Door Fan 3.0 Software User`s Manual
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1. Click Next to continue Press Next to proceed Page 3 of 21 Door Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual F d New Hardys Wizard When asked where to search for the pune Sew Maremare Sear a Please choose pour search and installation options 23 drivers select to only search in the j i provided folder and then Browse to the USB sub folder of the folder in which you 8 Search for the best driver in Gon Ea Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local installed Door Fan 3 0 paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media floppy CO ROM Include this location in the search This would typically be C Program Files Aetrotec OM2 Drivers USB Don t search will choose the driver to install C Program Files Retrotec DM2 Drivers USB Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware Press Next to proceed 2 3 Completing the DM 2 Driver Installation Found New Hardware Wizard If Windows successfully finds and installs Completing the Found New the DM 2 driver this message box will Hardware Wizard appear The wizard has finished installing the software for o PIC18F4550 Family Device Once the installation has completed press Next to finish the installation Once you have located th2. Door Fan 3 0 Software User s Manual Retrotec Door Fan Software Version Door Fan Software Version 3 0 This Program is licensed to Energy Testing Company London England Copyright 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Retrotec Energy Innovations Ltd All rights reserved This document contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws All rights reserved No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of Retrotec Energy Innovations Ltd Retrotec makes no warranties with respect to this documentation and disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability quality or fitness for any particular purpose The information in this document is subject to change without notice Retrotec reserves the right to make revisions to this publication without obligation to notify any person or entity of any such changes Door Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual 2 1 22 2 3 3 1 3 2 4 1 4 2 4 3 5 1 a2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 Del 5 8 5 9 5 10 5 11 5 12 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 9 10 Table of Contents SOFTWARE INSTALLATION A A AAA A A es 2 USING A IMSZA WTA DOOR FAN 3 Dis eed seed Rete dads alec E Seeleatens 3 Installing the DM 2A Drivers on Your USB Ports aii 3 Identibyine where the DM 2 Drivers are Located i 3 Completing the DM 2 Driver Tas talla o 4 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE LICENSE cccccccccccccccccccccccecccccccccec
3. Page 11 of 21 Door Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual If the speed of the fan is too low for accurate results Door Fan 3 0 will display a LOW error and you will have to switch to a smaller range or you will have to stop the test 5 10 Room Pressure This value is the static pressure difference between inside the enclosure and outside the enclosure while the door fan s is running To take the measurement one pressure probe is open at the gauge and the other is taken through the red tube which is positioned on the other side of the doorway Regardless whether the user is inside or outside the enclosure the red tube is always on the side of the doorway opposite the operator 5 11 Flow Pressure This value is the measure of the pressure difference across the inlet of the blower and is translated into flow by the computer or it can be looked up in a table supplied by the door fan manufacturer The certificate of calibration defines the exact pressure to flow relationship In general the flow pressure must always be much greater than the room pressure Door Fan 3 0 will warn the operator when this flow pressure gets too low in which case a more restrictive range is required 5 12 Corrected Flow This value comes from the calibration curves on the certificate First gauge readings are corrected by Door Fan 3 0 based on the gauge calibrations then flow is calculated using the flow formulae on the certificate The resultant flow is then corre
4. 21 Door Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual 7 Results Page 16 of 21 Door Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual 8 Reports Page 17 of 21 Door Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual 9 Range Selection The general rule regarding range selection is that at every reading the Flow Pressure should be at least 5 Pa greater than the corresponding Room House Pressure For example if the Room House Pressure is 25 Pa the Flow Pressure should be at 30 or higher One slight complication arises when conducting a Multi Reading test your highest reading i e 50 Pa Room House Pressure must start with a Flow Pressure that is close to double the Room House Pressure i e if your first Room House Pressure reading is at 50 Pa the corresponding Flow Pressure must be approximately 90 100 Pa If this does not occur you will likely find that you run out of Flow Pressure near the end of the test since the Flow Pressure drops at a faster rate than the Room House Pressure Range Configurations for the Retrotec 2200 Automatic Fan Open Range has no covers over Range A has 1 ring installed fan inlet Range B has 2 rings installed Range C8 has 2 rings installed 8 hole plate Page 18 of 21 Door Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual Optional Range available 2007 Range C4 has 2 rings installed 8 Range C6 has 2 rings installed 8 hole plate with 4 plugs hole plate with 2 plugs ee o 0 S o ee o ole Range C2 has 2 rings installed 8
5. both directions y iaa E Dperator in the Room y Static Pressure bec X o 1 Observe static pressures for 30 seconds Cover the Door fan and hit OK when ready Cancel ee E er Once you have selected Start the AP 01 0 08 e IA A O A AO Oe O a i following screen will appear Cover your door fan and select OK After Outside APOI OPa APO2 DPa fis E APO1 pPa APO2 OPa Inside APOIA OPa AP O 2 OPa fis T Observing Background Pressure for 30 seconds Door Fan 3 0 will now observe the static pressure for 30 seconds Page 14 of 21 Door Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual You can see the static pressure being updated every 3 seconds Once the static pressure readings are complete the xi following screen will prom pt Step 2 Conduct Depressurization test Uncover Door Fan and hit OK when ready to proceed ou to uncover your door y y Cancel fan Once you have uncovered the fan select OK 6 8 Monitoring Auto Test Although you may start auto test and simply walk away from your fan it s recommended that you monitor the auto test process 6 9 Completing Auto test Once Auto Test is completed Door fan 3 0 will take you back to the manual test Screen Note that the information from auto test is now carried over to the manual test tab and is saved as any other test You may now review the results from the results tab X X and run reports from the Reports tab X X Page 15 of
6. equipment provided on your certificate 2002 5 3 Retrotec Tim Burnett 2002 3 4 Retrotec Carl Piehl 200237 sete cy Mora Use the Mouse Keyboard and Scroll Bar to 2002 3 6 Retrotec Colin Genge 20238 car Pen navigate through the list to your 1 8 2007 Retrotec Retrotec inc l certificate Click on your certificate and then click Use Selected Certificate This will return you to the Current System tab Page 6 of 21 Door Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual 3 3 Viewing Your Current System The Current System tab shows you the details of the equipment that will be used for all new tests It shows you the fans and gauges in your system and shows you which gauges are to be used for which measurements de Retrotec Door Fan Software Version 3 083 For example in the picture to the right Certificate 454 has been selected It shows that the system is composed of a aca od one Retrotec 2000 series fan with serial ajo es ao sae 093759 one 60 Pa analog gauge with ees yeti ee GAG geet tame eee serial 093428 and one 250 Pa analog gauge with serial 093429 It also shows that 093428 the 60 Pa analog gauge is to be used for room pressure measurements and that 093429 the 250 Pa analog gauge is to be used for measuring flow pressure from Fan 1 in your system Use Current Equipment Note You must ALWAYS select the Use Current Equipment button if you change Certificates Page 7 of 21 Doo
7. from our website at http www retrotec com products software door fan_30 Download the latest version and run the executable file You must accept the license agreement before you can install the software gt Door Fan 3 0 Setup License greement Please read the following license agreement carefully Retrotec Energy Innovations Ltd Product Door fan 3 0 Rev April 2006 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT EULA IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY THIS EULA 154 LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU 00 OR LICENSEE AND RETROTEL ENERGY INNOVATIONS LTD 8 CANADIAN CORPORATION WITH ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES DIVISIONS AND AFFILIATES COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO 45 RETROTEC L FOR THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT IDENTIFIED ABOVE WHICH INCLUDES COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND ASSOCIATED agree to the terms of this license agreement do not agree to the terms of this license agreement Once the software is installed you can access it by going to Start gt Programs gt Retrotec Programs gt Door Fan 3 0 or you can use the Desktop Icon if you chose to create one on your desktop Page 2 of 21 Door Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual 2 Using a DM 2A with Door Fan 3 0 Door Fan 3 0 can be used stand alone or can be completely integrated with your fan system by using Retrotec DM 2A Digital Gauges Note The following procedure must be repeated for every USB port on your c
8. static pressure and temperature information directly Using the pull down menu choose which direction s you plan to test Normally both directions will be tested to eliminate errors in leakage area that can come from duct leakage stack effect or wind Pressurizing is when the fan is blowing into the enclosure Depressurizing is when the fan is blowing out of the enclosure Both EN13829 and ATTMA TS 1 encourage testing in both directions 5 2 Operator From the pull down menu select whether the operator is in the room or out of the room depending on where the operator is standing during the test When the operator is outside the room the red room pressure pickup tube goes inside the room When the operator is in the room the red room pressure pickup tube goes outside the room Page 10 of 21 Door Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual 5 3 Static Pressure For both EN13829 and ATTMA TS 1 static pressure must be observed for at least 30 seconds and a number of average values must be calculated On the Manual Test page selecting the Static Pressures button takes you to a sub page where up to 10 static pressure observations can be recorded As observations are entered Door Fan 3 0 will automatically calculate the averages If you are connected to a Retrotec DM 2 or DM 2A digital gauge the Get Pressure button will retrieve each static pressure observation digitally from the gauge If you are using another gau
9. 3 for Corrected Flow m h g x a Eror III bbb instructions on installing your DM 2 Driver ressurizing Flow Toward ake rom 50P a minimum down to 10 ol a gt pp fp fp ff fp pt Adulti Point x fOpen 22 Flow Pressure Pa i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 D Corrected Flow m h 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eror E 0 i i i i i i i i Manual Test 6 1 Pressure Settings Select the maximum and minimum pressures and how many points you would like to test The maximum and minimum pressure and the number of points depends on the standard you are testing to Both EN13829 and ATTMA TS 1 recommend testing up to 100Pa Choose the distribution method of the points either Logarithmic or Linear Since Pressure and Flow are a logarithmic relationship distributing the points logarithmically will produce consistent spacing and a more accurate representation of the leakage characteristics of the room Distributing the points linearly will more heavily weight the higher pressures over the lower pressures 6 2 Direction Using the pull down menu choose which direction s you plan to test Normally both directions will be tested to eliminate errors in leakage area that can come from duct leakage stack effect or wind Page 13 of 21 Door Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual 6 3 Operator From the pull down menu select whether the operator is in the room or out of the room depending on where the operator is standing during t
10. Confirm that the system customer and enclosure are correct de Retrotec Door Fan Software Version 3 083 System Certificate 454 Customer Demo Customer Building Demo Building Zone Whole House Test Date 2007 04 17 02 34 37 PM Standard EN 13829 Manual Test Setup Fan Serial ea Room Gauge Serial 093428 Flow Gauge Serial 093429 Barometric Pressure 101325 Pa Relative Humidity 50 y Direction Test both directions v Operator In the Room y Static Pressure Temp Before After is c APO OPa APO2 Opa 118 APO1 oPa APO2 Pa Inside AP 0 1 0Pa APO2 OPs 18 E Depressurizing FlowAway Take Bto 10 Pressures from 50Pa minimum down to 10 In steps no larger than 10Pa Number of Points Range Room Pressure Pa lo lo 10 Multi Point gt Open 22 zl Flow Pressure Pal Corrected Flow mm h Error 4 0 Number of Points Range eE AARE Pat bo b b b b b b b bD 10 lo Mutti Point y Open 22 y Flow Pressure Pal lo lo lo lo lo lo lo Corrected Flow m h 10 0 0 o lo o o o Enor i0 lo b b fo b lb b fo Static Pressures Get Pressures lo jo Jo jo jo jo jo Jo o o b b b b bh bh fo fo Auto Test Calculate Results 5 1 Direction The first set of information required by Door Fan 3 0 is the Setup and Room conditions The user is guided though this required information by selecting from the pull down menus and entering the
11. Range C1 has 2 rings installed 8 hole plate with 6 plugs hole plate with 7 plugs Page 19 of 21 Door Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual 10 Troubleshooting Page 20 of 21
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13. cted for temperature or density according to the standard you are testing to 5 13 Error This value only applies to multipoint tests The resultant value must be 6 or less for the test to be acceptable 5 14 Calculate Results Once you have entered the required room and flow pressures you can calculate your results When this button is selected your results will be displayed on the results and reports tabs Please see Chapter 7 Results or Chapter 8 Reports for additional information Page 12 of 21 Door Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual 6 Conducting an Auto Test To Use the Auto Test function of door Fan 3 0 you must have a DM 2A and it must be connected to your computers USB port Follow steps 4 1 to 4 3 to setup your Group Customer Building and Zone Setup EJRetrotec Door Fan Software Version 3 066 ol x Options oo eee From the test tab select the Auto Test ae eee button Auto Test Set Up Max Min Points Distrib Pressure Settings fioofia J3 Logos v Ei ai SS tae If the auto test button is unavailable shut A E down Door Fan 3 0 and ensure that your DM2 AP 0 1 DPa APO2 Sw fe PE hd x A e o o L is connected to your computer via the APOIA OPa APO2 pra fig E urizing Flow Away Take 8 to 10 Pressures from 50Pa minimum down to 10 In steps no larg an 10Pa _ supplied USB cable and that the DM 2 drivers a a Roon Pesas Pal have been installed Please see 2 1 to 2
14. e drivers and installed them you will be ready to use Door Fan 3 0 in conjunction with your DM 2A Digital Gauge Click Finish to close the wizard Note You must complete this procedure for each USB port on your computer Page 4 of 21 Door Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual 3 Installing the Software License The downloadable software is a demonstration version with a 30 day demo software license In order to completely license the software and install your specific door fan hardware into the software a Software Certificate must be installed This Software certificate contains your license information and the calibration information for your door fan and gauge hardware 3 1 Importing your Certificate de Retrotec Door Fan Software Version 3 083 Door Fan Software Version 3 083 This Program is licensed to Retrotec Energy Innovations Ltd 1540 West 2nd Ave Unit 611 Vancouver BC Canada VBI 1H2 604 732 0142 604 737 0162 Sales Retrotec com The software license comes in the form of an encoded txt file either on a floppy disk or via E mail when the software is purchased From the Equipment tab click Choose a Certificate ES Retrotec Door Fan Software Version 3 083 Current System Current System Certificate 1993 Fans Gauges Calibration D Digital Gauge 12 4 2006 1 098294 Retrotec 2000 12 4 2006 098149 Digital Gauge 12 4 2006 Choose a Certficate Use Current Equipment Page 5 of 21 D
15. ge observations must be keyed in manually 5 4 Temperature Enter an estimate here of the temperature both inside and outside of the enclosure An estimate within 10 F 5 C is adequate 5 5 Barometric Pressure Enter an estimate here of the barometric pressure in Pa note standard barometric pressure at sea level is 101325Pa 1013 25mBar 5 6 Relative Humidity Enter an estimate here of the Relative Humidity If you are unsure the software defaults to 50 5 Test Section Following the Environmental Data section is the Test Results section The section is broken up into two areas Flow Toward the Operator and Flow Away from the Operator One or both of these sections will be enabled depending on the selection from the Direction pull down 5 8 Number of Points Door Fan 3 0 supports both single point and multi point tests Whether a single or multi point test is required is determined by the standard being tested to Door Fan 3 0 defaults to these conditions automatically the first time it is started These defaults can be modified by the user and will become the default the next time the software is started 5 9 Range Selection During testing you will vary fan ranges in order to achieve a room pressure within the indicated range The room pressure must be within this specified range to be in conformance with the procedure If you can t achieve this pressure use a larger range seal up the room or use more fans
16. he test When the operator is outside the room the red room pressure pickup tube goes inside the room 6 4 Temperature Enter an estimate here of the temperature both inside and outside of the enclosure An estimate within 10 F 5 C is adequate 6 5 Range Selection Before testing you will select a fan range on which to conduct your entire test The IEEE x room pressure must be within this specified Fan is at 100 but target room pressure has not been reached range to be in conformance with the You are currently on range Open 22 procedure If you can t achieve this You should switch to range and try again or you can continue Do you Want to continue pressure use a higher range seal up the room or use more blowers If the required pressure cannot be achieved Door Fan 3 0 will display the following warning 6 6 Starting the Auto Test Once you have completed the above steps you are ready to begin the auto test To begin the auto test select the Start button 6 7 Auto Static Pressure Unlike a manual test Door Fan 3 0 will l E _ take your static pressure readings 1475 a u to m ati Ca ly bl Customer Demo Customer Building Demo Building Zone Demo Zone Test Date 2007 02 22 12 54 55 PM Standard EN 13829 Auto Test Set Up EJRetrotec Door Fan Software Yersion 3 066 Options Max Min Points Distrib Pressure Settings fi 00 hi 0 3 LogLog y A A Aj ajaja Direction Test
17. omputer 2 1 Installing the DM 2A Drivers on Your USB Ports Found New Hardware Wizard Connect your DM 2A to your PC using a O Toum NEWN Hardware Wizard Standard USB Cable The following window A Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on pour computer on the hardware installation CDO or ori shou ld appear the i Update ae ste with your o Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for sofware 0 Yes this time only 0 Yes now and every time connect a device Select No not this time and press Next to proceed with manual identification of the Click Newt to continue location of the DM 2 drivers A 2 2 Identifying where the DM 2 Drivers are Located Windows does not know where the DM 2 drivers are located You must remind Windows where the drivers are located for each USB port Found New Hardware Wizard During the software installation the DM 2 drivers are copied into the USB sub folder in the folder in which you installed the Door This wizard helps you install software for Fan 3 y 0 softwa re PIC18F4550 Family Device If your hardware came with an installation CD By default this location Is C Program SEA or floppy disk insert it now Files Retrotec DM2 Drivers USB a alae If presented with the option decline the automatic installation and instead choose to install from a specific location Install the software automatically Recommended
18. oor Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual de Retrotec Door Fan Software Version 3 056 Next select Import New Certificate If you received a disk from Retrotec containing your license insert it now and select the txt file on Fi the disk 20004vgFull Retrotec 2000 Always 2 DM 2 Digital Gauge Always 2 20004vgOpen Retrotec 2000 Always DM 2 Digital Gauge Always DM 2 Digital Gauge Always If you received the license via email save the attachment to a location of your choice on Certificate Number Creation Date Created By Company enemas your hard drive 2 2002 3 7 Retrotec Colin Genge 5 2002 5 3 Retrotec Tim Burnett 6 2002 3 4 Retrotec Carl Piehl 7 2002 3 7 Retrotec Cindy Morgan 8 2002 3 6 Retrotec Colin Genge Y Use Selected Certificate Import New Certificate Back Please choose the certificate you want to import Look in Certificates v O e EJ 4 My Recent Documents The following screen will prompt you to browse for the txt file Once located highlight the txt file and click Open D My Network Files of type tet laces Open as read only 3 2 Using your Software Certificate EJ Retrotec Door Fan Software Version 3 056 Once your certificate has been successfully imported it will appear on the certificates page on the list of all available certificates 097105 Retrotec 2000 1 8 2007 E Digital Gauge 1 8 2007 1 8 20 Digital Gauge 1 8 2007 1 8 20 You are now ready to use the
19. r Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual 4 PreTest Building setup The next step in performing a test will take you to the PreTest Tab From this tab you will set up your Group Customer Building and Zone If you choose you may also change your equipment from this tab To do so select Change Equipment 4 1 Group Customer Setup Start by selecting the New button name your Group Customer and select OK Enter the Contact information for your Group Customer Existing Group Customers are available from the drop down menu Now you can move onto setting up your Building 4 2 Building Setup de Retrotec Door Fan Software Version 3 056 Pretest Building Zone Energy Group Customer Select Customer y Phone Numbers 604 555 1 234 New Group Customer plane Contact Name Group Contat New New Group Customer Customer Name Building Select Building New Building For Customer New Group Customer Building Name New Building Building Contact Phone Numbers Building Address City New Province State Country Postal Zip Proceed to Test Change Equipment de Retrotec Door Fan Software Version 3 056 Building Group Customer Select Customer New Group Customer Phone Numbers New Group Customer Contact Name Customer Name Building For Customer New Group Customer Enter New Building Name OK Cancel Change Equipment Just a
20. s you did above enter your building name and the contact information Only the building name is required to continue but we suggest completing all the contact information for your reporting purposes Existing Buildings are available from the drop down menu Page 8 of 21 Door Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual 4 3 Zone Setup A Zone can be a single room or a series of rooms For example you may be testing the second floor of a house therefore your zone would be Second Floor de Retrotec Door Fan Software Version 3 056 First Name your zone then enter the Volume sara envelope area and Floor Area Ea Zone Pretest Data for EN 13829 Standard Next select your standard You can choose ve a either EN1 3829 or ATTMA TS 1 Building New Building Zone Name Second Flood Building Volume Envelope Area Once you have completed the Zone setup Pete Select Proceed to Test sate EN T3025 Change Equipment Page 9 of 21 Door Fan 3 0 Software Users Manual 5 Conducting a Manual Test There are 2 ways to perform a test with Door Fan 3 0 Manual Test and Auto Test You may conduct any number of tests on a particular building and Door Fan 3 0 will keep track of each test Saved tests are accessible by the drop down menu or by using the arrow keys The test screen is where all of the information about the test conditions will be recorded On the top left side of this screen you will see the details of your system
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