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1. 21 3 3 2 Polynomial CVD and IPTS 68 Coefficients 23 3 3 3 Thermocouple Coefficients 26 3 4 Import Export File Format 27 3 4 1 ITS 90 Coefficients 27 3 4 2 Polynomial CVD and IPTS 68 Coefficients 30 3 4 3 Thermocouple Coefficients 31 3 5 Coefficients and Residuals 32 i 3 5 1 Table Options 34 3 5 1 1 Table Options Type and Range 37 3 5 1 2 Table Options Resolutions 38 3 5 1 3 Table Options Other Settings 40 3 6 Table Temperature Range Chart 41 3 7 Requirements for Calculating Coefficients 41 3 7 1 ITS 90 Coefficients 41 3 7 2 IPTS 68 Coefficients 44 3 7 3 Callendar Van Dusen Coefficients 44 3 7 4 Polynomial Coefficients 45 3 7 5 Thermocouple Coefficients 46 3 8 Me
2. 62 7 Glossary 65 ii iii Figures and Tables Figure 1 Conflicting Files Dialog 6 Figure 2 TableWare Main Display Screen 8 Figure 3 File Menu 11 Figure 4 TableWare Defaults Dialog 11 Figure 5 Defaults General 12 Figure 6 Defaults Tables 14 Figure 7 Defaults Resolutions 15 Figure 8 Coefficients Menu 17 Figure 9 Probe Information Dialog 17 Figure 10 Platinum Probe Coefficients Dialog ITS 90 Selected 18 Figure 11 Thermistor Probe Coefficients Dialog 19 Figure 12 Thermocouple Probe Coefficients Dialog 21 Figure 13 Raw Data Dialog for ITS 90 Coefficients 22 Figure 14 Raw Data Dialog for Polynomial CVD and IPTS 68 Coefficients 23 Figure 15 Select Calculation Scale Dialog 25 Figure 16 Raw Data Dialog for Thermocouple Coefficients 26 Figure 17 Import File Format for ITS 90 Coeff
3. The Enable print preview window check box forces the reports and ta bles to be displayed in a preview window on screen when printing If this check box is not selected reports and tables are printed directly to the printer when the print button is selected The Select printer before printing reports and tables check box forces the software to display the Select Printer dialog when printing The user can then select the printer to which reports and tables are printed If this check box is not selected reports and tables are printed on the default printer To change the default printer use the File Setup Printer menu op tion The Maximize print preview window check box determines the size of the Print Preview window If this check box is selected the Print Preview window fills the entire screen The Print preview window zoom setting determines the default size of the report or table within the Print Preview window The zoom setting is limited to 40 to 190 The zoom setting can also be changed from the Print Preview window once it is displayed Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 13 2 File Menu 2 1 2 Defaults Tables The Tables tab Figure 6 is displayed when the File Defaults menu op tion is selected and the tab labeled Tables is selected Enabled and Disabled All controls are enabled at all times Dialog Information The File Defaults Tables tab determines the default settings to use when
4. 3 Coefficients Menu Figure 28 Sample Table 3 10 Print Preview Window The Print Preview window Figure 29 is used to view reports and tables on the screen without having to print a hard copy The Print Preview win dow is activated by selecting the Enable print preview check box on the File Defaults General tab Other settings on the General tab can be changed to manipulate the default behavior of the Print Preview window Enabled and Disabled The enabled and disabled state of the navigation and zoom buttons change depending on the current state of the Print Preview window Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 53 3 Coefficients Menu Figure 29 Print Preview Window Window Information The Print Preview window is displayed when printing reports and tables if the Enable print preview check box on the File Defaults General tab is selected The icons on the toolbar of the Print Preview window perform the follow ing functions Close Closes the Print Preview window Print Prints all pages of the document in the Print Preview window First Page Navigates to the first page of the document if more than one page Previous Page Navigates to the previous page of the document if more than one page Next Page Navigates to the next page of the document if more than one page Last Page Navigates to the last page of the document if more than one page Zoom In Zooms in to enlarge the document
5. The error number description message gives an indication of the reason for this error message Message All of the required data for coefficient type coefficients has not been entered Reasons Reason 1 Reason 2 62 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 6 Messages Reason n Remarks The raw data entered by the user is not complete Make sure all of the required data has been entered according to the reasons listed Message An error occurred while calculating coefficient type coeffi cients Make sure the CALCCOEF DLL file is located in the WIN DOWS SYSTEM directory Error error number description Remarks The selected coefficients could not be calculated The reason is described by the error number description message Check the raw data for mistakes or change the type of coefficients to calculate and try again Message An error occurred while printing the table raw data Mes sage Remarks The TableWare Software was not able to print the table or raw data on the report because of the problem described in the Message Message An error occurred while exporting coefficient type report data to filename Error error number description Remarks The report could not be exported to the file filename because of the problem described by the error number description message Message An error occurred while importing coefficient type raw data from filename Error error
6. cients Raw Data for Thermocouple coefficients The coefficients and residuals are previewed on the Coefficients and Residuals dialog A report is printed The data is exported to a text file Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 15 2 File Menu Figure 7 Defaults Resolutions 2 2 Setup Printer The Setup Printer menu option allows the user to select and configure the default printer For the TableWare software the orientation should al ways be set to Portrait and the paper size should always be set to Let ter 8 x 11 in or A4 210 x 297 mm 2 3 Exit The Exit menu option exits the TableWare Software 16 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 2 File Menu 3 Coefficients Menu The Coefficients Menu Figure 8 provides options for calculating coeffi cients for Platinum Thermistor or Thermocouple probes Selecting one of the menu options displays the Probe Information dialog Enabled and Disabled All options are enabled at all times 3 1 Probe Information The Probe Information dialog Figure 9 is displayed from any of the Co efficients menu options Enabled and Disabled The Continue button is enabled once both captions and values are en tered Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 17 3 Coefficients Menu Figure 8 Coefficients Menu Figure 9 Probe Information Dialog Dialog Information The Probe Information dialog allows the user to enter two captions and val
7. a c1 b c2 9 The following standard Thermocouple coefficients are also produced unaltered Type Range 1 Coefficients Range 2 Coefficients Range 3 Coefficients Other see above Type B c3 c6 c0 c3 c8 N A N A Type E c3 c13 c3 c10 N A N A Type J c3 c8 c0 c3 c5 N A N A Type K c3 c10 c0 c3 c9 N A N A Type N c3 c8 c3 c10 N A N A Type R c3 c9 c0 c3 c5 c0 c3 c4 c3 c9 Type S c3 c8 c0 c3 c4 c0 c3 c4 c3 c8 Type T c3 c14 c3 c8 N A N A Type AuPt c3 c8 c3 c9 N A N A 3 8 Methods Used for Calculating Coefficients The thermometric expressions used by this software are well known ex pressions and as such are described in detail elsewhere This section touches on some specifics as they relate to the methods used to arrive at solutions The coefficients for all solutions with the exception of the IPTS 68 plati num probe are calculated using matrix methods The IPTS 68 platinum probe solution is calculated using iteration The solutions are either exact solutions or overdetermined solutions depending on the number of set points used in relation to the number of set points required Exact so 48 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 3 Coefficients Menu lutions result when the exact number of set points required for simulta neous solution of sets of equations are used i e two coefficients from two set points Overdetermined solutio
8. must be entered if an ITS 90 high range was selected For IPTS 68 enter values for R0 ALPHA DELTA A4 and C4 For Callendar Van Dusen enter values for R0 ALPHA and DELTA The BETA coefficient is optional For Polynomials enter values for all R T coefficients a b c etc If the Steinhart Hart option was selected the third coefficient squared term is set to 0 0 and cannot be changed For Thermocouples enter the deviations for coefficients c1 and c2 These values are added to the standard coefficients for the type of thermocouple and range selected When the Continue button is selected and the type of coefficients is Poly nomial for Platinum probes the Select Calculation Scale dialog see Fig ure 15 on page 25 is displayed Select the temperature scale that the polynomial coefficients were calculated in Select the OK button to con tinue The Table Options dialog is displayed Section 3 5 1 discusses the Table Options dialog The Cancel button returns to the Select Coefficients dialog 56 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 4 Table Menu 5 Help Menu The Help Menu Figure 32 provides a method for accessing help through the help file contents search on a specific topic of the software and on how to get started The Technical Support phone numbers and software version number are also available from the Help menu Enabled and Disabled All menu options are enabled 5 1 Contents The Contents
9. over the range of 2 C to 70 C 28 F to 158 F The formula used when the Steinhart Hart method is selected is 1 T a bln R dln R T T For more information on this topic refer to Worldwide Capability in Thermistors Thermometrics Inc 1993 pages 14 15 5 For normal calculations at least 4 set points must be used but no more than 10 set points can be used 6 For Steinhart Hart calculations only 3 set points should be used 7 The minimum number of set points used must exceed the order of the polynomial by at least 1 i e for a 5th order polynomial at least 6 set points must be used 8 The following Polynomial coefficients are calculated a T R Temperature as a function of Resistance A B N de pending on the order of the polynomial b R T Resistance as a function of Temperature a b n depend ing on the order of the polynomial 9 Residuals are calculated for each set point used in calculating the co efficients Residuals are always in the same scale as the reference probe readings For Platinum probes the residuals are in degrees For Thermis tor probes residuals are in millidegrees 3 7 5 Thermocouple Coefficients The following requirements must be met when calculating coefficients for Thermocouple probes For more information concerning the method used to calculate the Thermocouple coefficients see Section 3 8 Methods Used for Calculating Coeffic
10. Range 4 a4 and b4 ii Range 5 a5 and b5 c High Ranges i Range 6 a6 b6 c6 and d ii Range 7 a7 b7 and c7 iii Range 8 a8 and b8 iv Range 9 a9 and b9 v Range 10 a10 vi Range 11 a11 9 Residuals are calculated for each set point used in calculating the co efficients with the exception of the Triple Point of Water set point Resid uals are always in the same scale as the Reference Probe readings Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 43 3 Coefficients Menu 3 7 2 IPTS 68 Coefficients The following requirements must be met when IPTS 68 is selected as the type of coefficients to calculate for Platinum probes For more information concerning the method used to calculate the IPTS 68 coefficients see Section 3 8 Methods Used for Calculating Coefficients 1 The Reference Probe readings must be in temperature C F or K 2 The UUT test probe readings must be in resistance Ohms or KOhms 3 Exactly 4 set points must be used a One set point must be within a few degrees of 0 C 32 F or 273 15K preferably as close to 0 C as possible b One set point must be below 0 C c Two set points must be above 0 C 4 The following IPTS 68 coefficients are always calculated a R0 b ALPHA c DELTA d a4 e c4 5 Residuals are not calculated when calculating IPTS 68 coefficients 3 7 3 Callendar Van Dusen Coefficients The following requirements must be met when Cal
11. Zoom Out Zooms out from reduce the document The toolbar also indicates the current page and the number of pages in the current document 54 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 3 Coefficients Menu 4 Table Menu The Table menu Figure 30 provides options for generating Temperature vs Resistance Temperature vs Ratio and Temperature vs EMF tables based on coefficients that can be entered manually Selecting any one of the menu options displays the Probe Information dialog and then the ap propriate Coefficient dialog as discussed in Sections 3 1 through 3 2 Se lecting the Continue button on the coefficients dialog displays the Enter Coefficients dialog Enabled and Disabled All options are enabled at all times 4 1 Enter Coefficients The Enter Coefficients dialog Figure 31 is formatted for either ITS 90 IPTS 68 CVD Polynomial or Thermocouples depending on the type of coefficients selected Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 55 4 Table Menu Figure 30 Table Menu Figure 31 Enter Coefficients Dialog for ITS 90 Coefficients Enabled and Disabled The OK button is disabled until coefficients have been entered into all re quired boxes Dialog Information Enter the coefficients to be used to generate the table A value must be entered into each of the boxes provided For ITS 90 RTPW is always required Low range coefficients must be entered if an ITS 90 low range was selected High range coefficients
12. at all times Dialog Information The TableWare Defaults dialog allows the user to set default values or parameters by selecting any of the three tabs General Tables or Reso lutions The General tab is for selecting TableWare Software setup de faults or preferences The Tables tab is for selecting the default settings specific to generated tables The Resolutions tab is for specifying decimal place settings for reference readings residuals UUT readings and CJC readings 2 1 1 Defaults General The General tab Figure 5 is displayed when the File Defaults menu op tion is selected and the tab labeled General is selected Enabled and Disabled All controls are enabled at all times 12 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 2 File Menu Figure 5 Defaults General Dialog Information The File Defaults General tab determines the default setting for software defaults or preferences The Show help balloons check box toggles the display of the help bal loons The default is selected which means the yellow help balloons are displayed when the mouse pointer is placed over a button on the toolbar The Prompt to enter date that appears on report check box allows the user to manually type in a date to appear on the report and or table when printed Check this option if the data you are entering is from a calibration performed previously If this option is unchecked the current date is printed on the report and or table
13. calculating the co efficients Residuals are always in the same scale as the Reference Probe readings 3 7 4 Polynomial Coefficients The following requirements must be met when Polynomial is selected as the type of coefficients to calculate for Platinum or Thermistor probes For more information concerning the method used to calculate the Polyno mial coefficients see Section 3 8 Methods Used for Calculating Coeffi cients 1 The Reference Probe readings must be in temperature C F or K Note The accepted thermistor model is based upon the logarithmic re sistance temperature characteristic in terms of absolute temperature Kelvin The accuracy of a model based upon F or C has not been tested Therefore TableWare always calculates polynomial coefficients for thermistor probes using Kelvin If Reference readings are entered in F or C TableWare converts the readings to their Kelvin equivalent val ues before the fit is computed 2 The UUT test probe readings must be in resistance Ohms or KOhms 3 The order of the polynomial must be selected Allowable choices are from 3rd order to 9th order for platinum probes and from 3rd to 6th order for thermistor probes Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 45 3 Coefficients Menu 4 For thermistor probes the Steinhart Hart method may be selected Studies have indicated no significant loss in accuracy when using the Steinhart Hart method eliminating the squared term
14. dialogs before printing the report See descriptions of these two dialogs below The report is then printed The report consists of the identifying in formation that was entered on the Probe Information dialog the date raw data and coefficients To view the report in a preview window before sending it to the printer or to select the printer before printing the report see the File Defaults Gen eral tab The Print Preview window is discussed in section 3 10 If the Prompt to enter date that appears on report check box on the File Defaults General tab is checked the Enter Date dialog appears Fig ure 21 Enter the date exactly as it is to appear on the report No format ting or validation is performed on the text entered on this dialog Checking the Use current date by default check box disables the dis play of this dialog and uses the current date Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 33 3 Coefficients Menu Figure 21 Enter Date Dialog The Page Numbering dialog is displayed before the report is printed En ter the starting page and total number of pages in the boxes provided The report should always fit on one letter size A4 sheet of paper Select the OK button to print the report The Table Options button displays the Table Options dialog for generating a Table The Back button displays the Raw Data dialog The Close button returns to the TableWare main display screen 3 5 1 Table Options The Table Opti
15. menu option displays the TableWare Software Help con tents 5 2 Search for Help On The Search for Help On menu option opens the TableWare help file with the Windows Help Search dialog open Select or enter a keyword to search for a topic or select Cancel to exit to the help file 5 3 Getting Started The Getting Started menu option opens the Help file to the Getting Started topic and explains how to begin using the TableWare Software The TableWare Software requires the user to select the type of probe for which coefficients are to be calculated and then to enter the raw data To select the type of probe use the Coefficients menu The software guides you through the next steps Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 57 5 Help Menu Figure 32 Help Menu 5 4 Technical Support The Technical Support menu option displays the Technical Support topic in the help file Technical support for the TableWare Software can be ob tained by calling faxing or sending E Mail to Hart Scientific Technical Support Phone 1 800 438 4278 or 801 763 1600 Fax 801 763 1010 E Mail Address support hartscientific com Before calling for Technical Support check the Help file topics listed be low to see if the problem you are having is described there 1 TableWare Messages 2 TableWare Error Messages 3 Requirements When calling or sending a fax please send or have the following informa tion ready 1 Name
16. number description Remarks The raw data file filename could not be imported because of the problem described by the error number description message Message An error occurred while calculating coefficient type coeffi cients Error error number description Remarks The selected coefficients could not be calculated The reason is described by the error number description message Check the raw data for mistakes or change the type of coefficients to calculate and try again Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 63 6 Messages Message An error occurred while calculating coefficient type table val ues Error error number description Remarks The selected table could not be generated The reason is de scribed by the error number description message Check the raw data and or coefficients for mistakes and try again Message An error occurred while retrieving standard Thermocouple co efficients Make sure the CALCCOEF DLL file is located in the WIN DOWS SYSTEM directory Remarks In order to generate a table using Thermocouple coefficients the software must retrieve the standard coefficients from the CALCCOEF DLL file This file was most likely either not found or may not be the correct version Make sure this file exists in the WINDOWS SYS TEM directory and has a date stamp equal to or later than the date listed in Section 1 7 DLL and VBX Files 64 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 6 Me
17. 2 2041 2 S 1 50 0 1064 0 58 0 1947 2 223 2 1337 2 S 2 1064 0 1664 0 1947 2 3027 2 1337 2 1937 2 S 3 1664 0 1768 0 3027 2 3214 4 1937 2 2041 2 S N A 50 0 1768 0 58 0 3214 4 223 2 2041 2 T 1 270 0 0 0 454 0 32 0 3 1 273 2 T 2 0 0 400 0 32 0 752 0 273 2 673 2 AuPt 8 th Order 0 0 1000 0 32 0 1832 0 273 2 1273 2 AuPt 9 th Order 0 0 1000 0 32 0 1832 0 273 2 1273 2 This range can be selected by choosing the 50 0 C to 1768 1 C using extrapolation option Table 1 Recommended Table Temperature Ranges ii Range 6 0 0 C to 961 78 C iii Range 7 0 0 C to 660 323 C iv Range 8 0 0 C to 419 527 C v Range 9 0 0 C to 231 928 C vi Range 10 0 0 C to 156 5985 C vii Range 11 0 0 C to 29 7646 C b All Ranges require the Triple Point of Water set point and the fol lowing i Range 6 requires at least 4 and no more than 10 set points ii Range 7 requires at least 3 and no more than 10 set points iii Ranges 8 and 9 require at least 2 but no more than 10 set points iv Ranges 10 and 11 require at least 1 but no more than 10 set points c All set points should fall within the temperature range of the se lected High Range 7 Selecting None for both the Low Range and the High Range is not permitted 8 The following ITS 90 coefficients are calculated for each range a RTPW always calculated b Low Ranges i
18. 3 2 Computer Software The TableWare Software requires the following operating system MS DOS 5 0 or later with Windows 3 x or Windows for Workgroups 3 11 or Windows 95 98 NT 1 4 Installation Hart Scientific grants you the right to use one copy of the TableWare Software on a single computer You may not install this software on more than one computer at a time To install the TableWare Software follow the instructions below 1 Make a backup of your hard disk drive 4 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 1 Introduction 2 Insert Disk 1 of the TableWare Software into your floppy drive 3 For Windows 3 x select File Run from the Program Manager s menu bar For Windows 95 98 NT select the Run option from the Start menu 4 In the dialog box that appears type D SETUP EXE where D is the drive corresponding to your floppy drive and click the OK button 5 Follow the on screen instructions 6 After all files have been installed a program group is created with icons for the software help file and README file The installation pro cess is complete 7 The README file is displayed on screen before the setup program ends Please read this file for information that was not available when this user s guide was printed 8 The computer must be rebooted after installing the TableWare soft ware Select OK on the reboot message box to reboot the computer 1 5 International Settings The
19. 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 C Solution Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix T T 2 2 1 2 1 An exact solution i e two unknowns in two equations would be arrived at with the following operation C Solution Matrix Matrix 2 1 1 3 8 2 IPTS 68 IPTS 68 Like the ITS 90 the IPTS 68 is expressed in terms of resistance ratios The denominator however is the resistance at the ice point 0 000C rather than the resistance at the triple point of water 0 010C Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 49 3 Coefficients Menu This software allows only exact solutions for the IPTS 68 and uses itera tion or simple algebra for the solutions 3 8 3 Callendar Van Dusen The Callendar Van Dusen expression is basically a third order polyno mial with the third coefficient set to zero above 0 C The polynomial is expressed in terms of resistance vs temperature in C It is solved by matrix methods in a similar manner as the ITS 90 expression shown above with temperature on the left of the equal sign and the polynomial on the right The software allows for overdetermined solutions Only data above 0 C is used for solution of the first two coefficients and Data both above and below 0 C is used for solution of 3 8 4 Polynomial and Thermocouple Polynomial solutions a
20. 73 2 1235 2 7 0 0 660 0 32 0 1220 0 273 2 933 2 8 0 0 420 0 32 0 788 0 273 2 693 2 9 0 0 232 0 32 0 449 6 273 2 505 2 10 0 0 157 0 32 0 314 0 273 2 430 2 11 0 0 30 0 32 0 86 0 273 2 303 2 IPTS 68 Min Temp Max Temp Min Temp Max Temp Min Temp Max Temp 230 0 2650 0 382 0 4802 0 43 2 2923 2 CVD BETA Min Temp Max Temp Min Temp Max Temp Min Temp Max Temp No 0 0 2650 0 32 0 4802 0 273 2 2923 2 Yes 260 0 2650 0 436 0 4802 0 13 2 2923 2 Polynomial Probe Type Min Temp Max Temp Min Temp Max Temp Min Temp Max Temp Platinum 260 0 1480 0 436 0 2696 0 13 2 1753 2 Thermistor 10 0 200 0 14 0 392 0 263 2 473 2 Thermocouple Type Range Min Temp Max Temp Min Temp Max Temp Min Temp Max Temp B 1 0 0 631 0 32 0 1167 8 273 2 904 2 B 2 631 0 1820 0 1167 8 3308 0 904 2 2093 2 E 1 270 0 0 0 454 0 32 0 3 1 273 2 E 2 0 0 1000 0 32 0 1832 0 273 2 1273 2 J 1 210 0 760 0 346 0 1400 0 63 2 1033 2 J 2 760 0 1200 0 1400 0 2192 0 1033 2 1473 2 K 1 270 0 0 0 454 0 32 0 3 1 273 2 K 2 0 0 1372 0 32 0 2501 6 273 2 1645 2 N 1 270 0 0 0 454 0 32 0 3 1 273 2 N 2 0 0 1300 0 32 0 2372 0 273 2 1573 2 R 1 50 0 1064 0 58 0 1947 2 223 2 1337 2 R 2 1064 0 1664 0 1947 2 3027 2 1337 2 1937 2 R 3 1664 0 1768 0 3027 2 3214 4 1937 2 2041 2 R N A 50 0 1768 0 58 0 3214 4 223
21. 9933TableWare User sGuide Rev 020701 Hart Scientific Inc Hart warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period as stated in our current product catalog from the date of shipment This warranty extends only to the original purchaser and shall not apply to any product which in Hart s sole opinion has been subject to misuse al teration abuse or abnormal conditions of operation or handling Software is warranted to operate in accordance with its programmed instructions on appro priate Hart products It is not warranted to be error free Hart s obligation under this warranty is limited to repair or replacement of a product which is returned to Hart within the warranty period and is determined upon examination by Hart to be defective If Hart determines that the defect or malfunction has been caused by misuse alteration abuse or abnormal conditions or operation or handling Hart will repair the prod uct and bill the purchaser for the reasonable cost of repair To exercise this warranty the purchaser must forward the product after calling or writing Hart for authorization Hart assumes NO risk for in transit damage For service or assistance please contact the manufacturer Hart Scientific Inc 799 East Utah Valley Drive American Fork UT 84003 9775 Phone 801 763 1600 Fax 801 763 1010 E mail support hartscientific com THE FOREGOING W
22. ARRANTY IS PURCHASER S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE HART SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS WHETHER IN CONTRACT TORT OR OTHERWISE Rev 020701 Copyright 1997 2000 All rights reserved Hart Scientific 799 E Utah Valley Drive American Fork Utah 84003 9775 Telephone 801 763 1600 Fax 801 763 1010 Internet http www hartscientific com Microsoft MS DOS Windows Window for Workgroups and Windows 95 98 NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 1 1 What is the TableWare Software 1 1 2 New Features to Version 2 1 1 3 Requirements 4 1 3 1 Computer Hardware 4 1 3 2 Computer Software 4 1 4 Installation 4 1 5 International Settings 5 1 5 1 Changing International Settings in Windows 3 x 5 1 5 2 Changing International S
23. D and IPTS 68 Coefficients The raw data for calculating Polynomial CVD and IPTS 68 coefficients can be imported from an ASCII text file or exported to and ASCII file by selecting the Import or export button on the Raw Data dialog The file containing the import export raw data should be saved with a TXT exten sion Note The International Settings must be set according to the information in the Installation section before attempting to import or export raw data For Polynomial Callendar Van Dusen and IPTS 68 coefficients the file must follow the format outlined below in Figure 18 A comma should only be used to separate two distinct values Do not use the comma as a thousands separator The first line consists of each temperature to be used to calculate the co efficients The temperatures do not need to be in any specific order The second line consists of the resistances corresponding to each of the temperatures in line 1 The order of the resistances must match the order of the temperatures i e resistance1 must be the resistance at temperature1 resistance4 must be the resistance at temperature4 etc Example ASCII text file for Polynomial coefficients Platinum probes 100 00 0 000 100 000 200 000 59 2564 100 043 139 2545 177 2587 Example ASCII text file for Polynomial coefficients Thermistor probes 0 000 20 000 40 000 60 000 75427 01 43348 02 25781 14 15830 95 Example ASCII text file for Callend
24. Every coefficient must have a value Other information Fin ish filling in the coefficient values then select Continue Remarks When entering coefficients to generate a table all listed coeffi cients must have a value entered into the box Enter values for all coeffi cients Message Coefficients R0 ALPHA and DELTA must have values BETA can be left blank Finish filling in the coefficient values then select Con tinue Remarks When entering Callendar Van Dusen coefficients to generate a table the R0 ALPHA and DELTA coefficients must have a value entered into the boxes Enter values for these coefficients Message Unable to retrieve standard thermocouple coefficients Cannot continue Remarks To generate a thermocouple table the standard coefficients must be read in from the CALCCOEF DLL file Make sure the CALCCOEF DLL file is located in the WINDOWS SYSTEM directory Al ternatively this file can be placed in the directory where the application is installed Message Warning The selected temperature range exceeds the recom mended range for the coefficients Calculations for any temperatures be low minimum temperature and above maximum temperature will be extrapolated Select OK to continue or select Cancel to abort Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 61 6 Messages Remarks The selected minimum and maximum temperatures for gener ating a table exceed the lowest and highest set points used to calcula
25. TableWare Software requires the following number settings to be set The International Number format thousands separator must be set to a comma The International Number format decimal separator must be set to a period 1 5 1 Changing International Settings in Windows 3 x 1 Open the Control Panel 2 Double click the International Icon 3 Click the change button in the Number Format box a In the 1000 Separator box type comma b In the Decimal Separator box type period 1 5 2 Changing International Settings in Windows 95 98 NT 1 In the Start menu select Settings and open the Control Panel 2 Double click the Regional Settings icon 3 Select the Number tab a In the Decimal symbol box type period Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 5 1 Introduction b In the Digit grouping symbol box type comma 4 Click the Apply button and select OK 1 6 Running the TableWare Software After the system settings explained above have been checked the soft ware may be run Double click on the TableWare Software icon Every time this software is run it checks to make sure that all of the re quired DLL and VBX files are found on your computer If the software detects that one or more of these files has been replaced by an older file or the file is not found a dialog Figure 1 appears detailing the problems found Every time you install any software on
26. ar Van Dusen coefficients 100 00 40 000 0 000 200 000 400 00 59 2564 82 2547 100 043 177 2587 249 4801 30 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 3 Coefficients Menu temperature1 temperature2 temperature3 temperature4 temperatureN resistance1 resistance2 resistance3 resistance4 resistanceN Figure 18 Import File Format for Polynomial CVD and IPTS 68 Coefficients Example ASCII text file for IPTS 68 coefficients 100 00 0 000 232 0110 419 4314 59 2564 100 025 188 6534 256 1023 If a specific set of temperature set points are used repeatedly an import export file can be created which contains only the tempera tures The line s that normally contain the resistance or voltage in formation can be left blank From the Raw Data dialog select the Import button to import the file then enter the resistance data 3 4 3 Thermocouple Coefficients The raw data for calculating Thermocouple coefficients can be imported from an ASCII text file or exported to an ASCII text file by selecting the Import or export button respectively on the Raw Data dialog The file con taining the import export raw data should be saved with a TXT exten sion Note The International Settings must be set according to the information in the Installation section before attempting to import or export raw data For Thermocouple coefficients the file must follow the format outlined in Figure 19 A comma should only be used to separat
27. are The TableWare Software is designed to calculate characterization coeffi cients for platinum thermistor and thermocouple probes The types of coefficients that can be calculated are ITS 90 for platinum probes IPTS 68 for platinum probes Callendar Van Dusen for platinum probes Polynomial for platinum and thermistor probes and coefficients for ther mocouple probes types B E J K N R S T and AuPt The raw data used to calculate coefficients may be entered into the soft ware directly or imported into the software from an ASCII text file The TableWare Software creates a report that can be either printed to a printer or exported to an ASCII text file The TableWare Software also generates Temperature vs Resistance Temperature vs Ratio and Temperature vs EMF tables based on ITS 90 IPTS 68 Callendar Van Dusen Polynomial or Thermocouple co efficients 1 2 New Features to Version 2 A list of new features and enhancements in version 2 of the TableWare Software follows Version 2 3 1 Prior to this version the Shared Files Conflict dialog always appeared when running the software in Windows NT with the file COMMDLG DLL listed Even though the software works fine despite this file conflict this dialog no longer appears 2 When generating Temperature vs Ratio tables the Inverse Difference column was incorrectly labeled dT dr The label has been changed to correctly read dT dW 3 When generating Te
28. ase the minimum temperature or decrease the maximum temperature The Table Temperature Ranges chart in Section 3 6 lists the recommended ranges for generating tables Note Changing the selected temperature scale converts the minimum and maximum temperature values to that scale The step size is the increment between each temperature value on the table The step size must be between 0 01 and 100 00 The step size de faults to 1 00 Below the temperature settings are various options for the selected type of table For Temperature vs Resistance tables the first derivative value can be printed by selecting the Print first derivative dr dT option For Temperature vs Ratio tables the inverse difference value can be printed by selecting the Print inverse difference dT dW option For Temperature vs EMF V tables the error value can be printed by selecting the Print Error V option For Temperature vs EMF mV tables selecting the Print Error mV option can print the error value 3 5 1 2 Table Options Resolutions The Resolutions tab is displayed after selecting the Resolutions tab on the Table Options dialog Enabled and Disabled The resolution selection boxes are disabled unless the Use custom res olutions option is selected Dialog Information The Resolutions tab allows the user to specify the resolutions to use 38 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 3 Coef
29. blank From the Raw Data dialog select the Import button to import the file then enter the resistance data 3 5 Coefficients and Residuals The Coefficients and Residuals dialog Figure 20 is displayed when the Calculate button is selected from the Raw Data dialog Enabled and Disabled The Set points and Residuals list is disabled when calculating IPTS 68 coefficients because residuals are not calculated 32 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 3 Coefficients Menu Figure 20 Coefficients and Residuals Dialog Dialog Information The calculated coefficients are displayed in the Coefficients list Use the scroll bar if necessary to view the coefficients The set points used to calculate the coefficients and the resulting residuals are displayed in the Set points and Residuals list Use the scroll bar if necessary to view the set points and residuals If ITS 90 coefficients were calculated the set points used for the low and the high ranges as applicable are displayed in separate sections The Triple Point of Water set point does not appear in the Set points and Re siduals list because the residual at the Triple Point of Water is always 0 0 The Export button writes the identifying information that was entered on the Probe Information dialog date raw data and coefficients to an ASCII text file The format of this file is similar to the printed report The Print Report button displays the Enter Date and the Page Numbering
30. button is selected from the Thermocouple Probe Coefficients dialog Enabled and Disabled The Calculate button is not enabled until the required data is entered and the scales are selected Dialog Information The user must select the Reference Scale and UUT Scale and enter Reference Temperatures and UUT Voltages The CJC Scale and CJC Readings are optional The choices for the reference scale are C F or K The choices for the UUT scale are mV or V The choices for the CJC scale are C F mV or V If CJC readings are not entered a scale does not need to be se lected The reference temperatures are the temperature readings taken from the reference probe at the nominal temperatures The UUT voltages are the readings taken from the test probes at the nominal temperatures The Cold Junction Compensation CJC readings are taken from the test 26 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 3 Coefficients Menu Figure 16 Raw Data Dialog for Thermocouple Coefficients probe at the nominal temperatures The CJC readings are optional see Section 3 4 3 The yellow boxes designate the values that must be filled in for the type of coefficients being calculated to produce an exact solution Entering values into the white boxes is optional and produces an overdetermined solution Section 3 8 Methods Used for Calculating Coefficients contains additional information Note The algorithm used to calculate thermocouple coefficients fo
31. culated to produce an exact solution Entering values into the white boxes is optional and produces an overdetermined 22 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 3 Coefficients Menu Figure 13 Raw Data Dialog for ITS 90 Coefficients solution Section 3 8 Methods Used for Calculating Coefficients contains additional information The Import button reads raw data in from an ASCII text file The data must be stored in the text file in the format required for calculating ITS 90 coefficients The import file format for ITS 90 coefficients is discussed in Section 3 4 1 The Export button saves the current raw data to an ASCII text file The Calculate button calculates the coefficients and displays the Coeffi cients and Residuals dialog The Cancel button returns to the Platinum Probe Coefficients dialog 3 3 2 Polynomial CVD and IPTS 68 Coefficients This Raw Data dialog Figure 14 is displayed when the Continue button is selected from the Platinum Probe Coefficients dialog and either Poly nomial Callendar Van Dusen CVD or IPTS 68 is selected as the type of coefficients to calculate or from the Thermistor Probe Coefficients dia log Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 23 3 Coefficients Menu Figure 14 Raw Data Dialog for Polynomial CVD and IPTS 68 Coefficients Enabled and Disabled The Calculate button is not enabled until the required data is entered and the scales are selected Dialog Information The user must s
32. d The order is selectable from 3rd to 9th order The default for platinum probes is 4th order The number of coefficients calculated is one more than the order of the polynomial i e for a 4th order polyno mial 5 coefficients are calculated The minimum number of set points needed must exceed the order by 1 or more If the type selected is IPTS 68 or Callendar Van Dusen additional in formation is not required The Continue button displays the Raw Data dialog for the selected type of coefficients The Cancel button returns to the TableWare main display screen 3 2 2 Thermistor Probe The Thermistor Probe Coefficients dialog Figure 11 is displayed when the Continue button is selected from the Probe Information dialog and the coefficients being calculated are for a thermistor probe Enabled and Disabled All options are enabled at all times Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 19 3 Coefficients Menu Figure 11 Thermistor Probe Coefficients Dialog Dialog Information The only type of coefficients that can be calculated for thermistor probes is polynomial Both T R and R T polynomial coefficients are calculated Note The accepted thermistor model is based upon the logarithmic re sistance temperature characteristic in terms of absolute temperature Kelvin The accuracy of a model based upon F or C has not been tested Therefore TableWare always calculates polynomial coefficients for thermistor probes using Kel
33. d on the installation diskettes A list of these files and their required date stamp is as follows DLL Files Date CALCCOEF DLL 01 25 2000 CALCTABL DLL 01 25 2000 CO1C40EN DLL 09 20 1995 VBRUN300 DLL 05 05 1995 WOWGLUE DLL 06 14 1994 VBX Files Date CMDIALOG VBX 04 28 1993 DWVSTAMP VBX 03 18 1996 SPIN VBX 05 05 1995 TABPRO11 VBX 04 21 1995 THREED VBX 07 11 1995 VSVIEW2 VBX 08 01 1997 Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 7 1 Introduction 1 8 TableWare Main Display The TableWare main display screen Figure 2 displays the software menu and toolbar Enabled and Disabled All menu items and toolbar icons are enabled Screen Information The TableWare screen is the main display for the software The display area remains blank until a menu option or toolbar icon is selected To change the TableWare Software default settings or exit the software select the File menu To calculate coefficients select the Coefficients menu To generate a table select the Table menu To display the About screen or to get help select the Help menu 1 8 1 TableWare Toolbar The toolbar provides quick access to the most common functions such as default settings calculating the different types of probe coefficients generating tables and help A description of the function of each toolbar button can be seen by plac ing the mouse pointer over the button and waiting for approximately 1 2 second A help ba
34. e two distinct values Do not use the comma as a thousands separator The first line consists of each temperature to be used to calculate the co efficients The temperatures do not need to be in any specific order The second line consists of the voltages corresponding to each of the temperatures in line 1 The order of the voltages must match the order of the temperatures i e voltage1 must be the voltage at temperature1 voltage4 must be the voltage at temperature4 etc The third line is optional and contains the CJC values corresponding to each of the temperature voltage pairs Each voltage reading is compen Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 31 3 Coefficients Menu temperature1 temperature2 temperature3 temperature4 temperatureN voltage1 voltage2 voltage3 voltage4 voltageN cjc1 cjc2 cjc3 cjcN Figure 19 Import File Format for Thermocouple Coefficients sated according to the corresponding CJC value before coefficients are calculated If the third line does not exist this software does not compensate the voltage readings Example ASCII text file for Thermocouple coefficients 100 0 0 0 100 0 200 0 300 0 5506 65 0 02 6322 54 13413 47 0 02 0 02 0 01 0 02 0 02 If a specific set of temperature set points are used repeatedly an import export file can be created which contains only the tempera tures The line s that normally contain the resistance or voltage in formation can be left
35. elect the Reference Scale and UUT Scale and enter Ref erence Temperatures and UUT Resistances The choices for the reference scale are C F or K The choices for the UUT scale are Ohms or KOhms The reference temperatures are the temperature readings taken from the reference probe at the nominal temperatures The UUT resistances are the readings taken from the test probes at the nominal temperatures The yellow boxes designate the values that must be filled in for the type of coefficients being calculated to produce an exact solution Entering values into the white boxes is optional and produces an overdetermined solution Section 3 8 Methods Used for Calculating Coefficients contains additional information The Import button reads raw data in from an ASCII text file The data must be stored in the text file in the format required for calculating Poly nomial CVD or IPTS 68 coefficients The import file format for Polyno mial CVD or IPTS 68 coefficients is discussed in Section 3 4 2 The Export button saves the current raw data to an ASCII text file The Calculate button calculates the coefficients and displays the Coeffi cients and Residuals dialog The Cancel button returns to the Platinum Probe Coefficients or Thermis tor Probe Coefficients dialog 24 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 3 Coefficients Menu When calculating Polynomial coefficients for Platinum probes the Select Calculation Scale dialog Figure 15
36. ely on the Raw Data dialog The file containing the import export raw data should be saved with a TXT extension Note The International Settings must be set according to the information in the Installation section before attempting to import or export raw data Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 27 3 Coefficients Menu For ITS 90 coefficients the file must follow the format outlined in Figure 17 A comma should only be used to separate two distinct values Do not use the comma as a thousands separator The first and second lines consist of the temperature and corresponding resistance at the Triple Point of Water TPW There can be only one value on each of these lines Other values if any are ignored The third line must be blank The fourth and fifth lines consist of each temperature and corresponding resistances used to calculate the low range coefficients There may be up to 10 values on each line and the values must be separated by commas Additional values if any are ignored When calculating only high range coefficients the fourth and fifth lines must contain only the letters N A The sixth line must be blank The seventh and eighth lines consist of each temperature and corre sponding resistances used to calculate the high range coefficients There may be up to 10 values on each line and the values must be separated by commas Additional values if any are ignored When calculating only low range coef
37. es Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 35 3 Coefficients Menu Figure 23 Table Options Dialog sage is displayed stating that values beyond the table values will be ex trapolated If the Prompt to enter date that appears on report check box on the File Defaults General tab is checked the Enter Date dialog Figure 21 appears after selecting either the Export or Print Table button Enter the date exactly as it is to appear on the report No formatting or validation is performed on the text entered on this dialog Checking the Use current date by default check box disables the display of this dialog and uses the current date To view the report in a Print Preview window before sending it to the printer or to select the printer before printing the report see the File De faults General tab The Print Preview window is discussed in Section 3 10 Note If the values in the table columns overlap when displayed in the Print Preview window or when printed reduce the number of decimal places used see Table Options Resolutions tab or reduce the font point size used see Table Options Other Settings tab The Close button returns to the Coefficients and Residuals dialog if coef ficients were generated or to the TableWare main display screen if coeffi cients were entered manually 36 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 3 Coefficients Menu 3 5 1 1 Table Options Type and Range The Type and Range tab is displa
38. ettings in Windows 95 98 NT 5 1 6 Running the TableWare Software 6 1 7 DLL and VBX Files 7 1 8 TableWare Main Display 8 1 8 1 TableWare Toolbar 8 2 File Menu 11 2 1 Defaults 11 2 1 1 Defaults General 12 2 1 2 Defaults Tables 14 2 1 3 Defaults Resolutions 15 2 2 Setup Printer 16 2 3 Exit 16 3 Coefficients Menu 17 3 1 Probe Information 17 3 2 Coefficients 18 3 2 1 Platinum Probe 18 3 2 2 Thermistor Probe 19 3 2 3 Thermocouple Probe 20 3 3 Raw Data 21 3 3 1 ITS 90 Coefficients
39. fficients to calculate for Platinum probes For more information concerning the method used to calculate the ITS 90 coefficients see Section 3 8 Methods Used for Calculating Coefficients 1 The reference probe readings must be in temperature C F or K 2 The UUT test probe readings must be in resistance Ohms or KOhms 3 At least 2 set points must be used but no more than 21 set points can be used The actual minimum and maximum number of set points that can be used depends on the selected Low Range and High Range 4 There must be one set point within a few degrees of the Triple Point of Water preferably as close to it as possible 5 Low Range criteria a The following Low Ranges can be selected i None ii Range 4 189 3442 C to 0 01 C iii Range 5 38 8344 C to 29 7646 C b Both Ranges 4 and 5 require the Triple Point of Water set point and at least 2 and no more than 10 additional set points c All set points should fall within the temperature range of the se lected Low Range 6 High Range criteria a The following High Ranges can be selected i None Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 41 3 Coefficients Menu 42 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 3 Coefficients Menu ITS 90 C F K Range Min Temp Max Temp Min Temp Max Temp Min Temp Max Temp 4 189 0 0 0 308 2 32 0 84 2 273 2 5 39 0 30 0 38 2 86 0 234 2 303 2 6 0 0 962 0 32 0 1763 6 2
40. ficients the seventh and eighth lines must contain only the letters N A 28 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 3 Coefficients Menu temperature1TPW resistance1TPW temperature1Low temperature2Low temperature3Low temperatureNLow resistance1Low resistance2Low resistance3Low resistanceNLow temperature1High temperature2High temperature3High temperatureNHigh resistance1High resistance2High resistance3High resistanceNHigh Figure 17 Import File Format for ITS 90 Coefficients Example ASCII text file for ITS 90 both low and high range coeffi cients 0 010 100 025 100 00 38 843 59 2564 83 2587 156 6056 232 0110 419 4314 660 4325 160 2546 88 6534 256 1023 356 1245 Example ASCII text file for ITS 90 low range only coefficients 0 010 100 025 100 00 38 843 59 2564 83 2587 N A N A Example ASCII text file for ITS 90 high range only coefficients 0 010 100 025 N A N A 156 6056 232 0110 419 4314 660 4325 160 2546 88 6534 256 1023 356 1245 If a specific set of temperature set points are used repeatedly an import export file can be created which contains only the tempera tures The line s that normally contain the resistance or voltage in formation can be left blank From the Raw Data dialog select the Import button to import the file then enter the resistance data Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 29 3 Coefficients Menu 3 4 2 Polynomial CV
41. ficients Menu when printing table values There are two options Use default resolu tions and Use custom resolutions When the Use default resolutions option is selected the values on the table are printed using the default method temperature values are al ways 2 decimal places and all other values depend upon the magnitude of the value For values between 10 and 10 seven decimal places For values between 100 and 100 six decimal places For values between 1 000 and 1 000 five decimal places For values between 10 000 and 10 000 four decimal places For values between 100 000 and 100 000 three decimal places All other values two decimal places When the Use custom resolutions option is selected the values on the table are printed using the formats selected by the user Select the format for temperature readings with the Temperature drop down list Select the format for resistance ratio or voltage readings with the appropriate drop down list Select the format for the first derivative inverse difference or error readings with the appropriate drop down list Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 39 3 Coefficients Menu Figure 25 Table Options Resolutions 3 5 1 3 Table Options Other Settings The Other Settings tab is displayed after selecting the Other Settings tab on the Table Options dialog Enabled and Disabled All controls are enabled at all times Dialog Information The O
42. generating Tables The Export delimiter allows the user to specify the delimiter used to separate values when exporting a table to an ASCII text file The user may select either a Tab or a Comma as the delimiter The Starting page number allows the user to select or enter a number for the starting page number of the printed table The starting page num ber must be between 1 and 10 The Font to use allows the user to specify the font to use when printing the table values The list of fonts consists of all fonts supported by the de fault printer The font size can also be selected The allowable font sizes are from 6 point to 12 point A sample of the selected font is displayed below the font selection 14 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 2 File Menu Figure 6 Defaults Tables 2 1 3 Defaults Resolutions The Resolutions tab Figure 7 is displayed when the File Defaults menu option is selected and the tab labeled Resolutions is selected Enabled and Disabled All controls are enabled at all times Dialog Information The File Defaults Resolution tabs allows the user to select the decimal place setting for the reference readings residuals UUT readings and CJC readings The resolutions are selectable from 1 decimal place to 9 decimal places These settings are used when The user enters data on the Raw Data dialogs i e Raw Data for ITS 90 coefficients Raw Data for Polynomial CVD IPTS 68 coeffi
43. icients 28 Figure 18 Import File Format for Polynomial CVD and IPTS 68 Coefficients 30 Figure 19 Import File Format for Thermocouple Coefficients 31 Figure 20 Coefficients and Residuals Dialog 32 Figure 21 Enter Date Dialog 33 Figure 22 Page Numbering Dialog 34 Figure 23 Table Options Dialog 35 Figure 24 Table Options Type and Range 37 Figure 25 Table Options Resolutions 39 Figure 26 Table Options Other Settings 40 Table 1 Recommended Table Temperature Ranges 42 Figure 27 Sample Report or Exported ASCII Text File 51 Figure 28 Sample Table 52 Figure 29 Print Preview Window 53 Figure 30 Table Menu 55 Figure 31 Enter Coefficients Dialog for ITS 90 Coefficients 55 Figure 32 Help Menu 57 Figure 33 About TableWare Dialog 59 1 Introduction 1 1 What is the TableWare Softw
44. ients 1 The Reference Probe readings must be in temperature C F or K 2 The UUT test probe readings must be in Voltage mV or V At least 2 set points must be used but no more than 10 set points can be used Note The algorithm used to calculate thermocouple coefficients forces the EMF at 0 C to 0 0 V Therefore using a set point at or near 0 C when calculating thermocouple coefficients may cause erroneous results For best results use at least two set points that are not near 0 C more than 5 C 46 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 3 Coefficients Menu 3 The CJC readings if used can be in either temperature C or F or voltage mV or V If no CJC readings are needed a scale does not need to be selected 4 The Thermocouple type must be selected The following types can be selected a Type B b Type E c Type J d Type K e Type N f Type R g Type S h Type T i Type AuPt Gold Platinum 5 The temperature range for the Thermocouple type must be selected The following ranges can be selected Type Range 1 Range 2 Range 3 Other Type B 0 to 630 615 C 630 615 to 1820 C N A N A Type E 270 to 0 C 0 to 1000 C N A N A Type J 210 to 760 C 760 to 1200 C N A N A Type K 270 to 0 C 0 to 1372 C N A N A Type N 270 to 0 C 0 to 1300 C N A N A Type R 50 to 1064 18 C 1064 18 to 1664 5 C 1664 5 to 1768 1 C 50 C to 1768 1 C u
45. is displayed Many readout instruments that accept Polynomial coefficients require that the coefficients be calculated using Reference readings in a particu lar temperature scale This feature allows Reference readings to be used as entered on the Raw Data dialog with no conversion or to be con verted automatically to Kelvin by the TableWare Software Prior to version 2 1 the TableWare Software always calculated Polynomial coefficients after converting the Reference readings to Kelvin Note1 The TableWare Software does not provide the option of convert ing Reference readings from F to C nor vice versa Also if Reference readings were entered in Kelvin the Select Calculation Scale dialog will not appear and Polynomial coefficients will automatically be calculated using Kelvin Note2 The accepted thermistor model is based upon the logarithmic re sistance temperature characteristic in terms of absolute temperature Kelvin The accuracy of a model based upon F or C has not been tested Therefore TableWare always calculates polynomial coefficients for thermistor probes using Kelvin If Reference readings are entered in F or C TableWare converts the readings to their Kelvin equivalent val ues before the fit is computed Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 25 3 Coefficients Menu Figure 15 Select Calculation Scale Dialog 3 3 3 Thermocouple Coefficients This Raw Data dialog Figure 16 is displayed when the Continue
46. lendar Van Dusen is selected as the type of coefficients to calculate for Platinum probes For more information concerning the method used to calculate the Callendar Van Dusen coefficients see Section 3 8 Methods Used for Calculating Coefficients 1 The Reference Probe readings must be in temperature C F or K 2 The UUT test probe readings must be in resistance Ohms or KOhms 3 At least 3 set points must be used but no more than 10 set points can be used If any one of the set points is below 0 C 32 F or 273 15K at least 4 set points must be used Note This software automatically determines if the BETA coefficient needs to be calculated based on the following criteria 44 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 3 Coefficients Menu The Reference reading closest to 0 C is not used to determine whether BETA is calculated If any other Reference reading is below 0 C BETA will be calculated Otherwise BETA will not be calculated 4 One of the set points used should be close to 0 C This is not a re quirement however results of the calculations become less reliable when no reading is near 0 C because the software must interpolate the read ing at 0 C based on the readings provided 5 The following Callendar Van Dusen coefficients are calculated a R0 b ALPHA c DELTA d BETA only calculated if criteria explained above is met 6 Residuals are calculated for each set point used in
47. lloon appears indicating the function of the button If a balloon does not appear make sure the Show help balloons check box on the File Defaults General tab is selected The following icons are available on the toolbar 8 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 1 Introduction Figure 2 TableWare Main Display Screen Defaults Setup default settings Platinum Probe Coefficient Calculation Calculate Platinum probe coefficients Thermistor Probe Coefficient Calculation Calculate Thermistor probe coefficients Thermocouple Probe Coefficient Calculation Calcu late Thermocouple probe coefficients Platinum Probe Table Generation Generate a table for a platinum probe Thermistor Probe Table Generation Generate a table for a thermistor probe Thermocouple Probe Table Generation Generate a ta ble for a thermocouple probe Help Opens the Help file Search Dialog Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 9 1 Introduction 2 File Menu The File Menu Figure 3 provides options for setting program defaults selecting the default printer and exiting the software Enabled and Disabled All menu options are enabled 2 1 Defaults The Defaults menu option displays the TableWare Defaults dialog Figure 4 for selecting or modifying program default settings Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 11 2 File Menu Figure 3 File Menu Figure 4 TableWare Defaults Dialog Enabled and Disabled All tabs are enabled
48. mperature vs Resistance tables or Temperature vs Ratio tables in F the values in the First Derivative dr dT column and Inverse Difference column dT dW displayed the values as if the table was in C 4 The Extrapolating message incorrectly appeared when generating a table when a the Table Scale was set to F or K and b the Minimum Temp and or Maximum Temp setting fell outside the recommended tem perature range in C Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 1 1 Introduction 5 In version 2 2 an Overflow error sometimes occurred when attempting to generate tables from thermistor polynomial coefficients that TableWare calculated This problem has been fixed 6 A new range setting has been added for Type R and Type S Thermo couple probes This range is named 50 0 C to 1768 1 C using extrapo lation Selecting this range allows TableWare to automatically determine which reference function to use when calculating coefficients and table values based on the temperature value Selecting one of the other avail able ranges forces TableWare to use only the reference function for that range 7 Temperature vs EMF mV tables can now be generated as well as Temperature vs EMF V for thermocouple probes 8 Residuals for thermocouple probes are now displayed printed in the scale that the UUT readings were entered in instead of always being dis played printed in V 9 An Export button has been added to the Raw Da
49. ns result when more set points are used than the unknowns require i e two coefficients from three or more set points 3 8 1 ITS 90 The ITS 90 is expressed in terms of resistance ratio W vs temperature K rather than resistance R vs temperature The resistance ratio is de fined as the resistance at a temperature divided by the resistance at the triple point of water or W R R t tpw Because ratios are used in the ITS 90 the Rtpw is required in addition to the resistance values at the test temperatures thus three set points are required to solve for two coefficients The example below shows a set of four equations representing data at five temperatures Rtpwand resis tance at four test temperatures along with the matrix method used to solve the overdetermined set A W a W b W W a W b W T T T T T T 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 W a W b W W a W b W T T T T T T 3 3 3 2 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 B Matrix W W W W Matrix W T T T T T 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 W W W W W W W T T T T T T T 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
50. num probes using a scale other than the scale of the Reference readings The TableWare Software will automatically convert the Reference readings to the selected scale Version 2 0 1 A Print Preview window has been added so that reports and tables can be viewed on screen before printing 2 The TableWare software now allows tables to be exported to an ASCII text file This makes it possible to import the table into a spreadsheet or other application Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 3 1 Introduction 3 The TableWare software now has the capability of generating a table from coefficients entered by the user No raw data is required 4 The default printer may now be selected from the File menu This op tion allows the user to determine which printer if more than one printer can be used the reports and tables are printed to or which printer driver is used 5 The date that prints on the report and table can now be set by the user 1 3 Requirements The TableWare Software requires certain computer hardware and soft ware configurations in order to execute properly 1 3 1 Computer Hardware The following minimum computer configuration is required to use the Ta bleWare Software IBM Compatible 386 PC with 4MB RAM minimum IBM Compatible 486 PC with minimum 4MB RAM or later is recommended VGA monitor or better 1 3 5 Floppy Drive for installation 1 5MB hard disk space for installation 1
51. of Software TableWare Software Model 9933 2 Software Version as found on the Help About dialog 3 Detailed description of the problem 4 What you were doing when the problem arose 5 The exact wording of any messages you received 6 Any other information that may help to solve the problem 5 5 About The About menu option displays the About TableWare dialog Figure 58 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 5 Help Menu 33 The software version number the year the version was released and specific information about the computer are displayed on this dialog Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 59 5 Help Menu Figure 33 About TableWare Dialog 6 Messages 6 1 TableWare Messages Message The report table was successfully exported to filename Message The raw data that was entered may contain errors or may be inappropriate for the selected type of coefficients Carefully check the raw data for errors before attempting to calculate coefficients again Remarks The TableWare Software was not able to calculate coefficients based on the raw data that was entered Check the raw data for mistakes and attempt to calculate the coefficients again Message At least one ITS 90 range must be selected to calculate ITS 90 coefficients Remarks When calculating ITS 90 coefficients a low range high range or both must be selected Selecting None for both the low and high range is not permitted Message
52. ons dialog Figure 23 is displayed when the Table Options 34 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 3 Coefficients Menu Figure 22 Page Numbering Dialog button is selected on the Coefficients and Residuals dialog or when the OK button is selected on the Enter Coefficients dialog Enabled and Disabled Controls on the Resolutions tab are disabled unless the Use custom res olutions option is selected Dialog Information The Table Options dialog allows the user to set parameters for generat ing a table by selecting any of the three tabs Type and Range Resolu tions and Other Settings The Type and Range tab is for selecting the type of table temperature scale range of temperatures and step size The Resolutions tab is for specifying decimal settings for temperature calculated values and other resolutions The Other Settings tab is for setting the export delimiter starting page number font and font size The Export button writes the identifying information that was entered on the Probe Information dialog coefficient type table type and table data to an ASCII text file The table data is separated by the delimiter specified on the Other Settings tab The Print Table button generates and prints the table to the default printer When you select the Print Table button your ranges are checked against the Table Temperature Ranges chart see Section 3 6 If your selected temperatures exceed the values on the table a warning m
53. rces the EMF at 0 C to 0 0 V Therefore using a set point at or near 0 C when calculating thermocouple coefficients may cause erroneous results For best results use at least two set points that are not near 0 C more than 5 C The Import button reads raw data in from an ASCII text file The data must be stored in the text file in the format required for calculating Ther mocouple coefficients The import file format for thermocouple coeffi cients is discussed in Section 3 4 3 The Export button saves the current raw data to an ASCII text file The Calculate button calculates the coefficients and displays the Coeffi cients and Residuals dialog A warning message will appear when calculating thermocouple coeffi cients if one of the selected set points is within 5 of 0 C Selecting the OK button will attempt to calculate the coefficients For best results use at least two set points that are not near 0 C more than 5 C The Cancel button returns to the Thermocouple Probe Coefficients dia log 3 4 Import Export File Format The format of the import export ASCII text file is dependent upon the type of coefficients to be calculated The following sections explain the required format for each type of import export file 3 4 1 ITS 90 Coefficients The raw data for calculating ITS 90 coefficients can be imported from an ASCII text file or exported to an ASCII text file by selecting the Import or Export button respectiv
54. re arrived at using matrix methods as with the ITS 90 and the Callendar Van Dusen Platinum probes require polynomi als expressed in terms of resistance vs temperature Thermistor probes exhibit exponential resistance vs temperature relationships and the poly nomials used are exponential expressions in terms of resistance vs tem perature The polynomials can be of any order up to 9th for platinum probes and up to 6th for thermistor probes The software allows for over determined solutions Thermocouple probes require polynomials ex pressed in terms of V vs temperature 3 9 Software Output The TableWare Software produces as output a report and a table Both the report and the table can be printed to a printer or saved as an ASCII text file 3 9 1 Report or ASCII Text File The report or exported ASCII text file Figure 27 contains the identifying information the raw data the coefficients and the page number The re port can be printed or exported from the Coefficients and Residuals dia log see Section 3 5 3 9 2 Table The table Figure 28 contains the probe identifying information the page number and the date The table can be printed or exported from the Ta ble Options dialog see Section 3 5 1 50 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 3 Coefficients Menu Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 51 3 Coefficients Menu Figure 27 Sample Report or Exported ASCII Text File 52 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare
55. s ing extrapolation Type S 50 to 1064 18 C 1064 18 to 1664 5 C 1664 5 to 1768 1 C 50 C to 1768 1 C us ing extrapolation Type T 270 to 0 C 0 to 400 C N A N A Type AuPt 0 to 1000 C 8th order Canadian Polynomial 0 to 1000 C 9th order American Polynomial N A N A Selecting this range allows TableWare to automatically select the appropriate reference function to use to calculate the EMF at each temperature Selecting one of the other ranges forces TableWare to use the reference function for the se lected range to calculate the EMF for ALL temperatures 6 Each set point for Thermocouple probes can have an associated Cold Junction Compensation CJC reading If CJC values are not needed Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 47 3 Coefficients Menu leave the CJC boxes blank The UUT reading at each set point is ad justed according the CJC reading for that set point prior to calculating co efficients The UUT readings are not adjusted prior to calculating coefficients if values are not entered in the CJC boxes 7 Residuals are calculated for each set point used in calculating the co efficients For Thermocouple probes the residuals are in the scale that the UUT readings were entered in mV or V 8 The following Thermocouple coefficients are calculated The values of these coefficients are the sum of the standard coefficients and the devia tion calculated using the selected set points
56. ssages 7 Glossary coefficients Values used to define characteristics of a probe help balloons The yellow boxes with words that appear below and to the side of the toolbar icons when the mouse is passed over them model number The model number of the probe RTPW The resistance of a platinum probe at the Triple Point of Water which is 0 01 C raw data The reference probe readings test probe readings and CJC readings if applicable used to calculated the coefficients reference probe readings The temperature readings taken from the reference readout device to which the reference probe is connected residuals The difference between the measured and actual values at the set points used to calculate coefficients serial number The serial number of the probe test date The date the test was performed Toolbar The strip of icons across the top of the screen on the Table Ware main display screen Triple Point of Water The temperature at which the 3 states of water are all present 0 01 C UUT Stands for Unit Under Test UUT refers to the test probe Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 65 7 Glossary
57. t to determine the number of pages then to print the page num 2 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 1 Introduction bers on each page For this reason it now takes twice as long to gener ate a table If you want to create a document that includes the report and table follow the steps below a Set the starting page for the table to 2 b Print the table c Print the report setting the page number to 1 and the number of pages to the same value that appears on the table d If other pages need to included in the document they may be in serted either before or after the report Adjust the starting page number for the table and or report accordingly 4 The table can now be printed in increments of 0 01 Prior to version 2 2 the minimum allowable increment was 0 1 Note Generating tables over a large range using a small increment may take a few minutes es pecially on 386 and some 486 PCs 5 In conjunction with item 4 above the default resolution for temperature values on tables is now two decimal places Version 2 1 0 1 1 Version 2 1 build 2 1 0 1 fixed a bug with the calculation of coefficients and table values for ITS 90 Range 6 2 The resolutions that can be used now include up to 9 decimal places Prior to this version the maximum number of decimal places was 7 Version 2 1 1 Version 2 1 of the TableWare Software has added the capability to cal culate Polynomial coefficients for Plati
58. ta dialog which al lows raw data to be saved to an ASCII text file in comma delimited for mat Version 2 2 1 A warning message will appear when calculating thermocouple coeffi cients if one of the selected set points is within 5 of 0 C The algorithm used to calculate thermocouple coefficients forces the EMF at 0 C to 0 0 V Therefore using a set point at or near 0 C when calculating ther mocouple coefficients may cause erroneous results For best results use at least two set points that are not near 0 C 2 The model and serial number labels used on the report and table are now editable These labels can be changed to display whatever informa tion your process requires Simply enter the appropriate text in the Cap tion and Value boxes on the Probe Information dialog This information will print on the report and table exactly as it is entered 3 The report and table now support page numbering in the Page x of y format For reports Page Numbering dialog appears when the Print Re port button is selected asking for the page number of the report and the total number of pages The report itself always fits on one letter size page For tables the starting page number is selected from the Table Op tions dialog The number of pages depends on the temperature range as well as the font size and is determined automatically by the software Adding this feature to the software made it necessary to create the table twice firs
59. te the coefficients or exceed the recommended temperature range for the coefficients being used In order to generate a table over the range speci fied the TableWare Software must use extrapolation For recommended temperature ranges for generating tables see Section 3 6 Table Temper ature Range Chart If the selected minimum and maximum temperatures are too extreme the algorithms used to calculate the table values may not produce correct results The TableWare Software has been throughly tested over the recommended temperature ranges and found to produce correct results 6 2 TableWare Error Messages Message An error occurred while calculating coefficient type table val ues at temperature The algorithms used may not be able to solve for this value Changing the minimum or maximum temperature for the table may solve this problem Error error number description Remarks The minimum and or maximum temperatures selected may ex ceed the recommended minimum or maximum temperatures for generat ing the table The algorithms used to generate table values cannot always solve for extreme values For recommended temperature ranges for generating tables see Section 3 6 Table Temperature Range Chart Message There was an error writing to the INI file File filename Section section Entry entry Value value Error error number description Remarks The TableWare Software was not able to write to the INI file
60. ther Settings tab allows the user to select the delimiter for export ing tables and the starting page number and font for printing tables These values default to the values specified on the File Defaults Tables tab The Export delimiter allows the user to specify the delimiter used to sep arate values when exporting a table to an ASCII text file The user may select either a Tab or a Comma as the delimiter The Starting page number allows the user to specify the page numbers printed on the table report The starting page number must be between 1 and 10 The font type and size can also be selected by the user The list of fonts consists of all fonts supported by the default printer Allowable font sizes are from 6 point to 12 point A sample of the selected font is displayed below the font selection 40 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 3 Coefficients Menu Figure 26 Table Options Other Settings 3 6 Table Temperature Range Chart Due to the nature of the equations used to generate tables the tempera ture range that can or should be used to generate a table depends on the type of coefficients used See Table 1 on page 42 for details on the tem perature range for specific coefficients 3 7 Requirements for Calculating Coefficients Certain requirements apply depending on the type of coefficients being calculated 3 7 1 ITS 90 Coefficients The following requirements must be met when ITS 90 is selected as the type of coe
61. thods Used for Calculating Coefficients 48 3 8 1 ITS 90 49 3 8 2 IPTS 68 49 3 8 3 Callendar Van Dusen 50 3 8 4 Polynomial and Thermocouple 50 3 9 Software Output 50 3 9 1 Report or ASCII Text File 50 3 9 2 Table 50 3 10 Print Preview Window 53 4 Table Menu 55 4 1 Enter Coefficients 55 5 Help Menu 57 5 1 Contents 57 5 2 Search for Help On 57 5 3 Getting Started 57 5 4 Technical Support 58 5 5 About 58 6 Messages 61 6 1 TableWare Messages 61 6 2 TableWare Error Messages
62. type Thermo couple Requirements are explained in Section 3 7 5 The Continue button displays the Raw Data dialog for Thermocouple co efficients The Cancel button returns to the TableWare main display dialog 3 3 Raw Data The Raw Data dialog is formatted for either ITS 90 Polynomial CVD IPTS 68 or Thermocouples depending on the type of coefficients se lected 3 3 1 ITS 90 Coefficients This Raw Data dialog Figure 13 is displayed when the Continue button Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 21 3 Coefficients Menu Figure 12 Thermocouple Probe Coefficients Dialog is selected from the Platinum Probe Coefficients dialog and ITS 90 is se lected as the type of coefficients to calculate Enabled and Disabled The Calculate button is not enabled until the required data is entered and the scales are selected Dialog Information The user must select the Reference Scale and UUT Scale and enter Ref erence Temperatures and UUT Resistances for the Triple Point of Water Low Range and High Range as applicable The choices for the reference scale are C F or K The choices for the UUT scale are Ohms or KOhms The reference temperatures are the temperature readings taken from the reference probe at the nominal temperatures The UUT resistances are the readings taken from the test probes at the nominal temperatures The yellow boxes designate the values that must be filled in for the type of coefficients being cal
63. ues to identify the test probe or UUT Unit Under Test for which coeffi cients are calculated The captions default to Model and Serial but may be changed as needed Any text may be entered into the boxes pro vided However there is limited space on the report and table to display this information 3 2 Coefficients The coefficient dialog which is displayed after the Continue button is se lected from the Probe Information dialog is dependent on the Coeffi cients menu option selected 3 2 1 Platinum Probe The Platinum Probe Coefficients dialog Figure 10 is displayed when the Continue button is selected from the Probe Information dialog and the coefficients being calculated are for a platinum probe Enabled and Disabled All options are enabled at all times Dialog Information The choices for platinum probes are ITS 90 IPTS 68 Callendar Van Dusen and Polynomial Depending on the coefficient type additional in formation may or may not be required 18 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 3 Coefficients Menu Figure 10 Platinum Probe Coefficients Dialog ITS 90 Selected If the type selected is ITS 90 the low range and high range selection are required The choices for low range are Range 4 Range 5 or None The default is Range 4 The choices for high range are Range 6 through Range 11 or None The default is Range 8 If the type selected is Polynomial the order of the polynomial is re quire
64. vin If Reference readings are entered in F or C TableWare converts the readings to their Kelvin equivalent val ues before the fit is computed Valid orders of the polynomial are from 3rd to 6th order The default for thermistor probes is 3rd order The number of coefficients calculated is one more than the order of the polynomial i e for a 3rd order polynomial 4 coefficients are calculated The minimum number of set points needed must exceed the order by 1 or more The user is allowed to select whether or not the Steinhart Hart method is used when the coefficients are calculated When Steinhart Hart is se lected the third coefficient squared term is set to 0 0 Refer to Section 3 7 4 Polynomial Coefficients for more information about the Steinhart Hart method The Continue button displays the Raw Data for Polynomial dialog The Cancel button returns to the TableWare main display screen 3 2 3 Thermocouple Probe The Thermocouple Probe Coefficients dialog Figure 12 is displayed 20 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 3 Coefficients Menu when the Continue button is selected from the Probe Information dialog and the coefficients being calculated are for a thermocouple probe Enabled and Disabled All options are enabled at all times Dialog Information The type of coefficient choices are B E J K N R S T and Gold Plati num The default is Type K The temperature range is dependent on the thermocouple
65. yed after selecting the Type and Range tab on the Table Options dialog Enabled and Disabled All controls are enabled at all times Dialog Information The Type and Range tab allows the user to select the type of table to generate and the temperature range for the table The choices for the type of table are Temperature vs Resistance For ITS 90 IPTS 68 Callendar Van Dusen and Polynomial coefficients Temperature vs Ratio For ITS 90 and IPTS 68 coefficients only Temperature vs EMF V For Thermocouple coefficients only Temperature vs EMF mV For Thermocouple coefficients only The choices for temperature scales are C F and K The temperature scale defaults to the Reference Scale selected on the Raw Data dialog when coefficients are calculated or to C when generating a table after entering coefficients The minimum temperature maximum temperature and step size must be entered These values are in the currently selected temperature scale Hart Scientific Manual Rev 020701 37 3 Coefficients Menu Figure 24 Table Options Type and Range The minimum temperature and maximum temperature values are limited to 270 C and 2650 C 454 F and 4802 F respectively However the equations used to generate table values may not be able to calculate val ues over the full range If a message is displayed during calculations stat ing that a calculation error occurred you may need to incre
66. your computer you should make a backup of your important files including all files in the WINDOWS and WINDOWS SYSTEM directories Sometimes during the installation pro cess a file may be replaced with an older version that is not 100 com patible with the first This older version may cause the software to perform unexpectedly or fail to run at all Replacing a DLL or VBX file with a newer version does not usually cause any problems because 6 Manual Rev 020701 9933 TableWare 1 Introduction Figure 1 Conflicting Files Dialog these files are typically backward compatible There are however excep tions to this rule If the dialog Figure 1 appears when you run the TableWare Software a list of the files in question is shown in the Conflicting Files list Select each of the files one at a time and read the information that appears in the bottom half of the dialog Depending on the information given you must decide what to do The software may continue to run without prob lems however there is no guarantee The DLL and VBX files are typically located in the WINDOWS SYS TEM directory If necessary these files can be copied to the directory to which the TableWare Software was installed to avoid conflicts Be sure to compare the files on your computer with the list of required DLL and VBX files 1 7 DLL and VBX Files The TableWare Software requires the use of some DLL and VBX files All required files are shippe

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