User's Guide
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1. Any changes to product details are immediately effected However unless they are saved to amend the base configuration and the system is shut down for any reason it will restart with the default values and the changes will have to be made again If changes made are to be considered as permanent they should be saved using the lt save gt menu option in the lt file gt menu on the main menu bar This will write the changed values into the basic configuration such that they are retained if the system is shut down and restarted User and Supervisor Password When the system is running only functions that are related to normal operation are available To stop the program the user needs the user or supervisor password To enter design mode the supervisor password is needed By default these are 1234 for both The password is a 4 digit combination and must be entered correctly for the system to accept it The password will also be required to exit the system and return to Windows in which case an additional message will be displayed User Password dialogue box User Password Entry Please type your user password Enter password 7 R om ited ve Supervisor Password dialogue box Supervisor Design Mode Password Entry Foe Please type your supervisor password vo Trouble Shooting If an error occurs it is important to make a note of any error messages or symptoms and the ta2. transparent to the user as scanning amp up dating of values is an automatic background function Tankview also provides alarm reporting and logging functions which dependent upon the requirements may simply provide visual warnings and reports or may be enhanced to provide outputs for remote alarm control purposes ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual covers only the operational aspects of Tankview and is supplied where a complete pre configured package has been ordered with all parameters entered to suit the intended duty Certain operational parameters which may change in normal service can be adjusted by the user and these functions are detailed in this manual Where a configuration change which is not covered by this manual is required please refer to the system provider whose details will be found under the lt support gt item in the main help menu OPERATION Operation of the system follows standard Windows practice Access to the various information pages requires either a mouse or other pointing device or in environments where this may not be suitable the system may be keyboard driven A standard Windows menu bar at the top of each page provides the options available to the user In addition to this manual the system provides on line help which covers all main aspects of operation Under normal circumstances where the PC employed is dedicated to the function of tank monitoring Tankview will automatically start when the sys
3. lt tab gt to highlight then lt enter gt It will be observed that the new product is shown in the single tank display Inert gas correction On tanks which are not freely vented a secondary transmitter is installed to measure the overpressure ie the difference between the free space pressure and atmospheric The system then corrects the displayed volume for the effects of top pressure When this system is in use the top pressure is displayed on the Single tank display page 13 Passwords may be changed from the menu option Password in the filemenu on the main menu bar To change the password follow this procedure Select Change Type your old password Type your new password Click change Repeat your new password Click change ANAWNH Your password is now saved On line help The programme includes standard Windows on line help Select lt Help gt from the main menu to view the above screen Print Setup There is no facility within Tankview to change printers The Windows default printer will be used which can be set up via the Control Panel within Windows The program includes standard Windows help facilities Pressing the lt F1 gt function key or selecting the lt Help gt menu item the help facility will be presented as below For more information about using the help facility please refer to your Windows manual 15 It may also be shown on the main display page as a separate object in it s own right NB
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5. TANKVIEW For Windows User s Guide Issue 3 January 2001 PSM Instrumentation Ltd Unit 3 Burrell Road Haywards Heath W Sussex RH16 1TW Tel 01444 410040 Intl 44 1444 410040 WWW PSM SENSORS CO UK EMAIL SALES PSM SENSORS CO UK CONTE Introduction 3 About this Manual 3 Operation 4 Mouse Driven Systems 3 Keyboard Driven Systems 5 Alarms 6 File 7 Print 8 Log 8 Manual Reset 8 Understanding The Display 9 Graphic Display of Volume 9 Alarm Neon 9 Numeric Display 9 Single Tank Display 10 Density Temperature Correction Il Specific Gravity amp Density 12 Inert Gas Correction 13 Password 15 On line Help 15 Trouble shooting 16 INTRODUCTION Tankview is a simple to operate graphical display package running in the windows environment which provides the user with a clear picture in both bargraph and numeric format of the current quantity of liquid within any type of storage tank Displays are normally arranged in a number of windows according to tank duty i e ballast cargo fuel oils fresh water etc The windows provide an overview of the current situation and from these the user is able to select a single tank display which provides comprehensive data for that tank alone Input data may be collected from a number of sources and is received via the PC s serial port Tankview will have been configured with the necessary communication package and in operation this aspect is
6. c indication of the following Volume level free capacity ullage weight temperature loading rate inert gas pressure Note that the actual information displayed and colours employed will depend upon the original contract requirements 9 The size and spacing of the tank object boxes will depend upon the amount of information in each display window In general where practical display windows are arranged in a format representative of a site or ship plan view To assist in tank identification additional text boxes may be present in a display window These simply clarify the function of individual groups of tanks Similarly some systems may feature a background picture to clarify the display For example a ships outline may be used to show the relative position of tanks Single Tank Display GMT 2241 95 14 42 33 Alon 1 6 Alarm 2 00 Alam 3 P 0 Alo 4 0 Base density 1 0000 _ Max Ullage B 22_ Max Volume 17 70 Sensor height 00 3 iml Ullage Flow Fill D of volume Actual density 0 Volume weon 07 oo alt 2 fee a Inert gas press 0 0 Actual temp poo c AeA A Bel 5 To access the Single tank display on mouse driven systems position the cursor over the appropriate tank object and double left click on the mouse For keyboard driven systems press lt F10 gt to activate the Menu bar left right arrows to highlight Vie
7. e current displayed list To do this the appropriate event line must be highlighted either using a mouse or up down arrows and the Reset alarm button pressed either by lt Tab gt lt Enter gt from the keyboard or left click on the mouse Warning Reset the following alarm 10 24 95 The operator will be 17 15 22 D O No 2 CHANNEL3 alarm 3 prompted for a 0 0 confirmation of the selected alarm to be cancelled Pressing Yes will reset the alarm Tankview running DIESEL CARGO File Stop View Window Help Text box is DIESEL CARGO Alarm Downer 20m2 Domo Leve 533mwg Leve 0 00mwg Leve 0 62mwg Gr pbi NEON Polu 197 2m3 Volu 00 m3 Volu 55 0m3 raph c display of tank EL DONo DONS Dons volume Leve 1 dimwg Leve 0 00mwg Leve 0 00mwg Folu 103 0m3 Volu 0 0 m3 Volu 0 0 m3 R Mamere lt indication DONo7 DONS DONo9 Leve 5 35mwg Leve 4 03mwg Leve 1 9imwg Folu 198 dm3 gt Volu 176 5m3 UNDERSTANDING THE DISPLAY Each display window contains one or more tank objects These each cover one particular tank and appear as a rectangular box within which any or all of the following information may be displayed 1 Graphic display of volume shown as a bargraph which pro gressively fills the box as its capacity increases 2 Alarm neon where alarms have been assigned to the tank and when any become active a flashing red neon will appear in the top right hand corner of the box 3 Numeri
8. ely these can be used in a tile format by selecting this from the Window option on the Menu bar Mouse driven systems To select a particular display window left click on the appropriate window Title bar this brings it to the front A further click on its maximize button will display the page at full screen size To change to another window left click on the Window menu option select Cascade and repeat as above Keyboard driven systems Starting from the cascade display press function key lt F10 gt to activate the menu bar File will be highlighted Use left and right arrows to 5 highlight Window and then the up down arrows to highlight the desired window and press lt Enter gt Alternatively pressing the lt Control gt and lt F6 gt buttons simultaneously will cause the active display window to scroll round to the front When the required window is active press lt F10 gt to activate the menu bar press left or right arrows until the Control menu box for the active window is highlighted Next press the down arrows to bring up the menu options and select maximize to display the full window To return to the cascade display either select minimize in the same way as detailed above for maximize or select Window and then Cascade from the menu bar In addition to the windows displaying tank content there is an alarm list window Depending upon how the system has been configured each tank may have up to four associated alarm p
9. enables the user to limit the log file size to prevent it from becoming too large The default value is 0 05 Megabyte which will hold approximately 400 alarm logs Once this value is exceeded the system will stop logging alarms to the file and an on screen warning advises that the file size has been exceeded A new file should be created Please enter Number of alarms listed before printout It is suggested that a new alarm log file is created for each month or voyage or some other appropriate demarcation which will prevent the file from becoming too large and making it difficult to locate particular events if the files are reviewed at some point in the future Print Where a printer is installed with the system an automatic printout can be invoked after XX number of alarm events Enter the required number where prompted Note an entry of zero disables this facility Current list Selecting this facility will provide a hard copy printout of all alarm events in the current list Log audible alarm manual reset These are on off selections on is indicated by a tick alongside the option When Log is switched ON all alarm events are automatically logged to the file created by the user The ON status is indicated by a check mark beside the menu item When Audible alarm is switched ON any alarm event occurring will cause the PC to sound an internal alarm When Manual reset is ON the user is able to clear alarm events from th
10. he user changes the temperature value to to reflect actual conditions Tankview uses the base density and temperature coefficient to calculate the actual density To change either of these two parameters using the mouse click on the relevant button or use the lt Tab gt key to highlight and lt enter to select A further display appears with a prompt for the new value to be entered Temperature dialogue box New temperature C C z e Since actual temperature and actual density are interrelated it will be observed that changing one parameter causes the other to automatically recalculate and update the display In practice only the actual temperature is normally known and this is the parameter which should be changed 11 Density dialogue box New density kg m3 z e NOTE Caution is advised before making any changes to either of these parameters In practice the effects of a change in temperature are small typically 0 07 for a 10 C change for oils and thus do not introduce significant errors if uncorrected On the other hand an erroneous entry of information could cause large errors in displayed information The user should not confuse the specific gravity value of a product with its density Specific gravity is a factor which relates the weight of liquid to that of water and whilst it may be used to calculate its base density see below it must not be used to enter a value f
11. oints If these are activated by tank content dropping below or rising above the set point a message is displayed within the alarm window in a standard Windows list box format This alarm window may be selected for viewing in exactly the same way as the tank display windows Tankview running Alarms d4 File Sup View Window Help BE 01 24 95 17 15 12 D O No 1 CHANNEL alarm 1 01 24 95 17 15 12 D O No 4 CHANNELS alarm 1 01 24 95 17 2 D O No 5 CHANNELS alarm 1 01 24 95 17 15 16 D O No 1 CHANNEL2 alarm 2 01 24 95 17 15 22 D O No 2 CHANNEL3 alarm 3 The Alarm window has two buttons The Menu button pulls up a list of functions available to deal with alarms and the Reset alarm button is self explanatory For keyboard driven systems the appropriate button is selected using the lt tab gt key to switch the highlight between the two and the lt enter gt key to operate For mouse driven systems position the cursor over the required button and left click When the Menu button is pressed the following options appear File This leads to two further options Create and Size Create when selected using enter calls up a standard windows dialogue box which enables a file to be created where all alarms may be logged as they occur The directory and file name where these alarms are to be logged should be entered using normal Windows procedures File Open Filename Directory c tankview Files Size
12. or actual density As stated previously Tankview is pre configured with base density and coefficient values for each particular tank If the duty of a tank changes meaning these values may require changing please contact the system provider Contact details are available from the main help menu Specific Gravity and density Specific gravity is a factor which compares the relative density of a particular liquid with water which has an S G value of 1 00 It can be employed to derive a base density value for a particular liquid but does not provide a coefficient value 12 Example For an oil with an S G value of 0 8 Base density of water 999 972 Kg M 4 C At 4 C water is at its most dense Base density of oil at 4 C_ 999 972 x 0 8 799 977 Product Dialogue box Tank Product Selection Products available If selected during original configuration the current stored product will be shown in the tank object display It is also shown in the single tank display To change the stored product using a mouse left click on the lt Product gt button From the keyboard use lt Tab gt to highlight the Product button then lt enter gt The following dialogue box appears Using a mouse activate the drop down list and highlight select the appropriate product From the keyboard use the up down arrows until the correct product appears in the list box Click the lt OK gt button with a mouse or use
13. sk that was being performed when the error occured These should then be refered back to the system provider If communication with the data aquisition devices is lost Tankview will display a warning message typically it will look similar to this The PC is still running Communication check list for ADAM units 1 No input data from the data aquisition device cable loose or device malfunctioning check cables and other hardware 2 PC memeory exhausted generally due to 3rd party programs running concurrently 1 Check connections on both PC and Se with Tankview Shut down all Sotelo Tues eek green LED On and f supply to ADAM blinking occationally other programs and try again units 3 No more disk space if you are logging alarms this may occur after some time copy down to disk or delete old log files 4 Incorrect configuration entered parameters do not conform to programme limitations check any recent changes for invalid entries The PC is not running 1 Black screen check the screen is turned on and the power cables are connected 2 Completely dead check fuses and power supply refer to computer manufacturers documentation Input device malfunctioning 1 Refer to input device documentation FOR FURTHER ASSISANCE CONSULT SERVICE AT PSM Instrumentation Ltd Unit 3 Burrell Road Haywards Heath W Sussex RH16 1TW Tel 01444 410040 Intl 44 1444 410040 WWW PSM SENSORS CO UK EMAIL SERVIC
14. tem is powered up Where this is not the case Tankview is accessed from the start button and by selecting the program group Tankview and then the icon for Tankview itself M ouse operation follows standard Windows conventions On keyboard driven systems standard Windows convention is em ployed The Menu bar is activated using the lt Alt gt key and the arrow keys are used to highlight the desired option Once highlighted press lt enter gt to select the menu item Certain menu items also feature an underscored character These are Hot keys keying in the underscored character selects the menu option The appropriate icon is then highlighted using the arrow keys and the Enter key used to run the program When Tankview is initially run the user will be presented with a screen similar to the following Caption Bar The primary function of the caption bar is to advise Tankview status ie running stopped or design mode It also shows which window is currently being displayed 4 Control menu box Menu Bar Caption Bar Maximize Button Tankview Design made AVIATION FUEL WATER BALLAST DIESEL OIL FRESH WATER FRESH WATER TANKS Alarms e tankview sample log Menu Bar This shows the menu functions available These will vary depending upon the screen currently displayed The above screen shows the various display windows arranged in a cascade alternativ
15. w and lt Enter gt or down arrows to display a list of all tanks on the active display window Use the up down arrows to highlight the desired tank and lt Enter gt to display To return to the Display window press lt Enter gt or click on the Okay button with the mouse driven system The single tank display page allows the user to print a detailed report of the current status of the tank assuming a printer is installed On mouse driven systems simply left click on the Print button For keyboard operation use the lt Tab gt keys to highlight the Print button and press lt Enter gt 10 Density amp Temperature Correction The display also has three buttons Temp Density amp Product These buttons enable the user to correct the display for actual conditions such that true values are displayed for level and volumetric indication Depending on the original configuration of the system it may be observed that some or all of these buttons are greyed out disabled If this is the case fixed values have been entered and no operator changes are possible Assuming changes are enabled the following will apply The system is configured with both a base density and a temperature coefficient for each tank and its stored liquid The base density value provides a reference point of a certain weight per M at a specific temperature and the coefficient determines the change in this weight per degree centigrade Thus if t
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