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1. 007062004 04 04 z CME ERROR 00706 2004 05 00 03s sig CME ERROR 10 10 06 2004 05 02 Ds sig CME ERROR 10 107 0672004 05 04 Oss sig l ME ERROR 10 107 0672004 06 00 Us sig CME ERROR 10 10 06 2004 06 02 Us sig ME ERROR 10 0 06 2004 06 04 OSs sig CME ERROR 10 10 06 2004 07 00 04s sig CME ERROR 10 10706 2004 07 02 Os sig CME ERROR 10 10706 2004 07 04 OSs sig CME ERROR 10 107 0672004 08 00 Oss sig l ME ERROR 10 107 0672004 08 02 Oss sig L ME ERROR 10 00 06 2004 08 04 OSs sig CME ERROR 10 10 06 2004 03 00 Ds sig CME ERROR 10 X H rd AA A eee min CMe Am Clear Log The Event Log allows you to view all of the events that have been logged by the Cello This window is for advanced use to diagnose GSM network problems The information in the log is useful to Technolog so it should only be cleared if not needed The log shows the date time signal strength and status for each event You have the opportunity to Clear the log by clicking on the Clear Log button at the bottom of the window This will update the attached logger s memory Click Close to close the window UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 72 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual 8 8 Cello Diagnostics This window allows you to view useful Cello information that is often used for installa
2. 4 Bord Gais Edit Method Cahill Delete Method Bord Gais Con flow ee i Ucon flow Manual Process Cahill 2 Graph Reset Last nalysed For Help press F1 Select the Export Method you wish to edit from the list view in the right hand pane of the Export Manager Window Press the right mouse button and select Edit Method from the popup menu to display the Edit Export Method dialog box Edit Export Method El E3 OK Cancel Export Method BG Logged Data Process Schedule Cella Poll 17 00 Schedules Pressing the SETTINGS button can modify the Export Method settings The Export Method settings will depend on the Export Method The schedule can be modified from the Schedule list or pressing the SCHEDULES button can create a new schedule Click OK You must have PMAC in System Manager mode to use this option UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 134 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG User Group Creation Wizard Ee PHAC Export Manager SYSTEM MANAGER Iols Eile Edt View Help P k All Folders m Site List H 2 Control Groups Bord Gais E User Groups Cahill Hew Welte Renee Process aroun Group Wizard For Help press F1 NUM 2 The User Group Creation Wizard is a step by step guide to setting up your system for exporting data Entering the User Group
3. Cancel Selected Configuration File Comments C2FFL Pressure 200m and 2 channel flowrcount recording using Cello Large memon 22339 bytes F 41150 bytes F 195 days 975 min interval Data messages enabled Regular Bam daily call out must be enabled when required hour retry cycle disabled No PMAC ID defined initially Cello S N used by default Select the required configuration file and click on the Open button and the following window will appear Logger Configuration Eoniaue Srnather UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 63 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG When the computer establishes communications the following window will be displayed whilst the logger is being configured Logger Configuration ontqune nother This will be followed by the confirmation of transfer window indicating a successful configuration process Logger Configuration yy Configuration completed successtully At this point the logger has now been successfully configured for the application and is ready to be set up You now have the opportunity to Configure Another logger This is useful if you have a number of loggers that you are trying to set up using the same configuration file If you need to use a different configuration file you will have to click close and start the process from the beginning UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 64 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation
4. Move to the list view in the right hand pane and select the User Group you which to rename Press the right mouse button and select Rename Type the new name and then press ENTER z e You must have PMAC in System Manager mode to use this option UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 127 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Delete a User Group EH PMAC Export Manager SYSTEH MANAGER Iols File Edit View Help 2 All Folders ey User Groups Delete Rename Process Group aroun sead For Help press F1 NUM A Select the User Group folder in tree view in the left hand pane of the Export Manager Window Move to the list view in the right hand pane and select the User Group you wish to delete using the left mouse button Press the right mouse button and select Delete from the popup menu You will be prompted with a message box asking you to confirm the deletion z You must have PMAC in System Manager mode to use this option UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 128 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Sites in User Groups Add a Site to a User Group i ue PHAC Export Manager SYSTEM MANAGER OF x Fille Edit View Help 2 All Folders Cahill 2 H E Bord Gais F Cahill Add Site sl Delete Site Process Site For Help press F1 NUM g Select the User Group to add a site to from the
5. Updating the PMAC Archive Window As data files are accessed and modified the display becomes out of date Select EXAMINE STORES from the FILE menu to update the display UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 148 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Sorting Sites The SORT menu offers two Sort options which enable the displayed list to be configured as follows e Site ID Site Name Archiving Data To archive data 1 Select CLEAR STORE from the FILE menu to clear the Temporary Store 2 Select the Sites to be archived Sites can be selected by clicking on them in the Archive Display or by using the following options from the SELECT menu e ALL selects all sites which have data e BY GROUP selects all sites in a specified group e BY TIME selects all sites which have data which is before a time period which is set using the OPTIONS menu i e all sites which need archiving will be selected see next step below 3 Select TIME from the OPTIONS menu and set the Archive Time The Archive Time defines the amount of data which is held in the Main Data Store Older data will automatically be removed to the Temporary Store If the store holds data for the last ten months and this time is set to four months the first six months of data will automatically be extracted to the Temporary Store when the file is selected for archiving see step 2 above 4 Select EXTRACT DATA from the FILE menu and extract the
6. e Index Only For use with Technolog protocol loggers recording flow e g Newlog Metrolog or Utilog requests the download of the logger index only e Suspended Used to temporarily stop autopolling for a particular site without deleting the other poll settings for that site This option can be set automatically e Inbound Write Used mainly with Utilog loggers that can be programmed to dial in and transmit data automatically This option enables the data to be downloaded automatically UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 45 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Deleting a Site A site may be deleted using the SITE DELETE menu option or using the d button The Delete Site window provides options to delete the site from database delete the site logger settings file delete the data files for the site delete the AAPs or delete ancillary files MIF AIF IIF Select the required options and press OK If the data files are not deleted then the entry in the database will be removed but the data will remain for later use Important Note If data is deleted from the database the data CANNOT be recovered Changing Global Polling Settings Select SITES POLLING OPTIONS to open the Poll Settings window below right The Poll Time is the time of day that the polling operation will start using 24 hour clock PMAC will Main Poll Time contact all sites set for polling on the current day in R Activate Dail
7. Close Fante Help UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 19 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual Setting up a Modem 1 3 Click on the Devices tab in the PMAC Communication Settings window above Select Modems and click on Add The Select Device Type window right is displayed Select the Modem radio button and click on Next The Select Modem window right is displayed Select the required modem and click on Next The Select Setup String window right is displayed Select the modem type from the list and click on Next N TECHNOLOG Select Device Type l 7 x Select the type of device to be configured for use with PRAC Plus f Modem C 28 Radio PAD Cello Modem Back Cancel Select Modem q E x Select the Modem to use or click on 4dd Remove modems to install a new modem Serial Port Modem COM ddA emoe Modems lt Back Cancel Select Setup String x PMAC Plus requires that a setup string be assigned to the device Select the modem type from the list below Cray Quattro 144 no reverse answer Crap Dowty Mayze 24 DataFles Rapier Dowty Quattro SB2422 reverse answerATO Hayes 4ccura 14400 ENS Keridge Microfast P MC Dart 200 COPD pad MT 2834 LTI sl Back Next gt Cancel UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 20 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG The
8. e Enter the PMAC SMS Mobile Number e Move down to the USER PASSWORD and enter in the new password to be used by the user Ensure that the password is more than 6 characters in length and no larger than 20 characters e Re enter the password again into the RE TYPE USER PASSWORD TO CONFIRM field e The next stage is to set the access rights for the new user To do this select one of the three choices e When complete click on the WRITE CHANGES button Edit a User s Details A user may require changes from time to time depending on what level of access is required or maybe just to change their password for security reasons Whatever the case to edit the users details follow the procedure below e From the PMAC USER ACCESS LEVEL EDITOR window highlight the user name to be edited e From here the user can select the required field to be edited e When all changes are complete click the WRITE CHANGES button UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 17 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Removing Users To remove users follow the procedure below e From the PMAC USER ACCESS LEVEL EDITOR window highlight the user name to be removed e When highlighted click the DELETE USER button e The ARE YOU SURE window will then appear for a second confirmation If the user is sure then click YES otherwise click NO Note There must always be one system manager PMAC Plus will not allow the removal of the last s
9. gt Pressure m 00 00 02 00 May 07 2002 Tuesday Ready 06 00 08 00 10 00 12 00 14 00 16 00 18 00 20 00 22 00 00 00 In the case of Cello a red mark will be visible at the bottom of your screen of data This is the current dial in time of the Cello File Menu Open Read from Local Logger Send to Local Logger Send to Remote Logger Exit View Menu Toolbar Status Bar Data Zoom In Zoom Out Auto Scale Displays the Select Data File window to enable the user to choose which channel to set view alarms on Reads the current alarm settings from the logger attached to the communication port Downloads the current alarm settings to the logger attached to the communications port Sends the current alarm settings to the remote logger via the appropriate modem If the modem is currently in use the details are placed on the queue Exit the Alarm Wizard program Ticked when enabled Tool Bar displayed Ticked when enabled Status Bar displayed Ticked when enabled Data displayed Zooms in on the Y axis of the current data Zooms out on the Y axis of the current data Automatically scales the Y axis to provide the best possible fit for the data currently being displayed UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 48 of 176 TECHNOLOG PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual Logger Menu View Settings Dialout Settings Alarms Menu Alarms Setup Raise Profile Decreas
10. Channel Name Site ID Site Name clicking on an entry in the Details box Bl displays more information about that V Update LGR files from downloaded Psion NWL Wata files site s transfer l T Add download details to PsionRleport cev Close The window remains on display to enable transfer status to be viewed Downl until Close is selected ownload progress NWL Window Options RECEIVED DATA Puts the Local Comms module into a mode where it is waiting for data to be sent to it from the other device SEND CONFIG FILE Sends a configuration file supplied separately to PMAC to the attached Psion Organiser II UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 82 of 176 PMAC Plus N Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Download from Disk This page allows data and logger files to be loaded into PMAC from a floppy or hard disk or across a network Insert the floppy disk into the PC disk drive connect the hard disk or establish the network connection as applicable When the Local Comms window appears right click on the Disk tab Logger DTU ae Psion NwL fee Disk Either Read All Data Click on Select Loggers if the data from several Delete All Data loggers is stored select the required one s and Select Laggers gt gt click on Read or Click on Read All Data Select the drive to import data from and click on OK Close Setup Comms About The Read Data from Disk Read Data From Dis
11. Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Diagnostic Code Clear Information NAC PSN Sourced Codes Codes in this group are related to the way errors are handled in the packet switched network protocol No sessions available Time out Inter task procedural error Internal processing error X 25 inactive X 25 interface error Invalid use of fast select Reserved for future allocation NAC MAN manager Sourced Codes No sessions available Time out Inter task procedural error Internal processing error No command process Invalid address 192 amp 197 Reserved for future allocation 199 NAC TER terminal Sourced Codes 200 No sessions available 201 Time out 202 207 Reserved for future allocation NAC INL Sourced Codes The codes in this group are related to 208 211 d0 d3 the Internet link Reserved for future allocation UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 168 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 252 253 254 255 Paknet Radio Pad Manager Sourced Codes Blacklisted Call gapped Outgoing calls bared Incoming calls barred Reserved for future allocation Time out Session no longer active Inter task procedural error Internal processing error Out of buffers Time out Session not available Session already active on call setup Inter task procedure error Internal processing error Invalid PRN packet format Invalid PRN packet for current state Invalid PRN P R received
12. Logger Sening BOINOE neiss 118 Updating Settings from a Logger Read All Logger Settings Copy and Paste Alarm Actions Technolog GPS Protocol Logger Settings E5565 Protocol Logger Settings Starting Stopping Logging and Setting the Clock Export Manager and Scheduler cccsssceeseeeeeseeseenseeseeeeeeennees 125 About PMAC Export Manager User Groups Sites in User Groups Export Methods User Group Creation Wizard Schedule Times Processing CSV Export Module PEGI seriei E E S 148 Purpose Archive Display Sorting Sites Archiving Data Restoring Archived Data Keeping the Temporary Store Tidy UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 4 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 14 Tro bleshootng sissien nsin aaa 150 Local Communications Problems Error Messages Remote Communications Problems Modem Set up Strings Appendix A Glossary OF Terms nsss R 175 UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 5 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Introduction About This Manual This manual is designed to cover all aspects of the use of PMAC software from equipment requirements installation and commissioning through planning and creating a site database system to downloading and displaying site data It is assumed that users of PMAC software are familiar with the Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows NT4 operating system If this is not the case we recommend th
13. af EveyHour E eats ae e Check Messages W t Sre wih T E er e Dial Out Communications Mode Midnight Midnight ynchronise clack with metwor A Modem Confi ration Sine with Spre with Message Wait time fizo SECS g i C Reader Regular e Auto Answer Configuration felt Oe lal Out time AutoAnewe lonhguretor Dial Out Retry Mode kodem Eoniguratiar Humber Of inos belone answer E Anerer e idaw Stark Endi Dial Out Retry Mode Single Sequence Repeat every 2 hours Send Data This allows you to set when and how regularly you would like the logger to send data The options are daily weekly monthly with the hourly option reserved for Cello version 3 43 and later If the hourly option is chosen you can tell the logger to sync with midnight or sync with regular dial out time set on previous window You can also set the day of the week or month that the wake up is to happen using the drop down box f 428 Radio PAD attached AT Modem attached Po Dales er th rien diel torre ge Pule Dialing Uk Pulse Dial fining linas i US Canada liming ba Soy Use 2100H2 Answer Tone Some of these options may not be applicable depending on the logger type and version P Wee ued Tone th aneiwer mode 800A E Guard tore E pite Guard fone Check For Messages Cello only This section allows you to set when you would like the logger to check for messages The options a
14. All codes are displayed on a PC or SSM2 3 test meter CLR CLR Explanation Possible remedy actions XXX YYY NAC 149 supplied valid customer services NAC 161 Time out Call has timed out no sa on rig feature Exercise radio ys pas with call setup NAC 169 Failed to transmit Radio link to base station is weak Re position aerial improve packet to Radio or suffering from interference signal Pad DTE 171 Paknet Radio Destination port on Paknet Radio Try calling later after a delay If Pad port engaged Pad presently engaged this doesn t work call customer services DTE 172 No radio contact Destination address Destination Pad is being addressed on call setup contactable through the wrong base station is switched off or has a weak signal PAD 212 Blacklisted Paknet Radio Pad software Contact Vodafone Data Network limiting repeated unsuccessful calls Call has timed out due to no Design feature Destination activity on the link for i minutes address may be incorrect packet to NAC signal to DTE DTR in low state correct PAD 252 PRN unavailable Paknet Radio Pad is not in Re position connect aerial Carry service Not synchronised to a out commissioning procedures base station UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 165 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG CLEAR CAUSES This table shows all the clear cause indicators used in the error codes on the network
15. Invalid PRN P S received Failed to transmit packet to NAC No radio contact on call setup NAC synchronisation lost Encryption not supported Invalid NUA Incoming call received from NAC Paknet Radio Pad PNC Sourced Codes Codes in this group are related to the serial ports on the Paknet Radio Pad Time out Session not available Session already active on call setup Inter task procedure error Internal processing error Link failure Call clash Incoming Outgoing EFTPoS Spare Service unavailable Serial port overrun error Serial port parity error Broadcast time out General Paknet Radio Pad Codes PRN unavailable PRN overrun error Reserved for future allocation UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 169 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG FIXED X 25 NETWORK DIAGNOSTIC CODE FIELDS The fixed X 25 Network Diagnostic Code Fields are the error codes that appear on the general X 25 network and are not Vodafone Data Network specific 137 142 No additional information Invalid P S send sequence Invalid P R receive sequence Packet Type Invalid Timer expired Timer expired for incoming call Timer expired for clear indication Timer expired for reset indication Timer expired for restart indication Call setup clearing or registration problem Facility code not allowed Facility parameter not allowed Invalid called address Invalid calling address Invalid facility length Incomin
16. Locked lines are scaled on the Y axis in the usual way LINKS This option enables several data files to be joined together and displayed as a single line or saved as a single file The files may be in NWL or DAT format and the two formats may be mixed For each linked file PMAC displays the file name the priority the period for which data is available and any possible errors some error may occur when linking files because of different resolutions PMAC Plus attempts to indicate the worst possible error When a LNK is being displayed the files are searched for data from the highest priority to the lowest Where data is missing in one file and a file of a lower priority available for that period it will fill the gap with the lower priority data It is important that the highest priority file of a set of linked files is the most recent DAT file to ensure that scaling information is preserved when data is downloaded at a later date The options available are as follows UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 98 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG e Add Allows a link to another file to be included e Remove Allows a link to another file to be removed e Create DAT Consolidates all linked files into a single DAT file e Save LNK Saves link information for future use in the form of a LNK file This file just contains pointers to the files included It can be displayed as a graph but if any files are missing or have b
17. Menu bar options FILE MENU New Ctrl N Creates a new blank PMAC report document Open Ctrl O Opens a saved PMAC report Save Ctrl S Saves the current displayed PMAC report Save As Saves the current displayed PMAC report with a different name and into a different directory if required Copy to Clipboard Copies the current displayed report for pasting into another document e g A Clipboard Print Prints the current displayed report Print Preview Displays a preview of the page to be printed Print Setup Enables printer selection and set up Recent File Lists recently accessed files Exit Closes the Report program UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 56 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG REPORT MENU Comment Opens Report Comment window allows attachment of comment to selected log Columns Allows addition and deletion of topic columns in report windows Criteria Opens Criteria window for the selected log type allows setting of criteria appropriate to the log type Allows filtering out of unwanted entries Sort Opens the Sort window allows selection of primary and secondary sort parameters Show SQL Displays the underlining Structured Query Language SQL statement that is created from the options selected in the columns and the sort and filter options Normally only used in support of the software VIEW MENU Toolbar Ticked when enabled Tool Bar displayed Status Bar Ticked w
18. PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Alarm setup L X Measurand Flow 2 Send using data call Level alarms f Send using SMS High alarm O Disabled T Send Modulo profile 0 Just alarm Low alarm 0 a Disabled Alarm data For this channel Alarm data For all channels Repeat sending data Humber of repeats 0 Interval Between 0 Alarm Alarm Mormal Current Profile alarm Threshold E High alarm Enable Enable Enable Low alarm Enable Enable Enable cancel The Alarm levels window enables the user to set High and or Low alarms The alarm levels can also be adjusted on screen Regular Dial out can be enabled disabled and windowed at a chosen time and where appropriate the logger can be set to send index readings to the host PC along with the regular data Alarm setup X Measurand Flow 2 Send using data call Level alarms f Send using 5M5 High alarm j Disabled T Send Modulo profile Je 0 Just alarm Disabled Alarm data For this channel Alarm data For all channels Repeat sending data Humber of repeats 0 Interval between 0 Low alarm Alarm time window Start End m a Frofile alarm Alarm Alarm Normal Current 0 00 High alarm Enable Enable Enable Low alarm Enable Enable Enable Threshold 0 00 r cancel The Profile alarms wind
19. PMAC Plus a Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Delete Deletes a selected site Provides option to delete site from database delete logger settings file for the site or delete data files for the site Poll Settings Enables time of polling retry options etc to be set Exit Closes the Site Database window TOOLS MENU Edit logger settings opens the Logger Settings Editor for a selected site Alarm Wizard Edit configure high low and diurnal profile alarms in supported data loggers Graph Opens the Graph window with data from the selected site displayed in graphic format Values Opens the Values window with data from the selected site displayed in a table Index Viewer view daily index readings sent to PMAC by index supported data loggers HELP MENU Index Access to on line help About Displays the About PMAC Site Database window Tool Bar Options Note Some tool bar functions may not be available to you if you have Normal Operator or Casual Operator access Opens the Create a New Site window to enable the creation of new sites i Save changes to site details for the selected site d Deletes a selected site Provides option to delete the selected site from the database l delete logger settings file for the selected site or delete data files for the selected site os Edit logger settings opens the Logger Settings Editor for the selected site Edit configure high low and diurnal profile alarms in supported d
20. Sites can then be added to the appropriate bitmap images when the image structure is sufficiently complete by creating an active region and generating a task list linked to that active region see Creating a Task List below Although generally located at the lowest level site task lists may be created in any PMAC Plus window The creation of sites starts with the creation of a task list The introduction of the logger is highly dependent on the specific application refer to the relevant section for a more detailed explanation Creating a Task List Creating a Task List for each site effectively programs the site with the ID number of the associated logger As the ID number is the same as the Site ID creating the task list also links that site as an active region to the site with that ID number which has already been created in the Site Database window Create a task list as follows e Run PMAC Plus with system manager access e Enable active region editing see Active Region Editing Mode earlier in this section e Position the mouse pointer at the top left corner of the position where you wish the site active region to appear Click and hold the left mouse button down and drag the mouse pointer to create the box which will become the site active region When the box is the correct size in the new position release the mouse button e Check that the active region has been created correctly in the new position by moving the mouse pointer ac
21. nothing Set Logger to Computer Clock This will set the clock in the logger to the same time as in the PC real time clock The logger must have been stopped before this can be done Start Logging Starts the logger logging Clicking this option will enable all the other options UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 123 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manua l N TECHNOLOG When all the required check boxes have been selected then click on OK If any communication is required then it will be performed after which the Logger Settings Editor will be closed If it is required that the Logger Settings Editor remain open after communication has been performed then use the START STOP menu item instead This will show dialog boxes that are very similar to the Exit ones E5565 Protocol Start Stop Logger Options W Save changes to disk Write changes to logger write changes on inbound call Download Data Stop logging and clear store Set logger to computer clack F Start Logging Cancel Technolog GPS Protocol Exit Logger Settings Editor Options M Save changes to disk Write changes to logger F write changes on inbound call Download Data Stop Logging Set logger to computer clack Clear Store and Start Logging Cancel UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 124 of 176 N PMAC Plus TECHNOLOG Installation and Operating User Manual 12 Export Manager and Scheduler About PMAC Expor
22. 11111111F control outputs S Control Qutputs EE Control Outputs x Day Time Change to Day Time 12 34 Sunday 00 00 HIGH ooo CRO 5 00 20 CeCe Edit 00 40 CMO plete 01 00 h Cee Delete 01 20 MO MT 0a COOL Duplicate 02 00 0000 02 20 COT E Clear All 02 40 700K 03 00 OCW 03 20 CMC v1 01 03 40 ewe and display tables Logger Settings Editor Local S STEM File Edit Window Actions Display Help Display Table l Display Mode Manual OUTLET Current Reading INLET Current Reading INT BAT Master Data Table Internal Supply Status Message EXT BAT Master Data Table External Supply Status Message z OUTLET z MAXIMUM Maximum Value z MINIMUM Minimum Value INLET MAXIMUM Maximum Value MINIMUM Backup Power Low E E M Hi T clear Backup Normal after Low a E M Hi J clear Watchdog Interrupt Iv E M Hi l clear alol xi PES ax aox E a E aax UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 122 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Starting Stopping Logging and Setting the Clock When exiting the Logger Settings Editor the user is presented with one of the following two windows depending on the Protocol used E5565 Protocol Technolog GPS Protocol Start Stop Logger Exit Logger Settings Editor Options Options IW Save changes to disk IW Save changes to disk M Write changes to logger IW White changes t
23. Axis Values spreadsheets No Data as Blank Lines M Decimal day calculated from 1900 Format Excel Lotus 123 Cancel To export data 1 Select the EXPORT function in the LINE menu The Export Options window right opens 2 Select the required destination Clipboard or File Select the number of decimal places to use for the exported data Choose whether to include e Time Axis Values This will include a date time column in the spreadsheet e No Data as Blank Lines If there are any gaps in the data then the spreadsheet will produce a blank in the list of data e Decimal Days Calculated from 1900 This option is best used when recalculating the date with the facilities within the chosen format For further information see the example below Choose the format Excel or Lotus 123 3 If save to Clipboard is selected the data is exported to the Windows Clipboard From there it can be pasted directly into a Windows spreadsheet e g Excel Depending on the data and logging rates only small amounts of data can be transferred this way typically a few days 4 If save to File is selected the data is saved to a CSV file which can then be imported into the spreadsheet The amount of data that can be exported in this way is normally only limited by your disk space However in some spreadsheets there is a limitation on the number of lines displayed this may then require multiple exports CSV
24. DATs on the Pack selected in the Target Drive box Click on Save As to save a set of sites to disk this can be retrieved when required using the Open button The lists can be sorted by clicking on the column headers Using this system pre defined Retrieval runs can be created and added to work lists when required UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 79 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Download from a DTU This page allows access to a Datamaster or RUS Data Transfer Unit DTU connected directly to a communication port on the PC by an appropriate cable Connection is via the same COM port used for Logger connection but the E5565 protocol must have been installed with PMAC Plus Note If a Datamaster is being used then ensure the display is on before commencing any download otherwise download cannot be achieved e Connect the DTU to the PC and press any key on the Datamaster e Open the Local Comms window right and click on the DTU tab Either Read All Data Click on Select Loggers if Delete All Data the data from several Select Loggers gt loggers is stored select the required one s and then click on Read or Click on Read All Data e The Datamaster Data Download window right appears and displays the progress of the download Click on Show Details if further information Is required This includes Se Sete a Site Name Site ID and Download Status Do
25. Database that pager number is correct please ensure that there are NO SPACES in pager number To do this go to PMAC Main Window gt Utils gt Site Database then find correct site and check pager number is correct 2 If this is for communications via a Modem then check pager service type is correct and that timeouts are correct go to PMAC Main Window gt Edit gt Communication Ports gt Global Tab and make sure that Pager enable is set and Dial Out group is right a modem dial out group Duration is usually 20 seconds and delay is 120 seconds 3 If you are paging via an X 28 PAD then go to pager service settings see just above and make sure dial out group is X 28 Pads and that Destination NUA is set to 23533399130017 UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 158 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG OK TIMEOUT Means Cause PMAC has completed communications with logger and activity timeout occurred While viewing logger settings user didn t communicate with logger for a minute To save telephone costs communications driver disconnected call Modem Error Messages found in the comms log BLACKLISTED Means Modem has returned this error message in response to a dial command Cause Modem has decided that PMAC has retried telephone number too many times and that number is now unobtainable for 2 hours This only
26. Min 30 Advanced Settings Alarm Configuration Channel Hame HIGH Alarm LO Alarm Disabled Disabled High Alarm Disabled r fo n EUNT Advanced Settings Low Alarm Disabled kaj fo 0g SUNA Alarm Window Times Update List Alarm Window Start joo L End joo Cancel List Edits This window allows you to set the dial out numbers wake up options and alarm configuration Dial out numbers The PMAC Dialout numbers are for any logger with an internal or external PSTN modem Cellos can also use these numbers if either the advanced wake up is set to Data Call or advanced channel alarm settings are set to Dial Out The SMS Data number is the number of the host PC s communication device The Modulo Number is used for Cellos that are part of Modulo control systems only Regular Wake Up Options This section allows you to enable disable the logger s regular wakeup and also set the time you want the logger to wake up You can set the time of the wake up by using the up and down arrows next to the hour and minute boxes To enable a regular wake up you must place a tick in the Enable regular wake up box There are Advanced Settings that can be used explained in section 4 1 6 1 Alarm Configuration First you must highlight the specified channel With the Alarm configuration section there are two functions to fill in UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 67 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Ope
27. Name Choosing the Site s in the User Group Selecting the Export Method s and Schedule Specifying which Channel s to use First Step is to select User Group from the right hand pane Then left click in the left hand pane Then click on the Group Wizard option UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 135 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Entering the User Group Name User Group Creation Wizard PO Enter the name of the User Group you wish to create Click the Next button UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 136 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG z N Choosing the Site s in the User Group mwm User Group Creation Wizard Please select the site s to add to the group that you are creating You must select at least one site To select more than one site hold down the CTAL key and then click each site you want to select jSiteld SiteName sd 0001 AJ Modulo 00g Bretby OULU test OU Jordans Town Road 000s Station Road 000E Halland UO Hourly Test ooog Halland test lt Back Cancel Help Select the Site s you wish to add to your User Group Click the Next button To select more than one Site hold down the CTRL key and then click the Sites you want To select a range of Sites select the first Site hold down the SHIFT and select the Site at the end of the range UG
28. Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Select Baud Rate X 7 The Select Baud Rate window right is displayed Select the baud rate to be used with this device This should normally be 1200 But with cellular logger modems this Select the required Baud Rate will need to be S600 Set baud rate to 1200 default unless the modem is to be used with M1 systems in which case it may be necessary to increase the baud rate to 9600 Click on Next Baud Aate 1200 default B Back Next gt Cancel x 8 The Select Dial Out Group window right IS displayed Select the dial out group to assign this device to This should normally be left at the default value but the device may be assigned to a different group by selecting one from the list or just Select the required group hyping a new name into the bow refer to the note below This Dial out Group should normally be left at the i Modems default Modems setting but if required either a different group can be selected from the list or a new group name can be entered Click on Next Back Cancel Note Dial out Group allows modems or X 28 PADs to be grouped so that sites can be selected to use different modems or X 28 PADs or groups of modems X 28 PADs There are two default groups Modems and X 28 PADs When a modem or PAD is first installed you can either put in one of these two groups or choose your own g
29. SMS messages for regular data sending you can set the Message Wait Time This is done by clicking on the drop down box and selecting a time between disabled and 600 secs The message wait time sets the length of time the Cello stays awake listening for commands from PMAC This is normally left at the default 120 secs but on sites where data gaps are appearing it may be useful to increase this to 300 or 600 seconds This time includes the time it takes for the Cello to send all of the data and other messages that it needs to transmit If you would like the unit to repeat sending latest data you can now select the Retry sequence this can be Single or Repeat every 2 hours Once all changes have been made in the window clicking Ok will write the changes to the attached logger and close the window Clicking Cancel will exit the window without making any changes to the logger UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 55 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 7 Site Information Report The Site Report Window When selected each site is displayed inside the Site Report window b PMAC Site Info Reporting SYSTEM Reporti a Oj x File Report view window Help D Gel eml ala New Site 0000 Ravenstor Road New Site 2233 New Site 12348 George Street PMA New Site 12348 The Site Report View window has a menu bar and tool bar that provides access to the functions required to use the Report files
30. Time 14 44 78 Time Fes fio SEC Ft 1 minutes Configuration Pressure 100m and 2 channel floweicount recording using Cello SITE NAME George Street PMA Site No 00000001 PMAC ID 12345 Dialout Setti tay Pressure Ca pee E aFlow 2 Che UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 74 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG When all the required alterations to each tiled window have been made i e each channel dialout settings and the global settings window the logger settings editor can be closed in the usual windows fashion by clicking on the cross in the right hand corner of the logger settings editor window The options menu shown below will now appear This is the point at which all of the previous changes made using the logger settings editor will be stored Using the mouse pointer click on the Write Changes to Logger check box This will insert a tick in the box it may also tick other boxes If you wish to change these just re click on them to set or reset the option Finally click on the OK button Exit Logger Settings Editor Options MW Save changes to disk Write changes to logger Write changes on inbound call Download Data Stop Logging Set logger to computer clack Clear Store and Start Logging Cancel UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 75 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual
31. and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 8 4 Setup Channels Channel Setup l ii Logger Timebase jis Minutes wf ee Lee 15 Minutes Fon 2 rae TET 15 Minutes Modify Selected Channel Channel Mame Flow 1 Channel Aate i F Minutes Whreshal di ka AEs Save This window allows you to edit the channel names and logging settings The Logger s overall Timebase can be changed see section 4 1 1 This selection will affect the logging rate of all of the channels because each channel logs at a multiple of the Timebase You will see that as the Logger s Timebase is changed the logging rates for all channels will change correspondingly Clicking on a channel will show its settings and allow them to be edited in the lower section You can change the Channel Name by entering it in the channel box provided From here you can also change the Channel Rate by clicking on the drop down box and selecting the rate required for that channel If available the logger s Threshold and Index values can be edited Once channel settings have been edited clicking on either save or another channel in the list will update the screen with the edited details To write the changes to the logger and close the window click on Update Logger Clicking on Close will close the window without making any changes to the logger UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 65 of 176 PMAC Plus N Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 8 5 Setup Liv
32. be Access Number Dial Group edited or select Add to enter a new pager pager Enter the Pager Network Name and the Network Access Number then Select an appropriate dial out group to use Add Edit Delete If a Modem dial out group is selected then the Call duration box should be filled The Call Duration is the amount of time which the modem will stay connected to the paging service Setting this too long will _ ok __ Cancel Helo slow down the call process but setting it too short may mean that the pager request is not accepted New Edit Pager Network The Dial Delay is the amount of time Pager Network Name which PMAC Plus will wait after the Call eer ene rete Doo Duration time has elapsed before it starts to call the logger This is to allow time for Modem Dial out group ttti the paging request to get to the logger and Call Duration E the communications to be powered up If Dial Delay booo this is too long the logger modem or X 28 PAD may power down before the call is received Ae if it is too short the modem or Cancel X 28 PAD may not be ready to accept the call Note If an X 28 PAD dial out group is selected the available options change The Destination NUA is the NUA or PAD number of the pager service The Dial Delay works the same as for modems There is no Call Duration for X 28 PAD dial out groups To enable a site to use pager pre dial access the site in the Site Database
33. call click on Graph icon and choose battery voltage channel probably channel 2 Check last few values for voltage If voltage is close to 11 Volts then battery needs to be changed 8 Ifthe problem persists then call the Technolog Support Desk UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 162 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG CLR PAD 212 Means Blacklisted Radio PAD is limiting number of unsuccessful calls made from PAD Cause PMAC making a large number of unsuccessful call attempts to a site Remedy 1 You should find out what caused unsuccessful communications and fix that problem first 2 To clear Blacklisting simply power cycle Radio PAD switch it off for a bit then on again 3 If the problem persists then contact the Technolog Support Desk CLR PAD 225 Means Time out call has timed out after inactivity for 3 minutes Cause This should not happen with normal use of PMAC Remedy If this problem persists then call the Technolog Support Desk CLR PAD 234 Means Failed to transmit data to Base Station Cause Poor radio signal quality to Base Station Remedy 1 Re position aerial of Radio PAD connected to PMAC PC for a better signal 2 Contact Paknet Helpdesk 3 Ifthe problem persists contact the Technolog Support Desk CLR PAD 245 Means Destination address not connected to DTE The radio pad doesn t think that anything is attached to it Cause This message can be caused by a variety of th
34. commands are usually supplied with the modem or X 28 PAD either in a text file on disk or printed in the manual Before creating a new setup string for a device details of the modem X 28 setup commands should be found Checking your Current Modem Setup String Enter System Manager mode from the PMAC Main window select the EDIT menu and COMMUNICATION PORTS the PMAC Communication Settings SYSTEM window is displayed right In this window you should see your PMAC modems and X 28 PAD s listed in our example the modem is called Serial port modem and the X 28 PAD is called Pad 1 To check the modem or PAD settings simply double left click on the modem or PAD name in the list You will then get the window shown below right This window shows the port and modem settings for the device in this example a modem You will notice that the Modem Setup String is selected as one of the pre set strings currently the US Robotics Sportster setup string There are a number of pre set setup strings for many of the popular modems on the market today The string of characters and numbers is the Modem Setup String Currently this is AT amp FIX38 amp KO amp MO To decode the setup string one will need to look at the modem manual for the US Robotics Sportster in wunical i x Iq Psion NwL G Global ga PMAC SMS m Pagers il Local la Devices ia Work about PMAC Plus E i M
35. data point shown on screen and sets the low alarm at that value UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 49 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Help Menu Show Welcome Screen Selecting this option will enable the welcome screen to pop up when the alarm wizard is opened Keyboard Map Shows the shortcut keys for the Alarm Wizard below Hot Keps Decrease Profle About Alarm Wizard Displays the version number for both the Alarm Wizard and PMAC Plus Setting Alarms All Alarms are set using the Alarms Setup option on the Alarms menu This will display the Alarm Settings window that contains four or five tabs depending upon the type of data logger you are setting alarms for xl Measurand Flow 2 Send using data call Level alarms f Send using 5M5 High alarm g Disabled T Send Modulo profile 0 Just alarm Low alarm 0 Disabled Alarm data For this channel Alarm data For all channels Alarm time window Repeat sending data Humber of repeats 0 Interval between 0 Alarm Alarm Mormal Current eee bees High alarm Enable Enable Enable Enable Enable Low alarm Enable Cancel Profile alarm The Alarm time window enables the user to set a windowed period during which alarms are valid This period is set using the 24hr clock and is applicable to High and or Low alarms UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 50 of 176
36. displayed Select the X 28 PAD radio button and click on Next 3 The Select Communications Port window right is displayed Select the appropriate port and click on Next 4 The Select Setup String window right is displayed Select the PAD type from the list and click on Next N TECHNOLOG Select Device Type E X Select the type of device to be configured for use with PMAC Plus Modem ie 29 Radio FAD Cello Modem Select the communications port to which the 26 PAD is connected Communications Fort COMM PMAC Plus requires that a setup string be assigned to the device Select the modem type from the list below Paknet A adio FAD ABB Paknet A adio FAD lt Back Hegt gt Cancel UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 26 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual The Select Dial Modes window right is displayed Select either or both options as appropriate and click on Next If Dial In was enabled in step 5 the Select Dial In Properties window right is displayed Select the required protocol a protocol MUST be selected Click on Next If Dial Out was enabled in step 5 the Select Dial Out Properties window right is displayed Predial on Next Enter the required String and click N TECHNOLOG Select Dial Modes X Select whether the device ts to be used for dial out from PAC Plus to loggers andor dial in from loggers to
37. graph Closes the Values window Access to on line help Displays the About Values window UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 106 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual Setting Options 1 Select OPTIONS from the FILE menu The Options window right opens In the Range region set the required range of data to be displayed lf a Summary display is required click on the Summary drop down box and select the required summary period In the Lines region select the required display formats In the Units region select the required units When settings are complete click on OK Printing Values N TECHNOLOG Range Start Year am al je A Month inute hor fo aly A Lines O Masimum F Minimum W Mean Std Dev Total Second a a Units Summary Na gt i x Day Start 00 00 a A Values table may be plotted on any Windows supported printer or plotter To print a table proceed as follows ie Display the region to be plotted in the window Select PRINT from the FILE menu The Print Options window right opens Select the required printer from the list Enter a Subtitle to appear on the print if required Select the required Period to Print Click on Options and set up the printer options Press the Print button Only printers already configured in Windows are available If a required printer does not appear on the list then it w
38. graph from the file Duplicate Line Duplicates a selected line which is shown in a different colour UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 89 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual Hide Line Remove Line Define Columns Add Info Column Values Export Break File Edit Calculation Summarise FlowDist VIEW MENU Zoom Out Move Time Scale Divisions Small Expansion Small Compression Bookmark Set Recall Autoscale Y Axis Zoom On Division Resolution TECHNOLOG Hides a selected line line is shown with superimposed X in the Line key or Delete key Removes a selected line Enables columns to be added to or removed from information display in the Line Key Also enables lines to be moved and or saved as defaults Adds Value at Pointer column to information display shows value of data at the mouse position Mouse position time is shown on the status bar Opens the Values window with data for selected line displayed as a table of values Opens the Export Options window enables configuration of selected data into CSV format for export either to a file or to the Windows Clipboard Enables division of current data file into two newer and older data files from a set date and time Opens the Edit Calculation window enables the performance of calculations which may include data from other data files and or appropriate constants Opens the Summarise window which shows average high
39. in as you tried to dial out All other messages are generated by the modem and are in upper case Refer to Section 11 Troubleshooting for further information APPLICATION This details the program originating the communication request The replies will differ depending on the specific application These replies usually have a suitable description but if the user requires any further information then contact the Technolog Help Desk PORT This indicates the comms port used for the communication UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 116 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual User Log olsi a p PLA Qiii Wima SPS pii riagi Pik Erio pamor We iias piai ol mimre ae Data mer Gerinn Siame Usar eyebeen Loggad in LF Pree Serion Finikhad Prac Session Started User eyste Logged In Prac Sain Finished Prac Session Started Wear system Logged In Prac Session Finished S208 Pret Session Slated Wear system Logged In Prt Session Finite Prat Sesion Shared User tr lim Logged In 20 Prvet Sesion Fined User Log window E Sep mH bh Sap 2004 i5 tO Sep 2004 13 Sep 300a 12 Log View EES j CES 20a 10 0 a6 window Pres Seon barbed Vier eaten Logged In EIS Pre Serion Fined Prat Session Slated 213 User eystern Loggad In 2 Prue Sewsion Finiched Prue Seon barbed Ligar systeen Logged In TECHNOLOG The columns displayed in the User Log are configured
40. into several pages representing the available local comms devices These can be accessed by clicking on the tabs running along the top of the window Note Only those tabs appropriate to enabled devices will be available Other devices can be added by enabling them in the Comms Setup window changes will only be applied when the Comms Setup window is closed Download Data from a Logger This page allows access to a Logger connected directly to a communication port on the PC by an appropriate cable The Local Page in the Comms Setup window must be set to an appropriate COM port otherwise the tab will not be shown see Section 3 Commissioning PMAC Plus Configuring Communications e Connect the logger to the PC TE Logger E otu Psion NwL E Disk e Open the Local Comms window right and click on the Logger __ Setup Logger_ tab f Don t switch comme speed D Cui e Click on Read Data Switch speedio E Download ALL Data C Download Maximum No Daye e The Local Logger Download window right appears and displays the progress of the download Download Details Writing to File Click on Show Details if further site Name information is required This PMAC ID Logger Type includes Site Name PMAC ID Logger Type Logging Status Data File Start End and Logger T E Download Start End The Local dai Comms window will reappear when the transfer is complete Loggin
41. loggers immediately An SMS message containing alarm details is sent to the Cello and will be received at the next wake up time When alarms are received by the data logger an acknowledgement is sent to PMAC This confirmation is visible at the top of the Alarm Wizard screen It is important that Cello alarms are set with great care as many messages may be wasted if the alarm limits are set inappropriately Cello profile alarms are not supported for Cellos before Version 3 33 When using Profile alarms Cello has a single byte to store the deadband range This is independent of the recording type For example Typical settings would be Pulse significance 0 01 CUM Logging rate 15 minutes 1 pulse in 15 minutes 0 04 cum hr 255 pulses 1 byte in 15 minutes 10 2 cum hr Please note 10 2cum hr is the range of the deadband this actually gives 5 1 cum hr above and below the profile UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 53 of 176 A PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Dialout Settings xj M Enable regular wakeup Dialouk Numbers PMAC Dialout 1 f PMACDialout2 PMACDialout 3 00 SMS Data S1714 Modulo Number 07659876543 Options Use data call For regular wakeup Use SMS for regular wakeup I Send latest data Send index values V Send error log I Sync clock with network This window allows you to set the dial out numbers wake up options and alarm configuration Dial out numb
42. not responding to messages from PMAC Remedy 1 Check modem properties to make sure modem is set to wait for alarms from the correct type of logger E5565 is mostly used for Gas applications and Technolog GPS protocol is mostly used for Water applications Check modem properties to make sure that you are using the right type of modem X 28 PAD for Paknet and Modem for a telephone line Check modem properties to make sure modem setup string is correct for the type of modem you have see Modem Setup Strings later in this section for information on how to do this If you are using a modem plug a telephone into the line where you received the call and dial 1471 to check if caller was one of your loggers or a mis dial lf the problem persists and calls are from one of your loggers then call the Technolog support desk CANNOT SETUP MODEM ON COM lt PORT NUMBER gt Means PMAC modem or X 28 PAD has returned an error message in response to modem setup string or PMAC has received NO response to modem setup string Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things e Modem or X 28 PAD setup string is wrong e Modem or X 28 pad is not plugged into port that PMAC is using for it e Modem or X 28 PAD is switched off UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 151 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Remedy 1 Check that Modem or X 28 PAD is switched on 2 Check that Modem or X 28 PAD is plugged into co
43. option The Schedule Times Setup dialog box can also be access from the Add Export Method and Edit Export Method dialog boxes Export Manager Scheduler PMAC Export Scheduler SYSTEM MANAGER Iof x Eile Help Close Export All Mow Stop Scheduler Auto Add Export Methods Settings Aun Schedule when PMAC starts The Export Manager Scheduler is used to perform automatic export at the required time To ensure that the Export Scheduler runs after the PC has been rebooted please tick RUN SCHEDULE WHEN PMAC STARTS as in the example above UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 141 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Processing Manual Processing Manual Processing Can Be Performed in One of Three Ways Add Export Method After Poll e Pressing Process from the Add Export Method dialog box Edit Export Method Cello Poll 17 00 e Pressing Process from the Edit Export Method dialog box UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 142 of 176 N PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG ut PMAC Export Manager SYSTEM MANAGER IOl x File Edit View Help All Folders 2002 Bord Gais Con flow Note Last Analysed i E i Logger Add Method 04 06 2003 06 00 00 E Control Groups EI User Groups Edit Method H E Bord Gais Delete Method E E Cahil A d Bord Gals Reset Last Analysed ff Con tow r E Ucon flav Manual Proc
44. own interpretation of it with many less used commands having differing effects results This means that it is very important to retain the manual provided with YOUR modems An interface unit for connecting a PC to a telephone line to allow remote communications A general purpose area of memory within a logger used for storing calibration details and application specific or user defined information Packet Assembler Disassembler or Radio PAD UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 175 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual PMAC ID Polling PSTN Rate Record Remote ID Root directory Rotating Store Store till Full Timebase Time Resolution Logging interval On Time X 25 X 28 Zero offset TECHNOLOG ID given to loggers to allow PMAC Plus to reference all logger data This ID is also used as simple security in the E5565 protocol Automatic site scan the operation of systematically contacting a set of loggers to retrieve data Public Switched Telephone Network the standard telephone communications system The time between samples being taken An entry in a database consisting of one or more fields Also known as GPS Protocol ID Second ID given to GPS protocol loggers to allow PMAC Plus to differentiate between two or more loggers connected to the same modem e g Dialog 377 up to eight loggers The lowest directory level An operator may move directly to the root directory or
45. select Call Pager and enter the Pager Number Note Do not include spaces if using X 28 PAD group The only exception to the rule is if any extra information is required for an X 28 pager In this case a space then the extra information can follow the number When finished setting all options click on OK and the new settings will be immediately implemented There is no need to restart PMAC Plus UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 32 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Setting the PMAC SMS Modem JPMAC Communicati x Select the communications port that the PMAC WA Devices Gb Local Workabout SMS modem is connected to and enter the Psion NWL G Global i PMAC SMS i Fagers modem s own number GP Please choose the communications part that the PMAC SMS modem iz connected to and also enter the Selecting Active Security will only allow the modems own number You must remember that no other users that have been allocated within the User comme will be possible with this modem Access Levels to use this modem GSM Modem Port Communications Port CO Port COM1 f 7 Phone Mumber None Note No other communications will be possible with this modem PMAC 5SM5 security will only alow registered PMAC users to use the service Activate Security OF Cancel Help Using the Driver y The new comms handler adds a Technolog PMAC icon in the Windows desktop task bar to show
46. simply root CD may be typed System for storing the most recent information When the memory becomes full the oldest data is removed and new data stored in the vacated area Memory allocation system where data is logged until the memory is exhausted whereupon the logger stops logging and reverts to a standby condition Applicable to Technolog protocol loggers only This is the heartbeat of the logging process At each timebase interval the logger examines its configuration and decides if a channel requires a log to be taken and acts accordingly Using a common timebase channels may have different logging rates The timebase may not be changed if the Newlog is logging Refer to Rate Applicable to Technolog protocol loggers only The time resolution is the accuracy to which an event may be recorded Newlog may be set to have a time resolution of 10 seconds or 1 second When operating in the 10 second mode a header is stored in the memory at each midnight during the 1 second mode a header is stored every 4 hours Refer to Rate Applicable to Technolog protocol loggers only The length of time that a control output is in the low or on state prior to a reading being taken on any associated channels Communications protocol used by X 28 PADs to talk to each other by radio Communications protocol for communicating locally to a Radio PAD through a serial cable Applicable to Technolog protocol loggers only The inpu
47. step by step instructions on screen If it doesn t automatically install use the install instructions in step 2 Note It is important to ensure compatibility that the disk supplied with the dongle or a copy of the disk is used in the following procedure Do not use disks containing other similar programs 2 Select the Start button from the Windows desktop and select Run 3 Either type in A VXDINST EXE D VXDINST EXE or browse and select the file and select OK 4 Select the destination directory for DK2 VXD the default directory is the Windows System directory You are now prompted to re start Windows to load the driver Select Restart Windows re starts 6 Insert the dongle into an available PCMCIA slot Windows will detect that new hardware has been found Select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer and press OK Select the source of the driver it is in the root directory of the supplied floppy disk and press OK The PC Card will now be configured for use you should hear some beeps informing you that this has happened To check that it is configured on the Windows desktop select Control Panel System Device Manager and DESkey UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 12 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual Running PMAC Plus for the First Time Either e double click on the PMAC icon on the Windows desktop or A TECHNOLOG e onthe Windows desktop click on Start to open the PROGRAMS
48. support desk INCOMING CALL ON COM lt PORT NUMBER gt MODEM NO ALARM Means Logger and PMAC modems connected successfully but an alarm was not found in logger Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things e The type of logger is different from type that PMAC is expecting to call e There was a communications problem during alarm call Remedy 1 Check modem properties to ensure the modem is set to wait for alarms from correct type of logger Technolog GPS protocol 2 Ifthe problem persists call the Technolog Support Desk NO ALARM FOUND IN LOGGER Means Communications with logger worked correctly but there appeared to be no alarm condition in the logger Cause PMAC was unable to find an alarm in the calling logger s memory This is usually caused by PMAC having incorrect details about the calling logger Remedy 1 Update PMAC s copy of logger settings from the logger Find site in the Site Database click Tools Edit Logger Settings then click File and Update from logger in Logger Settings Editor 2 Ifthe problem persists then call the Technolog Support Desk UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 153 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Other PMAC Alarms found in the Alarm Log Not explained in this document Error creating data file lt Data File Name gt Error writing header to data file lt Data File Name gt Error reading header f
49. they do not already exist and Logger files will be created and updated as necessary When Select Loggers is selected this button changes to a Read button which enables data to be read from a selected logger or loggers and stored in PMAC The data files used can be on any of the Workabout packs Solid State Disks SSDs they will be found automatically DELETE ALL DATA Deletes all logger entries and data from the Workabout When Select Loggers is selected this button changes to a Delete button which enables data from a selected logger or loggers to be deleted from the Workabout SELECT LOGGERS gt gt Interrogates the Workabout and then displays a list of the loggers whose data it holds SEND CONFIG FILE Allows a configuration file supplied separately to PMAC to be uploaded onto the Workabout in order that it can be used with Dragons LEAVE DUMMY DATS Deletes all data from the Workabout but leaves a small element of a data file which contains the date time of the most recent data stored on the PC for that file This then allows Dragons to only download the latest data required from a logger Hence reducing download time See below for details of Dummy DATs CREATE DUMMY DATS Allows Dummy DAT files to be created from scratch on the Workabout See below for details of Dummy DATs Dummy DAT Files for Dragons on the Psion Workabout Dummy DAT files are a way of ensuring that when using Dragons to read data from a logg
50. to UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 86 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 9 Graphs and Values Graphs The default format for displaying site data within PMAC Plus is as a graph Opening the Graph Program from PMAC Plus To run the Graph program from within the PMAC Plus program either e select the required site in the Site Database window and e select TOOLS GRAPH from the menu bar or e click on L in the tool bar e from a graphical interface select View from the task list for the required site If there is only one data channel available at the selected site the Graph program will open and display a Graph window with a graph showing the data from the selected site See The Graph Window later in this section Select channel Ch 2 Flow 1 Ch 3 Flow 2 If several data channels are available a Select Channel window right will open first to allow you to select the required channel Select the required channel and click on OK to open the Graph program with the selected channel data displayed Opening the Graph Program Outside PMAC Plus Cancel The Graph program can also be run as a stand alone program without the PMAC Plus program being open In this case as a specific site has not already been selected you have to select the data to display as a graph You can run the Graph program in this way by e locating the graph program file graph exe in Windows Explorer or any similar ut
51. view Options Help Ravenstor Road Pressure m Line Key Display Area Status Line 12 00 00 00 12 00 00 00 12 00 00 00 12 00 00 00 12 00 00 00 12 00 00 00 12 00 00 00 12 00 00 00 12 00 Thu 22 Feb 2001 12 00 hour min Ready Call State No Call 4 The Graph window is split into five main parts Menu bar e Tool bar This is detachable and can be dragged to either side or to the bottom or can be floating e Line key This is used to control the appearance of individual items in the display area If a line is selected right clicking with the mouse opens a Line menu to provide immediate access to Line functions e Display area This is where data is displayed as a graph or summary Right clicking here produces a menu of options for changing the view of the data e Status line UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 88 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Summary Display In addition to displaying the data as recorded PMAC Plus can display a summarised data table for a selected line Refer to Lines Line Settings below Menu Bar Options Notes i Some menu bar functions may not be available to you if you have Normal Operator or Casual Operator access 2 Some menu functions are also available from the Tool Bar see Tool Bar Options later in this section FILE MENU New Ctrl N Creates a new blank PMAC graph document Open Ctrl O Opens a saved PMAC graph omg fo
52. 174 amp b2 b3 a2 amp ad ae a General Codes A NAC is one duplicated half of a Base Station System Shutdown NAC ROU Sourced Codes Codes in this group are related to the ability of the NAC to internally route a call with regard to available resource or constraints inherent in management data within the call structure No sessions available Time out Session no longer active Inter task procedural error Internal processing error Invalid address Facilities not subscribed Invalid facility requested Access barred Max session bytes exceeded Max session time exceeded Max circuits for CUG exceeded Bad destination circuit number internal error Destination link not active Management forced clear Reserved for future allocation NAC PRN Sourced Codes Codes in this group are related to the way errors are handled in the on air radio protocol No sessions available Time out Inter task procedural error Internal processing error Invalid PRN packet format Invalid PRN packet for current state Invalid PRN P R received Invalid PRN P S received Failed to transmit packet to Radio Pad Invalid address Paknet Radio Pad port engaged No radio contact on call setup Broadcast completed Reset by Paknet Radio Pad New Call request from Paknet Radio Pad Radio contact made no call setup Lost radio contact Reserved for future allocation UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 167 of 176 PMAC Plus
53. 4 or above e f using a Datamaster check that it is switched on and shows READ LGR BAT VERSION or OFF on the display e lf using a Workabout please ensure that the Remote Link settings are correct before trying communication For further details refer to the Dragons User Guide e If this is the first time the logger has been used with PMAC then check the site database and make sure that the site ID of the logger is not already in use in the database If it is then either delete the entry in the site database and all related files or change the site ID of the logger to an unused number e If the local communications have never worked on the port then check the windows settings for the port and ensure that the port is working correctly Control Panel gt System gt Device Manager for win95 98 or Control Panel gt Ports for win NT Error Messages Program Error Messages Listed below are explanations of some errors that may occur when using PMAC Plus If an error occurs prior to contacting Technolog please ensure you have a copy of your CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files It is also helpful if you can be close to the PC whilst on the telephone to our support staff Error Opening Input File This error indicates that a PMAC Plus module cannot access a file e g when PMAC Plus is first executed The module will automatically create a file and hence the problem should not re occur if this error continue
54. D battery is flat e The loggers Radio PAD has a weak signal Remedy 1 Retry communications 2 Check telephone number for site To do this go to Site Database and check that telephone number or NUA for logger is correct Number should be of following format 23533900 lt Logger s NUA gt 3 If this is a pager powered system check that pager number is correct Go to Site Database and check that Pager Number is correct Please take care to ensure that there NO spaces between numbers 4 If this is a pager powered system then check that paging support is enabled and configured correctly Go to Edit gt Communications Ports gt Global tab and make sure that Call Pager Enable is ticked Dial out Group is set to X 28 Pads and Destination NUA is set to 23533399130017 Retry communications a couple of times 5 If this is a permanently powered logger and radio pad call Paknet Direct Check service using Logger s Radio PAD ESN Serial Number This will tell you if logger is contactable 6 If this is a pager powered system then you will need to call Logger s Pager first with a telephone about 1 5 2 minutes before using Direct Check service This will tell you if power system is working or not If NOT then most likely cause is a flat battery 7 If this is a pager powered system then you may be able to check battery voltage in PMAC Go to Site Database find site that you tried to
55. ECT Means There has been an inbound call that PMAC has tried to answer but PMAC modem was unable to establish a connection Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things e PMAC modem setup string is incorrect e Amis dial accidentally called PMAC PC e Calling logger gave up call before call connected Remedy 1 Check modem properties to make sure that you are using right type of modem X 28 PAD for Paknet and Modem for a telephone line 2 Check modem properties to make sure modem setup string is correct for type of modem you have see Modem Setup Strings later in this section for information on how to do this 3 If you are using a modem then plug a telephone into the line where you received the call and dial 1471 to check if caller was one of your loggers or a mis dial 4 Ifthe problem persists then call the Technolog support desk LOCAL LOST Means During local communications PMAC was unable to get a valid reply from logger even after retries Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things e PMAC is using wrong protocol for connected logger e The logger was disconnected before the communications were complete Remedy 1 Check logger is connected to PC correctly 2 Check PMAC is using right protocol go to the Site Database and check that protocol for this logger is correct E5565 protocol is usually used in Gas applications and Technolog GPS protocol is normally used for Water 3 I
56. Flow 2 Scale factor 0 01 cum Selected Notepad Field Held Editar N TECHNOLOG This function allows you to edit all the logger s Notepad fields e g Site Name Site ID PMAC ID Channel Name and Range This is done by first clicking on the field you wish to edit then changing its details as required in the Field Editor and clicking on Save Alternatively once a field is edited clicking on the next notepad field to be edited will save the change to the screen When all required changes have been made click on Write Notepad to update the logger s memory Clicking Cancel at any time will close the window and will not make any changes to the logger UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 62 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual 8 3 Configure Logger N TECHNOLOG The following window will appear allowing you to find and choose a configuration file The window gives a brief description of the function of the configuration file selected and will also remember the last directory that configuration files were read from cutting down the time it takes to browse for the files in future Open Configuration File Ei Ea Look irr E Cello al oleae 3 C_FFSL cfg 3 C1FFL cig a 3 C_FPL ctg 3 C2_Letg CPF_L 3 C_S_Lctg 3 C2F_Letg CPFFL C_S5L chg clecs c 3 C1__Letg 3 CFPPOD cta C1F_Letg 3 CFPPOD1 cta File name C2FFL cfg Files of type Configuration Files chg n4c
57. If a Paknet Radio Pad is used then it automatically translates the decimal clear cause into an ASCII string However if the clear cause is not translated into an ASCII string the CLR message will still appear to denote that it is an error message ee Cause Sar information oO Information RO XXX LLRX Host Decimal Hex _ Radio Pad Connection X 25 Clearing Cause Codes DTE originated DTE originated Number Busy Invalid Call Network Congestion Out of Order Access Barred Not obtainable Remote Procedure Error Local Procedure Error RPOA out of order Reverse charging not subscribed Incompatible destination Fast select not subscribed Ship absent PRN Codes NAC originated Paknet Radio Pad originate Symicron X 25 Sourced Codes These clear causes are on the X 25 general network and so have no ASCII representation The decimal clear cause will appear instead is a Paknet Radio Pad is used Connection on CID other than OxOf No listen buffers available Error code 52 should never appear Packet received on invalid CID abort sent UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 166 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual DIAGNOSTIC CODES TECHNOLOG The following information covers a comprehensive list of X 28 error codes output by the Paknet Radio Pad as a clear cause with the format CLR XXX YYY The decimal values in these tables correspond to YYY Same Code Clear Information 178 162 173
58. Introduction to the Site Database Creating a New Site Selecting a Site in the Database Editing a Site in the Database Changing Autopoll Settings Deleting a Site Changing Global Polling Settings UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 2 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual 6 8 Alarms Wizard ccccecceccenccnccecceuceuneunenuseuneues Setting Alarms Dialout Settings Using the Site Information Report 00 The Site Report Window Downloading Data ccccesceeseeeeseeeseeeeeeeneeenseeeneees Local Data Retrieval Sites The Local Comms Window Downloading Data from a Logger Logger Window Options Download From a Psion Workabout Download From a DTU Psion Il Workabout NWL File Download Download From Disk Automatic Remote Data Retrieval Manual Remote Data Retrieval Manual Poll Graphs and Values cccsscceeeseeeeeseeseeneeseeeeeeeees Graphs The Graph Window Moving Around Graphs Zooming in and Out Setting Ranges Auto Scaling the Y Axis Lines Annotations Edit Calculation PMG Files Printing Graphs Updating Data Exporting Data Graphs Values The Values Window Setting Options Printing Values Exporting Data Values UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 3 of 176 TECHNOLOG PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG WO VIGWING EGG FIGS corren E EE 109 Log Files 11 12 13 The Log View Window Accessing a Log Alarm Log Comms Log User Log
59. Modem to Work at Two Baud Rates x This is a useful feature if only one modem is available but the various types of in use ET Psion NWL Ei Global Ej PMAC SMS Pagers loggers require communication at different HA Devices Local FH Workabout baud rates e g Utilogs and M1 systems E PMAC Plus c i Modems ca LEA Serial Port Modern COM1 It is necessary to set up the same modem twice on the same comms port using the Modem Properties dialog Two modems will then appear in the PMAC Communication Settings window These should be set up in different dial out groups and then individual sites can be set up in the Site Database to access the correct dial out group m 4 2B PADs Cello Modems Add Remove Properties Setting Up X 28 Pads Close Eancel Help The procedure required to set up X 28 pads is similar to that for setting up a modem refer to Setting Up a Modem earlier in this section 1 Click on the Devices tab in the PMAC Communication Settings PMAC Communication window right A Devices Lal Local E Wworkabout PMAC Plus c i Moderns fl Serial Port Modem COM it X28 PADs Select X 28 PADs and click on Add Add Remove Properties UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 25 of 176 x E Psion NWL G Global ga PMAC SMS a Pagers PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual 2 The Select Device Type window right is
60. PAC Plus M Dial Out Enabled W Dial ln Alarms Enabled Cancel Select Dial In Properties f x 4 protocol must be selected to use with dial in alarms Protocal lt Back Cancel Select Dial Out Properties x Enter the predial string For Modems this should normally be E Dut if you are connecting through an exchange further characters may be required e g t9 For PADs this could be the Base Station Address of the loggers Predial String lt Back Next gt Cancel UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 27 of 176 A PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 8 The Select Baud Rate Select Baud Rate xj window right is displayed Select the baud rate to be used with this device Select the required Baud This should normally be 1200 But with cellular logger modeme this Will need to be 9600 Rate This should normally be left at the default 1200 baud Baud Rate rate 1200 default Click on Next Back Next gt Cancel 9 The Select Dial Out Group window right is displayed Select the dial out group to assign this device to This should normally be left at the default value but the device may be assigned to a different group by selecting one from the list or just typing a new name into the bow Select the required group refer to the note below This should normally be left at the default X 28 PADs setting but if required either
61. PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG PMAC Plus Installation and Operating Manual b TECHNOLOG plus Technolog Limited Ravenstor Road Wirksworth Derbyshire DE4 4FY Tel 44 0 1629 823611 Fax 44 0 1629 824283 Email technolog technolog com UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 1 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Contents Introduction aaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnna 6 About This Manual About PMAC Plus 1 Hardware and Software Requirements cccccsssessesseeeeseeseseesenneees 7 Computer Modem Un interruptible Power Supply UPS Printers Plotters Windows NT Support 2 installing PMAC Plus asssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 10 Supplied Items Installation Procedure 3 Commissioning PMAC PIUS nssuunnonnnonnnennnnunonnnunnnennnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnae 12 Installing the Software Protection Dongle Running PMAC Plus for the First Time The PMAC Main Window PMAC Access Levels and Passwords Setting up the PMAC Directories Registering Sites on the Database Configuring Communications Setting Program Exit Levels 4 Planning Me System srra aiaiai 35 Initial Considerations Creating a Graphical Interface Setting Up Sites within Bitmap Images 5 Using The Site Database nannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn 42
62. Period Day Start and Type of summary must be selected Available summary types are Total Mean Maximum or Minimum when appropriate Standard Deviation is also available Selecting Duplicate alongside the chosen type will generate a new line on the graph to display the selected summary data j cil Ravenstor Road SYST MANE ER I x Summary zs a rae The NTH uk oa GAR 2HR ata R ge 77 E line details Standard j 4 data line o details 44 Summary Line ji j This example 7 tan j Wt 36 shows mean i 32 30 Standard 5 data line 7 24 22 20 Friil6 Sati Sunt8 Mon19 Tue20 Wed21 Thu 22 Frii23 Sat24 Sun25 Mon26 Tue2 Wed26 Thu 1 Fri 2 16 Feb 2001 day of month Call State No Cal INFO The Info tab displays a list of additional information about the data file An operator does not normally require the displayed information LINE TYPE The Line Type option enables you to group together common classes of lines depending on the input parameter Having done this it makes it a simple matter to modify the display of all lines within a class at the same time For example you may initially decide to show all inlet pressures in red and all outlet pressures in blue If all lines within each parameter are grouped the colour of all inlet pressure lines can then be changed to black at the same time if required Line Settings Flow Ravenstor Road x Line Style Units Summ
63. RM Li window Date Time_ Name a Description Cannot Setup Modem on COM 1 Cannot Setup Modem on COM 1 Cannot Setup Modem on COM 1 Cannot Setup Modem on COM 1 Cannot Setup Modem on COM 1 Cannot Setup Modem on COM 1 Cannot Setup Modem on COM 1 Cannot Setup Modem on COM 1 PrPPrPPrPrPPrrPr Log View window Alarm Sources Alarms can be originated by a logger and can be generated by a variety of events depending on the logger set up Set up using the Logger Settings Editor For example alarms could indicate door switch activation logged pressure dropping below a set value or the logger battery charge falling below minimum The alarm is passed through the modem telephone link to the PC Note Logger alarms can be generated from all E5565 protocol loggers and from GPS protocol Utilog and Newlink loggers All other GPS protocol loggers cannot produce alarms unless connected to a Dialog 377 unit There are also many internal alarms which can be generated by the PMAC program For example failure to poll a certain logger Communication Failure alarm failure to open a comms port on the PC etc UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 112 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Receipt of an Alarm On receipt each alarm is displayed in an Alarm Banner window which has a red background and in the Alarm Log window printed in red The Alarm Banner window is always shown on top of any other open window it c
64. Select Dial Modes window right is displayed Select either or both options as appropriate and click on Next If Dial In was enabled in step 3 the Select Dial In Properties window right is displayed Select the required protocol a protocol MUST be selected If required select the Reverse Answer box Note Reverse answer is usually only used with E5565 protocol loggers It is a downward compatibility feature for use with some loggers sourced from different manufacturers This feature is rarely required and it is recommended that it be left disabled Click on Next If Dial Out was enabled in step 3 the Select Dial Out Properties window right is displayed Enter the required Predial String and click on Next N Select Dial Modes E x Select whether the device iz to be used for dial out from PMAC Plus to loggers andor dial in from loggers to FMAC Plus M Dial Out Enabled M Dial ln Alarms Enabled protocol must be selected to use with dial in alarms Protocal With some logger modems reverse answer must be used Reverse Answer lt Back Cancel Enter the predial string For Modems this should normally be E but if you are connecting through an exchange further characters may be required e g t9 For PAD s this could be the Base Station Address of the loggers Predial String Back Next gt Cancel UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 21 of 176 PMAC
65. Select the required operation and then B g either select File and enter or select the r mio i C Constant required second file or select Constant e el and insert th nstant Co d insert the constant Click on OK UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 100 of 176 PMAC Plus l l l Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 3 The Edit Calculation window right re opens with the calculation displayed fatal At this point further items data files can Site Name Favenstor Road Wnts z Edhem be inserted into the calculation or any Measurand Presse I Rae eneen selected part of the calculation can be OK SaveSUMFie Cancel edited or deleted using the right hand L esme coe buttons When the calculation is complete click on OK to view the calculated data or click on Save SUM File to save the new data as a SUM file for later viewing Example of a Flow Correction To calculate Corrected Flow you need to have Pressure Temperature and Flow data files The equation is Qc Qa x P Pr x Tr T x Zr Z Where Qc is the Corrected Flow Qa is the measured Flow P is the measured pressure Pr is the reference pressure T is the measured temperature Tr is the reference temperature Zl s the compressibility Zr is the reference compressibility Pr Tr Zr and Z are all constants so the equation becomes Qc Qa x P T x K This can be coded as a x b c xe Where a Flow data file b Pressure da
66. TECHNOLOG This will be followed by the updating logger window Local Logger Download Cello Protocol Getting Logger Notepad Download Details writing to File Site Mame PMAC ID Logger Type Logging Status The updating will then be complete and communications will finish At this point the logger is now set with the required channel names descriptions scaling site name and PMAC ID Please note that the PMAC ID field is only required if you are going to subsequently use PMAC Plus software with the datalogger in question Other Menus Reset Logger allows the ID of an E5565 protocol logger to be permanently set and resets the logger This only works with E5565 protocol loggers e g Newlog4 Autowat 4 Help brings up the PMAC Lite communications help window About tells you the version number of the PMAC Lite Communications Module This information may be helpful if you are having problems with local communications using PMAC Lite UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 76 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Download from a Psion Workabout This page allows communication with a Psion Workabout running Dragons It allows the downloading of DAT files and the creation of Dummy DATs as well as the uploading of configuration files Reception of NWL files is done with the Psion NWL page To enable this page the Workabout page must be set up in the Comms Setup window If the Workabout
67. There were three separate access levels previously with just a single password for each level For a small company this may be a good solution but for larger organisations with multi users this would become unsuitable for security reasons PMAC Plus now offers the facility for each user to have their own login name and an individual password with a preset access level As before there will be three access levels Basic operator normal operator and system manager each with appropriate permissions to view data loggers and settings or to modify logger or program settings The access levels are effective throughout PMAC Switching to a particular level will change the operation of the whole of the system as some tasks or operations require specific access levels defined by the system manager If PMAC is in either Normal or System access then the access level will be displayed in the title bar of all windows in the PMAC system If the user has basic access then no title will be displayed The system manager can change any password using the options in the ACCESS EDIT USERS ACCESS LEVEL window When you have finished working on the PMAC Plus software it is recommended that you leave the system by selecting ACCESS LOG OFF Note If the PMAC Plus screensaver is enabled it returns the program to basic operator mode whenever it activates Entering a User Name and Password From the PMAC Main Window menu bar select ACCESS and LOG IN From
68. Z19000 Issue 2 Page 137 of 176 PMAC Plus N Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Selecting the Export Method s and Schedule User Group Creation Wizard Please select the export method s ou wish to add to the sites in the user group Export Method SLI Export CSY Export Module BG Logged Data BG Alarm Info Please select a schedule time for export methodis To create a new schedule time press the Schedules button after Pall Schedules Back Cancel Help If you do not wish to choose an Export Method s at this point click the Finish button Select the Export Method s you wish to add to your User Group Select the Schedule time for your Export Method s Click the Next button To create a new Schedule time press the SCHEDULE button To select more than one Export Method hold down the CTRL key and then click the Export Methods you want To select a range of Export Methods select the first Export Method hold down the SHIFT and select the Export Method at the end of the range UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 138 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Specifying which Channel s to Use User Group Creation Wizard T Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6 Select the Channel s you wish to use the Export Method s on Click the Finish button Tip To select mo
69. Zoom In To zoom into a graph move the mouse cursor to one corner of the area to be enlarged in the display area Press and hold the left mouse button and drag a box to enclose the required area and release the button The selected area will be enlarged to fill the display area Zoom Out There are a number of methods with which can be used to zoom out of graphs as follows Click on the appropriate Zoom Out e button or select ZOOM OUT from the VIEW menu and select the required option Zoom Back Click on the Recall el button or select SET STATE RECALL from the VIEW menu to zoom back to the last set range see VIEW SET STATE in Menu Bar Options above and Set in Tool Bar Options above If a range has not been set the graph will revert to the defaults used when it was first opened UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 93 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Setting Ranges The SET RANGE option in the OPTIONS menu enables the following display range parameters to be configured Start Time Enables start time and date i e the time at the origin of the graph to be set Time Range Enables definition of the amount of data to be displayed First define the division size i e hour day month etc Then define the number of divisions For example setting day and 4 defines a covered range of 4 days Y Range Enables the scaling of the Y axis to be set by entering the required start and end val
70. a different group can be selected from the list or a new group name can be entered Dial out Group x 28 Pads Click on Next lt Back Cancel Note Dial out Group allows X 28 PADs or modems to be grouped so that sites can be selected to use different X 28 PADs or modems or groups of modems X 28 PADs There are two default groups Modems and X 28 PADs When a modem or PAD is first installed you can either put in one of these two groups or choose your own group name A different group can be selected from the drop down list or a new group name just typed into the box To enable a site to use a particular dial out group access the site in the Site Database and select the appropriate group UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 28 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual 10 The Enter Device Name 11 window right is displayed Enter an appropriate unique name for the device and click on Next The Add Communication Device window right is displayed Click on Finish to add the PAD 12 When the PAD is installed the PMAC Communication Settings window right displays the installed PAD The three possible icons used in the X 28 page tabs are i al dial in and out Al dial out only dial in only N TECHNOLOG Enter Device Name 7 7 X A unigue name should be supplied to identify this device within PMAC Flus Mame Fan 1 z Back Next gt Cancel Add Co
71. a that can be exported in this way is only limited by your disk space UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 108 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 10 Viewing Log Files Log Report Log Files PMAC maintains three log files which are used to monitor the operation of the software They are e Alarm Log contains a list of alarm conditions that have occurred including those received from loggers together with their present state e Comms Log records all communications transactions with remote sites e User Log contains a record of the basic operation of PMAC Plus including program start and stop times The Log View Window When selected each type of log file is displayed inside the Log View window SS r T f PMAC Log View SYSTEM Aiming q mE Alarm Log 3 Sep Ae ALE 2 Gannat Slup Mod m on GL WI ndow ep 20M 12 185 Cannot Setup hodem on COM 1 J Sep raat ra Cannot Setup lode k dem on CIM 1 PPPEP PPP FP Cannnt Setup Modem on Cun 1 Log View window The Log View window has a menu bar and tool bar that provides access to the functions required to use the log files Menu Bar Options Note Some menu bar functions may not be available to you if you have Normal Operator or Casual Operator access FILE MENU New Log Ctrl N Opens the New window enables opening of a new alarm comms or user log Open Ctrl O Enables selection and opening of a pre
72. adjusted from the default flat line at zero by drawing on top of the data o x b 2410151CP PENMORE CLOSE Ch 01 0246 Alarm Wizard System Manager Eile Wiew Logger Alarms Channel Data Help eM ll Qadcl e lri gt Pressure m This profile has not been sentto the Logger i 4 if i Mi 3 1 4 1 d L L 1 Fl 20 0 i wr 1 1 4 i ioe l ree f a i ry rt 1 T 1 rt 1 i 1 1 iky 1 f t E 1 re 1 er eer a a ee GY re ee ie ry ee 1 i NI 1 F l i i lee i T 1 it 1 l Sra i Ne i I i ilo rot lier eee 1 4 eee I BET at 1 ooo 1 i ma i jas 4 r iar a E EN Ma I i ed 1 00 00 02 00 04 00 06 00 08 00 10 00 12 00 14 00 16 00 18 00 20 00 22 00 00 00 December 03 2001 Monday Z Ready Adjustments can be made either by returning to the Alarm Setup window or by altering the alarms drag and drop on screen Following on from any adjustments a message will be displayed at the top of the screen stating This profile has not been sent to the Logger UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 52 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Once you are satisfied with the alarms send the setting information to the Logger This can be done locally or remotely Locally click on File gt Send to Local Logger Remotely click on File gt Send to Remote Logger At this point you may also be requested to save the alarms details to the lgr file PMAC will contact Newlink Utilog and other PSTN
73. alarm combinations can be set including high low and windowed alarms along with data update on alarm and data send after alarm The Cello also supports the more complex profile alarms In order to amend send or save alarm settings log onto PMAC with System Manager privileges Alarm Wizard is loaded by clicking on the Alarm Wizard A icon on your chosen site in the Site Database Upon loading you will be presented with the screen below This window is displayed whenever Alarm Wizard is running It has a menu bar and tool bar which provide access to Alarm Wizard functions b Daines Drive Ch 01 0002 Alarm Wizard System Manager File View Logger Alarms Channel Data Help we RRS e 0 00 00 02 00 04 00 06 00 08 00 10 00 12 00 14 00 16 00 18 00 20 00 22 00 00 00 Ready In order to set or edit alarms reliably you should load the data file dat found in the pmac data directory for your chosen logger and data channel i Click on File gt Open and load the dat file for the particular channel of the logger you wish to create alarms for ii You should now see one day of data for the chosen logger Use the arrow keys to move around the data or the scroll bars on the data axis UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 47 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual N TECHNOLOG Kingarth St Ch 01 0009 Alarm Wizard System Manager Oj x File View Logger Alarms Channel Data Help wehvr Qad Slti lt
74. an be configured to download data automatically from any sites where the logger is connected to a telephone line For further information refer to Section 5 Using the Site Database as follows Creating a New Site includes information on entering a logger telephone number and communication protocol when appropriate as each site is created on the database Changing Autopoll Settings covers setting a polling frequency and the available polling option for each site Changing Global Autopoll Settings describes the global polling settings which apply to all remote data retrieval sites The options include the start time for daily polling activity the number of retries allowed and the option to delay retry for failed sites until completion of all other polling activity It also enables failed sites to be suspended and removed from future polls until the Suspension is cleared manually Manual Remote Data Retrieval When the most recent data is required from a remote data retrieval site a manual update can be selected using either the LINE UPDATE DATA menu options in the Graph window or the UTILS MANUAL POLL menu options in the PMAC Plus window as follows To Update Data from a Specific Site 1 2 Obtain a data graph for the site see 7 Graphs and Values Graphs From the LINE menu select UPDATE DATA PMAC Plus will automatically contact the logger on that site and retrieve as much new data as possible updating the graph as the da
75. an be moved around the screen as required but will return to its original position if a new alarm is presented Details 7 Oct 1998 14 45 Fri High Failed to open COMI The Alarm Banner window always displays the last received alarm of highest priority If the displayed alarm is acknowledged see Acknowledging Alarms below the window will display the next received alarm of highest priority which is unacknowledged The Alarm Banner window is removed only when all alarms in the Alarm Log have been acknowledged Acknowledging Alarms The requirement to acknowledge alarms is designed to ensure that the operator is aware of an alarm condition which may need a response To acknowledge an alarm select it from the Alarm Log window with the mouse and then select ACKNOWLEDGE ALARM from the EDIT menu This will change the log entry from red to shaded and change the entry in the Priority column to Ack If there are several alarms present in one call a separate entry will be placed in the Alarm Log for each alarm Notes 1 Casual operators cannot acknowledge alarms 2 The use of the ACKNOWLEDGE ALL ALARMS option in the EDIT menu should be avoided unless there are many obsolete alarms which do not require an individual check and response in this case you are recommended to Select All Unacknowledged Alarms and acknowledge each alarm individually Alarm Log Columns The columns displayed in the Alarm Log are configured using
76. appropriate driver is available within Windows Windows NT Support This version of PMAC Plus will work with Windows NT 4 0 It will not work with versions of Windows NT before version 4 0 For use with Windows NT 2000 please contact Technolog Ltd for further information Ensure that at least Service Pack 3 is installed on the computer before installing PMAC Administrator access privileges are required to install PMAC for the first time These are not required at any point thereafter UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 9 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 2 Note Installing PMAC Plus Prior to installing PMAC Plus Microsoft Windows 98 NT4 2000 or XP must be installed on the computer Supplied Items When you receive PMAC Plus the following items should be included e This manual e A software protection device called a dongle The standard dongle is approximately 6 cm long and with a 25 way D type connector at each end one end male the other end female It is designed to plug into the PC s parallel printer port a printer can then be connected to the dongle and should operate normally Alternatively a PCMCIA dongle is available if required e A PMAC Plus setup disk Virus checks are performed on all disks prior to despatch Installation Procedure Note Note Note Prior to starting the installation of PMAC Plus all other applications including e mail programs should be
77. archical structure as follows e A main image showing the whole area of the system is divided into geographical regions which are made into Active Regions see Active Regions later in this section e Each Active Region is linked to a larger scale image showing the particular geographical region in greater detail e Each geographical region can be further divided into smaller geographical sub regions which are again made into Active Regions e Again each Active Region is linked to a larger scale image showing the particular geographical sub region in greater detail e After a suitable number of levels dependant on site complexity and user preference the Active Regions in the most detailed image provide access to the individual sites shown on that image These give access to Task Lists pop up menus which enable access to the more commonly used site functions To access the graphical interface either the PMAC Main window image can be replaced with the top level image or an area of the normal image in the PMAC Main window can be made into an Active Region which is linked to the top level image UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 35 of 176 PMAC Plus N Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Complete Area gt Sections gt Sub sections gt Individual Sites Task Lists In active region editing mode left clicking on active area displays a pop up editing menu and right clicking opens the li
78. ary Locked Info Line Type Links Line Type Line Type Name Defaut z Line Types define the startup line colours styles and units as well as which statistical lines are displayed The Line Type used is based on the units range and data type of the data file OF Cancel cave UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 97 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG LOCKED This feature allows you to Lock i e freeze the position of a line for a given time period to allow data from one time period to be compared with another For example a displayed week of data could be locked and then the display could be moved to show a different time period the locked display is still displayed in a contrasting colour allowing the data for the two periods to be compared directly on screen l Graph Raowentbor koad SYSTE MHAMACER i i 5 HD Une WA Options Heb Standard data TST YS eS eg eee line details eem Locked data line details Standard data line Blue higher line in this example Locked data line Red lower line in this example Wied tT hu 15 Fal Sell Sun 18 Monts Tue 2 Wedel hyd Png Bals Sun Mons leed Wedd Thy 1 14 Feb 2001 day of moth By default the locked time and date will be that currently displayed however you may choose alternative times and dates using the controls available The Duplicate option creates a new locked line and keeps the original Note
79. at the referenced data file or files is are still available on the PC the graph will be displayed as saved The most recently viewed PMG files are listed in the FILE menu for quick access UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 102 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Printing Graphs Graphs may be plotted on any Windows supported printer or plotter To print a graph proceed as follows 1 Display the region to be plotted in the window 2 Select PRINT from the FILE menu 3 Select the required printer from the list 4 Click on Options and set up the printer options 5 Press the Print button Only printers already configured in Windows are available If a required printer does not appear on the list then it will need to be installed using the Windows Settings Printers functions Print Preview Select PRINT PREVIEW from the FILE menu The graph is shown as it will be printed It can be printed directly from this window Updating Data Note Update Data and Continuous Update Data functions are only applicable to sites where the logger is connected to a remote communications system Update Data To select a data update either e Select UPDATE DATA from the LINE menu or e Click on Update Data E in the tool bar The command requests the latest data from the logger Any new data is down loaded from the logger You are notified when download is complete and prompted whether the graph should be re s
80. at you consult the User Guide supplied with the Windows operating system as required To use this manual the following sequence is suggested 1 Refer to Section 1 to identify the minimum and recommended equipment required to run the program 2 Refer to Section 2 for the software installation procedure 3 Commission the software referring to Section 3 This includes installation of the software protection dongle setting access level passwords registering sites and configuring communication facilities 4 Plan your particular system including the use of a graphical interface referring to Section 4 Refer to Sections 5 6 and 7 for information on using the Site Database downloading site data and viewing the data in graph or table format 6 To assess the utilisation and performance of the system by viewing available log files refer to Section 8 Refer to Section 9 for an overview of the Logger Settings Editor Archiving of old data to release hard disk space is covered in Section 10 Troubleshooting information and a glossary of terms are available in Section 11 and Appendix A respectively Conventions The following typographic symbols and conventions are used in the manual MENU TITLES and COMMAND NAMES appear in upper case letters Parameters you replace with your own data appear in Italics The word in italics indicates the type of parameter required Manufacturer and trade names are also shown in italics Bold text
81. ata loggers lx Opens the Graph window with data from the selected site displayed in graphic format 23 Opens the Values window with data from the selected site displayed in a table EJ view daily index readings sent to PMAC by index supported data loggers T Displays the About PMAC Site Database window UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 43 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Creating a New Site The Site Database can be used to create new sites Use either the SITES NEW menu option or the button to open the Create a New Site window right To create a new site you must enter the PMAC Site ID stebo fil Site Name Reference Type and Protocol Please s ae remember when entering the Telephone Number for the site that if you wish to use the predial prefix then you will need to put a symbol before the number nee By default PMAC Plus will identify the site type as TEEPNONE NUE Permanent this means that each time the logger is downloaded the data will be appended to the existing Type Protocol file Temporary sites are those where a new file is Permanent created each time the logger is downloaded Dial out Group Modems If a single protocol has been installed PMAC Plus will Cancel automatically select that protocol Note PMAC Plus requires each logger to have a unique identification number ID Range 1 9999 which is the same as the Site ID number This ID is used by PMAC Plus to
82. caled to show the new data Continuous Update of Data This is similar to the Update Data function except that the telephone connection is maintained until Stop Update is pressed While the continuous update is in operation the graph will display each new data point as it is recorded This is useful when a critical operation is occurring at a site and it is important to obtain the latest data as soon as it is available Caution The communication with a site does not time out even when the screen saver comes into effect so it is possible for very long phone calls to occur by accident Another problem that will occur is the vast reduction of the life of the battery within the datalogger It is recommended that hourly polling be used in place of continuous update in most situations and even then used sparingly Continuous Update cannot be used for more than one graph at a time UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 103 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Exporting Data Graphs Data may be exported to the Windows clipboard or as a file to another program for further work the range of data currently displayed in the Graph window is exported Format Decimal Places eg 100 0000 Destination f Clipboard File The function creates a comma separated value CSV information file CSV data is in the form of a text l file and is accepted by most DOS and Windows M Include Time
83. can be used to create edit and delete sites to configure communications with specific sites not global configuration to access data relating to each site to display the data in graph and or value table formats and also to control polling The Site Database is accessed through the UTILS SITE DATABASE menu option in the PMAC windows or by clicking directly on the Site Database menu icon in the main menu toolbar F The Database window has a P PMAC Site Database S STEM 5 x menu bar and tool bar which a EE provide access to the site ji 7 6 ale Yl fF database functions eae RavenstorRoad The window is split into four a key parts Search Site CO Information Poll Frequency Site Information Site ID f oo Type Pemmanent Site Name Frotocol Technolog GPS Ravenstar Road GFS Frotocol Id fo Reference a Dial out Group Moderns Telephone Number Call Pager and Options Pager Humber cee Pager Wetiwork ae E Add Delete PMAC Site Database Menu Bar Options Notes 1 Some menu bar functions may not be available to you if you have Normal Operator or Casual Operator access 2 Some menu functions are also available from the Tool Bar see Tool Bar Options later in this section SITE MENU New Opens the Create a New Site window to enable the creation of new sites Save Save changes to site details UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 42 of 176 Edit Logger Settings
84. closed To install the software proceed as follows 1 Insert the first PMAC Plus disk in the disk drive The PC should automatically run the disc and start the installation process Follow the step by step instructions on screen If it doesn t automatically install use the install instructions in step 2 2 On the Windows desktop click on Start to open the PROGRAMS menu and select Run In the Run window type D Setup or click on Browse select the D drive select Setup exe and click on OK While the set up program initialises a window displays the software version until the Welcome installation window opens Click on Next 3 The Select Protocol s window is displayed Select either or both protocol options E5565 and Technolog GPS Protocol as appropriate Click on Next You must select at least one The Newlog 4 family including Autowat 4 use E5565 protocol Newlog3 Metrolog Utilog and Autowat use Technolog GPS protocol 4 The Select Control Type window is displayed Select one of the available as appropriate or if no control type is required select None Click on Next 5 The Choose Destination Location window is displayed Either e click on Next to accept the default directory C PMAC or e click on Browse and select or define the directory you wish to use for the PMAC Plus program and click on Next It is strongly recommended that the default directory be used 6 The Select Program Folder window is displayed Eithe
85. cond modem repeat the procedure detailed above in Setting Up a z Modem The second modem will now also E Psion NWL GA Global ga PMAC SMS a Pagers PMAC li Devices al Local Pal Work about Communication Settings window right be displayed in the Re Configuring an Installed Modem To re configure a modem in PMAC Plus open the PMAC Communication Settings window and either double click on the modem or select it and click Properties The PMAC Modem Settings window below right is displayed Select the modem type from the Modem drop down list and the modem setup string will be placed in the Modem Setup box Refer to Setting Up a Modem earlier in this section and make any required changes to the displayed settings for the modem Click OK to save the changes N PMAC Communication Settin x E PMAC Plus c i Modems T iE Serial Port Modern COM1 ft X28 PADs a a Cello Modems Add Remove Properties Close Eancel Help PMAC Modem Settings Serial Port Modem X Dial Out ANSWEr W Enabled W Enabled Predial rts Protacal E5565 Revere Answer jaro Baud Rate Dial out Group 1200 default locos Modern Setup fat amp FBOECT ED SEO CON OS 3 7 5 Aiwa PYBF1440 Moder Serial Port Modem COM1 Addi Remose Cancel UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 24 of 176 N PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Configuring One
86. control the access to data if two loggers are given the same ID then this may result in invalid data You must enter a site name and reference optionally you may enter a telephone number or NUA for an X 28 PAD this is only required when the logger is connected to a telephone line If you want to use a pager you will have to select Call Pager to produce a tick in the box then enter the Pager Number and Pager Network Once all required details have been entered click on OK PMAC Plus will complete the creation of the site Selecting a Site in the Database To access a specific site using the Site ID either e click on the Search Site ID box and type in the required ID The search starts automatically as you finish typing the ID number Note The search is done on a numeric basis thus if you type in 32 then site 32 will be found before for example site 320 e open the Site ID drop down list box scroll to the required site and select it Accessing a specific site using the Site Name is similar to searching for a specific ID e click on the Search Site Name box and type in the required name The search starts automatically as you finish typing the name Note It is only necessary to enter the minimum number of letters required to uniquely identify the site For example if the database contains sites called JACKSON STREET and JAMES STREET you only need to enter JAC to find the first and JAM to find the second e open
87. ct Paknet Helpdesk for further assistance UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 164 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Paknet Error Messages complete list This is a full list of Paknet error messages and their meanings For troubleshooting those error messages not already covered by the rest of this manual you should contact the Paknet Help Desk 01635 502595 MOST COMMON X 28 ERROR CODES AND PROBLEMS X 28 submode supports a large quantity of error messages and throughout this section all problems will be detailed and explained This following section will deal with the common error codes and problems that might be faced when using X 28 and any remedial action that might be used to clear the problem ERROR TYPES AND THE MOST COMMON ERRORS The standard error cods in X 28 will be output from the Paknet Radio Pad port in the format CLR XXX YYY with XXX representing an ASCII character and YYY representing a number XXX this represents the clear cause and gives an indication as to which part of the network the problem lies in see Clear Causes later in this section e g the Paknet Radio Pad the radio link the destination device etc YYY this represents the clear diagnostic code which is a unique reference number for a specific error see Diagnostic Codes later in this section The following information is for user evaluation and displays the most common error messages received when using the X 25 network
88. ctly e PMAC has wrong telephone number for logger Remedy 1 Check that modem X 28 PAD is powered and switched on 2 Check that modem X 28 PAD is properly connected to right communications port on PC 3 Check that modem X 28 PAD is configured correctly go to communications settings in PMAC and make sure that port and modem setup are correct Go to PMAC Main Window gt Edit gt Communication Ports find correct modem X 28 PAD and double click on it Check that Modem Modem Setup and predial are correct 4 If this is a modem check that it is connected to telephone line and that telephone line works plug a phone in and dial a number that you know 5 If this is a X 28 PAD check that it is plugged into a working antenna and that PAD is properly registered see registration process 6 Check that PMAC is using correct telephone number for logger go to PMAC Main Window gt Utils gt Site Database and find logger site Check telephone number is correct 7 If this is a X 28 PAD and you are not sure that PAD is properly registered then call PAKNET Help Desk 8 If this problem persists then call the Technolog Support Desk PAGE FAILED Means PMAC failed to call pager on a pager powered logger site Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things e Pager number is wrong e PMAC pager support is setup incorrectly Remedy 1 Check in Site
89. d End time Dial Out Retry Mode All logger Types This allows you to set the Dial retry mode you would like the logger to use e Single Sequence e Repeat every 2 hours Close This closes the window and saves the changes made to the screen UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 70 of 176 A PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 8 6 2 ALARM CONFIGURATION ADVANCED SETTINGS Advanced Channel Alarm Settings Select either C Send Alarm using a data call e Send alarm using a data call Send Alarm using an SMS e Send alarm using an SMS T Send Modulo profile alarms f Just alarm send no data When using SMS you have a choice of Also send latest data for this channel C Also send latest data for SLL channels e Send Modulo profile alarms if the Cello is part of a control system e Just alarm send no data Humbera aepeats e Also send latest data for this channel intemal DEEE fepeats Immeli ae Also send latest data lor a channels If you would like the unit to repeat sending latest data put a tick in the box Repeat sending latest date If you have selected to repeat sending latest data use the drop down boxes to set the Number of repeats and the Interval between the repeats mins and then click the Close button UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 71 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 8 7 Cello Event Log Cello Event Log Viewer Finished Reading the Event Lag o7
90. e Input The Setup Live Input window is an excellent way of checking the installation wiring prior to setting the logger logging The window shown below will appear after clicking the Setup Live Inputs button P wf Pressure ch 1 of 3 Live input Current Value li 9 0 m reading value Total Since Start Not Available et Read Input Set Input Prev Channel Mest Channel gt Note The software may report Not Available yet if the logger has not yet taken a reading This may happen if the logger has just started logging and has not yet reached its first logging interval Prev Channel Next Channel When using multi channel loggers this option allows selection of the channel to be read The channels will roll over so clicking Next Channel when the last channel is being viewed will display the input for the first channel the reverse is also true Read Input Initiates a Read on the selected Input Set Input Allows an Offset to be set for either the zeroing of a pressure transducer before installation or matching an input with an external meter UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 66 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 8 6 Dial Out settings Logger Dial Out and Alarms Editor E we Regular Wake Up Options Dialout Numbers PMACDiaoutt SS PMACDialout2 PMACDiaiout3 SOS SMS Data 447976900012 Modulo Humber a I Enable regular wake up Wake Up Hour E
91. e Profile Increase Deadband Lower Deadband Channel Menu Next Previous Data Menu Back one day Forward one day Catch this Day Merge Data Catch High Alarm Catch Low Alarm Displays the current global and channel settings for the chosen logger Displays the current Dialout settings for the chosen logger these are Enable regular wakeup Dialout Numbers Dialout Options data send frequency and Message check frequency Opens the Alarm Settings window Enables the setting of high low windowed and profile alarms if applicable Enables the changing of dial in times and data on alarm Raises the current alarm profile by 1 256 of the full scale Decreases the current alarm profile by 1 256 of the full scale Increases the current profile alarm deadband by 1 256 of the full scale Decreases the current profile alarm deadband by 1 256 of the full scale Displays the data on the next logged channel Displays the data on the previous logged channel Moves the data back by one 24hr period Moves the data forward by one 24hr period Uses the data shown on screen to create a Cello alarm profile This option is only suitable for very repeatable data Averages the current drawn profile with the data shown on the screen Repeatedly using this option will eventually give the same result as Catch this Day Identifies the highest data point shown on screen and sets the high alarm at that value Identifies the lowest
92. e default aie tye 1200 settin Aquamaster Communications This option causes g PMAC to only allow Aquamaster comms through the local port You must disable the Aquarnaster option to communicate with other loggers Close Eancel Help Setting Up Global Options Click on the Global tab in the PMAC Communication Settings window to show PMAC Communication Settings SYSTEM x the Global settings HB Devices Bb Loca workabot Psion NwL GA Global PMAC SMS Pagers In most cases the two options will both be d cl mo ag disabled M Use alternative PMAC Id field GPS Protocol only Field Hame ALTERNATIVE PMAC ID FIELD Should an alternate field be used to store the PMAC ID in GPS protocol loggers then check that option and insert the name of the field UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 30 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG PMAC Commur x Setting Up a Workabout This configures a local port for Psion NwL G Global ga PMAC SMS m Pagers communication with a directly I Devices G Local FA Workabout connected Workabout 1 Click on the Workabout tab in This configures the port used to communicate with 4 a Workabout or other similar device Normally this setting the i PMAC Communication can be left at Auto but if there are problems it may be Settings window to show the necessary to set the port manually Workabout port settings 2 Select the ap
93. e registered in the database The Site ID numbers form the software s key to accessing sites For sites using local communication no direct telephone connection PMAC reads the logger ID whenever data is available for downloading and assigns the data to the correct site If a site or logger ID number is incorrect or duplicated then PMAC Plus may refuse to accept data or assign the data to the wrong site Creating Sites Refer to Section 5 Using the Site Database Creating a New Site below Configuring Communications Communications Driver Features include e communications over multiple devices at the same time PSTN Land Line CSDN Telex Radio Packet Network e g Paknet Cell phone Network and CDPD e support of Multiple Modems or PADs Packet Assembler Disassemblers allows you to set these devices to dial or wait for alarms as needed e support of the use of single modems at multiple speeds for dial out PMAC Communication Settings SYSTEM x E Psion NWL 3 Global gal PMAC SMS m Pagere When PMAC Plus is first run the PMAC Wl Devices i Local FR Workabout Communication Settings window is displayed This window can also be accessed at any time when at system manager level by selecting EDIT and COMMUNICATIONS PORTS from the PMAC Main Window menu bar The window enables the setting up of modems X 28 PADs and the local port can be set up Setting up the Driver Add Properties
94. een moved it will not display e Up Increase priority of a selected link e Down Decrease priority of a selected link Moving Lines from the Line Key Lines from a graph Line Key can be dragged onto other graphs and also on to the desktop or into another folder Dragging into a folder or on to the desktop will copy the file Data files DAT or NWL SUM files LNK files and PMG files can also be dragged from a folder or the desktop onto a graph Annotations To add a horizontal or vertical annotation to a graph either e right click on the graph and select ANNOTATE and then select VERTICAL or HORIZONTAL e select ANNOTATE from the VIEW menu and then select VERTICAL or HORIZONTAL The position of the annotation line and or text box can be changed by clicking and dragging to the new position the cursor changes to either t or lt gt when this is possible To edit text either double click on the callout text box or right click and select Properties from the menu The Annotation Settings window opens and enables text editing To add multiple lines of text press Ctrl Enter to start a new line To delete an annotation right click on the text box and select DELETE from the menu Note Annotations are saved in a PMG file and can be printed with a graph Graph Embedding There may be need by the user to define data within a document The facility of graph embedding will be a perfect solution for the user in such a situation Thi
95. ents Computer The recommended minimum hardware and software requirements are as follows emen Minimum Recommended Operating system Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows NT Pentium 133 Pentium Il 233 Hard disk 40 Mb free space Dependent on number of sites 64 Mb Windows 98 256 Mb 256 Mb Windows 2000 XP Display SVGA 800 x 600 SVGA 1024 x 768 Serial ports Parallel ports Serial Mouse Bus mouse PS 2 mouse USB mouse Use of a serial mouse allows only 1 modem to be attached to the PC The use of a bus PS 2 or USB mouse which leaves both serial ports available is strongly recommended for systems using remote communications Modem One or more modems are only required where remote data acquisition and or pressure control is being performed Communication standard 9600bps full duplex Recommended 3Com Sportster Hayes AT compatible V25 preferably with reverse auto answer sequence available Dialing Pulse and tone and auto dia Uninterruptable Power Supply UPS A UPS is recommended where control systems are being operated to maintain a continuous power supply to the PC and modem s in the event of a mains power failure UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 8 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Printers Plotters A printer or plotter is not essential to the operation of PMAC Plus but is recommended Any plotter printer may be used provided the
96. enu Move the mouse pointer into the region again and click the left mouse button again to produce the menu This time select ZOOM IN this opens a new blank window Note that when making this selection the WINDOW option has a tick against it indicating that this active region has been designated as a link to another image In the new blank image select EDIT SELECT IMAGE from the menu bar In the file selection window identify the image you wish to use and click OK The selected image should appear within the new window Select EDIT WINDOW TITLE from the menu bar and enter the name for the new window Note Windows should always be given titles The title performs two important functions 1 When a window is minimised the name is shown to allow easy access 2 The name is used when transferring active regions around the PMAC Plus structure Restoring Windows to Original Size The image windows within PMAC Plus can be re sized as required However this can often produce a distorted image or a loss of detail The ORIGINAL SIZE command in the UTILS menu restores windows and images to their original size Modifying the Image Structure RE SIZING AN ACTIVE REGION To Re size an active region within a window Run PMAC Plus with system manager access Enable active region editing see Active Region Editing Mode earlier in this section Move the mouse pointer into the region to be modified and click the left mouse button a menu
97. er only the required data is read from that logger rather than all data on the logger This will decrease read time considerably in most circumstances and also enables more loggers to be read before the data must be transferred to PMAC because less memory is needed for each site To use the system after reading data from a Workabout instead of clicking on Delete Data or Delete All Data click on Leave Dummy DATs This will delete the data from the Workabout but leave a data file element for each channel containing the end time of the data UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 78 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG It is also possible to create the dummy DATs on a new Workabout before going to the sites This would normally only be done once per Workabout To do this click on the Create Dummy DATs button The Create Dummy DATs window below is displayed Create Dummy DATs Available Sites Selected Sites Add gt Id Site Name Site Hame 0000 Mew Site 0000 1007 Ravenstor Road lt Remove Add All gt gt lt lt Remove All Open Save As PERE Target Drive i intemal i Pack 4 Create Dummy DATs E xit Pack B Select the sites that are needed as dummy DATs and move them into the Selected Sites list using the Add gt and Add All gt gt buttons Once the sites are in the Selected Sites list click on Create Dummy DATs to contact the Psion Workabout and create the dummy
98. ers The PMAC Dialout numbers are for any logger with an internal or external PSTN modem The SMS Data number is the number of the host PC s communication device i e GSM modem The Modulo Number is used for Cellos that are part of Modulo control systems only Message 2 wait time 184 j seconds wakeup time Hour T Minute 0 Data send frequency f Hourly wakeup Daily wakeup Weekly wakeup Monthly wakeup Retry sequence Single ie Repeat every 2 hours Message check Frequency Regular Wake Up Options i Hourly check Daily check Unused This section allows you to enable disable the logger s regular wakeup and also set the time you want the logger to wake up You can set the time of the wake up by using the up and down arrows next to the hour and minute boxes To enable a regular wake up you must place a tick in the Enable regular erd wake up box Synchronise wake up time Synchronise hourly call time With midnight With regular wake up time f with midnight With regular Wake Up time Data Send Frequency This allows you to set when and how regularly you would like the logger to send data The options are daily weekly monthly with the hourly option If the hourly option is chosen you can tell the logger to sync with midnight or sync with regular dial out time set on previous window You can also set the day of the week
99. ess H Cahill 2 For Help press F1 NUM re Selecting an Export Method pressing the right hand mouse button and selecting Manual Process The manual settings dialog box for the selected Export Method will be displayed The manual settings option will depend on the type of Export Method Manual Processing does not modify the last analysed date You must have PMAC in System Manager mode to use this option UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 143 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Note m Process a Site Ei PMAC Export Manager SYSTEM MANAGER lolx File Edit View Help ziel All Folders S te Hame Dard G are Add siteje Delete Site E Bord Gais El amp Cahill Ee Bord Gais Cahill 2 For Help press F1 NUM 2 Select the Group from under User Groups in tree view on the left hand pane of the Export Manager Select the required Site in the list view on the right hand pane Press the right mouse button and select Process Site from the popup menu When a Site is processing all Export Methods assigned to all channels will attempt to be processed using their assigned settings If no settings are assigned then the default settings will be used Processing a Site updates the Last Analysed date for all methods exported You must have PMAC in System Manager mode to use this option UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 144 of 176 PMAC Plus N Installation a
100. essure at the low point The system can even be used to calculate corrected flow The calculation result can be displayed on screen or saved as a SUM file for later viewing Note In the equation the items constants and data are shown in green operators are shown in black and parentheses in blue To perform a calculation from the Graph window 1 Select a required line to start the calculation from the Line Key and select EDIT CALCULATION mong ves ene The Edit Calculation window right will k Ee open The selected site is shown as a in Site Name RavenstorRoad Units n eas the upper text box and is detailed in the Measurand Pressure I Range i27 a lower boxes Save SUM Fie Cancel Click on a At this point the right hand buttons become available enabling an item to be added second data file or the current item to be edited or deleted Alternatively right click on the item to open a menu with the same options If a range which is too low is selected then the data may be shown incorrectly The site name measurand and units for the calculation can each be chosen and a range can be set It is recommended that the default range be accepted initially When the data has been viewed a lower range may be selected to increase the resolution of the data If too low a range is selected then the data may be shown incorrectly Click on Insert Item The Insert Item Insert Item hl window right appears
101. est lowest and total values over a defined summary period Selecting this function allows you to view flow data in a bar chart form Increases the range of the X axis Y axis or both axes graph is made smaller in the selected axis or axes Moves the display left right up or down as required Enables time scale unit to be set as month week day 4 hours or 2 hours Provides the following options Add Time Division Ctrl 1 Remove Time Division Ctrl 2 Add Y Division Ctrl 3 Remove Y Division Ctrl 4 Expands the time F3 or Y axis by one factor i e time scale from day to week Compresses the time F4 or Y axis by one factor i e time scale from week to day Temporarily stores the present program settings i e the X axis and Y axis scales Recalls program settings temporarily stored by the Set command above This function is particularly useful if you wish to take a close look at a data point then return to a broader view Automatically scales Y axis to best fit in window for current data Enables zoom decreases range of selected axis graph is made bigger on Left axis Right axis or Both axes Enables resolution to be changed to Low Medium or High as required for optimum reproduction on your printer UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 90 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Annotate Generates vertical or horizontal annotation boxes text can be inserted or ed
102. et Data is a communications network used primarily in North and South America It uses existing cellular networks for data transmission between the normal cell phone conversations Refer to Rate A group of loggers configured within the Control Database to perform pressure control Comma Separated Values A file format where numeric data is stored in a text form with fields separated by commas suitable for importing to most spreadsheets Generic term referring to any diskette or hard disk Removable floppy disks 31 2 or 51 Retrieve data via a communications link either locally or remotely Software program which runs on a Psion Workabout It enables the data from several loggers to be uploaded to the Psion on site and subsequently transferred from the Workabout to a PC running PMAC Dragons stands for Data Retrieval And Graphics ON Site A subsection of a database record Also known as Remote ID Second ID given to GPS protocol loggers to allow PMAC Plus to differentiate between two or more loggers connected to the same modem e g Dialog 377 up to eight loggers This is when a menu item appears faint and cannot be selected It allows you to see where the item appears in the menu but the option is not available for an operational reason A non removable disk Standard AT command set used by most PC modems This command set is just a de facto standard and different modem manufacturers have their
103. files can be very large so do not forget to delete the CSV file after the import into the spreadsheet UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 104 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG An Example of Decimal Days Calculated from 1900 Note The following is an example of Decimal Days Calculated from 1900 processing through Microsoft Excel after the Export File has been created After selecting the date in the time axis value column then selecting Format Cells Date and then an appropriate format which includes both the date and time the following results are achieved 107799 10 14 ab440 427 76 107799 10 16 0 a644 42917 1079 10 15 0 15 3644045056 10799 10 20 0 Before ab440 45194 0 15 After 1079 1024 0 15 Values The Values function displays individual data readings and summaries for defined periods from a selected site To display Values either e select the required site in the Site Database window and e select TOOLS VALUES from the menu bar or e click on amp in the tool bar e from the Graph window select a line and then select VALUES from the LINE menu e Right click ona DAT or NWL file and select VALUES Summary Display As an alternative to listing each item of data simple statistical analysis for example mean value over six hour periods can be performed on data and single summary values can be derived for set time periods The available summary periods will vary with t
104. fthe problem persists then call the Technolog Support Desk NO ALARM FOUND IN LOGGER Means Communications with logger worked correctly but there appeared to be no alarm condition in logger Cause PMAC was unable to find an alarm in the calling logger s memory This is usually caused by PMAC having incorrect details about the calling logger Remedy 1 Update PMAC s copy of logger settings from logger Find site in Site Database click Tools Edit Logger Settings then click File and Update from logger in Logger Settings Editor 2 Ifthe problem persists then call the Technolog Support Desk NO NUMBER Means PMAC was unable to find telephone number for logger in site database Cause This is caused by leaving telephone number field in site database blank Remedy Open Site Database PMAC Main Window gt Utils gt Site Database find site that you re trying to call and enter correct telephone number for logger UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 157 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG NO RESPONSE Means PMAC was unable to connect to logger and no specific information was returned about failure by modem X 28 PAD Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things e Modem is switched off e Modem is not connected to PC e Modem is not configured correctly e Modem is not connected to telephone line e Communications port is not functioning corre
105. g Status UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 59 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Logger Window Options Logger Setup From the PMAC Local Communications menu click on the button labelled Setup logger This menu will vary depending on which specific logger you are using although the main headings will be the same Cello Setup Section General Settings 8 1 Setup Notepad 8 2 Lontigure Logger aa Setup Channels d ra Setup Live Inputs 8 5 Dialout Settings 8 6 Wiew Event Log eH Celo Diagnostics 8 8 Download LGR File a Close UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 60 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 8 1 General Settings Logger Information A Pi Logger Type Celo 3 43 standby Start Logger Memon Size 128K Logger Time Logger Time 15 44 50 16 06 2004 Sune to PC Time FC Time 15 43 51 18 06 2004 Editable Settings GPS Protocol ID jo Update Logger Timebase i Minute Time Resolution f0 Seconds Store Mode Rotating Store This window shows general information and settings from the attached logger It also allows you to stop and start the logger set the clock and change some basic settings Start logger After setting up all of the functions of the logger click on Start Logger to start the logger logging If the logger is logging the start logger button changes to stop logger Logger Time Clicking
106. g call barred No logical channel available Call collision Duplicate facility requested Non zero address length Non zero facility length Facility not provided when expected Invalid CCITT specified DTE facility Internetwork problem Remote network problem Internetwork protocol problem Internetwork link out of order Internetwork link busy Transit network facility problem Remote network facility problem Internetwork routing problem Temporary routing problem Unknown called DNIC Maintenance action Internal error Originator time out Originator D_Xfer when Paknet Radio Pad regs No Paknet Radio Pad with called NUA or CUG No NACs available no response No sessions available No ITP buffers available Wrong event for current state Invalid event Reserved for future allocation UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 170 of 176 N TECHNOLOG PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual Modem Setup Strings This section is designed to show you how to check your current modem X 28 setup string in PMAC and how to create a new modem setup string from scratch A Modem Set up String is a list of commands that PMAC and other communications programs use to tell the modem X 28 Radio Pad how to behave In order to understand how to create a modem setup string you need two things Firstly you need to know how PMAC expects its modems to behave and secondly you need to know all of the setup commands for your modem or X 28 PAD The setup
107. g protocol for communications e Modems may be connected at wrong baud rate e PMAC may be communicating at wrong speed Remedy 1 Retry communications 2 Check protocol type in PMAC site database E5565 is usually used for Gas applications and Technolog GPS is usually used for Water 3 Check PMAC communication baud rate in modem communication setup window PMAC Main Window gt Edit gt Communication Ports then double click on modem X 28 PAD you re UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 155 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG using Baud rate is normally 1200 for loggers with land line modems or X 28 PAD s but is normally 9600 for loggers with GSM modems 4 If this is an X 28 PAD or GSM modem connection and some packets were sent and received you can see this by examining last entries in communications log then problem is most likely due to poor signal quality In this case check signal quality by calling Paknet Direct Check service or by calling Paknet Help Desk 5 If there is poor signal quality on an X 28 or GSM modem connection then try re positioning logger or PC antennae 6 Contact the Technolog Support Desk FAILED TO CLOSE PORT Means PMAC has failed to close a communications port after successful communications Cause Either Windows or communications port has failed to work correctly Remedy If this problem persists then contact the Tec
108. ge When using a graphical interface the default logo and title image displayed in the PMAC Main Window may be replaced by the complete area image you have created Alternatively an Active Region must be created in the PMAC Main Window that is linked to a window containing the complete area image To replace the standard window image with the complete area image run PMAC Plus with system manager access and access the window you wish to display the area image Select EDIT SELECT IMAGE from the menu bar a file selection window opens Move to the directory where the PMAC Plus image bitmap files are stored select your opening image then click OK The image should fill the window Active Regions Once the images for the system have been created they can be integrated into the required tree type structure Images are linked using Active Regions which can only be created or modified when PMAC Plus is switched into a special editing mode Active Regions are areas in the PMAC windows which responds to mouse clicks and allow you to access a task list or zoom to a new window Active regions pop up the borders are highlighted when the mouse pointer is over them They can also be displayed by using the SHOW REGIONS command in the PMAC window UTILS menu ACTIVE REGION EDITING MODE To enable Active Region Editing e Run PMAC Plus with system manager access e Select EDIT ACTIVE REGION from the menu bar Initially this may appear t
109. happens on a few modems and then only after probably seven unsuccessful attempts to dial a site Remedy 1 You need to make the modem forget unsuccessful dial attempts The best way to do this is usually to power cycle modem turn it off for a bit then turn it back on 2 Check that you are dialling right number In Site Database find site you are calling and verify that number is correct 3 If you are calling out through a company exchange check that your pre dial number is correct this is usually 9 to get an outside line 4 Try plugging a telephone into modem line to see if you can contact site you should hear modem tones from logger 5 If the problem persists then contact the Technolog Support Desk BUSY Means Cause Remedy Modem has reported this error in response to a dial command The logger telephone line is busy 1 Wait for a few minutes and then try communications again Check that you are dialling correct number 2 3 Try plugging a telephone into modem line and calling the site to see if you get busy tone 4 lf the problem persists then contact the Technolog Support Desk ERROR Means Cause Modem did not understand a command sent by PMAC This message can be caused by a variety of things e Modem setup string is wrong e Modem is not Hayes AT command set compatible UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 159 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Re
110. he data recording rate This feature is useful for finding daily totals minimum flows etc UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 105 of 176 PMAC Plus N Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG The Values Window 2 Yalues Ravenstor Road Pressure O x File Help Summary Date Time No 66 16 66 66 66 16 15 66 66 16 36 66 66 16 45 66 66 17 66 66 66 17 15 66 66 17 36 66 66 17 45 66 66 18 66 66 66 18 15 66 66 18 36 66 66 18 45 66 66 19 66 66 66 19 15 66 66 19 36 66 66 19 45 66 66 26 66 66 66 26 15 66 66 26 36 66 66 26 45 66 66 21 66 66 66 21 15 66 66 21 36 66 66 21 45 66 66 22 66 66 66 22 15 66 The Values window displays a column of dates and times followed by the corresponding readings Menu Bar Options Note Some menu bar functions may not be available to you if you have Normal Operator or Casual Operator access FILE MENU Options Print Export Graph Exit HELP MENU Index About Values Opens the Options window enables definition of the displayed range and units If a Summary is selected enables selection of summary period and Lines if not already enabled Prints the current table Available options include insertion of a Subtitle and setting of the period to print Opens the Values Export window enables configuration of selected data into CSV format for export either to a file or to the Windows Clipboard Opens the Graph window with the data displayed as a
111. hen Select Loggers is selected this button changes to a Hide Loggers button which returns the display to the Local Comms window as shown on the previous page Wen cette Refresh List Select All Setup Comme About UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 81 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Psion Il Workabout NWL File Download This page allows GPS Protocol data files NWL files to be received from a Psion Organiser II running GPS or a Workabout running Dragons It also allows configuration files to be sent to a Psion Organiser lI To enable this page the Psion NWL page must be set up in the Comms Setup window ome the equipment te he PC i the PC Logger DTU EJ Psion nwi a Disk e Open the Local Comms Send Contig File window right and click on the Psion NWL tab e Click on Receive Data Setup Comme About e The Psion Il Workabout NWL File Psion I1 Workabout NW Download window right appears and displays the progress of the download la Note At this point you must initiate the transfer of files from the Psion The method used for this will depend on the type of Psion in use Click on Show Details if further information is required This includes File Name Status Channel Channel name Site ID and Site Name Double Waiting for Psion or work about Download History douttle click to view data file FileName Status N Ch
112. hen enabled Status Bar displayed WINDOW MENU New Window Opens a new Report window of the currently selected type Cascade Cascades multiple windows Tile Tiles multiple windows Arrange Icons Open windows HELP MENU Index About Pmacrept Re arranges minimised Report windows within Report View window All open windows are listed at the bottom of the menu Access to on line help Displays the About PMAC Site Info Report window Tool Bar Options Note Some tool bar functions may not be available to you if you have Normal Operator or Casual Operator access EIJ Opens the New window enables opening of a new alarm comms or user log tar Enables selection and opening of a previously saved view of a log ld Saves a view of a selected log If previously unsaved opens Save As window UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 57 of 176 N PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG ba Opens Report Comment window enables attachment of comment to selected log E Enables addition and deletion of topic columns in report windows IF Opens Criteria window for the selected log type enables setting of criteria appropriate to the log type AEE Opens the Sort window enables selection of primary and secondary sort parameters i Opens Print window enables printing of selected log kd Displays the About PMAC Log Reporting window The Site Information Report is accessed through the UTILS SITE INFO REPORT menu opt
113. here for the first entry onto PMAC Plus will have to be as system manager so as to set up the passwords for other users of the system The default user name and password for the initial installation are system Type this into both the user Password name and password field and click OK When logged on Po correctly the title of the PMAC Main Window changes to include either SYSTEM MANAGER or NORMAL as appropriate __Lancel PHAC Logon User Name Po UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 16 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Creating Changing a User Name Password After logging in as system manager select ACCESS EDIT USER PASSWORD LEVELS This should bring up the following window Selected Uzer Information User Name Access Level system system Manager User Name 4 or more chars max 20 pA Users PMAC SMS Mobile number User Password 6 or more chars max 20 Re T ype User Password to confirm User Access Fights Basic User C Normal User System Manager Use Defaults wite Changes OF Cancel Apply Mew User Delete User Add New Users To add new users follow the procedure below e Firstly click on the NEW USER button on the PMAC USER ACCESS LEVEL EDITOR e This will activate the setting on the right hand side of the screen e Enter in the new user name into the USER NAME field This must be al least 4 characters in length with a maximum of 20
114. hnolog Support Desk FAILED TO OPEN COM lt PORT NUMBER gt Means PMAC was unable to open the communications port Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things e Communications port does not exist in PC e Communications port is being used by another program on PC e Communications port is faulty Remedy 1 Check that you do not have other communications software running on PC while running PMAC 2 Close and re start PMAC 3 Check that communications port is present and working correctly In Windows 95 98 2000 etc go to Device Manager in Windows System Properties program Control Panel gt System Ports COM amp LPT section In Windows NT check port is available in Control Panel gt Ports section 4 Call the Technolog Support Desk INCOMING CALL ON COM lt PORT NUMBER gt MODEM NO ALARM Means Logger and PMAC modems connected successfully but an alarm was not found in logger Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things e Type of the logger is different to type that PMAC is expecting to call e There was a communications problem during alarm call Remedy 1 Check modem properties to ensure modem is set to wait for alarms from correct type of logger Technolog GPS protocol 2 Ifthe problem persists call the Technolog Support Desk UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 156 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG INCOMING CALL ON COM lt PORT NUMBER gt MODEM NO CONN
115. ilable DATE AND TIME The Date and Time columns record the date and time that a remote communication process is started SITE ID AND SITE NAME These columns record the Site ID and Site Name for each call PERIOD This details the duration of the call to the remote site in minutes and seconds If contact is not established with the remote site a duration and Quality will not be written to the Comms Log If a duration is not recorded the remote site may have answered the call but failed to connect correctly with the modem This possibility should be considered if the Comms Log is examined for billing purposes since such calls will still be charged The Result message may indicate what exactly happened in such cases QUALITY The two numbers describe the number of packets of information received and sent by the computer respectively Dividing the first number by the second as displayed gives an indication of communication quality with a remote site A result of 1 occurs when both numbers are the same and this represents perfect communication UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 115 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG If the number of packets sent the second value is greater than the number received the first value this means that some packets were sent and did not receive a valid reply In these cases the computer will retry as defined by the protocol Examples of calls to remote sites 9 9 9 pac
116. ility program and double clicking on it or e by clicking on a previously created shortcut on the Windows desktop or e by running it from a command line such as the Run command in the Windows Start menu When any one of these methods is used to open the Graph program a Select Data File window right is displayed Click on the Site tab and select the site from which you wish to view data from the list of available sites Click on the Files tab and select the data file you wish to view If several data channels are available click on the Details tab and select the required channel to display The Graph program will then open with the selected rate E Guana J x data displayed See The Graph Window later in this ccna j cma section UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 87 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Opening a Graph Outside PMAC Plus There is another way to view a graph of a nwl or dat file Simply locate a file using Windows Explorer and double clicking on the selected file The graph of the file should appear but with limited access to functions available within the Graph program This is a more convenient method if just wishing to view an individual file Note Files can only be graphed on machines that currently have PMAC installed on them The Graph Window 10 x Menu Bar Tool Bar m gp il t tL A tH WK DAY 4HR anr ata 2 Qe a E File Line
117. ill display the manual settings before processing The options will depend on the type of Export Method You must have PMAC in System Manager mode to use this option UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 132 of 176 PMAC Plus A Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Delete an Export Method ue PMAC Export Manager STSTEM MANAGER Iols File Edt View Help P k All Folders 2002 Bord Gais Con flow EL Site List Export Method Last Analysed H E Control Groups SE idl Method 04 06 2003 06 00 00 9 User Groups Edit Method Fl Bord Gais TEET S E Cahil Delete Metho m Bord Gais Reset Last Analysed B Con flow ee eee ARE Ucon flow Manual Process Cahill 2 Graph For Help press F1 NUM g Select the Export Method you wish to delete from the list view in the right hand pane of the Export Manager Window Press the right mouse button and select Delete from the popup menu You will be prompted with a message box asking you to confirm the deletion You must have PMAC in System Manager mode to use this option UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 133 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Edit an Export Method Za PMAC Export Manager SYSTEM MANAGER Bije Ed File Edit View Help w All Folders 2002 Bord Gais Con flow Site List Export Method Last Analysed Control Groups BG Logged Daka Cella Pall 04 06 2003 06 00 00 User Groups Add Metod
118. ill need to be installed using the Windows Settings Printers functions Print Options WOATACENTRECSIOOGATACENT Print Acrobat POR Writer on LPT 1 Sales C900 on Welle Sales Jayne on Mell Options Subtitle Cancel Period to Print f From top line for 5 hours Between si _ si Ea 7 Nov 0016 00 00 Ea Al 5 Nov 0021 0000 fe UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 107 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual Exporting Data Values N TECHNOLOG Values data can be exported to the Windows clipboard or as a file for use in other programmes The function creates a comma separated value CSV information file CSV data is in the form of a text file and is accepted by most DOS and Windows spreadsheets To export Values 1 Select the EXPORT function in the FILE menu The Values Export window right opens Select the required destination Clipboard or File Select the Period to save Choose whether to use decimal days 3 If save to Clipboard is selected the data is exported to the Windows Clipboard From there it can be pasted directly into an appropriate Windows program Destination f Clipboard File alues Export Pernod Eo hours Decimal day calculated from 1900 Cancel If save to File is selected the data is saved to a CSV file which can then be imported into a spreadsheet The amount of dat
119. indicates something you should type a key to be pressed or a Windows button to be clicked When the key names are joined by the plus sign hold the first key down press the others and then release all the keys Notes 1 When entering text all punctuation and symbols e g comma colon slash and backslash must be typed in exactly as shown Text may be entered in either upper or lower case unless otherwise specified The Enter or Return key is marked in this manual by lt Enter gt Key names are not exactly the same on all computer keyboards For example some computers have a PrtSc key while others have a Print Screen key UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 6 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG About PMAC Plus The PMAC Plus program has been developed as part of a Pressure Monitoring And Control system and it is from this that its name is derived PMAC Plus covers a wide range of applications from pressure control through to flow and temperature logging and is used in many different industries A similarly wide range of communication systems are supported including PSTN GSM Paknet and CDPD How PMAC Plus Works All sites fitted with a logger are given a unique Site ID and Site Name and are then registered in the PMAC Plus database Data from each site is routinely downloaded into the database and is then available for display in graphical form and or as a list of values within the PMAC Plu
120. ine to be set by selecting from the available options A sample of the line is also displayed Note Dotted and dashed lines are particularly useful when printing multiple lines of data on a monochrome printer UNITS Line Settings Flow Ra venstor Road i X This enables data to be displayed in units other aoe __ bis Ts Hs than those in which it was originally recorded 5 Units Summary ocke Select the new unit from the available options Sample Notes 1 Not all unit conversions are available PMAC Plus Colour bue gt will only display those that are 2 User defined conversions can be added 3 It is not possible to change the units stored in the file Style solid Y Cancel Save SAVING A LINE TYPE After a user has modified the line type they may wish to save the setting Selecting LINE TYPE tab from the line setting menu can do this When the user has reached this screen they should select the CREATE NEW button A second window will appear allowing the user to select a name for the line type When the user has entered the name required sim ES then select OK To save all the changes made OK then select SAVE from the Line Settings Window Cancel UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 96 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual N TECHNOLOG SUMMARY In addition to displaying the data as recorded PMAC Plus can display a summary line for a selected line The
121. ings e Telephone number that PMAC has called is wrong e Logger is not properly wired to radio pad e Radio pad faulty Remedy 1 Check that telephone and pager numbers in PMAC are correct to do this go to Site Database and find site that you were trying to call and verify that numbers it s dialling are correct 2 Call the Technolog Support Desk CLR PAD 252 Means PRN Unavailable Paknet Radio PAD is not in service Cause Paknet PAD is not synchronised to a Base Station Remedy 1 Check the aerial is connected and reposition it if necessary to get a better signal 2 Re Commission radio pad 3 Call the Paknet Helpdesk for further assistance UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 163 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG CLR ERR or ERR Means Radio Pad or Dynatech PAD did not understand the command sent to it Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things e Radio PAD setup string was wrong e Logger Telephone Number in Site Database is wrong e There is a problem with Radio Dynatech PAD Remedy 1 Check that telephone and pager numbers in PMAC are correct to do this go to Site Database and find site that you were trying to call and verify that numbers it s dialling are correct Then retry communication 2 Check PMAC modem setup string is correct See Modem Setup Strings later in this section for information on how to do this Then retry communication 3 Conta
122. ion in the PMAC windows or by clicking directly on the Site Info Report icon in the main menu toolbar 1 PMAC Site Info Reporting SYSTEM Report1 Technolog GPS Permanent The Site Information Report is used to view each sites details that have been stored in the site database The options as described above in the menu bars can be used to filter all of these sites to create a report of a selected few This is done by selecting the columns that you wish to be viewed using the columns option in the REPORT menu Then the sites can be filtered by selecting the CRITERIA option in the REPORT menu and selecting the criteria you wish to view i e Sites with an ID between 1000 and 2000 etc Once you have gathered all of the sites you wish to view in the report You can now Save Copy or Print the document by selecting the appropriate heading from the FILE MENU UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 58 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 8 Downloading Data Local Data Retrieval Sites These are sites which are not connected to a telephone line or other remote communication system Data is recovered either by connecting the loggers directly to the PC or by use of a data retrieval unit such as a Psion Il Psion Workabout or Datamaster The Local Comms Window To open the Local Comms window select UTILITIES LOCAL COMMS from a PMAC window menu or select 5 from the main menu toolbar The window is divided
123. ion of the lgr file The file may have been modified by another PC using remote comms or Change Colour by using a local comms instrument To activate this z feature click on Option Update LGR AEk Active Background Selected Background Text Text OF Test Error Text Calling The last feature may be important if the user wishes to define the colours used for the different areas of the processing of the manual poll The user can define colours of different areas of the screen from the colour of text titles and backgrounds Cancel SOURCES There is a choice of four different lists that sites can be obtained from They are e Site List e Exception Group SITE eT CTRL e Control Group e Windows Once a site has been found on the appropriate list than the user needs to highlight the site and drag it to the main list or double click on the option VIEW On the Manual poll screen there is a tool bar located at the top of the screen which contains the buttons and at the bottom of the screen there is the status bar These can be added or removed from the screen by ticking the option at the side of each HELP the version of this software module Another way to access this is by double clicking on the question mark icon This information should be noted if any problems occur and relayed to any person contacted at Technolog This option gives the user access to About Pmanpoll which allows the user information
124. ipher these meanings The modem manual will have the commands themselves and then it will tell you what they mean and what the modifiers mean The commands in the raw are amp F X amp W Y S The other numbers and signs were just modifiers to those commands The last command in our setup string is MS 1200 9600 0 1 This is special because it uses two characters to denote the command You will always get a at the start of commands with two or more characters so they are easy to spot The command here is MS The rest of the command is just the modifier You will have to look in the modem manual to see the effect of these modifiers on this command Now we know how to decode a modem setup string lets try with the US Robotics Sportster setup string in PMAC Here is the string AT amp F1X3 amp KO amp MO First let s take off the AT at the start and identify the commands themselves Here s the string split up into its constituent commands amp F1 X3 amp KO amp MO The raw commands without their modifiers are amp F X amp K amp M We can now look in the modem manual to find the meanings of these commands Here are the commands listed with their meanings amp F Loads a factory default configuration amp F1 Hardware flow control default X Sets result codes displayed X3 all results except dial tone detection amp K enables disables data compression amp KO disable com
125. is to be connected to the PC on COM1 or COM2 then the setting can be left at Auto which is recommended Otherwise select one of the other settings Using the None option will disable Workabout Comms Ensure that the Remote Link settings on the Workabout are correct before downloading Refer to the Dragons User Guide for further information e Connect the Psion Workabout to the PC Logger WR Workabout DTU f Psion NwL E Disk e Open the Local Comms window right and click on send Contig File the Workabout tab Delete All Data Leave Dummy DATs Either Select Loggers gt Create Dummy DAT a Click on Select Loggers if the data from several __SendProfie loggers is stored select the required one s and then click on Read or Click on Read All Data e The Read Data from Workabout window right appears and displays the progress of the download Show Details gt gt Connecting Click on Show Details if ES further information is required This includes Bil Site Name PMAC ID and Status Progress for Progress for current channel complete transfer e An on screen report is generated when the transfer is complete UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 77 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Workabout Window Options Note READ ALL DATA Reads all the data from the Workabout and stores it in PMAC Entries will be created in the site database if
126. ite has been changed or because ID in PMAC site database has been entered in wrongly Remedy This depends on which PMAC ID is correct If loggers PMAC ID is incorrect then go to site database and create a new entry for loggers PMAC ID You will need to make sure that you copy site details correctly from old site entry If PMAC site database entry is correct then you will need to change PMAC ID in logger For further help contact the Technolog Support Desk INCOMING CALL ON COM lt PORT NUMBER gt MODEM NO CONNECT Means PMAC has tried to answer an inbound call but PMAC modem was unable to establish a connection UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 152 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things e The PMAC modem setup string is incorrect e Mis dial accidentally called PMAC PC e Calling logger gave up call before the call connected Remedy 1 Check modem properties to make sure that you are using right type of modem X 28 PAD for Paknet and Modem for a telephone line 2 Check modem properties to make sure modem setup string is correct for type of modem you have see Modem Setup Strings later in this section for information on how to do this 3 If you are using a modem then plug a telephone into line where you received the call and dial 1471 to check if caller was one of your loggers or a mis dial 4 Ifthe problem persists then call the Technolog
127. ited and boxes can be re positioned as required See Annotations later in this section for further detail OPTIONS MENU Set Range Enables definition of display start time time range and Y axis range as required Set Title Enables editing of window title the title is included in any print out Copy Graph to Clipboard Copies graph to clipboard for pasting into Template editor or Profile Editor Start up Settings Defines start up time range and toggles auto scaling of data on or off HELP MENU Index Access to on line help About Graph Displays the About Graph window UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 91 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Tool Bar Options Note Some tool bar functions may not be available to you if you have Normal Operator or Casual Operator access Zoom Out increases the range of the X and Y axes graph is made smaller in both axes Zoom Out X increases the range of the X axis graph is made smaller in the X axis Zoom Out Y increases the range of the Y axis graph is made smaller in the Y axis Left moves the display left Up moves the display up Down moves the display down Right moves the display right E EEEE E Recall recalls program settings temporarily stored by the Set command below This function is particularly useful if you wish to take a close look at a data point then return to a broader view gt Set temporarily stores the present p
128. k q window right appears and displays the progress of the download Click on Show Details if further information is required This Show Details gt gt includes ID Site Name and Soria Status Double clicking on an entry in the Details box displays more A SE information about that site s transfer Download progress The window remains on display to enable transfer status to be viewed until Close is selected Disk Window Options READ ALL DATA Reads all the data from the disk or network file and stores it in PMAC Entries will be created in the site database if they do not already exist and Logger files will be created and updated as necessary When Select Loggers is selected this button changes to a Read button which enables data to be read from a selected logger or loggers and stored in PMAC UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 83 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG DELETE ALL DATA Deletes all logger entries and data from the disk or network file When Select Loggers is selected this button changes to a Delete button which enables data from a selected logger or loggers to be deleted from the disk or network file SELECT LOGGERS gt gt Interrogates the disk or network file and then displays a list of the loggers that are on it This is similar to the DTU display above Automatic Remote Data Retrieval When the PC is equipped with a modem or modems PMAC Plus c
129. kets sent and 9 received perfect communication 100 9 10 10 packets sent and 9 received 1 packet lost 90 0 6 No packets received TASKS This indicates the tasks performed when the site was contacted as follows Process incoming alarm Send new pressure control profiles to logger and reset failsafe profile switch timeout Read index from logger Read settings and status from logger tables Read latest data from logger on all channels new data recorded since last read Update logger clock with latest date and time from computer Update logger settings CcCOUA UPD Note Letters appearing in lower case indicate tasks which were not completed successfully All tasks will be in lower case if contact was never established with the remote site RESULT This column describes the result of communication with a remote site The following messages are generated OK Call successful OK timeout Call successful but terminated automatically after a period of no activity by the user No response No response received from a modem when PMAC Plus dials a site Carrier Lost Computer modem could no longer detect a carrier signal from the remote modem so call terminated Contact Lost No reply from remote site after several packets sent so call terminated Aborted Call terminated prematurely by user Local Lost Lost connection to a locally connected device Incoming Call Modem connection was terminated because a logger tried to dial
130. lar data sending you can set the Message Wait Time This is done by clicking on the drop down box and selecting a time between disabled and 600 secs The message wait time sets the length of time the Cello stays awake listening for commands from PMAC This is normally left at the default 120 secs but on sites where data gaps are appearing it may be useful to increase this to 300 or 600 seconds This time includes the time it takes for the Cello to send all of the data and other messages that it needs to transmit Modem Configuration This is for any logger with an internal or external PSTN modem The user should only change these settings under guidance from Technolog Within this section you must highlight which modem is in use e X 28 Radio Pad AT Modem Then what type of dialling you would like to use Utilogs Only o Dial even if no dial tone o Use pulse dialling Then which timing is going to be in use e UK pulse dial timing 67 33 e US Canada timing 61 39 What type of answer tone is in use o Use 2100HZ answer tone o Use guard tone in answer mode Then what HZ tone is in use e 1800HZ Guard Tone e 500HZ Guard Tone Auto Answer Configuration Utilogs Only This allows you to set the auto answer configuration that you would like the logger to use e Number of rings before answer use the drag down box to select e The length of the answer window use the up and down arrows to set the Start an
131. ld be fixed does not follow connection speed e Carrier Detect should be enabled usually amp C1 e Software flow control should be disabled Usually amp 10 e Hardware flow control should be disabled Usually amp H0 e DTR should be enabled so the modem disconnects when DTR is dropped usually amp D2 e f possible fix the modem s connection speed to the speed of the loggers you re connecting to normally 1200bps but GSM loggers are 9600bps may be MS or amp N Creating a New Modem Setup String You now have all of the skills needed to produce a workable setup string for your modem You know what things are needed in order to get good PMAC and logger compatibility earlier in this section and if you have your modem manual then you have all of the information on the modem commands needed Creating a new modem setup string is simply a matter of finding the command to do each of the setup items on the previous page and adding them to the setup string Once you have your new setup string you can remove those items that are set by default in the modem at lot will be and add AT to the start of the string Here is a example using the US Robotics Sportster modem 1 after checking the modem manual against the items needed on the previous page we don t need to talk to GSM modems the setup string is QOE1V1X3A0 amp M0 amp K0 amp B1 amp C1 amp IO amp HO amp N2 2 Now we remo
132. llows 1 Select COPY from the EDIT menu in the source Logger Settings Editor 2 Select PASTE from the EDIT menu in the destination Logger Settings Editor 3 Select the data strategies to be transferred 4 Click on Paste UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 118 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Alarm Actions The ACTIONS menu only shown for E5565 protocol loggers enables configuration and editing of responses to received alarms Enabled actions are indicated with a tick Any actions not enabled will not be executed To edit an action select it from the menu By default all actions are disabled and must be enabled for each site by selecting ENABLE from the ACTIONS menu Technolog GPS Protocol Logger Settings Note For complete details of the settings shown the appropriate logger manual should be consulted The Global Table shows the general setup of the logger a Logger Settings Editor Local SYSTEM TS Ioj x File Edit Window Help iol I Logger Type Info Logger Version Cello ver 3 39 128k status settings State Standby Store Mode Rotating Date 13 Sep 2004 Time Base lis min Time 14 34 26 Time Res fio SEC PO 1 minutes Configuration Pressure 100m and 2 channel flow count recording using Cella SITE NAME George Street PMA site No 00000001 PAC ID 12345 DE axl The Channels are shown in individual tables i2P
133. lus can be used to continuously monitor alarms from loggers and control systems there is a facility to disable the closing of PMAC Plus By default only the system manager can close PMAC Plus To allow other user levels to quit the program the system manager must select EDIT and EXIT LEVELS from the PMAC Main Window and select the user levels requiring closure authority UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 34 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 4 Planning the System Initial Considerations The installation of PMAC Plus and configuration of communications is only the first step in the commissioning process The program structure must be planned and site names site identification numbers and any required images created Be aware that sometimes a chosen method may not be as effective as anticipated so do not be afraid to try a relatively simple system initially and refine it later as your experience grows The first requirement is to decide how you are going to access your sites There are two available methods as follows 1 By opening the Site Database window from a PMAC window menu UTILS SITE DATABASE or just selecting the Site Database icon from the PMAC window menu and selecting or entering either a Site ID number or Site Name This is the most straightforward and the most commonly used method of using PMAC Plus 2 By using a graphical interface see simple example below This involves the use of a hier
134. medy 1 Check that modem setup string is correct see Modem Setup Strings later in this section for information on how to do this 2 If this problem persists then call Technolog Support Desk NO ANSWER Means Logger s modem failed to answer PMAC call Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things e PMAC is calling wrong number e Logger modem is not ready to receive incoming calls e There is a telephone network problem Remedy 1 Retry communications a few times leaving a gap of 1 2 minutes between each attempt 2 Check that PMAC is using correct number for logger To do this go to Site Database and find logger s site You may also need to check modem s pre dial number if you are calling out through office exchange 3 Ifthe problem persists then call the Technolog Support Desk NO CARRIER Means PMAC modem was unable to negotiate a connection with loggers modem Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things e PMAC dialled wrong number e Modem setup string is not correct Remedy 1 Retry communication 2 Check that PMAC is calling correct telephone number To do this find logger s site in the Site Database and check telephone number field is correct 3 Check that PMAC modem setup string is correct see Modem Setup Strings later in this section for information on how to do this 4 Ifthe problem persists then call the Technolog Support Desk NO DIAL TONE Means Modem was u
135. menu select PMAC and then select PMAC from the PMAC menu The About PMAC window is displayed Click on OK to open the PMAC Communication Settings window and the PMAC Main Window The PMAC Main Window This window is displayed whenever PMAC Plus is started Firstly you will have to Log in to be able to use the PMAC Plus software Select Access then Login Enter your User Name and Password initially this will be System and System Though we do recommend that these are changed to ones of your choice see section PMAC Access Levels and Passwords The full PMAC main window will appear after you have logged in It has a menu bar and tool bar which provides access to the PMAC functions Note If you intend to use a graphical interface to navigate through the database sites see Section 4 Planning the System below the opening bitmap image may be displayed in the Main window in place of the default image right or it may be accessed from a single active region which is created in the Main window and which provides a link to the opening bitmap image Menu Options 210 a Access Help TECHNOLOG DVINA plus a PMAC Main Window SYSTEM M mi E Access Edit Utils Help slala malwka ale 5 TECHNOLOG gt IVAN as plus Note Some menu bar functions may not be available to you if you have Normal Operator or Basic Operator access ACCESS MENU Log Out Allows the user to log out of
136. mmunication Device Tour communication device will now be added to PMAL Finish Cancel PMAC Communication Setting x El Psion NWL GP Global ga PMAC SMS m Pagere HA Devices al Local E orkabout PMAC Plus H Modems fll Serial Port Modem COM Fat 28 PADs A PAD H1 COM os t Cello Modems Add Remove Properties Close Cancel Help UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 29 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Adding a Second X 28 PAD To add a second or subsequent PAD repeat the procedure detailed above in Setting Up X 28 PADs The added PAD s will now also be displayed in the PMAC Communication Settings window Setting Up the Local Port The local port is used for transferring data from sites which are not directly connected by telephone The Logger or a PMAC Communic xj i i J Psion NwL GA Global PMAC SMS F data retrieval unit such as a Psion Il Psion B al a a la aoa Workabout or Datamaster Transfer Unit Sines pseu connects to the port This configures the corms port used to communicate locally with loggers and with OTUs such as Datamaster 1 Click on the Local tab in the PMAC and AUS Communication Settings window to Local Fort Communications Port COM show the Local port settings 2 Select the appropriate local port Baud Rate 1200 default gt 3 Leave the Baud Rate at th
137. nable to recognise a dial tone on telephone line Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things e Modem is not connected to telephone line e There is something wrong with telephone line modem or modem PC cable e PMAC modem setup string is incorrect UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 160 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Remedy 1 Retry communication 2 Check that modem is properly connected to PC power and telephone connections 3 Check that no other devices are using telephone line at same time as PMAC 4 Try plugging a telephone into modem telephone socket and see if you can call a number that you know Hn Check if you can use any other communications software with modem If you can do 5 Check PMAC modem setup string is correct see Modem Setup Strings later in this section for information on how to do this 7 If the problem persists then call the Technolog Support Desk Paknet Error Messages found in the comms log CLR NAC 145 and CLR NAC 161 Means Time Out Call has timed out due to no activity on X 28 connection for 3 minutes Cause This should not happen with normal use of PMAC Remedy If this problem persists then call the Technolog Support Desk CLR NAC 149 Means Invalid Address PMAC has called an invalid telephone number Cause PMAC is using wrong number for site Remedy 2 Check telephone number for site To do this go to Site Da
138. nd Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Note Process a User Group Ei PMAC Export Manager SYSTEM MANAGER _ ol x File Edit View Help m All Folders a H 2 Control Groups Bord Gaiz FS User Groups Lahi Wew fl fF Bord Gais ae Cahil e Process Group Boup iea For Help press F1 NUM re Select the Group from under User Groups in tree view on the left hand pane of the Export Manager Select the required Group in the list view on the right hand pane Press the right mouse button and select Process Group from the popup menu When a Group is processing all Export Methods for all channels assigned to sites will attempt to be processed using there assigned settings If no settings are assigned then the default settings will be used Processing a User Group updates the Last Analysed date for all methods exported You must have PMAC in System Manager mode to use this option UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 145 of 176 N TECHNOLOG PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual CSV Export Module Data may be exported as a file to another program for further work This function creates a comma separated value CSV information file CSV data is in the form of a text file and is accepted by most DOS and Windows spreadsheets Default Settings There are options that require setting when the CSV Export module is used for the first time These are Location of the directo
139. nd Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG PMAC Communication Log Errors found in the Comms Log ABORTED BY USER Means PMAC to logger communications were stopped by user Cause The user pressed Cancel or closed the communications program before the communications were complete CARRIER LOST Means During communications the two connected modems or X 28 Pads lost the connection Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things e Logger modem has disconnected early e There was a fault on the telephone or radio network Remedy 1 Retry communications 2 Try re positioning the logger or PMAC PC radio antenna and check the signal quality at both ends of the connection both logger and PC ends You can check X 28 signal quality by using the Paknet Direct Check service or by calling the Paknet Help Desk 3 Ifthe problem persists then call the Technolog Support Desk for further assistance CONTACT LOST Means PMAC to logger communications have broken down PMAC has been unable to get a satisfactory response from logger even after a number of retries Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things e Logger is not responding to PMAC communications although modem X 28 connection has been established e f logger is on a GSM modem or X 28 PAD logger may be in a poor signal quality area or there may be temporary signal problems caused by for example atmospheric disturbance e PMAC may be using wron
140. ndow allows attachment of comment to selected log Allows addition and deletion of topic columns in report windows Opens Criteria window for the selected log type allows setting of criteria appropriate to the log type Allows filtering out of unwanted entries Opens the Sort window allows selection of primary and secondary sort parameters Displays the underlining Structured Query Language SQL statement that is created from the options selected in the columns and the sort and filter options Normally only used in support of the software Ticked when enabled Tool Bar displayed Ticked when enabled Status Bar displayed Opens a new Log window of the currently selected type UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 110 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Cascade Cascades multiple windows Tile Tiles multiple windows Arrange Icons Re arranges minimised Log windows within Log View window Open windows All open windows are listed at the bottom of the menu HELP MENU Index Access to on line help About PMLOGREP Displays the About PMAC Log Reporting window Tool Bar Options Note Some tool bar functions may not be available to you if you have Normal Operator or Casual Operator access 5 Eee E m m ri m T mi lo h Opens the New window enables opening of a new alarm comms or user log Enables selection and opening of a previously saved view of a log Saves a view of a selec
141. nformation about selections made in the tree view Using the right mouse button in this window accesses most of the actions performed in the Export Manager UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 125 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG User Groups Add a New User Group EE PMAC Export Manager SYSTEM MANAGER _ ol File Edit View Help P NP All Folders H E Site List H E Control Groups H E User Groups New Delete Bername Process Eroum Group Wizard For Help press F1 NUM Select the User Group folder in tree view in the left hand pane of the Export Manager Window Move to the list view in the right hand pane and press the right mouse over an away from any User Groups that are already defined Select NEW from the popup menu A new User Group appears with a temporary name Type a name for the new User Group and then press ENTER Tip You must have PMAC in System Manager mode to use this option UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 126 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Rename a User Group Ti PMAC Export Manager SYSTEM MANAGER _jolx File Edit Wiew Help e All Folders TTT Export Group Mame Bord Gals H E User Groups test ev Delete Rename Process Group Houp eand For Help press F1 Num A Select the User Group folder in tree view in the left hand pane of the Export Manager Window
142. nked more detailed image window Left clicking on a site active region displays a pop up editing menu complete with any set task list entries With active region editing disabled left clicking on an active area opens the linked more detailed image Left clicking on a site active region displays the task list for that site Notes 7 2 Active regions that are linked to a site are referred to as task lists Active regions relate to the WINDOW in which they are generated and NOT to the IMAGE within the window Hence if the image is changed the active regions remain in the same locations within the window If you plan to use a graphical interface see below for details of the creation of suitable images and their configuration and modification to form a structured navigation system within the database UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 36 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Creating a Graphical Interface Creating Bitmaps PMAC Plus can handle a range of image types dependent upon the software installed on a PC The most commonly used format is Windows Bitmap BMP BMP files can be created and edited using the Windows Paint program Images may be generated by various methods including manual creation or mono colour scanning Details on the creation of images are not provided in this manual although Technolog provide a service for creating images from existing paper drawings Changing the Main Window Ima
143. nnel Settings section below An Example of Decimal Days Calculated from 1900 Note The following is an example of Decimal Days Calculated from 1900 processing through Microsoft Excel after the Export File has been created After selecting the date in the time axis value column then selecting Format Cells Date and then an appropriate format which includes both the date and time the following results are achieved ab440 42917 36440 4056 36440 43194 Before Channel Settings There is the option to setup each channel separately so as to allow the user greater versatility in producing export files This function is valuable in cases where the exported file is to be stored in a separate directory compared to the others created The setting up of the individual channel is the same as in section Default Settings To enable this option the user must select OVERRIDE DEFAULT SETTINGS 1099 10 16 10709 10 15 10709 10 20 10799 10 22 Channel Defaults About W Override Default Settings File Options Export Directory C NPMACSExport Export Extension esv Number OF Backups Jo gt E Export Options Number OF Decimal Places 4 E zl IM Include Time Axis Values No Data As Blank Lines Decimal Day Calculated From 1900 Format f Excel f Lotus 123 Cancel Help UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 147 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 13 A
144. o have no effect however returning to the EDIT menu will show that there is now a tick symbol at the side of ACTIVE REGION indicating that the editing mode is operational Each time the ACTIVE REGION menu option is selected the mode toggles between enabled and disabled Linking Images Using Active Regions To create a link between an existing image and a new image proceed as follows UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 37 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Run PMAC Plus with system manager access Enable active region editing see Active Region Editing Mode above With active region editing enabled a new region may be created On the PMAC Current Window image position the mouse pointer at the top left corner of the region you wish to make active Click and hold the left mouse button down and drag the mouse pointer to create the box which will become the active region When the box is the correct size release the mouse button Check that the active region has been created correctly by moving the mouse pointer across the area of the box While the pointer is within the active region the region should be displayed If this does not happen the region may have been created too small or it may have overlapped another region which is prohibited Assuming that the region has been created correctly move the mouse pointer into the region and click the left mouse button a menu will appear Select WINDOW from the m
145. o logger write changes on inbound call W Download Data W Stop Logging write changes on inbound call If Download Data i Stop logging and clear store i Set logger to computer clock lf Clear Store and Start Logging Cancel M Set logger to computer clock IW Start Logging Save Changes to Disk stores the settings read from the logger in an LGR file in the PMAC LOGGERS directory This information is required for some PMAC operations Write Changes to Logger saves any changes made to the setting tables back to the logger Write Changes on Inbound Call is only enabled for Utilogs It remembers the changes that have been made and the next time the logger dials in to PMAC the changes are written to it The last four check boxes are listed in the order in which the operations are performed Selecting one of the check boxes may enable or disable some of the others This is because some of the operations require or recommend the use of other options Download Data Reads the latest data from a logger This ensures that all the data has been read from the logger It is enabled if any of the other four check boxes are selected Its use is only recommended it is not necessary and so may be disabled if desired Stop Logging This will stop a logger logging In E5565 protocol the data will be deleted from the logger as well Once a logger has been stopped its clock may be set If the logger is already stopped then this action will do
146. oderns ofl Serial Port Modem COM1 X28 PADs i PAD 1 COM1 E Cello Modems Add Remove Properties Close Cancel Help PMAC Modem Settings Serial Port Modem x Dial Out AMSIMET W Enabled W Enabled Predial Protocol E5565 Reverse Answer jaro Baud Aate Dial out Group 1200 default esos Modem Setup AT amp FEOKCT ED ARO OCONOS 3 7 5 Aiwa PYBF1 440 Z Modem Serial Port Modem COM1 Add Renave Cancel UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 171 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Decoding a Modem Setup String This is a simple task once the pattern of modem strings is clear to you We will take the previous example of the US Robotics Sportster modem setup string and decipher its meaning using the modem manual Here is a golden rule to modem setup strings Modem commands consist of a letter often with a prefix such as amp or and optional suffix modifiers The best way of explaining this is with an example Here is an example modem setup string AT amp F1X3 MS 1200 9600 0 1S0 0Y0 amp W0 Modem set up strings always start with an AT for PC Hayes AT compatible modems and then a list of modem commands This setup string is just about as complex as they come Some of the commands are easy to pick out from the string amp F1 X3 amp W0 YO S0 0 Using the modem manual it is then easy to dec
147. on Programs AAPs which were executed as a result of the alarm AAPs can perform a variety of tasks such as raising control pressure on a site sending the alarm to a message pager etc UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 114 of 176 N Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Com ms Log Pac Log view cstren ET i Paint vias econ sl la x Dja aj o e Ls T Dain Tirma Sila td Sate Marres Peed Gasiy Tasks Renh Anclicatean No Common OMME Lo C ice Reidi LAgolication 2 Aug ALA 12 Tad ih Aborted Hy U bagar Satira Ector New Die TAA Com ms Log 6 Sep 403a OO fete uringan No Racpoese ncaming Col b Sap AN4 14 3 No Happing incoming Cal i 5 Sap 20M apoa JUMENT WI ndow No at luni PAN Ho Hospira LHRH DIAT Aborlod By Use SUNEN OVT Ho Respire PUNEN OYit Ho Responds PUNEA OAT No Reeporde PME OT Shorted Hy JARDA AT Ahura By Weer PLINER Shoned Hy User JME T Loca Losi ee ste ne A Local Logi MEMO 13 Sep 2004 1511 00 iti not in PAC Lota Last PUNENOAN Log View window Ti y Kesh The Comms Log records details of all communication with remote sites If there are no sites configured and equipped to use remote communications then this log is not applicable Comms Log Columns The columns displayed in the Comms Log are configured using the COLUMNS option in the REPORT menu The information recorded in each column is configured using the CRITERIA option in the REPORT menu The following column options are ava
148. on Sync to PC Time will synchronise the time on the logger to that of the PC GPS Protocol ID This allows you to give the logger a specific ID If you have a number of loggers at one site sharing a telephone line you can communicate with each one separately by giving each of them a unique ID Timebase Accessed by clicking on the drop down box and selecting a set time for the logger to wake up At each time base beat the logger checks its configuration to find out whether a measurement should be taken and responds accordingly Time resolution Defines the shortest time interval in which an event can be recorded This can be set to either 1 or 10 seconds Store mode This can be set to either Rotating store when a channel s memory is full of recorded data the oldest day of data is deleted and the new data is stored in its place Or Store til full The logger stops logging when any channel s memory is full After setting these options you must click on Update Logger to update the logger with your settings If this is not done the settings will be lost when you leave the window UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 61 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual 8 2 Setup Notepad Reading Logger Notepad 2 channel flow count recording using Cello Logger Settings Site name Site Mo OOOUO001 PMAL ID Flow 1 Ch 2 Mame Flow Scale tacto 0 01 cum Flow 2 Ch 3 Name
149. ons Profile Help 4 Profile Table oj x Status Control Pressure 0 040 bars G Current Profile Profile 1 Current Next Profile Profile 1 High Alarm Low Alarm Pressure Offset jo i bars G Inference of Flow settings l Controlling W Profiling Profile Step Rate 5 minutes Desired Next Profile Profile 1 Time of Switch Names Profle 1 Name Profile Profile 2 Mame Profile 2 Profile 3 Mame Profile 3 Alarms Alarm Dial Alarm Clr Status Failure to Control Mask Mask Priority High Hi clear Low Hi l clear Control After High Hi l clear Control After Low i clear Currently High i clear Currently Low i clear Inference of Flow i clear CurrentValue D Threshold Start Time End Time 3b x _ Digital Inputssp J a x Data Tabli UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 121 of 176 PMAC Plus amp Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Other tables include digital inputs gt Logger Settings Editor r Local SYSTEM MES Fis Ere Wiin Actions Diin rena Hanip Cwrent darn Cir Latchead Alarm First in Tine Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear l Clear Clear Clear Car Clear Clear l Clear Cheat Clear Aam Da Diaul Prionity Pritity Digital Alarar Mask on Clear baal pes he ii Scan Tem sk Mask Alam ann Clear FH Hi far Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi k Hi Hi Hi F Hi HI HI F HI E HI inba Tabla a I m TR e E TJialEs
150. or Cello Re Head bella Details Cello Diagnostics Fay Finished reading the Cello details ai Cello Version 3 43 Standby Serial Number 20041825072 Wake up daily at 14 30 Cello sends SMS messages When notepad or settings change To sync its clock When the error log changes For new data Message Count eft 2392 Expires 11 07 2004 ent 346 xj Get SMS Messages Send Latest Data Re Read Cello Details i wm PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 8 9 Download LGR File Logger Settings Editor z Logger Settings Editor Local S STEM i Ioj x File Edit window Help Global Settings E Contacting Logger PMAC Lite will display the window shown below whilst it downloads the current Logger settings Download Details writing to File Site Name PMA ID Logger Type Logging Status When the above has been completed the logger settings editor will be displayed as shown below All of these settings are available through other View Data setup screens The settings options may be altered at this point This is carried out in the usual window manner by clicking the option boxes down arrow and selecting the required option by clicking on it with the mouse pointer Logger Type Info Logger Version Cello yer 3 39 128K status Settings State Standby Store Mode Rotating Date 14 Sep 2004 Time Base lis min
151. or month that the wake up is to happen using the drop down box Check For Messages Cello only This section allows you to set when you would like the logger to check for messages The options are daily or hourly for Cello version 3 43 and later If it is set to send data hourly you can set it to sync with midnight or sync with regular wake up time Options Use data call for regular wake up tells the logger to wake up and use a data call to contact and send data to PMAC This is the default and only option for Newlogs and Utilogs but Cellos should normally be set to Use SMS for regular wake up For Cellos that are set to use SMS messages more options are available e Send latest data This tells the logger to send its latest data at the normal data send wake up time e Send index values This tells the Cello to send the index values for all relevant channels at the normal data send wake up time UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 54 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG e Send error log entries Cellos maintain a log of network and other errors This option tells the Cello to send the error log when there is something new to send at the normal data send time e Synchronise clock with network This option lets the Cello maintain its internal clock using the GSM network The Cello will trim its clock s minutes and seconds to match the GSM network but will maintain the user set clock hour When using
152. ow is only visible for Cello alarms Form here the user can set the value of the deadband outside which an alarm will be triggered The Alarm Alarm to Normal Current status alarm can also be enabled if required Current alarms are used in conjunction with Modulo UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 51 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Alarm setup f X Measurand Flow 2 Send using data call Level alarms f Send using 5M5 High alarm O Disabled T Send Modulo profile 0 Just alarm Low alarm 0 Disabled Alarm data For this channel Alarm data For all channels Alarm time window Repeat sending data Humber of repeats 0 Interval Between 0 Alarm Alarm Normal Current Profile alarm e E High alarm Enable Enable Enable Low alarm Enable Enable Enable cancel Data on Alarm enables data send via Data Call or SMS Send Modulo profile Just alarm Alarm data for this channel Alarm data for all channels when the alarm state occurs Along with follow up data at predetermined intervals as appropriate Once alarms are set press OK The selected alarms will appear on screen Alarms are shown in red around the data in blue Windowed alarms are shown in red dashed lines Cello profile alarms are shown in orange dashes with the corresponding deadband limits above and below in red solid lines The profile can be
153. pression amp M sets error control ARQ amp M0 disable data compression We now have the meaning of the Sportster modem setup string UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 172 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG PMAC s Expected Modem Behaviour PMAC expects the modems to which it s connected to operate in specific ways when it is talking to them The loggers that the modems connect to also expect the PC modems to act in a special way to allow for quick connections and minimal battery usage during data transfer All of these different demands mean that the PC modem needs to be setup properly for PMAC in order to assure wide compatibility with loggers and PMAC itself This is a list of the items that should be setup on a PC modem to allow it to talk to PMAC properly and have the greatest compatibility with logger modems e Modem result codes should be enabled Quiet mode OFF usually Q0 e Modem commands should be echoed from the modem Local echo ON usually E1 e Modem result codes should be in text form Verbal results ON usually V1 e As many result codes as possible should be activated usually X3 or X4 e Modem should detect dial tone and wait for an answer usually also X command e Error control result codes should be disabled e Error control should be disabled e Compression should be disabled usually amp KO e Modem Serial port rate shou
154. propriate local Workabout Patt None port lf the Workabout is to be connected to the PC on COM1 or COM2 then the setting can be left at Auto Otherwise select one of the other settings Using the None option will disable Workabout Comms Close ance Help Note If there are problems with using the Auto setting try selecting the specific port Setting Up a Psion NWL This configures a local port for communication with a directly connected Psion Organiser II running GPS or a Workabout running Dragons It also allows configuration files to be sent to a Psion Organiser II This configures the comme port used to receive MiL 1 Click on the Psion NWL tab in files from GPS on the Psion Organiser and Dragons on the PMAC Communication ira Pamm wanae sa Se as Pe Sine the Psion HL Port Communications Port COM Baud Rate 3600 default 2 Select the appropriate local port 3 Set the Baud Rate to the same value as that set in GPS or Dragons OE Cancel Help UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 31 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Setting Up a Pager Pager pre dial is used with logger systems a which have a pager attached to switch on A Devices Gi Local 9 FAI Workabout the power to a modem or X 28 PAD ready Psion NWL CY Global gM PMAC SMS m Pagers for comms Configure Pager Networks Click on the pre selected pager to
155. r e click on Next to accept the default folder PMAC or e click on Browse and select or define the folder you wish to use for the PMAC Plus program and click on Next UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 10 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG PMAC Plus will now automatically create the directories install the files and create the appropriate groups and icons within the Windows START menu A dialog box confirms that the PMAC Plus files are being copied and prompts for subsequent PMAC Plus disks 7 When all files have been copied the Setup PMAC Database window is displayed Either e click on Next to accept the default database Pmacsite mdb or e click on Browse and select the database you wish to use Note It is strongly recommended that the default database be used Check the Transfer all Site Information to Database box to automatically transfer existing data files normally only appropriate if you are upgrading or re installing the PMAC Plus software or clear the box if transfer is not required Click on Next 8 A dialog box confirms registration of the Psion Comms system followed by a window prompting you to either re start your computer now or re start later Choose the required option follow any appropriate instructions in the window and click on Next Note It may be necessary to re boot the computer at this stage to allow PMAC Plus to be started If so you will be prompted by PMAC Plus to carry o
156. r Low E E W Hi J clear External Power Low E E W Hi clear External Mormal after Low i E W Hi clear Backup Power Low i W Hi clear Backup Normal after Low E W Hi clear Watchdog Interrupt Iw E z l clear aioi PEAS a E aox TRE aio RE ao a sox UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 120 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG The Channels are shown in individual tables 2 Logger Settings Editor Local S STEM T i joj x File Edit Window Actions Help Data Table No 1 Status Data Points O of 16366 Current alue O mbars G Data Strategy 2 High Alarm settings Measurand Analog Input Analog Range 3 000 bars G Analog Low Alarm Analog High Alarm Logging Rate Minutes Seconds Tenths Low Alarm Clr Status Analog High i M clear Analog Low i clear Normal After High i l clear Normal After Low i M clear Currently High i M clear Currently Low clear Scratch Pad y oj x 4 Profile Table af ojx Display Tab The profile settings of a Newlog 4 Profiler or Autowat 4 can be set on the Profile Table When this table is selected the PROFILE menu is made available The EDIT PROFILES menu item opens the Profile Editor allowing the three profiles to be viewed and edited The EDIT PROFILES menu item may also be available from the Task List ta Logger Settings Editor Local S STEM a _ Oo x File Edit Window Acti
157. rating User Manual TECHNOLOG e Alarm Settings This allows you to enable disable or window the high and low alarms for the selected channel If you are enabling alarms you can set the threshold for the high and low alarms to become active The Advanced Settings are explained in section 4 1 6 2 e Alarm Window Times This allows you to set the start and end alarm window hours This only has an effect on channels using windowed alarms These channels will only generate alarms during the alarm window period After setting these options you must click on Update List This will update the list with your settings Cancel List Edits will cancel any changes made since the alarm channel was clicked on Once all changes have been made in the window including the advanced options described below clicking Update Logger will write the changes to the attached logger and close the window Clicking Cancel will exit the window without making any changes to the logger UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 68 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 8 6 1 REGULAR WAKE UP OPTIONS ADVANCED SETTINGS Advanced Dial Out Settings Send Data There are six main sections within the Check For Messages r Dial Out Communications Mode s ia ee ae ec tse atslcalenescia mace Advanced Dial Out Settings window C en f Use SMS for regular wake up Monthly Hourly IW Send Latest Data o Send Data
158. rchiving Purpose The archive utility is used to identify and re locate selected data into a Temporary Store see below for manual transfer onto removable media and storage away from the computer This allows old data to be stored for long periods without consuming disk space Archived data can if required be restored to the system Temporary Store The temporary store is a defined area on the PC s hard disk drive It has two functions e tis used to store data which is to be copied to removable media floppy disk tape streamer etc e Data which has been restored to the system from archive is stored here and is read automatically by the Graph program Archive Display To access the Archive function select ARCHIVE from the UTILS menu in a PMAC window The PMAC Archive window below shows information on the files in the system O x Pmac Archive SYSTEM MANAGER File Select Sort Options Help Group ID Site Name Oldest Data Store Start Store End New Site 6666 Ravenstor Road New Site 2233 New Site 12348 12345 George Street PHA 12348 New Site 12348 7616 Test The information displayed in the columns is as follows e Group Number This column is no longer used e Site ID PMAC Site ID number that data relates to e Site Name PMAC Site Name that data relates to e Oldest Data Oldest data held in Data store e Store Start Oldest data in Temporary Store e Store End Newest data in Temporary Store
159. re only when sending data or daily hourly for Cello version 3 43 and later If itis set to send data hourly you can set it to sync with midnight or sync with regular dial out time You can also set the hourly frequency Dial Out Communication Mode This allows you to set the Dial Out communications mode that you would like the logger to use Use data call for regular wake up tells the logger to wake up and use a data call to contact and send data to PMAC This is the default and only option for Newlogs and Utilogs but Cellos should normally be set to Use SMS for regular wake up For Cellos that are set to use SMS messages more options are available e Send latest data This tells the logger to send its latest data at the normal data send wake up time e Send index values This tells the Cello to send the index values for all relevant channels at the normal data send wake up time e Send error log entries Cellos maintain a log of network and other errors This option tells the Cello to send the error log when there is something new to send at the normal data send time e Synchronise clock with network This option lets the Cello maintain its internal clock using the GSM network The Cello will trim its clock s minutes and seconds to match the GSM network but will maintain the user set clock hour UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 69 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG When using SMS messages for regu
160. re than one Channel hold down the CTRL key and then click the Channels you want To select a range of Channels select the first Channel hold down the SHIFT and select the Channel at the end of the range UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 139 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Results of Group Wizard ale All Folders 2003 Cahill 2 Con Flow mE Site List Export Meth requency _Last Analysed H E Control Groups 04 06 2003 06 00 00 User Groups fl EP Bord Gais E Cahill Bord Gais E Con flow i W Ucan Flow Cahill 2 Conran E Ucon Flow E test For Help press F NUM we With following the steps above the resultant should be similar to the example above UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 140 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Schedule Times Schedule times are required for use with the Export Manager Scheduler The Export Manager Schedule will use the Schedule times to perform automatic exports Create a New Schedule Time Schedule Time Setup Schedule Mame Frequericy Add Cello Fol Daily TE Update Delete Par oh weet Sunday Wap af marth Addi Select Schedule Times from the Edit menu Enter a name under Schedule Name Select the required frequency and start times Click the Add button and then click Ok z You must have PMAC in System Manager mode to use this
161. refer to Newlog Pressure Ch 1 al Section 5 Using the Site Database Creating a ane New Site ID of the logger 1 9999 Cancel UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 40 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Modifying a Site Task List e Run PMAC Plus with system manager access e Enable active region editing see Active Region Editing Mode earlier in this section e Move the mouse pointer into the active region and click the left mouse button a menu will appear Select TASK LIST from the menu and release the mouse button The Task List window opens e Selecting QUICK re opens the Quick Task Generation window for the site and allows you to change to a different logger type or to change the Logger ID number this must remain the same as the PMAC Site ID number i e the Site ID number must also have been changed e f you select a task in the Task List window the following options become available e UP click this to move the selected task one step upward in the list e DOWN click this to move the selected task one step downward in the list e ADD click this to add another task e EDIT click this to edit the selected task e DELETE click this to delete the selected task UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 41 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 5 Using The Site Database Introduction to the Site Database The Site Database is used for the management of all sites It
162. required data to the Temporary store 5 Manually copy data from the Temporary Store to removable media Restoring Archived Data To restore archived data copy the appropriate archived files from the removable media into the Temporary Store When the Graph program is run for the appropriate site and channel the data will automatically appear in the appropriate place Keeping the Temporary Store Tidy As data is moved into and out of the Temporary Store the store may become cluttered Open the Archive Display window to see the status of the store to update the display select EXAMINE STORE from the FILE menu To delete all files in the Temporary Store select CLEAR STORE from the FILE menu Caution The CLEAR STORE command will delete all data in the Temporary Store and should only be used after data has been copied onto the backup device UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 149 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 14 Troubleshooting Local Communications Problems In the event of communication problems while using a locally connected device carry out the following checks e Check that the device logger Datamaster Psion etc is properly connected to the PC serial port e Check that PMAC is trying to use the correct communications port and transfer speed usually 1200 baud This can be checked in the Communications Settings dialog in PMAC e f using a Newlog check that the version Number is 3 1
163. ressure Ch 1 settings Rate fi 5 minutes Thresh Disabled Configuration l High Alarm Enabled Memory Bytes Avail 22338 Bytes Used 0 Bytes Left 22338 Low Alarm Enabled UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 119 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Channels on a Utilog show extra information concerning alarms levels and index values Settings Bytes Avail 7680 Bytes Used 4872 Bytes Lett 2808 Configuration Seale facor Dream Utilog Index 000000014 High Alarm 76 8000 cumfhr Enabled Low Alarm 0 cumphr Enabled E5565 Protocol Logger Settings Note For complete details of the settings shown the appropriate logger manual should be consulted The Global Table shows the general setup of the logger i Logger Settings Editor Local SYSTEM l l 0 x File Edit Window Actions Help Master Data Tae loxi Static Configuration Dynamic Configuration Unit IC 2233 WWanufacturer TECHN Version Na 4 65 Mo Of Inputs 2 Analog 6 Digital Mo Of Outputs 0 Analog 0 Digital Wemory Size 128 Kbytes Baud Fates Current 1200 Detault 1200 Power Supply Alarms DateTime 21 33 04 Sun 4 Feb 1994 Ctrl Reg Standby User Count 837 Dial Out Numbers Alarm Dial Alarm Clr Status Mask Wask Priority Battery Power Low E E W Hi clear Battery Normal afte
164. rmat save Ctrl S Saves the current displayed PMAC graph pmg format Save As Saves the current displayed PMAC graph omg format with a different name and into a different directory if required Copy Copies the current displayed graph for pasting into another document e g Word Wordpad etc Print Prints the current displayed graph Print Preview Displays a preview of the page to be printed Print Setup Enables printer selection and set up Recent File Lists recently accessed files Exit Closes the Graph program LINE MENU Applicable to a line currently selected in the Line Key Settings Opens the Line Settings window Enables setting of line style and colour units line type summary options line lock information display and links between data files to form a single file See Lines Line Settings later in this section for further detail Update Data Allows you to request a one off download of the most recent data available at the site at the time of the request Only applicable to sites connected to the telephone line Continuous Update Data Allows you to request continuous download of new data from a site as it is recorded Only applicable to sites connected to the telephone line Abort Comms Cancels communication activity Add Statistical Line Displays either a mean maximum minimum or standard deviation line as required only if data is available Add Line Adds another data line to the current
165. rogram settings i e the X axis and Y axis scales dli Month sets time scale unit to month E Week sets time scale unit to week Lo o Day sets time scale unit to day r jn a mm 4 Hour sets time scale unit to hours in 4 hour steps P L 7 2 Hour sets time scale unit to hours in 2 hour steps Autoscale Y Axis automatically scales the Y axis to best fit in window for current data Show Value at Pointer adds Value at Pointer column to information display shows value of data at the mouse position Mouse position time is shown on the status bar Add Line s adds another data line to the current graph Sage Remove Line removes a selected line a Update Data allows you to request the most recent data from the site Only applicable to sites connected to the telephone line UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 92 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Moving Around Graphs Use the following buttons to move around a displayed graph Button Key Action Left cursor moves graph one division left Shift Left cursor moves graph one full width left a Right cursor moves graph one division right Shift Right cursor moves graph one full width right nd Up cursor moves graph one division up Shift Up cursor moves graph one full height up Down cursor moves graph one division down Shift Down cursor moves graph one full height down Zooming in and Out
166. rol Groups BG Logged Data Cello Pall 04 06 2003 06 00 00 B C User Groups Add Method HE Bord Gais Edit Method E E Cahil Delete Method Bord Gais ED Con flow Reset last Analfecn AW Ucon flow Menual Process Cahil 2 z 4 H Cahi Graph For Help pres F1 NUM 4 Select the Site and Channel in the tree view on the left hand pane Move to the list view in the right hand pane and press the right mouse over an away from any Export Methods that are already defined Press the right mouse button and select Add Method for the popup menu Add Export Hethod x Arter Pall Schedules Select the required method from the Export Method list box in the dialog box UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 131 of 176 PMAC Plus N Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Note Schedule Time Setup Schedule Mame Frequericy fedd Cello Pal Daily sf pE Update Delete Par oh weet Sunday a hay af marth H Select a schedule from Schedules If no schedules are define or a new schedule is required then press the Schedule button Click Ok The settings of the Export Method can be modified from the Add Export Method dialog box by pressing the Settings button The options available under Settings will depend on the type of Export Method The current site and channel can be manual processed by pressing the Process button A dialog box w
167. rom data file lt Data File Name gt data type mismatch interval mismatch range mismatch offset mismatch Error seeking end of data file lt Data File Name gt Error appending gap to data file lt Data File Name gt Error opening data file lt Data File Name gt Error seeking end of data file lt Data File Name gt Error appending to data file lt Data File Name gt Temp buffer overflow in logger lt Data File Name gt Code lt Code Number gt from logger lt Data File Name gt Code Number is logger generated error code Registry Failure Failed to allocate memory Incompatible alarm format lt Logger Number gt Error lt Error Number gt attempting to run lt Program Name gt Error Number Win32 Create Process error return value Program Name is the name of the program that we re trying to run Threshold alarm Not enough memory to run lt Program Name gt Cannot start Comms Handler Registry Failure Cannot Register Comms Handler Icon Cannot Register Alarm Action Icon Profile not updated for control group Check new profile on control group Failed to start scan program thread Test Call Error downloading data lt Debug Info gt For further information on these alarms please contact the Technolog Support Desk UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 154 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation a
168. ross the area of the box While the pointer is within the active region the region should be displayed If this does not happen the region may have been created too small or it may have overlapped another region which is prohibited e Move the mouse pointer into the active region and click the left mouse button a menu will appear right Select TASK Reposition Region LIST from the menu and release the mouse button Transfer Region e When the Task List window right appears click on QUICK Delete Region e Inthe Quick Task Generation window below right select the Window logger type fitted at this site Click on the ID box and enter the Tala Logger ID number this must be the same as the PMAC Site ID number see Section 3 Commissioning PMAC Plus Registering Sites on the Database Click on OK When the Task List window re appears click OK again e o check that the task list has been correctly created move the mouse pointer across the area of the box and click the left mouse button In addition to the menu options normally seen when editing active regions the menu should start with relevant menu options e g Pressure and flow Opie t ANE GUNE e Disable active region editing by re selecting EDIT Type of Logger ACTIVE REGION from the menu bar The PE A i New creation of the active region is now complete a a aed Eine Ema however the site must be entered into the DEEE database before the region can be used
169. roup name A different group can be selected from the drop down list or a new group name just typed into the box To enable a site to use a particular dial out group access the site in the Site Database and select the appropriate group i X 9 The Enter Device Name window right IS displayed A unique name should be supplied to identify this device within PMAC Plus Enter an appropriate unique name for the device and click EE Serial Port Modem on Next lt Back Next gt Cancel UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 22 of 176 PMAC Plus N Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Add Communication Device xX 10 The Add Communication 11 Sa dial in and out ate dial out only e dial in only Device window right is displayed our communication device will now be added to PMAC Click on Finish to add the modem Finish Cancel a a x the PMAC Communication ee a ae A Fon M L Global gl PHAC SMS zj Fagers isplays e installe modem s E Devices il Local Pal Wiork about The three possible icons used W PMAL Plus in the modem page tabs are Remove Properties There is no icon for not dial in out because if no comms are possible on a device it is not displayed in the dialog at all Close Eancel Help UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 23 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Adding a Second Modem To add a se
170. rrect communications port on PC 3 Check that X 28 PAD is connected to aerial and is registered 4 Go to Modem Properties and check that Modem or X 28 PAD is setup for communications on correct port 5 Check in Modem Properties that Modem or X 28 PAD is using correct setup string For help on how to check this see Modem Setup Strings later in this section 6 Call the Technolog Support Desk CANNOT OPEN COM lt PORT NUMBER gt and FAILED TO OPEN COM lt PORT NUMBER gt Means PMAC was unable to use the communication port specified in the Modem Properties page Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things e Communications port does not exist in PC e Communications port is being used by another program on PC e Communications port is faulty Remedy 1 4 Check that you do not have any other communications software running on PC while running PMAC Close and re start PMAC Check that communications port is present and working correctly In Windows 95 98 2000 etc go to Device Manager in Windows System Properties program Control Panel gt System Ports COM amp LPT section In Windows NT check port is available in Control Panel gt Ports section Call the Technolog Support Desk ID MISMATCH LOGGER lt LOGGER NUMBER gt Means Logger that you have contacted has a different PMAC ID to the one registered in PMAC Cause PMAC has wrong PMAC ID in site database This could be because logger on s
171. ry into which the export files will be placed on creation Export file extension details Number of backups that are to be kept on file Number of decimal places Time Axis Values This will include a date time column in the spreadsheet No Data as Blank Lines If there are any gaps in the data then the spreadsheet will produce a blank in the list of data Channel Defaults About PMAC Plus Windows 95 Edition CS Export Module Version 3 08 Copyright Technolog Ltd 1997 2004 Cancel Help Channel Defaults About File Options Export Directory Export Extension esv Number OF Backups jo E zl Export Options Number OF Decimal Places ja eal zl M Include Time Axis Values l No Data 4s Blank Lines T Decimal Day Calculated From 1900 Format Excel i Lotus 123 Default Only Options Append To Existing cs File T Export Date In Local Format Cancel Help UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 146 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Decimal Days Calculated from 1900 This option is best used when recalculating the date with the facilities within the chosen format For further information see the example below Choose the format Excel or Lotus 123 Note The default setting will work on all the channels set for export except those overridden by using the Channel Settings which is explained in Cha
172. s allows the user to copy a graph from the PMAC Plus graph program to a word processing package For the example below the Microsoft Word processing package was used e The first stage to ensure both PMAC Plus and the Word are both running on the relevant PC e From the graph in PMAC plus select the FILE COPY from the menu bar e Now in the Word document click on the position where the graph will be placed e Then select EDIT COPY SPECIAL from the menu bar in Microsoft Word UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 99 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG The graph selected will now be visible in the Word document The special feature of this is that if the user is to double click on the graph within the document then the PMAC Plus graph program will activate and allow the user to alter the graph E g update etc to the user s specification and all highlights will now be inserted into the graph within Microsoft Word Edit Calculation This function enables two or more sets of data values to be combined into a single set of data values by developing a calculation The calculation can include addition subtraction multiplication and or division involving data sets and or constants as required This is useful for example to find a total flow the flows from multiple sites could be added together or to find the pressure drop down a length of pipe the pressure at the supply point could be subtracted from the pr
173. s program Note PMAC Plus requires each site to have a unique identification number ID This ID is used by PMAC Plus to control the access to data if two loggers are given the same ID then this may result in invalid data The ID must be 4 numerals in the range 0001 to 9999 PMAC also maintains log files which record details of all communications alarms and user access The use of Access Levels and Passwords allows multiple users of varying abilities to use a single copy of PMAC without the risk of the less qualified harming the data or altering the operation of the software Note In windows with menu and tool bars some functions may not be available to you if you have Normal Operator or Casual Operator access Main Features PMAC Plus features include e User definable map based operation e Modular expansion e Remote communications The Windows communications driver supports e Pager Interface power controller e M1 radio modems e PCMCIA modems e Multiple protocols on a single modem e X 28 PADs e CDPD e High speed graphics including overlaid graphs and e support for Drag and Drop e support for OLE embedding in documents etc e graph annotation facility e ability to save views of data to PMG files e sum file editor supports brackets e Data archiving e Windows 98 and Windows NT support UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 7 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 1 Hardware and Software Requirem
174. s to appear then further investigation may be required Possible causes include e Write protected hard disks e g where PMAC Plus is installed on a network e Network conflicts General Protection Faults In the event of general protection fault proceed as follows e Note the error message in particular note the module reported as generating the fault e Make a record of exactly what happened prior to the fault occurring e Close Microsoft Windows taking care to save files where necessary UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 150 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Check to see if the error is repeatable Make a record of the results Obtain a hard copy of your PC s CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files they should be in the C directory Contact Technolog and ask for PMAC Plus Technical Support Remote Communications Problems PMAC Communication Alarms found in the Alarm Log ALARM CALL FROM INVALID SITE Means PMAC has received an incoming call but the call finished before the ID of the site could be found Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things The modem failed to connect to a calling modem the incoming call may have been from a mis dial or the PMAC modem may not be setup correctly for incoming calls The modem connected to the calling modem but the ID of the site could not be found the PMAC modem is setup to accept alarms from the wrong type of loggers or the logger is
175. sition where you wish to re locate the region Click on the new location for the top left corner of the region drag the pointer to create a box of the required size and release the mouse button Ensure that the region is still highlighted as the mouse pointer passes over it If this A Man EOR GYSICM MANAGER does not happen the region may have Access Edit Utis Help been created too small or it may have overlapped another region which is prohibited Reposition Region Transfer Region Delete Region Window Task List DELETING AN ACTIVE REGION If an active region has no sub regions it may be deleted Run PMAC Plus with system manager access Enable active region editing see Active Region Editing Mode earlier in this section Move the mouse pointer into the region to be deleted and click the left mouse button a menu will appear see previous page Select DELETE REGION from the menu If DELETE REGION is greyed out then the region contains sub regions which must be removed before deletion is allowed UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 39 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Setting Up Sites Within Bitmap Images Entering each site registering it on the database is normally a once only operation i e once a site has been created it does not need to re created at a later stage It is recommended that all sites be created using the Site Database window during commissioning of PMAC Plus
176. t 12 Inch ht 1009 York St West 16 Inch wai el E alterations you wish to perform to the list by removing some of the files or adding After creating an appropriate file or loading an existing file then there may be others Using the Edit command from the Menu Bar or using the icons you can cut out sites copy them and then paste then to a new file UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 85 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG OPTIONS Once the file has been created or loaded and all amendments made to the list you will be at the stage of activating the list Selecting Options Activate or simply clicking on the traffic light icon will start the processing 8 Another feature available is the clearing of errors that may occur during the polling process To clear these them select Options Clear Errors If there are no errors currently within the list then this option will be blanked out The third feature available in the options selection Only available with E5565 protocol loggers allows the user to synchronise the clock in the logger to the clock on the PC This can be done by clicking on the Option Synchronise Clock and this will place a tick mark next to this option Note If the time difference is greater than the logging rate then previous data points may be replaced or succeeding data points may be missed The fourth feature available allows the PC to receive Colours an up to date vers
177. t Manager The Export Manager is a program used for exporting and analysing PMAC data files There are three parts to the Export Manager Export Manager this program is used for setting up and maintaining which export methods are assigned to which sites and channels This program can also be used for manual exports Export Manager Scheduler is used to schedule when automatic exports take place Export Modules these modules perform the exporting The type export provided depend which export modules are installed on the your computer By default all computers which have the Export Manager will have the CSV Export Module installed TR All Folders 2003 Cahill 2 Con Flow 9 Site List Export Method regu H TA Control Groups BG Logged Data 5l TA User Groups JE Bord Gais lE Cahil g Bord Gais BED Con tow a Ucon How Cahill 2 Cori BE Ucon Flow E test Last Analysed 04 06 2003 06 00 00 Cello Poll 17 00 1 E For Help press F1 Rm Y The Export Manager interface is similar to the Windows Explorer The left hand pane of the display has a tree view which contains Site List displays the sites in PMAC Control Groups contains subgroups any control groups which are set up in PMAC User Groups these allow the user to set up there own grouping system for assigning export methods and perform manual analysis The right hand pane displays a list view which will display more i
178. t value which corresponds to a zero reading For example a pressure transmitter may output 4 20 mA representing O to full scale pressure in this case the zero offset is 4 mA UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 176 of 176
179. ta file Cc Absolute temperature sum file e Constant Where Absolute Temperature Sum File is defined as a b a Temperature data file in Celsius b 273 15 UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 101 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Viewing a SUM File To view a SUM file either e with PMAC Plus running double click on the file in Windows Explorer or e with the PMAC Graph program running and a site selected select LINE ADD LINE click on the File tab and choose the required SUM file from the list The SUM file will be displayed Editing a SUM File With a SUM file displayed the Edit Calculation facility is available and can be used to edit the calculation used to produce the SUM file To add edit or delete items follow the procedure detailed in Edit Calculations above PMG Files A displayed graph can be saved using the SAVE or SAVE AS commands from the FILE menu The graph is saved as a PMG file which contains the current configuration details for the graph and a reference to the data file s It does not contain the data PMG files have default names and can be loaded automatically with the associated graph if the names are used Saving as a PMG file is especially useful when a particular section of data configured in a particular layout needs to be viewed at a later date With the Graph window open a PMG file can be opened using NEW and OPEN from the FILE menu Assuming th
180. ta is downloaded UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 84 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual Manual Poll N TECHNOLOG In certain circumstances there may be the need to obtain vast quantities of data from a number of sites If the user was to download each site individually then this may take a large amount of their time and be a very tedious task A more feasible way to download data from these sites is to us the Manual Poll Program Available from the Utils Menu from the main window this function can only be used by users with normal or system access Ei Test Sites 1 mpl PMAC Manual Poll SYSTEM MANAGER File Edit Options Sources View Help BGE p Ea B ferre Ener cre tam T CE E Main Resevoir Completed ok Cromford Rd Main Outlet Completed ak Highfields Rd Lower Comme aborted Derby Rd 12 inch Mains Ravenstar Fd FILE The first step to using the Manual Poll is either creating a new file or loading an existing file This can be achieved by using the File command from the Menu Bar or selecting an appropriate icon EDIT Sort By Id Sort by Name o002 Rawenstor Rd 0003 St Johns Fd 0004 Win Resevoir OOO Cromford Rd tain Outlet 0009 Highfields Rd Lower 0010 Derby Rd 12 inch betaine 0051 Banks Terrace 1000 Scotland Rd 1001 Stanton Close 1002 Windsor t 1003 Reat Rd 12 Inch Wains 1004 Clayton St West 1005 Clayton St East 1006 Comical Rd South 1007 Duke Rd 9 Inch 1008 Derby Rd Eas
181. tabase and check that telephone number or NUA for site is correct Number should be of following format 23533900 lt Logger s Radio PAD NUA gt 1 If the problem persists then call the Technolog Support Desk CLR DTE 152 Means Access Barred Paknet Radio Pad address is not valid Cause Paknet Radio Pad has not been registered Remedy 1 Register Paknet Radio Pad 2 Call Paknet Helpdesk 3 Call Technolog Support Desk CLR NAC 169 Means Failed to transmit packet to Paknet Radio Pad Cause Radio link to Base Station is weak or suffering from interference Remedy 1 Re position the aerial to improve the signal 2 Call Paknet Helpdesk 3 Call Technolog Support Desk UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 161 of 176 PMAC Plus f i i Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG CLR DTE 171 Means Paknet Radio Pad is engaged Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things e PMAC is using the wrong telephone number e The radio pad connected to the logger is currently on line to another user Remedy 1 Call the site later after a delay 2 Contact Paknet Helpdesk 3 Call Technolog Support Desk CLR DTE 172 Means No radio contact on call setup the logger is not contactable Cause This message can be caused by a variety of things e The PMAC telephone number for the site is wrong e The loggers radio PAD failed to power up e On pager powered systems the pager failed to activate e The logger s Radio PA
182. ted image in an appropriate program to enable editing for example the Windows Paint program Open opens the selected image in an appropriate program to enable editing for example the Windows Paint program Toggles active region editing ON or OFF Enables access to the Alarm Comms and User logs Opens the PMAC Site Database window Opens the Local Comms window enables configuration of local communications logger workabout DTU disk etc as appropriate depending on system configuration reading and deletion of data and other associated functions It also provides access to the PMAC Communication Settings window Opens the PMAC Site Info Reporting window which displays site reports and enables them to be re configured saved printed etc This menu option is only available when the system manager is logged on Opens the PMAC Archive window which enables stored site data to be examined cleared prepared for transfer to removable storage media etc Enables a site or sites to be polled immediately for current data UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 14 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Original Size Restores the window to its original size Show regions Toggles the display of active regions ON or OFF HELP MENU Installation Info This menu option is only available when the system manager is logged on Displays basic software installation information About PMAC Displays the About PMAC windo
183. ted log If previously unsaved opens Save As window Enables zoom Out view of selected log Enables zoom In view of selected log Selects Previous page when appropriate Selects Next page when appropriate Opens Report Comment window enables attachment of comment to selected log Enables addition and deletion of topic columns in report windows Opens Criteria window for the selected log type enables setting of criteria appropriate to the log type Opens the Sort window enables selection of primary and secondary sort parameters Opens Print window enables printing of selected log Displays the About PMAC Log Reporting window UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 111 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Accessing a Log To open a log 1 Select LOG REPORT from the UTILS menu in a PMAC window E 2 The PMAC Log View window opens with the Cancel Select Log New window right inset PMAC Comms Log PMAC User L 3 To start a new log select the required type from eat the New window and click OK 4 To open a previously saved log close the New window select OPEN from the FILE menu and select the required log Alarm Log nn a ausoo f PMAC Log View SYSTEM AlrmLog1 T lol x File Edt Report Yiew Window Help Dieja ar el elel e AlrmLog1 Received Date Received 1 Site Id Site Name Ctrl Gi Alarm Description No Comment Alarm Log ALA
184. tely with a logger the Logger Settings Editor reads the last saved settings from the hard disk and presents them If there is no saved information for this logger the logger will be called and the settings read from it The tables shown vary depending on how the logger is configured and the type of logger Also some fields are only editable when the logger is at Standby i e not logging or is connected locally to the PC Tables may initially be shown as small bars at the bottom of the Logger Settings Editor window Clicking on one of these bars will open up a window showing the settings they contain Note For details of the settings shown the appropriate logger manual should be consulted Updating Settings from a Logger This option is only suitable where loggers are connected to a communications system It will refresh all the tables of the Logger Settings Editor and may be used at any time by selecting UPDATE FROM LOGGER from the FILE menu When the settings have been updated some fields that previously could not be edited will now be accessible There may also be extra information such as alarm times alarm status current value scratch pad etc Read All Logger Settings This option forces the logger settings editor to update every aspect of the logger setup Use of this option is recommended when a new logger is installed at an existing site Copy and Paste The settings from one logger can be copied to another logger as fo
185. that it is running w all 09 34 Left clicking on the icon brings up a small menu allowing you to view the About box or the PMAC Communications _ Driver Properties window right A double click on Local T Idle the icon will also open the PMAC Psion 0 Idle Communications Driver Properties Serial Port Modem setting up Modem CelloProcessor 4 O Idle window This displays the current state of communications activities In this example there are three available ae as COM Port options Local communications a serial port 7 s modem and a Psion NWL You can see the PE Current Protocol E5565 individual activity of the devices and the Telephone Number PMAC ID of the current sites they are working on The displ b lled if Bey ormaton g on play can be scrolled i Sea e ean Sua Comins there are too many modems to show on one ane eens ae F page To view the com port protocol or da ee neeeinee Close telephone number for the appropriate communication device then select the device from the name column of the table The lower section of the page shows the overall communication statistics with the global number of packets transmitted and global number of packets received Click on Set up Comms to open the PMAC Communication Settings window and make any required changes UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 33 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Setting Program Exit Levels Because PMAC P
186. the COLUMNS option in the REPORT menu The information recorded in each column is configured using the CRITERIA option in the REPORT menu The following column options are available ALARM DATE ALARM TIME RECEIVED DATE RECEIVED TIME The Alarm Date and Alarm Time columns show the date and time as recorded in the logger that an alarm occurred For alarms which do not have the occurrence date and time recorded in the logger e g Power Supply alarms the time of receipt of the alarm is placed in the Received Date and Received Time columns Note Entries are normally listed in the Alarm Log in chronological order However alarms which do not have an occurrence date and time may be recorded out of order because the alarm may be received and entered in the log some time AFTER it was generated UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 113 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG SITE ID AND SITE NAME These columns record the Site ID and Site Name for each alarm CTRL GRP CONTROL GROUP NAME These columns display the Control Group to which the site generating an alarm is assigned ALARM DESCRIPTION This column shows a text based description of the alarm PRI The Alarm Priority column indicates one of the following states HHigh priority alarm which has not been Acknowledged L Low priority alarm which has not been Acknowledged AAn alarm which has been Acknowledged AAP EXECUTED This column lists any Alarm Acti
187. the PMAC program ensuring security but also allows PMAC to carry out other functions without closing down Edit User Access Levels Opens a window from which the System Manager can create edit user UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 13 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG access to the PMAC program Exit If you have sufficient clearance this closes down PMAC Plus after a confirmation prompt If you have not got sufficient clearance a message is displayed and PMAC Plus remains open EDIT MENU Note The EDIT menu is only available to the system manager Directories Communication Ports Exit Levels Window Title Image gt Active Region UTILS MENU Log Report Site Database Local Comms Site Info Report Archive Manual Poll Opens the Set Directories dialog which details the current set directories and enables details to be edited as required Opens the PMAC Communication Settings dialog that details the current communications settings and enables changes to be made as required Opens the Exit Levels dialog and enables the system manager to enable or disable exit authority for normal and or basic operators Opens the Window Title dialog and enables the system manager to change the title of the current window Select Opens the Select Image File dialog and enables the system manager to change the image displayed in the current window Edit opens the selec
188. the Site Name drop down list box scroll to the required site and select it UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 44 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Editing a Site in the Database The Site Database can be used to edit details of a site as follows 1 Access the site as described in Finding a Site in the Database above 2 Modify the site details as required and either e select SITE SAVE from the menu bar or click on the button Changing Autopolling Settings Autopoll settings are only applicable when using a remote communications system e g a telephone line connected to a modem which is attached to the PC Poll frequency allows you to define when a site will be contacted To add a new polling time for a site click on the ADD button in the x Poll Frequency field The Add Poll Time window right opens This offers the following polling options e Hourly e Daily e A particular day in each week e A particular date in each month Scroll through the list and select the required polling frequency from the listed options Notes 1 Polling of sites starts at the time specified in the SITES POLL SETTINGS menu option and is executed in ID order 2 Hourly polling is only performed while the Hourly Poll program is running Changing Options The Options field allows you to select from the available options as follows e Use PMDATRAN PMAC will export data to an external MDB database
189. tion and maintenance Get SMS Messages By clicking on Get SMS messages the unit will wake up and automatically start listening for any incoming messages for new instructions and updates The window will show the communications progress and will show errors or received messages in easy to view form Send Latest Data By clicking on Send Latest Data the unit will wake up and automatically send any data that has been recorded up to this period directly to PMAC for reading The window will show the communications progress and will show errors or received messages in easy to view form Re Read Cello Details This function allows you to re read all of the unit details and shows an up to date list giving you a more accurate view of the diagnostics There are 2 pages of information so use the scroll bar on the right to see all of the cello settings UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 73 of 176 N TECHNOLOG Cello Diagnostics Fay Finished reading the Cello details i Cello Version 3 43 Standby Serial Number 20041825072 Wake up daily at 14 30 Cello sends SMS messages When notepad or settings change To sync its clock When the error log changes For new data Message Count wm eft 2392 Expires 11 07 2004 ent 346 xj Get SMS Messages Send Latest Data Re Read Cello Details i Waking Cello Requesting Data Gather waiting for Cello Waking Cello Requesting data send Waiting f
190. tree view in the left hand pane of the Export Manager Move to the list view in the right hand pane and press the right mouse over an away from any sites that are already assigned to the group A select Add Site s from the popup menu Select the site you wish to add and press Ok z You must have PMAC in System Manager mode to use this option Multiple sites can be added by holding down the Shift and Ctrl keys UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 129 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Delete a Site from a User Group Ei PMAC Export Manager SYSTEM MANAGER olx Eile Edit View Help ew All Folders fa Control Groups 002 Ea User Groups H E Bord Gais Bord Gais gd De d siteje elete Site H CaA Process Site For Help press FI Num A Select the site in list view in the right hand pane Press the right mouse button and select Delete Site from the popup menu You will be prompted with a message box asking you to confirm the deletion Tip You must have PMAC in System Manager mode to use this option UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 130 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Export Methods Add an Export Method i J PHAC Export Manager STSTEM MANAGER Olx File Edit View Help P ka All Folders 002 Bord Gais Con flow E a Site List Export Method Frequenc Last Analysed H E Cont
191. uble Current site clicking on an entry in the i Details box displays more information about that site s transfer Of total sites completed The window remains on display to enable transfer status to be viewed until Close is selected UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 80 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG DTU Window Options READ ALL DATA Reads all the data from the DTU and stores it in PMAC Entries will be created in the site database if they do not already exist and Logger files will be created and updated as necessary When Select Loggers is selected this button changes to a Read button which enables data to be read from a selected logger or loggers and stored in PMAC DELETE ALL DATA Deletes all logger entries and data from the DTU When Select Loggers is selected this button changes to a Delete button which enables data from a selected logger or loggers to be deleted from the DTU SELECT LOGGERS gt gt Interrogates the DTU and jil Local Comms SYSTEM MANAGER then displays a list of the loggers that are on it as shown in the example below Individual sites can be downloaded and deleted using the Read and Delete buttons The View Settings button will display the logger settings for the selected logger These settings are those historically recorded by the DTU and hence cannot be modified and written back E Site Name Status 00h Not in database 2345 New Site 2345 W
192. ues Note If more than one measurand is being displayed then it is possible to enter separate scaling for each Y axis Setting to Standard Ranges In the tool bar there are a number of buttons which are used to set the size of the time axis divisions as follows Hi or keyboard M sets time scale unit to month or keyboard W sets time scale unit to week or keyboard D sets time scale unit to day or keyboard 4 sets time scale unit to hours in 4 hour steps HR EAESEAEAEs or keyboard 2 sets time scale unit to hours in 2 hour steps Increasing Decreasing the X Axis A quick way to increase or decrease the X axis is by using the F3 or F4 keys F3 will decrease the scaling while F4 will increase These changes are made in smaller steps compared to the Standard Ranges Auto Scaling the Y Axis To set the Y axis to the best possible fit for the data which is currently being displayed either click on the Autoscale Y Axis a button or select AUTOSCALE Y AXIS from the VIEW menu The program scans the currently viewed page of data and scales the Y axis to display all data points UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 94 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Lines Line Key The line key located immediately below the tool bar shows all lines used in the display and indicates what each line colour represents Right clicking on a line displays a menu of options for that line see Line Settings belo
193. using the COLUMNS option in the REPORT menu The information recorded in each column is configured using the CRITERIA option in the REPORT menu Depending on which columns and criteria are configured the User Log can record the Date Time and Details of the following events e Session start stop e Access level change e Occurrences of three failed attempts to enter a password e The specific user name for logging in out It can also record messages such as Auto Poll running status UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 117 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 11 Logger Setting Editor The Logger Settings Editor is used to view and define all the parameters for a logger s operation e g logging rates PMAC ID ranges etc It is also used to start and stop logging and to set a loggers clock The Logger Settings Editor can be used with local or remote loggers Logger Setup To set up a logger locally connect the logger to the local comms port with a suitable cable open the Local Comms dialog box select the Logger tab and select Setup Logger To set up a logger remotely select EDIT LOGGER SETTINGS either from the TOOLS menu in the Site Database window or from the Task List if available Communicating With a Logger When communicating locally with a logger the Logger Settings Editor first reads the settings from the logger and presents them to the user as a set of tables When communicating remo
194. ut a re boot If you are not prompted to re boot but subsequently have difficulty in starting PMAC Plus re booting may overcome the difficulty UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 11 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 3 Commissioning PMAC Plus Installing the Software Protection Dongle Note The dongle is a software protection device and PMAC Plus will not operate without it If the standard dongle is in use connected to the printer port it will not interfere with the printer operation within either Windows or PMAC Plus Parallel Port Dongle 1 With the PC and printer switched off disconnect the printer cable from the PC 2 Insert the male end of the dongle pins into the PC printer port 3 Re connect the printer cable to the free end of the dongle 4 Switch on the PC and printer Note Occasionally the dongle may not operate and enable use of PMAC Plus when an attached printer is switched Off If this condition occurs switch the printer on and attempt to run PMAC Plus again PCMCIA Dongle Note If Windows NT 2000 is to be used with a PCMCIA dongle please contact Technolog technical support for assistance To use a PCMCIA dongle the driver software must first be installed as follows 1 Insert the floppy disk containing the VXDINST EXE installation program supplied with the PCMCIA dongle into drive A or D The PC should automatically run the disc and start the installation process Follow the
195. ve those items that the modem will already do by default and we have X3 amp M0 amp KO0 amp C1 amp HO amp N2 UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 173 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 3 Now we add AT to the start and we have a usable PMAC modem setup string as long as we don t want to do GSM communications ATX3 amp M0 amp K0 amp C1 amp HO amp N2 And that s all there is to it usually You may well find that you are trying to use a strange modem with PMAC There are a lot of good modems on the market that need considerable extra setup to get them to work with PMAC In the event that you have a modem that does not work with PMAC you should have your modem manual handy and then give the Technolog Support Desk a call number on front cover UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 174 of 176 TECHNOLOG PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual Appendix A Glossary of Terms The following terms and expressions are included with their implications to assist in understanding the manual and software Bitmaps CDPD Channel Rate Control Group CSV Disk Diskette Download Dragons Field GPS Protocol ID Greyed out Hard disk Hayes Commands Modem Notepad PAD A bitmap is a screen image used to represent an area or district Bitmaps are entirely user definable and may represent a pipe network town outline or a simple list of site names Cellular Digital Pack
196. viously saved view of a log Close Closes a selected log Save Ctrl S Saves a view of a selected log If previously unsaved opens Save As window UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 109 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual Note Save As Print Print Preview Print Setup Recent File Exit EDIT MENU Copy Ctrl C Zoom gt Show gt Select All Select All Unacknowledged Alarms Acknowledge Alarm Delete Old Entries Acknowledge A Alarms TECHNOLOG Saves a view of a selected log with a different name and into a different directory if required Opens Print window enables printing of selected log Displays a preview of a printable log Enables printer selection and setup Lists recently accessed files Closes the Log View window Copies a log to the clipboard Enables Zoom In or Zoom Out view of selected log Selects Next or Previous page when appropriate Alarm log only Selects all lines on the current page of the report Selects all alarms on the Alarm log only unacknowledged current page of the report Alarm log only Acknowledges a selected alarm Enables deletion of all records BEFORE a specified date Alarm log only Acknowledges all alarms immediately This is NOT recommended for normal use REPORT MENU Comment Columns Criteria Sort Show SQL VIEW MENU Toolbar Status Bar WINDOW MENU New Window Opens Report Comment wi
197. w Menu Icons x Sk Pa f SH rrnttit el 1 Login 2 Log out Allows the user to log out of the PMAC program ensuring security but also allows PMAC to carry out other functions without closing down 3 Setup User Access Levels Opens a window from which the System Manager can create edit user access to the PMAC program 4 Site Database Opens the PMAC Site Database window 5 Local Communications Opens the Local Communications window enables configuration of local communications logger workabout DTU disk etc as appropriate depending on system configuration reading and deletion of data and other associated functions It also provides access to the PMAC Communication Settings window 6 Log Report Enables access to the Alarm Communications and User logs 7 Site Info Report Opens the PMAC Site Info Reporting window which displays site reports and enables them to be re configured saved printed etc 8 Setup PMAC Directories Opens the Set Directories dialog which details the current set directories and enables details to be edited as required 9 Setup Communication Ports Opens the PMAC Communication Settings dialog that details the current communications settings and enables changes to be made as required UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 15 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG PMAC Access Levels and Passwords Access to PMAC Plus has now changed from earlier versions
198. w The key also provides additional information not shown in the display area The information topics displayed can be configured using the DEFINE COLUMNS option in the LINE menu Defining Column Information New Site 0500 Channel 1 pulzehr CAPMAC 09 11 47 5 Apr 2000 09 14 23 5 Apr 2000 There may be applications where more accurate details are required to define the data obtained Using the define columns function will allow the user to add a greater understanding to the graph and its data Below is the list of possible columns that can be added Note If too many of the options below are used then the scroll bar will appear viewing all the defined columns may be difficult x Shown Columns Site Name Measurand Units lt Remove Available Columns Save as Defaults OF Cancel Individual column widths can be changed as required by clicking and dragging the heading Dragging the headings can change the column widths and right clicking on a line will allow display a menu of options for that line UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 95 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Line Settings To re configure Line Settings either right click on a line in the line key or e select the line in the Line Key and then select SETTINGS from the LINE menu to display the SETTINGS menu This provides access to the following options LINE STYLE This enables the colour and format of the l
199. will appear Select REPOSITION REGION from the menu Position the mouse pointer at the top left corner of the position where you wish to re locate the region Click and hold the left mouse button down and drag the mouse pointer to create the box which will become the active region When the box is the correct size in the new position release the mouse button Check that the active region has been created correctly in the new position by moving the mouse pointer across the area of the box While the pointer is within the active region the region should be displayed If this does not happen the region may have been created too small or it may have overlapped another region which is prohibited UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 38 of 176 PMAC Plus N Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG MOVING AN ACTIVE REGION TO ANOTHER WINDOW To transfer an active region to a different window Run PMAC Plus with system manager access Enable active region editing see Active Region Editing Mode earlier in this section Move the mouse pointer into the region to be transferred and click the left button a menu will appear Select TRANSFER REGION from the menu A Transfer Region window right will appear showing a list of windows that you may transfer to Select the Destination Window desired window then click OK The target window will then be shown Main Window Position the mouse pointer at the top left corner of the po
200. y Poll ID order until all required sites have been polled The Hourly Poll Settings select perform hourly poll Hour i Minute lo on its own or select also perform half hourly polls then select the minute which you would like it to poll Hourly Poll Settings The Number of Retries allows you to define the Bese Ebon el Also perform half houry polls Minute jo number of additional attempts to contact a site in the event of communications problems Selecting the number Retries at end of poll is in the event of communications with a site failing Number of Rets Bo PMAC waits until all other sites have been polled Jel before trying again If this option is not enabled then I Suspend failed sites PMAC will retry failed sites This sets the site s into a suspended state preventing them from OK ea interfering with future immediately after clearing the Cancel failed call If communication with a site fails completely even after retries PMAC has the option to Suspend polling operations Suspended sites must be cleared manually see Changing Autopoll Settings above If this option is not enabled PMAC will not suspend sites UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 46 of 176 PMAC Plus N Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG 6 Alarms Wizard Alarm Wizard is a new feature of PMAC designed for setting alarms on all Technolog data loggers capable of remote communication This includes Cello Newlink and Utilog Various
201. ystem manager Setting up the PMAC Directories The PMAC Directories option is used to allow you to select the path where you would like each of your directories to be gathered from The PMAC Directories are accessed through the EDIT Directories menu option in the PMAC window or by clicking directly on the PMAC Directory menu icon in the main menu toolbar an The Directories window right will appear provide access to all of the Directories Main PMAC Directory CAPMACY functions Data Directory CAPMACADATAN Select the directory you wish Logger Directory C PMACALOGGERS to set up and enter the correct i i ICAPMAC TEMP path to which you would like arelas etl the directory to look Exception Template Directory CAPMACNETFA Alarm Action Directory CAPMACNAAP Once all the required fields are filled select OK Profile Library Directory 545 Directory DG2 Report Directory C APMAC DG2REP Security Directory CAPMACY OF Cancel UGZ19000 Issue 2 Page 18 of 176 PMAC Plus Installation and Operating User Manual TECHNOLOG Registering Sites on the Database Identifying Sites Each site which is to be monitored by the PMAC Plus database must first be allocated a unique PMAC Plus Site ID number and Site Name The Site ID must be the same as the ID number programmed into the logger which is in use on that site i e the logger connected to Site 0002 must be configured as Logger 0002 The site must then b

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