2 KitKat e tis useful to determine the version of your Android 1 52 o i THU 6 AUGUST Ge 2 ap Se J gon ze BA Lock sereen Neuie mstwang KT a cted aso media device Ee Security A Language and Backup amd re Accounts Email Deche Gp Add account System a Accessories Frei Y Date and time OH Ate Developer opti About device Tap into the tablet phone Locate Android version Settings as shown ADOT Oevene Soltware update Status Legal information Devre name Page 14 of 52 4 Connecting to Devices This Section outlines steps to connect to smart sockets via the Android Bluetooth settings The following figures below outline discovery and pairing of the Smart Socket serial number RAD S 31313 Tap on the Settings symbol Enter the pin factory set to 1111 or 1234 F Vitek Gre rte Ver S em O EI Data uspe BD More settings Deecg B cker wd ES Hangi het me Ces O sons L Dispi E oe Poetr Hiere He D anere Bkezmgb Mu here SATAA
22. m a zero torque measurement and expects the user to press the center button again within 60 seconds If the center button is not pressed the smart socket will resume its power saving state Note the icon for Battery charge level on the top right hand corner This icon will persist in various menus The LCD display should show the message SETUP BT ON which means the Bluetooth communications are activated A Bluetooth icon is also displayed on the top left hand corner confirming that Bluetooth communications is activated This icon will persist in various menus If wired USB communications is preferred then the center button should be pressed to turn Bluetooth off Page 9 of 52 The smart socket supports Track and Peak modes In Track mode then when at any time the center button is pressed the measured torque is displayed and stored in the internal file In Peak mode the largest attained torque in a given tool pull is displayed and stored in the internal file To set the smart socket in Peak mode the user should press either of the left or right keys and navigate the menus until the following menu Is displayed The user should now press the middle key to actually enter into Peak mode Page 10 of 52 When the tool is torqued in a pull cycle the highest torque value is displayed Note To get back from torque display in Peak M ode and back into other menus the user must press the center button continuously f
23. mpleted Captured pts Note the peak torque appears just under the graph Note the list below shows the number of torqued graphs Tapping in any of them retrieves the graph and peak value Page 20 of 52 6 Quick Tour This quick tour illustrates the several facets of the application We will connect with the device paired in the previous section Smart Socket serial number RAD S31313 then perform operations such as read settings read peak torque read logs in the database and plot live graphs 6 1 Launch into CONNECT View The quick tour begins with launching the application RAD Connect shows the CONNECT view presents a list of previously paired devices and immediately scans for additional nearby Bluetooth devices SSMS Waar 5531313 S200145 Emulator RAD Connect launches The list of devices with an immediate scan include previously of nearby devices paired and newly found devices Page 21 of 52 In preparation to connect with RAD S31313 we make sure the smart socket is awake and Bluetooth in ON Tap on the S31313 RAD Connect connects to RAD Connect is the device connected to SS31313 After establishing Bluetooth connection RAD Connect immediately downloads the logs from 31313 Page 22 of 52 SSMS SSMS Waar Waar 5531313 5531313 S200145 S200145 Emulator Emulator RAD Connect starts All logs are downloaded downloading logs RAD Connect is ready for us
24. o un pair the smart socket and re pair again 2 Hard reset the smart socket with a pin and re activate Bluetooth SETUP BT ON 3 Connect with the RAD Connect 9 Troubleshooting In most cases RAD Connect runs reliably to connect with a smart socket retrieve data and display information This is achieved by an information exchange communications link where the RAD Connect sends commands to the device and the smart socket replies with requested status and data This link is continuous in the case of PEAK TORQUE and TORQUE GRAPHS views The other views utilize this link only when the user interacts with the program There are some cases where the information exchange link between the application and the device may get interrupted by the tool going to sleep or for other reasons This section outlines steps to recover the information exchange communications link Page 46 of 52 9 1 1 TORQUE GRAPHS Not Plotting Condition e The smart socket is awake and linked and e TORQUE GRAPHS view pops up the message Graphing is enabled and ready and e TORQUE GRAPHS do not plot The following solutions should be tried in the same order Solution 1 e Tap menu Disable Torque Graph e Tap menu Enable Torque Graph Solution 2 e Swipe to CONNECT view e Tap onthe device name in the list of paired devices e Swipe back to TORQUE GRAPHS Solution 3 e Hard reset the smart socket with a pin and re activate Bluetooth SETUP BT ON
25. or at least 5 seconds Afterwards the LCD display will display the Setup menus and one can navigate with the right or left buttons This 5 second press and hold procedure also applies when the smart socket Is in Track mode and displaying a torque value 2 2 Smart Socket Uptime Modes The smart socket is powered by a battery which powers the socket electronics and Bluetooth boards It is not practical to leave the various electronics powered up indefinitely since this will quickly drain the available charge Page 11 of 52 It is important to discuss the two uptime modes in a smart socket 1 Socket Uptime The socket powers the transducers LCD display and motherboard electronics The uptime period in minutes is the length of time that the socket will remain active and after which the display blanks The socket can be re powered by pressing the center button in the smart socket 2 Bluetooth Uptime The Bluetooth board is also powered by the battery The uptime period in minutes is the length of time that the Bluetooth board remains active and after which Bluetooth is powered off and the Bluetooth symbol disappears from the LCD display Note that when the socket uptime period expires the Bluetooth board will also go to sleep The Bluetooth can be re activated by pressing the appropriate menu from the LCD display RAD Connect can manage the socket and Bluetooth uptimes through the preference menus in the TOOL INFO view The application has men
26. s one should disconnect a device before connecting to another 7 3 TOOLINFO View Menus Page 33 of 52 These are the menus in this view 7 3 1 Tool Preferences in Six M enus Wer seni Battery Torque Cycles Over Torques Min Torque Fil Mag Tongue Fb Cal Threshold Log File Size Target Pass F mil Large Fami Retry Bolts Calibration Mode Tolerance Ss Setpoinis Current Seipoet Docket Uptime Mank The following six tool preference menus present settings that can be modified as shown in the figures that follow 7 3 1 1 Tool M ode Preferences 7 3 1 2 Tool Units Preferences 7 3 1 3 Tool Setpoints Preferences 7 3 1 4 Tool Date Time Preferences 7 3 1 5 Tool Uptime Preferences 7 3 1 6 Tool Security Preferences Page 34 of 52 Units Preferences Date Time Preferences Uptime Preferences Security Preferences 7 3 2 Retrieve Tool Settings This menu is a command where the RAD Connect polls the smart socket for the entire settings Page 35 of 52 7 4 PEAK TORQUE View Menus These are the menus in this view T Kn 0 Pas reg He Ei Heca Ft 4760 Ceara ae i sce Shu ie al np B S010 1282 PM 4700 FELb CAS EE Ss 20S GG 1252 PM AC FL FA PONE 2 10 PM Fiya Pel FAR 2492 b 20 SOS 207 PM 2752 Pe FAR 2 eg BC 17 05 PM 7825 FILb FAN 1 73 i gt 2016 OS PM eS Ftb EAR 1 734 BIZ PM 3013 Pe FAN 7 OAI SURDE 11 59 AM 1306 ALb FAIL 1 734 TE ZURICH ER AM F559 AL FAIL 4 93 Tie SOUS H AM M ALD PAIL 2 207
27. u functions to detect sleep conditions and recovery to connect back to the smart socket 2 3 Smart Socket Internal Log File The smart socket has a single and permanent internal file This file is filled with records where each record contains information of a single torque pull e Record ID or Bolt number e Date of torque pull in year month day format e Time of torque pull in hour minute AM PM format Page 12 of 52 e Actual torque e Units of torque e Pass Fail if target mode is set Torque pull duration The capacity of the file varies depending on the smart socket model Typically 300 to 400 records maximum capacities When the number of records is about to be exceeded the LCD displays a warning Logs Nearly Full and with any more torque pulls the message changes to Logs are Full Some smart socket models may not register any more records and others may not operate until the log file is erased This is performed by RAD Connect in the STORED LOGS view via the Close Log menu 3 Android Application Installation The RAD Connect application can be downloaded from the Google Play Store The application has been in house tested in the following android versions e Version 4 1 to 4 3 also known as Jelly Bean API levels 16 17 18 e Version 4 4 also known as KitKat API level 19 e Version 5 0 2 also known as Lollipop API level 21 Furthermore the application has been tested in phones tablets w
28. ved in the database The Live name prefix indicates the currently connected device e Log Title RAD Connect assigns the title internally based on date and time the log was first acquired This field is a drop down box Tapping on the log file title name will display a list of log files corresponding to the serial number saved in the database e Log Description The description of the log can be assigned via the menu system e Log Status Either Open or Closed Open means this log Is presently being filled by the smart socket internal file Once the user decides to close the log via the menu system RAD Connect erases the file within the smart socket and designates the saved log file in the database as closed Page 26 of 52 e Log records 6 5 Swipe to TORQUE GRAPHS View Swiping to the next view TORQUE GRAPHS view the RAD Connect displays the live torque graph When this view is first swiped RAD Connect enables graph mode in the smart socket and thus requires few seconds The following messages will be displayed RAD Connect sends graph RAD Connect polls the RAD Connect shows enable to smart socket smart socket to confirm success Graphing is setting ready Note The user is advised to wait after the message Graphing is enabled and ready pops up and then to start torqueing the tool When the user pulls the torque graphing will commence Page 27 of 52 The display shows the graph and at completion of
29. will be plotted in real time e Read and write many smart socket settings such as modes units target setpoints uptime values and date time Figure 1 The Smart Socket Figure 2 The Smart Socket In Use 2 Smart Socket Operation This section describes how to configure the smart socket for operation with this software This device is comprised of torque measuring transducers electronics to poll the transducers for torque measurements micro controller to process the measurements and save them into an internal file The firmware inside the micro controller offers various modes of operation offered in various menus that are shown in the LCD Page 6 of 52 display Finally the micro controller also hosts both a Bluetooth board for wireless communications and USB circuitry to also communicate with computers Since the smart socket consist of torque measuring transducers this device is sometimes also referred as a transducer There is a rechargeable battery inside the smart socket to power the electronics and micro controller To save on battery drain the smart socket is configured to save power by powering down both the transducer measuring electronics and the Bluetooth board after certain number of minutes The uptime in minutes of the electronics and Bluetooth boards can be configured in the PC software TOOL SETUP Note that the smart socket must be charged regularly to provide continuous operation A separate charger and cabl
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