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1. SPECTRACOM 2 Cold starting this unit will cause all logs to be erased and will overnvrite curent RAM configuration from defaults in flash memory Do vou wish to continue Click on the Yes button or press the Y key Another prompt is displayed Do you first wish to collect current configuration SPECTRACOM Ea 2 Do vou first wish to collect curent configuration a Click on the Yes button if you wish to save the current Operating Configuration A saved configuration can be uploaded from the PC to the flow computer at a later time so that the saved configuration then becomes the User Defined Configuration or a new default configuration for the computer b Click on the i button if you do not wish to save the current Operating Configuration Another prompt displays The unit is now cold starting You will be required to log on again to continue SPECTRACOM Ld Q The unit i now cold starting ou will be required to log in again to continue a Click on the button or press the ENTER key Ensure that pins 1 and 2 on Switch 1 are in the OFF position SEP 2000 About Cold Starts 3 18 GETTING STARTED CONFIGURATIONS EXPLAINED The Flow Computer distinguishes between three types of configurations 1 Default Configuration The Default Configuration see Section 3 7 1 for more information is the base configuration stored in the Spectral00 flash memory
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3. DIAGNOSTICS 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5 8 6 8 7 9 1 9 2 ss 10 1 10 1 1 10 2 10 2 1 10 3 10 4 10 4 1 10 4 2 10 5 Log Files Explained cccceecceeeeeeeeeee eens 8 1 Upload to the PC All Items ceeeeeeeees 8 3 Update All Spectra100 Configurations GING OOS dareen EET 8 7 Upload to the PC the Spectra100 Configuration asasnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnn 8 8 Upload to the PC the Spectra100 Logs 8 9 Uploading Specific Log Types ccceeeeeeees 8 11 Updating Spectra100 Logs 02ccceeeeen ees 8 12 Example System LOgS ccceeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeees 8 13 View Spectral00O Logs ccccce cece eee eeeeeee 9 1 Delete Spectra100 LOogs cccceceee eee eeeeees 9 3 Export Spectra100 LOgS ccccceeeee eee eeeeees 9 4 View Spectra100 Device Information 10 1 Viewing Device Information 00eeceeeeees 10 2 Communications Statistics 2000e 10 2 Read EFM Memory 02cccceeeeeeeeeeneeeennees 10 4 Reprogramming the Flow Computer from Program Flash Memory 00ceeeeeeeeeeeeees 10 5 Downloading Configuration cseeeeeeeeeees 10 7 Downloading Firmware sccceceseeeeeeeseeees 10 8 Reprogramming the Flow Computer from the Startup Screen c ccceeeeeeeseeeeeeenees 10 10 SEP 2000 Upload Configuration and Logs viii T
4. Digital Control Communications Display Modbus Registers Contract Log Timed Log Users Date Time The following components will be read from the GC They will be mapped between SIM_2251 register 7001 through 7016 Exact mapping can be found in register 3001 through 3016 Modbus Number 7001 7002 7003 7004 7005 7006 7007 7008 7009 7010 7011 GC Data C6 Propane I Butane Butane Neo Pentane I Pentane Pentane Nitrogen Methane CO2 Ethane 5 6 1 Configuring Gas Composition Parameters To configure the gas composition parameters 1 Click on Settings then select Gas Composition SEP 2000 About Gas Chromatograph Interface Parameters 5 34 CONFIGURATION eee ss SpectraCom The Gas Composition Setup Parameters window appears PointName CumentYalue Units Status BO E i O C m l LE eo Ld Co a 02 live Barmak Wikcad Help Send Close 2 View or make changes as necessary Data points typically found in this screen may include the following This is an example list Actual data e Fixed BTU points displayed Fixed CO2 may vary according to application e Fixed N2 5 6 2 Changing Gas Composition Parameters 1 Double click on any field in the Current Value column to change the value A pending flag appears in the data point Status field About Gas Chromatograph Interface Parameters SEP 2000 SpectraCom Once a change has been sent to the flow computer i
5. Disabling DSR Requirement By default both serial ports require a DSR signal to initialize the processor before communication can start SpectraCom does this by asserting the DTR which is connected to DSR of the flow computer via the serial cable For situations like remote communica tions where a signal line cannot be connected to the DSR the DSR requirement can be disabled data point High Speed Clock from As Needed to a power penalty of Always On use the SpectraCom menu path approximately Settings gt Location to perform this edit The 1 2 mA at 6 V DSR line can now be left disconnected To disable the DSR requirement change the D This setting causes Connecting the FreeWave Spread Spectrum Radio The FreeWave DGRO9RFS is a 900 MHz spread spectrum radio that can be mounted inside the Spectra100 enclosure The radio mounts to the Power Radio board PN 3 2900 008 in the back of the enclosure The Spectra100 CPU board can be configured to enable power to the radio for user specified periods of time in order to keep power consumption at a minimum This allows the radio to be used with the standard internal 6V rechargeable battery and solar panel option See the SpectraCom User Manual PN 3 9000 105 for instructions on configuring the digital output for Scheduled Communications control Serial Communications SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 63 SpectraCom 5 9 6 Configuring Serial Communications Parameters To configur
6. Input Output Status To view the current status of the digital input output status to the Spectral00 that is whether they are CLOSED e 1 or High or OPEN e 0 or Low To change the settings for the Digital Outputs function use the Settings gt Digital Control menu path from the Spectral100 Operations window see Section 5 7 1 for configuration details 1 From the main menu select the Operation gt Digitals path Viewing Flow Data Screens This is a view only D window The Send and Discard buttons are always disabled See Section 5 5 to configure the alarm parameters eee User Detined Alarm Status Digitals In Use Values Averages Calculated Values Rates Yolumes Premium Totals SEP 2000 SpectraCom 7 1 3 Changes to the In Use D Values values shown in this window are made from the Settings gt Fixed Live Inputs menu path See Section 5 4 2 for more details eee User Defined Alarm Status Digitals In Use Values Averages Calculated Values Rates Yolumes Premium Totals OPERATION 7 3 2 The Digitals window displays Point Named _Cunent Value A piam id Units a EE a Dita ouput a 5 Dita Opus oO o Ea a PULSE 7 e fovolowt O a Buffered Puse SS PULSE i0 Tot Puse0w2 m avanoa Sooo Gig Tot Puse0w3 Ma Tavana oo 15 Buffered Pulse 3 Barmak Wicana Help Send Close 3 View the current digital input ou
7. Version Raa Click on Help File Revision Number View the displayed information or click on the Print button for a hard copy SEP 2000 Additional Resources 1 10 INTRODUCTION SpectraCom This page ts intentionally left blank Additional Resources SEP 2000 SpectraCom INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE 2 1 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE 2 1 2 1 1 The RTD calibration data cannot be converted You must recalibrate the RTD after you upgrade the firmware SpectraCom software is included with the Spectral00 Flow Computer system It is a 32 bit Windows based program that enables you to interact with the Spectral100 to perform common flow computer associated tasks This section provides instructions on upgrading the 100 firmware installing the SpectraCom software and establishing communications PERFORMING THE INITIAL FIRMWARE UPGRADE Notice for Upgrading from v1 x Firmware Significant updates were made to the SpectraCom firmware creating a more powerful and reliable product However these revisions cause some incompatibilities between the 1 x firmware and the SpectraCom software version 2 1 or later For example because the calibration tables changed from the 1 x firmware to the 2 0 or later firmware SpectraCom 2 1 or later will not be able to calibrate units running 1 x firmware Thus it is necessary to upgrade all flow computers with the 2 0 or later firmware so that one version of
8. 1 2 1 2 1 INTRODUCTION SpectraCom SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE Software Description There are three types of software associated with the Spectral00 Flow Computer system the Spectral00 embedded firmware the local interface software SpectraCom included with the Spectral00 and host software Embedded Software firmware This software works behind the scenes Its commands are embedded into the memory circuits and EPROMS that are integral to the Spectra100 computer system This software does the real work of a flow computer which includes performing calculations systematically storing data into logs or Modbus registers and reacting to parameter changes and alarm conditions Local Interface Software SpectraCom is the local interface software that can be purchased to communicate with Spectral00 unit s SpectraCom runs on a portable or desktop PC with a 32 bit Microsoft Windows operating system e g Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows NT It enables you to interact with the Spectral00 embedded software so you can perform common flow computer associated tasks These tasks include accessing and logging onto the Spectral100 retrieving data and logs adjusting calculation parameters responding to alarms and performing transducer calibrations SpectraCom Software SEP 2000 INTRODUCTION 1 5 SpectraCom Host Software Host software can remotely collect and organize the data or data logs being produced by the Spectra100
9. 4 0 2 Wiieet SpectraCom Options displayed in the Calibration window will depend on the configuration EE of the to which you are Help Close When this window opens SpectraCom freezes all In Use values for the options listed and generates a System Log entry for each frozen value When this window closes SpectraCom unfreezes all In Use values and generates a System Log entry for each unfrozen value Sensors listed for Other Calibration are not linked to any In Use values Thus no values are frozen when this window displays and System Log entries will not be generated 4 Select the desired sensor transducer Pressure Calibration x Pe Smart Pressure Hosemount MulitPoint DF 1 51 4 0 1 DFL 1 5 2 4 0 2 eNi l Offset meaize Help Close Calibrating a Sensor or Transducer connected SEP 2000 SpectraCom The current value displayed uses the values of the calibration coefficients in the flow computer at the time that the calibration mode is entered These calibration coefficients will not change until a new Calibration is accepted Use this value for reference A significant difference between the current value and the new value could indicate that the original calibration coefficients were grossly in error or that the calibration procedure is deficient If any reference signals deviate by 10 or more from previous calibration points a warning i
10. Help Send Cancel Click on the Password field and enter the new password up to 10 characters Click on the Send button to apply the changes a Click on the Cancel button or press the ESCAPE key to close the Users window b A confirmation dialogue appears Click i button to discard the SEP 2000 Setting Up User Names Passwords and Access Levels 3 6 GETTING STARTED changes and return to the SpectraCom Operations window Click on the to the Users window I button to return 3 2 3 About Access Levels Access levels range from 0 to 15 and are numerically representative of the user s authority to access specific SpectraCom functions such as Calibration Level 0 has the greatest authority and Level 15 has the least authority e Level 0 Admin or Super User All functionality of Level 5 View Edit Modbus Register List View Edit Log Configurations View Edit Local Display List Flash Reprogram Access from SpectraCom Cold Start from SpectraCom e Level 5 Maintenance and Reprogramming All functionality of Level 10 Read and write access to database points in configuration Set Date Time Warm Start from SpectraCom e Level 10 User All functionality of Level 15 Calibration Setting Up User Names Passwords and Access Levels SpectraCom SPECTRACOM x 2 Do vou wish to discard your changes SEP 2000 SpectraCom GETTING STARTED 3 7 Level 15 User Read on
11. Orifice 4 Demo mode orifice configuration for the Spec 4 In the Save Configuration As window give the saved configuration a name version number and description 2 Click on the button The Select log file names window displays the file names of the logs to be collected Select log file names Contract Log Timed Log Timed_Lab_U nit 6 xls Event Log JEvent_Lab_U nit 6 xls System Log E ystem_Lab_Urit 6 xl Help OF Cancel SEP 2000 Upload to the PC All Items 8 4 UPLOAD CONFIGURATION AND LOGS SpectraCom 3 Click on the button to collect the Contract Timed Event and System Logs If you do not give the saved configuration a new name version number and description SpectraCom displays a prompt e g for each of the logs Contract Timed Event and System Contract logs file exists Do you wish to overwrite it SPECTRACOM 2 Contract_Lab_Urit 6 xls already exists Do you wish to overvarite it 4 Click on the Yes button to overwrite the existing file Repeat these steps for Timed Logs Event Logs and System Logs Or Click on the rename the log file 5 SpectraCom collects the data and displays the Selection Entries Table dialog Selection Entries Table Total Falls Total Errors Or Click on the collection process Upload to the PC All Items SEP 2000 UPLOAD CONFIGURATION AND LOGS 8 5 SpectraCom __ SpectraCom displays the foll
12. Scheduled Communications window displays Digital Control Premium Ss ZTE SchedCormms 3 Enter the Duration e g 10 minutes and then enter the Number of Periods e g 3 Scheduled Communications fio Hew o caes 4 The hour range is from 0 to 238 the minute range is from 0 to 59 A value of 1 in either Digital Controls SEP 2000 SpectraCom SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 43 the hour or minute configuration indicates that this entry 1s undefined Scheduled Communications 5 Enter the time for the scheduled radio communication override in the datapoint Override Valid inputs for this point are 0 to 60 minutes This datapoint is only present in v3 0 firmware and later Click on the button to apply the selections and return to the Digital Control window Click on the Send button to apply the current selections Click on the Cancel button to exit without applying current selections Digital Controls 5 44 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 5 7 4 Configuring Digital Control Alarm Outs Spectral00 provides up to four separate digital outputs DOut Alarm1 to DOutAlarm4 for alarms Each can be mapped to any one or combination of the following alarms The alarm map is defined as a bitmap each alarm is assigned to one bit The bit map assignment is the same as the Enabled Alarms and Active Alarms definition If the enabled alarms are in the active state triggered
13. SpectraCom The Utilities function does not support logs collected from v2 5 or earlier firmware ites Diagnostics View Logs Delete Logs Export Logs SEP 2000 UTILITIES 9 5 gt SpectraCom SEP 2000 The Export Log window displays Export Logs LE pi o Lt JContract logs _ Publications Unit Timed logs 2 Click on the File Name and Log Type buttons from the Log Files and Log Types field e g Contract Logs and a red check mark appears next to the log file and log type that will be exported and uploaded to the PC Export Logs 3 Click on the x button to export the selected logs 4 Click on the button to abort the Export Logs function and return to the SpectraCom main screen Export Spectra100 Logs 9 6 UTILITIES SpectraCom This page ts intentionally left blank Export Spectra100 Logs SEP 2000 DIAGNOSTICS 10 1 SpectraCom eee DIAGNOSTICS 10 1 VIEW SPECTRA100 DEVICE INFORMATION Please note that the The Diagnostics menu provides the means for D Warm Start and Cold Start functions e controlling the Spectra100 at its most basic are detailed in l levels including warm and cold starting Getting Started see Section 3 5 e sending or receiving the Spectra100 firmware program for flash memory re programming and or its configuration viewing the basic device information communications statistics and memory contents The Device Informati
14. Value column Some fields accept number or text values In these fields you type in an entry Meter ID Parameters SpectraCom eee Calibrate Oper Configuration Location Meter Fixed Live Inputs Alarms Gas Composition Digital Control Nine Point Matris Communications Display Modbus Registers Contract Log Timed Log Users Date Time SEP 2000 SpectraCom __ SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 13 For example a Pipe Diameter data point can be changed from 6 to 20 1f you select the Current Value field and type in the numeral character 20 Heter Setup Parameters E PontNene GurentVakuo Unite Stotus ST Presswe Source 7 8 Pipe Ref Temp o Premac SS Carbon Stea Orifice Ref Temp Stainless Steel Monel Orifice Maternal i3 Ta Location o aame 15 Statie Pres Te Some fields accept a limited range of values In these fields you select a value from the pull down list For example a Pipe Material data point will accept a limited range of descriptions Choose one from the pull down list that appears when you have selected the Pipe Material Current Value field see the Illustration above If you change a value in the Current Value field a pending flag appears in the data point Status field For floating point number values you can use the Format button to toggle the display of the value between standard Meter ID Parameters 5 14 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom
15. format engineering format or best fit format Base Temperature BO 00E GF Format Standard g Precision Engineering Help OF Cancel 2 To apply the changes click on the Send button D Click on the Mikaa button to retain the current flow computer settings 5 3 3 Stacked Differential Pressure Transmitters Spectral00 supports single or two stacked differential pressure transmitters for orifice applications When using two stacked differential pressures the DP reading from the lower scaled sensor is used for the DP In Use value until it reaches 100 of the sensor s full scale At this point the higher scaled sensor will be used for the DP In Use value If only one DP transmitter is used only the DP Source needs to be defined and the DPL Source is set to NONE If two DP transmitters are used the sensor defined in the DPL Source is used for the low scale sensor and the sensor defined in the DP Source is used for the high scale sensor When two DP transmitters are used data is collected from both sensors every sample period regardless which sensor is used Once a change has been sent to the flow computer it can only be undone by matching the original unchanged value Meter ID Parameters SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 15 SpectraCom If the DPL source is a Smart DP the low scale value is stored in Smart DP LS low scale and high scale value is stored in Smart DP FS full scale If th
16. or other remote or network connected flow computers It also can perform many of the same control functions offered by the local interface software SpectraCom Host software can be purchased from Daniel as an option or it can be developed by the customer to meet specific needs This manual provides instructions on how to use the local interface software SpectraCom for field operations involving the Spectral100 such as configuration or calibration You may also want to investigate SpectraCom s extensive online help 1 2 2 Software Capabilities The local interface and embedded software components of SpectraCom support but are not limited to these capabilities e database organization of data e serial port communications control e Modbus protocol interfacing e Modbus register organization of data e transducer calibration gt AGA approved flow calculations application parameters adjustments e data logging parameters adjustments e calculation adjustments e alarm parameters adjustments SEP 2000 SpectraCom Software 1 6 INTRODUCTION Function Menus The function menus are drop down menus displayed in the header of the main SpectraCom window These menus provide access to all the online functions for controlling the Spectral00 Flow Computer The function menus include File menu Provides an option for disconnecting or logging off from a Spectra100 connection Settings menu Enables you to cont
17. when any one or combination of the following alarms are enabled through the alarm map the contact closure will remain ON until the alarms are deactivated Alarms 1 Bit Map Assignment DINP1ERROR bit 0 DINP2ERROR bit 1 PRESSURE_LL bit 2 PRESSURE_L bit 3 PRESSURE_H bit 4 PRESSURE_HH bit 5 TEMPERATURE_LL bit 6 TEMPERATURE_L bit 7 TEMPERATURE_H bit 8 TEMPERATURE_HH bit 9 DP_LL bit 10 DP_L bit 11 DP_H bit 12 DP_HH bit 13 FLOWRATE_LL bit 14 Digital Controls SEP 2000 SpectraCom Alarms 1 FLOWRATE_L FLOWRATE_H FLOWRATE_HH PULSEERROR MAINBATTERYLOW DPCUTOFF FREQLOWCUTOFF GCFAILURE Alarms 2 Aux1 LL Aux 1 L Aux 1H Aux 1 HH Aux 2 LL Aux 2 L Aux 2 H Aux 2 HH Calc Error SmrtSens Error CONFIGURATION 5 45 Bit Map Assignment bit 15 bit 16 bit 17 bit 18 not yet supported bit 19 bit 20 bit 21 bit 22 Bit Map Assignment bit 0 bit 1 bit 2 bit 3 bit 4 bit 5 bit 6 bit 7 bit 8 bit 9 1 From the Digital Control window use the digital output control pull down menu and select Alarms Digital Control DOut 1 Ctrl Alarms i DOut 2 Ctrl OPEN feta DOut 3 Ctrl OPEN Settings DOut 4 Ctrl OPEN Settings Help Send Cancel SEP 2000 Digital Controls 5 46 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 2 Click onthe Settings button and the Alarm Outputs window displays Alarm Outputs o Include Alm o o m E m m m m m m m m m m E T
18. 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 1 SpectraCom CONFIGURATION The options in the SpectraCom Settings menu enables you to control how the Spectral00 uses raw data makes calculations displays data allows users to log on places data into Modbus registers and many other functions You can customize the current Spectra100 configuration with an identifying label including a name version and description that suit your needs and standards This label for the configuration will be stored in the Spectral00 along with all the other settings and parameters that comprise the current operating configuration The operating configuration of a Spectral00 flow computer is retained only by warm starting the flow computer see Section 3 5 1 for more information about warm starts When the flow computer is cold started see Section 3 6 for more information about cold starts the operating configuration along with any name version and description that may have been included will be lost During a cold start the flow computer loads a default configuration that can be either factory default or a User Defined configuration see Section 3 7 3 for more information regarding Default and User Defined configurations SEP 2000 5 2 5 1 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom To ensure that a flow computer has a User Defined configuration which will endure through cold starts you must save the current configuration or have one stored on disk asa file an
19. 70 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 5 11 2 Changing Modbus Registers Assignments 1 To add Modbus Register assignments a Select a data point from the scrollable list of Available Points b Click on the Add button The data point is added as a new row at the end of the current list 2 To insert a data point into the list a Select one from the scrollable list of Available Points b Click on the Insert button and the data point is added into the list in a new row above the current selection 3 To assign a different data point to an existing Modbus register assignment highlight the Register number select a data point from the scrollable list of Available Points and then click on the Agsign button 4 To delete a register assignment highlight the Point Name and click on the Delete button 5 Click on the Send button to apply changes To retain the current settings click on the Cancel button or press the ESCAPE key A dialog box appears click on the Yes button to discard changes or click on the 2 r E changes i button to continue Modbus Registers Assignments SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 71 SpectraCom Log configuration is changed the Spectra100 Within the Contract Log Configuration window clears out all existing you can define which Spectra100 data point Contract Log records and values will be included in Contract Log records a a teen Ogg You can also define how often log re
20. CONFIGURATION 5 29 Use the Gas Composition function see Section 5 6 1 to set up this interface To enable the GC interface set Chromatograph to the ENABLE state Set the Chrom Addr and the Chrom Stream parameters to configure the GC Modbus address and the desired chromatograph stream number s Three separate fixed live flags are provided to determine whether the Spectra100 will use the fixed live component data all 21 components required for an AGA8 detailed calculation specific gravity and BTU Chrom Units 1s also provided to indicate whether the data retrieved from the GC is in English or Metric units The Spectra100 will poll a GC unit about once every four minutes Each poll of the GC is made up of the series of Modbus queries for chromatograph data If any query fails the poll sequence is aborted If the poll is not successful the Spectral00 will retry every 20 seconds until either the poll succeeds or the attempts have failed for six consecutive minutes At that point aGC communication error bit will be set The Poll Sequence includes time of the current analysis e current stream number If the stream number does not match the user programmed stream number the poll sequence is ended to be retried in four minutes e btu content and Specific Gravity component code for Component Index entries 1 to 16 About Gas Chromatograph Interface Parameters 5 30 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom mol percent of 11 com
21. Configuration ccceeeeeeeeeeees 5 79 5 15 1 Accessing Date Time Settings 0085 5 80 5 15 2 Changing Date Time Configurations 5 80 5 16 Configuring Sensor Sampling 555 5 81 CALIBRATION 6 1 Calibrating a Sensor or Transducer 6 1 6 1 1 Multi Point Calibrations ccccceeeeeeeeeees 6 1 6 1 2 Offset Calibrations ic sievatntietiouatrincvioveteaniecacens 6 5 ekha SCAN eeen ieee 6 7 6 1 4 RTD Sensor 5000 oo ee ccsecctseveeesveeeeseeenss 6 9 6 2 Calibrating a Turbine Meter Linearization sectcaneiacexideanteveneeandeseupetccinasncece 6 9 OPERATION 7 1 Viewing Flow Data Screens 00cceeeeeees 7 1 7 1 1 Alarm Status asassnsnnnnnnennnunnnnrrrrrrrnrnrrrrnrrrnns 7 1 7 1 2 Digitals Input Output Status eee ee 7 2 Fetes NUSE V AIUGS srci ee 7 3 7 1 4 PVCTAQCS sciceeesthrcloniveatreacasvstdreleeecsenreinveeseues 1 4 7 1 5 Calculated Values c cece cccee eee eeeeeeeneeeees 7 6 7 1 6 Rates VOlUMes ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneees 7 7 T 4 7 Premium TOUS wiciicccctacciatsctecssseinseseabacianertesas 7 8 7 2 Customizing View Windows a asasnsnnnnnnnnnnnnn 7 9 7 2 1 Build a User Defined Menu cceeeeeees 7 9 7 2 2 View a User Defined Menu 0cceeeeeeee 7 12 Calibration SEP 2000 SpectraCom TABLE OF CONTENTS vil UPLOAD CONFIGURATION AND LOGS UTILITIES
22. DSR is open circuited or returns low the Spectral00 renews normal low power operation Serial Communications SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 55 SpectraCom See the figure below to verify the locations of the connections cited in the following procedures For more information refer to Spectral00 System Reference Manual PN 3 9000 100 for pin specifications to Connector J15 a Siem e T n SS Se ae s st a mitts mt Gt oo E z m po A bei i i m fr gt EPH oy R as Checceaceee La mr n prm esaa ag fq 5 E ne Ce oe E ee eo gt a EEEE TE EE Joi a PECETO gt a F tiiki De fa SOTTO TET severe Bethe iii _ iii i fq EI ja A E Y COM 2 LOCAL Fa ren R j Ag Sager fa TOTO 2 Pm gt e fae Abii fd mires 3 eerie T ISR lt N E asas AN _ P a gt S m pet SS ORES LLI is _ gt ii lt S OLA ae a SEPP bebbbp TELD i COM 1 REMOTE SEP 2000 Serial Communications 5 56 CONFIGURATION 5 9 1 Primary Port COM 2 The primary port is for laptop PC access This port consists of a weather tight military style SpectraCom The COM2 port is pre wired at the connector on the Spectral00 enclosure bottom factory This section The connecto
23. Daniel Measurement Services DMS Description of Online Help Use the SpectraCom online help file to quickly access information regarding any SpectraCom function See Section 3 4 Getting Started for more detailed information You can access this help file from the SpectraCom Flow Computer Operations main screen by clicking on the Help menu and selecting User Guide or by pressing the F1 key on the PC keyboard SEP 2000 SpectraCom Software 1 8 INTRODUCTION SpectraCom 1 3 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Along with the Spectral00 User s Guide PN 3 9000 105 filename S100usr hlp there are three other online help resources Spectral00 Data Points Guide PN 3 9006 101 this guide provides detailed information on every data point used by the Spectral00 Flow Computer You can view this help file by selecting it from the Help menu filename 100dat hlp Spectral00 Developer s Guide PN 3 9000 102 this guide provides detailed information on how the Modbus protocol is used by the Spectra100 how the data points system is structured and what type of special Modbus function codes and messages are used to read or write to Spectral00 data points and logs To access the Spectral00 Developer s Guide use the Adobe Acrobat Reader software to open the file S100dev pdf in the Spectra Com Help directory SpectraCom Startup Guide PN 3 9006 099 this offline guide provides help for SpectraCom software It
24. FS out rescaled from VOLTS to PSIG UCalib rescaled from VOLTS to PSIG 1 5 1 1 5 1 1 5 1 1 5 1 rescaled from VOLTS to PSIG Nr Input Unfrozen Pres In Use Druck System error Sensor 1 Time change from 14 19 44 to 14 21 37 Turbine linearization table modified User list modified User log off user1 User log on user1 Warm start user command SEP 2000 UTILITIES 9 1 SpectraCom eee UTILITIES The options in the SpectraCom Utilities menu enables you to view delete and export log files collected using v3 0 firmware or later see Section 8 4 for details on collecting logs from the flow computer 9 1 VIEW SPECTRA100 LOGS The Utilities function The View Spectral00 Logs displays a list of all Q does not support the log files available The user selects the file logs collected from name and the log file types for that file are v2 5 or earlier aaie displayed e g Contract logs Timed logs Event Alarm logs and System logs Only one log file type can be selected at a time The selected log is presented in a spreadsheet format To access the View Spectra100 Logs 1 Use the Utilities gt View Logs menu path SES The View Logs window displays Export Logs View Logs Log Files Log Types i Publications_Unit 1 SEP 2000 View Spectra100 Logs 9 2 UTILITIES SpectraCom 2 Click on the file name from the Log Files field The l
25. Spectra100 Operations window 2 The Data Point Menus window displays Customizing View Windows SEP 2000 SpectraCom __ SEP 2000 OPERATION 7 13 3 Select an existing menu name from the list Data Point Menus x 15908 o Add Delete Edit Rename Go To Menu Help Close 4 Click onthe GaTotienu button and the selected User Defined menu 1s displayed 2 3 Active AlamsDPHH Barmak Wikcad Help Send Close You can delete an existing User Defined menu by highlighting the menu name and clicking on the Delete button You can edit an existing User Defined menu by highlighting the menu name and clicking on the Edit button You can rename an existing User Defined menu by highlighting the menu name and clicking onthe Rename button Click on the Close button to return to the Spectral00 Operations window Customizing View Windows 7 14 OPERATION SpectraCom This page ts intentionally left blank Customizing View Windows SEP 2000 SpectraCom UPLOAD CONFIGURATION AND LOGS 8 1 UPLOAD CONFIGURATION AND LOGS 8 1 SEP 2000 The options in the Upload menu enable you to upload from the Spectral100 to your personal computer PC the current configuration of the Spectral00 and the latest Spectral100 logs The options using v2 5 firmware are Collect All Collect Configuration Collect Logs The options using v3 0 firmware are Collect All
26. SpectraCom can support all units SpectraCom 2 1 or later will allow you to collect logs and configuration data from the 1 x firmware unit before upgrading The collected configuration can then be converted for use with the new firmware Future releases of firmware will not have these incompatibilities SEP 2000 Performing the Initial Firmware Upgrade 2 2 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE SpectraCom Firmware version 2 0 or later now supports alphanumeric names for data points Location ID and Meter ID 2 1 2 Notice for Upgrading from Beta Firmware SpectraCom does not support converting beta configurations to be compatible with released firmware A flow computer running beta firmware will require the deletion of its configurations so that the unit can be cold started with the factory defaults Reconfigure and recalibrate the flow computer Attempting to convert a beta configuration may cause the flow computer to operate unpredictably 2 1 3 Preparation To upgrade the firmware 1 If applicable install the latest SpectraCom software that came with the firmware update See Section 2 3 for instructions 2 Connect your PC to the local port on the flow computer with the Daniel serial cable PN 3 2900 019 3 Start up SpectraCom see Section 2 4 through Section 2 6 and see Section 3 1 fo more information and click the Performing the Initial Firmware Upgrade SEP 2000 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE 2 3 Spe
27. User Defined Configuration A user defined configuration per customized data point parameters that 1s used as the default it may exist in addition to the default configuration However the User Defined Configuration must be placed intentionally into the flash memory by the flow computer technician or Daniel manufacturing The User Defined Configuration exists so the flow computer can cold start with default settings that are the preference of the customer or user and not those settings found in the factory Default Configuration Downloading the Firmware If you want to save the Operating Configuration to disk so that you can download it after updating the firmware collect the Operating Configuration via the upload function use the Upload gt Configuration menu path See Section 3 8 for instructions on downloading a configuration file To download a new firmware file to the SpectraCom 1 Access the Download Firmware function use the Diagnostics gt Reprogram Flash menu path from the Spectral00 Operations ymmess window Cold Start Read EFM Mermory Configurations Explained SEP 2000 GETTING STARTED 3 21 SpectraCom __ SPECTRACOM E 2 SpectraCom prompts whether you want to reprogram the flow computer flash memory 2 Do pou wish to reprogram this unit s flash memory Click on the Y key to continue button or press the 3 SpectraCom informs you that the flow computer will restart in
28. Utilities Diagnostics Hel f E TET The Select Log File Names window a di splays 3 ee Contract Log Contract_0_1 ws System TimedLog Timed 01e si lt i sS Event Log Event_O_1 xls System Log E ystem_0_1 lg T For v2 5 or earlier Edit the default log file names 1f desired SpectraCom creates the a a on 2 Click on the button to accept ID and Meter ID to the default file names and continue with the type of log being upload collected The example dialog box above shows Or the default filenames for a flow computer that has Click on the Cancel button to exit repeat S ane without collecting the logs SEP 2000 Upload to the PC the Spectra100 Logs 8 10 UPLOAD CONFIGURATION AND LOGS SpectraCom For v3 0 firmware to upload all configurations and logs Utilitie Diagnostics Help Collect Al Update All Collect Configuration 1 Use the Upload gt Collect All menu path The Enter Log File Name dialog appears All Contract Timed Event Alarm System Enter log file name pii Help OF Cancel Update Logs Insert the log file name that you want to For v3 0 and later collect and save to disk Click the OK button to start the upload If the log configuration has been changed V SpectraCom creates the default filename by appending the Meter ID to the Location ID followed by a 100 file extension The example Enter Log file name dialog box shows the defaul
29. a live or connected transducer The third row is read only and displays the current values being returned from a live or connected transducer To make changes in this window Fixed Live Inputs SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 23 SpectraCom 1 Enter a value in any of the Current Value fields A pending flag appears in the data point Status field Fixed Input Setup Parameters Ea Point Nane dS Cutent Value ee er 7 2 Fined Pressure se 3 Live Pressure eme o A FirediLive Tempore es A Si FnedTem ooo peer BL Live Temperate peer Z Fiweaniveop rice Pending i mo mo Format Discard Help Send Close 2 For floating point number values you can use the format button to toggle the display of the value between standard format engineering format or best fit Once a change has been 3 Click on the Send button to make the D SPOE O ME HOW pending changes effective in the flow computer it can only be t undone by resending the a aca original unchanged value Click on the Discard button to retain the current flow computer settings SEP 2000 Fixed Live Inputs 5 24 CONFIGURATION 5 5 ALARMS values for those alarms 5 5 1 Setting Up Alarm Parameters You can set alarm parameters as either enabled or disabled and you can define the threshold To set up alarms parameters 1 Click on the Settings menu and select Alarms 2 The Alarm Setup Parameters window displ
30. by the flow computer to derive flow calculation results Flow Data Displays the most currently calculated flow rate and volumes Active Alarms Displays all currently active or uncleared flow computer alarms SEP 2000 SpectraCom Operations Window 3 10 GETTING STARTED The Operations window menu bar lists the following SpectraCom pull down functions that control the Spectra100 Flow Computer SpectraCom Menu Name Description Seti File Provides an option for disconnecting from or logging exit off the Spectral00 Flow Computer FETIP Clibrate Oper Settings Controls how Spectral100 uses and displays raw data Configuration communications parameters and log data Location Meter Fixed Live Inputs Alarms Gas Composition Digital Control Hine Point Matris Communications Display Modbus Registers Contract Log Timed Log Users Date Time TEE Operation Calibrate Provides options for turbine meter linearization or eee calibrating the transducer sensor using either a aaa multi point calibration or an offset calibration Operation Displays the Alarm Status the Digital Input and reas Output the In Use Values the Calculated Values Digitals and the Rates Volumes windows In Use Values Averages Calculated Values Rates Yolumes Premium Totals TD Uolcad Dia User Displays the Data Points windows for the Spectral00 User defined Menus Defined Flow Computer required for special functions You c
31. data to be operated on and the tables of information to be displayed A section of the RAM backed up by the on board lithium battery stores all archived data When the flow computer is restarted in any mode the program memory 1s copied from FLASH to RAM and subsequent operation uses the RAM This enables recovery from any corruption of the program memory About Warm Starts During a warm start the configuration memory is not affected The unit continues operating using the data stored in the configuration memory just before the restart occurred Any current accumulated values and online changes that have not been saved into a SpectraCom file will be preserved This is the normal method for seamlessly resuming operation Note that a warm start is required when an online data change such as a change in baud rate affects an operational parameter a warm start must be performed in order for that change to take effect When a change that requires a warm start occurs SpectraCom displays a warning If desired the new configuration should be saved by SpectraCom and downloaded to the FLASH to establish it as the new default for a cold start Warm Starts and Cold Starts Explained SEP 2000 SpectraCom the default OFF position to perform a warm start The ON position however does not automatically cause a cold start The front panel display 9 will ask for a cold start confirmation If the red butto
32. describe how to enable various sensor inputs in the configuration using SpectraCom Once enabled these inputs can be tied to various datapoints such as Aux1 Aux2 see Section 5 3 4 or DPL see Section 5 3 8 SEP 2000 Configuring Sensor Sampling 5 82 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom To view or change which sensors are being sampled a user defined menu must be created in SpectraCom via the User defined Menus PEGE oiod bis path See Section 7 2 2 for complete J __Userdefined Menus instructions on building a user defined menu 1 Access the User Defined menu function using the Spectral00 Operations gt User Defined gt User defined Menus path 2 The Data Point Menus window displays Delete Edit Rename Go To Menu Help Close point open the Spectral00 Data Points are stored on the PC Guide online help file hard drive with the SpectraCom software For more details about a particular data j All user defined menus 3 From the Data Point Menu window click on programi They are net the Add button and the New Menu stored on the Spectra100 Flow window displays Computer Hew Henu x Sensors Refresh Rate sec 2 Points Help Save Cancel 4 Type in a descriptive name of the new menu you are about to create 5 In the New Menu window set the Refresh Rate at an integral value 2 3 or 4 etc 1 e seconds to determine how often the Configuring Sensor Sampling SEP 2000 CONF
33. firmware cssseeeeseeeees 1 4 Local Interface Software cceeeeeeeseeeeeseeeees 1 4 Host Software ee ee 1 5 Software Capabilities sccccevccsnetencerexevicnecrectasess 1 5 FUNCTION WICHUS scrirarrdri inenen EAEra 1 6 Description of Online Help ccccseeeeeeeeeees 1 7 Additional Resources asnsnsnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnne 1 8 Using Online Help cccceeeeceeeeeeeeeaneeeeeaens 1 9 Performing the Initial Firmware Upgrade 2 1 Notice for Upgrading from v1 x Firmware 2 1 Notice for Upgrading from Beta Firmware 2 2 PRED ALAMO oi srciencncientinacnperrstiannrssdandenrientiancn 2 2 LFOO FACS erer 2 10 Minimum System Requirements 000006 2 14 SEP 2000 Introduction II TABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 5 1 2 6 2 7 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 lt A Pe 3 2 3 2 1 RL 3 2 3 3 2 4 Guta 3 3 Jdi S 3 3 3 3 4 3 5 ars Getting Started SpectraCom Software Installation Procedure 2 15 SpectraCom Startup ccceeeceeeeeneeeeeennees 2 16 Establishing Remote Connection 2 16 Establishing a New Connection sseseeeee 2 17 Establishing Local Connection 0020008 2 23 System Installation Completion Checklist 2 24 Logging ON pcuicnscrecttncnscsentanasvetenteaasseaentqeaneens 3 1 First Time or After Cold Start cccseee eens 3 1 Normal Log ON
34. firmware are compatible then SpectraCom continues with the download If the configuration file and the firmware are not compatible SpectraCom will either abort the download or allow you to convert the configuration If you convert the configuration you are prompted to name the converted configuration file and save it to disk SEP 2000 Reprogramming the Flow Computer from Program Flash Memory 10 10 DIAGNOSTICS 10 5 REPROGRAMMING THE FLOW COMPUTER FROM THE STARTUP SCREEN There are two ways to access reprogramming for downloading either firmware programs or configurations to a flow computer To prepare for this procedure 1 Connect a serial cable from the personal computer PC to the flow computer 2 Open the flow computer front panel because you will need to manually press the i button on the flow computer circuit board 3 Set pin 1 on Switch 1 of the Spectra 100 circuit board to ON 4 Before logging onto a flow computer begin from the SpectraCom startup screen and click on the L button to access the Serial Port Setup window 5 The Serial Port Setup window displays Senal Port Setup Part CO Protocol Flash Reprogram Modbus Address fo Baudrate seq00 O H Data Bits Stop Bits Parity Flow Control ATS OnDelay 10ms PO ATS Off Delay 10ms PO DTA for Device Power ves r Timeout fo Retries fo be a cen Reprogramming the Flow Computer from the Startup Scree
35. have logged onto the Spectra100 with a 0 access level eee Calibrate Oper Configuration Location Meter Fixed Live Inputs Alarms Gas Composition Sampler valke Postion Communications Display Modbus Registers Contract Log Timed Log 3 2 3 2 1 Logging Off To exit from a SpectraCom connection From the menu bar click on File gt Exit e From the Spectral00 main screen click on the exit button SETTING UP USER NAMES PASSWORDS AND ACCESS LEVELS Use this function to define the user names and passwords along with associated security levels for the Spectra100 Flow Computer The data items typically displayed for each user have the following attributes user name password and access level User Names and Passwords To set up a user name and password 1 Click on the Settings menu then select Users SEP 2000 Setting Up User Names Passwords and Access Levels 3 4 GETTING STARTED SpectraCom A 3 The Users window displays and contains the User Name Password and access Level fields New User i UserName Password _ Level as 2 eo Ermo o Levels Delete Help Send Cancel Add the new user to the list by placing the cursor in the New User field a Type the user name up to 10 characters then press the ENTER key A row is added to the list in alphabetical order for the new user The cursor moves to the Password cell b
36. new user You cannot edit an D existing User Name 1 Type a new user name Changes must be made by adding a 2 Press the ENTER key new ucor Su Section 3 2 1 for 3 Set the appropriate access level more monna on Click on the Send button to apply the changes To delete a user 1 Click on the User Name and select the Delete button 2 Click on the Send button to apply the changes 3 3 SPECTRACOM OPERATIONS WINDOW Use the following sections to familiarize yourself with the SpectraCom user interface SpectraCom Operations Window SEP 2000 GETTING STARTED 3 9 SpectraCom eee 3 3 1 Operations Window The SpectraCom Operations window typically looks like this Menu Bar Spectra 100 Operations File Settings Calibrate Operation UserDefined Upload Diagnostics Help Firmware Rev 2 000 Configuration Name Demo Orifice S100 Unit Data Configuration Rew 1 000 Location ID T Meter ID 1 2 In Use Values Active Alarms In Use DP In Use INH20 z Values Pres In Use abo Psic S Temp In Use DEGF Flow Flow Base Flow Rate MCF HR Data Prey Contr Tot ET Contract Total HCF Active Alarms e View Area Information 100 Unit Configuration Data Identifies the firmware revision level the configuration in use the flow computer identification number and location ID In Use Values A read only dialog box displays flow meter input and raw data values live transducers or fixed values used
37. not pass through the serial cable this change is effective per Rev B of PN 3 2900 019 SEP 2000 Serial Communications 5 58 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 5 9 2 5 9 3 Secondary Port COM 1 The secondary port is for telemetry devices This port consists of a Phoenix plugable connector mounted on the main board inside the Spectra100 enclosure A shielded cable should be used to connect this port to the outside world DSR1 is an input from the modem or radio requesting communication This will interrupt the processor and switch it to the high speed clock A 20 millisecond delay is required before the unit is ready to receive data To save power when the laptop is connected for a long period of time the controller does not enable the transmitters until it is ready to send data When the DSR1 is lowered power to the port transmitters will be disconnected Connecting the Model 24 Modem The Model 24 modem card mounts to the four standoffs located on the CPU board This card provides 3 connectors a telephone connector J6 a power connector J5 which is not used for a Spectral00 unit and a RS232 connector J4 The telephone connector requires a standard miniature 6 position RJ11C telephone plug Only the TIP and RING lines are used J6 2 and J6 3 respectively Verify the Jumper selections before operation To achieve normal 5 second operation set pins 1 amp 3 and 2 amp 4 on Jumper J9 To achieve the alternat
38. sections for detailed instructions Upon initializing the Pressure Calibration or Temperature Calibration functions SpectraCom freezes all In Use values for the options listed in the corresponding window These values remain frozen until the Calibration window closes The logged values reflect the frozen values and no alarms are triggered based on the values entered to achieve calibration Sensors listed for Other Calibration are not linked to any In Use values Thus no values are frozen when this window displays If scaling values are available for the selected sensor the Scaing button is enabled in the Calibrating window See Section 6 1 3 for instructions Multi Point Calibrations A multi point calibration allows the user to enter up to six calibration points to achieve a polynomial correction to uncalibrated sensor readings Use this calibration when adjustments to the shape of the known sensor response are desired e g when doing an initial 3 point sensor calibration To perform a multi point calibration SEP 2000 Calibrating a Sensor or Transducer 6 2 CALIBRATION 1 Start SpectraCom and log on to the flow computer See Section 3 1 for instructions 2 Click on the Calibrate menu and select the pme Spay appropriate option for your sensor Temperatire l Other transducer 3 The corresponding Calibration window appears Pressure Calibration j Piula 7 61 470 1 DFL 1 52
39. sensor This kit includes 2 precision resistors at 626 88 Q 150 F and 465 15 Q 0 F See Section 6 1 or the online help for calibration instructions CALIBRATING A TURBINE METER LINEARIZATION For each turbine meter you can perform a linearization Linearization allows you to enter the K factor data which is provided by the factory or flow lab for a given turbine meter K factor data consist of a single constant or a set of multiple factors for curve fitting To perform a linearization 1 Start SpectraCom and log on to the flow computer See Section 3 1 for instructions 2 Use the Calibrate gt Other menu path SEP 2000 Calibrating a Turbine Meter Linearization 6 10 CALIBRATION 3 The Other Calibration window appears Other Calibration HdulitPoint Offset 1 52 A D 2 Linearize Help Close 4 Select the desired turbine meter 5 Click on the Turbine Meter Linearization window Linearize button to access the Turbine Meter Linearization Sinale Fined F Serial No E Factor i Frequency Hertz KK Method 6 Use the Method pull down menu to select the desired linearization algorithm For a variant K factor per flow algorithm choose one of the listed curves 7 If you selected the Single Fixed K option then input the K factor in the data field provided Then go to Step 9 V Otherwise go to Step 8 8 If you selected a linearizatio
40. the changes 7 Click on the Close button to return to the Spectral00 Operations window With Premium Totals enabled the Flow datapoints displayed in the lower left corner of the Spectral00 Operations window will show the rates and totals for the station base premium 1 and premium 2 levels Use the scroll bar to view all of the datapoints Location ID Parameters SEP 2000 SpectraCom Only three datapoints may be viewed at one time Use the scroll bar to view the complete list of datapoints SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 9 The following is an example of what is displayed for the Flow datapoints with Premium Totals enabled Flows Sta Flow Rate HCF HA gt Pry Cntr Sta Tot HCF Cntr Sta Tot HCF r Flow Base Flow Rate A HCF HA a Prev Contr Tot B6400 MCF Contract Total HCF r Flows Premi Flow Rate HCF HA gt Pry Cntr PrmiTot 86400 HCF Cntr Prmi Tot HCF r Flows Prem Flow Rate HCF HA gt Pry Cntr Prm2Tot HCF Cntr Prm Tot HCF r Station Flow Rate Previous Contract Station Total Contract Station Total Base Flow Rate A Previous Contract Total Contract Total Premium 1 Flow Rate Previous Contract Premium 1 Total Contract Premium 1 Total Premium 2 Flow Rate Previous Contract Premium 2 Total Contract Premium 2 Total Location ID Parameters 5 10 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 8 Click on Operation and select Premium eee User Defined Totals to view all of the P
41. timed and contract logs METER ID PARAMETERS From the Meter ID Parameters window you can configure the basic components of the flow computer meter applications For example if a Spectral00 is configured to operate as an orifice meter in this window you will be able to manipulate data points such as pipe diameter location of pressure taps and orifice diameter Data points typically found in this window may include the following e Pipe Diameter Pipe Ref Temp e Pressure Taps e Pipe Material Orifice Diameter e Orifice Ref Temp e Plate Material e Meter Taps For more details about a particular data point that is displayed in the Meter Setup Parameters window access the online Data Points Guide Changed settings are recorded as an operator event and added to the Event Log SEP 2000 Meter ID Parameters 5 12 CONFIGURATION 5 3 1 Setting Up Meter Parameters To set up meter parameters 1 Click on the Settings menu and select Meter 2 The Meter Setup Parameters window displays Aux 1 Sows 7_ Pipe Diameter o 2 Orifice Material Barmak Wica Help E 3 4 5 6 z La EE 10 E 13 14 15 3 View or make changes as defined in the previous section see Section 5 2 2 5 3 2 Changing Meter Parameters To make changes log onto the Spectra100 as a user with a proper access level to make and send changes to the flow computer 1 Select a desired field under the Current
42. to retain the can only be undone by matching the CUTTENTEGLUNES original unchanged value 7 Select the appropriate format then click the button to apply changes Click the Cancel button to discard changes and return to the Alarm Setup Parameters window A record of the change is added to the flow computer Event Log as an operator event SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 27 SpectraCom __ To view the new alarm parameter settings erie User Defined Alarm Status Digtals 1 Click on the Operation menu and choose In Use y giles Averages Alarm Status Calculated Values Rates Yolumes aoo 2 The Current Alarm Status window displays Current Alarm Status Point Name Current Yalue a Active Alarms Digital Input 1 Active Alarms Digital Input 2 a Active Alarms Pest a Active Alarms Prest 5 Active Alarms PresH 6 Active Alarms PresHH e Active Alarms Temperate a Active Alarms Temperate H 10 Active Alarms Temperature HH Gi Active Alms DPLL 13 Active Alarms DPH 14 Active Alarms DPHH Fig Active Alarms Flow Rate L Barmak Ieee Help Send Close This is a view only window for displaying the current status of the flow computer alarms SEP 2000 Alarms 5 28 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 5 6 ABOUT GAS CHROMATOGRAPH INTERFACE PARAMETERS With this function you can set the fixed values for gas composition that are used in gas measurement calculations Spectral00 su
43. to show if the flow rate has exceeded the premium set points For example output configured for Premium 1 Status will turn on if the flow rate exceeds the Premium 1 set point To set the Premium 1 Status and Premium 2 Status 1 Use the Settings gt Digital Control menu path The Digital Control dialog displays Digital Control DOut 1 Ctrl Premium 1 Status SettigE DOut 2 Ctrl Premium 2 Status Settings DOut 3 Ctrl SchedComms Settings DOut 4 Ctrl Alarms Settings l Send Cancel Use the pull down menu and set a digital output to either Premium 1 Status or to Premium 2 Status 2 Click on the send button to apply your changes to the flow computer SEP 2000 Digital Controls 5 50 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 5 8 ABOUT THE NINE POINT MATRIX The 9 point matrix method is used to calculate the compressibility instead of AGA8 method The 9 point matrix is a 3X3 matrix based on pressure and temperature A second order interpolation is used with the matrix to calculate the output The calculations are supported in both English and Metric units and used with both AGA3 and AGA7 methods The option for entering the matrix is disabled until the user selects Matrix Option from the Z Method datapoint via the Settings gt Gas Composition menu path The Spectral00 v3 0 has built in the consistency check for matrix T P and Z data entered by user The rule is as follows The 3 Tempera
44. 0 Logs Export Spectra 100 Logs 4 Click on the radio button for the desired tool Import firmware Import Configuration Export Configuration Find Spectral00 Log Files Spectral00 Demo Mode View Spectral00 Logs Delete Spectra100 Logs Export Spectral00 Logs 5 Click on the button to accept your selection Click onthe Cancel button to return to the Spectral00 Operations window 4 1 IMPORT FIRMWARE PROGRAM FROM FILE Import and make ready for downloading the firmware program files that can be exchanged between personal computers PCs The PC exchangeable firmware program files have FCR filename extensions Import Firmware Program from File SEP 2000 SpectraCom __ SEP 2000 OFFLINE TOOLS 4 3 From the SpectraCom main screen 1 Select Import Firmware Offline Tools i Import Configuration i Export Configuration Find Spectra 100 Log Files Find LineGuard 2100 Log Files Spectra 100 Demo Mode LineGuard 2100 Demo Mode View Spectra 100 Logs Delete Spectra 100 Logs Export Spectra 100 Logs Click on the button In the file selection window specify the appropriate directory path and select the desired FCR file Select firmware file to import EA EY Look in EJ SpectraCom ci Ell Files of type Firmware release files FCA Cancel Open as read only Click on the button SpectraCom determines whether the selected firmware is compatible with th
45. 0 baud immediately select a lower baudrate before clicking the button 5 The Program Flash Memory window appears The top four buttons in the upper right corner will be grayed and the fields at the upper left will be blank until SpectraCom connects to the flow computer in Flash Reprogram mode The connection process requires 30 seconds to complete Go to the next step once SpectraCom is connected If you have waited over 30 seconds and the flow computer has not connected then you must restart the flow computer To restart the computer without logging back into the unit simply press switch S2 on the Spectra100 CPU board The flow computer will restart and the Spectra ComSpectraCom connection will be initiated Performing the Initial Firmware Upgrade SEP 2000 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE 2 11 SpectraCom __ 6 When the connection has completed successfully the Program Flash Memory window should look similar to this Program Flash Memory EI Bootloader Version 6 1 Download Firmware Flow Computer Type Spectra 100 Download Configuration Firmware Version Delete Configuration Configuration M Config 1 10 EKRE onig Restart Flow Computer Configuration Yersion 1 100 Help The Firmware Version will be blank The Configuration Name and Configuration Version may or may not be blank depending on whether a user defined configuration was stored in FLASH memory If the desired firmware 7 Cl
46. 1 for instructions on Cold Starting the flow computer c Return pin 1 on Switch 1 to the OFF position The upgraded firmware or configuration version should be displayed via SpectraCom Reprogramming the Flow Computer from the Startup Screen SEP 2000 WARRANTY CLAIM REQUIREMENTS To make a warranty claim you the Purchaser must Provide Daniel with proof of the Date of Purchase and proof of the Date of Shipment of the product in question Return the product to Daniel within twelve 12 months of the date of original shipment of the product or within eighteen 18 months of the date of original shipment of the product to destinations outside of the United States The Purchaser must prepay any shipping charges In addition the Purchaser is responsible for insuring any product shipped for return and assumes the risk of loss of the product during shipment To obtain Warranty service or to locate the nearest Daniel office sales or service center call 281 897 2900 Fax 281 897 2901 or contact Daniel Measurement Services 19203 Hempstead Highway Houston TX 7 065 When contacting Daniel for product service the purchaser is asked to provide information as indicated on the following Customer Problem Report Daniel Measurement Services offers both on call and contract maintenance service designed to afford single source responsibility for all its products Daniel Industries Inc reserves the right to make changes at any ti
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48. 30 seconds Then the Serial Ports window appears Seral Port Setup x Port Protocol Flash Reprogram Modbus Address i Baudrate Data Bits Stop Bits Parity Flow Control ATS On Delay 10m fic ATS Off Delay 10m fic DTA for Device Power Timeout Retries t JO cen 4 Ensure that e Protocol is set to Flash Reprogram e Baud rate is set as desired Click on the button SEP 2000 Configurations Explained 3 22 GETTING STARTED SpectraCom 5 The Reprogram Flash Memory window appears Program Flash Memory 6 Press the __ Download Firmware button 7 The Select Firmware Version to Download window appears Select Firmware Yersion to Download Configurations Explained SEP 2000 GETTING STARTED 3 23 SpectraCom __ If the desired firmware is not listed click the Import button Select firmware file to import Look in J SpectraCom r Files of type Firmware release files FCA Cancel Open as read only Use the provided directory tree to locate and select the desired firmware file 8 Click the button 9 SpectraCom determines whether the selected firmware file is compatible with the current User Defined configuration If the firmware file and the configuration are compatible then SpectraCom continues with the download If the firmware file and the configuration are not compatible SpectraCom determines whether the configura
49. ABLE OF CONTENTS SpectraCom This page ts intentionally left blank Diagnostics SEP 2000 INTRODUCTION 1 1 SpectraCom INTRODUCTION Welcome to the SpectraCom User Manual PN 3 9000 105 which accompanies the SpectraCom software Use this manual for installing configuring and operating the SpectraCom software to interface with the Spectral00 Flow Computer 1 1 DESCRIPTION OF MANUAL See the following section summaries or the Table of Contents for more information Section 1 Introduction summary listing of the manual sections e description of the Spectral00 software program listing of additional resources such as other related manuals Section 2 Installation minimum system requirements for installing SpectraCom e instructions for upgrading the firmware e software installation and startup procedures e instructions for establishing local and remote communications e installation completion checklist SEP 2000 Description of Manual 1 2 INTRODUCTION SpectraCom Section 3 Getting Started instructions on how to log on and log off setting up user names and passwords SpectraCom Operations window user interface and navigation viewing Spectral00 device information using online help accessing help files and navigating tips warm and cold starts explained default operating and user defined configurations explained Section 4 Offline Tools instructions for importi
50. American Gas Association AGA formulas currently in use by flow computer 1 To access the Calculated Values function eee User Defined use the Operation gt Calculated Values ee menu path from the Spectral00 Operations Intse Values e Averages window Calculated Values Rates yolumes Premium Totals 2 The Calculated Values window displays Calculated Values Point Name Current Value 1 Flow Time 2 Flow Time M Si finst Extension oooO a AvoEstenson Ooo 5 YelofAppoah ooo 6 EA 2 7 e Expansion Factor 9 Reynolds Number moj SSS aj tS Barmak Wica Help Send Close To adjust these values use the Settings Location menu path to display the Setup This is a view only Parameters window the Meter Setup D Se ae Parameters window or the Fixed Live are always disabled Inputs window For more details see Section 5 2 Section 5 3 and Section 5 4 However you can alter the display of any floating point value as noted below 3 For floating point number values you can use the Format button to toggle the display of the value between standard format engineering format or best fit format Viewing Flow Data Screens SEP 2000 SpectraCom OPERATION 7 7 erie User Defined Rates Volumes View data that comprises the final rate and volume calculations produced by the Spectral00 Flow Computer 1 To access the Rates Volumes function use Sg the O
51. Collecting Data Timed logs Total Folla g Total Errors 0 Performing the Initial Firmware Upgrade SpectraCom For v3 0 and later SpectraCom creates the default filename by appending the Meter ID to the Location ID followed by a 100 file extension The example Enter Log file name dialog box shows the default file name for a flow computer that has a Location ID of O and a Meter ID of 1 SEP 2000 SpectraCom SEP 2000 If you are upgrading from beta firmware see notice at the beginning of this section teem Utilities Diagnosth INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE 2 7 Or Click on the button to exit the log collection function SpectraCom displays the following prompt SPECTRACOM x 2 Do vou with to abort collection Do you wish to abort collection Click on the Yes button to abort and return to the Spectral00 Operations window Or Click on the i button to continue collecting the logs 7 Collect the configuration for each flow computer and save to disk a Click the Upload pull down menu from the tool bar on the Spectral00 Operations window b Click on Collect Configuration Performing the Initial Firmware Upgrade 2 8 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE SpectraCom displays the Save Configuration As dialog box Save Configuration As ae Version o Description Demo Orifice 1 000 Demo mode orifice configuration for the Spe
52. ED 3 25 3 SpectraCom informs you that the flow computer will restart in 30 seconds Then the Serial Ports window appears Seral Port Setup Port Protocol Flash Reprogram Modbus Address fi Baudrate Data Bits Stop Bits Parity Flow Control ATS On Delay 10m fic ATS Off Delay 10m fic DTA for Device Power e Timeout fo Retries fo te ee cen Ensure that e Protocol is set to Flash Reprogram Baudrate is set as desired Click on the button Downloading a Configuration 3 26 GETTING STARTED SpectraCom 5 The Reprogram Flash Memory window appears Program Flash Memory 6 Click on the Download Configuration button 7 The Select Configuration to Download window appears Select Configuration to Download Name Yerin Description 1 Config 1 000 The configuration has been initialized to the ee O Downloading a Configuration SEP 2000 GETTING STARTED 3 27 SpectraCom If the desired configuration is not listed click on the Import button Select configuration to import FAs Look in E SpectraCom ia e Files of type Configuration files cfg Cancel Open as read only Use the provided directory tree to locate and select the desired configuration file 8 Click on the button 9 SpectraCom determines whether the selected configuration file is compatible with the current firmware version If the configur
53. HE SPECTRA100 CONFIGURATION To upload configurations 1 Use the Upload gt Collect Configuration PREY vite Doroi menu p ath Collect All Update All Collect Configuration The Save Configuration As window SEE displays Update Logs Save Configuration As Name Orifice 1 Version i Description Demo mode onfice configuration for the Spectra 100 Configurations Name Verion Description Demo Orifice 1 000 Demo mode orifice configuration for the Spec Demo mode orifice configuration For the Spec 2 Click on the button to accept current configuration file names and continue with the upload Or click onthe Cancel button to exit without saving the configuration After clicking the button a prompt displays Do you wish to send the new configuration identification information to the unit SPECTRACOM 2 Do vou wish to send the new configuration identification information to the unit Upload to the PC the Spectra100 Configuration SEP 2000 UPLOAD CONFIGURATION AND LOGS 8 9 SpectraCom eee 4 Click on the Yes button to send the configuration to the unit Or Click on the button to abort and exit 8 5 UPLOAD TO THE PC THE SPECTRA100 LOGS See Section 8 5 to To upload all available logs or select a specific collect logs using log type using v2 5 firmware or earlier either v2 5 or v3 0 fi a 1 Use the Upload gt Collect Logs gt All menu path Upload Ieee
54. IGURATION 5 83 SpectraCom Spectral00 Flow Computer is requeried for current menu display values 6 Click the Eoints button and SpectraCom collects the data then displays a list of available datapoints Sensor Current Menu Points Available Points Sched Minute 7 Sensor Count 1 Sensor Count 2 Sensor Count 3 Sensor Count 4 Sensor Count 5 Sensor Count 6 Sensor Count Sensor Count 8 z E Add Insert Delete Help Save Cancel a Add the nine datapoint sensors Sensor 1 through Sensor 9 to the list and click on the Save button b Click on the Save button again and the New Sensor Menu dialog box displays Select your new menu from the Data Point Menus and click on the Go To Meru button SEP 2000 Configuring Sensor Sampling 5 84 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom A list as follows appears in the Sensor window Your list may vary from the one shown depending on the configuration running in the unit Rosemount Point Name Current Yale Units Status a as Barmak Wica Help Send Close Only the sensors in this list are being sampled each sample period The following table shows the four sensor groups and shows how to configure each Configuring Sensor Sampling SEP 2000 SpectraCom Configuration CONFIGURATION 5 85 Description Sensors 1 4 Turbine input and Smart Sensors You can only configure one smart sensor at a time Se
55. In the Password cell type in the user password up to 8 characters then press the ENTER key Press the RIGHT ARROW key to move the cursor into the access Level cell c Assign an appropriate security level by selecting the access level 0 15 from the Level pull down menu d To send changes to the flow computer click on the Send button Ensure there is at least one user with a O access level i e admin user Otherwise in order to log on later as an admin user you must cold start the unit and use the default first time logon User Name and Password See Section 3 6 for more information on cold starts See Section 3 2 3 for more information about access levels Setting Up User Names Passwords and Access Levels SEP 2000 SpectraCom __ Configuration Location Meter Fixed Live Inputs Alarms Gas Composition Sampler valke Eostiannig Communications Display Modbus Registers Contract Log Timed Log Changed settings are sent to the flow computer and a record of the changes are added to the Event Log as an operator event eee Calibrate Oper GETTING STARTED 3 5 e To exit this window without applying your changes click on the Cancel button 3 2 2 Changing Passwords To change the password for an existing user L Click on the Settings menu then select Users The Users window displays New User l E ro EFM1000 0 _ Ee Levels Delete
56. Learn to Use SpectraCom with Spectra100 Demo Mode 4 10 OFFLINE TOOLS SpectraCom 7 The Spectral100 Operations window displays in Demo Mode pectia 100 Operations DEMO MHODE File Settings Calibrate Operation UserDefined Upload Diagnostics Help Firmware Rev 2 000 Configuration Name Demo Orifice Configuration Aew 1 000 Location ID 0 Meter ID 1 In Use Values Active Alarms DP In Use INH20 L Pres In Use i FSIG L Temp In Use DEGF L Flows Base Flow Rate HCF HA Prey Contr Tot ET Contract Total HCF Familiarize yourself with the various options that are available and consult online help as necessary see Section 3 4 for more information 4 6 VIEW SPECTRA100 LOGS The View Spectra100 Logs feature lists all of the log files available The user selects the file D name and the log file types for that file are displayed e g Contract logs Timed logs Event Alarm logs and System logs Only one log file type can be selected at a time The selected log is presented in a spreadsheet format Used only to view logs collected with firmware v3 0 or later To access the View Spectra100 Logs from the SpectraCom main screen via Offline Tools View Spectra100 Logs SEP 2000 OFFLINE TOOLS 4 11 gt SpectraCom 1 Begin at the SpectraCom main screen 2 Click on the button 3 The Offline Tools window displays 4 Click on the View Spectral00 Logs radio button SEP 2000 View Sp
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58. S The Operation menu options provide view only windows for displaying the input and output data being received processed or produced by the Spectral00 Flow Computer These windows are pre defined with flow computer data displayed in these different categories e Alarm Status e Digitals In Use Values e Averages e Calculated Values e Rates Volumes e Premium Totals Alarm Status The Alarm Status window allows you to view the status of all flow computer alarms that 1s whether any of the alarms are currently enabled or disabled You can also view the values currently being received or calculated for any of the alarms that are active 1 To access the Alarm Status function use the Operation gt Alarm Status menu path from the Spectral00 Operations window SEP 2000 Viewing Flow Data Screens 7 2 OPERATION 2 The Current Alarm Status window displays SpectraCom Current Alarm Status Point Nane Curent Value 1 Active Alarms Digital Input 1 Active Alarms Pres HH 7 Active Alarms Temperature LL Ta fact Ea 5 Active Alarms Pest ac a 13 Active Alms OPH 14 Active Alms OPHH 15 Active Alarms Flow Rate LL Foret Discard Help EE 3 Active Alarms Temperate H o EIE For details about a particular alarm status data point that is displayed open the Spectral00 Data Points Guide online help file See Section 5 4 to configure the alarm parameters 7 1 2 Digitals
59. SPECTRACOM User Manual DANIEL MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL Houston Texas Manual Part Number 3 9000 105 Software Version Number 3 0 Revision B september 2000 VANS YEAR 2000 WARRANTY The Company represents and warrants that computer programs in any medium software firmware and combinations thereof Deliverables manufactured by the Company and incorporated into or supplied by the Company for use with goods manufactured by the Company will under normal use and care i recognize and accept dates falling on or after 1 January 2000 ll recognize and accept the year 2000 and every succeeding fourth year as leap years ili recognize and accept 29 February in the year 2000 and every succeeding fourth year w record store process sequence present and output calendar dates and data related to dates falling on or after 1 January 2000 in the same manner and with the same functionality as they do on or before 31 December 1999 and without errors or omissions and IV v lose no functionality with respect to the introduction into them of dates or data related to dates falling on or after 1 January 2000 provided that in the case of any non conforming Deliverables that are returned to the Company promptly following discovery of the non conformity the Company will at its option and cost repair or replace such Deliverable or refund to the Purchaser the purchase price therefor This shall be the Purchaser s sole a
60. STATUS Status of Premium 1 Total PREMIUM 2 STATUS Status of Premium 2 Total 5 7 1 Configuring Digital Controls To configure the digital output status parameters 1 Click on Settings then select Digital Control Digital Controls SpectraCom Peug Calibrate Opes Configuration Location Meter Fixed Live Inputs Alarms Gas Composition Digital Control Nine Point Matrix Communications Display Modbus Registers Contract Log Timed Log Users Date Time SEP 2000 SpectraCom CONFIGURATION 5 37 Once a change has been sent to the flow computer it can only be undone by matching the original unchanged value The volume accumulator and all the totalizers used for the volume pulse output reset upon enabling disabling the digital output and reset after a cold start This data does not automatically reset after a warm start unless the user confirms the Reset Totals option thus pulse output can be continued 5 7 2 2 The Digital Control window appears Digital Control x DOut 1 Ctrl Premium 1 Status Scat nie DOut 2 Ctrl Premium 2 Status Settinge DOut 3 Ctrl SchedComms Settings DOut 4 Ctrl Alarms Settings Send Cancel 3 Use the pull down menu and configure the digital controls settings e g Premium Status 1 and Premium Status 2 4 Click on the Send button to apply the pending changes 5 Click the Cancel button to discard changes
61. Spectral00 will restart in 30 seconds SPECTRACOM x G Spectral 00 will restart in about 30 seconds SEP 2000 Reprogramming the Flow Computer from Program Flash Memory 10 6 DIAGNOSTICS 7 Click on the button The flow computer must restart with a special communications protocol designed for transmitting program code 8 The Serial Port Setup window displays Note that the Protocol has automatically been set to Flash Reprogram Seral Port Setup Port Protocol Flash Reprogram Modbus Address i Baudrate Data Bits Stop Bits Parity Flow Control ATS On Delay 10m fic ATS Off Delay 10m fic DTA for Device Power es Timeout fo Retries fo ts a cen 9 Click on the button to continue SpectraCom Reprogramming the Flow Computer from Program Flash Memory SEP 2000 DIAGNOSTICS 10 7 gt SpectraCom 10 The Program Flash Memory window displays Program Flash Memory 10 4 1 Downloading Configuration 1 Follow Step 1 through Step 10 from Section 10 4 2 Click on the Download Configuration button 3 The Select Configuration to Download window appears Select Configuration to Download Name __ Yerin C CD scription Config 1 000 The configuration has been initialized to the a SEP 2000 Reprogramming the Flow Computer from Program Flash Memory 10 8 DIAGNOSTICS SpectraCom a If the desired configuration is not lis
62. This configuration 1s loaded into the operating memory to become the Operating Configuration only after a cold start and if no User Defined Configuration was found in the flash memory firmware Operating Configuration The Operating Configuration see Section 3 7 2 for more information is the configuration that exists in the flow computer operating memory after the flow computer has been started either from a cold start or warm start This configuration 1s ready for online modification 1f necessary through changes you make in SpectraCom If the flow computer is cold started it loads into operating memory from the flash memory firmware either a Default Configuration or a User Defined Configuration which then becomes the Operating Configuration If the flow computer is warm started it uses the Operating Configuration as found in the flow computer operating memory SpectraCom Configurations Explained SEP 2000 SpectraCom GETTING STARTED 3 19 The User Defined D Configuration has precedence over the Default Configuration However if the flow computer is cold started and finds no User Defined Configuration present then the Default Configuration will be used 3 7 1 3 User Defined Configuration The User Defined Configuration see Section 3 7 3 for more information stores 1n the flow computer flash memory firmware and it is loaded into operating memory to become the Operating Configura
63. Update All Collect Configuration Collect Logs Update Logs LOG FILES EXPLAINED With the release of v3 0 firmware the structure for collecting and saving log files has changed This section will explain both the previous log file structure and the new log file structure Log Files Explained 8 2 UPLOAD CONFIGURATION AND LOGS SpectraCom Version 2 5 and earlier firmware All logs collected from a flow computer running v2 5 firmware or earlier are stored on the PC in tab delimited ASCII files with an xls extension A separate file exists for each log type i e Timed Contract Event or System The default filenames begin with the log type with the Location ID and Meter ID appended ex Timed_0_1 xls These files can be viewed with any spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel or even with a text editor Version 3 0 and later firmware All logs collected from a flow computer running v3 0 firmware or later are stored on the PC ina single binary log file The default filename begins with the Location ID followed by the Meter ID and ended with the file extension 100 ex 0_1 100 This means that all the Timed Contract Event and System logs for a given flow computer stay together in a single file stored on the PC Version 3 0 SpectraCom contains utilities that can View Delete or Export data contained in these binary files The reason for this change was to allow the log data stored on the PC to contain a runnin
64. User Defined menus are For more details about a particular data SA stored on the PC hard drive point open the Spectra100 Data Points with the SpectraCom Guide online help file software program They are not stored on the Spectra100 Flow Computer Add 3 The Data Point Menus window displays Delete Edit Rename GoTo Menu All User Defined menus Help D are stored on the PC hard Close drive with the SpectraCom software program They are not stored on the For more details about a particular data Spectra100 Flow point open the Spectra100 Data Points Computer Guide online help file SEP 2000 Customizing View Windows 7 10 OPERATION SpectraCom 4 From the Data Point Menu window click on the Add button and the New Menu window displays Refresh Rate fse E Points Help Save Cancel 5 Type in a descriptive name of the new menu you are about to create 6 In the New Menu window set the Refresh Rate at an integral value 2 3 or 4 etc 1 e seconds to determine how often the Spectra100 Flow Computer is queried for current menu display values 7 Tosave the new menu and edit it later click on the Save button Click onthe Cancel button to discard changes a Spectral00 prompts you with the following message SPECTRACOM gt 2 Do vou wish to discard your changes b Click on the Yes button to return to the new menu window ii button to continue mak
65. a100 Communications Statistics To view communications statistics 1 Click on the Diagnostics menu 2 In the Diagnostics menu click on the Comm Statistics option Communications Statistics Flow Computer Comm Statistics Warm Start Cold Start Reprogram Flash Read EFM Memory SEP 2000 DIAGNOSTICS 10 3 SpectraCom __ 3 The Communications Statistics window displays Communications Statistics otal errors T BREAK detected evice is not supported D Hode i not supported F raming emar Butter overrun Receive queue overflow Panty error Transmit buffer full Invalid Modbus response 13 Checksum failure 14 15 Butter size is incorrect T ransmit Failure Communications Statistics window clears all counters 5 The flow computer prompt displays the message Do you wish to reset the comms statistics SPECTRACOM x 2 Do vou with to reset the comme statistics button to return to the Communications Statistics window without resetting the counters Click on the Yes button to reset the counters SEP 2000 Communications Statistics 10 4 DIAGNOSTICS SpectraCom READ EFM MEMORY The Read EFM Memory window is read only It provides troubleshooting information about the memory contents of the flow computer To view the memory contents of the flow computer 1 Click on the Diagnostics menu Click on Help Read EFM Memory ee omm Sta
66. ad or configure Low eeneor Only Scale and Full Scale values and their corresponding units of measurement The scaling configuration feature allows you to convert values read from the A D inputs into a new range with new units of measurement 4 You can configure Use the scaling feature in conjunction with the If scaling values are available for the selected sensor the Scaing button is enabled in the Calibrating window 1 Start SpectraCom and log on to the flow computer See Section 3 1 for instructions 2 Click on the Calibrate menu and select the appropriate option for your sensor transducer Operation Temperatire Other 3 The corresponding Calibration window appears Options displayed in the Calibration window will iam aE iosemount MultPoint depend on the configuratior DPL 1 512 A D 2 a of the Spectra100 flow Ea computer to which you are meane connected SEP 2000 Calibrating a Sensor or Transducer 6 8 CALIBRATION SpectraCom When this window opens SpectraCom freezes all In Use values for the options listed and generates a System Log entry for each frozen value When this window closes SpectraCom unfreezes all In Use values and generates a System Log entry for each unfrozen value If the options listed are not linked to In Use datapoints System Log entries will not be generated 4 Select the desired sensor transducer and click either the MultPaint button o
67. an design edit or rename existing menus and save custom viewing windows SpectraCom Operations Window SEP 2000 GETTING STARTED 3 11 SpectraCom eee Menu Name Description SpectraCom v2 5 Upload Uploads the current Spectral00 configuration and Spectral00 logs Note the menu D changes from SpectraCom v2 5 to v3 0 ihre Diagnostics Help All Configuration L Contract Timed Event Alarm System SpectraCom v3 0 Utilitie Diagnostics Help Collect All Update All Collect Configuration All Update Logs a Contract G Timed Event Alarm System Diagnostics Diagnostics Menu provides the means for Elow Computer e Controlling the Spectral00 at its most basic levels une including warm and cold starts Cold Start e Downloading or saving the Spectral100 firmware Beate program for flash memory re programming and Read EFM Memory or its configuration e Viewing the basic device information communica tions statistics and memory contents Help Lists current online help resources for the Spectra100 User Guide Flow Computer These resources include the Spectral00 User s Guide PN 3 9006 100 and the Spectral00 Data Points Guide PN 3 9006 101 See Section 3 4 for instructions on accessing online help About SpectraCorm 3 3 2 Navigation Use the Spectral00 menus mouse and keyboard to accomplish your required task SEP 2000 SpectraCom Operations Window 3 12 GETTING STARTED Spec
68. and return to the Spectra100 main screen Changing Digital Control Volume Pulse Output Parameters Spectra100 provides up to four separate digital outputs for gas sampler control based on the corrected station volume Each digital output contains the Volume Per Pulse and Pulse Width registers which can be configured Pulse Width should be within the second resolution 50 50 duty cycle For each output a volume accumulator holds the volume since the last pulse was output When the accumulator exceeds the volume per pulse this volume is subtracted from the accumulator and a pulse is output Accumulation is performed once each calculation cycle 1 5 10 15 30 or 60 second intervals The TotalVolumeOut and TotalPulseOut data points contain the total volume and pulse that have been output along with the volume SEP 2000 Digital Controls 5 38 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom buffered e waiting to be output since the volume pulse output has been enabled The volume and pulses accumulated for TotalVolumeOut and TotalPulseOut are based on the delta volume and VolPerPulse configuration at the time of accumulation Both TotalPulseOut and TotalVolumeOut will rollover to 0 after they reach 99999999 BufPulseOut contains buffered pulses that have yet to be output 1 e have started pulse output but have not completed Configuration Registers Description Vol Per Pulse 1 VolPerPulse4 volume per pulse range 1 to 100 Pulse Wi
69. at is presently being delivered by the reference device For example if the reference device is presently delivering a signal level that represents zero 0 type in the numeral 0 in the New Value field Click on the button to accept the values and download the new calibration values Click on the Cancel button to abort the calibration without entering new values Calibrating a Sensor or Transducer SpectraCom The current value displayed uses the values of the calibration coefficients in the flow computer at the time that the calibration mode is entered These calibration coefficients will not change until a new calibration is accepted Use this value for reference A significant difference between the current value and the new value could indicate that the original calibration coefficients were grossly in error or that the calibration procedure is deficient If the new value causes a deviation of 5 or more from the present reference curve a warning is displayed allowing you to either keep the previous calibration point or use the new one SEP 2000 CALIBRATION 6 7 SpectraCom __ 9 SpectraCom returns to the Calibration window When you close this window the previously frozen In Use values are released and the unit returns to normal operation A record of the change is added to the Event Log as an operator event 6 1 3 SCALING scaling for a 1 5 V calibration function to re
70. ate field SpectraCom freezes the date and time values 2 Adjust the date according to this format mm dd yyyy where mm two digits for the month number 01 through 12 dd two digits for the day of the month number 01 through 31 yyyy four digits for the year number 3 Press the TAB key and the cursor moves to the Time field Date Time Configuration SEP 2000 SpectraCom CONFIGURATION 5 81 4 Adjust the time according to this format hh mm ss where hh two digits for the hour number according to a 24 hour clock 00 through 23 mm two digits for the minute number 00 through 59 ss two digits for the second number 00 through 59 5 When the displayed date and time are correct click on the Send button to apply changes to the Spectra100 Flow Computer A record of the change is added to the flow computer Event Log as an operator event Click on the LEancel button to retain Date and Time settings and return to the Spectra100 Operations window CONFIGURING SENSOR SAMPLING The Spectra 100 flow computer is designed to run at very low power By default only sensors required for the gas calculations are enabled and sampled each sample period This means that an orifice flow computer containing a Smart P DP sensor will not sample the Analog 1 5VDC inputs in the default configuration If these unused inputs are to be used in the configuration they must first be enabled This section will
71. ation file and the firmware are compatible then SpectraCom continues with the download If the configuration file and the firmware are not compatible SpectraCom will either abort the download or allow you to convert the configuration SPECTRACOM x The currently selected configuration is incompatible with the current wersion of firmware Do YoU wish to convert it If you convert the configuration you are prompted to name the converted configuration file and save it to disk SEP 2000 Downloading a Configuration 3 28 GETTING STARTED SpectraCom This page ts intentionally left blank Downloading a Configuration SEP 2000 SpectraCom Viewing Deleting and D Exporting Log files can be accessed via the SpectraCom Utilities menu OFFLINE TOOLS 4 1 gt OFFLINE TOOLS The Offline Tools feature enables you to perform several useful tasks related to importing and exporting configurations and firmware programs viewing deleting and exporting logs It also allows you to learn how to use SpectraCom while in Demo Mode To access Offline Tools 1 Begin at the SpectraCom main screen SEP 2000 2 Click on the tine Tools button 4 2 OFFLINE TOOLS SpectraCom 3 The Offline Tools window displays i Import Firmware i Import Configuration i Export Configuration Find Spectra 100 Log Files Find LineGuard 2100 Log Files Spectra 100 Demo Mode C LineGuard 2700 Demo Mode Delete Spectra 10
72. ays Enabled Alarms Digital Input 1 Enabled Alarms Digital Input 2 Input 2 Alarm Enabled Alarms Pres LL Enabled Alarms Pres L Enabled Alarms Pres H Enabled Alarms Pres HH Lo Lo Pres Alarm High Pres Alarm Prat 1 3 A 5 6 8 EE 10 E 13 14 15 Alarm Setup Parameters Barmak Wicara Help 3 View or make changes as necessary For more information about a particular alarm setup parameter data point open the Data Points Guide help file SpectraCom See Calibrate Ope Configuration Location Meter Fixed Live Inputs Gas Composition Digital Control Communications Display Modbus Registers Contract Log Timed Log Users Date Time Alarms SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 25 SpectraCom 5 5 2 Changing Alarm Parameters To make changes to the alarm parameters 1 Note the labeling of the rows in this window Each alarm has two rows Some of the rows under the Point Name column have an alarm name but without the word Alarm or Alrm at the end of the name for example Static Pres H e Other rows have a correlating or similar name but with the word Alarm or Alrm at the end of the name for example High Pres Alarm 2 Note the function of the two rows for each alarm Jn the row labeled without Alarm or Alrm use the drop down list under the Current Value column to enable or disable the alarm e In the row labeled
73. bers and spaces unique Location ID and Meter ID The Unit ID is a third integer ID value that can be added to the data logs For more details about a particular data point that displays in the Location Setup Parameters ae window make a note of the point name and About SpectraCam access the Data Points Guide online help file Location ID Parameters SEP 2000 SpectraCom 5 2 2 Location Setup Parameters x CONFIGURATION 5 5 For details on local and remote connections to determine or set the Modbus address of a flow meter see Section 2 5 and Section 2 6 Changing Location Setup Parameters To make changes in the Location Setup Parameters window 1 Select a desired field under the Current Value column 2 Some fields accept text or number values In these fields you type an entry For example a Meter ID data point can be changed from 1 to 3 if you select its Current Value field and type in the numeral character 3 L ___Point Nano _Guront Valuo Ue Status a flecationD SSS _ ameter SS T wmo oS a ee C 7 Pending 0 Prem Set Point 200 00 4CF HA Pending 3 4 5 Cale Cycle 6 al 10 Contract Intrvl HR HR Timed Log Intr l MIN E a 3 Log Timem 14 SysLogHeaderFm 15 SysLosData Fme O Barmak Discard Help Send Close 3 Some fields accept a limited range of values In these fields you select a value from the pull down menu For example a Date F
74. ble list of Available Points Available Points 1 501 1 501 Raw FS in 1 501 Raw LS in 1 50 JUCalib 1 50 Wal FS out 1 50 Wal LS out 1 52 1 5 2 Raw FS in 1 5 2 Raw LS in 1 5 2JUCalib 1 5 2al FS out Active Alarms AGAS Method Alarm Events Analog 1 5 7 0 Analog 1 5 1 K1 Analog 1 501 1 K2 Analog 1 5 7 E35 Analog 1 5 7 JF4 Analog 1 5 1 K5 5 Click on the Add button The data point is added as a new row at the end of the table 6 To insert a data point into the table select one from the scrollable list of Available Points and then click on the Ihse button The data point is added into the table in a new row above the currently selected data point SEP 2000 Contract Log Configuration 5 74 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 7 In the Action field of each row use the pull down menu to select a configuration The action determines how the data point value will be processed during the Log Interval prior to entry into the log record Action Description Average Values are collected each second during the log interval and then the average of all the collected values is recorded in the log record at the end of the log interval The process is then repeated during the next log interval Spectral00 reads the data point specified by the data point numbered T every second calculates the average of the samples for the contract interval period and logs the average value on a contract interval bo
75. ci 1 000 Demo mode orifice configuration for the Spec i Enter a unique filename Use the Version and Description data fields to label this configuration c Click the a button to save the configuration to your hard drive SpectraCom displays the Collecting Data dialog box Collecting Data Or Click on the Abort button to exit the Configuration collection function Performing the Initial Firmware Upgrade SpectraCom SEP 2000 SpectraCom __ SEP 2000 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE 2 9 SpectraCom displays the following prompt SPECTRACOM x 2 Do vou with to abort collection Do you wish to abort collection Click on the Yez button to abort and return to the Spectral00 Operations window Or Click on the o button to continue collecting the configuration data Performing the Initial Firmware Upgrade 2 10 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE SpectraCom 2 1 4 Upgrade 1 From the Spectra100 Operations window click on Diagnostics menu and choose the Reprogram Flash selection 2 SpectraCom will prompt Do you wish to reprogram this unit s flash memory Click the Yes button 3 Another dialog appears Spectral100 will restart in about 80 seconds Click the button 4 The Serial Port Setup window displays Note that the protocol is now Flash Reprogram and the baudrate is 38400 If your PC cannot operate at 3840
76. cords will activity based on the new configuration be recorded and how values will be reported as a sum average or snapshot Whenever the Contract 5 12 CONTRACT LOG CONFIGURATION Contract and Timed Logs can be collected from the Spectral00 by uploading them to the PC To do this click on the Upload menu and select Logs 5 12 1 Configuring Contract Logs Bale Calbrate 0 1 Click on the Settings menu then select Configuration ee Contract Log Meter Fixed Live Inputs Alarms Gas Composition Digital Control 2 The Contract Log Configuration window displays Contract Log Configuration Interval es HR Contract Hour E Communications Display Modbus Registers Timed Log Available Points Users Date Time CO e nese i Jao mhm 2 Avo Presswe Average Float PSIG L Avo Temperature Average Float DEGF a Fow Time Totalize Foat SEC 5 Avo Extension Average Foa 6 Calculation Tot Totalize Float MCF Add Insert Delete Help Send Cancel 3 View or make changes as necessary SEP 2000 Contract Log Configuration 5 72 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 5 12 2 Changing Contract Log Configurations 1 To specify the frequency in hourly units that SpectraCom records Contract logs type a value from 1 to 24 in the Interval field The default interval value is 24 hours DEFINITION The Contract log interval is the time interval in hours used for averaging or tota
77. cted files If one or more of the selected files does not contain any records of the requested log type those files remain unaffected If all logs within any log file are deleted that file will be deleted and the file list will be redrawn To access the Delete Logs function 1 Use the Utilities gt Delete Logs menu path The Delete Logs window apprears Delete Logs Ed Log Files Log Types E 01 E Publications_Unit 1 SEP 2000 Delete Spectra100 Logs 9 4 UTILITIES 2 Click on the File Name button from the Log Files field Click on the Log Type button e g Contract Logs and a red check mark appears next to the log type that will be deleted Delete Logs x Log Files Log Types E 01 m Publications_Unit 1 3 Click on the button to delete the selected logs 4 Click on the Cancel button to abort the Delete Logs function and return to the SpectraCom main screen 9 3 EXPORT SPECTRA100 LOGS The Export Spectral00 Logs features a list of all log files available One or more of these files may be selected and a second list displays all possible logs to export e g Contract Logs Timed Logs Event Alarm Logs and System Logs Upon the user s selection the requested logs will be exported to tab delimited ASCII files with an extension of XLS for easy import into Microsoft Excel To access the Export Log function 1 From the Utilities gt Export Logs menu path Export Spectra100 Logs
78. ctraCom __ button on the main screen The Serial Port Setup window appears Seral Port Setup x Fort Protocol Modbus 4SCII Modbus Address i Baudrate Data Bits Stop Bits Parity Flow Control RATS OnDelay 10ms PO ATS Off Delay 10ms PO DTA for Device Power ves r Timeout 5 Retries 2 te OO cen 4 To configure the serial port parameters a Select the PC Port to which the serial cable is connected i e COM1 b Set the Protocol to Modbus ASCII c Set Baudrate Stop Bits and Parity according to the local port configuration of the flow computer d Set Flow Control to None e Set Timeout to 5 Set Retries should be set to 2 g Click the OF button to continue 5 The Log On dialog appears Log On User Name I Password Help Send Cancel SEP 2000 Performing the Initial Firmware Upgrade 2 4 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE Enter the User Name and Password for the flow computer and click the Send button Once SpectraCom has connected to the flow computer proceed to the next step If SpectraCom does not connect to the flow computer verify the cable connections and the port settings for the flow computer s local port Go back to Step 2 and repeat the process Collect log data for each flow computer and save to disk a Click the Upload pull down menu from the tool bar on the Spectra100 Operations win
79. ctral00 with the proper access level in order to send changes to the flow computer To make changes to the Communications Settings 1 Select a desired field under the Current Value column 2 Some fields accept number or text values In these fields you type in an entry For example a RT S Delay data point might be changed from 0 to 5 1f you select its Current Value field and type in the numeral character 5 Some fields accept a limited range of values In these fields you select a value from the pull down list For example a Parity data point will accept a limited range of descriptions Choose one from the pull down list that appears when you have selected the Parity s Current Value field Serial Communications SEP 2000 SpectraCom CONFIGURATION 5 65 Once a change has been sent to the flow computer it can only be undone by matching the original unchanged value 3 Click on any field in the Current Value column to change its value A pending flag appears in the data point Status field Seral Communications Parameters Status ia FE Comme T Enable a e Pami oo o a Baana OO 5 Wodszet CS rey al 7 JAITS CTS 1 a RTS On Dey Ea RTS 0f dey Go Pee mfn Pia jwadse2 Mafe SS sarscts2 OO O O O O OoOO Barmak Discard Ii Pending 4 Click on the Send button to apply the pending changes Click on the Discard current settings Click on the Close button to r
80. d 1 stop bit 4 Select None for the Flow Control 5 Click on the button to apply your selections The Log On window appears see Section 8 1 for log on instructions Note that your selections are automatically saved Click onthe Eancel button to cancel your selections and return to the main screen 2 7 SYSTEM INSTALLATION COMPLETION CHECKLIST After you have installed the system ensure that you also e verify that all fittings and connections are properly secured e turn on the block valves on the meter snoop all tubing for leaks before cold starting the Spectra100 System Installation Completion Checklist SpectraCom SEP 2000 SpectraCom GETTING STARTED 3 1 GETTING STARTED 3 1 The default user name is root The default password is EFM1000 Both user name and password are case 3 1 1 sensitive Log On Ei User Name Password Help Send Cancel If a local connection cannot be established the logon will fail SpectraCom will force you to cancel out of the logon dialog LOGGING ON To log on to the flow computer from SpectraCom establish a remote connection see Section 2 5 or a local connection see Section 2 6 First Time or After Cold Start To log onto a flow computer with SpectraCom for the first time or after a cold start 1 Type your user name in the User Name data box Note that the user name Is case sensitive The default logon user
81. d if power 6 QO 5 is connected to J4 2 J6 connects to phone 4 line 3 Pin settings shown for J9 produce a 5 second 2 1 modem operation Serial Communications SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 61 SpectraCom eee The modem comes with a wiring harness PN 3 2400 020 that connects the DB 25 J4 connector to Serial Port 0 and the main battery terminals The wiring harness should be configured as follows Signal Name Spectral00 Model 24 Signal Name Harness at Spectral00 Connector Pin Connector Pin at Model 24 Wire Color TX1 J 15 20 J4 2 TXD RED RX1 J15 19 J4 3 RXD ORANGE DSR1 J 15 22 J4 8 DCD GRAY COM J2 2 J4 7 COM PURPLE POWER J2 1 J4 9 POWER WHITE Refer to drawing DE 19888 See the Spectral00 System Reference Manual PN 8 9000 100 Appendix E for all drawings and spare parts lists for a complete wiring diagram This drawing also shows how to wire multiple Spectral00 computers into a single Model 24 modem The Model 24 modem will stay in its sleep mode when it 1s not connected While in this mode the RS232 port is powered off When a host machine calls the modem it will answer and make a connection Once a connection is made the modem will assert DCD telling the Spectral00 to wake up and enable its UART When the connection is lost the modem will lower DCD and return to sleep mode The will disable its UART after DCD is lost SEP 2000 Serial Communications 5 62 5 9 4 5 9 5 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom
82. d information refer to the appropriate user guide furnished with your PC Note that you must configure the PC modem each time you establish a new remote connection If you want to use a saved configuration follow these steps SpectraCom Startup SEP 2000 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE 2 17 SpectraCom __ 1 Click on the button to set the related options The Remote Communications window appears Remote Communications Devices Ie Ea Enn aa laa E Configurations Phone Number Heng Wp Protacal Modbus ASCII Modbus Address i Configure Timeout sec 5 Save Retries 5 Status Closed Delete Log Wr 2 Select the desired configuration from the Configurations list 3 Click on the Dial button to begin com munications If the modem does not connect at the proper baud rate see Section 2 5 1 Steps 6 and 10 2 5 1 Establishing a New Connection If you want to establish a new connection follow these steps 1 Click onthe femae button to set the related options The Remote Communications window appears If the desired modem is not 2 Use the Devices pull down menu to select D listed refer to your PC your modem manual s for instructions on installing the appropriate modem driver SEP 2000 Establishing Remote Connection 2 18 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE SpectraCom 3 Click on the Configure button The Modem Properties window appears Sportster 28800 External Properti
83. d then download that saved configuration to the flow computer flash memory see Section 8 7 3 for more information CUSTOM CONFIGURATION SETTINGS Use the following procedures to customize the settings for the firmware Configuration Name Version and Description 1 Click on the Settings menu pie Calibrate Oper 2 In the Settings pull down menu select Configuration EE Meter 3 The Configuration Identification window a displays R Gas Composition Digital Control Configuration Identification Communications Display Name Demo Orifice Modbus Registers Contract Log Version i Timed Log Users Date Time Description Demo mode orifice configuration forthe Spectra 100 E Help Send Cancel 4 View or make changes as necessary Custom Configuration Settings SEP 2000 SpectraCom CONFIGURATION 5 3 eee Calibrate Oper Configuration Meter Fixed Live Inputs Alarms Gas Composition Digital Control Communications Display Modbus Registers Contract Log Timed Log Users Date Time This is an example list Actual data points displayed may vary according to application 5 2 1 LOCATION ID PARAMETERS From the Location Setup Parameters window you can configure parameters that affect the basic overall functions of the Spectral00 such as application e g single meter orifice display language date format meter identifica tion and logging intervals Se
84. dow Move your cursor over Collect Logs which opens an additional menu b To collect all logs choose the All option Utilitie Diagnostics Help Collect All Update All Collect Configuration All Contract Timed Event Alarm System Update Logs Performing the Initial Firmware Upgrade V SpectraCom Remember that the User Name and Password are case sensitive Default settings are e User Name root e Password EFM1000 See Step 6 to collect the log data for the firmware version number v2 5 or earlier or v3 0 or later you are using ioe Utilities Diagnosti Collect All Update All Collect Configuration Collect Logs Update Logs Because the upgrade procedure requires you A to cold start the unit s all log data will be lost If you do not want to collect the logs from the flow computer and save them to disk skip to Step 7 SEP 2000 SpectraCom __ default filenames by appending the Location ID and Meter ID to the type of log being collected The example dialog box above shows the default filenames for a flow computer that has a Location ID of O and a Meter ID of 1 For v2 5 or earlier SpectraCom creates the SEP 2000 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE 2 5 Using firmware version 2 5 or earlier a Select Log File Names dialog appears Contract Log Contract 01 ele TimedLog Timed Ode sts S EventLog Event 0 ise System Log E ystem_O_1
85. dth 1 PulseWidth4 pulse width range 1 to 60 seconds increments of 1 second Monitor Indication Registers Description Tot Pulse Out 1 TotPulseOut4 total pulse has been output buffered to be output Tot Vol Out 1 TotVolOut4 total volume has been output buffered to be output Buffered Pulse 1 Buffered Pulse 4 buffered pulses yet to be output To configure digital controls Digital Controls SEP 2000 SpectraCom __ SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 39 Use the appropriate digital output control pull down menu to select VolPulseOut Digital Control OOut 1 Ctrl VolPulseQ ut Settings DOut 2 Chl eared a Serine DOut 3 Chl ain Settings OOut 4 Ctrl OPEN Settings Help Send Cancel Click on the Settings button and the Volume Pulse Output dialog box apprears Yolume Pulse Output Vol Per Pulse 1 ill MCF Pulse Width 1 i SEC Help OF Cancel Configure the Volume Per Pulse and the Pulse Width within the second resolution 50 50 duty cycle Click on the button to apply selections and return to the Digital Control window Click on the Send button to apply the current selections Click on the Cancel button to exit without applying current selections Digital Controls CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 5 7 3 Configuring Scheduled Radio Communications Spectral00 provides up to four separate digital outputs to support scheduled radio communica tions with one se
86. e Standard a DPinUse Standard 2 5 TempinUse Standard 1 6 Base Flow Rate Best fit 7 Contact Toot Cd e PrevCon To SCS Pa SeGrinUse Stendaral 4 b 10 Energy Fow Rate Best ft Janus wa BTU In Use Alarm Everts cia Le ol Analog 1 Al Ko COZ In Use Standard 4P J nalog 1 511 41 Pia N2inUse Standard 4 _anatg 51142 Analog 1 5011 K3 Dia Base Tots Si iC Ane 38 15 Timed Log Total nal 1 511 1K5 Ada Inger Delete Help Send Cancel 3 View or make changes as required 5 10 2 Changing Local Display Settings 1 To add a setting a Select a data point from the scrollable list of Available Points b Click on the Add button The data point is added as a new row at the end of the current list 2 To insert a data point into the list a Select one from the scrollable list of Available Points b Click on the Insert button and the data point is added into the list in a new row above the current selection SEP 2000 Local Display 5 68 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 3 For floating point number values click on the Fomat button to toggle the display of the value between Standard format Engineering format or Best Fit format Display Format x Base Temperature BO 00E GF Format s Standard Precision Porn Help OF Cancel Additionally for floating point number values you can set the value s display Precision or the dis
87. e current User Defined Configuration If the firmware file and the configuration are compatible then SpectraCom continues importing the firmware file Click on the ancel button to return to the Spectra100 Operations window Import Firmware Program from File 4 4 OFFLINE TOOLS SpectraCom 4 2 IMPORT CONFIGURATION FROM FILE To import an existing configuration 1 Begin at the SpectraCom main screen Export Configuration Find Spectra 100 Log Files Find LineGuard 2100 Log Files Spectra 100 Demo Mode LineGuard 2700 Demo Mode View Spectra 100 Logs Delete Spectra 100 Logs Export Spectra 100 Logs 4 Click on the button 5 The Select Configuration to Import window appears Select configuration to import EA ES Look in Sy SpectraCom E ci aa Demo Orifice _1_000 cfg Files of type Configuration files cfg Cancel Open as read only 6 Select the path directory and filename to import the configuration file Import Configuration from File SEP 2000 OFFLINE TOOLS 4 5 SpectraCom eee 7 Click on the button to import the configuration file Click on the Ecel button to return to the Spectral00 Operations window 4 3 FIND SPECTRA100 LOG FILES POR TEAS Ne Or The Find Spectra100 Log Files feature locates earlier SpectraCom hedi doaa mes aC directly generates t e directory and path where the spectralom Excel files that may files are stored be viewed files from th
88. e DPL source is a 1 5 input the low scale value is stored in 1 5 1 Val LS Out and high scale value is stored the 1 5 1 Val FS Out for the first 1 5 input The low scale value can be read from the 1 5 2 Val LS Out and high scale value can be read from the 1 5 2 Val FS Out for second 1 5 input see Section 5 16 for Sensor Sampling configurations The DP In Use is determined based on the following diagram Live DP DP Input Value Fixed DP FIL DF In Use CALC Live DPL DPL Input Value LOGIC Fized DPL FL g DFP Source In Use CPL F DEL Source The logic is that 1f the DPL Source is selected 1f DPL Input Value is less than DPL FS DP In Use takes DPL Input Value and if DPL Input Value is greater than or equal to DPL FS DP In Use takes DP Input Value To make changes to the sensors SEP 2000 Meter ID Parameters 5 16 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 1 From the Settings gt Meter menu path click on Meter The Meter Setup Parameters window displays Heter Setup Parameters Tap Location Tap Type tatic Pres Type f 2 i EN ea ES a 5 6 z 8 EE 10 fie 12 13 14 15 L Point Name Current Value Barmak ecard Help 2 To activate the Stacked DP function from the Current Value field select DPL Source Use the pull down menu to select the sensor type Heter Setup Parameters 1 Pressure Source n E L5 Jaw1 Soues oooO DB Aw25owcs ra 7_ Pipe Diamete
89. e Spectra100 main 1 Click on the Offline Tools button and the Sereen Offline Tools menu displays 2 Select the Find Spectral00 Log Files radio For firmware v3 0 or button ere pea om directly generates binary files that may be viewed after C Import Firmware Exporting the files i Import Configuration i Export Configuration Find LineGuard 2100 Log Files Spectra 100 Demo Mode C LineGuard 2700 Demo Mode View Spectra 100 Logs Delete Spectra 100 Logs Export Spectra 100 Logs SEP 2000 Find Spectra100 Log Files 4 6 OFFLINE TOOLS SpectraCom 3 Click on the button and Windows displays the Spectral00 Log files folder a Spectral 00 0 1 100 0 1_old 100 Eyvent_Lab_ f Orifice E B ule 1_1_000 ctg 2 1_000 ctg 31 Double click on any file with an xls extension to launch the program and view the file contents 4 4 EXPORT SAVED CONFIGURATION TO FILE To export a saved configuration 1 Begin at the SpectraCom main screen Click on the button In the Offline Tools window select Export Configuration Offline Tools i Import Firmware i Import Configuration Find Spectra 100 Log Files Find LineGuard 2100 Log Files Spectra 100 Demo Mode LineGuard 2700 Demo Mode View Spectra 100 Logs Delete Spectra 100 Logs Export Spectra 100 Logs Export Saved Configuration to File SEP 2000 OFFLINE TOOLS 4 7 SpectraCom __ 4 Click on the button 5 The Select Confi
90. e and Aux 2 Source database points see Section 5 7 4 are used to allow any The Auxiliary source configured sensor see Section 5 16 to be D inputs are not used for mapped to these auxiliaries If any of these calculations but are auxiliaries are out of the defined auxiliary Oniy Heed tOr Souncng A i alarms and logging alarm limit range an alarm is triggered if enabled To enable the auxiliary alarms Meter ID Parameters SEP 2000 SpectraCom __ CONFIGURATION 5 19 1 Click on the Settings menu and select Meter The Meter Setup Parameters window displays 1 Pressure Source sd EE Ea TS AutSouce ooOoO TB Au2Souce EA 7 Pipe Ref Temp ia Tap Location ooo afam o 15 Statie Pres Twe 8 9 Pipe Material 10 fin Barmak Wica Help 2 Click on Aux 1 Source and use the pull down menu to select the sensor type 5 C ore Bisu 6 Aur 2 Source Pipe Diameter SmartPres sensor Smart OP sensor 3 Pipe Ref Temp Temp RTD a Pipe Material Analog 1 501 10 Orifice Diameter Repeat step 2 to select the sensor type for Aux 2 Source Meso OOO 6 Aur 2 Source Pipe Diameter SmartPres sensor 8 Pipe Ref Temp Smart OP sensor 3 Pipe Materia iemp RTD 10 Orifice Diameter Analog 1 50 41 Orifice Ref Temp Analog 3 Click on the Send button to the apply the changes SEP 2000 Meter ID Parameters 5 20 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom a Spect
91. e flow computer 5 13 TIMED LOG CONFIGURATION Within the Timed Log Configuration window define which Spectra100 data point values that will be included in Timed log records You can also define how often log records will be recorded and how values will be reported as a sum average or snapshot meee Calibrate Oper Configuration Location Meter Fixed Live Inputs Alarms 5 13 1 Configuring Timed Logs Gas Composition Digital Control 1 Click on the Settings menu then select Timed Log Communications Display Modbus Registers Contract Log Users Date Time SEP 2000 Timed Log Configuration 5 76 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 2 The Timed Log Configuration window displays Timed Log Configuration k Interval Available Points Point Name Action Data Type Unite a Jao innzo 2 Avo Pressure Average Float PSIG a Avo Temperatwe Average Float DESF a Fow Time Totalize Foat SEC 5 Avo Extension Average Foa 6 Calculation To Totalize Float MEF 1 501 Analog 1 501 1 K2 Analog 1 5011 K3 Analog 1 5 7 JF4 Analog 1 5 1 K5 Add Inger Delete Help Send Cancel 3 View or make changes as necessary 5 13 2 Changing Timed Log Configurations 1 From the Interval pull down menu specify how frequently in units of minutes Timed Log records are recorded Interval 10 i MIH The default value is 60 minutes DEFINITION The Timed log inter
92. e the Serial Communications Parameters for either port cies Calibrate Ope Configuration Location Meter Fixed Live Inputs Alarms Gas Composition Digital Control 1 Click on Settings then select Communica tions Communications ae The Serial Communications Parameters Modbus Registers window appears s Contract Log Timed Log Users Serial Communications Parameters Date Time o PointName CumentYalue __ a Comms 1 Enable D3 PotD o a Bauna OOO 5 Word Size 1 6 a 7 JAITS CTS 1 De RTS On Dey Ea RTS 0f Deyi io Poe SS mifen SS Ma wose SS afpa SS is Rrsers2a OoOO Barmak ecard Help list Actual data may include the following points displayed may vary according Comms 1 Enable to application e Baud Rate 1 e Word Size 1 e RTS CTS 1 e Parity 1 e RTS ON Delay 1 gt RTS OFF Delay 1 e Port ID 1 e Protocol 1 This is an example Data Points typically listed in this window SEP 2000 Serial Communications 5 64 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom Some synonyms for the above data points include data bits for word size Modbus address for Port ID and Modbus protocol for protocol e g Modbus ASCII or Modbus RTU For more details about a particular data point that is displayed in the Serial Communications Parameters window open the Spectral00 Data Points Guide online help file 5 9 7 Changing Serial Communications Parameters You must be logged onto the Spe
93. ectra100 Logs 4 12 OFFLINE TOOLS SpectraCom 5 Click on the Go button 6 The View Logs window apprears View Logs 1 Publications_Unit 1 7 Click on the file name from the Log Files field The log types for that file are displayed in the Log Types field View Logs O 1 Contract logs Publications Unit 1 Timed logs Event Alarm loge System loge 8 Click on the log type e g Contract Logs 9 Click the x button View Spectra100 Logs SEP 2000 OFFLINE TOOLS 4 13 SpectraCom 10 The Contract Logs window is displayed Data provided includes the Location ID Meter ID and Unit ID The spreadsheet format shows the Sequence Number Action Type and Units of Measurement Contract logs Ioj x Location ID Publications Meter ID Unit 1 Unit ID 1 Time AyvgDP Avg Pressure Avg Temperature Flow Time bi Avg Extension Base Delta Vo Averaged Averaged Averaged Totalized Averaged Totalized INH20 PSIG DEGF MIN 07202000 07 00 91 96 816 23 20 2 1397 1 260 51 11 Click on the Close button to return to the View Logs window Select another log type e g Timed logs Event Alarms or System Logs or click onthe Cancel button to return to the SpectraCom main screen refer to 4 7 DELETE SPECTRA100 LOGS Used only to delete The Delete Spectral00 Logs displays a list of logs collected from all log files available One or more of these files firmware v3 0 or may be selected and a second li
94. ectral100 Flow Computer one Windows compatible modem for remote connection only one Windows compatible mouse V For Win95 use the Settings Control Panel System General Page menu path to check the system version number The version number should be 4 00 950A or later For NT4 check the service pack information displayed on the blue screen during system startup The version number should be 4 00 1381 Service Pack 3 or later Minimum System Requirements SEP 2000 SpectraCom It is recommended that you close all Windows applications before starting the SpectraCom INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE 2 15 installation amp Log Off Amelark uy Suspend CY Shut Down SOFTWARE INSTALLATION PROCEDURE For a Win95 98 NT installation place the Daniel SpectraCom CD in the CD ROM drive The SpectraCom Installation screen will display immediately if your PC uses the CD ROM autostart feature Follow the instructions provided on each screen by the Installation Wizard If your PC does not use the CD ROM autostart feature or if you are using the 3 5 1nch installation disks follow these steps 1 Place the Daniel SpectraCom CD in the CD ROM drive or insert Installation Disk 1 in the appropriate floppy drive 2 Click on the 8 Start button see the taskbar 3 Click on Run The Run window appears Run fx Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows w
95. either or both premium levels Location ID Parameters SEP 2000 SpectraCom __ SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 7 1 Click on the Settings menu 2 Inthe Settings menu choose Location 3 The Location Setup Parameters window displays Pressure Source 7 2 Tap Location Barmak Neca Help 1 isi 3 4 5 6 zi 8 EE 10 n Ee 13 14 15 4 Click on Premium 1 Set Point to change the flow rate set point 5 Click on Premium 2 Set Point to change the flow rate set point Location Setup Parameters x OO Pomena Curent Wakao Ue Stotes ae E 7 Pending Pending imed Log Intrvl HR HR T MN ae Log Time Fmt P O O SysLogHeader Fmt SysLogD ata Fmt Display Scroll 5 17 Hi Speed Clock o Barmak Discard Help Send Close The example above shows Premium 1 Set Point value at 3 600 and Premium 2 Set Point value at 7 200 Location ID Parameters 5 8 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom Totalization is as follows Base Flow Rate equals all flow below the first level set Point e g flow lt 3600 Premium 1 Flow Rate is equal to all flow above Premium 1 set point and below Premium 2 set point but NOT including the Base Flow Rate e g 3600 lt flow lt 7200 Premium 2 Flow Rate is equal to all flow above the Premium 2 set point but NOT including the Base Flow Rate or Premium 2 Flow Rate e g flow gt 7200 6 Click on the Send button to apply
96. emperature LL Temperature L Temperature H Temperature HH DF LL DF L DF H DOF HH Flow Aate LL Flow Aate L Flow Aate H Flow Aate HH Main Batten Low DP Cut Off GC Failure Select All Unselect All Help OF Cancel 3 Click on the check box to include specific alarms or click on the Selecta button to include all of the alarms Include Aam oa ERR m a a a E E E Digital Input 1 Digital Input 2 Pres LL Pres L Pres H Pres HH Temperature LL Temperature L Temperature H Temperature HH DP LL DF L DF H DOF HH Flow Aate LL Select All Unselect All Help OF Cancel Deselect the alarms by clicking on the button 4 Click on the button to apply the Unselect All selections and return to the Digital Control window A red check mark appears in the Include column when the alarm selection is made Digital Controls SEP 2000 SpectraCom CONFIGURATION 5 47 The digital output configured for external power control must be properly wired from the CPU board to the Power board Refer to the Spectra700 System Reference Manual PN 3 9000 100 for details Note that the startup time is transmitter specific If the Xmitter On Delay time is larger or equal to the sampling period then the transmitter power should be left on continuously If the transmitter power is to be turned off it will be turned off immediately after all a
97. es HE General Connection Options Sportster 28800 Extermal Port Communications Port COM 2 Speaker volume Maximum speed 4 Use the Port pull down menu to select the communication port this modem will be using Note that Windows NT automatically assigns a port during the modem installation If you are configuring both a local and a remote connection use a different communication port for each connection 5 Set the desired Speaker volume for the dialing and connection sounds Establishing Remote Connection SEP 2000 SpectraCom Allowed baud rates for Ports A and B are 38400 19200 9600 4800 2400 1200 The selected baud rate depends on the capabilities and settings of the flow computer modem This option must be set if the PC modem will be connecting at a baud rate less than the maximum baud rate of the flow computer modem INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE 2 19 Use the Maximum speed pull down menu to select the baud rate at which the flow computer communicates Click on the Connection tab The Modem Connection menu appears General Connection Options Connection preferences a Parity Hone Stop bits ji Call preferences I Wait for dial tone before dialing Ii Cancel the call if not connected within 60 SECS T Disconnect a call if idle for more than 20 mins Fort Settings Advanced Using the appropriate pu
98. etain the button to return to the Spectral00 Operations window without applying any changes SEP 2000 Serial Communications 5 66 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom LOCAL DISPLAY In this window you can control which data points will be displayed locally on the front panel display of the flow computer a liquid crystal display or LCD screen You can also control the quantity and sequence of data points that will be displayed The data points found in this window are the same ones that will be displayed on the flow computer front panel display You can add remove or reorder the current listing The quantity of data points for local display can range from two to twenty 2 20 The minimum two data points are the current system time and date and the version number of the firmware Thus you can add up to 18 more data points for the local display 5 10 1 Configuring Local Display Settings 1 Click on Settings then select Display mee Calibrate Oper Configuration Location Meter Fixed Live Inputs Alarms Gas Composition Digital Control Communications Modbus Registers Contract Log Timed Log Users Date Time Local Display SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 67 SpectraCom __ 2 The Local Display Configuration window appears Local Display Configuration Current List Available Points Pont Nane Fomat Precision TI a finetdate 2 S100 version Standard 3 ai PresinUs
99. g archive of the data contained in the flow computer instead of just a mirror of the data stored in the flow computer With the update log functions only new logs need to be collected from the flow computer and can be appended to the existing logs already stored on the PC in the binary log file Use the Export log feature to generate the xls tab delimited ASCII files from the binary log files for backwards compatibility to the previous log file structure See Section 9 1 for more information for the new log utilities compatible with v3 0 and later firmware Log Files Explained SEP 2000 UPLOAD CONFIGURATION AND LOGS 8 3 SpectraCom __ See Section 8 2 to 8 2 UPLOAD TO THE PC ALL ITEMS upload configurations and logs using either For v2 5 firmware to upload all v2 5 or v3 0 configurations and logs firmware 1 Use the Upload gt Collect All menu path Utilities Diagnosti The Save Configuration As window Collect All pe ate Collect Configuration displays s Collect Logs a Update Logs j Save Configuration As x Name Default English Orifice Version 2 906 Description The configuration has been initialized to the factory d Configurations Name Version Description Demo Onifice 1 000 Demo mode orifice configuration for the Speci Orifice 1 Demo mode orifice configuration for the Spec Orifice 2 Demo mode orifice configuration for the Spec Orifice 3 Demo mode orifice configuration For the Spec
100. g Meter Parameters 000eceeeeee 5 12 Stacked Differential Pressure Transmitters 5 14 Auxiliary Input 1 and Auxiliary Input 2 5 18 Fixed Live Inputs ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenneeees 5 20 Setting Up Fixed Live Input Parameters 5 21 Changing Fixed Live Input Parameters 5 22 PAHS ics asencdencracecsntavsssniniecauacensedeessanasteceeuss 5 24 Setting Up Alarm Parameters ccseeeeeee 5 24 Changing Alarm Parameters cseeeceeeeee 5 25 About Gas Chromatograph Interface Parameters oesascbconsacasuetetwecetwatetsescianesenseusnene 5 28 Configuring Gas Composition Parameters 5 33 Changing Gas Composition Parameters 5 34 Digital Controls ccccecee seen eee eeeeeneeeeees 5 36 Configuring Digital Controls 0ceeeeee 5 36 Changing Digital Control Volume Pulse Output Parameters ccccceeeeeeeeeeeaees 5 37 Configuring Scheduled Radio COMMUNICATIONS ssisndvinvicestinierd Caa EAER 5 40 Configuring Digital Control Alarm Outs 5 44 Configuring External Transmitter Power Configuration COn Ol ssavious pron ses onanseenateueeransaseundeersavevacnenes 5 47 Configuring Premium 1 and Premium 2 P aaa T 5 49 SEP 2000 SpectraCom TABLE OF CONTENTS v 5 8 5 8 1 5 9 5 9 1 5 9 2 S e 5 9 4 D J 5 5 9 6 DS T i 5 10 1 5 10 2 5 11 1 B 11 2 oy eel oe ae 5 13 1 D 13 2 About the Nine Poin
101. gs gt Location gt Averaging menu path See Section 5 2 2 for more details eee User Detined Alarm Status Digitals In Use Values Calculated Values Rates Yolumes Premium Totals SEP 2000 OPERATION 7 5 SpectraCom 2 The Averages window displays Point Name Curent Value i fAverasng Sd a Avo Temperature a fwe a a Mem OO Barmak Wica Help Send Close This is a view only Depending upon the meter application in window The Send i use certain output data e g flow can be and Discard buttons dat tY Andth eval waye dieabled averaged at your request You can find these items 1n the Location Setup Parameters window For more details see Section 5 2 Heter Setup Parameters PointName Current Value __ 1 Pressure Souce O a a DPL Source La TempSowes ooo 5 Aux 1 Source O OZ Oo o o L6 aw 2 Sow Al 7 Le Pine RefTemp o a Pipe Matei oo 10 Orifice Diameter Gi Orifice Ret Tem 13 Tap Location 14 Tap Type 15 Static Pres Type Barmak Wica Help However you can alter the display of any floating point value as noted below 3 For floating point number values you can use the Farmat button to toggle the display of the value between standard format engineering format or best fit format SEP 2000 Viewing Flow Data Screens 7 6 OPERATION SpectraCom 7 1 5 Calculated Values View the data that is included in the
102. guration to Export window appears Select Configuration to Export Flow Computer Type Spectra 100 ka Configuration Name Critice 1 Configuration Yersion 1 000 Available Configurations Default English Orifice 2 906 The configuration has been initialized to the f Demo Orifice 1 000 Demo mode orifice configuration for the 5 Demo mode orifice configuration for the 5 Demo mode orifice configuration for the Spec Demo mode orifice configuration for the Spec Orifice 4 Demo mode orifice configuration for the Spec 4 6 Select the file that you wish to export then click on the button 7 The Export Configuration As window displays Export configuration as EA EW Save int E SpectraCom ce Demo Orifice _1_000 cfg File name Demo Onifice_1_O00 cfg Save as type Configuration files cfg Cancel Open as read only 8 Use the provided directory tree to select the appropriate file 9 Click on the button to return to the main screen 10 Click on the Cancel button to exit and return to the main screen SEP 2000 Export Saved Configuration to File 4 8 OFFLINE TOOLS SpectraCom LEARN TO USE SPECTRACOM WITH SPECTRA100 DEMO MODE This tool enables you to operate SpectraCom so that it simulates an online direct serial connection to a Spectral00 Flow Computer This allows you to investigate the various SpectraCom windows and software operations and thus how to use the software wit
103. hout worrying about connecting to or affecting a flow computer that is in service Windows that simulate making a local connection to a flow computer are displayed beginning with the normal log on sequence and leaving the user in the Spectral100 Operations window To access and use the Demo Mode from the SpectraCom main screen 1 Click on the 7 button 2 In the Offline Tools window select Spectral00 Demo Mode Offline Tools i Import Firmware i Import Configuration i Export Configuration Find Spectra 100 Log Files Find LineGuard 2100 Log Files C LineGuard 2100 Demo Mode View Spectra 100 Logs Delete Spectra 100 Logs Export Spectra 100 Logs Learn to Use SpectraCom with Spectra1O0 Demo Mode SEP 2000 OFFLINE TOOLS 4 9 SpectraCom __ 4 After clicking the button the Serial Port Setup window opens Senal Port Setup Port Protocol Flash Reprogram 86 Modbus Address fo Baudrate Data Bits Stop Bits Parity Flow Control ATS On Delay 10m fic ATS Off Delay 10m fic DTA for Device Power es Timeout Retries woo O cen Either accept the default values or familiarize yourself with the various options that are available 5 Click the button 6 The Log On dialog displays Log On Ed User Name Password Help Send Cancel Leave the User Name and Password fields blank Click the Send button or press the ENTER key SEP 2000
104. ial Modbus function codes and messages are used to read or write to Spectral00 data points and logs e User Guide s100usr hlp lists detailed information on each SpectraCom menu and includes hardware guides Startup Guide scomstr hlp provides help for using SpectraCom before you have logged onto a flow computer It includes instructions for installing and starting the SpectraCom software and describes how to connect to a Spectra100 Flow Computer It also provides a guide to using the SpectraCom offline tools WARM STARTS AND COLD STARTS EXPLAINED The Spectral00 board contains a configuration switch S1 which affects how the flow computer restarts see PN 3 9000 100 Spectral00 System Reference Manual for the switch specifications S1 P1 switch S1 dip position 1 controls whether the unit cold or warm starts The default position is off which results in a warm start The implications of a cold or a warm start depend upon the organization of the Spectral00 memory The Spectral00 uses two types of memory Warm Starts and Cold Starts Explained 3 14 GETTING STARTED SpectraCom 3 5 1 e RAM where data is lost when power is removed FLASH where data is not lost when power is removed Each memory type RAM or FLASH maintains two functions program memory which stores the sequences of operations to be performed configuration memory which stores the information specifying the
105. ick the Download Firmware button The not Diesen t Nie Select Firmware Version to Download dialog list then it must first be He eich ihedes vedi imported Click the appears Highlight the desired firmware Import button and version from the list and click the find the FCR file on button your hard drive If a User Defined configuration is stored in FLASH memory a dialog appears stating that the firmware is incompatible with this configuration SPECTRACOM x The flash configuration is incompatible with the wersion of firmware selected for download and will be deleted if not converted Do you wish to convert it SEP 2000 Performing the Initial Firmware Upgrade 2 12 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE SpectraCom Since you have collected the Operating Configuration in Section 2 1 3 Step 7 click on the button to continue with the download 8 Once the download is complete the Firmware Version will display the new firmware version number e g 2 000 9 Click on the Download Configuration button If you did not upload a D configuration Section 10 The Select Configuration to Download 2 1 3 Step 7 go to window appears Step 16 Select Configuration to Download Name 1Config D Verify Version 1 000 Available Configurations Import Help OF Cancel If the desired configuration is not listed click on the Import button Select configuration to import Look in J SpectraCo
106. ill open it for you nr a HBL r T Cancel Browse 4 Type the path and file name e g CD ROM drive setup or a setup in the Open data box or click onthe Browse button to use a directory tree 5 After selecting the correct file click on the button 6 Windows opens the setup file and the Installation Wizard begins Follow the instructions provided on each screen SEP 2000 Software Installation Procedure 2 16 2 5 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE eee SpectraCom SPECTRACOM STARTUP After SpectraCom has been successfully installed use the Start menu Start Programs menu path to start the software To start SpectraCom directly from the The default user executable file use the directory path you name is root specified when installing SpectraCom Note The default password that c Program Files Daniel is EFM1000 Industries Inc Flow Computer was Bth weer name and the default setting password are case sensitive See Section 2 5 for establishing remote communications and see Section 2 6 for establishing local communications Refer to the online help files for more information regarding the SpectraCom and SpectraConfig programs see Section 3 4 If no activity occurs after 50 minutes SpectraCom automatically logs off the user ESTABLISHING REMOTE CONNECTION Use this process to configure the PC modem and establish a remote connection to the flow computer For relate
107. ing changes Customizing View Windows SEP 2000 OPERATION 7 11 SpectraCom 8 To begin adding data points to the new menu repeat Step 1 and Step 3 to display the Data Points Menus window Data Point Menus Add Delete Edit Rename Go To Menu Help Close 9 Click on the Add button A configuration window for the selected user defined menu displays jactwedlams 0 Refresh Rate sec 2 Points k Help Save Cancel Define menu s point list 10 To add the data point to your menu a Click on the Points button SEP 2000 Customizing View Windows 7 12 OPERATION SpectraCom b Select the desired data point from the Available Points list Active Alarms Current Menu Points Available Points 1 501 1 501 Raw FS in 1 501 Raw LS in 1 50 JUCalib 1 52 R aw LS in 1 5 2 UCalib Active Alarme Digital Input 1 Active Alarme Digital Input 2 Add c Click on the Add button This data point is added to the end of the Current Menu Points list 11 To insert data points to the Current Menu Points list click on the Insert button 12 Click on the Delete button to delete the currently selected data point from the Current Menu Points list 13 Use the Save button to save your changes 7 2 2 View a User Defined Menu To view an existing User Defined menu 1 Access the User Defined function use the memm Uses Die Operation gt User Defined menu path from MERE the
108. ior to entry into the log record Action Average Snapshot Totalize Description Spectral00 reads the data point specified by the data point numbered T every second calculates the average of the samples for the contract interval period and logs the average value on a contract interval boundary Spectral00 logs the value number of the item as is specified by the data point number C on every contract interval boundary Spectral00 totalizes the item specified by the data point number every second up to the contract period and logs the totalized value on a contract interval boundary 6 In the Data Type field of each row use the pull down menu to select either Float or Long Integer The data type chosen will depend upon the nature of the value e g float values apply to decimal point accuracy or customer requirements for flow computer data logs and data types PointName Action Data Type i Jao g Avun Toamnaorshuro Timed Log Configuration SEP 2000 SpectraCom CONFIGURATION 5 79 SPECTRACOM gt 2 Do vou wih to discard your changes 7 Inthe Units field of each row use the pull down menu to select the appropriate unit of measure E Part Nane Adion Data Type Unite Sa javor Average FoatINH20 2 Avo Presswe Average Float PSIG L Avo Temperature Average Float DEGF TA Flow Time Totalize Foat SEC TS Avo Extension Average Foa 6 Calcu
109. ive 20 second operation set pins 3 amp 5 and 4 amp 6 on Jumper J9 See the Model 24 Modem Manual Daniel PN 3 9000 024 for detailed discussions of the jumper configurations A 20 second operation setting is more appropriate in locations where excessive line noise from poor phone lines may be interpreted by the modem as a DCD signal Note that this connection requires more power from the Spectra100 unit Serial Communications SEP 2000 SpectraCom Jumper J2 J7 J8 J9 J10 J11 CONFIGURATION 5 59 See figure on following page to locate these jumpers Configuration Function Not Installed Constant Power Not Installed enables power down Installed RS232 PWR Installed allows power to come from J4 Not Installed Memory Write Enable Not Installed prevents configuration changes 1 amp 2 2 amp 4 Delay Select selects 5 second disconnect after DCD loss Not Installed Unqualified RX Enable Not Installed disables dial out option Not Installed Dumb Mode Not Installed disables Dumb Mode thus disabling other internal pro gramming options SEP 2000 Serial Communications 5 60 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom J8 J3 PO oro i penury oy asy 207 mH TAg 08 Sa I BOR TILDTEA oe were ao s J10 al l E Y Se ve E if RE r 2 1 i G y a F TEF gt Hi TETT m g H L p a _ EXE ge oy ae op it Ob GP PP a ri MODEM BOARD Soe eee O 1 J5 is not use
110. lation Tot x Bm E MCF 8 To retain the original settings a Click on the Cancel button or press the ESCAPE key b A confirmation dialog box appears click on the Yes button to discard changes or click on the 1 button to continue Click on the Send button to apply changes to the flow computer USER NAMES AND PASSWORDS For details about this feature see Section 3 2 Getting Started DATE TIME CONFIGURATION In this window you can set the date and time used by the Spectra100 The Date and Time settings will form the basis for all subsequent date and time stamps automatically applied to data and other logs Your personal computer PC system date and time controls the Date and Time of the Spectra100 Flow Computer SEP 2000 User Names and Passwords 5 80 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 5 15 1 Accessing Date Time Settings 1 Click on the Settings menu then select Date Time A Location Sees Calibrate Oper Meter 2 The Flow Computer Date and Time window EitediLive inputs Alarms di splays E Gas Composition Sampler Flow Computer Date and Time x Valve Positioning Date E 1272000 Communications Display Time fi 0 12 51 Modbus Registers Contract Log i Help Send Cancel Line Users 3 View or make changes as necessary 5 15 2 Changing Date Time Configurations To reconfigure the date and time 1 Click on the f i button and the cursor moves to the D
111. lizing the data for a single Contract Log record The Spectra100 generates a Contract Log record on every O B m Contract log interval boundary starting BE S from the Contract hour 2 In the Contract Hour field type a value from 0 to 23 to specify a starting hour for the Contract Log interval using military time the 24 hour clock The default setting is 7 1 e 07 00 or 7 00 a m DEFINITION The Contract hour is the military time in hours ranging from 0 to 23 that forms a starting reference for the Contract log interval EXAMPLE If the Contract hour is set at 8 and the Contract interval is set at 12 then the Spectral00 will generate a new Contract Log record at every interval of 12 hours beginning at 08 00 or 8 00 a m Thus every day Contract Log records will be generated at 8 00 a m and 8 00 p m Contract Log Configuration SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 73 SpectraCom 3 Below the Interval and Contract Hour fields is the table of Spectra100 data point values that will be included in the Contract Log E Point Wane Action Data Type Unite i jao zimno 2 Avo Presswe Average Float PSIG L Avo Temperature Average Float DEGF a Fow Time Totalize Float SEC 5 Avo Extension Average Foa 6 Calculation Tot Totalize Float MEF A maximum of 14 fourteen data points can be included in each Contract Log record 4 Select a data point to add to the bottom of the table from the scrolla
112. ll down menus select the data bits parity and stop bits for the selected port For an ASCII Modbus protocol select 7 data bits Even parity and 1 stop bit Set the Call preferences as desired SEP 2000 Establishing Remote Connection 2 20 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE SpectraCom 10 Click on the button The Advanced Connection Settings window appears Advanced Ei ES Advanced Connection Settings Use eror contral Required ta canmect Herdware REES D onpress date m Software Ula ser Use cellular pratecal Modulation type Standard Extra settings Record a log file mea Ensure that Use error control and Use flow control are not selected 1 e turned off Set these configurations as appropriate for the modem Refer to the manufacturer installation guide for more information Click on the button to apply your selections exit this window and return to the Modem Connection menu Cancel Click on the button to exit this window and return to the Modem Connection menu without applying your selections If the PC modem attempts to connect to the flow computer modem at a baud rate greater than the Maximum speed setting see Step 6 then an AT command must be entered in the Extra settings data box See the modem installation guide for details To confirm the connection baud rate double click on the modem icon displayed in the Windows Systra
113. ly access for all database points in configuration Log Collection Every data point has a read and write access level that is at least Level 5 or greater To read or write to a particular data point provided the data point is not read only the user access level must be numerically equal to or less than the data point access level Refer to the Spectral00 Data Points Guide PN 8 9006 101 for more information 3 2 4 Viewing and Changing Current Access Level Configurations To view the current user access level configuration 1 Click on the appropriate Level cell or use the RIGHT ARROW key to select it Click on the button The User Level Configuration window displays UserName Password Level_ P24 Doe z A User Level Configuration EA Flash Reprogram 5 Cold Start 5 Warm Start Levels Date and Time Calibrate Local Display m mimeo wn Modbus Registers 3 To discard changes or to exit without applying changes SEP 2000 Setting Up User Names Passwords and Access Levels 3 8 GETTING STARTED eee SpectraCom a Click the Cancel button or press the ESCAPE key to close the Users window b A confirmation dialogue appears Click mame 2 Do vou wish to discard your changes changes and return to the SpectraCom Operations window Click on the to the Users window 4 To apply changes click on the Send button 3 2 5 Adding and Deleting Users To add a
114. lzer ooo baie pales ooo sizes Format Wicad Help See Section 5 8 on page 50 for detailed instructions for setting the Z Method parameters About the Nine Point Matrix 5 54 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS The Spectral00 has two RS232 communications ports These communications circuits are not isolated from the system ground See the following table for minimum typical and maximum values of various port parameters Port Minimum Tvpical Value Maximum Parameters Value yP Value port voltage 5 volts 6 2 volts and 15 volts level 6 0 volts high threshold 1 7 volts 2 4 volts 15 volts recelvers low threshold 0 8 volts 1 3 volts 15 volts receivers input resistance 3000 Q 5000 Q 7000 Q to ground Because of the power required to drive the termination resistors of RS232 circuits the Spectra100 disables the outputs when not in use The RS232 receivers are continually enabled because they draw only a few microamperes When the RS232 drivers are disabled their outputs go to a high impedance This does not appear to cause problems on any device tested such as a US Robotics modem or desktop PC A high on either DSR input will interrupt the microprocessor to turn on the high speed clock which runs continuously during transmission The microprocessor does not power up the RS232 drivers until it is ready to transmit data A 200 microsecond waiting period is required for drivers to power up When the
115. m Files of type Configuration files cfg Cancel Open as read only Use the provided directory tree to locate and select the desired configuration file Performing the Initial Firmware Upgrade SEP 2000 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE 2 13 SpectraCom 11 Click on the button 12 SpectraCom may display the following information dialog stating that the selected configuration is incompatible with the downloaded firmware SPECTRACOM x 2 The currently selected configuration is incompatible with the current wersion of firmware Do You wish to convert it 13 Click on the i button to convert the configuration version number in the specify the name and version number of the configuration name for converted configuration future reference 9 Include the firmware 14 Use the Save Configuration As window to 15 Click on the i button to both download the converted configuration and save the file to disk 16 Cold Start the flow computer a Set switch S1 on the Spectra100 CPU board to the ON position D n a ae b From SpectraCom click on the Restart then the red key was not Flow Computer button pressed in time c The flow computer immediately restarts 1 Press switch 2 on the and prompts Confirm Coldstrt Press CPU board to restart RED Key on the front panel display the flow computer Press the red key on the front panel 2 Watch the front panel d The front
116. mber of points entered is created to force the calibration curve through each of the entered points If the points are numerous and irregular this could cause wild deviations from the intended calibration curve If one of the points is incorrect the calibration should be canceled and restarted Do not attempt to add a new corrected point to the curve Click on the button to accept the values and download the new calibration values Click on the button to abort the calibration without entering new values 12 SpectraCom returns to the Calibration window When you close this window the previously frozen In Use values are released and the unit returns to normal operation A record of the change is added to the Event Log as an operator event Calibrating a Sensor or Transducer SEP 2000 SpectraCom __ pene Operation Temperatire l Other Options displayed in the D Calibration window will depend on the configuration of the to which you are connected CALIBRATION 6 5 Offset Calibrations An offset calibration allows the user to enter a fixed offset to the curve moving it up or down Use the offset calibration to shift the calibration in response to a known offset value e g when a differential pressure has been calibrated at atmospheric pressure and there is a known shift of this curve at operating pressures Note that this calibration technique does not change the shape of the curve To
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118. misused Equipment which is returned transportation prepaid to Daniel within twelve 12 months of the date of shipment eighteen 18 months from date of shipment for destinations outside of the United States which is found after inspection by Daniel to be defective in workmanship or material will be repaired or replaced at Daniel s sole option free of charge and return shipped at lowest cost transportation All transportation charges and export fees will be billed to the customer Warranties on devices purchased from third party manufacturers not bearing a Daniel label shall have the warranty provided by the third party manufacturer Extended warranty Models 2470 2480 and 2500 are warranted for a maximum of twenty four 24 months The Danalyzer valves are warranted for the life of the instrument and the columns for five years The warranties specified herein are in lieu of any and all other warranties express or implied including any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Daniel shall be liable only for loss or damage directly caused by its sole negligence Daniel s liability for any loss or damage arising out of connected with or resulting from any breach hereof shall in no case exceed the price allocable to the equipment or unit thereof which gives rise to the claim Daniel s liability shall terminate one year after the delivery of the equipment except for overseas deliveries and extended warranty product
119. mpling period is fixed to 1 second the external transmitter power control is always on if it is enabled For linear meter applications if the sampling period is less than or equal to the Xmitter On Delay time the external transmitter power control will be powered on all the time Only if the sampling period is greater than the Xmitter On Delay time will the transmitter power control be exercised Changing External Transmitter Power Control Parameters 1 From the Digital Control window use the appropriate digital output control pull down menu and select TransPowerCtrl Digital Control DOut 1 Ctrl TransPowerCtl Settings DOut 2 Ctrl Settings DOut 3 Ctrl Settings DOut 4 Ctrl Settings Help Send Cancel 2 Click on the Settings button and the Transmitter Power Control window displays Transmitter Power Control Ea smiter On Delay il SEC Help OF Cancel Digital Controls SEP 2000 SpectraCom CONFIGURATION 5 49 Configure the Premium D 1 and Premium 2 Set Points see Section 5 2 3 for details via the Settings gt Location menu path 5 7 6 3 Make any changes then click on the button to apply the changes and return to the Digital Control window 4 Click on the send button to apply the current selections Click on the Cancel button to exit without applying current selections Configuring Premium 1 and Premium 2 Status Digital outputs can be configured
120. mulated values active alarms alarm logs contract logs and event logs This is desirable when moving a unit from one location to another or when changing the log configuration otherwise a log could contain mixed data formats S1 P2 when placed in the on position will clear this internal data To prevent accidental loss of data the front panel display will prompt the user to confirm a Cold Start by pressing the red button 3 6 1 Performing a Cold Start Cold starts are required after downloading new configuration or firmware files Note that cold starting the flow computer restores the Default Configuration or the User Defined Configuration if that configuration exists in the flash memory Normally DIP Switch 1 on the Spectra100 Flow Computer is used to enable warm cold starting However the Cold Start feature in the SpectraCom software overrides the DIP Switch setting on the flow 1 Click on the Diagnostics menu computer It causes a cold start of the flow computer 2 In the Diagnostics menu choose Cold Start regardless of the DIP switch setting Flow Computer Comm Statistics Warm Start Reprogram R Read EFM Memory 3 A prompt is displayed Cold starting this unit will cause all logs to be erased and will overwrite current RAM configuration from About Cold Starts SEP 2000 SpectraCom __ GETTING STARTED 3 17 6 defaults in flash memory Do you wish to continue
121. n SpectraCom SEP 2000 SpectraCom SEP 2000 DIAGNOSTICS 10 11 In the Serial Port Setup window make these settings Port set to the COM number of the serial port you are using for the local connection to the flow computer via a serial cable Protocol set to Flash Reprogram Baud rate set to 1200 minimum 388400 preferred Click on the button The Program Flash Memory window displays Program Flash Memory EI Bootloader Version 6 1 Download Firmware Flow Computer Type Spectra 100 Download Configuration Firmware Version Delete Configuration Configuration M Config 1 10 paaa ea ae anne Restart Flow Computer Configuration Yersion 1 100 Help Ensure that the Flow Computer Type is not blank and displays the correct unit name Use the pull down menu to select the appropriate name if necessary If the Flow Computer Type is blank then SpectraCom is not connected to the flow computer Press Switch 2 on the flow computer circuit board to reset 10 Download the new firmware and or configuration as described in Section 10 4 1 and Section 10 4 2 Reprogramming the Flow Computer from the Startup Screen 10 12 DIAGNOSTICS SpectraCom 11 When the download is complete click on the Restart Flow Computer button a The enclosure front panel display will cycle information b When prompted Do you want to cold start press the red button on the front panel See Section 3 6
122. n curve then fill out the linearization table per the chart shipped with the meter or provided by your flow lab Note that each frequency must be entered in Hertz Calibrating a Turbine Meter Linearization SpectraCom The frequencies can be entered in any order SpectraCom automatically sorts the frequencies from lowest to highest before writing them to the flow computer When you return to the Linearization window the table will display the sorted order SEP 2000 SpectraCom SEP 2000 CALIBRATION 6 11 To add a new row to the table click on the Add button To insert a new row below the currently selected row click on the Insert button To delete the currently selected row click on the Delete button Type the meter serial number in the Serial No data field 19 characters maximum 10 Click on the Send button to accept and download the new linearization values Calibrating a Turbine Meter Linearization 6 12 CALIBRATION SpectraCom This page ts intentionally left blank Calibrating a Turbine Meter Linearization SEP 2000 SpectraCom OPERATION 7 1 OPERATION 7 1 The Operation function is a view only menu To make changes to the various selections use the Settings pull down menu path and the appropriate option Digitals In Use Values Averages Calculated Values Rates olumes Premium Totals ieee User Defined 7 1 1 VIEWING FLOW DATA SCREEN
123. n is not pressed to confirm a warm start will occur instead Never press the red display panel button or hit Switch 2 on the main circuit board during a warm start Another way to warm start the Spectra100 is to turn the power OFF then ON again SEP 2000 GETTING STARTED 3 15 Dip Switch 1 on the 3 5 2 Performing a Warm Start A Spectra100 Flow Computer must be in 1 Ensure that pin 1 and 2 on Switch 1 see flow computer board are in the OFF position For more information refer to Spectral00 System Reference Manual PN 3 9000 100 Click on the Diagnostics menu From the Diagnostics menu click on Warm Start Flow Computer Comm Statistics Cold Start Reprogram Flash Read EFM Memon A conformation dialog box displays SPECTRACOM 2 Do vou wish to restart this unit a Click on the Yes button or press the ENTER key b SpectraCom restarts after you log on Warm Starts and Cold Starts Explained 3 16 GETTING STARTED SpectraCom 3 6 ABOUT COLD STARTS During a cold start the configuration files are copied from FLASH and replace any currently accumulated totals as well as any online changes made to the configuration files since the last SpectraCom configuration download Therefore a cold start is used to recover from extreme situations such as a faulty online change or a corrupted database Occasionally you will want to clear all internal data such as the accu
124. nalog inputs are read 5 7 5 5 Click on the send button to apply the current selections Click on the Lancel button to exit without applying current selections Configuring External Transmitter Power Control The Spectra100 12 Volt DC output power supply is used to power the external 1 5 VDC transmitters with one common transmitter on delay time for configuration The 12 VDC output power supply is located on the Power board PN 3 2900 0038 When the CPU board comes out of reset all digital outputs are in the OFF state In this state the transmitter power supply is also turned off Changing the state of the appropriate digital output to the ON state turns on the transmitter power supply Xmitter On Delay is the time delay from the digital output activation to the time the transmitter power supply starts regulating its output at 12VDC The Xmitter On Delay time also includes the startup time from the time the external transmitter receives a regulated output to the time its outputs are ready to be acquired by the A D converter Configuration Description Xmitter On Delay Represents the waiting period required from the initialization of the transmitter power supply until a sample can be taken from the trans mitters by the A D converter Range is from 1 to 10 seconds in incre ments of 1 second SEP 2000 Digital Controls 5 48 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom For the orifice meter applications since the sa
125. name is root Type your password in the Password data box Note that the password is case sensitive and displays as asterisks when typed The default logon password 1s EFM1000 Click on the Send button to apply your selections Once you are online or connected to a flow computer the Spectral00 Operations window appears SEP 2000 Logging On 3 2 GETTING STARTED SpectraCom The Spectra100 Operations window serves as the starting point for all further SpectraCom functions Spectra 100 Operations ES File Settings Calibrate Operation UserDefined Upload Diagnostics Help Firmware Rew 1 921 Configuration Name Demo Orifice Configuration Aew 1 000 Location ID 0 Meter ID 1 In Use Values Active Alarms DP In Use INH20 Pres In Use i740 Psic Temp In Use DEGF Flows Base Flow Rate HCF HA Prey Contr Tot nee MCF Contract Total HCF 4 Click on the ancel button to cancel your selections and return to the main screen 3 1 2 Normal Log On From the main SpectraCom screen 1 Establish a remote connection see Section 2 5 or a local connection see Section 2 6 2 Type User Name and Password D 3 Click on the Send button Both user name and password are case sensitive The Spectra100 Operations window appears and you can make the appropriate selection for the desired task Logging On SEP 2000 SpectraCom GETTING STARTED 3 3 This function is only available if you
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127. ng firmware and configuration from file exporting saved configuration to file learning to use SpectraCom with Spectral00 Demo mode Section 5 Configuration setting up configuration name version and description setting up location and meter parameters setting up fixed live inputs alarms Gas composition local displays and Modbus register assignments setting up Serial communication contract log and timed log configuration setting up user names passwords and date time Description of Manual SEP 2000 SpectraCom SEP 2000 INTRODUCTION 1 3 Section 6 Operation viewing the flow data screen alarm status digital input output e viewing in use values averages calculated values and rates volumes e customizing and viewing user defined menus Section 7 Calibration instructions for calibrating a turbine meter linearization e instructions for calibrating a sensor or transducer using multi point or offset calibration methods Section 8 Upload instructions on how to upload to the PC all items Spectral00 Configurations and Spectral00 logs Section 9 Utilities instructions for viewing deleting and exporting logs Section 10 Diagnostics viewing Spectral00 device information e viewing the communication statistics and the purpose of the communications e downloading or uploading the firmware performing warm and cold starts Description of Manual 1 4
128. nsor 5 Temperature RTD SEP 2000 Sensors 1 4 are used with one of the smart Sensors i e Statham 365D Moore 340 Druck PDCR900 or Rosemount 205 Each of these sensors has two to four datapoints associated with the sensor For example the Rosemount 205 module has four datapoints e g all four datapoints must appear in the list for Sensors 1 4 for the sensor to work properly The order in which the datapoints appear is not important Smart sensors that have less than four datapoints such as the Moore 3 points or Druck 2 points should have the unused datapoints in Sensors 1 4 set to None Turbine applications also require a Turbine meter input to be config ured For turbine applications always set Sensor 1 to Turbine Meter If the turbine flow computer is using a smart Druck Pressure sensor set Sensors 2 and 3 to the datapoints Druck P and Druck PT Sensor 4 should be set to None Sensor 5 1s configured for the Temp RTD probe If the RTD input is not being used this point can be set to None This setting is D Always enabled by default Configuring Sensor Sampling 5 86 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom Configuration Description Sensor 6 7 Voltage Monitoring Sensor 6 is the Main Battery input to the CPU board Set this datapoint to None if you do not want to monitor the supply voltage to the CPU board Sensor is the voltage of the backup Lithium battery for the memory Set this point to None if you do no
129. o those expected Modbus registers Configuring Modbus Assignments 1 Click on the Settings menu then select Modbus Registers 2 The Modbus Registers window displays Modbus Registers _ a Available Points Current Registers Register PointName a0 1 501 R aw FS in Enabled Alarms Digital Input 1 1 5 1 Raw LS in 1002 Enabled Alarms Digital Input 2 1 51 UCalib 3 1003 Enabled Alarms Pres LL 4 j1004 Enabled Alarms Pres L 1 50 Mal FS out 1 50 Wal LS out 1 52 5 1005 Enabled Alarms Pres H 6 1006 Enabled Alarms Pres HH Enabled Alarms Temperature LL Ta 1008 Enabled Alarms Temperature L g j1009 Enabled Alarms Temperature H moji CF Enabled Alarms Temperature HH 1 5 2fv al LS out Abs SP In Use Active Alarms Active Alarms Digital Input 1 Active Alarms Digital Input 2 147 1011 Enabled Alarms DP LL 1012 Enabled Alarms DP L 173 1013 Enabled Alarms DP H 74 1014 Enabled Alarms DP HH ms 105 Enabled Alarms Flow Rate LL 76 1016 Enabled Alarms Flow Rate L 1017 Enabled Alarms Flow Rate H e Enabled Alarms Flow Rate HH Enabled Alarms Main Battery Low 102 Enabled Alarms DP Cut Off ineert Delete Agsign i Help Send Cancel Active Alarms Flow Aate H Active Alarms Flow Aate HH Active Alarms Flow Aate L Active Alarms Flow Aate LL Active Alarme Main Battery Low Active Alarms Pres L 3 View or make changes as necessary Modbus Registers Assignments 5
130. og types for that file are displayed in the Log Types field View Logs O 1 Contract logs Publications Unit 1 Timed logs Event Alarm loge System loge 3 Click on the log type e g Contract Logs 4 Click the x button 5 The Contract Logs window is displayed Data provided includes the Location ID Meter ID and Unit ID The spreadsheet format shows the Sequence Number Action Type and Units of Measurement Contract logs SeqNo Dale Time Avg DP Ava Pressure Avg Temperature Flow Tine M Avg Extension Base Deta Vo faction averaged averaged Averaged Totalized Averaged Totaled unis Nao PSG DEGE MN OOO OM aaran oro View Spectra100 Logs SEP 2000 SpectraCom v2 5 or earlier firmware The Utilities function does not support logs collected from iew Loge elete Lo Jelete La Export Lo a bis g 9 2 UTILITIES 9 3 6 Click on the Close button to return to the View Logs window Select another log type e g Timed logs Event Alarms or System Logs or click onthe Cancel button to return to the SpectraCom main screen DELETE SPECTRA100 LOGS The Delete Spectral00 Logs displays a list of all log files available One or more of these files may be selected and a second list displays all possible logs to delete e g Contract Logs Timed Logs Event Alarm Logs and System Logs Upon confirmation of the user s selection the requested logs are deleted from the sele
131. om main screen EXPORT SPECTRA100 LOGS Used only to export logs collected from firmware v3 0 or later The Export Spectral00 Logs displays a list of all log files available One or more of these files D may be selected and a second list displays all possible logs to export e g Contract Logs Timed Logs Event Alarm Logs and System Logs Upon the user s selection the requested logs will be exported to tab delimited ASCII files with an extension of XLS for easy import into Microsoft Excel To access the Export Log function Export Spectra100 Logs SEP 2000 OFFLINE TOOLS 4 17 SpectraCom 1 Begin at the SpectraCom main screen 2 Click on the button 3 The Offline Tools menu displays 4 Click on the Export Spectral00 Logs radio button SEP 2000 Export Spectra100 Logs 4 18 OFFLINE TOOLS SpectraCom 5 Click on the Go button 6 The Export Logs window appears Export Logs E a Pt JContract logs E Publications Unit 1 Timed logs 7 Click on the file name radio button from the Log Files field 8 Click on the Log Type radio button e g Contract Logs and a red check mark appears next to the log type that will be exported and saved to the PC Export Logs 9 Click on the x button to export the selected logs 10 Click on the Cancel button to abort the Export Logs function and return to the SpectraCom main screen Export Spectra100 Logs SEP
132. on read only window provides basic information about the flow computer hardware embedded software and the date and time of previous warm or cold starts Items displayed include e version of embedded software currently in use by the flow computer e current DIP switch settings for cold start enable security lock and diagnostics e voltage levels for the main and backup batteries flow computer current time and date e date and time of the last cold start e date and time of the last warm start SEP 2000 View Spectra100 Device Information 10 2 DIAGNOSTICS SpectraCom 10 1 1 Viewing Device Information 1 Click on the Diagnostics menu 2 In the Diagnostics menu click on the Flow Computer option 3 The Device Information window displays Comm Statistics Warm Start Cold Start Reprogram Flash Read EFM Memory Device information x Point Name Current Value Units Status _ ST a 3 S100 Versin OU 3 Dip Switch Reset Totas 4 Dip Switch Display Mode 5 Man Bat vons 6 Bekp Bat vons e Coid Statea SS a Wam Starea Format Wicana Help Send Close 10 2 COMMUNICATIONS STATISTICS The Communications Statistics window 1s read only It provides troubleshooting information about the status of serial communications sessions currently being maintained between the flow computer and another serially connected device such as a laptop personal computer or PC 10 2 1 View Spectr
133. ormat data point accepts a limited range of date formats Select one from the pull down list SEP 2000 Location ID Parameters 5 6 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 4 A pending flag appears in the data point Status field when changes are entered in the Current Value field Once a change has 5 Click on the Send button to apply the fi changes been sent to the flow computer it Click on the Biscard button to retain the can oniy 28 Undone by matching the current flow computer settings original unchanged value Changed settings are sent to the flow computer and a record of the changes is added to the Event Log as an operator event Click on the Close button to return to the Spectra100 Operations window 5 2 3 Setting Up Premium Totals For installations where it is desired to separate volume accumulation on a Premium basis three separate sets of accumulators are provided The totals are maintained Base Premium Level 1 and Premium Level 2 This feature allows separate volume totalizations for gas flowing at different instantaneous rates Prior to activating this feature the Spectral00 Operations Main window displays the flow as Base Flow Rate A see the following example and the Premium Totals selection via the Operations menu is grayed out Flows Base Flow Rate A Prey Contr Tot Contract Total MCF HR MCF MCF Activation of this feature 1s accomplished by entering a non zero setpoint for
134. owing prompt Do you wish to abort colllection SPECTRACOM x 2 Do pou wish to abort collection Click on the Yes button to abort the collection and return to the Select file names dialog Or Click on the the collection process and return to the Spectral00 Operations Main window button to complete WEES Dieses For v3 0 firmware to upload all Collect All 5 ey configurations and logs Collect Configuration Collect Logs oe 1 Use the Upload gt Collect All menu path The Save Configuration As window displays Save Configuration As Name Default English Orifice Version 206 Description The configuration has been initialized to the factory d Configurations Name Version Description Demo Orifice 1 000 Demo mode orifice configuration for the Spec Orifice 1 Demo mode orifice configuration For the Spec Orifice 2 Demo mode orifice configuration For the Spec Orifice 3 Demo mode orifice configuration For the Spec Orifice 4 Demo mode orifice configuration for the Spec SEP 2000 Upload to the PC All Items 8 6 UPLOAD CONFIGURATION AND LOGS SpectraCom In the Save Configuration As window give the saved configuration a name version number and description Click on the button 2 The Enter Log File Name window displays the default file name of the logs to be collected Enter log file name pii Help OF Cancel Edit the default file name 1f de
135. panel displays a new message display on the flow CONFIRMED COLDSTARTING and COMPUTE ast MSpiayS then displays Cold Started at Time various startup ss messages The Date CONUEN CORSI Some upgrades may Cold Start the unit ESS AEO KEY without prompting you to press the red key message will display Press the red key at If this happens simply proceed to the next that time step SEP 2000 Performing the Initial Firmware Upgrade 2 14 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE SpectraCom 17 Once the unit is cold started return S1 to the OFF position If an existing configuration was converted and downloaded after the new firmware upgrade the sensor calibration data 1s preserved Recalibration 1s not necessary unless desired Converting v1 x configurations require recalibrating the RTD see Section 2 1 1 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 2 2 To install and operate SpectraCom you will need either a portable laptop or desktop personal computer PC that meets these minimum requirements e PC with a 486 66MHz or higher processor running Microsoft Windows 95 service pack 1 or better or Windows NT4 service pack 3 or better 16 megabytes MB of RAM 82 MB or more recommended e 32 MB of free hard disk space one VGA monitor with 800x600 resolution 16 color or better one CD ROM or one 38 5 inch floppy drive for installation one free serial port for remote local connection to the Sp
136. peration gt Rates Volumes menu path pees from the Spectral00 Operations window Calculated Values Rates volumes Premium Totals 2 The Rates Volumes window displays Rates and Yolumes This is a view only D window The Send and Discard buttons are always disabled C Value Units Statue a BaseDeray OoOO Prey Contr Tot 3 Ea 5 Timed Log Total 6 EA 7 8 Base Flow Rate B Da Enea RateA OOO Go EneaRate6 OO Gi Enews Tol SS EE 14 Timed Los ET oo 15 Prev Timed ET Barmak Ieee Help Send Close You can alter the display of any floating point value as noted below 3 For floating point number values you can use the Foma button to toggle the display of the value between standard format engineering format or best fit format SEP 2000 Viewing Flow Data Screens 7 8 OPERATION SpectraCom 7 1 7 Premium Totals The Premium Totals menu is grayed out until Premium 1 and Premium 2 Set Point values aca are configured To enable this menu function i o set up the premium set points See Section Calculated Values 5 2 3 for details Pae m Brennunn latal After the Premium 1 and Premium 2 Set Point values are configured the premium totals can be viewed To view the Premium Calculation Totals oo arm Status Digitals In Use Val 1 Use the Operations gt Premium Totals menu Acree Calculated Values path RatesYolumes Premium To
137. perform an offset calibration 1 Start SpectraCom and log on to the flow computer See Section 3 1 for instructions 2 Click on the Calibrate menu and select the appropriate option for your sensor transducer 3 The corresponding Calibration window appears Pressure Calibration ip Rosemount MulitPoint 1 52 A D 2 DPL 1 5 2 A D 2 Offset Uneaniee Help Close When this window opens SpectraCom freezes all In Use values for the options listed and generates a System Log entry for each frozen value When this window closes SpectraCom unfreezes all In Use values and generates a System Log entry for each unfrozen value SEP 2000 Calibrating a Sensor or Transducer CALIBRATION Sensors listed for Other Calibration are not linked to any In Use values Thus no values are frozen when this window displays and System Log entries will not be generated Select the desired sensor transducer Click on the Offset button to access the next calibration window Calibrating Smart Pressure Current Yalue 0 06 PSIG New Value PSIG Sealing Help Uone Cancel The current calibration value in the appropriate engineering units such as PSIG or F is displayed in the Current Value data box Click on the button to accept the current value and move to the New Value data box With the cursor in the New Value field type in the value that represents the input signal level th
138. play of numbers to the right of the decimal point Current List J PointWame Format Precision A metoe O Bo y E 3 PresInuss _ _Standara 4 DPinUse Standard 5 TempinUse Standard 6 Base Flow Rate Best fit T Panteast Tanti 4 To delete a data point highlight the Point Name and click on the Delete button 5 Click on the Send button to apply changes To retain the current settings click on the Cancel button or press the ESCAPE key A dialog box appears click on the l to discard changes or click on the to continue SPECTRACOM gt 2 Do vou wish to discard your changes Local Display SEP 2000 SpectraCom SEP 2000 eee Calibrate Ope Configuration Location Meter Fixed Live Inputs Alarms Gas Composition Digital Control Communications Display Modbus Registers Contract Log Timed Log Users Date Time 5 11 1 CONFIGURATION 5 69 MODBUS REGISTERS ASSIGNMENTS The Modbus registers of the Spectra100 Flow Computer provide a means of external access to the flow computer data Other computer and data collection systems via the Modbus communications protocol can read the information held in the Spectra100 Modbus registers If such a computer or data collection system is expecting to find particular flow computer information within particular Modbus registers then you can use the Modbus Registers window to map that information or data points t
139. ponents supported by the GC C6 Propane I Butane Butane Neo Pentane I Pentane Pentane Nitrogen Methane CO2 Ethane e chromatograph alarms and analysis time If the alarm values for registers 3046 and 3047 are non zero the analysis time does not match that of the first poll or certain values are out of range e g SG gt 2 0 SG lt 0 4 N2 gt 50 BTU gt 2000 or BTU lt 400 the sequence is aborted and the GC analysis 1s discarded Otherwise data is processed and saved for calculation If the GC analysis is discarded due to invalid data a composition error bit should be set and the last set of good data should be used Note that the AGA8 equations do not support Neo Pentane or C6 as a single component if Neo Pentane is present add the Neo Pentane to the I Pentane component Any C6 values reported are separated into the following fractions before being saved these values will be fixed C6 Fixed Values Hexane C6 0 47466 Heptane C7 0 3534 Octane C8 0 17194 About Gas Chromatograph Interface Parameters SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 31 SpectraCom These values are Mol fractions for the C6 entry component code 108 in the Component Data Table Configuration Options Settings Chromatograph GC control switch ON GC enabled OFF GC disabled Chrom Addr GC Modbus address Chrom Unit GC data unit O English Imperial 1 Metric Standard Fixed Live Gas Component Live Fixed Fixed Live Specific Gravi
140. pports retrieval of gas composition from the Daniel Gas Chromatograph GC Controller Model 2251 and Model 2350 under the simulated 2251 protocol mode using the local serial port COM2 The local serial port is not a dedicated port to use with a GC When the GC 1s enabled the serial port is set to Master mode and is ready to communicate with the GC Whenever the DSR line on the local port is asserted due to a local connection with the PC any pending GC communication is aborted and the local serial port is reset to Slave mode awaiting communication from the PC Local serial port parameters except the Modbus address are used for both Master and Slave communication If the RTS CTS handshaking is already enabled when the GC interface is enabled handshaking will be used If handshaking is disabled handshaking will not be used Thus if the handshaking is enabled before the GC is polled the Spectral100 raises RTS and waits to receive CTS If the CTS signal is not active the Spectral00 will abort the polling cycle and retry at a later time If DSR is asserted while the GC interface 1s enabled the GC Master mode is disabled and a local Slave mode is enabled The RTS CTS handshaking is disabled in this mode About Gas Chromatograph Interface Parameters SEP 2000 V SpectraCom See the Spectra700 System Reference Manual PN 3 9000 100 for detailed instructions on hardware connections and software configuration SEP 2000
141. provides help for using SpectraCom before you have logged onto a flow computer and includes instructions for installing and starting the SpectraCom software Detailed instructions for connecting to a Spectral00 Flow Computer and a guide to using the offline tools of SpectraCom filename scomstr hlp are provided You will need to have the Adobe Acrobat reader software freeware installed on your computer to view or print the Spectra100 Developer s Guide Additional Resources SEP 2000 INTRODUCTION 1 9 SpectraCom Nearly all of the information in the SpectraCom Startup Guide has been duplicated in the SpectraCom User Guide online help file so you can view its information both before and after you have connected to a Spectral00 Flow Computer If you can t find the answers to your questions in either the online or printed help contact DMS for assistance 1 3 1 Using Online Help To view the table of contents for the SpectraCom help file or the Contents topic click on the Contents button Another way to view the Contents topic is to press the ALT C keys If you need to return to the previous topic click on the Back button or use the lt back arrow button If you need to find a particular item in the help file use the Search button It displays an Index dialog To find out the revision level of the SpectraCom online help file EZ Click on the help file s Help menu
142. r Barmak Discard Help DPL Source Analog 1 501 PointName Curent Yalue A Analog 1 5 2 HONE Send 3 Click on the Send button to apply the changes Meter ID Parameters SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 17 SpectraCom __ a PO a SpectraCom prompts you to restart the flow computer and the following dialog displays E SPECTRACOM 2 1 of your changels required a flow computer restart in order to take effect Do you wish to restart mow b Click on the Yes button to apply the changes and perform the log on sequence c SpectraCom prompts you to restart now displaying the following log on dialog SPECTRACOM G The unit is restarting You will be required to log in again to continue d Click on the button to continue The Serial Port Setup dialog displays Click on the button e Enter user name and password in the Log On dialog box Log On xX User Name Password Help Send Cancel then click on the Send button to complete the log on process SEP 2000 Meter ID Parameters 5 18 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 4 View the DP and DPL current values via the Operation gt In Use Values menu path In Use Yalues F Input Value ixed Liye DPL PL Input alue ned Live Temperature xed Live Static Pressure pGr In Use Fired Live Heating Value Barmak Neca Help Send Close 5 3 4 Auxiliary Input 1 and Auxiliary Input 2 Aux 1 Sourc
143. r shell is in contact with the is for reference only enclosure wall so that the cable shield is at the same potential as the enclosure This connector extends to the main circuit board and screws into terminals on Connector J15 see figure above DSR2 is an input from the laptop requesting communication This will interrupt the Use the local D connection cable processor and switch it to the high speed clock provided Daniel A 20 millisecond delay is required before the PN 3 2900 019 unit 1s ready to receive data To save power when the laptop is connected for a long period of time the controller does not enable the transmitters until it is ready to send data When the laptop is disconnected or DSR2 is lowered the controller will re enable its low power mode The wiring from the CPU to the military connector and laptop 1s shown in the table below Serial Communications SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 57 SpectraCom eee Spectral00 CPU COM2 S100 Cable PC Connection Signal Name Canon Canon Wire Female DB 9 Signal Name at Spectral00 J15 Pin Pin Colors to Pe at Pe TX2 44 B red 2 RXD COM 45 C orange 5 COM DSR2 46 4 6 DTR DSR RTS2f 47 E green 1 7 8 DCD CTS RTS CTSat 48 Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used K N C Not Used t RTS2 and CTS2 are connected together locally at the Canon connector DCD RTS and CTS are connected together locally at the PC DB 9 connector These signals do
144. r the Offset button 5 The corresponding Calibrating window appears Calibrating Smart Pressure PSIG Calibrating Smart Pressure Live Value Conected Yalue 1 Curent Value 0 06 PSIG New Value PSIG 6 Click on the Scaling button to access the Scaling window Scaling Smart Pressure Scaling 1 501 Raw Inputs Low Scale 0 0 Raw Inputs Low Scale il Full Scale 5 Units VOLTS Eull Scale 0 0 Units Scaled Outputs Low Scale i Full Scale 5 Units VOLTS Scaled Outputs Low Scale 0 00 Full Scale 0 25 BAR Send Cancel Help Send Cancel Calibrating a Sensor or Transducer SEP 2000 SpectraCom If you specify a different D unit of measurement or if the desired output range deviates more than 5 from the read input SpectraCom displays a confirmation dialog If the scaling is aborted SpectraCom writes the calibration coefficients to 0 1 O O O O 6 1 4 6 2 SANIA Operation Presare Temperahire CALIBRATION 6 9 7 Note the Inputs and Outputs and then click on the button to exit this window OR Use the Low Scale and Full Scale output data fields and Units pull down menu to enter the new range and unit of measurement Click on the Send button to write your changes to the sensor RTD Sensor 500Q Use the RTD Calibration Kit Daniel PN 2 38 2480 356 to calibrate the 500 Q RTD
145. raCom prompts you to restart the flow computer and the following dialog displays SPECTRACOM x restart now 2 1 of your changels required a flow computer restart in order to take effect Do you wish to Repeat the log on sequence see Section 5 3 3 to restart the flow computer b Enable the alarm settings for Aux 1 and Aux 2 Input Sources see Section 5 5 2 for alarm setup details via the Settings gt Alarms menu path 4 View the Aux 1 and Aux 2 current values via the Operation gt In Use Values menu path see Section 5 3 3 for more details 5 4 FIXED LIVE INPUTS From the Fixed Live Inputs window you can assign transducer output values as either fixed with a predetermined value not coming from a transducer the values are user set or live with values coming real time from the output of a connected transducer Fixed Live Inputs SEP 2000 SpectraCom This is an example points displayed may vary according e Static Pressure to application e Fixed Pressure e Live Pressure Temperature Fixed Temperature e Live Temperature CONFIGURATION 5 21 Data points typically found in this window may list Actual data include the following 5 4 1 Setting Up Fixed Live Input Parameters To set up fixed live input parameters 2 The Fixed Input Setup Parameters window Point Name Current Value Units Status a E Calibrate Oper 1 Click on Settings then select Fixed Li
146. remium Totals ee current values In Use Values Averages Calculated Values a Calculation Totals Rates Volumes elo CunentVaue Unis Staus 1 StaFlowRate O O OOS 3 Prem2 FlowRate a staDetaVol SCS 5 Prem Detay SS en Premium Totals MCF 7 8 Prv Cow PT o 9 Prv Cntr Pm2tot o Groen stat oooO i En P oo ia Pre Tm Stat ooo Lia Pre Tm PT o ES Prv Tm Pmr o o Format Wica Help Send Close Close 9 Click on the Close button to return to the Spectral00 Spectral00 Operations window 5 2 4 Log Date and Time Format Modify the Event Log Date Format and Timed Contract Log Time Format from Settings gt Location menu path 1 From the Location Setup Parameters window click on ELog Date Fmt IEA ELog Date Fmt Standard a Log Tine Fut oar 14 SysLogHeader Fmt Use the pull down menu and select either the Standard date format MMDDYY where YY is the last two digits of the year or the EFM date format MMDDYY where YY equals the last two digits of the year 80 for Event Logs Location ID Parameters SEP 2000 SpectraCom CONFIGURATION 5 11 This is an example Q list Actual data points displayed may vary according to application 5 3 2 From the Location Setup Parameters window click on the Log Time Fmt Eloo mer Cr 14 SysLogHeader Fmt HHHHSS BEE SyslogData Fmt HHMM Use the pull down menu and select the time format HHMMSS or HHMM for
147. rol how the Spectra100 uses raw data makes calculations displays data allows users to log on places data into Modbus registers configures data logs as well as many other functions Calibrate menu Lets SpectraCom assist you while you calibrate the transducers or a turbine meter connected to the Spectra100 Operation menu Provides windows for the output data of the Spectral00 including alarm status live values averages calculated values and rates and volumes User Defined menu Gives you the power to build and save custom windows for displaying the Spectral00 information you need for special purposes SpectraCom SpectraCom Software SEP 2000 SpectraCom 1 2 4 INTRODUCTION 1 7 Upload menu Enables you to upload from the Spectra100 to your PC the current configuration of the Spectral00 and the latest Spectral00 Logs Utilities Enables you to view delete and export Spectral00 logs Diagnostics menu The Diagnostics menu allows you to Control the Spectral00 at its most basic levels including warm and cold starting Send or receive the Spectral100 firmware program for flash memory re programming and or its configuration View the basic device information communications statistics and memory contents Help menu Lists help resources that are currently online The About SpectraCom option provides you with the current revision of the software and instructions on how to contact
148. s O Fonnes __ Cem Value Unite Status A Chromatogrph OOOO a i J ot SpGrReaVide O a 7 T E Matris Option a ae 3 ES 5 ZMethd 6 Ea ned Live Heating Yalue 8 g pGr In Use Mo Fi m 13 Fired Live Gas Components ia Frea O OOOO EA O2 live Barmak Discard Help Send Close 2 Click on the Z Method Point name and use the pull down menu to select the Matrix Option 3 Click on the Send button to apply the settings SpectraCom prompts you to restart the flow computer and displays the restart dialog SPECTRACOM Ea G2 1 of Your changels required a flow computer restart in order to take effect Do you wish to restart now About the Nine Point Matrix SpectraCom SEP 2000 SpectraCom __ SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 53 Click on the Yes button and SpectraCom displays a prompt that the unit is restarting SPECTRACOM x G The unit iz restarting You will be required to log in again to continue Click on the o to restart the flow computer and execute the log on sequence After restarting SpectraCom go to the Settings gt Nine Point Matrix menu path SpectraCom displays the Nine Point Matrix Setup Parameters window Hine Point Matix Setup Parameters PointName Current Value A Pres LowMarig o a Pres Hima Ta Temp Lomari 5 Temp HediH atrix De Temp Hima s ema O O s ema OO O OOOO O O mojaren SCS Sa
149. s displayed allowing you to either keep the previous calibration point or use the new one 5 Click on the CALIBRATION 6 3 MulitPoint button to access the next calibration window Calibrating Smart Pressure PSIG Conected Value 2 Sealing Help Dione Cancel The current calibration value in the appropriate engineering units such as PSIG or F is highlighted Ensure that the standardized reference output device e g calibration resistors for RTDs deadweight tester for static pressure etc 1s presently delivering the desired live value signal level to the flow computer Click on the I button to freeze the current value Note that the cursor automatically moves into the Corrected Value cell With the cursor in the Corrected Value cell type in the value that represents the input signal level that is presently being delivered by the reference device For example if the reference device is presently delivering a signal level that represents zero 0 type in the numeral 0 in the Corrected Value cell Press the ENTER key to move to the next Live Value cell SEP 2000 Calibrating a Sensor or Transducer 6 4 CALIBRATION SpectraCom 10 Using different reference signal levels 11 repeat Steps 2 through 5 You can enter up to six values Live Value Conected Value Although up to six points may be entered a polynomial of degree one less than the nu
150. s as noted above In no event whether as a result of breach of warranty or alleged negligence shall Daniel be liable for special or consequential damages including but not limited to loss of profits or revenue loss of equipment or any associated equipment cost of capital cost of substitute equipment facilities or services downtime costs or claims of customers of the purchaser for such damages SpectraCom INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS i INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 l2 lites 1 2 4 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 Alal 2 1 2 eyes 2 1 4 2 2 Description of Manual 02cccceeeeneeeeeeneeees 1 1 Section 1 Introduction cccceeseeeeeeeeneneess 1 1 Section 2 Installation cceecceseeeeeeeeeeneess 1 1 Section 3 Getting Started ccceeeeeeeeeeees 1 2 Section 4 Offline Tools cccceeeeeeeeeeneees 1 2 Section 5 Configuration ccccccceeeeeeeenees 1 2 Section 6 Operation cccccceeeececeeueueecueueess 1 3 Section 7 Calibration cccceeeeecesseeeeeueneess 1 3 Section 8 Upload cnccsai canes vasadvassnesatesnee ennai 1 3 Section 9 Utilities sic seis cevsaawssanwiveiwaseeevannw ss 1 3 Section 10 Diagnostics ccc cece eeeeeeeeeeees 1 3 SpectraCom Sottware ccceccecseeeceeeeeueeenees 1 4 Software Description ccc ccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeees 1 4 Embedded Software
151. sired 3 Click on the button to accept the log file name and start the upload process SpectraCom polls collects and saves all of the log data e g Timed Logs Collecting Data Timed logs Total Falls Total Errors After the files are stored SpectraCom returns you to the Spectral00 Operations Main window Upload to the PC All Items SEP 2000 UPLOAD CONFIGURATION AND LOGS 8 7 SpectraCom __ 8 3 UPDATE ALL SPECTRA100 CONFIGURATIONS AND LOGS The Update All To update all configurations and logs function is only available with v3 0 firmware or later 1 Use the Upload gt Update All menu path The Save Configuration As window displays Save Configuration As Name Orifice 1 Version i Description Demo mode onfice configuration for the Spectra 100 Configurations Name Verion Description Demo Orifice 1 000 Demo mode orifice configuration for the Spec Demo mode orifice configuration For the Spec Give the saved configuration a name version number and description then click on the button 2 The Enter Log File Name window displays the list of filenames of the logs to be collected Enter log file name E pii Help OF Cancel 3 Click on the button to update the log file data and save the updated configurations SEP 2000 Update All Spectra100 Configurations and Logs 8 8 UPLOAD CONFIGURATION AND LOGS SpectraCom UPLOAD TO THE PC T
152. sk and its name displays in the Configurations field To access this configuration later select it from the Configurations list 20 Click on the Dial button to begin com munications Establishing Remote Connection SEP 2000 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE 2 23 SpectraCom Ensure that the 2 6 ESTABLISHING LOCAL CONNECTION A communication cable and S a correctly Use this process to configure and establish a n r 1 1 installed before local connection to the SpectraCom via a attempting a connection oat i See the System Reference communication port Manual PN 3 9000 100 for more information window appears Senal Port Setup Port Protocol Modbus ASCII Modbus Address fi Baudrate Data Bits Stop Bits Parity Evn HA Flow Control None O A RTS On Delay 10m 10 RTS Off Delay 10ms PO DTA for Device Power ves x Timeout Retries Hee o J corea All settings must 2 Use the pull down menus to select the match the serial desired PC communication port protocol communications Modbus address and baud rate settings configured in the flow computer Item Default COM1 ASCII port Modbus protocol Modbus address 1 SEP 2000 Establishing Local Connection 2 24 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE 3 Using the appropriate pull down menus select the data bits parity and stop bits for the selected port For an ASCII Modbus protocol select 7 data bits Even parity an
153. st displays all later possible logs to delete e g Contract Logs Timed Logs Event Alarm Logs and System Logs Upon confirmation of the user s selection the requested logs are deleted from the selected files SEP 2000 Delete Spectra100 Logs 4 14 OFFLINE TOOLS SpectraCom If one or more of the selected files does not contain any records of the requested log type those files remain unaffected If all logs within any log file are deleted that file will be deleted and the file list will be redrawn To access the Delete Logs function 1 Begin at the SpectraCom main screen fe SpectraCom 2 Click on the Bine Tec button Delete Spectra100 Logs SEP 2000 OFFLINE TOOLS 4 15 gt SpectraCom 3 The Offline Tools menu displays Offline Tools S S i i L S z i 4 Click on the Delete Spectra100 Logs radio button 5 Click on the i button 6 The Delete Logs window apprears Delete Logs 7 Click on the file name radio button from the Log Files field SEP 2000 Delete Spectra100 Logs 4 16 4 8 OFFLINE TOOLS SpectraCom 8 Click on the Log Type radio button e g Contract Logs and a red check mark appears next to the log type that will be deleted Log Files Log Types Hw 01 m Publications_Unit 1 9 Click on the button to delete the selected logs 10 Click on the Cancel button to abort the Delete Logs function and return to the SpectraC
154. t can only be undone by matching the original unchanged value SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 35 For floating point number values click on the Format button to toggle display of the value between Standard format or Engineering format or Best Fit Display Format Fixed BTU 1017 35BTU Format Standard l Help OF Cancel Select the appropriate format then click the to apply changes Click on the Send button to apply the pending changes Click on the Discard button to retain the current settings Click on the Close button to return to the Spectral00 Operations window without applying any changes Click the Cancel button to discard changes and return to the Gas Composition Parameters window About Gas Chromatograph Interface Parameters 5 36 CONFIGURATION 5 7 DIGITAL CONTROLS Spectra100 has up to four digital outputs The SpectraCom software provides four digital output status data points Digital Output 1 to Digital Output 4 for monitoring and four digital outputs control data points DOUTICTRL to DOUT4CTRL for assignment selection Each status represents off 0 and on 1 output states Each control can be assigned to one of the following functions Control Function OPEN Off CLOSE On VOLPULOUT Volume pulse output SCHEDCOMM Scheduled radio communica tion ALARMS Alarms TRANSPOWERCTRL External transmitter power supply control PREMIUM 1
155. t Matrix 5 50 Configuring the Nine Point Matrix 5 52 Serial COMMUNICATIONS 0 ccceeeee seen eee ees 5 54 Primary Port COM 2 cccccceseeeeeeeeneeeees 5 56 Secondary Port COM 1 cccceesee eee eeeee 5 58 Connecting the Model 24 Modem 5 58 Disabling DSR Requirement 000ceeeeeeee 5 62 Connecting the FreeWave Spread Spectrum Radio c cece cece eeeeeeeeeueeeeueneeaues 5 62 Configuring Serial Communications Pat AME CS S wineaeientanesducrtaneaeais eiaee serait 5 63 Changing Serial Communications Parane Els arerio d rrea 5 64 Local Display ceanessiicencdeaniics cactencicnnciecamieeserie 5 66 Configuring Local Display Settings 5 66 Changing Local Display SettingS 06 5 6 Modbus Registers Assignments 005 5 69 Configuring Modbus Assignments 205 5 69 Changing Modbus Registers Assignments 5 70 Contract Log Configuration c0eeceeees 5 71 Configuring Contract LOGS cccseeeeeeeeeeee 5 71 Changing Contract Log Configurations 5 72 Timed Log Configuration cccceceeeeeeees 5 75 Configuring Timed LOgS cccceeeeeeeeeeeeees 5 75 Changing Timed Log Configurations 5 76 User Names and Passwotds cseeeeeeeeees 5 79 SEP 2000 Configuration vi TABLE OF CONTENTS S SpectraCom 5 15 Date Time
156. t file name for a flow computer that has a Location ID of 0 and a Meter ID of 1 and is no longer compatible with the existing log file the SpectraCom displays the following prompt SPECTRACOM x Q The curent configuration ie no longer compatible with your existing log file IF you continue the existing file will be renamed to file _OLD and a new file will be created Do pau wish to continue Click on the Yes button to continue The existing file will be renamed to file OLD and a new file will be created Or Click on the upload process button to abort the Upload to the PC the Spectra100 Logs SEP 2000 SpectraCom __ Collect logs using T either v2 5 or v3 0 firmware Utilities Diagnostics Help Collect All pe ate Collect Configuration Update Logs B Timed Event larm System Utilitie Diagnostics Help Collect All Update All Collect Configuration Update Logs m Timed Event Alarm System Uploading Specific Log Types To upload all available logs or select a specific log type using v2 5 firmware or earlier 1 Contract Log EEUE Tale Use the Upload gt Collect Logs menu path From the pull down menu select Contract Timed Event or System The Select Log File Names window displays e g Contract Select log file names Timed Log Event Log System Log Help OF Cancel Click the DK button to start the
157. t of common configurations A configuration set consists of e seven start times hour minute one common radio on duration minutes e V3 0 Firmware includes an override time minutes Configuration Sched Hourl Sched Minutel Sched Hour2 Sched Minute2 Sched Hour3 Sched Minute3 Sched Hour4 Sched Minute4 Sched Hourd Sched Minuted Sched Hour6 Sched Minute6 Description first start time second start time third start time fourth start time fifth start time sixth start time Sched Hour Sched Minute7 seventh start time Sched Duration common duration range 1 to 1440 minutes At the scheduled time the contact closure output will be on for the duration or will stay off until next scheduled time Before the radio communication is to be terminated all configurations start times and duration will be rechecked If any of the radio communications is scheduled to be turned on or is already on the radio communication will remain active If scheduled radio communication is enabled the radio communication will be turned on for 10 minutes at the contract hour to allow the user to extract data from the system remotely Digital Controls This gives the operator a known window of time during which the radio will enable regardless of the current radio configuration settings SEP 2000 SpectraCom CONFIGURATION 5 41 A 3 minute timeout duration is used to prevent a user from being disconnec
158. t the Update Logs SpectraCom For v3 0 and later SpectraCom creates the default filename by appending the Meter ID to the Location ID followed by a 100 file extension The example Enter Log file name dialog box shows the default file name for a flow computer that has a Location ID of O and a Meter ID of 1 This function is only available for v3 0 firmware or later Utilities Diagnostics Help Collect All Update All Collect Configuration Collect Logs a Contract Timed Event Alarm System SEP 2000 SpectraCom Insert the log file name that you want to collect and save to disk Click the DK button to start the update process Or Click on the update process button to abort the Repeat this process to update each specific log type 8 7 EXAMPLE SYSTEM LOGS If the options listed are not linked to In Use datapoints System Log entries will not be generated For details on sample system log entries see Figure 8 1 Date 2 3 00 2 3 00 2 3 00 2 3 00 2 3 00 Time 10 01 24 10 16 58 10 18 09 10 18 33 10 18 51 Figure 8 1 Sample System Log Event User log on user1 System error Sensor 1 User log off user1 User log on root 1 5 1 Val LS out rescaled from VOLTS to PSIG The Sensor Number only displays if that particular Sensor Type contains more than one sensor e g 1 5 1 1 5 2 For more information see
159. t want to monitor the backup battery voltage Sensors 8 9 Analog Inputs 1 5VDC Sensors 8 9 Analog Inputs 1 5VDC Sensors 8 and 9 are configured for the Analog 1 5VDC inputs Set Sensor 8 to Analog 1 5 1 to enable the first analog input Set Sensor 9 to Analog 1 5 2 to enable the second analog input These points are D disabled by default if a smart sensor is connected to the If any of the Sensors are reconfigure you will be prompted to restart the unit for the change When assigning to take effect This will only be a warm start so D sources note that h the smart sensors the logs configuration and calibration are not Taea COmmion Eei reset Now these sensors can be tied to various o names Astate datapoints to be used with the calculations or pressure reading auxiliaries These source datapoints are from a smart sensor accessed via the Settings gt Meter menu path is called SmartPres Sensor anda differential pressure reading from a smart sensor is called SmartDP Configuring Sensor Sampling SEP 2000 SpectraCom CALIBRATION 6 1 Firmware versions 2 01 and earlier do not support freezing multiple In Use values Calibrating pressure in an orifice application will only freeze the In Use pressure but not the In Use differential CALIBRATION 6 1 6 1 1 CALIBRATING A SENSOR OR TRANSDUCER For each sensor two calibration options are available multi point or offset See the following
160. tals The Premium Calculation Totals window displays Premium Calculation Totals PointName Current Value Units Status 1 StaFlowRate OO OO Premi Flow Rate 3 Prem2 FlowRate a StaDetav SCS 5 Prem DetaVol 6 Prem2DetaVol SS Te Prv Cntr Pmt Da Prv Cntr Pnz i0 fcnstatt SS Gi Cnr Pr SS 3 Prv Tm Stat SS a Prv Tm Pmt KA Format ecard Help Send Z Z ZZ TZ LT ZZ Tt Zz Zz z SOS See O eee D D D D D mm m m m m m m m m m m m m n en Ma ea II I 2 2 a 2 Click on the Close button to exit and return to the Spectral00 Operations main window Viewing Flow Data Screens SEP 2000 OPERATION 7 9 SpectraCom eee 7 2 CUSTOMIZING VIEW WINDOWS The User Defined menus From the User Defined menu you can build yor create cau Or ENAME and save custom viewing windows for are saved to the PC hard disk using the following displaying only the Spectra100 information you directory and menu path need for special purposes You can also edit C Program Files Daniel existing User Defined menus or rename them Industries Inc Flow Computer Devices 7 2 1 Build a User Defined Menu Spectra100 UserMenus dat 1 To access the User Defined function use the Spectral00 Operations main window User Defined gt User Defined Menus path Peale Upload Dia User defined Menus 2 The Data Point Menus window displays Delete Edit Rename Go To Menu Help Close All
161. ted click on the Import button b Use the provided directory tree to locate and select the desired configuration file 4 Click on the button 5 SpectraCom determines whether the selected configuration file 1s compatible with the current firmware version If the configuration file and the firmware are compatible then SpectraCom continues with the download If the configuration file and the firmware are not compatible SpectraCom will either abort the download or allow you to convert the configuration If you convert the configuration you are prompted to name the converted configuration file and save it to disk 10 4 2 Downloading Firmware To download a new firmware file to the Spectral00 Flow Computer 1 Follow Step 1 through Step 10 from Section 10 4 2 Click onthe Download Firmware button Reprogramming the Flow Computer from Program Flash Memory SEP 2000 DIAGNOSTICS 10 9 SpectraCom __ 3 The Select Firmware File to Download window appears Select Firmware Yersion to Download 1 535 Available versions D Verify Import Help OF Cancel a If the desired configuration is not listed click on the impot button b Use the provided directory tree to locate and select the desired configuration file 4 Click on the button 5 SpectraCom determines whether the selected configuration file is compatible with the current firmware version If the configuration file and the
162. ted if the window expires before communications have finished During this communication window any received valid poll on COM1 will reset the 3 minute counter If the counter has not expired by the end of the window the digital output will remain on until the counter does expire The Override feature is a way of temporarily forcing on the radio communi cations even if the current time is not during a scheduled time To force the radio on toggle the 4th position of the DIP switch S1 from off to on The radio is enabled for the configured Override period The override counter is only started or reset when the 4th position of switch S1 is toggled from the off position to the on position After the override period expires leaving the switch in the on position will not keep the radio enabled continuously The 3 minute timeout duration is also valid during this period If the 38 minute timeout has not expired after the override counter has the radio will stay on until it does expire From the Digital Control window use the appropriate digital output control pull down menu and select SchedComms Digital Control DOut 1 Ctrl Premium 1 Status Setge DOut 2 Ctrl Premium 2 Status Settings DOut 3 Ctrl SchedComms Settings DOut 4 Ctrl Alarms ka Settings Send Cancel SEP 2000 Digital Controls 56 42 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 2 Click on the Settings button and the
163. the 100 Developer s Guide PN 3 9000 102 SEP 2000 Example System Logs 8 14 Description Cold Start Configuration ID Change Date Change Local Display Reconfiguration lt Log Type gt Log Table Reconfiguration Logs and Totals Reinitialized Modbus Register List Reconfiguration Non standard Database Point Modification Sensor Calibration Change calibration correction index datapoint calibrated sensor type sensor number data changed Sensor Frozen data point frozen Sensor type sensor number Sensor Scaling Change sensor scaled and data changed sensor Unfrozen data point unfrozen sensor type sensor number System Error type of error Time Change Turbine Linearization Reconfiguration User List Reconfiguration User Log Off user name User Log On user name Warm Start reason warm start occurred Example System Logs UPLOAD CONFIGURATION AND LOGS SpectraCom Example System Log Entry Cold start Configuration identification modified Date change from 02 03 2000 to 02 04 2000 Local display configuration modified Contract log configuration modified Timed log configuration modified Logs and totals reinitialized Modbus register list modified Location ID changed from 0 to lab Meter ID changed from 1 to 2 Calibration 1 RTD RTD 500 corrected 409 8 to 409 0 DEGF Input Frozen Pres In Use Druck Val LS out rescaled from VOLTS to PSIG Val
164. tion only after a cold start When cold starting with a User Defined Configuration present in flash memory it is used in lieu of the Default Configuration A User Defined Configuration provides customized default settings per data point parameters and therefore is more useful than the Default Configuration It enables a cold start with settings that are the preference of the customer or user and not those settings found in the factory Default Configuration The configuration used by the flow computer depends upon whether the computer has been warm or cold started If the computer has been cold started t depends upon which configuration has been placed in the flash memory firmware Default Configuration The Default Configuration is inaccessible by the user that is 1t cannot be reprogrammed or erased by the user but exists in conjunction with the embedded software program The Default Configuration exists so the flow computer can always be started and behave like a flow computer even after a worst case failure After cold starts the Default or User Defined Configuration becomes the Operating Configuration SEP 2000 Configurations Explained 3 20 3 7 2 3 7 3 3 7 4 GETTING STARTED SpectraCom Operating Configuration The Operating Configuration is the configuration that exists in the flow computer operating memory after the flow computer has been started either from a cold start or warm start
165. tion can be converted SPECTRACOM gt lt 2 The flash configuration is incompatible with the wersion of firmware selected for download and willbe deleted if not converted Do you wish to convert it If yes SpectraCom uploads the current configuration converts it and then prompts you to save the converted configuration with a new name SpectraCom then downloads the new firmware and the converted configuration SEP 2000 Configurations Explained 3 24 GETTING STARTED SpectraCom If no SpectraCom deletes the existing If you previously configuration SpectraCom then downloads D uploaded the Operating the selected firmware and defaults to the Configuration choose NO factory configuration to delete the User Defined Configuration Then download the Operating Configuration see Section 3 8 as the new User Defined For more details about downloading new Configuration configuration file s see Section 10 4 1 3 8 DOWNLOADING A CONFIGURATION To download a new configuration file to the SpectraCom 1 Access the Download Configuration function few Tempur using the Diagnostics gt Reprogram Flash Warm Stat gt x Cold Start menu path from the Operations window Read EFM Memory 2 SpectraCom prompts whether you want to reprogram the flow computer flash memory Click the button or press the Y key to continue Downloading a Configuration SEP 2000 SpectraCom __ SEP 2000 GETTING START
166. tistics 7 P Warm Start The Read EFM Memory window displays Cold Start Reprogram Flash Starting Address hex Number of Bytes decimal jo Save Help Read Close 3 In the Read EFM Memory window enter the beginning physical address of memory to read in HEX decimal and the number of bytes to read Click on the Read button to perform this diagnostic procedure Read EFM Memory SEP 2000 SpectraCom __ Reprogramming the Spectra100 causes all logs to be erased and the flow computer s current Operating Configuration to be lost if a Cold Start is performed Flow Computer Comm Statistics Warm Start Cold Start Reprogram Flash Read EFM Mermory DIAGNOSTICS 10 5 REPROGRAMMING THE FLOW COMPUTER FROM PROGRAM FLASH MEMORY Reprogramming the flash memory of a flow computer enables you to download from the PC to the flow computer either one or both of the following flow computer configuration firmware program To begin the download process 1 Set pin 1 on Switch 1 on the circuit board in the flow computer enclosure to the ON position 2 Click on the Diagnostics menu 3 In the Diagnostics menu select Reprogram Flash 4 A prompt displays Do you wish to reprogram this unit s flash memory SPECTRACOM x 2 Do vou wish to reprogram this unit s flash memor 5 Click on the Yes button or press the Y key 6 Another prompt displays informing you
167. tput status that is displayed For details about a particular data point open the Spectra100 Data Points Guide In Use Values View the current live or fixed values that are being received from transducers The flow computer makes computations from the In Use settings Data points typically found in this window may include the following e Fixed Live Static Pressure e Fixed Live Temperature e Fixed Live Specific Gravity 1 To access the In Use Values function use the Operation gt In Use Values menu path from the Spectral00 Operations window SEP 2000 Viewing Flow Data Screens OPERATION 2 The In Use Values window displays In Use Yalues ee Pointhame Cunen Vaus a FediveDP O O O O O OSOS 3 Fired Live Temperatue a fiempinUse SS TS Fined live Static Pressure 6 PesinUse SS e spGrinUse o SpectraCom Barmak Wicana Help Send Close 3 Change floating point number values using the Format button to toggle the display of the value between standard format engineering format or best fit format 7 1 4 Averages View the output or input data that is currently being averaged by the flow computer such as temperature pressure and so forth 1 To access the Averages function use the Operation gt Averages menu path from the Spectral00 Operations window Viewing Flow Data Screens Changes to the Averages values shown in this window are made a from the Settin
168. traCom 3 3 3 Viewing Spectra100 Device Information The Spectra100 Flow Computer Device Information window provides basic information about the flow computer hardware firmware and the date and time of previous warm or cold starts Access the Device Information window from the SpectraCom main window tool bar by clicking Comm Statistics on Diagnostics Use the pull down menu then Warm Stat Cold Start Reprogram Flash Read EFM Memory click on Flow Computer The Device Information window appears Device information IL e te Le a ovesi O 7 8 37 Warm Started ate 10 11 3 ES 5 6 pe fig Chrom Pon Rev Format Ieee Help Send Close 3 4 ONLINE HELP To access online help use any of these methods e Press F1 on your keyboard e Click on the Help button from the currently active window e Select the desired help file from the Help pull down menu S Data Points Guide About SpectraCorm Online Help SEP 2000 SpectraCom 3 5 To prevent accidental loss of data the front panel display will prompt the user to confirm a cold start or reset totals by pressing the red button SEP 2000 GETTING STARTED 3 13 The following help files are available Data Points Guide s100dat hlp provides detailed information on every data point used by the Spectral00 e Developers Guide s100dev pdf shows how the data points system is structured and what type of spec
169. tting Up Location Parameters 1 Click on the Settings menu 2 Inthe Settings menu choose Location 3 The Location Setup Parameters window displays View or make changes as necessary Point Name Cunent Value 1 Pressure Source O O OO 7 DPL Source 7 al Pipe Ref Temp a Pipe Material ooo 13 Tap Location 14 Tap Type 15 Static Pres Type Barmak Wicana Help Send Close Data points typically found in this window may include the following e Location ID e Meter ID e Unit ID e Application SEP 2000 Location ID Parameters 5 4 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom e Calc Cycle e Averaging e Premium Set Point 1 e Premium Set Point 2 e Contract Hour e Contract Interval Timed Log Interval ELog Date Format e Log Time Format e System Log Header Format e System Log Date Format e Display Scroll e Display Timeout e High Speed Clock Note that the Location ID Meter ID and Unit ID are not the same as the Modbus address of the flow meter Instead Location ID and Meter ID parameters provide you with a method for developing an alphanumeric naming system for organizing the flow meter s SpectraCom uses Location ID and Meter ID the Location ID and Meter ID to create the can contain up to 16 default log filenames during log collection To characters each Valid prevent SpectraCom from overwriting one unit characters are letters log with another set each flow computer to a num
170. ture points should be Temp Low lt Temp Med lt Temp Hi1 The 3 Pressure points should be Pres Lo lt Pres Med lt Pres Hi About the Nine Point Matrix SEP 2000 SpectraCom SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 51 For the 3x3 Z points at the same pressure the higher the temperature the larger the Z at the same temperature the lower the pressure the larger the Z Therefore they should be Ze P1T1 lt Zp P1T2 lt Zp P1T3 Ze P2T1 lt Zp P2T2 lt Zp P2T3 Ze P1T1 gt Ze P2T1 gt Ze P3T1 Ze P1T2 gt Ze P2T2 gt Ze P3T2 Le P1T3 gt Le P2T3 gt Le P3T3 SpectraCom checks the matrix data consistency accessed via the Settings gt Nine Point Matrix menu path If the rule is not followed SpectraCom prompts the user with an error message and the entered data 1s not accepted When the inconsistency matrix data is entered through Modbus communications or through the SpectraCom User defined menu then Spectral00 generates errors Cale Error Code Matrix T Error Cale Error Code Matrix P Error or Calc Error Code Matrix Z Error The inconsistent matrix data is not used for Ze calculation and the previous calculated Ze is used instead About the Nine Point Matrix 5 52 CONFIGURATION 5 8 1 Configuring the Nine Point Matrix To configure the Nine Point Matrix 1 From the Settings menu select Gas Composition The Gas Composition parameters window displays Gaz Composition Setup Parameter
171. ty Live Fixed Fixed Live BTU Live Fixed A changed value will force a system restart reconfigure serial port SEP 2000 About Gas Chromatograph Interface Parameters 5 32 CONFIGURATION Status Status Chrom Status Chrom Error Chrom Poll Xmit Chrom Poll Rev SpectraCom Description 0 not ready Bit 0 set GC is enabled and local port is available Bit 1 set GC is enabled but local port is not available Bit 2 set GC is enabled but COM error detected Bit 7 set GC is disabled 0 no problem Bit 0 set COM error Bit 1 set stream number mismatch Bit 2 set analysis time mismatch Bit 3 set GC alarms detected Bit 4 set invalid BTU Bit 5 set invalid Specific Gravity Bit 6 set invalid component Number of query packet to GC has been transmitted Number of response packet from GC has been received SIM 2251 Register List data read from the GC and the associated MODBUS register numbers are Modbus Number 3001 3016 3034 3045 3046 3047 7001 7016 7033 7035 GC Data component code for Component Index entry 1 to 16 current stream analysis time minutes alarm bit map alarm bit map Mol percent of Component 1 to Component 16 BTU dry Unit BTU SCF MJ M3 Specific Gravity About Gas Chromatograph Interface Parameters SEP 2000 SpectraCom CONFIGURATION 5 33 Seem Calibrate Oper Configuration Location Meter Fixed Live Inputs Alarms Gas Composition
172. undary Totalized Spectral00 totalizes the item specified by the data point number every second up to the contract period and logs the totalized value on a contract interval boundary Snapshot Spectral00 logs the value of the item as is specified by the data point numbered C on every contract interval boundary 8 In the Data Type field of each row use the pull down menu to select either Float or Long Integer The Data Type chosen will depend upon the nature of the value e g float values apply to decimal point accuracy or customer requirements for flow computer data logs and data types ian PomName Action Data Type i favs g Avun Tomnaorshuro Contract Log Configuration SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 75 SpectraCom __ 9 The Units field of each row use the pull down list to select the appropriate unit of measure E Part Wane Adon Data Type Unite Sa javor vevage FoatINH20 2 Avo Presswe Average FoatPSIG L Avo Temperature Average Float DEGF TA Fiow Time Totalize Float SEC TS Avo Extension Average Foa 6 Calculation Tot x Bm E MCF 10 To retain the original settings a Click onthe Eancel button or press the ESCAPE key TETIT b A conformation dialog box appears click 2 Do you wish to discard your changes on the Yes button to discard changes or click on the 1 button to continue Click on the Send button to apply changes to th
173. upload Or Click on the Cancel button to exit without collecting the logs For v3 0 firmware to upload a specific log type i Use the Upload gt Collect Logs menu path From the pull down menu select Contract Timed Event or System The Enter Log File Name dialog appears Enter log file name pii Help OF Cancel SEP 2000 Upload to the PC the Spectra100 Logs 8 12 UPLOAD CONFIGURATION AND LOGS Insert the log file name that you want to collect and save to disk 2 Click the DK button to start the upload If the log configuration has been changed and is no longer compatible with the existing log file the SpectraCom displays the following prompt SPECTRACOM x C The curent configuration it no longer compatible with your existing log file IF you 7 continue the existing file will be renamed to file OLD and a new file will be created Do you wish to continue Click on the Yes button to continue The existing file will be renamed to file OLD and a new file will be created Or Click on the upload process 8 6 UPDATING SPECTRA100 LOGS To update all available logs or select a specific log type 1 Use the Upload gt Update Logs menu path From the pull down menu select All Contract Timed Event or System The Enter Log File Name dialog appears Enter log file name pii Help OF Cancel Updating Spectra100 Logs button to abor
174. val is the time interval in minutes used for averaging or totalizing the data for a single Timed Log Record The Spectra100 generates a Timed log record on every Timed Log interval boundary starting from the top of the hour Timed Log Configuration SEP 2000 CONFIGURATION 5 77 SpectraCom 2 Below the Interval field is the table of Spectral00 data point values that will be included in the Timed Log PointName Action DataType Units m Avg DP El minio L Avo Temperature Average Float DEGF a Fow Time Totalize Foat SEC 5 Avo Extension Average Foa 6 Calculation To Totalize Float MEF 3 To add a data point a Select a data point from the scrollable list of Available Points Available Points Alarm E vents Analog 1 5 11 K 0 Analog 1 5 1 K1 Analog 1 501 1 K2 Analog 1 5011 K3 Analog 1 5 7 JF4 Analog 1 5 1 K5 b Click on the ddd button The data point is added as a new row at the end of the table 4 To insert a data point into the table select one from the scrollable list of Available Points and then click on the ner button The data point is added into the table ina new row above the currently selected data point SEP 2000 Timed Log Configuration 5 78 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 5 In the Action field of each row use the pull down menu to select a configuration The action determines how the data point value will be processed during the Log Interval pr
175. ve Configuration Inp u ts f Location Meter Fixed Live Inputs Alarms e Gas Composition displays Digital Control Fixed Input Setup Parameters Communications Display Modbus sites 1 Fned Live Static Pressure anai e a tive Presse oo Ti TA Finedive Tempere Date Time 5 Fnedtem oooO TB Live Temperatws e fme oO a fwe OoOO O O O O oOoOoOoOO E oe oo we oo o EE mo o mo O O Barmak Wica Help Send Close 3 View or make changes as necessary SEP 2000 Fixed Live Inputs 5 22 CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 5 4 2 Changing Fixed Live Input Parameters Note the arrangement of the rows in this window Fixed Input Setup Parameters PointName_ CurentYalue Units Status Fixed Liye Static Pressure m Fixed Pressure 3 IL ive Pressure For each meter input there are three rows The first row under the Point Name column has the name of the meter input labeled for example Fixed Live Static Pressure etc e Next are two supporting rows one labeled Fixed Pressure and one labeled Live Pressure Note the function of the three rows for each input Under the Current Value column in the first row for each meter input use the pull down menu to set the operating input with either a fixed or live value Under the Current Value column in the second row for each meter input type in the number value as a fixed value in meter calculations in lieu of a value from
176. with Alarm or Alrm type the number value you want used as the threshold value for that alarm SEP 2000 Alarms CONFIGURATION SpectraCom 3 A pending flag appears in the data point Status field when changes are made in any of the current value fields Alarm Setup Parameters Point Name Enabled Alarms Digital Input 1 Pending abled Alarms Digital Input 2 Units a a put 2 Alarm ae abled Alarms Pres LL fn nabled Alarms Pres L Ll T abled Alarms Pres H o nabled Alarms Fres HH o Lo Pres Alarm PSIG ow Pres Alarm PSIG igh Pres Alarm PSIG i Hi Pres Alarm PSIG o O OOOO nabled Alarms Temperature LL 2 rm nabled Alarms Temperature L nabled Alarms Temperature H Barmak Discard Help Send Close of PointName 1 Enabled Alarms Digital Input 1 2 input 1 Alam O O OO OO O 3 Enabled Alarms Digital Input 2 4 input 2 Alarm 5 Enabled Alarms Pres LL 6 Enabled Alarms PresL 7 Enabled Alarms Pres H 8 Enabled Alarms PresHH 9 LoLo Pres Alarm 10 Low Pres Alarm AI High Pres Alarm 13 Enabled Alarms Temperature LL 14 15 m 4 For floating point number values you can use the Format button to toggle the display of the value between standard format or engineering format or best fit 5 Click on the Send button to apply the j Once a change has been sent to the flow computer it pending changes 6 Click onthe Discad button
177. xls Import the log filenames that you want to collect and save to disk Click the Ok button to start the upload SpectraCom polls the flow computer for the log data and displays the Collecting Data dialog box see the example below for Timed logs data collection Collecting Data Timed logs Total Folla g Total Errors Or Click on the 1 button to exit SpectraCom displays the following prompt SPECTRACOM 2 Do vou with to abort collection Do you wish to abort collection Click on the Yes button to abort and return to the Spectral00 Operations window Performing the Initial Firmware Upgrade INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE Click on the li a button to continue collecting the logs Using firmware version 3 0 or later an Enter Log File Name dialog appears Enter log file name ES fo 1 100 Help OF Cancel Insert the log file name that you want to collect and save to disk If more than one flow computer have identical Location IDs and Meter IDs then you must either e Change at least one of the IDs e Change the filenames to a unique name via this dialog box SpectraCom will prompt you before overwriting existing files on the hard drive Click the Ok button to start the upload SpectraCom polls the flow computer for the log data and displays the Collecting Data dialog box see the example below for Timed logs data collection
178. y Note that this icon only displays during the connection Establishing Remote Connection SEP 2000 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE 2 21 SpectraCom 11 Click on the Options tab The Modem Options menu appears 12 Select the desired Connection control and Status control settings 13 Click on the x button to apply your selections and return to the Remote Connections window Click on the Cancel button to exit and return to the Remote Connections window without applying your selections Remote Communications Modbus ASCII i 14 Use the Devices pull down menu to select the desired modem 15 Type the target phone number in the Phone Number data box SEP 2000 Establishing Remote Connection 2 22 INSTALLING SPECTRACOM SOFTWARE SpectraCom 16 Use the Protocol pull down menu to select The protocol setting and the required setting The default protocol is Modbus address must ASCII match those configured for the flow computer 17 Type the Modbus address The default address is 1 18 Input the timeout period and number of retries desired 19 To save your connection settings click on the save button The Save Entry Name dialog appears Enter name for this entry x c Help Cancel a Type the desired name in the data box provided b Click on the button to apply this name and return to the Remote Connections window The connection configuration is saved to di

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