User Manual - Advanced Measurement Solutions
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1. 92 604 Minimum RPM Y Zo0m 00 Sel Y axis Marker On Off Marker aximurnma 1942 5 Pinimuma TORQUE oom fi 00 Sel Y axis Marker On Off Marker 1 424 Pinimuma POWER oom 00 Sel Y axis Marker On Off Marker val be Pinimuma C dM1 2 Markel Marker Date NMEADIS3 D ate NMEADIS3 Time NMEADIS3 Timez NMEADIB3 i Sample nam Speed 1811 7 Speed 1785 RPM Torque joss kNm Torgue Dai kNm Power Fane kw Power 76 947 Kw a i 11 11 av 4 11 10 Single trend panel Three trends panel dM1 2 Markel Marker RPM Y amis oom 100 Get axis Marker Marker asm 1542 5 Mirirums 0 TORQUE Yaris 1 nn Sel axis Marker On Off Marker val 2 0 425 Minimum 0 POWER Y anis Zoom 100 Set Y axis Marker On Off Marker val aimi az Mininumn 0 A Markers Y axis Marker On Off Marker val 2r b Minirnum 0 S F O C T Zoom 100 Set Y axis Marker Marker val Maximum 0 356 inimum 0 Marker Dales Enable Marker Time 83 Sample 41 C dM1 2 Speed 1786 APM x 10 411 3 na Fower 76 9472. File Display Run Help Dati Dati 00000001106 11406 00000002106 32106 00000003106 00000004106 00000005106 00000006106 3 00000007106 00000008106 3 00000009106 Select the file of interest Then the Select LOG file to append window will open 1 5 Advanced Measurement Solutions LI M2214 Laser Torque Meter Log Trend Analysis Utility T 8 File Display Run Help Window7 C gt VC6 TORS Itm2214 ita x revi Dati Dati prove da SD rev 00000001106 1106 00000002106 7 12205 00000003106 00000004106 00000005106 00000006106 3 00000007106 00000008106 LOG Files Select the file to be appended at the end of the first one At this point the first file will contain the data of the second file appended to the data of the first one The file append statistic dialog box will appear x Advanced Measurement Solutions LTM2214 Laser Torque Meter Log Trend Analysis Ut File Display Run Help Advanced Measurement Solutions File append statistics Total samples file 1 10 Total samples file 2 4 Total samples appended file 14 The result file can now be opened with the File Open LOG file or pressing F2 see par 2 1 2 3 Printing a video page This version of LTA log trend analysis software tool does not support neither Print preview nor Print functions To print a VDU page press Print Screen key
3. default mode Advanced Measurement Solutions LTM2214 Laser Torque Meter Log Trend Analysis Utility File Display Help 3 macklpt_100pe z eme 2 1202 006 106 j 1202 n 7 LoG Nem 1502 n s LoG recenti Desktop Documenti Hisorse del Computer NL Nome file Apri UT zm Las Files Apri in sola lettura Annulla During input file parsing a progress bar appears In case fatal errors e g no valid samples are found during input file parsing the following dialog box opens 251202 006 L0G Advanced Measurement Solutions LTM2214 Laser Torque Meter Log Trend Analysis Utility File Display Run Help Input data processing E Loading input file LTA preprocessor X No sample Found lf no fatal errors are found at the end of input file preprocessing errors statistics dialog box is displayed The total number of processed samples the number of filtered defective samples and filtered samples percentage is displayed There is no need to worry about high errors percentage above 0 6 0 7 because bad samples in case eliminated from the input data stream but an excessively high percentage of errors can produce a graph which is not completely consistent with the original data as filtered samples are deleted and thus not displayed Advanced Measurement Solutions File proce
4. Horizontal zoom is achieved setting both the markers and selecting Display axis zoom F8 Original display be restored selecting Display Restore x F3 4 append two files use File Cat LOG Files Select the starting file first then select the file to be appened NOTE In demo version only the first 256 samples of the log file will be loaded and plotted regardless of the actual input file length Selecting the menu Help About LTM2214 LTA the general information dialog window is displayed This dialog contains informations regarding the utility revision LTM2214 Laser Torque Meter Log Trend Analysis Utility Advanced Measurement Solutions www AcdveancedweasurementSoalutians cam LTM2214 Laser Torque Meter Log Trend Analisys Utili 2 00 Copyright 2006 2012 20
5. axis Marker On Off Marker val Maximum 82 604 Minimum 0 X axis Markers Zoom 100 Set Y axis Marker On Off Marker val Maximum 27 76 Minimum 0 S F O C Y axis Zoom 100 Set Y axis Marker On Off Marker val Maximum o 356 Minimum 0 Markerl Date NMEAGI83 Enable C Marker2 Tme NMEAO183 Speed 1786 RPM 0 x FuelVisc g Cst Torque 10 411 kNm D x c xl emp Power 6947 kw 0 x 0 C 0 2547 TE S F 0 C 0 331 RPMTot 5178 Revs Fuel Temp 0 sp 0 kwh 14 5 X axis zoom F8 Selecting the menu Display X axis zoom or pressing F8 function key it is possible to zoom the graph between marker 1 and maker 2 The markers must be set before zooming First enable X axis markers panel clicking the Enable button of X axis markers panel Then to set marker 1 select X axis Marker 1 On Off in the X axis panel Then position the mouse on the screen at the desired position and click the left button Marker 1 will display in red colour To set marker 2 select X axis Marker 2 On Off in the X axis panel Then position the mouse on the screen at the desired position and click the left button Marker 2 will display in cyan colour Marker 1 must be set at a lower value than marker 2 Note As markers default value is always zero it is not normally necessary to set marker 1 to zero to zoom s
6. m 0 FUELS 125 47 5 0 0 331 Fuel Temp 0 Five trends panel Fuel Visc n 0 E 51 fo Revs 0 19 8 Process File F10 oelecting the menu Run Process File or pressing F10 function key the input file processing is forced Note With this revision of the utility this function needs not to be used as automatic recalculation is always activated after every parameter modification This function has been kept for compatibility with older revisions of the utility 9 Help Selecting the menu Help Online Help or pressing F1 function key the help dialog window is displayed This dialog lists briefly the main functions of the utility LTM2214 Laser Torque Meter Log Trend Analysis Utility Help Advanced Measurement Solutions qs LTM2214 Laser Torque Meter Log Trend Analysis Utility ver 2 00 WANA A dvancedMeasurementS alutions com 1 To use the program first select the LOG input file to open with File Open LOG File 2 A Then the processing starts automatically or can be started with Run Process File 3 with Display Display control FF the ta be displayed may be selected Horizontal and vertical markers can be selected by pressing the relevant pushbutton The marker position iz set pressing mouse left button Each graph can be zoomed vertically setting the desired value and pressing the Set pushbutton
7. Advanced Measurement Solutions Laser Torque Meters LIM2214 LTA Log Trend Analysis tool for LTM2214 Laser Torque Meter USER MANUAL Rev 2 0 English version web www AdvancedMeasurementSolutions com email info AdvancedMeasurementSolutions com O Introduction Index 0 1 Manufacturer responsibility Installation and setup Program operatio ruo urne dew ss Plotted parameters Peeters UJDISBIAV na PAIS ZOOM F8 sheet sheet sheet sheet sheet sheet sheet sheet sheet sheet sheet 13 14 15 17 17 20 20 Trademarks Microsoft Paint and Excel are a trademarks of Microsoft Corporation The name Advanced Measurement Solutions and the relevant logo are trademarks of Advanced Measurement Solutions Patents The laser torque metering technique used by LTM2214 is patented Notice Product characteristics are subject to modifications without notice Drawings photographs and video captures may differ from the actual product O Introduction LTM2214 LTA log trend analysis utility is a powerful software tool for LTM2214 laser torque meter system logged data analysis and interpretation LTM2214 laser torque meter used together with LTM2214 LTA software tool is a complete measurement and analysis system whi
8. ch can carry out an accurate log trend analysis of the working parameters of the prime mover shaft assembly For additional information document updates software downloads and news please visit our website www AdvancedMeasurementSolutions com or contact us at the email address info AdvancedMeasurementSolutions com NOTE To use all the features of the software the log files must be generated selecting the Custom storage format of the LTM2214 laser torque meter The other formats 183 Custom2 Custom3 does not contain all the information e g 1 83 does not contain the date and time stamp In case Custom1 format is not used the log file can still be loaded but the missing information are ignored 0 1 Manufacturer responsibility The user must read carefully the following legal note The usage of the instrument implies the complete acceptance of all the terms of the following notice Should the user not agree even partially with it he she must not proceed to install and use the software tool See also LTM2214 laser torque meter legal note IMPORTANT NOTICE LIM2214 torque meter system together with LTM2214 LTA log trend analysis software tool in the following text referred to as system is a measurement system and as such must be used only to obtain measurements store and analyze them All applications of the system which directly indirectly incidentally consequentially fraudulently can cause damage
9. ify the previous zoom coefficient So in this case it is necessary to press F9 to restore the X axis zoom percentage to 096 to have an overall view of the graph 7 Y axis panels Y axis panels contain many useful informations on the currently plotted trend Three different types of panels are shown depending on the number of displayed trends Single trend panels Single trend panels have one Y axis subpanel and the X axis marker panel Three trends panel Three trends panel has three Y axis subpanelss and the X axis marker panel Five trends panel Five trends panel has five Y axis subpanels and the X axis marker panel The following information are always displayed Scale factor Each Y axis subpanel has an adjustable zoom factor with initial autoscale function To modify the scale factor the new scale must be typed in and then the button Set must be pressed Y axis Marker To activate one of the Yaxis markers the Y axis Marker On Off buttons must be selected Then the mouse arrow must be positioned on the screen at marker desired position and mouse left button clicked After this the Marker val field will display the graph value at the marker position Maximum and Minimum fields Maximum and Minimum fields display the overall maximum and the minimum of each plotted function also of the portion outside the zoomed window 17 ea POWER Y amis Zoom hon Cel Y axis Marker On Off Marker
10. iles are used date and time information are displayed If NMEAO0183 log files are used date and time information are not displayed because NMEA0183 does not supply them in IILMA sentence formatter Note Total revolutions and energy are not plotted because their trends are not particularly significant they are just continously increasing ramps and in any case they can be calculated from the other logged parameters 13 4 Display control F7 Trend display selection Selecting the menu Display Display control or pressing F7 function key it is possible to select the trends to plot on the VDU The trend to be displayed is selected clicking one of the radio buttons and then clicking OK To exit the dialog box discarding the modifications made click Cancel Display Settings E Select auxiliary graphs to display APM filtered Torque Power default RPM filtered Torque Power fuel cons spec fuel cons RPM filtered Cancel C Torque C Power Fuel consumption f Specific fuel consumption The default selection is RPM filtered Torque Power 2 Trend NMEA0183 LLOG Advanced Measurem File Display Run Help RPM Y F O C Y axis Zoom 100 Set Y axis Marker On Off Marker val Maximum 842 5 Minimum 0 TORQUE Y awis Zoom 100 Set Y axis Marker On Off Marker val Maximum 0 428 E Minimum f0 POWER Ya Zoom 100 Set Y
11. on PC keyboard This will store the current VDU display in the clipboard Then open a picture management tool such as Microsoft Paint which comes as a standard Windows tool and paste the clipboard Save the image The image can now be printed using the picture management tool itself 2 4 Exit Alt X Selecting the menu File Exit or pressing Alt X keys will exit the utility 12 3 Plotted parameters The program can plot the trends of all the parameters stored in the input log file apart from total revolutions and energy The parameters are read with no additional manipulation So the trends displayed reflect exactly the information stored in the input log file The parameters trends which can be displayed are Filtered RPM RPM filtered with a moving average filter whose length can be set by the user in the LTM2214 hardware Torque Torque calculated starting from filtered RPM and torque pulses stored in the input file Power Power calculated starting from Torque and filtered RPM Instant Fuel Consumption Instant fuel consumption filtered with a moving average filter whose length can be set by the user in the LTM2214 hardware opecific Fuel Consumption opecific fuel consumption calculated from instant fuel consumption and power The LTA utility support two types of input log files NMEAO0183 and LTM2214 custom one For the details of the format of these files please see LTM2214 User Manual If LTM2214 custom log f
12. red Version without typing the serial number has the same effect A warning message will appear Click OK to continue Serial check failure X A Demo version only the First 256 samples will be loaded and plotted Note In Demo mode only the first 256 logged samples will be loaded and displayed while the rest of the logged data will be ignored In Registered mode 8388608 samples can be plotted for each trend that is more than 97 days at a rate of one sample every second or more than 388 days at the more usual rate of one sample every four seconds A customized version of LTA utility with a larger trending capabilty is available upon request but is not normally supplied as it requires a PC with a larger system memory This could cause malfunctioning in PCs with limited system memory After these steps the PC will display Advance d Measuremen t Solutions LTM2214 Laser Torque Meter Log Trend Analysis Utility Now it is possible to use the program 2 Program operation The LTM2214 LTA utility input files are text files with data separated by commars or spaces For this reason they can be loaded in a spreadsheet e g Excel for postprocessing printing etc 2 1 Loading an input data file F2 After starting the program an input data log must be loaded selecting File Open LOG file or pressing F2 function key Note These files are generated by LTM2214 laser torque meter hardware in torque meter mode
13. ssor statistics Total samples EEE Filtered samples 0 44934 cs Then the default RPM torque power trend plot will be displayed 1204 027 NMEA0183 LO0G Advanced Measurement Solutions LTM2214 Laser Torque Meter Log Trend Analysis Utility 10 2 2 File Append F3 To improve the reliability of the SD Card data storage in case of power supply blackout the LTM2214 laser torque meter closes the current log file and creates a new file at midnight during this operation which last typically a couple of seconds the LTM2214 does not calculate and log data so depending on the sampling period it is normal that some samples at the beginning of the new file are skipped Therefore each SD Card log file contains the logged data of only one day Note To increase the reliability in case the LTM2214 is used for SD Card data logging it is recommended to supply the system from a UPS If the user needs to analyse the data logged during two or more days the file append function can be used to put all these data on a single file which can be loaded by the LTM2214 LTA utility Select the first file with File Cat LOG files or press F3 function key S Advanced Measurement Solutions File Display Run Help Open LOG File F2 Cat LOG Files F3 Print preview Print Fil Exit Alt X The Select LOG file window will open 5 Advanced Measurement Solutions LI M2214 Laser Torque Meter log Trend Analysis Utility p
14. tarting from the origin of the X axis zero The following information regarding the sample at the position of the selected marker will be displayed date only if an LTM2214 custom log file is read time only if an LTM2214 custom log file is read sample number RPM negative RPMs means astern shaft rotation Torque Power Instant fuel consumption FOC Specific fuel consumption SFOC Fuel viscosity 0 Total revolutions RPM Tot 1 Energy 2 Laser receiver enclosure internal temperature Rx Temp 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1 1 13 Laser transmitter enclosure internal temperature TxTemp In case dM1 2 markers difference is selected the difference between marker 1 and marker 2 is displayed 15 1204 027 NMEA0183 L0G Advanced Measurement Solutions LTM2214 Laser Torque Meter Log Trend Analysis Utility stad f Before zoom 1204 027 NMEA0183 L0G Advanced Measurement Solutions LTM2214 Laser Torque Meter Log Trend Analysis Utility Be 120 After zoom After zooming it is possible to scroll the window along the X axis clicking on the left and right arrows of the horizontal scroll bar or inside the bar 16 6 Restore X axis F9 Selecting the menu Display Restore X axis or pressing F9 function key it is possible to zoom out and view the complete graph zoom 0 Note Switching between different display modes or loading a new file does not mod
15. to things menace human life and or cause physical injuries to persons even if the system is only part of a more complex one are expressingly forbidden In case the user wished to use the system in one of the above mentioned applications he she must obtain the written permission from the manufacturer beforehand The manufacturer shall not be liable for any direct indirect special incidental consequential fraudulent damage of material and non material nature caused by correct or improper usage of the system Moreover the manufacturer shall not be liable for any economical and or financial damage loss of profits or business caused by the usage of the system The manufacturer shall not be liable for any expenses claims or suits arising out of or relating to any of the foregoing 1 Installation and setup LTM2114 L installation is very simple It is sufficient to copy LTM2214 LTA EXE file in the working directory and start the program Then the serial number will be requested Advanced Measurement Solutions Serial check E X SERIAL NUMBER 2 Demo Version Registered Version Input the serial number printed on the CD case or received via email and select Registered Version The program will then create the serial number file LTM2214 LTA SER and switch to full functionality In case the serial number is not available Demo Version can be selected and the program will switch to Demo mode selecting Registe
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