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1.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.0 Table of Contents: ........................................................... i Warning and Safety Notice .................................................... v 2.0 Overview ......................................................................... 1 2.1 General Description ............................................................................................... 1 2.2 System Overview ...........................................................................
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Section 1.0 Table of Contents 3.1.4 Equipment Return ........................................................................................................................... 13 3.1.5 Storage ........................................................................................................................................... 13 3.2 Environment and Location .................................................................................. 13 3.3 Installation .........................
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Section 1.0 Table of Contents 4.9 Timer/Totalizer Reset ........................................................................................... 31 4.10 Special Events ...................................................................................................... 31 4.10.1 Record on Alarm ............................................................................................................................. 31 4.10.2 Record on External Event .................................
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Section 1.0 Table of Contents 5.3.2 Bar Graphs ..................................................................................................................................... 54 5.3.2.1 Bar Graph Setup .................................................................................................................................................. 54 5.3.2.2 Trend Setup .....................................................................................................................
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Section 1.0 Table of Contents 5.7.11 Languages ...................................................................................................................................... 79 5.7.12 System ReFlash ............................................................................................................................. 79 6.0 Communication ............................................................ 81 6.1 World Wide Web .........................................................
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Warnings and Safety Precautions NOTE The contents of this manual are correct at the time of issue. The contents may change at any time without prior notification. This is due to continuous developments to the recorder and its functionality. Trademarks Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows CE are all registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. CompactFlash™ and CF (logo) are trademarks of the Compact Flash Association (CFA). For the purpose of th
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Warnings and Safety Precautions WARNING AND SAFETY NOTICE This Safety Notice has been included to emphasize the DANGER OF HAZARDOUS VOLTAGES on the REAR TERMINAL PANEL of your instrument. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN INSTALLING OR SERVICING your instrument. Please read the entire contents of Section 2 - Installation and Wiring within this manual before attempting to install or service your instrument. 1. Before any connections are made to the recorder, ensure the protective earth termina
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Section 2 - Overview 2.0 OVERVIEW This manual applies to Firmware version 1.0 and above. This section gives a system overview of the recorder and the basic elements involved. 2.1 General Description The recorder is an 18 channel unit capable of measuring 6 or 12 live inputs which can be a combination of linear inputs – voltage or current, thermocouples, RTDs, or Frequency. Those channels not associated with live inputs can be assigned as gated timers, totalizers, calculated or condi
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Section 2 - Overview System Overview Refer to the figure below: ALARM DISPLAY & EVENT KEYBOARD MANAGER MANAGER RE LAY MASTER ALARM MASTER SETUP DISPLAY BUILDER OUTPUTS ENABLE DIGITAL OUTPUT SETUP ROTATE LIST ALARM EVENT LOG WIDGET CONTROL SYSTEM MANAGER DIGITAL
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Section 2 - Overview The Data Manager is also controls the Analog Inputs calibration process. This is a privileged operation and allows an administrator to recalibrate the conversion factors and offsets on the various inputs and their associated ranges. All units are shipped fully calibrated with a default set of calibration parameters stored in non-volatile memory which may be recalled at any time. The Data Storage Manager is used to set up the recording parameters required by the us
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Section 2 - Overview 2.3 Recorder Front Figure 2-2 shows the front view of the recorder. The recorder has a ¼ VGA color display with touch screen. Below the display are a lockable media door, status indicator, IR COMM port and stylus used for data entry on the display. The recorder is intended to be panel mounted and if mounted correctly using the supplied gasket, the unit is waterproof to IP65 when the media door is closed and the waterproof lock cover is in place. DISPLAY AREA TA
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Section 2 - Overview 2.3.2 Media Door The media door is opened by turning the key in the lock ¼ turn clockwise and pulling the door out and down. Note that in order to meet the water resistance specification (IP65) the door must be closed and locked and the waterproof lock cover must be snapped over the lock. Opening the media door exposes the COMPACT USB A RESET CARD EJECT compact flash card socket and the USB FLASH CARD BUTTON SOCKET BUTTON SOCKET port. The compact flash card i
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Section 2 - Overview 2.4 Recorder Rear Panel The rear panel of the recorder is shown below: BATTERY DISCONNECT 24 VDC OUTPUT OPTION SYSTEM GROUND LUG P PO OW WE ER R S SU UP PP PLY LY MOD MODU ULE LE AC POWER INPUT OFF ON BATTERY BACKUP ANALOG INPUTS AMBIENT CHANNELS 7 – 12 TEMPERATURE (OPTIONAL) SENSOR ANALOG INPUT ANALOG INPUTS MODULE CHANNELS 1 – 6 INPUT/OUTPUT MODULE (OPTIONAL) USB TYPE A (MASTER) USB TYPE B RS-232/RS-485 (SLAVE) DB9 CONNECTOR (OPTIONAL)
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Section 2 - Overview have an isolated frequency inputs which allows the unit to measure frequency to 10,000 Hz. Between the terminal blocks is the ambient temperature sensor for thermocouple compensation. 2.4.3 Input/Output Module The input/output module is optional and provides potential free relay contacts and isolated digital inputs. 2.4.4 Computer Interface The bottom of the rear panel is the computer interface. At the bottom right hand corner is a small cover secured by a screw. Th
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Section 2 - Overview 2.5 Files 2.5.1 Configuration Files The recorder has hundreds of options and settings that need to be set up by the user. Things like input types, point tags, displays, record information and so-on. Once set up, this information is saved in the internal memory (SD Card) as a user named configuration file in a special directory called ConfigFiles. Each unique configuration is stored in a sub-folder within the ConfigFiles directory. The system appends “_cfg” to each f
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Section 2 - Overview Eg: To copy the “pumphouse” configuration to a different media you need to go to the ConfigFiles directory and copy the FOLDER “pumphouse_cfg”. In the root of the internal memory (SD card) are two files – config.xml and displays.xml. These are the default configuration files used by the system. When you quick-save a configuration, this is where it saves to. You should not transport these files but rather save the configuration as mentioned above. 2.5.2 Data Files
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Section 2 - Overview 2.7 QUICK START GUIDE The recorder ships in a fully functional mode, but may not be set up the way you would want to use it and needs to be configured before it is used. There are several areas that need to be configured to customize the unit to the user‟s needs. This unique combination of settings is referred to as the system configuration and is saved in a file called the configuration file which is physically named config.xml. This file is reasonably human readabl
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Section 2 - Overview 2.8 Keyboarding While it is possible to connect a standard keyboard and mouse to the recorder, one may not be readily available in which case data is entered using the pop-up keyboard as shown right. When you enter a recorder setup screen where it is necessary to type in data, the instant you tap the input field box the keyboard pops up. Entry is made by tapping the keys firmly with the stylus. As each key is pressed it inverts its color. The Shift key allows a o
