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Gas Detector Array 2 User Guide

1. PID CALIBRATION This Calibration option will calculate a new baseline for the PID sensor The ideal temperature of the instrument should be of at least 35 C Additionally you will need a 10ml vial containing Toluene 1 To carry out the PID calibration start by selecting and entering on the ADMIN LEVEL from the main menu 2 Since this is an advanced user option please enter the password 3 Now enter the sub menu CALIBRATION Here you will find the option PID CALIBRATION tool Press the right button to enter in it 5 The device shows acetone as default The recommended test substance Airsense has sent to you is Toluol 6 Choose CHANGE and a complete substance list will be show Select TOLUENE 7 Next the menu will show the ETW concentration of Toluene 8 Select the substance and then insert the 10 ml vial on the inlet adapter of the GDA and let the calibration process be executed www airsense com 74 Al RSEN TESTING THE PID If you d like to test the PID sensor before bringing the GDA again to work here is a simple way for setting up a gas test for the PID sensor This method has a large margin of uncertainty but it can be interesting to be done to check on the behaviour of the PID sensor 1 step To carry out a this test for the PID you will need a syringe a Teflon tube a rubber band and an ordinary PET cooking bag We recommend the use of simple
2. Ol Ol AIRSENSE A N A Y T GDA S APPLICATION ON A SURVEILLANCE VEHICLE On this title we will present you a practical application of the GDA This picture was made inside a surveillance vehicle used for first responding situations and which is currently monitoring the air outside So that an effective sampling and measurement occurs the recommended driving speed should not surpass the 20 Km h 12 4 mph Since the gas concentrations to expect outside the vehicle will be minimal the most appropriate dilution factors are 2 or 1 AIR MONITORING inside a Surveillance Vehicle The ilustration shows the GDA 1 are being power supplied by the RS232 Cable 2 mounted on the Support Holder 3 This Support Holder complies with the MIL 810F514 5C 2 Norm and it was conceived to reduce the vibration during the transport therefore allowing a stabilised sampling and measurement The Gas Inlet 4 is connected to a teflon tube directed to the outside of the vehicle for collecting the sample The Gas Outlet 5 is also connected to a teflon tube directed to the outside of the vehicle in order to exhaust the gases and avoid intoxication A Laptop 6 running WinMuster NSS software is used to analyse the current measurement information from the GDA Alternatively during the periods when the GDA is not doing any measurements the Gas Inlet 4 can be connected to the Cleaning Station Filtering Unit 7 On the lef
3. 80 Appendix CHANNELS OF THE GDA 2 Channels of the Gas Detector Array 2 yo Er ee Formaldehyde A C hanasu C E poe CWA wal al Hydrogen sulfide a Methyl salicylate Tabun CWA a Acrylonitrile Phosphine DIMP CWA Simulant 7 Ammonia Sulfur dioxide DMMP CWA Simulant Benzene Styrole Tetrachloroethylene DPM CWA Tuloene Simulant ome opr a ha bal Carbon disulfide Cleaner A containing C D Ammonia Acetic acid Cleaner C containing Chlorine Ethanol Cleaner W containing C Wax seo om EP ol Appendix STRUCTURE OF THE MENU 4HS9ghINN LXaN AQ LHDSIHMad Way Ty Hal Ty dlid dal Tyo MO ld YOSNAS Lsnray AIJAHIHYOSNAS AW Lsnray AW Id SIO AQ dNlas Linvssd FIOM NILNOG isnrday AW SAaINWLSENs SUL VALLOY Horg gJsSY4g AW 1d310 AWE SNOlldO 4sVds IviWHOs ALVALLOY LINI YIS Hovra Hova a F A3 E id3JloJlOHd HOMS S Yd OMSd JSNYHI NOILE Tyo JAIL JWILLHSN WS NOILOJ OL JOOW 1N3dl 449901 Way TY 44990 1 1 0 AOE pa e Jaor a9 FINYLSENs Joanos NOW AANG NOIN Horg ANAANYA JId LHSISHA Wad AIJAHIHYOSNAS AIAHIMO ld AQ JO TA Id SIO 1531 WoOLsnooy AWE AINYLSENs WOH 2 lL 8 WMO Y AQ pA e 13AJ1 SIO A TNO Od A TNO SINI WoOS g33Y445 J40 S NOW HANG NOIN AJJHINALSAS WHY TY Adva DoY ANI TAS AO ysi TE 82 ERROR MESSAGES Below we will be listing the most common error messages from the GDA
4. As soon as a substance is recognized the visual and acoustical alarm will be released 6 If at any moment the concentration climbs above a defined level the instrument starts automatically diluting in the Cleaning Mode and it will turn back to the measurement as soon as the concentration decreases below the limit Note As previously mentioned the dilution may be adjusted by pressing the left button In the Source Monitoring mode the system is continuously scanning the presence of hazardous compounds The alarming system is always active which means that the user will be alerted if any dangerous substance is detected www airsense com n AI RSEN z EXAMPLE SITUATION 1 An accident involving a transport train with chemical loaded tanks has been reported On the way to the danger zone you make sure that you have removed the caps from the inlets and outlets turn the GDA on check that the instrument had enough time to heat up if possible perform the baseline acquirement process verify if the SOUND ALARM is ON You have your protection equipment on and because you are not sure about which hazards compounds you are going to meet lf you still have time until doing the measurement leave the instrument running in Cleaning Mode Arriving to the danger area turn to GDA Mode Since there are very high concentrations of substances to expect you start with a dilution factor of 1 50 If there is no
5. Bulecs interface between the WinMuster software and g the GDA Dilution petana I eter From here you will be able to command the GDA time sec and control the measurements Special Commands Special Commands Zero point l Zero point l Go Go The interface of the Device Control Panel changes according to the chosen measuring type Air or Surface SYMBOLS Procedure Air Surface Switches the analysing mode from Air Monitoring to Surface Monitoring IB BI To Start and Stop a measurement Dilution The user can adjust the dilution for the current measurement whether by giving the desired percentage factor above or by moving the slider bar below When analysing surfaces the user is able to control the light time of the KNG lamp by adjusting the slider bar or by selecting the light time in seconds A Special comands the user will find mostly the same commands ze as he is used to see on the GDA s display See below Heat IMS tube on Set Time SPECIAL COMMANDS Special Commands Sacra Flow calibration PID calibration SC calibration EC calibration Sensor check Flow calibration 4 PID calibration SC calibration EC calibration Heat IMS tube off Heat IMS tube on Set Time IMS Mode Device off Turns off the device Heat IMS tube off Heat IMS tube on Set Time IMS Mode Device off www airsense com 46 AIRSENSE A N A WINMUSTER VIEWING TOOLS
6. leave the instrument running on cleaning mode Now the GDA is ready to start measuring substances If you do not confirm your selection by pressing the right button the instrument will return to the main menu after seconds www airsense com 26 Al RSEN LAUNCHING THE GDA MODE If you have followed the instructions Starting the Device that means that the instrument is now running in CLEANING MODE To launch a measurement all you have to do is to choose the most appropriate dilution factor by pressing the left button Do not forget to confirm the dilution factor that you have chosen by pressing once the right button You have to be quick when confirming it otherwise the screen will return to the cleaning mode again The GDA MODE is activated and the instrument has started analysing For more information about the dilution factor please consult the Dilution Parameters title Once you finish your measurement press the left button until the letters CM appear on the screen This way you launch the cleaning mode and prevent the device from being polluted www airsense com zy Al RSEN AIR MONITORING MODE The AIR MONITORING MODE has been designed to monitor air at open air situations when no other substances are expected LAUNCHING THE AIR MONITORING MODE At this moment you are running the instrument in GDA mode 2 Open now the menu by pressing the right button and select
7. 14 The type of connection to be chosen is Wireless and the eine ape E e ES A A battery is low this option will be IP address should be given on the next field See As example 192 168 31 101 Disable suspend mode during measurement Pay attention to erase the zero between the two first segments and the instrument number 15 The Port number is standard 10001 and shall not be changed 16 Click OK to close this window You should now be able to establish a wireless connection with the GDA www airsense com og AIRSENSE GPS ANTENNA The GPS antenna allows remarking the exact location where measurements have been taken HOW DOES IT WORK Having a GPS antenna the user does not needs to activate any particular function to carry out a measurement with GPS function Depending on the reception the device needs up to 10 minutes to start receiving the GPS signal From then on the device receives a new GPS value once per second The GPS signal will be attached to the measurement information Note If a GPS signal is available for a specific measurement point a map icon will be shown in the right pane of the status bar PREPARING THE GPS INFORMATION As soon as you have done your measurement with the GPS function on start by downloading the measurement file from the SD card and open it on WinMuster Following to that export the Measurement file to a KML file type To do so follow through File gt Measurement gt
8. 3 8 Liter with a higher concentration of toluene Ci 600 ppm 600mI m Using the physical law for ideal gases one Mol of toluene has the following density Molar Mass M Toluene Mol volume air at T 293 K 20 C and 1013 hPa 92 g 24 22 4 293 273 3 8 g l Which means that 600 ppm 600 10 are then 2 3 mg l Having a volume Vair on the bag of 3 8 liter 8 74 mg Toluene are needed In order to calculate the injection volume liquid Vinj the density of Toluene in the liquid phase A is required 8 74 mg 0 87 g cm z 10_ul So 10 ul Toluene have to be injected into the prepared bag using a 10ul syringe Note The liquid solvent must have been evaporated completely before starting any measurement or creating any further dilutions The complete formula is Vinj HI Ci ppm Mi g mol Vrun I 2 g cm 82 1 T K 2 Subsequently a sampling bag having a low concentration of 10ppm shall be prepared Therefore the initial concentration must be diluted by a factor of 60 Fill the new sampling bag with 3 8 liter clean air 60ml are then transferred from the bag with high concentration to the new bag with a gas tight glass syringe NOTE This method has a large margin of uncertainty Therefore take into account an error margin of about 40 on the concentration This procedure is not enough for exact calibration but it is a simple procedure to carry out a check control for the instrument www airsense
9. EE EQ Sear rTAas On the screen the user will be able to observe the available tools to analyse and understand the measurements The basic information that you will be analysing from each measurement is the spectra and the measurement progress AA zvy Voqg The spectrum is the sum up of the electric signals from the IMS sensor that show how far and how fast the positive and negative reactant ions move The Positive Spectrum and the Negative Spectrum Windows will allow you to analyse and compare independently the height and duration of the reactant ion peaks In the measurement data pmm E graphic the user can 3j oo observe the progress of the measurement and identify the measurement by date and time By exploring the bar plot the user can also compare and check the individual reaction of the different channels at D OEH 2119 558 1098 127 Sa i SEE 1o00 18 The Zero Point values window shows a sum up of the 480 600 1110 relevant measurement information including the 2391 900 Temperaire Ri substance identification and its rating Application Pos Voltage Aircraft at a certain time Neg Voltage KO H pos neg 2 36 180 8 2 29 782 0 2 09 736 3 Substance Concentration AROM B T ST CB 11 5 ppm VINYLCHLORIDE 43 4 ppm www airsense com ot It has already been demonstrated how to load a library when working autonomously with the GDA on the field A
10. SCM tool with the GDA connected to the WinMuster software choose the option Surface Monitoring from the Device Control Panel and adjust the light time by entering the light time in seconds or by adjusting the slider bar www airsense com 40 Al RSEN CLEAN UP PROCEDURE The following deductions are an indication that the GDA needs to be cleaned up to be in optimum operating condition When the requirements for acceptable operating conditions are not met The Sensor check failed saying that Instrument is not clean e The RIP stays below 250 in height Contamination is revealed by peaks in the spectra that won t decline e Ammonia is persistent in the system peak at Ko 2 35 positive spectrum During the clean up procedure the GDA cannot be used for normal measurement The clean up procedure can take at least one hour Depending on the situations it can extend to a several hours period 1 Start by connecting the device to the power supply and start the GDA 2 Now Connect the GDA to the Computer and start the WinM GDA Software 3 Activate the Instrument s heater on the Control Panel Heat IMS Tube On Special Commands a The instrument will heat up to about 80 C which is indicated in the text window b The device will not return any useful data during the time that this cleaning procedure is being completed Nevertheless the Temperature display will remain operational c Duration when it is ab
11. Water Chemistry set up The user chooses the most adequate enhancement detection Mode GDA Mode Air Monitoring Mode according to the given situation In the Water chemistry set up the GDA is already prepared to detect CWA substances But in chemistry it is possible to find some substances that have very similar properties The difference is that some are more dangerous than others CWA s for example are extremely toxic and can be deadly within seconds That is why the instrument is also prepared to be launched in the Ammonia Chemistry set up to avoid that less dangerous substances be confused with deadly toxic substances Ammonia is lighter than water and its properties are more alike to those from the toxic CWA s allowing a better pattern recognition The Ammonia Chemistry set up is an advanced user GDA setting that will require a Carbamat Source ammonia doping agent to be inserted in the device The analysing process occurs in the following way the gas sample will arrive to the IMS and becomes ionised Through ionisation the molecules of that sample will transfer the electric charge into the water molecules The water molecules will then carry the electric charge through the IMS and it will be its behaviour response that will represent the properties of the sample substance This way it is possible to reduce the false alarm rate and bring up certainty about the measured substance Airsense prudently recommends you not
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13. com 76 www airsense com APPENDIX AIRSENS A N A L Y T ua ITI Al RSEN DECLARATION OF CONTAMINATION Prerequisite for the job execution is a correct and complete Declaration of Contamination The Declaration of Contamination has to be sent directly either to the manufacturer the engaged company or handed over to the service personnel on site In any case the personnel performing the repair service must be informed about the status of contaminated devices and components before starting working An incomplete or missing Declaration of Contamination will result in no work being undertaken Furthermore it is assumed that devices and components are still contaminated and therefore these will be refused Any expenses from this point on will be taken in charge by the customer s account Introduction The employer user bears the responsibility for the health and safety of his employees This fundamental claim extends also to personnel which comes into contact with devices and components during repair or service either at user or manufacturer premises In the case of using or producing dangerous substances the contamination of equipment and components has to be marked clearly and filled in the Declaration of Contamination conscientiously Shipment The original page of the Declaration of Contamination has to be made available to the manufacturer or the engaged company before shipment it is also possible to attach
14. digit from 0 to 1 As the selection turns to Next number press once the right button to confirm your choice You have now access to the level protected sub menu www airsense com ZU Al RSEN CLEANING MODE The CLEANING MODE is an automatic self protection working function that is automatically launched each time that one of the eight channels responds to the maximum on a determined substance This operation can last some seconds until the concentration level of that substance decreases to accepted values Unlike other operating modes you will not need to use any library on the cleaning mode since this is a self protection mode If there is enough time before launching a measurement it is recommended to run the device in cleaning mode for about 5 to 10 minutes It is also recommended to run the device in Cleaning Mode for an equal period after each measurement until the channels do not detect any signals any more The objective is to be sure that the channels are clean before starting a new measurement or connecting the device to an external filtering unit BASELINE ACQUIREMENT The zero point process WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT ABOUT THE BASELINE ACQUIREMENT lf remnant compounds are left in the analytical system these may cause a slight offset of the measurement This situation will reveal signals which may in certain occasions disturb the ongoing identification Therefore the baseline acquireme
15. during the various stages and our recommendations to solve the problem Process Error Time Warning Display Cause Solution Alarm from the IMS Internal counter clock See section Reset Startup Warning Warning Check Calibration iaicraalicouniseaiods Cycle filter operation time overflow Replace the cycle filter and Operating voltage is too low Replace battery pack immediately or empor E0mo chEokBaTteRY check external power supply If error still occurs please inform maintenance Operating voltage is too high Check external power supply ERROR E 071 CHECK BATTERY Operate GDA with battery if error still occurs please inform maintenance Sample flow is too low Sample flow is too high ERROR E 140 OPEN GAS IN OUTLET Open air inlet and air outlet Check dust filter If blocked clean the E 141 OPEN GAS IN OUTLET respective area If the error still occurs replace the zero gas filter and reset filter operation time SA 31 201_Change filter If the error occurs repeatedly please inform maintenance Electro Chemical cell valve is not well positioned Turn the GDA Off ERROR ERROR CHECK VALVES and On Should the Error comes up again it is possible that the Valve is defective Please inform Airsense Support service Incoming flow insufficient The user might have forgotten to remove WARNING WARNING CAPS REMOVED caps from in outlets Other possible causes Gas Flow sensor or pump may be defective
16. may estimate the concentration With the second warning message the user is informed of how high the concentration is One of the channels responds to the limit The alarm is released because there is a compound present in high concentration The third warning message on the instrument panel display reports to the user the name of the compound and its concentration on the environment With the Infrared Thermodesorber Tool installed in front of the GDA the instrument can be used for the evaluation of surfaces This procedure can be determining by confirming or not the success of the decontamination process The GDA can also be installed in surveillance vehicles in order to monitor the ambient air while driving Airsense Analytics GmbH Hagenower Strasse 73 D 19061 Schwerin 2 INTRODUCTHON asc css as an sse ec ctsaete E ue acansuesmenaesnenapeeceeenemeaanaaee 2 INDEX es stuccc pen sscecpe adnan cep E E E E eentpancers 3 GDA TECHNICAL DATA cionirninaian vitssnavent nce statensdvesuniacstatonadvesteimesanieondeness 6 GDA 2 GENERAL OVERVIEW irsinin raionar aAa E Ea 7 WARNINGS seiorn a a 9 GDA MEASUREMENT SOU BINGE cies cae sec cee cee ca ete te cee aire ents re ce ee sou emerson eee E 12 SENSORS Se SUBSTANCES ovis eee sec cc oe ates a cee deme cate cman see et enema A ean eeeteteracesees 13 CHANNELS OFTHE Gy acc sce wets go etic ce eet ete ssc aati eesti ne ecw ae en ewe owen nes E ease ned 15 FLOW SYS TEN oes scare seep eats cc toeae tas
17. to activate the Ammonia Chemistry set up arbitrarily You will be able to read in detail about this set up mode in the dedicated chapter www airsense com 34 AI RSEN AMMONIA CHEMISTRY GDA SET UP Let s suppose the user is doing a measurement on the GDA Mode and detects the presence of a chemical warfare agent To be sure that it is in fact a CWA he decides to activate the Ammonia Chemistry set up on the device To do so the steps to follow are 1 Inserting an ammonia carbamat source the ammonia doping substance in the device HOW TO INSERT THE AMMONIA SOURCE Remove protective cap by using the service tool h S i now insert it in the slot and close it with the cap b E 2 Starting the GDA and entering in the mode IMS ONLY Wait while the self test is being accomplished 3 Leave the current screen by pressing button under the stop sign and with the left button enter the Item Library 4 Activate the library B 5 Wait for the normal IMS screen to appear and the instrument is ready to go The Ammonia Chemistry set up is launched the GDA is ready Make sure that you are wearing all the necessary protections www airsense com 39 Al RSEN This procedure is recommended for maximum safety Should Chemical Warfare Agents be displayed in the GDA it is recommended to switch the instrument instantly in IMS Mode The sensors Photo lonisation Detector Semi
18. you to reset the internal counter clock on the GDA To do so 1 After the filters have been changed turn on the GDA 2 Select the main menu and enter the IMS 10 11 E amp eteewee NOTE The start up procedure might take a longer time than normal after the filters have been changed smu nmeeeee 3 Now observe the screen of the GDA Press the button positioned below the stop sign A sub menu will appear Now press the button positioned bellow the selection sign until the characters FTR RESET are selected with the arrow Then press the button positioned below the ENTER sign twice The screen will the show the question FILTER CHANGED and show the option RESET NOW To confirm the reset option press again the button positioned below the ENTER sign The reset of the counter clock is done and after about 2 seconds the display will change to OPERATE At this moment click again on the ENTER button and the IMS will change to the IMS Air Monitoring Mode The display will look like the one shown in position 3 Now the GDA has to be turned off Turn off the device by pressing twice the ON OFF button Now it is recommended to start the GDA again and make a flow calibration with the System Check Tool You can learn about the IMS mode symbols on the Appendix section www airsense com The following screen should now be visible _ oe AIRSENSE A N A L Y T REPLACING THE O RINGS T
19. 8 Open the Control Panel Window again and ansete de pemen Coa m select the Network Connections ie Ri 9 P Fy Leistungsinformat Mail Maus Netzwerk und und tools _ufteigabecenter www airsense com 58 A RSEN z A N A i 20 EOE 2 soem 9 On the side bar click on the option yememe e to Establish a new Connection kos T tee 4 i wakndung m anem Meiras heshallern bein i aripoti i tecemecers 2 iiitanehchan tiemani W hlen sie ein Netrwerk aus mit dem eine verbindung hergestellt warden solk Saget Loe urd irteret J oag 7 Anreigen Fc r jerr reuna ite patan c HIA Urgen arte Heisa k 10 Select the connection from the GDA and click on the button to Establish Connection 11 At this point you should be asked to insert the 10 digit password of the GDA This password is composed by 5 zeros and the O e serial number of the instrument ate 008 ann nese 12 If you encounter any problems click on the a Status option and check the Details cess Confirm that the entered IP s information is correct CONFIGURING WINMUSTER The last step to establish the wireless connection is to Connection Settings Extended gt configure the WinMuster software woe 13 Open WinMuster and click on Options and then on GDA pares J i JI Parameter Pot 10007 Suspend mode On some machines suspend mode freezes the comport The connection
20. AIRSENSE A N A Gas Detector Array 2 User Guide AIRSENSE Analytics GmbH Version 2 AIRSENSE A N A INTRODUCTION The instrument Gas Detector Array is a battery operated analytical device designed to be used by the Fire Departments and other Safety forces in the detection and identification of Toxic Industrial Chemicals and Chemical Warfare Agents The GDA Detector is based on a Hybrid Sensor Array Technology By combinating the lon Mobility Spectrometer the Photo lonization Detector two Semiconductor sensors and an Electrochemical Cell in one handheld device the Gaseous Compounds are detected in the range of ppb to upper ppm level within seconds lf the characteristic sensor array response of certain compounds are stored in the GDA library the device will indicate it by its name By changing the dilution either manually or automatically the measurement range of the sensors is extended The GDA detects gaseous compounds in an expanded range of concentration Furthermore the IMS and the other sensors are protected against overloading Warnings are shown as follows The first warning message tells the user that higher concentrations of certain compounds are present When this warning appears no identification results are shown and also no concentration is given Anyhow the user is alerted to the fact that there is something going on because one or more channels of the GDA are responding By increasing the signals the user also
21. Blister Agents CWA re If using the CWA Mode T is represented on the third T line and it is used to describe the presence of Classified Toxic Industrial Components E soundalarm Alarm Turns the acoustical alarm Turns the acoustical alarm On or Off Turns the acoustical alarm On or Off Off Light Turns On Off the display light l Interrupts the measuring the device enters in self Stop Measuring i protection mode Start Measurin Starts the measuring the device will leave the self g protection mode and enter the measuring mode Selects the next option of the menu Escape Stops the actual selection without doing any modification Confirms and carries out the instructions of the Enter selected menu option Sound Alarm The Acoustical Alarm is ON Shows the available Data Logger s saving capacity O Data Logger The white filling indicates the free capacity i Full Battery Full Battery capacity _ Half Battery Half Battery capacity C41 Empty Battery Empty Battery External Power oo Supply OK External Power Supply OK External Power Supply Weak Weak External Power Supply Cm Measuring Measuring Inward direction of gas flow direction of Inward direction of gas flow flow Outward direction of gas flow flushing self PUSANG OUI protection mode Positiv Polarit Positive Polarity Measurement used for detection of y Class G substances Negativ Polarit Negative Polarity Measurement used
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23. Export gt KML The KML file type is supported by the a software like Google Earth You will need to have this software installed on your computer x E If the measurement file has any GPS information attached to it the user will be given the possibility of saving the kml file to a folder of his choice If the measurement file does not contains any GPS information the user will be shown the following Error Message E READING THE FILE WITH GOOGLE EARTH A Google Earth gi Edt View Tools Add Help as Start the Google Earth software and click on FILE gt OPEN si Load the KML file from the folder where you saved Email gt it View in Google Maps Ctri Alt M j print one Automatically screen will be directed to the given location lt is not possible to use the GPS feature on measurements taken inside buildings www airsense com 60 AIRSE A N A L Y T Z AN om GDA MAINTENANCE www airsense com 61 A RSEN A N A SYSTEM CHECK On this procedure you will learn how to launch the different control tools to keep the device in the best measuring conditions The available tools are Flow Check Sensor Check Peak Height Airsense recommends the User to do system checks on a regular base The optimal situation would be to launch a system check tool before each important measurement Because sometimes this is not possible we recommend you to do a regular system check every tw
24. L Load From File Print Ctrl P Load from GDA Print Setup Page Setup Save to File ar Info Ctrl I P A selection window will open Open the folder where the library is saved and pick the library file www airsense com 48 AIRSENSE ANALYTICS UPLOADING A LIBRARY FROM THE GDA In order to load a library directly from the GDA you have to go to the menu k k Load Library lt File gt lt Library gt lt Load from GDA gt Co FI o D Ej Standard _080226 deu cgl File View Options Info A E Standard_o80226 eng cgl E Standard_080226 fr cal Measurement F k EA ata Zuletzt E Standard_080226 ita cal verwendete D Library New Print Ctrl P Load from File Cerl L Desktop Print Preview Load from GDA Print Setup l Save to File Eigene Dateien Fage Setup Info Ctrl I Exit rbeitsplatz Dateiname oi Dateityp SAVING A LIBRARY TO A FILE The library that you loaded will be discarded as you close the WinMuster software if you do not previously save it File View Options Info To save a library into a file select Measurement l lt File gt lt Library gt lt SavetoFile gt Frink Ctrl F Load From File Ctrl L Print Preview Load From GDA Print Setup Save to File Page Setup Inf Ctrl I Exi
25. Most of the samples can be toxic e Protect all inlets outlets and check substances for pollutions otherwise the instrument will not work properly e Never suck in liquids or fire smoke in the gas inlet because the system may be destroyed e Spare parts should be kept in its original packaging until its use Wwww airsense com 2 AIRSE A N A lt AN orm e The disposal of the batteries must be done according the national and international rules e tis not allowed to open the device during the use because injuries may occur caused by High voltage and UV radiation e The device contains radioactive compounds Radioactive sources are marked by a safety label Do not remove or destroy the safety labels www airsense com 10 A RSEN A N A Defects In case of defect all devices containing radioactive sources that have defects must return to the manufacturer These parts must be packed in the original transportation case lf one device was damaged destroyed or the radioactive source was damaged the instrument must return to the manufacturer inside the metal case containing the declaration of Contamination Be extremely careful if the filters are contaminated by Chemical Warfare Agents Use protection clothing and mark the contaminated material immediately Fill in completely the declaration of Contamination in case the instruments or spare parts have to be sent back to the manufacturer This declara
26. RSEN A N A WINMUSTER amp LIBRARIES a WinktusterGDA Measurement File P GDA Sernendokumentation G View Options Info l A E Bin Library New Load from File Ctrl L Load from GDA Save to File Now we are going to show the possible options regarding the libraries when working with the software File View Options Info Library New Load from File Load from GDA Save to File Info Ctrl I Discards the current loaded library Loads a library from the hard drive of your PC Loads a library from the GDA _ Saves the current library to the hard drive of your PC DOWNLOAD NEW LIBRARIES To be able to work on a non autonomous way WinMuster also needs the libraries to identify the substances If there isn t any loaded library the software will not be able to recognize the name of the detected substances There are two methods to upload a library You can whether upload it from the device or from a saved file UPLOADING A LIBRARY FROM THE FILE Start the instrument according to the chapter Starting the Device Then connect the instrument to the PC by using the RS 232 cable and check if the communication between the instrument and the software is operational The library files can be found on the local drive of your PC In order to load a new library chose lt File gt lt Library gt lt Load from File gt File View Options Info Measurement F Library New Cerl
27. Should the problem persist contact Airsense Support service Incoming flow insufficient Incoming flow insufficient The user might J exon m AS FEOWIN OUTEET have forgotten to remove caps from in outlets Other possible j causes Gas Flow sensor or pump may be defective Should the problem persist please contact Airsense Support service ee ONNO BATTERYSTATE LOWI isto cham o naros Wee ne spara Dey anod pat 1M9 first to charge Battery error Turn GDA off and on Should the Error persist try WARNING WARNING BATTERY REPORTS using the spare battery or using an external power source Charge ERROR the battery and test it Should the error persist battery is possibly defective contact Airsense Support Service Data Logger has surpassed 50 of its saving capacity Should the WARNING MEMORY xx PERC free capacity be enough to do a new measurement click OK to WARNING FULL CA yy H zz MIN LEFT continue If not evaluate the possibility of erasing files from the data logger or change the SD card Do not forget to off turn the device before removing the SD card Data Logger is reaching full status Delete information from the P warns WARNING ALARM LOGGER Data Logger or change the SD card Do not forget to turn off the i device before removing the SD card i The FAT formating from the SD card is defective Change the SD P wana wane DAMACED FAT card or work without Data Logger WinMuster assisted Before changing the SD card turn off th
28. TS THE DECLARATION OF CONTAMINATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE APPENDIX SECTION www airsense com 30 Al RSEN z SCM TOOL ANALYSING DECONTAMINATED SURFACES The Surface Contamination Tool is installed in front of the GDA and it was designed to investigate surfaces like gloves boots or overalls Using the Surface Contamination Tool it becomes possible to verify if the decontamination procedure was successful or if it has to be repeated CONNECTING THE SCM TOOL 1 The SCM tool can only be used by plugging the GDA to the 230 V AC 110 VAC power supply 2 After connecting the device to the power supply remove the maintenance cover by pulling back the brackets and connect the SCM tool in front of the GDA 3 Once the device is initiated open the main menu and select the option SURFACE SCM 4 The lamp is launched by pressing the left button once the light time is usually of about 3 seconds www airsense com 2A The SCM tool in action 5 Should you wish to adjust the light time enter in the ADMIN LEVEL from the menu Since this is a password protected level you will have to insert the password and then choose SCM LIGHT TIME The SCM tool can be used in close contact with the surfaces that need to be investigated The 8 channels of the GDA start at zero In case of contamination the instrument will display signals in one or more channels If you are using the
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30. a window opens and you will be given the choice of loading the files directly from the GDA using the PC interface cable or from the SD card For this example situation let s choose the option log file and give the location of these files on the SD drive The data will be loaded on this window and the user will be able to select and transfer all data by date and time Note On the SD card you will find one only file This single file contains all your logged measurement data Select the data that needs to be transferred and click once on the button LOAD only this data H S25nse will be transferred Multiple measurement data pSasn4s can be selected by holding the Ctrl Key while 24 120514021 clicking on a measurement file name The 11 05 2005 14 29 42 m Directory download Starts automatically C Personlich 4S aengvith gt p I The download can be interrupted by pressing this i _ 11 05 2005 10 3318 A button again 11 05 2005 11 43 31 11 05 2005 11 45 18 S005 1 1546 55 Directory C Personlich S aengvith gt p i ERASING THE DATA LOGGER THROUGH THE SOFTWARE www airsense com Ja A N A i oe ee ee Soe es Ser m 11 05 2005 10 33 18 a 17 05 2005 11 43 31 E Ce Langer 11 05 2005 11 45 18 To erase the information from the Data Logger pezsnsi select the time line that you wish to erase and cl
31. ake care so that no O Rings are damaged The O Rings can be easily removed with the tweezers that can be found on the transportation case 29980 OO There are 14 O Rings in the GDA 2 O Rings can be found on each protective cap In the gas inlet there is another O Ring Inside the inlet adapter two other O Rings can be found On the edge of the filters you can also find two small O Rings as you can check by the picture www airsense com Ja Al RSEN z HOW TO CLEAN THE PID LAMP This operation might be required to be performed when the user detects an anomalous reaction of the PID peaks or once in a year just as part of the regular maintenance procedures This is a simple operation to perform but even though it is recommended to be careful when removing the PID lamp CLEANING THE PID LAMP 1 Start by taking out the front lid from the device 2 Remove the 5 screws from the front cap 3 The PID lamp can be found on the left side R 7 and it is held by two screws Remove these two screws and pull out the PID lamp with the tweezers 4 Use a dry cotton swab tinctured in Ethanol to clean the back side of the lamp ame by Sai oss 5 Place back the PID lamp on the device and fix back the 2 screws After that fix back the front cap and close the front lid We recommend doing a PID calibration before starting a new measurement www airsense com ka AI RSEN
32. analysing from the lowest dilution factor increasingly The Source Monitoring Mon Source is used for substance identification in situations when the concentrations to expect are higher and the automatic dilution will run from the highest to the lowest dilution factor Another mode to be taken into account is the SCM Identification Mode Using the SCM Tool and the corresponding working procedure the instrument will become able to develop a special sensitive identification procedure in which the user can search for traces of substances presented in very low concentrations for example analysing a spot on the floor of an unknown substance analysing the overall after a decontamination procedure etc All these analysing modes use commonly all the sensors and respond simultaneously to the user www airsense com Zo Al RSEN z LAUNCHING THE DEVICE Over the next titles the user will learn how to make use of the GDA and its multiple purpose functions under the Water Chemistry set up application QUICK START 1 Remove protection cap from all the front and rear gas inlets and outlets 2 Power supply You can whether remove the protection cap and connect power supply cable to the GDA use 230V AC 110 VAC or open the battery compartment and insert the battery with electrical pins forward 3 Switch on the instrument by pressing the ON OFF button once 4 The initializing process starts the menu will be
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34. bags made from heat resistant PET Polyester foil f eg Melitta Toppits 3 8 litre volume The material will be used on the following way Adapter Teflon tube k ee 3 way valve Bag Pai Optional Valve Rubber band S Ne To start the application simply attach a Teflon tube to the bag and seal it with a rubber band An adapter for the connection to the GDA must be attached at the Teflon tubing tail A simple valve makes filling and sampling from the bag easier Since the bags are cheap they can be exchanged every time avoiding any memory effects Before starting the measurement the bag must be filled and emptied with clean air at least once before using To ensure that the bag is clean before adding the solvent you can use the GDA to check it A bag reserved for higher concentrations f ex 200ppm is filled with clean air which you can filter through the activated charcoal A few ul of the liquid target solvent are injected using a micro filter syringe Wait at least a few minutes until the solvent is evaporated From this sample further gases having less concentration can be www airsense com res Al RSEN obtained by a dilution procedure With a gas tight syringe a portion of the higher concentrated sample is transferred to further bags having clean air inside 2 step To understand the calibration procedure we have to make a general overview of the calculating process 1 Fill one Bag ca
35. botrucken Matapo oeie Ureberannen Exgemctaten v Vet Mae hi Saee Ga Do5 fszire Piao urd hrigt Le Mia Harah e reere atacl Vemo TO Pi wr A 6 Now mark the TCP IP box and go to Properties The window below should appear ee ee igre a LS pa ai thes yi cy Rhee NET Ram we b a ta KP NP deo Rardextpwetectis WON Nenoweree m dor heteri dese Purigo uraren Aende fae ech anderia ar maan Ube sa a dar aaa Cor be Deelah tate ue de pagum Pieris u tuua enacts besten Padum ammemt woen ogres Pahan error F adom n o oe nN w Torere 23 535 2 0 Drdoigtrern Ore LIT a vr ad Peer nb writer ew gh TH ee 7 Click on Use the following IP Pay attention to insert the IP address because there is a trick As you have observed the IP address from your device is 192 168 381 011 The 2 first segments are standard chosen 192 168 The 2 second segments 31 011 refer to the GDA device number Although on the TCP IP panel you will only insert the 3 first segments The last segment must be different from your computer s IP address from the device and must not be the same as any other computer in the area You can choose any value between 002 and 254 but it has to be unique Enter the Subnetwork Mask 255 255 255 0 and write nothing on the field for Standardgateway go gt Systemsteverun ung gt Y Suchen Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Extras
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37. censssecssxssavieewassneseusebseaeeuenuores 31 PID WIODE SE A E E EE EAE EA S EEE E SE E E A 31 LAUNCHING THE PID MODE uu ccssssssseccccccnsnssseeceeccsanussseeeeeesaaesseeeeeessaaauseeesessaaausseecessssaauaseeeesssssaaaaaeesesenaas 31 Airsense Analytics GmbH Hagenower Strasse 73 D 19061 Schwerin 3 How to CHOOSE the target SUDStANCEL cccscccccsseecccsseseccsseccssuseccsunsessauseecsauseesausecessuseessuasessausesssausesagaseeas 32 How to Exit from the PID Mode cccsssesccccnsessececcaeesececcaensecsesaunsecsssauseeeeseauseesssaanseessaauasecsssauassesssauaeeessaaees 33 SUBSTANCE IDENTIFICATION ON AMMONIA CHEMISTRY SET UP sccsccssccsccssccsccsscssccsccsscnscesccsscsscescees 34 DETECTION OF CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT S sit ccemwsirineseviscuae Ennn E A NEER EER EA EEEREN ENR 34 AMMONIA CHEMISTRY GDA SET UP innn svasswnds teen seas eedwwnsveaewendsenssendsenusonasesamenaens 35 HOW TO INSERT THE AMMONIA SOURCE vssnvaccessavacctdevneiacsaesettidesusdescueeusssiaxbageacsbnotdydesoetensunseeieieveadersavenieeds 35 DEVICE DECONTAMINATION oerrinne TS 37 SCM TOOL ANALYSING DECONTAMINATED SURFACES ccsscssccssccsccsccssccsccsscsscnscsscnscessosscnscessosscescess 39 Connecung Me SCM TOO lrans tannas rae E NEEE ENE RENAE ONEEN EE aaa ae RE 39 CLEAN UF PROCEDURE sirrin ti vies E EENE oe E AAO NE OE A OO OOE O OOA O 41 SWICHING OFF THE GDA sirr scons ensncananvesewennns E TAA T E O AN T OA 42 EXTERNAL FILTER UNIT icxsswxs
38. conductors and the Electrochemical Cell are not used for the identification of CWA s In IMS Mode two libraries may be used Library A is chosen in order to use the IMS on water chemistry Library B is chosen to use the IMS on Ammonia basis While on the IMS Mode the instrument can only be used only for the detection of Chemical Warfare Agents no toxic industrial chemicals can now be detected or identified WARNING It will take many hours much more than the usual to take the Ammonia gas out of the system It is therefore advised to run the instrument in dilution mode until the sensor cells are clear again The user will know whether the instrument is ready or not by observing the IMS Spectra or by taking a look at the channel A Please use Ammonia only when Chemical Warfare Agents are expected www airsense com 36 PARAGA DEVICE DECONTAMINATION As soon as the CWA measurement is finished it is time to prepare the decontamination of the device Bring the device to the Decontamination Zone Do not open the battery compartment while preparing the decontamination procedure Should the battery have been removed in a contaminated area inform the decontamination team a 1 Switch off the instrument by pressing the ON OFF button twice 2 Close the maintenance cover and the gas inlet 3 Close the RS 232 plug 4 Close the zero gas inlet and the gas outlet as well Start the decontamination p
39. csccnsccsccnscnsccsscnscnscesscsscnscessossoesees 50 DATA LOGGER sess cecceosasestscsnnasnensisaacsasssaansasnseseasseszanavsanssanveesuea twas cane suas swaat seas enannsteeanmmeceosanussnantennseanssatsasniesiens 52 Reading the Data Logger from the GDA ssssccccsssessecccnsessecesnnussecescuunsecessauseecsssauusecsssauasecsssauasecsssaanseessaegs 53 Erasing the Data Logger through the Software ccccccccsseseeccnsesseeccnsnsecccsauesecesssuunsecesaueseesssauneeesssaenseeeses 53 Erasing the data logger through the GDA scccccssseccsseseccsanscccssecesasecesasessauesessausecssauseessaeessaunecssausesssaees 55 GDA S APPLICATION wssisavescousnnnyapeseessncvaonsassvesyaousnnssapevaensnesapouessvesrssousnnipapeaaendnesapuqasiveunssoesenusameyayeneaesapeesaeaat 56 ON A SURVEILLANCE VERICLE sercis a E E E S A 56 AIR MONITORING inside a Surveillance VeNICIC 1cccccccsseeeecccnaesseccccaussecescauneecessausseessaauneecessausecsssaenseseeas 56 GDA OPTIONAL FEATURES cuncorsi sn a a a a 57 WIRELESS ANTENNA orean E T suas ene pute E E T ens oneaeinieds 57 GPS ANTENNA ssgrsiirieineniii reanna ei OE E E T 60 HOW QOS IE WOE rriiiriierereri as ri A EO OEE OT E EEEO T 60 Preparing the GPS W1FORTN OUIOM eripi iTos ianiai ienai AiE ETO NEERA EN EEE EOE ENTOT 60 ODA MAINTENANCE orra ne E AEO AEO AA AEA 61 SYSTEM CHECK risina ce ess AE cine T E T E E gan ye ETO E E A 62 FLOW CHECK serari n EAA T EEA N EAA 62 www airsense com 4 Launching the FLOW
40. der range of detection As an example we have listed below some of the substances that can be detected the ppm exposure limit and the range of detection by each sensor a a a Acroleine a a a gt a a Arsine ASH3 o T o Benzene eo s es pL aa Chlorobenzene 100 Chlorocyane i Epichlorohydrin a Formaldehyde tC Hexane n 200 a Phosphine e R gt gt Styrene 40 a et a www airsense com 13 Tetrachloroethylene AIRSENSE A N A L Y T IC Toue po OO Trichioro methane fo Trichloroethane 1 1 2 Trichloroethylene Vinyl chloride 100 o As it can be observed the different sensors working simultaneously allow the device to detect a broader range of substances at a lower ppb level Besides the Toxic Industrial Chemicals the GDA is also prepared to detect and identify the presence of Chemical Warfare Agents GA Tabun HD S Lost GB Sarin HN N Lost Cyclon B GD Soman L Lewisi e VX Furthermore the possibility of extending the libraries or inserting new substances remains open www airsense com 14 A RSEN A N A CHANNELS OF THE GDA From Sensors to the Channels We have been through the sensors and how do they respond on the presence of a substance Now let s observe how these responses are categorized by each of the GDA s different channels The eight channels of the GDA inform the user about the current status of
41. e WinMuster software the data logger won t be active and won t be saving any aA information On this case the measurement information will be displayed directly in the computer and it will be up to the user to choose saving this information to the hard drive or not The current data logger saving capacity is of 1 GB enough for a period of about 100 hours of measurements Warnings about SD card 1 If you are faced with a warning message like The file system on the memory card is damaged when you try to access the card on your PC simply ignore this message Don t follow the message to repair the file system Otherwise all data may be lost 2 Do not erase the file data bin 3 Do not open the SD card with other software than WinMuster 4 Do not store any other files on the memory card www airsense com J2 AIRSENSE A N A bk UL C READING THE DATA LOGGER FROM THE GDA To download the data from the GDA to the PC interface you can whether use the PC Interface cable or in order to save time you can simply load the data directly from the SD card lf you do not have a SD card reader on your computer please connect the PC interface cable to the GDA and to the computer This procedure will require more time to transfer the data and it will take longer than reading the information directly from the SD card Start the instrument and the software and select gt File lt gt Measurement lt gt Load GDA Log lt The Log Dat
42. e contamination inside Replace the zero gas filter and reset filter operation time E 050 DOSE PUMP Dosage pump current is too low E 051 DOSE PUMP Dosage pump current is too high Start by turning off the GDA and restart it ERROR If error still persists open the air inlet and the air outlet Check the dust filter If blocked replace it If the fault still occurs replace the zero gas filter and reset filter operation time If the error occurs repeatedly please inform Airsense Support service Timeout during the warm up procedure ERROR E 131 WARM UP TIMEOUT Turn GDA off and on If the fault occurs repeatedly inform maintenance E 150 OPERATING RANGE Ambient temperature is too low E 151 OPERATING RANGE Ambient temperature is too high ERROR Note The GDA can only be used within its operating temperature i e operating temperature of GDA is 30 C 50 C and operating temperature of power supply is 0 C 50 C Note these are some of the main error and warning messages from the GDA In some cases it is possible to find the same message within other processing times 84 IMS ONLY MODE S SYMBOLS Symbol Name Description _ __ Z o G or If using the IMS ONLY Mode GC is represented on the GSI first line and it is used to describe the presence of Nerve Agents CWA H or If using the CWA Mode H is represented on the HSI second line and it is used to describe the presence of
43. e device _ WARNING WARNING AUDIBLE ALARM OFF Alarm has been manually turned off To turn Alarm back on enter the main menu choose option Alarm and Acoustic f Membrane Heater is not functioning correctly Turn off and on the _ wamne HARUNO HEATER TEMP should the error persist contact Airsense Support Humidity or impurities inside the IMS or defective IMS Heat up the FJ warn r wo even IMS tube change filters turn off and start again the device Should the problem persist please contact Airsense Support service 83 The given administrator password is not correct Should the Menu wanna wrona passwono password be unknown please contact the administrator Should the password be lost please contact Airsense Support service The actual bank has no Library available Choose another library fwe nomm bank Should there be an error please contact Airsense Support service _ waana nesernnc norsucoesun Error by resetting the properties of a determined menu Turn GDA WARNING RESETTING NOT SUCCESFUL off and repeat the resetting procedure Should the error persist please contact Airsense Support service OPERATING TEST NOT Inlet is not receiving enough gas sensor signals or peaks are ERROR SUCCESSFUL missing ERROR ABCDEFGH Prove the good conditions of the test substance and repeat the sensor test The testing of the Electrochemical cells can only be done if the _ wamne BATTERYWODENO EC CELL equipme
44. e ee ecet een ser aeeaeeeceteaeseacennesscebuun sev qesseeaceceaeseacmanesssebuun ser umsseeareoeaereaseanessseceas 16 DILUTION PARAMETERS ssssssecccccccseessececcccssaessseeeeccesseeaseeececesseauuseeeeccesseeaseeeeeessseaussseeeessuauaaseseseesusagagesss 16 How to choose the dilution FQCEOF 8 seasicsscccuvsenscnnsvdersnunsuesnuedenteescdavancaedunswenvedarsescopesserantcensetebeeaxsdeiecea iadeseess 17 PRIN aside certs cscs ccienicepecsyandeds anicuvasstecunceesacerdaupaccede spicusescoagaucsemactyes suceebaeseucaeasesancuceuncctseceuectpecsbiceudscbanwucs amicus 18 Alarm Status amp ODPUONS gions vacrecteqenaecareasoveniwasneonsaareot seus acensinaeaddavan ened ved E rea Ea Ee rei 18 LIBRARIES ososan E E A N 19 How to CNOOSE d Different IDI ON V2 casvsscvnahienateacteas cenie a a aa a aaae 19 PASSWORD o E E E S 20 How to insert a Password on the CEVICE ccccccccnsassesseecccensnasssecececcnausseecesssssauaseeecesessauaaaseseesessaaaanseesenaas 20 CLEANING MODE np E a a a 21 BASELINE ACQUIREIVIENT siscsescccecastensasunss a a a 21 THE ZERO POINT PROCESS Tesna E E E O E AS 21 What is so important about the Baseline ACQUIFEMENE ccssssccccseseccnescccsssccnssecssausessausecssausecssasesssaaees 21 SUBSTANCE WITH QUESTION MARK esessesssssssossesosseseossscossesossesosseseosescossesosseseoseseossscossesosseseoseseosssossesosse 22 A question mark may appear after the name of a substance for example HCN ccc
45. eft button and confirm your selection with the right button At any time you can verify which substances are comprised inside the specific library that you chose Therefore select the item SUBSTANCES and you will see listed the detectable substances by the actual selected library To load an external library please direct to the instructions on the title regarding the software www airsense com 193 AI RSEN PASSWORD To avoid a misuse of determined functions certain menu options are password protected The GDA is delivered with the standard password 001 and on this title we will instruct how to insert the password HOW TO INSERT A PASSWORD ON THE DEVICE In first place enter the main menu and choose the option ADMIN LEVEL The screen menu will instantly change and will notice that the first digit on the upper right corner is already flashing Since the first digit is 0 and you don t need to change nothing you just have to press once the left button The Next Number selection on the screen will be selected Now press once the right button to confirm your selection and skip to the second digit Now the second digit starts flashing Repeat the procedure press once the left button and once the right button to confirm The third digit is now flashing Press once the left button to choose the digit When the sign starts flashing press the right button once to increase the
46. est Sampling Substances Infrared Thermodesorption Tool for measuring surfaces Particle Filter Front adapter Filter set 1 zero gas filter and 1 cycle filter Electro Chemical cell Spare parts or can be delivered upon request List of abbreviations PID_ Photo lonization Detector SS o Einsatztoleranzwerte German Occupational Exposure Limit Centre for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine US Army a www airsense com Holding brackets Sample Gas Inlet Z Cap Cap holder www airsense com A l RSEN gt z A N A GDA 2 GENERAL OVERVIEW _ Power contact pins Cycle Filter Power supply for the battery loading unit PC interface Cable Z _ Cycle Fitter Li lon Accu Battery AIRSENSE A N A L Y T GDA 2 GENERAL OVERVIEW Vial Containing the check substance The System Check Toolis adapted in front of the GDA device Its purpose is to confirm to the user that all sensors are clean and ready to launcha new measurement INFRARED THERMODESORBER The Infrared Thermodesorber Tool is used for the measurement of surfaces and it is installed in the front of the GDA 2 www airsense com 8 Al RSEN z WARNINGS e The GDA2 is an analytical measurement device Avoid extreme temperatures and concussions e Use the instrument only for the specified applications and avoid high concentrations especially by organic compounds e
47. evice does not signal any response reduce the dilution factor to 1 20 1 10 www airsense com ay Al RSEN ALARM Every time that the instrument detects or identifies a higher concentration of a certain substance an Alarm will be released There are two kinds of alarms on the device Sound alarm the device releases a beep Visual alarm the red LEDs in the front of the device starts flashing lf the Audio Alarm is off when you start the instrument you will be shown a warning message on the display informing you that the Audible Alarm is off To continue with the Warm up press the right button continue ALARM STATUS amp OPTIONS The user can easily check on the alarm status Therefore start by entering on the main menu and choosing the option ALARM On the Alarm sub menu you will check that the ACOUSTICAL Alarm is ON If you wish to turn the acoustical alarm off press the right button once on this option The marking will disappear Repeat the same procedure to turn the acoustical alarm on If you wish to test the alarm choose the option TEST A beep sound will be instantly displayed and the LED light will flash Should you have the acoustical alarm off the LED light will flash anyway The option DISPLAY LOG will display on the screen the information concerning the last alarms detected by the device Information is shown as follows The first line indicates the subs
48. example let s imagine that there is an unusual high concentration of toluene inside a room Choose toluene as target substance and then select MON ENVIR option to quantify it The instrument will automatically search for the ideal dilution factor in order to respond on the concentration factor starting from 1 50 1 20 1 1 MON SOURCE The option Monitor Source is suited for situations where it is expected to find very low concentrations of the target substance For example it is suspected that there is a very fine leakage in one gas pipeline Choose the target substance and select MON SOURCE from the menu The instrument will automatically start from the lowest dilution factor to the higher from 1 1 1 2 1 5 1 50 until the source of the leakage is detected How TO EXIT FROM THE PID MODE 14 In order to leave the PID Mode press the right button to enter the menu 15 Choose the option GDA MODE and confirm it by pressing the right button Do not forget to check the maintenance procedures www airsense com Ja Al RSEN SUBSTANCE IDENTIFICATION ON AMMONIA CHEMISTRY SET UP DETECTION OF CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS The GDA is prepared to be launched in two distinctive set up applications regarding the type of analysis made by the IMS sensor These are the Water Chemistry and the Ammonia Chemistry set ups Up to now examples have been given using the standard configuration of the instrument in the
49. for detection of g Y Class H and T substances l Library A is being used for the substance A ANAYA identification Library B is being used for the substance B Aora identification ALPHABETICAL INDEX A AD OLEVIS TIONS csiiaiwietasaGesnnsaniadacanedavasenuadaceaSesacesededaceuwerd 6 Acoustical Alar Merser eee 17 Air Monitoring MOde cccccccssseeeceeseeceeeeeeecessaeeeeeees 27 AMI AEE PON TROEPEN TEO EEE 2 17 27 28 33 84 AMMON deene 6 12 33 34 35 37 40 Ammonia Chemistry sseesseesesenserrserrrrsrrrsrrreseee 6 33 34 Ammonia S0UTCES aceea 34 AULOMOMOUS USC nonner rena E EAT a 30 B Baseline Acquirement escenes 20 24 49 61 63 Darte ranea aH 2 6 23 36 41 C CDIA OUl Eina a n 34 36 chance fiters niinn n 37 68 Channels senon ONE ONN AONNE 80 Channels of the GDA sessssssssssssersssresressresrrserrree 14 80 Chemical Warfare Agents 2 11 13 18 35 Cleaning Mode 15 16 20 24 25 28 29 31 37 41 42 concentration limit cessiccsseseesdirdisaceenRaerintacemeacs 29 32 CVV IGA sracsictied es Bornadeie niaecice isaeeadseceniceenieeees 34 D Data LOG BEL orien NE a ON 51 52 53 84 Declaration of Contamination seses 11 37 77 78 decontamination ceecceeesceeesceeeseeeseeeeseeees 2 36 38 78 decrease the dilution ccc ccccceecceecseeesseesseeuseeeusss 32 d vice control Dan llsscscccanessdincnscacesewosdaveapiasaeieiveuarearees 45 PUI ON ce
50. ge containing the electrochemical cell 5 Insert the new the EC cartridge pay attention to the positioning and close back the panel Attention The EC cartridge has a positioning and it can only be removed in one direction We recommend doing a system check on all the sensors before starting a new measurement www airsense com 68 Al RSEN FILTERS The GDA is equipped with 2 filters the zero gas filter and the drying filter These filters have a different lifetime which is also very much dependable of the measuring conditions The lifetime of the zero gas filter is mainly dependable of the measuring conditions Using the device in environments where the air moisture rate is higher might reduce its cycle lifetime You will Know when to change this filter through the response of the System Check Tool The drying filter has an operational time of about 500 hours Since the operational time of this filter is also variable the GDA has an internal counter clock that displays an automatic message saying CHANGE FILTER once this limit has been reached The first step to take is to make a control with the System Check Tool lf the result of the spectrum is clean and the KO values are in the normal region for the test substance then you should ignore the warning message and reset the counter clock lf the System Check result show differences that means that the message is correct On that case i
51. h a substance To dilute the inlet sample of the device To calibrate the pumps Once the substance passes through the inlet it will be mixed with a defined quantity of clean air the process is called dilution and then directed to the different sensors Each sensor will then react accordingly the information from all sensors will be processed the libraries are consulted and the identification result will appear on the screen DILUTION PARAMETERS The GDAs sensor array operates with a very high sensitivity in order to safely protect the user against hazardous gas compounds at low concentrations If it comes to the assessment of substances at higher concentrations the sensor array can easily be overloaded and it can become impossible to make a correct assessment of the substances or of its potential toxicity www airsense com 16 Al RSEN z Therefore in order to prevent an overloading the GDA can automatically or manually launch a different range of dilution parameters in order to take the best sample to analyse and specially to protect the sensors Dilution Steps Sample When the GDA is started it will initially enter in CM 100 automatic CM Cleaning Mode i 99 98 This means that the device is not taking any 20 35 95 97 sample to analyse Instead of it it flushes back 10 6 10 90 94 2 To start a sampling procedure a dilution factor from 1 1 to 1 50 has to be chosen T
52. he software will appear Click ok to continue If you face any device recognition problems check Options gt GDA Parameters gt Connection if the correct interface has been selected The GDA is now operating with the WinMuster software All the actions and commands will be given through the software the device will not respond if you press the buttons on the instrument www airsense com 44 AIRSENSE A N A STARTING WINMUSTER a WinMusterGDA File View Options Info Measurement Mew Ctrl N More than a mere interface between the Load File Ctrl 0 User and the GDA the WinMuster Load GDA Log software is a consistent laboratory tool eee mear that allows analysing in detail the o Al measurement data Dei Comment On this title you will learn of how to make use of the different available options Measurement To export the current measurement into a KML file The KML file is recognised by Google Earth and allows showing on the map the exact location where the measurement has been made This option is only available on the GDA version with GPS antenna Toolbar B oes ee wat S a So E imams _ teh ny nt eee GH E ns aee waon wabe nes TR vw errr De i Fe eee ee ee www airsense com 45 A RSEN A N A DEVICE CONTROL PANEL Control Control Procedure Measurement Procedure Measurement Air a The device control panel is the main user C Suttace Start
53. his way the instrument starts analysing the gas sample with a higher or lower sensitivity HOW TO CHOOSE THE DILUTION FACTOR Dilution Factor Highest dilution factor Adequate for measuring highly volatile substances or when expecting high concentrations High dilution factor Environment Monitoring perhaps there is already an idea about where the source is Lower dilution factor Source Monitoring the source leakage is not to be recognized At this point the GDA is working at the most sensitive dilution factor high concentrations should be avoided otherwise the GDA will enter automatically in self protection cleaning mode NO Dilution Factor 50 Examples You are looking for a leakage on a gas pipeline You don t know very well where to start since you cannot smell anything unusual Choose the lowest dilution factor 1 1 lf the device instantly enters in cleaning mode that means that you are facing a higher concentration of that substance In order to get identification you will have to change the dilution to a higher factor 1 2 1 5 Example several guests from a hotel experienced vomiting and nausea during a meeting For safety reasons all the guests abandoned the meeting room and the doors were closed lt is probable that the substance causing the disease is now more concentrated inside the room Therefore before entering the room you can set up the higher concentration factor on the device 1 50 lf the d
54. ick 11 08 2008 140350 on the DELETE button 11 05 2005 14 08 21 11 05 2005 14 23 33 11 05 2005 14 29 42 v 10 94 13 cnet lc Personlich 4S aengyith gt And then click on YES for confirm your choice GUA delete log fx Date log deleted successfully Data was successfully deleted ran Dwectory C Persorbcher_Ordner gt gt Warning It is not possible to remove single measurement from the time line Instead the selected measurement and all subsequent measurements will be erased www airsense com 54 A RSEN A N A ERASING THE DATA LOGGER THROUGH THE GDA The next procedure will teach how to quickly obtain information on the capacity status of the device and of how to erase the data logger manually from the device DATA LOGGER STATUS Open the main menu and go to ADMIN LEVEL As you know this level is password protected and you will be asked to insert the password select and enter in the DATA LOGGER option Choosing STATE will show you the current data logger s memory status After you confirm it the information is shown on the screen click to continue ERASING THE DATA LOGGER To erase the actual memory information on the data logger you simply choose and enter the ERASE option To confirm this option press the left button YES The data logger is clean and free to get information on new measurements www airsense com
55. iological explosive chemical or radioactive contaminated devices or components are only accepted with a written evidence certificate of a successful decontamination according to the legal regulations 4 Legally binding statement in block letters I We Hereby assure that the given details in this form are correct and complete The shipment of contaminated devices and components will be performed in accordance with the legal regulations Company Institute Address Postal code City Telephone Fax Telex Company stamp Name Job position E mail City Date Legally binding signature AIRSENSE Analytics GmbH Version 1 1 www airsense com 719 Appendix GDA Gas Detector Array Compounds of the ETW List and Chemical Warfare Agents Safe No signal is shown on display no ETW compound or CWA is present Caution Small signals displayed no alarm ETW substance in air at concentration below limit or other substance present Warning High signals displayed or Cleaning Mode ETW concentration above limit If ID Mode switched on compound and concentration displayed Ammonia IDENTIFICATION TABLE Assistance for Compound Identification Display main channels of compounds are shown i i Chemical Alcohols Aromatic Warfare Hydrocarbons Agent Skin Chlorinates Nitrogen Hydrocarbons Oxides Alkanes Hydrazine Derivates Ketones
56. loaded automatically www airsense com 24 AIRSE AN om A N A 5 If the user sees this message it is because he forgot to remove one or more protection caps 6 If it is intended to start the measurement immediately then press the right button to start right away lf you have enough time it is recommended that you wait until the menu s start up is completely loaded 7 The menu will now show details about the height of the positive and negative reactant ion peak By observing this information it is possible to check the readiness of the instrument Peaks should be higher than 250 If that is not the case let the instrument run in dilution mode for a short while 8 Wait while the instrument s menu is launched 9 As you can see by the menu the instrument starts automatically running in Cleaning Mode The instrument is launched but before start measuring it is advisable that you run the Baseline Acquirement process www airsense com Zo Al RSEN LAUNCHING THE BASELINE ACQUIREMENT Enter the main menu by pressing the right button Select the option Baseline ACQ by pressing the left button To confirm your selection press the right button once The baseline acquirement is being performed As the baseline acquirement process is completed the instrument turns back automatically to the Cleaning Mode again If you still have some minutes before doing the measuring
57. ltering unit www airsense com 42 AIRSENSE Y T A N A EXTERNAL FILTER UNIT The external filter unit is used for supplying the system with a very low flow rate of clean air This way it will be assured that no pollution enters in the system Active carbon and silica gel are used as active filtering material CONNECTING THE GDA TO THE EXTERNAL FILTER UNIT Before connecting the GDA to the external filtering unit please be sure that you have run it in Cleaning Mode in order to eliminate traces of substances on the filters If you have run the instrument in Cleaning Mode but even though there are signs of any substance in one or more channels do not connect yet the filtering unit Let the GDA run again in CM for another while STARTING 1 Make sure that the GDA instrument is OFF 2 Close the Zero Gas Inlet upper in the back of the instrument and open the gas inlet in front and the gas outlet below rear of the GDA2 3 Connect the GDA inlet to the tube by using the inlet adapter and then insert the other extremity of the tube to the external filter 4 Connect the External Filter to the power supply either the power supply cable or the surveillance vehicle socket 5 You can now leave the instrument until you need to use it again NOTES lf you preview not to use the instrument for a longer period please remove the battery Do not place the GDA on the ground if possible use the GDA
58. measurement CHANNEL SENSOR CHARACTERISTIC SUBSTANCES IMS Ammonia IMS Innorganic sour gases small chlorinated molecules OMS Polar substances electropositive IMS Polar substances electronegative Substances oxidized on the hot surface Substances dissociating in the ECS e g Phosgene wee PID Aromatic unsaturated hydrocarbons A B o D a G Each channel represents a determined sensor which is able to detect a specific range of substances The concentration is translated into bars that follow the channels A not completely filled bar indicates a smaller concentration of a determined substance a A completely filled bar confirms the presence of a determined substance in higher Concentration www airsense com Lo Al RSEN FLOW SYSTEM The working principle of the instrument lies on the measurement of samples which is made possible due to two of the flowing circuits in the instrument One flowing circuit leads the sample gas from the gas inlet into the different sensors and then out of the instrument The other circuit pulls clean air inside the GDA On the graphic it can be observed that the pump that is closer to the inlet will be providing clean air to the device Gas Inlet nt Gas Outet Filters JS Zero Gas Inlet The instrument needs clean air in for the following reasons To keep the sensors clean Cleaning Mode To avoid the sensors to be overloaded wit
59. nt is connected to AC power supply Connect the device to the externe power supply and repeat the test roe STs i test substance and repeat the sensor test INVALID CALIBRATION REPEAT Inlet is not receiving enough gas Prove the good conditions of the SEMIS ELE ERROR REDE A ERAON REEE test substance and repeat the sensor test Cleaning time was not enough to erase remaining signals from the i WARNING POA MOTTO ee channels Leave the instrument in Cleaning Mode and repeat the calibration later OPERATION WILL BE REPEATED The calibration procedure was not successful Prove the good WARNING aki ane conditions of the test substance and repeat the calibration NO SIGNAL Inlet is not receiving enough gas Prove the good conditions of the WARNING test substance and repeat the sensor test Error when establishing a wireless connection Turn off the GDA Wireless WIRELESS ACCESS FAILED and restart it again Review wireless configurations of your WARNING l Only computer Should the problem persist please contact Airsense Support service i Sra WARNING WARNING HUMIDIPY IN IMS Heat up the instrument and or change the filters WARNING DEVICE NOT CLEAN The channels are still presenting high signs of substance WARNING YET concentration Set the instrument in cleaning mode until peaks disappear Self test not successful within 20 minutes Error can occur after ERROR A 041 SELFTEST TIMEOUT previous cycle filter change possibl
60. nt process will reset and balance the different channels sensors of the GDA device lt is recommended to do the baseline acquirement when the instrument had enough time to clean up after the last measurement when the signals of the channels do not vary significantly In order to act safe we recommend doing the Baseline Acquirement each time before performing an important measurement Depending on the conditions it takes about one minute to be completed For practical information see the Title Launching the Baseline Acquirement www airsense com Zi A RSEN SUBSTANCE WITH QUESTION MARK A QUESTION MARK MAY APPEAR AFTER THE NAME OF A SUBSTANCE FOR EXAMPLE HCN The display of the GDA has shown a question mark after the name of detected substance HCN 1 One cause can be that when working in open air the GDA recognises the presence of HCN but other components in very lower concentrations are also present These substances cannot be directly identified but they are detected If that is the case to evaluate which substances can these be the user should analyse the spectra and look at the response of the different channels Since each channel responds to a different sensor and reports to a different substance group there is a greater possibility of finding a matching pattern and deduct which other compounds are present 2 The question mark may also appear if the user interrupts the iden
61. o weeks FLOW CHECK The Flow Check tool will check if the instrument is ready to carry out a measurement by analysing the current flow This test will launch a sequence of stages that will calibrate the instrument The sequence has the following order Cleaning Stage gt Baseline Acquirement gt Test signal gt Cleaning Stage The Cleaning Stage will clean the device until the relative values drop to the recommended limits If the instrument is kept clean the cleaning stage is made within a few seconds If that is not the case this stage can last up to two minutes During all stages you will be able to check on the device screen the advancement of the task through the task completion bars As soon as a stage is completed a new bar will appear www airsense com 62 PAP a ESas LAUNCHING THE FLOW CHECK TOOL 1 Connect power supply cable to the device and start the GDA 2 As soon as the program is launched enter the main menu and choose the option SYSTEMCHECK and then FLOWCHECK 3 Take out the maintenance lid from the front of the device and assemble the Checktool on the GDA without vial 4 You will be asked to mount the vial containing the test substance into the Checktool 5 After that the system will start the first cleaning stage The tool will now bring the absolute values of each sensor to the corresponding accepted limits Should the 2 minutes time not be en
62. onsee EAEE ENA EENEN EEEIEE EENEN ENESTE 78 DECLARATION OF CONTAMINATION FORMULARY sssssssssseessseesssersseresserresrresererssrressrresorresorrrssrrseeereesrresorrreserreeerereeeree 79 DENTIA CA NON TAP E a a E AA A A AE touches 80 CHANNELS OFTHE GDA 2 sewed cencctivnecsense dareeeuasedcioawtetceaaateactusnumteceaeaaataieceudcusaer bund snehedoeseun A E 81 STRUCTURE OF THE MENU morrir AAN E E A AA N 82 ERROR MESSAGES opens cote esies ecw eta Eoaea NA ENEE NARESE ENEE OAEIAE ENAN N EANAN EINEAN ENAA 83 IMS ONEY MODE SYMBOLS eras nce iriran E A E E 85 ALPHABETICAL INDEX sssssessesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssossssssssosssssssssssssssssssssssssssesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssoo 86 www airsense com 5 Al RSEN GDA TECHNICAL DATA Modes of Operation Water Chemistry set up GDA Mode Ammonia Chemistry set up CWA detection mode Surface Investigating Mode Air Monitoring Mode PID Operating Mode Detectors 1 lon Mobility Spectrometer IMS 1 Photo lonisation Detector PID 1 Electrochemical Cell EC 2 Metal Oxide Sensors MOS Sampling system Measurement time Identification Response time Display Power Supply Weight Dimensions Optional Accessories Spare Items Wireless Antenna GPS Antenna GDA s Support Holder Interface network cable USB adapter Hexagon socket service tool O rings tweezers Shoulder strap hooks Li lonen Battery Charger device Sensor Test Tool Sensor T
63. ough to clean up the device during the Cleaning stage the following message will appear on the screen In this case it is recommended to take out the Checktool from the device and run the GDA in cleaning mode during some time before trying to execute the Flow Check procedure www airsense com re 6 Then the device will start the Baseline Acquirement stage 7 After that comes the Test Signal stage where the dilution will be increased to 98 to test the relative values The Test Signal Stage lasts a maximum of 15 seconds a If within this time there is a negative answer regarding the relative values the device will display an error message At this point the process is interrupted and the user is asked to press the button to return to the main menu b If within 15 seconds the answer is positive the device responds with the Dilution OK informing that the Flow Check tool was carried out successfully 8 As soon as this success message is shown the user is asked to detach the vial containing the test gas from the device The Checktool should be detached as well 9 To finish the instrument will launch a new cleaning stage during 2 minutes The user will be able to check the evolution of the task on the screen www airsense com 64 AIRSENSE ANALY TIC S SENSOR CHECK Start by connecting the GDA to the power supply cable 1 After having connected the inst
64. out simple contaminants a heating time of 30 minutes may be enough In more severe cases run the heating step overnight 8 10 hou rs Special Commands 4 As soon as the ideal temperature is reached deactivate the instrument heater 5 Let the instrument cool down If you notice disturbing peaks in the spectra during cool down these are normal Also the IMS is out of the normal range so it will not release useful data The contaminant is on the filter Once the instrument is back to operating temperature lt 45 C watch the IMS spectra and run a sensor check If the sensor check passes correctly the instrument is in operating condition www airsense com 41 Al RSEN z SWITCHING OFF THE GDA As soon as the measurement process is finished increase the dilution of the device until it reaches the Cleaning Mode Observe the CM letters in the right side of the instrument Now the instrument is running in the CLEANING MODE After measurements have been done the instrument should run in dilution mode for 15 minutes at least Make sure that all channels are clear If not leave the instrument running in Cleaning Mode for a while more The instrument is switched off by pressing this button twice lf the GDA is to be stored during a longer period it is important to take out the battery from the device PA If on the contrary it is planned to use it in very short time we recommend plugging it to the external fi
65. response from the device within 10 seconds then you reduce the dilution factor to 1 20 or less until you get a response The named substances and its concentration should give you a hint of how to put in place the established safety procedures Do not forget to communicate with the team to get information on the substances check if there are any additional hazards to be taken into account if there is a fire do not forget to check how the substance reacts in contact with other substances water f ex Nonetheless be prepared to the fact that the device will enter in Cleaning Mode as soon as the concentration limit of a substance is exceeded www airsense com 30 Al RSEN PHOTO IONIZATION DETECTOR PID MODE The Photo lonization Detector is used for the quantification of aromatic compounds It is recommended for situations where the user knows which substance should be measured and just a quantitative results is needed The response factors are chosen from the database and react to substances such as Acetone Benzene Chlorobenzene Ethanol Hexane Styrene Toluene Vinyl chloride The PID MODE is usually used in autonomous mode Below you will find a step by step description of how to use the PID Mode LAUNCHING THE PID MODE 1 After starting the instrument and making the baseline acquirement process choose the option PID ONLY from the main menu 2 Select Yes and the instrument will sta
66. rocedure Do not forget to remove the filters and the ammonia carbamat source that you inserted on the device To dispose of the filters and the carbamat source the decontamination team should follow the established procedures In case doubts please direct to the national local regulations www airsense com oy Al RSEN 5 After decontamination bring the device to a clean air area and insert the new filters Zero gas and cycle filter 6 Connect the device to the power supply and to the computer start the WinMuster software and choose the option Heat IMS Tube ON This procedure will take about 30 minutes to be completed Although it will be not enough to completely clean the flowing circuits from the ammonia Special Commands Heat IMS tube on Please check further the Clean Up Procedure title for additional information 7 Leave the instrument running in Cleaning Mode as long as the channels present any signals It may take about two or three days to clean Ammonia out of the system and it is possible that you might have to change filters again Check the readiness of the instrument by observing if there are still any signals on the screen As soon as the instrument is clean again carry out a complete System Check SHOULD YOU NEED TO SEND BACK TO AIRSENSE THE DEVICE OR ANY COMPONENT DO NOT FORGET TO FILL IN THE DECLARATION OF CONTAMINATION AND SEND IT TOGETHER WITH THE COMPONEN
67. rt in the PID MODE a Note that the Cleaning Mode self protection will be launched b On the PID Mode the device will automatically choose ACETONE as target substance to measure To change the target substance read the next instructions www airsense com ou A RSEN A N A How TO CHOOSE THE TARGET SUBSTANCE As the PID Mode is activated the GDA enters automatically Acetone as default substance to be measured Since you want to quantify another substance for example Benzene follow these steps 6 Press the right button once and you will enter the Substances menu 7 A list of substances will appear Choose the required substance 8 Once you SELECT the target Substance the menu will return to the PID measurement mode 9 To start measuring choose the required dilution level manually by pressing the left button and then confirm your choice by pressing the right button 10 The instrument will then start analyzing and quantification will be done 11 Finally the respective quantification will be shown www airsense com 32 A RSEN A N A lf you are not sure about which dilution factor to use enter the menu by pressing the right button and there you will see two options which may suit the best to your case MON ENVIR The option Monitor Environment is suited for situations where you may have to deal with higher concentration values on the target substance For
68. rument to the power supply launch the instrument and select the item SYSTEMCHECK from the menu 2 In the next option list choose the item SENSORCHECK 3 Connect the sensor check tool to the GDA without vial 4 Wait while the Sensor Check Tool is cleaned 5 As this message appears the user is required to apply the test substance on the SCT 6 So pick the vial with the test substance and introduce it in the sensor check tool www airsense com 65 AIRSE A N A lt AN om 7 Now the baseline acquirement process will be launched 8 The test substance will be provided 9 And afterwards the electrochemical cell is tested 10 This message indicates that the cleaning procedure was successful 11 As last operation detach the test substance from the sensor check tool Now you are sure that all the sensors are working immaculately PEAK HEIGHT The last tool that you can find in the SystemCheck panel is the Peak Height As you enter this option the instrument will display the current status of the peaks that are being analysed The KO value and the level of the Reactant lon Positive and Negative peaks are given To learn more about the functional parameters read the instructions from the title Interpreting the Instrument www airsense com 66 Al RSEN PEAK HEIGHT INTERPRETING THE INSTRUMENT The purpose of this procedure is to learn abo
69. support While stored the instrument should be permanently connected to the external filtering unit in order to maintain filters clean When stored it is important to have the device is in a clean air zone Do not store the instrument together with the test substances www airsense com 43 A RSEN A N A NON AUTONOMOUS USE MEASURING WITH WINMUSTER INSTALLING WINMUSTER A CD containing the WinMuster Software can be found inside the GDA s case Setup Sprache auiwahien Let s go through the Software Instalation steps Widen Ste de Sprache sus de wibvend der retaliation berute werden sol 1 As you insert the CD in the CD drive a pop up window should appear on the screen to confirm the installation language In case this doesn t happens open the CD drive folder in the Windows explorer and double click the file setup exe 2 From this moment on the software assistant will help you through the installation process until its completion 3 Connect the PC with the GDA via interface cable If the PC has no serial interface D Sub 9 way a Serial To USB adapter SKOLE can be used File View Options Info GDA Winrmuster 4 Launch the software by clicking Windows Start gt Programs gt Airsense gt Winmuster GDA and check the communication between computer and device If the communication is successful a window containing the device serial number and the version of t
70. t side the battery is being loaded on the battery power station 8 The user can take the GDA at anytime to measure autonomously outside the vehicle lt takes about 3 minutes to make it ready To do so Turn off the GDA detach it from the Support Holder disconnect the RS2382 cable and insert the battery Then turn on the GDA let him go through the initialisation process and if you have the time do the Baseline Acquirement process The instrument is ready www airsense com 56 AIRSENSE A N A GDA OPTIONAL FEATURES WIRELESS ANTENNA The GDA 2 can be equipped with a 2 4GHz WLAN Network antenna allowing the user to control the instrument remotely while making measurements on the field To establish a Wireless connection with the GDA the computer must have the necessary hardware for wireless or have a wireless USB adapter First enter the main menu of the GDA and scroll down until the option Wireless The black bar indicates that the wireless function is active Note that once that the Wireless function is active it is not possible to transfer any data through the RS232 cable USB adapter To make the cable connection possible you need to unselect the Wireless option FINDING THE GDA s IP ADDRESS To establish a Wireless connection with the GDA It is also necessary to Know the IP address of the GDA and the password for encryption of data WEP WPA Here is how to obtain tt 1 Turn on the GDA and en
71. t Nis If you wish to save the library to the GDA please ask AIRSENSE for more information The access to the library management is granted only to transfer new libraries into the GDA We strongly recommend not changing the libraries www airsense com 49 PADASAN PERFORM MEASUREMENTS WITH THE SOFTWARE 1 Connect GDA 2 to the PC by using the RS 232 cable start the device and launch the WinMuster Software 2 Check the communication between GDA 2 and software Click on lt Info gt lt GDA gt File View Options Info E E pa wWinmuster 3 If the connection is successful the device information will be shown 4 After that load a temporary library from the GDA or from the file File Yiew Options Info Measurement b Library gt New Print Ctrl P Load from File Ctri L Load from GDA Print Setup Save to Fil Page Setup chi li Exit Info Ctrl I 5 Then activate the button Air from the Control Panel and from the drop down menu below choose Zero Point the same as Baseline Acquirement gt m Special Commands i Special Commands Procedure fe Air C Surface www airsense com 50 AIRSENSE AN ALY TIC S 6 In order to protect the system against high gas X a Positive Spectrum concentrations set the dilution to maximum with this button The value of the dilution can be variably adjusted afterwards by
72. t is recommended to follow the instructions below in order to change filters and in the end to reset the internal counter clock IF lt happens that you changed the filters not for long time ago and you are being shown this automatic message do a control with the System Check tool just for precaution and if everything is ok then just reset the internal counter clock www airsense com Se PADARN REPLACING THE FILTERS Important rule when replacing the filters The needed time to replace the filters has to be as short as possible DRYING FILTER Start by removing the protection cap from the drying filter on the rear left side of the device Then remove the drying filter by turning rotating the filter Remove the cap from the new filter Replace it for the old one and close back the lid ZERO GAS FILTER The zero gas filter can be found on the rear right side of the device Proceed the same way as well to replace this filter The O Rings cannot be damaged If they get damaged replace them Make sure that closed both lids well As soon as the filters are changed the counter clock has to be reset and a new flow calibration has to be done see chapter System Check Attention Contaminated filters must be packed in special cases and these cases must be marked with CONTAMINATED www airsense com 70 A RSEN A N A RESET THE INTERNAL COUNTER CLOCK Now that you have changed the filters we advise
73. tance The second line indicates the date and the concentration The third line indicates the time and shows if the alarm was displayed The fourth line gives the user the option to continue reading next alarm displayed or to cancel the operation and go back to the main menu www airsense com 18 Al RSEN LIBRARIES Libraries store the information regarding the properties of each substance Depending on the end user s objective AIRSENSE can deliver the GDA with a custom made library alone or with the standard libraries available If you enter the item Library from the main menu you may find the following description for the libraries CWA This specific library contains information on the different chemical warfare agents TIC This is a Toxic Industrial Chemicals dedicated library containing information on a wide spectrum of substances usually used by chemical industries HOM The Home library is a custom made library that responds to the needs of each end user Other Libraries may be available depending on the user needs Customers can demand AIRSENSE in advance to elaborate a dedicated library containing the pre selected substances How TO CHOOSE A DIFFERENT LIBRARY To choose a different library Enter the main menu by clicking on the right button Choose and select the option Library As you can see on this example the actual selected Library is library B Select another library by pressing the l
74. ter the Menu To check on the IP address of the GDA go to ADMIN LEVEL and enter the Password 2 On the next menu choose WIRELESS OPT and finally choose IP The next screen will show you the actual IP address of the GDA Write down the instrument IP you will need it later on As soon as you have obtained the IP address of the GDA you will need to configure your computer in order to be able to establish the connection between both devices The objective is to configure the TCP IP internet options for the wireless functions on your computer This configuration depends from operative system to operative system but the steps are much alike Just as a start guideline we will follow the Windows Vista configurations These settings need only to be given once but you must have Administrator Privileges www airsense com OF Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Extras and then Network and Internet Startseite der SystemsteUCrU SII ooo H i nn IONS Klassische Ansicht i Connections T S he C a tt X Leistungsinformat Mail Maus Netzwerk und und tools Name Kategorie E 4 After that open the window Network Connections Ea t Netowerloreterncdus gen Ore Gebete Arercet Edm Erwetert 5 And now on the icon Wireless Connection click with the right Deaktiiveen button to open the Properties panel oe Dprerennen D pica m Votredunges U
75. the Declaration of Contamination to the device or component during the shipment International and national transport precautions have to be observed at shipment of contaminated devices and components The guidelines for the dispatch are P IDecontamination of devices and components PlOptimal packaging and marking of goods PIDispatch only in suitable transport containers and PiIComplete accompanying documents Please use the following address for shipment AIRSENSE Analytics GmbH Service Hagenower Strasse 73 D 19061 Schwerin Germany www airsense com 78 A N A EY es See This form must only be completed and signed by authorized and qualified personnel DECLARATION OF CONTAMINATION FORMULARY 1 Devices and components Delivery date 2 Reason for return short fault description 3 Condition of devices and components a Have the devices and components been used L YES b Are the devices and components free of health hazard pollutants LJ YES If NO mark the kind s of contamination with a cross L radioactive L biological L chemical Ll explosive C toxic C corrosive C other harmful substances Kind of harmful substances or dangerous reaction products determined by process with which the devices and components got in contact Product name Chemical description Danger Countermeasures at the release First aid measures Manufacturer possibly formula class of harmful substances at accidents B
76. the option regarding the Environment Monitoring MON ENVIR Confirm your selection by pressing the right button once 3 The instrument works with lowest dilution at 1 4 You can start monitoring 5 You will notice that the instrument turns to cleaning mode every time that the concentration climbs above the ETW supported limit 6 As soon as the concentration decreases the instrument automatically turns back to the AIR MONITORING MODE again Note The dilution may be adjusted by pressing the left button The available dilution range can be seen below CM Cleaning mode 50 20 10 5 2 1 lowest dilution The presence of hazardous substances will be signalised if detected by the GDA The alarm system will be always on during the time that it is on the Air Monitoring Mode www airsense com Zo Al RSEN SOURCE MONITORING MODE gt Ti f a This operating mode is used in order to seek leakages and sources This is possible duo to the integrated dilution feature adapted in the GDA instrument a LAUNCHING THE SOURCE MONITORING MODE 1 The instrument is currently working in the GDA Mode 2 Open the main menu and choose MON SOURCE meaning monitoring source 3 Here you will be able to see that the instrument starts automatically with a dilution factor of 20 units 4 If no signals are recognized the dilution decreases automatically after some seconds 5
77. tification process before the device completes the identification process In that case the user can decide if it is necessary to make a new assessment 3 If there is a very high concentration of a substance the device can enter in cleaning mode self protection automatically In this case the identification time was adequate to identify the substance but it wasn t enough to quantify the substance Should it be the case the user can launch a new measurement www airsense com Ze A RSEN A N A GDA MODE OVERVIEW operating mode that uses the 4 sensors lon Mobility nae EC Spectrometer Photo Ionization ey A T The GDA MODE is a general 37 MOS i gt coc Detector Semiconductors and Electrochemical Cell to analyse the environment PID Gas Inlet The GDA MODE can be adapted accordingly depending on the situation and scope of measurement to carry out The GDA Mode represents various measuring functions although with different properties lt is important to take into account what dilution factor to choose and if it is launched manually or automatically In the normal GDA measuring mode the user can choose the appropriate dilution factor manually If the dilution factor is to be chosen automatically two other possibilities are available These are the Environment and Source Monitoring Modes The Environment Monitoring Mon Envir mode allows a very sensitive substance detection and it starts
78. tion must be sent together with the instrument www airsense com LL Al RSEN GDA MEASUREMENT SEQUENCE The combination of multiple sensors in the GDA allows a very broad band detection of toxic substances The GDA is first of all warning device that ensures the safety of its user and only after as an analytical instrument able to recognizing and quantifying substances The sequence of the measuring process can be described in the following way The user will start the measurement by changing the instrument from cleaning mode to measuring mode Therefore the dilution will be decreased manually or automatically until reaching the desired dilution level The continuous sample received by the instrument is being permanently analysed and compared with the pattern stored in the instrument s library Should there be a match on the sample with the library entry the name of the substance should be displayed on the screen of the instrument and if the acoustical alarm settings are on an acoustical alarm should be released aa CO Fr I JJ i im verses eee Pattern Spectra Identification Quantification fl lt may happen that the measured substance is not loaded on the current library Even so if the concentration or the substance itself represents a hazard for the user the GDA will display an alert www airsense com 12 Peers SENSORS amp SUBSTANCES The selective properties of the sensors allow the GDA a broa
79. using the slider or the spin buttons above it 7 The measurement is launched by pressing the button START GDA Control fX Z Positive Spec Procedure Measurement While measuring the dilution should be decreased until one or more channels are responding and the identification result appears Ai C Surface Among the information that is shown you will be able to observe iai SIA 61 230 Identification results S B 62 444 Concentrations mR Boe sien Temperature SE 1060 327 0 118 Measurement Progress S6 139713 SiH 11 601 f oes ee a E mm ect Pressure 1055 4 Pos Voltage 1812 1 Neg Voltage 1812 5 KOH pos neq 205 109 1 2 34 582 0 194 3423 220 1236 169 831 000 00 i 162 96 0 00 00 00 00 000 00 00 00 000 00 000 00 000 00 000 00 00 00 Substance Iident Coeff Concent ACRYLNITR 1 148 1 00 ppm 51 www airsense com Al RSEN DATA LOGGER To explain how the measurement data is compiled and transferred from the GDA let s go back to back to the device The data logger keeps records of all the measurements done autonomously with the GDA This function is automatically activated each time the instrument is launched The measurement information will be ee A saved into the SD card lodged in the maintenance panel of the device On the other hand if the GDA is currently doing a measurement connected to th
80. ut the optimal functioning parameters of the GDA After having launched the instrument as previously explained the user will now be able to observe the feedback from the different sensors on the display of the device The GDA device will be ready to operate in the best conditions if the following values are inside the given ranges targetrange maintenance range _ RIP IMS RIN IMS Chanel E SC Chanel F SC 100k 1M lt 50k 10M Chanel G EC 400 500 lt 350 gt 600 Chanel H PID 5 100 lt 5 gt 150 Ideal Working Temperature t 35 C up to 40 C Positive and Negative Voltage U 1 6 1 7 kV The position of the substance peak K in negative spectra while measuring the test substance should be at K gt 2 70 If the position of the substance peaks in negative spectra is Ko lt 2 65 that means that the instrument has too much humidity If this happens then heat up the IMS tube up to 80 C www airsense com 67 AIRSENS A N A a REPLACING THE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL It is recommended to keep the new electrochemical cell in the refrigerator The chemical process into the EC is minimized and therefore its lifetime can be extended 1 Start by removing the front lid from the device 2 Remove the five screws from the holding cap wa 3 The electrochemical cell can be found on the right side of the maintenance panel r 4 Using the tweezers pull out the cartrid

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