TAB - User's guide
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1. User s guide fae ELEL i RONIL Technical support and product information http www lae electronic com info lae electronic com Page 2 LAE electronic TAB4 2 User s guide TAB 4 2 User s guide INTRODUCTION TAB is a software monitoring and supervising plants that are controlled by LAE instruments It performs data logging alarm management and virtual instrument tasks The TAB features are described in the following chapters 1 CONFIGURATION 2 DATA LOGGER 3 DATA DISPLAY AND PRINTOUT 4 AAARM MANAGEMENT and REPORT SENDING 5 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Computer with Windows Vista XP 2000 operating system installed and running properly minimum processor and memory as required from Windows version Mouse CD ROM drive at least 640x480 pixels screen resolution 16 bit colour at least 500 Mb Hard Disk space available for software installation 1RS232 serial port RS 232 to RS485 adapter mod LAE SBC485 or other suitable hardware interface for connection with LAE instruments For SMS message sending 1 additional RS232 serial port 1 GSM modem it must be one of the suitable models consult the supplier of software INSTALLATION Connect the software protection dongle to a USB port If the dongle is not connected the TAB will perform data logging only Before proceeding to the installation of TAB close all running tasks Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive and2. choose the installation option from the menu appearing if the CD menu does not appear automatically run x autorun exe where x is the drive letter for your CD ROM drive Then follow instructions given by the installation program After the installation has been performed successfully the LAE TAB 4 2 group will be found in the program start menu from here select TAB 4 2 to start the program TAB Main Panel supermarket Fresco Ltd M Bournette 69 Oxford ph 09 546320 fax 59 6097527 Bi Data Logging Data Retrieve A Alarm management Aa Virtual Instrument System management LAE electronic TAB4 2 User s guide Page 3 1 CONFIGURATION When the installation is over the first operation you have to perform is TAB configuration To do this you have to input the details of the plant to be monitored and the way the various functions such as data logging or SMS sending have to work From Main Panel start the configuration function with Configuration and digit password 1 As default configuration after the installation no password is set in order to protect the system it is necessary to set both passwords 1 and 2 PASSWORDS From General Configuration window it is possible to modify the passwords 1 and 2 which are necessary for respectively the first for program configuration and closing the second for instrument setting Password 2 is considered of
3. an upper level compared to the 1 and therefore grants access to all functions Once the passwords have been typed and confirmed they are stored there s no need to either save the rest of the configuration or restart the TAB From General Configuration window at the top you must input the plant name i e a description enabling you to identify the Plant In this window you can also get the monitored data to be logged in text format automatically in such a way that they may be immediately available in Excel or other programs without the need to get them exported at a later stage In order to achieve this you must tick the box Text format data logging See chapter Data Logger to learn more about this function System configuration Plant denomination supermarket Fresco Ltd M Bournette Street 69 Oxford ph 99 546320 fax 59 6867527 _defrostunts on _vixedunts RUI ov Text Format data logging lv File name extension ls mi Wireless Netw Alarm settings gt UNITS CONFIGURATION The plant is a system consisting of several units refrigeration cabinets rooms cases or others that are individually controlled by a regulator You configure the units by assigning to every connected point the model of the controller its own address and a unit description allowing to unambiguously identify its purpose in the plant To do this it will be helpful to first of all draw up a list of the various items to compi
4. es E ella eli BRO eun foso 36 70 elea SO Temp Humid e Alarm 0 I I I I I I I I I 09 00 08 30 10 00 10 30 1100 11 30 1200 12 30 13 00 13 30 14 00 17 09 04 17 09 04 17 09 04 17 09 04 17 09 04 17 09 04 17 09 04 17 09 04 17 09 04 17 09 04 17 09 04 Moreover several graph analysis tools are available such as zooming or the cursor as well as several curve or scale customisation options LAE electronic TAB4 2 User s guide Page 9 Cursor Value Cursor Time Cursor Name all elio BE re amaty fiosa 30 70 spine gt Scale settings _f Cursor movement enabling Cursor display mode Zoom and panning Lock control Cursor movement By clicking on Export the loaded data can be saved in a text format readable from Excel or other spreadsheets programs the data that will be exported are those of the period that you select and load and are the same as those appearing in the table representation Following zooming or scale modification the graph might include just part of them The displayed data can be printed by clicking on Print the printout will either show the table or the graph depending on what is on the screen at that specific moment In case of graph printout a preview window opens up from which you can again choose the type of line colour and other features of the curves in such a way as to obtain the best result according to the type of printer used for example although it s always preferabl
5. in the TAB format and that can always be retrieved and analysed with the TAB tools and if necessary exported in text format 3 DATA DISPLAY AND PRINTOUT From Main Panel by clicking on or within Data Retrieve area you get access to the retrieve display and printout of the data stored by the data logger It s first of all necessary to choose the unit in the plant of which you wish to retrieve data and set the start and end time amp date of the period you are interested in Then click on to retrieve data To set date and time press the little button close to the relevant boxes a window will appear where it will be easy to choose day month year and time If you want to retrieve the data of a unit no longer present in the configuration choose free device Model No from the units list and then input model and device number After data have been loaded they can be displayed in a graph format or alternatively in a table format by pressing button Table If you choose a graph the curves representing a value refer to the scale on the left while those representing an on off state refer to scale on the right O off 1 on scales can be modified for an easier data consultation by clicking on the highest or lowest scale values and by giving new limits By clicking on the right hand legend you can modify the outlook of the various curves Historical Data Mixed Units Unit Cold room Fruts Humidity Device gHT2w Nala 7
6. Vegetables UC6S LOUIS my ae 1 24 gt Milk amp Yoghurt UCBO Lco32 10 fa ie 2 1a gt Meat 5043 cpci2 ee as 2 1b gt Meat 5C43 Rociz 3 fa 004 2 1c gt Sausages SC102 55090 e S csi 2 2a gt Frozen Vegetables GVA 2 LCD32 gl 3 lo 2 3a gt Frozen Foods GVa 2 LOD32 14 aes 3 1a gt Cold room 1 Fruits amp vegetables FGS8 MCDUS1 Ca 52 zz 32a gt Cold room 2 Meat 5490 LCDSE 12 Gia zz Logging rate 15 min 23 09 2004 17 18 15 In the windows Defrost Units dedicated to refrigeration the program shows Temperature and Defrost Alarm and Communication Error States for every single connected unit You can get the list of units scrolled by means of the right hand cursor or with the keyboard by using the Page UP DOWN keys i O k pMwoOE G ZZZ m leis Supermarket Fresco Ltd M Bournette Street 69 Oxford ph 09 546320 fax 89 6875427 Cool Unit Suction Suck Setpoint Alarm Mainten COPSE0 201 a mm 3 18 Bar 0 02 bar fa i Cool Unit Condensing Cond Setpoint Alarm Mainten COPCS0 202 e bar bar p Cold room Fruits Humidity Temp Humid HTA 7 ni cll 7 4 98 42 1 Cold room Fruits Temperature Temp LT W 12 9 e 7 5 3 Logging rate 10 min 23 09 2004 17 26 19 In the window Mixed Units the program shows units that are control
7. With M select all or part of the parameters and assign them a new value C Write your comment on the top row This description can help you understand the purpose of that setup D Click on and choose folder and name of the new file LATEST HOURS TREND From Virtual Instrument window by selecting a peripheral and clicking on Latest h trend you promptly obtain a graphic representation of all its analogic inputs stored during the last 24 hours Latest hours trend Defrost Units Unit P za Frozen Vegetables GVA 2 Device Lcoaz Mo Il 5 Temp 1 11 55 45 43 BE Bel 3 02 00 00 10 0 a EE 2 Temp 1 Temp 2 l l l l l l l l l ll 00 11 20 11 40 12 00 12 20 12 40 13 00 13 20 13 40 14 00 30 09 04 30 09 04 30 09 04 30 09 04 30 09 04 30 09 04 30 09 04 30 09 04 30 09 04 30 09 04 LAE electronic TAB4 2 User s guide Page 13 This function offers a valid tool for diagnostics purposes or to adjust the unit setup parameters to improve controller performance As per the historical graphs tools such as zooming panning cursors and several different curve outlook customisation tools are available for an ideal data consultation Troubleshooting The comm error indicator remains red 1 Check that the SBC485 is powered correctly on LED lit 2 If the on LED is lit but the other LED s of the SBC485 never light up check that the selected PC COM port actually corresponds to the one connected to the SBC485 that i
8. at the window top row then click on Insert From this window it s also necessary to select the serial port COM used for communication with the units and the logging rate 5 30 minutes The logging rate is the saving rate on hard disk of the data read on the enabled peripherals When the configuration is over return to previous window by clicking on Ok If necessary repeat the same operations to configure units in the other group Warning you must set an identification number peripheral address to every single instrument connected to the TAB You must then also set the same numbers in the TAB configuration window to the corresponding units appearing in Defrost Units and Mixed Units All numbers set must be different from each other and even different from each group of units Defrost Units and Mixed Units Defrost Units configuration 5 i a loj x Unit Device Mo on L 1a gt vegetables uc65s Wous M e E fi ib gt vegetables uces Mous M 100 OI E ia gt Meat 5C45 00000000 a Sf 2 MI F ib gt Meat 5C43 sce ll BicsSausages 5C102 HESDIO Sf 6 MII P 2a gt Frozen Vegetables GYA 2 sioz 5 al P 3a gt Frozen Foods GYA 2 sioz S 14 lm B 1a gt Cold room 1 Fruits amp Vegetables Fass Sfacpusi S 4 ll B za gt Cold room 2 Meat SA90 eLo Sl 12 i Port gicomi Logging rate 15 min UNIT IDENTIFICATION MODE In this manual you have an example of how t
9. ched on After saving the plant configuration with Save click on Wireless Netw Wireless Network Configuration rev M SWE module address t1 0013A20040342283 l _ 0013A200403422C6 _ 0013A200403422D1 Joo13a20040342201 0013A200403422D1 0013A200403422D1 2 4 1 1 001 3420040342201 001 3420040342201 001 3420040342201 0 O1 G 001 3420040342201 In the window opening up there is a list of all peripheral numbers given to the controllers of the units added On the side of every single controller number that is connected to an SWB wireless module you must write the 16 character address appearing on the external label of the SWB box Page 6 LAE electronic TAB4 2 User s guide In order to avoid writing all individual characters of all addresses present click on and choose the COM port to which the SWB C network coordinator is connected In this way you will obtain a list of addresses of all the SWB R s detected in the network Now just click on the arrow on the side of the address field and choose the right address from the menu For those controllers connected to the same SWB R you must logically choose the same address For those controllers which are connected to the PC directly via a hard wired RS485 line the field must be left empty SETTING ALARM PRIORITY Clicking on Alarm Setting you have got access to the Alarm Setting window In order to set the alarm priorities for a
10. des the following information Short Header Date and Time list of the units where alarms took place with alarm type if none No Alarms In order to identify the unit the first 60 characters of the given description are used _ReportsMonitor______ pa al ES Header Short header FRESCO 1 SMS report Receiver name Phone number When message is sent John Adams 443204623314 Alam Bill Sullivan 443201726736 Alarm and Time Jennifer Hirons 443226512248 Never Report time 08 30 12 00 15 30 19 00 27 15 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 17 00 12 00 The use of the GSM modem allows an alarm report to be sent not only automatically but also as a reply to an occasional request by any GSM mobile phone To achieve this it s necessary to send a message like the following to the modem telephone number R receiver s number required function As an example R 391231234567 LCR LAE electronic TAB4 2 User s guide Page 11 The report request message sent to the TAB may also omit the receivers number of the report R LCR in this case the report will be sent to the sender of the request Presently the only supported function is LCR Last Check Report which requires a report on the alarms just like the report that is sent automatically at set times If SMS report sending has been enabled when the TAB is started a window comes on allowing you to easily check on the receivers and when messag
11. e SMS messages To enable the calls tick the SMS report box and then select the used GSM modem model and the connecting COM port It s now possible to set up to 12 receivers and the circumstances under which the report will be sent for every receiver input name mobile phone number and choose if message sending must be temporarily disabled Never otherwise if it must occur in case of alarm only or also at the established times up to twelve in Report Time If necessary use C to erase the last time set LAE electronic TAB4 2 User s guide Page 5 With OK confirm the data set and return to the General Configuration window Now save data with command and quit configuration with Exit To make the new configuration operative close TAB and restart it To exit from the TAB press Exit and input password 1 it Report configuration 08 30 g 12 00 g 15 30 g 19 00 22 15 d CONFIGURATION OF A WIRELESS NETWORK If the controllers present in the plant or a part of them must communicate with the TAB through SWB wireless modules it s then necessary to associate the controller peripheral number to the SWB module address to which the controller is connected In order to proceed the wireless network should have already been installed by following the instructions of the SWB modules and it must be fully active i e both the SWB C connected to the computer and all the SWB R s connected to the controllers must be swit
12. e to use a colour printer if you have a monochromatic printer you can have the various curves distinguished by choosing dotted lines The printouts will always be sent to the default printer 4 ALARM MANAGEMENT AND REPORT SENDING As described in chapter 1 from General Configuration you can enable the tasks relating to a group of units among these tasks there is monitoring and storage of the alarms that occurred in the peripherals LT I Lx supermarket Fresco Ltd Mi Bournette Street 69 Oxford ph 69 546320 fax 859 697527 Mo Alarm type Pr Stark E Cool Unit Suction 0 m Puput f 2 Eamsjos i726 0000 E 1 23 gt Milk amp Yoghurt Uce0 sot Highpress 1 3 09 04 17 18 B3 09 O4 17 24 E Cool Unit Suction 0 m RelativaH P 1 309 04 16 54 P3jos 04 17 00 E Cool Unit Suction 2 ent RelativeH P 1 80904 13 32 2309 04 16 53 P za gt Frozen Vegetables Gy4 2 5 Maintenance 0 23 09 04 13 20 23 09 04 13 20 mi iib gt vegetables UC65 1 High temper 1 23 09 04 11 20 23 09 04 11 20 E iza gt Milk amp Yoghurt UCS0 10 Hightemper 1 39 09 04 11 17 2309 04 11 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 New Alarm Acknowledge The alarm situation is displayed in the Alarm List window It shows the recent alarm history by reporting alarm starting time its source the unit where it took place and its priority whenever the alarm is over its ending time In addition on the left of every event a red light signals t
13. es are sent you can also have direct access to the relevant settings through the button Modify 5 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT With this function you can check the state and the dynamical data of the connected devices but you can also change the control parameters From Main Panel by clicking on Defrost Units or Mixed Units within Virtual Instrument area you can choose the group of units on which you wish to operate Virtual Instrument Defrost Units supermarket Fresco Ltd Wi Bournette Street 69 Oxford ph 09 546320 fax 09 607527 Pork gicomi Unit 2 24 gt Frozen vegetables G A 2 Device Lcozz No 3 5 Temp l C 18 Defrost Stand By i Temp C ar Alarm ll Door 0 Lock Ga Light alll Device Settings Latest h trend Comm error CONNECTION WITH A PERIPHERAL Initially in the Virtual Instrument window appears you must choose with Unit the peripheral you are interested in Once that data communication is on the dynamic data of the controller like temperatures alarm defrost stand by etc are displayed on the monitor Differently if the comm error indicator lights up this means that the connection with a peripheral did not take place In this case check on the network and the configuration To get access to the parameter display and programming window you must first click on then you ve got to enter password 2 If a password was set but you don t enter
14. hat the alarm is still on and it turns green when the alarm is over The lighting up of the New Alarm indicator means that new alarms took place since the last acknowledgement Page 10 LAE electronic TAB4 2 User s guide Whenever in a controller an alarm condition occurs it is read and stored by TAB At the same time regardless of the window you are working in a red Alarm window comes up showing a plant anomaly Now clicking on Alarm or on in Main panel opens Alarm list window After you have become aware of the situation you can switch off the New Alarm indicator and remove the already ended alarms from the list they will however remain stored on file by clicking on Acknowledgel All alarms are stored on hard disk and displayed or printed out from the Alarm History window which is opened by clicking on History In this window you must choose the month concerned load the data and if necessary then print out on the default device by clicking on Prin The inhibited units are excluded from alarm management In Alarm History also the field Date Time of event end is stored this data is therefore saved when the event is over SMS MESSAGE TRANSMISSION TAB incorporates the SMS message sending function in order to constantly keep one or more people informed on the proper plant operation and in case of alarms inform them promptly As a matter of fact the messages can either be sent in case of an alarm o
15. hrough a logical unit description it s possible to obtain a very effective representation of the installation Considering a typical coolers arrangement in a shop by using an alphanumeric coding method such as the one exemplified herein it s in fact possible to identify the control unit quickly within all TAB functions The proposed method uses as many characters as the physical levels in the plant with the following rule 1 1a gt Vegetables UC 65 corresponds to corridor 1 block of counters 1 unit a containing Vegetables refrigerated counter model UC 65 controlled by an LDU15 device with address 8 1 1b gt Vegetables UC 65 corresponds to corridor 1 block of counters 1 unit b containing Vegetables refrigerated counter model UC 65 controlled by an LDU15 device with address 1 2 3a gt Frozen Foods GVA 2 corresponds to corridor 2 block of counters 3 unit a containing Frozen Foods freezer model GVA 2 controlled by an LCD32 device with address 14 You can obviously develop and use your own coding system REPORT CONFIGURATION By clicking on you have got access to the Report configuration window From here it s possible to configure if to whom and when TAB will send SMS reports For further details on this function see section SMS message transmission in chapter Alarm Management and Sending Reports In Short Header input the identification of the calling plant which will appear as header in th
16. it you will always have access to the parameter window but you will have no chance to modify the parameters The values presently set on the controller are read and displayed automatically when the window is opened You may read them at a later stage again by clicking on Parameters may be set in two different ways using values previously stored in the files related to a specific model or choosing the data to set one by one In the first case click on to read a default programming mask among the files stored with Save For manual parameter modification first of all with MI select the data to change then modify the value by using left sided numeric keypad fl arrows pull down menu if present or by numerically typing the new value In this latter case confirm the new data with Bi After performing all modifications click on to send the ticked off values only M to the device Page 12 LAE electronic TAB4 2 User s guide Ga LCD settings k a x Model ILcD32 oe Ma Setup part 1 Setup part 2 Other Description unit Mame Value w Description unit Mame Value Read out scale emp alarm differentia d out scal Fo ssa High temp alarm differential K ATH 3 18 0 Minimum temperature set 1 SPL 1000 Temperature alrm delay min ATD E sl 18 _ Maximum temperature se set SPH 210 00 Door switch alarm delay min ADO E 15 _ Thermostat setpoint 1 SP 5 10 ol High pressure a
17. larm mode AHP F AR T Thermostat hysteresis 1 HYS SI 10 ol Condenser clean interval weeks ACC E 1800 Compressor rest time min CRT al ol Auxiliary output control mode DAU l D 1 M Compr duty cycle with T1 Fault CDC A ol Light control mode LSM E MAN E Defrost Frequency 1 day DFR lal of 2nd set switch over mode TISM 5 De T Defrost end temperature DLI S 18 of Minimum temperature set 2 IISL E 10 0 T Maximum defrost duration min DTO ld aa Maximum temperature set 2 IISH IE 10 08 Defrost type DTY EL E Thermostat setpoint 2 ISP E 10 0 f Drain down time min DRN a Fi Thermostat hysteresis 2 K THY 10 0 T Display during defrost min DDY FE Fi Defrost frequency 2 day TIDF 4 10 f Fan re start after defrost FDD BI 18 ol Fan timed control 2 TIFT VES Fan timed control 1 FTC PEE E Probe 2 enable T2 Mo T Low temp alarm differential K ATL 5 18 ofl SETUP LIBRARY CREATION In order to speed up routine programming operations its possible to store a series of setup files on hard disk that can include all or part of the configuration parameters of every device model Such files will build a quick access library ensuring safe programming To create a file you must proceed in the following way A Open the window relating to the device you are interested in LF28 LTC15 via Device Settings B
18. le Through the suitable switches enable or exclude the two different monitoring and data logging tasks included in TAB These tasks apply to Defrost Units a group of units suitable for refrigeration and controlled by specific defrost regulators AT1 5 LF28 Mixed Units a group including equipment of various nature controlled by instruments of different types and with different functions COPS80 LTC15 In order to insert some units in the configuration it s necessary to enable the group ON and then click on Defrost Units or Mixed Units From Units Configuration window insert into every row unit description see below Units identification mode model peripheral number and with its switch enable or inhibit the controller from monitoring tasks Inhibiting does not mean removing a controller but that the data read by the TAB temperatures alarms are not processed This is advisable when a refrigerator or a controller is switched off Page 4 LAE electronic TAB4 2 User s guide You can get the unit rows to scroll within the displayed area to do this use the cursor located on the right or the keys Page Up Page Down of the keyboard If you need to remove a unit once for all it s necessary to erase all the text in the Unit field then click on Purge Whenever you must insert a new unit not at the array end but between two already programmed rows with the row pointer first of all move the insertion point
19. led by various types of instruments The displayed and stored data depend on the instrument connected up to two variables temperature humidity or other and up to three state indicators alarm maintenance or other TEXT FORMAT DATA LOGGING If in the General Configuration window the option Text format data logging has been enabled the data logger records data in text format too The files generated will be stored in the folder Datalog which is located into the same folder where the TAB resides The files have a name consisting of one or more letters that identify the model of controller followed by 3 figures identifying the address of the device 2 figures for the month to which data refer and 2 figures for the year the extension may be txt or x s You recognise the file relating to a specific unit in the plant by the device number address Warning those files are formatted in such a way as that you will be able to open them from Excel xIs or other applications directly Yet in order to allow the files to be updated its mandatory to first copy the Page 8 LAE electronic TAB4 2 User s guide file preferably into another folder and then you work on the copy made When the TAB has to update a data file if this file is already open data will be saved into a file with the same name plus _m at the end so that no data will be lost Please take into account that the reference data are always those that are saved
20. n immediate sending of the individual SMS on the left you find a list of alarm types all types of alarms of the LAE instruments available in the TAB and for each of them you can set a priority Alarm settings amp larm type Communic 1 probe 2 probe 3 probe 4 probe igh temper ow kemper Cond press np value oor open igh press E F F E r E a E r E P E z T r E a E r E r E m r Maintenance Communic ooo o Cond press Maintenance 2 DATA LOGGER Data logging is the main function of TAB it starts automatically with TAB if the Units group is enabled You can see its on status by the flashing signal in Main Panel From this window clicking on and giving password 1 halts the data logger clicking on re starts it Each group Defrost Units and Mixed Units has got its own task for the display and storage of data The windows relating to the two groups show the overall plant state The displayed data are updated continuously with a frequency depending on the number of units fitted and are also stored permanently with the frequency selected in the configuration phase LAE electronic TAB4 2 User s guide Page 7 Defrost Units eee gt p E AO O O vCcvcv EIGIx supermarket Fresco Ltd Mi Bournette Street 69 Oxford ph 09 546920 fax 89 6675927 Device No On Temp Defr Alarm 1 1a gt Vegetables CES LOUIS 3 j IG 1 1b gt
21. r even at programmed times In the Report configuration window you can choose if and when alarms are sent according to the following options Never temporarily excluded Alarm only when alarms occur Alarm and Time therefore when alarms occur or however at the times set into the Report Time boxes The alarm condition for the immediate sending must consist of one or more new alarms with priority greater than or equal to the minimum priority set in the Alarms Setting window detected in one or more units In the event that the message is sent at a set time it will report that there are alarms even not new ones and with priority lower than the minimum priority set in one or more units or if no alarm is on it will indicate that no alarm is going on In this latter case the enabled receiver will however be informed about the correct operation of the whole system Differently if the set message is not received at the due time this will mean that a failure in any of the vital parts of the system occurred PC modem etc In case of alarms with priority great enough for the immediate sending of the SMS report at the end of the event a end of alarm message is sent with the indication of all ended events If the length of the SMS is greater than 160 characters a series of linked messages will be sent out according to the ETSI GSM 03 40 specifications Usually the receiving device will be able to link all elements together The sent message inclu
22. t s not used for other tasks that the cable is correct of the type used for the modems with RX gt RX TX gt TX straight connections 3 If the yellow LED only never lights up check the device connections the signals A and B of the RS 485 line could be inverted and the address on TAB and peripheral The messages within the windows are confused or superposed If the monitor resolution is set at 800x600 or higher from Display properties click on Settings tab and choose Small Fonts from Font Size of Windows configuration panel Designed with LabVIEW copyright 2008 of National Instruments Corporation All rights reserved The above mentioned trademarks are property of the respective holders Page 14 LAE electronic TAB4 2 User s guide
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