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2. 4 f a thermometer is connected after OptiLink is started you should click the Refresh button so OptiLink rescans the COM ports 1 to 32 If a thermometer is not automatically detected make sure your RS 232 port and cable is correctly configured and that the unit is turned on NOTE Some RS 232C connections may cause transmission failures Particularly we have experienced problems with the use of DBO9 to DB25 converters and other similar so called gender changers Also some USB to RS 232 converters adapters are known to cause problems Neoptix recommends B amp B converters http www bb elec com Products USB Connectivity USB to Serial Converter In line aspx they are available from Neoptix Limit your cable length to 10 meters You should normally see a window similar to this acquisition window JU Op link Pro Veriicn 152 beds 2013 51 03 pej Window Help 103 102 Che 1CH3 OM 204 2 3 43 9 Y 3CHS ni 36045 12 so 13 308 ami 5 400 16 4CH3 5000 30000 40000 000 5000 25000 10000 40000 900 5000 25000 10000 4000 900 5000 25000 000 sn 00 400 25000 10000 4000 043 00 25000 10000 4000 00 A000 40000 000 5000 25000 soo 00 2500 1000 90 25000 30000 000 5000 30000 4000 000 5000 25000 30000 40000 00 5000 25000 1000 4000 0 5000
3. Contact your Neoptix Representative for further information Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 10 3 UNPACKING Before using your Nomad thermometer check the box content to be sure all items have been included Your package should normally contain Nomad signal conditioner unit Power supply module universal input 100 240VAC 50 60Hz output 6VDC Note this is not a battery charger Short extension cord and mating sleeve should be used to minimize damages to the connector at the Nomad interface RS 232C interface cable Neoptix OptiLink Lite software package on CD User manual this manual paper copy not included supplied as a PDF document on CD Calibration Certificate Options Fiber optic temperature sensor probes Fiber optic extension cables Fiber optic coupling Battery charger with 4 AA batteries Ni Cd or Ni MH universal input 100 240VAC 50 60 2 SD memory card various capacity up to 2 Gbyte SD card reader USB interface USB serial adapter cable Neoptix OptiLink Pro software package CD with unlocking key Carrying case for Nomad and accessories Make sure all listed items have been received and are in good condition Note any evidence of rough handling in transit immediately report any damage to the shipping agent Should a part be missing or damaged please contact your distributor immediately Returns must be made with the original packaging accompanied by an authorization n
4. Contact your distributor for additional chemical compatibility information Do not expose your probes to temperatures that are higher than specified Permanent damage can be caused to probes that have been exposed to temperatures that are higher than their limits 6 4 Working with long probes This note is important when using probes or extensions that have a combined length of 100 meters or more Working with long probes or extensions presents special problems To limit the amount of back reflection caused by the fiber optic connector located on the thermometer unit you may have to use a matching gel optical couplant in the connector This gel is a grease like compound with high clarity good resolution properties and a refractive index close to quartz Apply the gel onto connector end faces Avoid disconnecting the connectors for which gel has been used In other words it is recommended to use the gel only for permanent installations If the connectors are disconnected many times you may have to clean entirely the connector assemblies that have had the gel this may require opening the instrument enclosure to remove the excess gel Note that it is not required to use this gel with connectors that are far away from the thermometer electronic unit 6 5 Working with cryogenic probes The use of a cryogenic probe required special attention In particular the probes become more brittle at very low temperatures Avoid cycling the probes quickly be
5. off 2 dimmed level and 3 full on you can scan between these 3 levels by pressing the OK key multiple times while maintaining the Esc key pressed When running from the battery the backlight is automatically turned off after 1 minute of keypad inactivity 5 4 The setup menu This menu can be selected by pressing the OK key twice The screen should appear as follows l ONO SO 2006 09 19 123 gt SETUP At this point you can change units from C to F To change to F first highlight C by pressing the Right arrow or the OK key and then you can use either the Up or Down arrow to navigate between the 2 values that this parameter can take Once the desired parameter value is shown press the OK key to confirm your selection Then pressing the Esc key twice will return you to the main screen A similar approach can be used to change the other parameters which are available under this menu e C or F Fast Slow scanning rate with smoothing in slow mode Year Month Day Hour 24 hour time format only Minute 5 5 The logging menu Your Nomad includes a very useful temperature logging feature Logging is done directly to a SD older MMC cards also supported flash card These are the same type of cards as use with PDAs or digital cameras they are inexpensive and can be purchased at any computer or office supply stores Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 15 Warning The flash card mus
6. will be displayed on LCD display If this happens use caution in reading temperatures as these readings may be in error Contact Neoptix Temperature out of maximum instrument limits or no signal Argument out of range Unrecognized command In case of anomalies the following values are returned RS 232 serial interface 999 99 Temperature too high 999 66 Temperature error is displayed 999 55 Channel is disabled 999 44 Internal error slave timeout 999 33 Internal error slave error 999 11 Temperature too low Note that these error codes are not applicable when using the OptiLink software package This high level software package is programmed to automatically handle all types of errors as outlined in the next section Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 31 9 OPTILINK SOFTWARE The OptiLink software package formerly NeoLink option allows using your thermometer system in a highly flexible manner The built in functions allow for temperature displaying and data logging as well as exporting to a variety of standard spreadsheet packages 9 1 The Lite vs the Pro version OptiLink is now offered in two versions The Lite version is now shipped as a standard item with every Neoptix thermometer The Pro version includes more features and support more instruments and or channels simultaneously Contact your Neoptix Representative or the Neoptix factory to buy an unlocking co
7. 160 pixels Use only the provided universal power module Internal batteries User supplied 4 AA size batteries Battery compatibility AA alkaline Ni Cd and Ni MH Autonomy of up to 5 hours Note Batteries need to be replaced or recharged at least once a year Nomad does not charge batteries a charger must be used A small internal battery keeps the time and date going even when the Nomad is off 170L x 118W x 37D mm 0 8 kg with 4 AA batteries RS 232C Dielectric epoxy or silicone tipped optical fiber All technical specifications are subject to change without notice The following figure gives a description of the various probe configurations that are optionally available from Neoptix General Purpose Probe 400 microns ST connector sensitive area 1 15 mm PTFE Teflon 2 meters standard Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 9 ST Coupling MAX DIA TYP ST ST Extension Cable mm Polyurethane cable reinforced with Kevlar threading ST connector T2 type probes for oil immersed power transformers are also compatible with your Nomad thermometer 2 2 Calibration Your Nomad thermometer comes factory calibrated A re calibration is recommended every 12 months or whenever performance verification indicates that calibration is necessary NIST traceable calibration certificates are available All calibrations are performed at the factory
8. 36 59 79 15 06 37 5979 15 06 35 5977 15 06 39 5977 time stamp accompanies each temperature entry 24 hour time format File format is tab delimited The logging menu includes 3 sub menu items 1 Format 2 Enable and 3 Rate As the sequence number is limited to 99 you are limited to a total of 99 logged files per day Also if you are logging temperatures when the clock reaches midnight on any given day the next file that will have its name constructed based on the new date and the sequence number will be reset to 01 Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 16 5 5 2 The Format sub menu Warning Exercise extreme care when using this function It will erase ALL files and data you may have saved on the SD card Once you select Format Yes you need to confirm the format operation by holding down BOTH the Left and the Right arrows simultaneously for at least one second if this confirmation is not done within about 10 seconds the format operation is aborted Format successful is displayed upon a successful operation Take note that this format function only performs a quick format procedure if you want to do a full format please use your PC to perform a format operation Furthermore you will not be able to format a flash card that is not already formatted in FAT16 use a PC computer to format a card that would be in FAT32 5 5 3 The Enable sub menu This sub menu allows you to enga
9. 99 you are limited to a total of 99 logged files per day Also if you are logging temperatures when the clock reaches midnight on any given day the next file that will have its name constructed based on the new date and the sequence number will be reset to 01 Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 27 7 4 1 2 File downloading instructions A file can be downloaded using the Xmodem file transfer protocol HyperTerminal with Vista and Win 7 use HTPE or equivalent such as Tera Term supports this file transfer format Follow the following instructions step by step Warning The OptiLink console cannot be used to download files 1 Make sure HyperTerminal is open and correctly configured 2 Make sure data logging is stopped The command SP can be issued for this 3 Issue the download command including the file name you want to download Example D 07043001 neo ter neo extension in optional U 3 Note You cannot download a file that is currently open for logging 4 From the HyperTerminal main menu select Transfer The following window will open 8 Receive File Place received file in the following folder C Program FilessMeoptixMeoLink Use receiving protocol modem 5 Select Xmodem as the receiving protocol and make sure the folder is correctly set You will need to set a proper receiving file name when the next window opens Click OK 6 Click Receive The following window o
10. For permanent installations such as with power transformer applications a value of to 5 is recommended For portable applications a value of 0 is recommended 5 8 4 Icon definition This section presents a definition of all icons that may appear in the top portion of the screen A RS 232 serial cable is connected The 6VDC power module is connected The internal batteries are not used A SD or MMC is inserted No SD card is inserted The lock feature on your SD card is engaged You need to unlock it before using the card The Nomad is running from the internal batteries Icon indicates the approximate amount of charge remaining When almost fully empty the message LOW BATTERY is also displayed for about 5 to 15 minutes before auto shutting off without further warning Note This display is only valid when rechargeable batteries NIMH or NiCd are used if you are using non rechargeable alkaline batteries the charge remaining will quickly drop towards the end of life of these batteries 5 9 Power jack Neoptix recommends that you always use the supplied 6VDC power supply module If you use a different supply module it must supply a DC voltage ranging from 5 2 to 6 8VDC the center pin is the contact If you accidentally use a DC supply that has a voltage outside this range max of 28 VDC this should cause no harm to the Nomad The internal batteries cannot be charged by this module to charge your batteries
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12. f2 27 0 ENTER Temperatures must be entered in units as 4 um specified by the u command IV Wait a few seconds V Confirm that the readings correspond to the known temperature Note You can revert at any time to the factory calibration using the P command ex f ten Note Always make sure you are reading a valid temperature value before using the f command otherwise your thermometer may display a random value for a channel where the f command has been used gskip i This command is useful to eliminate annoying dropouts that can happen when using weak probes The parameter i indicates the number of scans that the Nomad system will perform before actually indicating that it cannot read the probe on a specific channel The range of i is from 0 to 9 a value of 0 indicates that the Nomad makes no attempt at removing dropouts A value of 3 to 5 is recommended especially for transformer applications This command is active even when the sleep command is valid but is limited to a timeout of 2 minutes h Displays a help menu screen see above i Returns general information regarding the instrument as well as some parameters that have been programmed previously in the thermometer either by RS 232 commands or via the keypad Ex Model Nomad Option NB Channel 1 Mode Continuous Scanning Mode 0x83 Calibration type Neoptix probe Serial NMD32A Internal Software 1 0 5b Last Fa
13. of the document and receive notification when the document is no longer in use In Excel the data file should look like this Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 36 Microsoft Excel logging tem AAR File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window a question for help x 2l 3158 13 157 61 6 2 0 B Arial 710 B M amp 185 C H Neoptix inc Instrument serial 1 1 RFXBBA T RFXB8A T1 RFX88A 2 218 3 TGP528A 3 TGP528A 3 TGP528A 3 TGP528A Channel name 1 Ch1 2 Ch2 3 Ch3 4 Ch4 1 N Ch1 1 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 13 02 2007 19 34 07 23 2 100 2 24 7 999 66 23 9 28 5 39 3 18 5 29 1 13 02 2007 19 34 07 23 2 100 2 24 7 999 66 23 9 28 5 39 3 18 5 29 1 13 02 2007 19 34 07 23 2 100 2 24 7 999 66 23 9 28 5 39 3 18 5 29 1 13 02 2007 19 34 08 23 2 100 2 24 7 999 66 23 9 28 5 39 3 18 5 29 1 13 02 2007 19 34 08 23 2 100 2 24 7 999 66 23 9 28 5 39 4 18 5 29 1 13 02 2007 19 34 08 23 2 100 2 24 7 23 9 28 5 39 4 18 5 29 1 MNXlogging m CON m E TN Ready NLIM ESI Notes 1 If a column shows this means that this column is too narrow to display the data use your mouse to widen this column 2 If you open a logging file during acquisition the Excel window is not refreshed as the acquisition is taking place To g
14. the scanning rate of the system would slow down when this command is enabled It is highly recommended for power transformer applications y The command can be used to confirm the signal strength of a probe and or its connection It can be used as a diagnostic tool to confirm the good operation of a probe and its extension cable if applicable connected to a channel The returned value can be between 1 00 to approximately 3 00 a higher value is better A minimum of 1 25 is required for a channel to return a temperature A complete discussion on how to interpret the y command refer to Section 7 5 below Ex ten with the Nomad thermometer will return CH1 98 ratio 2 01 lamp 200 CCD 250ms auto 23 5 CR Value Auto when wtune is active or Fixed when the wtune command is disabled 1 0 to 1 1 indicates that no probe is detected for this channel 7 41 Temperature logging commands The data logging help menu can be invoked using the H command This topic is also discussed in section 5 5 above Windows HyperTerminal is required to issue these commands and to download the logged data OptiLink Console does not support this data logging format Baud rate is fixed at 9600 The following is the menu that appears when the H command is issued Logging help menu Case sensitive Download file Erase file FORMAT Erase all files List all files
15. these standard features are great for laboratory and field applications Furthermore a convenient data logging feature is included logging is done directly to a standard MMC or SD flash card This newly designed thermometer includes the latest developments in fiber optic temperature measurement technologies All types of GaAs based probes now available on the market are supported even probes manufactured by Neoptix competitors It will also interface with and read marginal probes or probes with dirty connectors and so forth It will give you years of excellent service The new OptiLink software package is an excellent complement to your thermometer A free Lite version is included whereas a Pro version is also available for more demanding applications Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 8 2 1 Nomad product specifications Calibrated Temperature 45 to 200 C Hange Usable Temperature 80 to 250 Hange Number of channel Probe length 1 to 300 meters time Typically 0 2 to 0 5 second Probe and setting configuration dependent Sampling rate is 5 Hz Probe compatibility All Neoptix probes T1 and T2 Nortech Fibronic inc probes with special calibration User selection of C or F Data logging feature Memory for temperature readings on SD card 2GB maximum Operating temperature 0 to 40 C non condensing Storage temperature 30 to 60 C Graphical resolution 160 x
16. used will be free of vulnerability to intrusion or attack Restrictions This warranty does not apply if the Product a has been altered except by Qualitrol b has not been installed operated repaired or maintained in accordance with instructions supplied by Qualitrol c has been subjected to abnormal physical or electrical stress misuse negligence or accident or d is licensed for beta evaluation testing or demonstration purposes for which Qualitrol does not receive a payment of purchase price or license fee DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN THIS WARRANTY ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE NONINFRINGEMENT SATISFACTORY QUALITY OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING LAW USAGE OR TRADE PRACTICE ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW THE EXTENT AN IMPLIED WARRANTY CANNOT BE EXCLUDED SUCH WARRANTY IS LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION This disclaimer and exclusion shall apply even if the express warranty set forth above fails of its essential purpose Disclaimer of Li
17. 0minutes 31 756yeas Warning The Nomad will not automatically delete older files when the internal memory becomes full Files must be deleted by hand using either the FORMAT or the E xxxxxxxx command bba 677 7 5 Interpretation of y command results The Neoptix Nomad systems are fitted with a function that gives an evaluation about probe signal strength or signal quality index in Neoptix jargon this is called the command The easiest method to access this command is to use Windows HyperTerminal or OptiLink Console Typically the command will return the following information CHL 4995s 097 Lamot 00 CCD q49 MS S369 CH1 indicates the channel number always 1 for a Nomad system 2 05 indicates the power strength ratio and can span from about 0 3 to 2 8 You can interpret it approximately as follows 0 3 to 1 07 no probe is detected 1 07 to 1 25 a probe is probably present but exhibits a very weak signal its reading is usually rejected as it is considered as unreliable 1 25 to 2 7 a good probe is present the higher the ratio the more healthy the probe Lamp attenuation gives an indication about the white light lamp intensity for this channel It ranges from 250 weak lamp to 0 strong or intense lamp A weak lamp is usually preferred and indicates a healthy probe CCD time this is the CCD charge couple device optical integration time in millisec
18. 2 sourceforge jp Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 22 7 3 HS 232 help menu The following is the menu as displayed by the instrument when sending the h command Note that the RS 232 interface can also be used to upgrade the thermometer controlling firmware without opening the thermometer case or changing any memory IC s Instructions to perform an upgrade are normally sent with the upgrade program a PC compatible computer will be required to perform such firmware upgrade Return enclosure temperature oet point adjustment on channel to j Skip up to i marginal read cycles Help menu this screen Logging help menu Get factory and status information Lock the keypad I to lock to unlock Scanning rate q for fast quick q for slow Ignore Get Temperature reading Auto temperature output to serial port to enable to disable Unit c Celcius f Fahrenheit Optimize CCD read time wtune to enable wtune to disable Probe strength Ignore 7 4 Detailed description of RS 232 commands All commands must be terminated by a carriage return character even When more than one argument is required each argument must be separated from the next one by a blank or space character Characters are not echoed back to your controlling device Every time a command is executed successfully by the thermometer the prompt character is automatically sent except in case of failures w
19. 25000 109 000 5000 25000 10000 40000 0 00 en ome wn lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt 5 Documenta s dala ees QU bert Acquistion Hate 5 0 oe DOE Excel In this example we see that OptiLink has detected 4 thermometers a Reflex a Nomad a T Guard and a T Guard in test mode only OPC mode is not supported by OptiLink OptiLink is now properly installed and ready to use If the automatic COM port scanning is causing problems with some of your other programs specific COM port can be excluded from being scanned Refer to Section 8 6 1 3 for more information Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 33 9 3 1 Working with the Configuration Window OptiLink starts with the Acquisition window active as shown in the figure above To switch to the System Configuration window you need to click on one of the instrument names that have been detected for example by clicking on Reflex you will get the following window _ d oro LLLLLLL LLLCL LLLCLLLLLLLE cFEHLGG CLL LLL ALLCELIULOLL OLLB CLB OptiLink Pro Version 1 53 buit 2013 01 17 lt gt x Window Hes Fiesty A neoptix TiGeard 1 i on 8 Serial Number TOO4644 Last Calibration 25 Oct 2011 Sean Pate ps f s a For each ins
20. 3 1 1 Adjusting a temperature offset OptiLink allows you to add an offset to the temperature readings that are returned by a thermometer This feature is equivalent to the f serial command as described in Section 7 4 although its implementation in OptiLink is somewhat different than it is for the serial command An offset can be useful for the following two cases 1 To temporarily change the reading of a probe that is believed to be in error one point calibration procedure This usually requires that a good temperature reference be available 2 To force an offset to a reading for example may want to monitor a temperature variation from a given set temperature In this case you can simply enter the 0 value as a forced temperature setting and the resulting reading will give you a or deviation from the set temperature point Warning Doing a temperature offset adjustment on a channel will alter its reading In effect it alters the thermometer own calibration It must be used with care To perform an offset adjustment follow these instructions 1 Click the Offset Adjust button that is just next to the channel number you want to calibrate The following menu window is available Channel Of 2 Type in the Set Point box the actual temperature that you would like to force for this channel this temperature is normally obtained using an accurate NIST certified primary temper
21. 8 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 39 The size of this window will adapt to the number of channels to display Up to 32 values can be shown Refresh rate is always 1 0 sec If an alarm is active for a channel the corresponding display will change color blue for a low temperature alarm or red for a high temperature alarm 9 4 2 4 Displaying analog values dials To display analog temperatures using dials click on the Analog button The active window becomes this All dials share the same Min reading setting Refresh rate is always 1 0 sec The size of this window will adapt to the number of displayed channels Up to 16 dials can be shown if you want to display more than 16 channels only the first 16 detected channels will be shown note that any channel that has its Chart checkbox unchecked in the main window will not be shown If an alarm is active for a channel the corresponding dial numbers will change color blue for a low temperature alarm or red for a high temperature alarm 9 5 The OptiLink Console You must be in System Configuration mode to use the console The console which can be invoked through the Window and then Open Console from OptiLink main window menu bar is useful to manage each Neoptix thermometer in details Take note that the console can only be open when no temperature acquisition is taking place It can be useful also to understand problems and malfunctions that a module may e
22. All temperatures are returned in C or F unit as specified by the command ex t4 ENTER will return the temperature for channel 4 WO S t frs with the Nomad thermometer will return H24 3 CR The t command is also available a special ta version that can be useful for continuously and automatically monitoring all enabled channels This special mode is recommended when automatically acquiring temperature readings with a suitable data logging software and can be activated by issuing the command or deactivated with the ta command Once activated the following information is automatically sent when the temperature on a channel has been acquired Gt dL xS X CRo where i is the channel number and xxx x is the temperature reading signed number u i Set units of measurements to either Celsius i2c or Fahrenheit i f Note that this unit selection is the same as the temperature unit selection made from the keypad if the display option is installed Ex ten to select C Celsius This command can be used to increase the optical integration time of each channel each of the 1 to 8 channels are treated independently to force the Nomad system to read temperatures when the optical signal is weak at the expense of a slower response slower temperature update frequency This command wtune enables this feature It should be noted that in general
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24. Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 25 p JJ Snap if snap mode is active Write logging rate Logging rate Snap mode 1 2 5 10 30 seconds 1 2 5 10 30 minutes 1 hour Write current time format 23 59 Default file extension is always neo this extension is automatically added to the file name Thus there is no need to specify any extension This will delete ALL files Must be used with care Logging filenames are always automatically assigned see next Section D xxxxxxxx This command will download file xxxxxxxx All filenames must have 8 characters extension neo is optional See next section for file naming conventions A file can be downloaded while logging is active however you cannot download a file that is currently open for logging See Section for downloading instructions E xxxxxxxx This command will erase file xxxxxxxx extension neo is optional File is erased permanently Warning this will delete the file without further request make sure file name is correctly entered before finishing the command with a FORMAT This command will format the SD card memory All files will be erased without further request must be used with care L This command lists all files currently present in permanent memory internal SD card Please note that the files are listed according to the order they are in memory which is not necessarily alphabetical If a file
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27. QUALITROL Nomad Portable Fiber Optic Thermometer Instrument 1 Channel System OptiLink Software Release 1 65 Neoptix Canada LP Qualitrol Company LLC 1415 rue Frank Carrel Suite 220 Qu bec QC G1N 4N7 Canada Tel 418 687 2500 Fax 418 687 2524 support neoptix com Proprietary notice Details of design and engineering are the exclusive property of Neoptix Canada LP and are strictly confidential The information given herein is subject to change at any time and without notice All rights are reserved The information in this document may not be reproduced or passed on in any manner without prior written consent of Neoptix Canada LP Neoptix Inc shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnishing performance or use of this material All trademarks are the property of their respective owners Part number G1006R08 March 2014 Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 END USER LICENSE amp SOFTWARE WARRANTY AGREEMENT ccccccccccscsssssssssscccccsccccccccccccscsseees 4 1 1 NEOPTIX NOMAD AND PROBE WARRANTY 7 2 INTRO E E EE EU 8 2 1 NOMADTRODUCT SPECIFICATION MU 9 2 2 CRIB ION PEE
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30. and change the Enable parameter from ON to OFF e f you have used the Left arrow to stop logging pressing the Right arrow will restart the logging process but in a different file sequence number incremented by 1 Note A maximum of 99 files can be logged on any given day Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 17 5 7 The probe menu The probe menu allows the user to switch between 2 probe calibration types 1 Neoptix probes or 2 older Nortech Fibronic inc probes To enter this menu click OK and click 2 times the Right arrow until the probe menu icon is highlighted Click OK twice Using the Up and Down arrows select the parameter value you want and click OK to confirm Click the Esc key twice to return to the initial screen 5 8 The expert menu The expert menu gives access to the user to information that may be useful to evaluate the performance of probes and probe links It is somewhat equivalent to the wtune and commands found on other Neoptix thermometer products such as the Reflex T Guard family T Guard 408 and T Guard 405 Some functionality included here may look a bit superfluous but these features are included so full compatibility with these other instruments is available on the Nomad thermometer When reaching the expert menu 3 sub menus are offered e Eng mode ON or OFF Wtune ON or OFF skip 0 to 9 5 8 1 Engineering mode When turned ON the screen appearance changes complete
31. ation of your Excel application excel exe Once the Excel location and language selection are confirmed look into C Program files Microsoft Office OfficeXx logging will start as described below If you are using Office 2007 or later make sure to check the box xlsx format With Office 2007 or later files can be saved only in the new format xlsx DDE logging Click the START button to start the logging process The Excel application will open and you will be able to see the data being written to the file Do not close this Excel sheet however you may minimize it without any problem To stop logging click the STOP button in OptiLink this will automatically close the Excel sheet and application Do not close the Excel application yourself Otherwise the DDE logging is very similar to logging to a tem file as described above Acquisition rate is limited to 1 second 9 4 2 Viewing temperature data Temperature values can be displayed on your computer screen in a number of ways Click one of the four Chart button to active one or more of these windows Chart Therme Digital Analog z Set Get curl m T Gn T3 as r Note that more than one window type can be displayed simultaneously in addition you can log temperatures to a file independently from these display windows Note that each of these 2 modes have each then own acquisition time base 9 4 2 1 Displaying temperature trends Click the Chart butt
32. ature reference 3 Press the OK button to activate the reference temperature The Offset value will reset to its new value as a result of your new forced temperature this new offset is now displayed in the main window 4 Toreset this forced temperature setting go back to the Channel Offset window and click the Clear button 5 Repeat the same procedure for the other channels that you want to modify 9 4 Acquiring and viewing temperature data Once all your thermometers are properly connected and configured you may want to log data to a file or to display their values on screen A number of tools are available for that To view or acquire data the Acquisition pane must be active 9 4 1 Logging temperature data to a file OptiLink offers the possibility to log temperature values to an Excel compatible file The default file extension is tem this file can be subsequently open using Excel which should open it and automatically recognize as an Excel compatible file tab delimited Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 35 Furthermore OptiLink Pro offers the possibility to log directly to an xls Excel file using the Microsoft DDE data transfer protocol This is described in Section 9 4 1 2 below The parameters that are useful to control the logging are shown in the lower left portion of the window as shown here 0 Counts Acquisition Rate 5 0 sec Setup Instrument 1 To set th
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35. ctory Calibration 06 07 04 YY MM DD Unit C Temperature offset 0 0 Acquisition Firmware rev 33 Temperature differential that is a consequence of the P command This command is useful to prevent a local user from configuring the thermometer using the keypad i can take two values or entering will lock the keypad while will unlock it thus enabling a user to make local changes If a user attempts to use a locked keypad the message LOC is briefly displayed and the command is rejected A locked keypad can only be unlocked using the I RS 232 command This allows for selecting the fast q or the slow q acquisition mode This is equivalent to the Sampling Rate selection that is available on the keypad In slow mode the last few temperatures are smoothed before being displayed or sent to the RS 232 port this provides a better less noisy reading at the expense of being slower Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 24 Returns the current temperature reading for channel i is displayed if the specified channel number is not currently enabled or when no valid temperature is available for the requested channel However during the initial warm up time the error is sent in response to the t command For multi channel instruments if the t command is received without parameter the temperatures for all channels are returned
36. de Note The T Guard systems TGD 405 408 etc are normally supplied with OptiLink Pro 9 1 1 Differences between the 2 versions The Lite version exhibits the following limitations Only one instrument is supported when scanning the COM ports going from 1 to the first instrument that is detected by OptiLink will be the active instrument e Only 1 channel is supported No DDE temperature data logging is supported The remaining of this Chapter describes the Pro version 9 2 Getting started with OptiLink OptiLink was designed to acquire temperature readings from all models of the Neoptix Nomad and T Guard thermometer family except the T Guard2 This versatile software package is designed to work with Microsoft Windows operating system to fully exploit the capabilities of OptiLink it is recommended to use it in conjunction to commercial spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel 9 2 1 Hardware and software requirements The following list includes the minimum requirements for running the OptiLink software A Pentium class or higher CPU SVGA or higher resolution display system supported by Windows 512 MB of RAM memory operating system dependent At least 40 MB of hard disk space A CD DVD disk drive to load software software is also available for down load from Neoptix website contact Neoptix if required A mouse or other Windows pointing device o 5 232 interface COM1 to COM32 Up to 4
37. e logging filename click on SAVE AS this allows you to enter a file name For information the current filename is displayed just below this button Default file location is My Documents for Windows 7 and above the acquisition rate enter a number in seconds the appropriate text box Rate can be set from 0 2 to 3600 seconds 1 0 to 3600 seconds if logging to an Excel file e start acquiring data click the START button Conversely to stop the acquisition click the STOP button A convenient record counter is provided confirming that logging is actually active 9 4 1 1 Logging to a tem file When subsequently trying to opening the tem file it is possible that you may get the following message Windows cannot open this File File OmniLinkLog tem To open this File Windows needs to know what program created Windows can go online to look it up automatically or you can manually select From a list of programs on your computer What do you want to do Use the Web service to find the appropriate program Select Select the program from a list and click OK In the next window you should instruct Windows to always open this type of file with Microsoft Excel If you get the following message you should select Read Only File in Use GmniLinkLog tem 7 tem is locked For editing by another user Rio UR Notify Click Notify to open read only copy
38. e middle portion displays the temperature value Sometime other values can be displayed here such as when in the Expert Engineering mode The bottom portion shows four icons that can be invoked to further configure your thermometer or to give you access to more advanced menus The display is illustrated below EN NOSE 2006 10 10 The keypad is composed of 6 keys as follows 5 2 Keypad operation Escape key Up amp Down keys Left amp Right keys The Escape key has the following functions o move up inside a menu e When used in conjunction with the OK key it controls the backlight feature The OK key is used to Tomove down inside a menu When used in conjunction with the Esc key it controls the backlight feature e Toconfirm a specific menu selection Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 14 The Up and Down keys can be used to When inside a menu to select a parameter When a parameter is highlighted to change its value The Up key can be used to snap the present temperature value to the logging file The Left and Right arrows can be used to e When at the first menu level can be used to select one of the four main menu items e The Left arrow can be used move up between menu levels 5 3 Using the backlight The backlight can be turned on and off by keeping the Esc key pressed while temporarily pressing the OK key Note that the backlight has 3 levels 1
39. ending radius becomes less than 71 cm even temporarily Probe breakages are not covered under the standard Neoptix warranty Do not bend the last 1 cm of the probes The Neoptix Nomad products are CE marking certified This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 3 1 USER LICENSE amp SOFTWARE WARRANTY AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE DOWNLOADING INSTALLING OR USING ANY QUALITROL OR QUALITROL SUPPLIED SOFTWARE BY DOWNLOADING OR INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE OR USING THE EQUIPMENT THAT CONTAINS THIS SOFTWARE YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BE BOUND BY THIS LICENSE The following terms govern your use of the Software except to the extent a particular program a is the subject of a separate written agreement with Qualitrol or b includes a separate clickwrap license agreement as part of the installation and or download process To the extent of a conflict between the provisions of the foregoing documents the order of precedence shall be 1 the written agreement 2 the clickwrap agreement and 3 this Software License License Subject to the terms and conditions of and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement Qualitrol Systems
40. et a more recent version of the file close the Excel program and start Excel again 3 A value of 999 xx indicates that no reading is available for this channel Check the probe connection If you stop the acquisition and start it again with the same file name the new values will simply be appended to the existing file content However a new 5 line header is inserted first as shown here Microsoft Excel logging tem 6 File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help Type a question For help FEIE 1317 _ Pl cS 5 2 100 i Changes End Review 13 02 2007 19 34 13 23 2 100 3 24 7 999 66 23 9 28 5 39 4 13 02 2007 19 34 13 23 2 100 3 24 7 999 66 23 9 28 5 39 4 13 02 2007 19 34 13 23 2 100 3 24 7 999 66 23 9 28 5 39 4 13 02 2007 19 34 14 23 2 100 3 24 7 999 66 23 9 26 5 39 4 i 29 1 Neoptix inc Instrument serial 1 T RFXB8A 1 RFX88A 1 RFXB8A 2 NMD218A 3 TGP528A 3 TGP528A 3 TGP528A 3 TGP5284A Channel name 1 Ch1 2 Ch2 3 Ch3 4 Ch4 1 N Ch1 1 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 13 02 2007 19 34 31 23 2 100 2 24 7 999 66 23 9 28 6 39 4 18 6 29 1 13 02 2007 19 34 36 23 2 100 2 24 8 999 66 23 9 28 6 39 3 18 5 29 1 M 4 MXlogging _ or Tan F lt EN _ B Ready NUM When logging temperatures for a very long time one needs to note that a standard Excel sheet is limited to 65535 lines If this limit is reached the logging process will clo
41. ext Chapter for instructions on how to use OptiLink 7 2 Using Hyper Terminal in Windows Hyper Terminal is a standard Windows program that can be easily used to exercise your Nomad thermometer To use Hyper Terminal you first set its properties as follows 1 In the Connection Description window enter a name that suits you such as Neoptix Reflex or Neoptix Nomad Click OK 2 n the next window Connect To select COM1 or another COM port if you are planning to use another port than in the box called Connect using Click OK 3 Then the COM1 Properties window will come up As indicated above and as shown in the figure at right set the port parameters to 9600 Baud 1 Stop Bit and No Parity Click OK 4 You are ready to go Type h ENTER to test your setup See below Warning the characters that you enter are echoed to you Connect COM1 Properties Port Settings ox Bis per second v Enter details for the phone number that want to dial Data bits 8 Count region Parity Connect using Stop bits Flow control 1 Vista Win 7 and Win 8 users HyperTerminal is not included with Vista and subsequent Windows versions However an equivalent program HTPE can be downloaded for a fee at the following website http www hilgraeve com htpe download html Tera Term freeware has also given good results see http ttssh
42. f the bulkhead connector attached to the thermometer with a wipe or cotton swab dipped in alcohol 2 5 mm mini foam swabs work best Locking nut Ferde key Ferue For very dirty connectors acetone can also be used but should be used very carefully as it is very strong solvent Care should be exercised so you do not apply any on plastic materials etc 6 2 Description The optical connector used is a standard ST type connector Device connector Insert eme key here Fins BNC type To install the connector Slide the ferrule key gently into the above key Then turing insert the two BNC pins into Tha annramiata mn tha Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 20 6 3 Warning The T1 probe is quite fragile and it must be handled carefully Please note that any probe damages are not covered by the standard warranty The probe tip is made of silicone rubber Although silicone is resistant to a large number of chemical aggressors strong acids or alkali may damage it especially at high temperature and or if used for extended periods of time Warning Strong solvents and fuel oils can cause problems for silicone rubber Neoptix also manufactures probes that have their tips made of epoxy Just like silicone epoxy resin is resistant to a large number of chemical aggressors strong acids or alkali may damage it especially at high temperature and or if used for extended periods of time
43. ge or disengage the logging feature This parameter must be ON to be able to do logging To actually start the logging process you need to exit this menu and press the Right arrow Logging will be done at the rate defined by the Rate parameter See next Section 5 5 4 The Rate sub menu You must program your sampling speed from predefined sampling intervals which are 1 sec 2 Sec 5 Sec 10 sec 30 sec 1 min 2 min 5 min 10 min 30 min 1hr snap A temperature value is saved whenever the Up key is pressed You must first start the logging as explained in the following Section 5 6 5 6 Starting and stopping a logging session In order to successfully log temperatures the following steps should normally be followed A formatted and unlock SD card must be inserted in the Nomad Make sure there is enough free space on it files can be deleted if required using your PC e sure the following parameters are corrected set you may have to go to the appropriate sub menus to set these parameters o Select the desired sampling rate from the Rate sub menu o Enable logging must be ON from the Enable sub menu e Exit completely from all menus i e go to the main screen using the Esc key a few times e Press the Right arrow to actually start logging values into your SD card The file name currently being used is displayed e Tostop the logging process either o Press the Left arrow Logging Enable sub menu
44. hen the Errx error code is sent instead Do not send your next command before receiving either the or the Errx prompt The and characters must not be typed in they are used here for ease of reading only b This command returns the internal temperature of the enclosure The temperature is returned in C or F unit as specified by the command Ex 32 2 17 pen Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 23 fT This command forces an actual temperature reading j any resulting offset will be applied to all future measurements for that channel This is useful to compensate for small temperature deviations that may occur between sensors A maximum offset of 5 C is recommended if it is required for you to force a larger offset your thermometer probably requires a new factory calibration consult your distributor or factory for more information This command can also be used to force older Nortech Fibronic inc probes to read similar temperatures as the newer Neoptix probes This command alters the internal calibration of the instrument Always follow the recommended procedure as given below Force temperature procedure l Apply a stable and known temperature to the sensor tip l Check the display reading for abnormal deviation from the known temperature Send the f command followed by channel number a blank character and the reference temperature value example
45. is currently open 1 logging is active that file will be listed as well The size of each file is given in Kbytes for information The last line indicates how many files were listed along with the total memory size used by these files An example follows List of files gt 07043001 NEO gt 07043002 NEO gt 07043003 207050101 NEO PU POS OO TO KB gt OT O5 0103 NEO KB 1 KB 1 8 1 0 gt 07050104 S ME 1 2 1 1 4 07050105 NEO KB gt 07050106 NEO KB gt O7 050107 NEO KB gt 01050108 KB 20T7050T09 NEO KB Totale 12 tiles 47 Can be used to snap a value in memory The snap mode must be active to use this command RD Return current date Format is dd mmm yyyy Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 26 RR Return current logging rate status See command WR for more details RS Return logging status Will return either Logging to file xxxxxxxx neo if logging is active Not logging if currently not logging RT Return current time Format is hh mm ss SP Stop logging if active Operation can be confirmed with the RS command ST Start logging Operation can be confirmed with the RS command In case of a power failure logging will always resume irrespective of its previous setting when power to the Nomad returns in this case the minimum logging rate is set to 1 minute to avoid filling unduly the memo
46. itutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the license of the Software and supersedes any conflicting or additional terms contained in the purchase order If Customer has entered into a contract directly with Qualitrol for supply of the Products subject to this warranty the terms of that contract shall supersede any terms of this Warranty or the Warranty Card or the ooftware License which are inconsistent with that contract Customer acknowledges that the Internet URL address and the web pages referred to in this document may be updated by Qualitrol from time to time and the version in effect at the date of delivery of the Products to the Customer shall apply 1 1 Neoptix Nomad and Probe Warranty Notice Your Nomad unit is guaranteed Parts and Workmanship for one full year from the date of purchase Upon written notification of any defect Neoptix will either repair or replace any faulty product or components thereof A Return Authorization Number RMA must be obtained from Neoptix Canada LP or authorized distributor prior to any merchandise return Due to the unique nature of the fiber optic probes that are used with the Neoptix Conditioner system probes are not warranted When using any electrical appliance basic safety precautions should be followed including the following e Do not operate in wet damp environments e Do not operate in explosive atmospheres e Keep product surface dry and clean Always make sure a
47. ll electrical installations are made in accordance with local authorities regulations and laws Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 7 2 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on the purchase of your Nomad thermometer product Your new temperature sensing instrument will soon allow you to take full advantage of the benefits inherent to fiber optic sensing technology It offers accurate and reliable temperature measurements combined with extraordinary insensitivity to EMI RFI high voltage insulation and disturbance free sensing due to the non electrical nature of the sensor element used Not only does the Nomad family of products gives access to reliable measurements but it also offers a simple user interface that makes the technology easy to use Moreover no special calibration is required when changing the fiber optic sensor elements The thermometer is packaged in a small hand held package which is ideally suited for portable applications This model does not feature an analog output option the Neoptix model Reflex is recommended if this option is required The standard configuration is offered with an RS 232 interface In addition a large LCD graphical display makes it easy to see the temperature for one channel supported by the Nomad either in Celsius C or in Fahrenheit F even in dark areas by activating the back light it also includes a powerful but simple keypad that gives the user access to all built in features
48. ly as follows we DN SD d 19 2006 20 45 Engineering Mode Temp 58 00 C CCD tame 50 ms Lamp attn 130 Ratio 2 08 Power 1008 gt EXPERI Mode You can now return to the main screen and the engineering mode will remain active To disable it in order to return to the normal temperature display mode return to the expert menu and turn it OFF 999 xx is displayed as temperature value when no valid temperature can be read The Engineering mode status on or off is stored in permanent memory so it is always will always come back to the same mode when the Nomad is turned on Refer to the command description Section 7 5 for a full description of the parameters shown in this screen Please note that the Power line is present only if the wtune feature is enabled see next Section 5 8 2 Wtune feature This command is can be used to increase the optical integration time to help the Nomad to read temperatures when optical signal is weak at the expense of a slower response slower temperature update frequency It is highly recommended for power transformer applications Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 18 5 8 3 Gskip feature This command is useful to eliminate annoying dropouts that can happen when using weak probes The selected parameter 0 to 9 indicates the number of scans that the Nomad will perform before actually indicating that it cannot read the probe
49. nd date running even when the main batteries are not installed or when the AC power module is not used This small battery has a nominal lifetime of 10 years 42 Making your first measurements To make your first temperature measurement do as follows Remove the dust cap on the optical connector of the Nomad located on the top of the Nomad Remove the dust cap on the probe connector Insert the connector from your probe into the sensor connector of the Nomad Make sure the two mating parts are properly aligned and twist the connector clockwise to fasten it securely Turn your Nomad on by pressing for at least one second The red LED must be if not please check your batteries and or 6VDC power input The temperature will be almost immediately displayed along with the date and time This is shown here EN 2006 10 10 Place the sensor tip on a warmer surface such as your hand you can observe the temperature variation on the display You can power it down by pressing again this key for a minimum of half a second Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 13 5 NoMAD THERMOMETER HARDWARE REFERENCE 5 1 Display description The display is organized in 3 logical regions e The top portion gives general information to the user about the unit current status such as battery condition RS 232 port connection status time and date presence absence of a SD memory card and so forth e Th
50. on to get the following window You have two choices English or French If you are using Excel in another language you must select English Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 38 Ternper ature Adjust the Refresh Rate minimum is 0 2 sec and Min Max to suit your viewing needs Note that the setting of curve colors and other parameters must be done in the System Configuration window pane Up to 64 trends can be displayed 9 4 2 2 Displaying analog thermometers Click the Thermo button the following window will appear P 2 E Chi All thermometers share the same Min Max reading setting Refresh rate is fixed at 1 0 sec The size of this window will change depending on the number of channels to display Up to 16 thermometers can be shown if you want to display more than 16 channels only the first 16 detected channels will be shown note that any channel that has its Chart checkbox unchecked in the main window will not be shown If an alarm is active for a channel the corresponding thermometer numbers will change color blue for a low temperature alarm or red for a high temperature alarm 9 4 2 3 Displaying digital values To display digital temperatures click on the Digital button The following window will appear GE Digital View ee ee R Ch 1 X EA Ch 3 Ch 25 6 Document G1006r0
51. ond it can range from 50 to 500 ms A weak probe will normally have a long integration time To summarize a very good probe is characterized by a good quality index ratio 21 8 then by a high lamp attenuation 2150 and finally by a short integration time 200ms Also dirty connectors will contribute to lower probe strength always assure that all fiber connections are clean before evaluating probe performance Newer firmware from December 2008 includes a convenient Power feature that makes probe strength interpretation easier The Power 96 is only available when the Engineering Mode and the wtune features are enabled The 100 level is set to take into account that 2 extension cables or 1 extension cable and one feedthrough are normally used when a probe is directly connected to the Nomad the 100 level will effectively saturate this is normal The Power 96 value could be interpreted as follows e Oto 5 No probe detected or very weak probe This would normally indicate a probe failure e 5 to 80 A probe is present but it is weak Consider cleaning the connectors or use another probe 80 or more A healthy probe is present Warning These values are approximate and will change slightly from system to system Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 29 Note For transformer T2 probes as they are normally going to be used with a feedthrough and an outside extension cable it is recommended
52. pens giving feedback on how the downloading is proceeding Xmodem file receive for Neoptix Com4 Storing as C Program Files NeoptixNeoLink 07043001 neo Packet 8 Eror checking CRC Retries 0 Total reties 0 Last eror Throughput Elapsed 00 00 01 Warning As files are transferred using a 9600 baud serial protocol large files can take considerable time to transfer to your PC The following table gives approximate download time for some file sizes transfer rate is about 640 bytes per second Download time 4 8 Mbytes File for 8 channels and 65500 lines 7129 minutes 1 7 Mbytes File for 1 channel system and 65500 lines 7 You need to repeat this process for all the files you want to download The downloaded files can be easily read using Excel or equivalent Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 28 7 4 1 3 SD card memory capacity An SD card having up to 2 GByte can be used The table below gives logging time assuming a 1GByte card is used Although this is a very large memory some considerations should be taken to avoid overflow problems As information the following table gives approximate logging periods given various channel numbers and logging rate Logging rate Number of channels Logging autonomy 1seond J 8 X X 164 days imnie 8 9 28years 10minutes 3 8 268years 1seond 1 460dayss 1Imnmnuie J 3L 1
53. r It should be used only by experienced users 9 6 2 2 View Trends Select this menu item to open a window that gives you a graphical representation of your temperature readings as a function of time Up to 64 curves can be simultaneously displayed The sampling time base 15 adjustable 9 6 2 3 View Thermometers Select this menu item to display thermometers that will give you temperature data on up to 16 channels Sampling rate is fixed at one reading per second 9 6 2 4 View Digital meters Select this menu item to display digital readouts that will give you temperature data on up to 32 channels Sampling rate is fixed at one reading per second 9 6 2 5 View Analog Dial meters oelect this menu item to display analog dials that will give you temperature data on up to 16 channels Sampling rate is fixed at one reading per second 9 6 3 The Help Menu This is a standard Windows Help menu From this menu you can also enter an unlocking code to convert OptiLink from a Lite version to the Pro version Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 43 Neoptix Canada LP 1415 rue Frank Carrel Suite 220 Qu bec City QC CANADA G1N 4N7 Tel 418 687 2500 Fax 418 687 2524 www neoptix com www qualitrolcorp com Document G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP Printed in Canada 44
54. robes One can simply enter the no to enable the Nortech Fibronic calibration or n e for the Neoptix calibration This is illustrated in the figure below Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 41 OptiLink Console Instrument COM6 Reflex RFX464A NB Channel 4 Continuous Scanning Mode 60x09 as Nortech F probe 64A 0 2 52 fs Min level Unlocked ero S Enabled 100 0 Yes offset 100 0 400 0 Ves 0 0 0 0 0 0 Channel 100 0 400 0 Yes 100 0 400 0 Yes 9 6 OptiLink functions This section explains in details each one of the functions provided by the menus of the OptiLink software package This Section only gives a brief overview of the commands that are possible for operational details please refer to the above Sections 9 6 1 The File menu The File menu provides the user with basic functions to handle Configuration files 9 6 1 1 Find Instruments Refresh This is equivalent to the Refresh button found on the main window 9 6 1 2 Disconnect Instruments This will release all COM ports select this menu item OptiLink becomes idle and to bring it to life again requires you to click the Refresh button or to select the Find Instruments Refresh menu item 9 6 1 3 Advance serial port setting This command allows the user to force the exclusion of one or more COM ports from being scanned when clicking the Refresh button This may be useful
55. ry WD yyyy mm dd Write new date WR n Write logging rate where n can have a value ranging from 0 to 11 as per the following table 1 hour WT hh mm Write new time Format is 24hr system i e 23 59 7 4 1 1 File naming convention File names are structured as follows YYMMDDXX NEO where e YY represents the current year e g 06 MM represents the current month DD represents the current date XX is a sequence number that starts at 01 and can go up to 99 NEO is a fixed file extension Furthermore file sizes are limited to 65500 lines to ease their import to spreadsheet such as Microsoft Excel When the 65500 limit is reached a new file is open using the next available file sequence number Typical file content may look like this 07043001 neo Notepad File Edit Format View Help Neoptix Inc oc Serial TGD166A channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 dd mm yyyy hh mm ss 30 04 2007 15 44 00 40 53 57 01 3 72 32 72 16 06 8 35 30 04 2007 15 45 00 40 48 56 90 3 72 52 43 16 08 8 32 30 04 2007 15 46 00 40 37 56 98 3 69 52 85 16 06 8 32 30 04 2007 15 47 00 40 29 57 01 3 72 53 08 16 01 8 32 30 04 2007 15 48 00 40 24 56 93 3 66 52 74 15 95 8 32 30 04 2007 15 49 00 40 24 56 87 3 69 52 77 15 95 8 29 a A timestamp accompanies each temperature entry 24 hour time format File format is tab delimited offering an easy import path by Excel As the sequence number is limited to
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57. se the current data logging file and will open a new one with the same name but with 1 appended to the file name and so on 2 until the application is stopped or your disk becomes full 9 4 1 2 Logging to a xls or xlsx file This logging method requires the Microsoft Excel application which must be already installed This logging method has some advantages over the previously described logging method namely e Temperatures are directly stored in a genuine xls file no intermediary file is used e It allows the user the look at the data as it is written in real time in the xls file e allows the user to write comments directly in the xls file as the data is being acquired Warning An English language Excel is required logging using Excel in other languages may work but is not guaranteed by Neoptix Furthermore it is highly recommended that you do not use Excel for other purposes when DDE data logging is taking place failure to respect this may result in lost data your data or temperature data Before you can use this logging method you must set it up on your PC This needs to be done only once Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP of DDE logging setup Click the DDE Excel checkbox as illustrated here SAVE AS 0 Counts c Users inberube Documents data test001 dsx Acquisition Rate 5 0 sec v DDE Excel Setup Instrument 1 Then you will get an invitation to specify the loc
58. t be formatted before use Furthermore it is important to format it in FAT or FAT16 not FAT32 Supported card size is limited to 2 Gbyte larger formats are not supported by FAT16 You can format your flash cards on a PC if you want however make sure you format it in FAT16 The Nomad includes a format command where FAT16 is always used The Nomad is designed so it can only write to SD flash cards To read back temperature data remove the card from the Nomad and bring it to a suitable SD card reader from there you can copy files to your PC hard disk use Excel to draw trend lines and so forth You should use your PC to erase any specific file s the Nomad does not have any function to erase files from the SD 5 5 1 File naming convention File names are structured as follows YYMMDDXX NEO where YY represents the current year e g 06 MM represents the current month DD represents the current date XX is a sequence number that starts at 01 and can go up to 99 NEO is a fixed file extension Furthermore file sizes are limited to 65500 lines to ease their import to spreadsheet such as Microsoft Excel When the 65500 limit is reached a new file is open using the next available file sequence number Typical file content may look like this 06101902 NEO Notepad EJER inc Nemad Firmeware 1 0 5b Unit gi 2006 10 19 lime lemperature 15 06 33 59 74 15 06 34 5979 15 06 35 59 74 15 06
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60. that a probe when measured directly without feedthrough is to be considered healthy when its Power 96 reading is at 9596 or more probe alone no feedthrough no extension cable with a feedthrough and extension cable the minimum acceptable and recommended percent level is 6590 7 6 Typical temperature reading sequence Once all parameters have been set the following sequence should normally be followed to extract temperature information from your Neoptix thermometer 2 procedures can be used for this purpose The first method consists in using the ta command preferred while the second sequence would be a The host computer should send the t command followed by a character b The thermometer responds by echoing the requested temperature values as indicated above the transmission is terminated by character C When the character is received it is suggested to immediately terminate the dialog session by having the host computer issue the command followed by a E character Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 30 8 ERROR CODES The following error messages are displayed under certain error conditions RS 232 Display 1 Descripion Cannot create a new file on the SD card as there are already 99 files for the current day Transfer to a PC and delete some files to free some file names Internal memory checksum error Memory corruption Message Corrupted Memory
61. thermometer units are supported each one requiring its own COM port o Windows XP or later including Vista and Windows 7 and 8 O O O SC O OptiLink works correctly with both half duplex and full duplex Neoptix thermometers OptiLink is not compatible with older Nortech Fibronic thermometers and with Neoptix thermometers that have been manufactured before August 2005 9 2 2 Installing OptiLink Before opening the CD and installing the software please refer to the License and Limited Warranty Agreement at the beginning of this manual Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 32 You must have at least one or more properly installed T Guard thermometer unit s OptiLink should well detect other Neoptix thermometers such as the Nomad the Reflex and even the T Guard in test mode 1 Start Windows and make sure you are not running any other Windows program 2 By inserting the CD in your computer the SETUP application should automatically start if not manually start it 3 Follow the instructions that are displayed 4 Restart your computer 9 3 Aquick tour of OptiLink 1 Connect your Nomad unit to a free COM port 2 Start OptiLink if not already running 3 The thermometers that are turned on and connected to your PC through a proper RS 232 connection should normally be automatically detected by OptiLink this process takes a few seconds for a typical installation
62. trument this configuration window gives some information about this particular information and allows you to set some parameters The top portion of the window gives information about the specifics of the thermometer such as COM Port number Serial Number Calibration date Description of the parameters that can be set e Unit You can select C or F Scan Rate Fast recommended for most applications or Slow Furthermore for each channel you can set the following parameters e You can turn on or off the temperature for each channel e Name Up to 16 characters You can enter a probe name here that suits your application Log If checked the temperature data for this channel will be logged when data logging is active e Chart If checked the temperature data for this channel will be displayed when one of the 4 chart windows is open e Color This is the color of the curve that will be used when the Chart window is open Alarms Min and Max Allows setting alarm limits When one of more alarms are detected a message is given at the bottom of the main window must be in Acquisition mode For a given channel alarms are monitored only when its corresponding Chart or Log checkbox is checked in the Configuration window pane Alarms are monitored only when Acquisition is active Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 34 e Offset Allows adding an offset to this channel See below 9
63. tween cryogenic temp and ambient temperatures as this may cause material fatigue at the probe tips Warning Always wear protective gloves and clothing when working with cryogenic material Never use general purpose probes at cryogenic temperatures Neoptix sells special probes that can be used at cryogenic temperatures Please note that your Nomad thermometer will require a special factory calibration to be used at cryogenic temperatures below 80 C Consult Neoptix for more information Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 21 7 SERIAL COMMUNICATION DESCRIPTION You can communicate with your Nomad thermometer via the standard RS 232 link A description of the cable requirements is given above in Section 5 11 5 232 functions or commands can be accessed with the OptiLink software package or simply with a computer and communication software such as Windows Hyper Terminal Your software should be set at 9600 Baud 1 Stop Bit and No Parity If your PC computer does not include a RS 232 serial port you will need to use a USB Serial Adapter available from most computer stores 7 1 Using OptiLink Console The New OptiLink software package now includes a convenient console option that can be used to exercise your Nomad serial communication protocol With this console there are almost no more reasons to use HyperTerminal or equivalent to use the serial commands that are described in this Section Refer to the n
64. umber RMA Your distributor will provide you with information concerning the return of merchandise The carrier will not honour damage claims unless all shipping material is saved for inspection After examining and removing contents save packing material and carton in the event reshipment becomes necessary Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 11 4 QUICK INTRODUCTION The best way to familiarize yourself with your new Nomad is of course to use it This chapter shows you to prepare your unit and do some initial measurements The detailed instructions are given in the next Chapter Your new Nomad comes calibrated and ready to use If the unit has not been used already install fresh AA alkaline or rechargeable batteries This figure shows the main view of the Nomad along with the top and bottom views SD flash card Q FRONT 186 mm COM port in out 6DC power input Battery access port Ie 118 mm 4 1 Installing batteries You will find the battery access port at the bottom of the Nomad Insert 4 fresh batteries or connect the supplied 6VDC universal power supply If using rechargeable batteries make sure they are completely charged The following illustration shows the proper orientation of the 4 AA batteries Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 12 Note small battery inside the Nomad keeps the time a
65. uments UN OptiLink Console melt o 59 Da TOME Refi HARDA h H5 32 help menu b Return enclosure temperature e 1 2 nl Enable channels to scan if no argument scan all Fla Jl Set point adjustment on channel Lil ta 31 Help menu this screen 0 bet factory and status Information Lock the keypad 1 to Lock 1 to Unlock Toggle calibration mee for Heoptix neo for Nortech F Analog out if error 1 2 1 level 2 Min level Sleep mode to sleep p for continuous scanning Scanning rate lar for fast quick q for slow Specify analog aulput Span 311 for channel Lil Gel lemperalure reading channel Lil Continuous output to serial port to enable to disable Unities Celcius F Fahrenheit signal Strength Temperature 1 for analog output Zero on channel Lil sess css ReFlex 1 HB Channel amp Continuous Scanning Mode Bx l Scanning r le Fast Calibration type Meoplix probe 5erial o eere HEMA GAB For a complete description of all commands refer to Section 7 4 above 9 5 2 Switching between calibration types The OptiLink Console is a very useful tool that can easily be used to change the calibration types for T Guard system that have the double calibration feature enabled Neoptix and older Nortech Fibronic Inc p
66. when one finds that the automatic COM port refresh feature of OptiLink is interfering with equipment that are using defined COM ports You can check all ports that you want to exclude from the automatic scanning process This window looks like this Advance serial port setting When started or when Find Instruments is clicked serial ports are scanned for finding compatible instruments To exclude any ports from being scanned check them here coM1 coM2 4 5 COM6 7 coms coms 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 COM 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 42 9 6 1 4 Quit oelect Quit from the File menu to exit OptiLink Any configuration or setting that you might have done to any parameters is automatically saved so the same configuration will be available the next time you open OptiLink 9 6 2 The Window menu From this menu you can open the following 5 windows e Console view Trend view Thermometer view Digital view Analog dial view 9 6 2 1 Open Console Open Console can be very useful for developers and other users who want to interrogate the internal parameters of a Neoptix thermomete
67. xhibit It operates in a similar fashion as Windows HyperTerminal which Neoptix suggests to use with all thermometer models such as the Reflex or T Guard The console can be used to get information such as e Information on calibration date serial number etc e Enable disable channels e Setthe analog output parameters zero and span e Control operational features such as fast slow scanning more wtune etc e Calibration type Neoptix or Nortech Fibronic Inc e And so forth The following illustrates the OptiLink Console Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 40 E Opti ink 5 siis T ps TEOS Before sending commands and receiving information from a specific module it is necessary to select the instrument you want to interrogate Please note that only ONE instrument can be selected at a time if the same command is to be sent to all thermometers then it is necessary to repeat the command for each individual module You can use Copy and Paste Windows commands such as the following shortcuts ctl c and ctl v to copy selected content of the console content to other Windows programs such as Notepad etc 9 5 1 Console help menu The following is the menu as displayed by the instrument when sending the h command This help menu can be used as a reminder of all available commands for this specific instr
68. you need to remove them from the Nomad and use a separate charger alternatively you can also use non rechargeable batteries size AA Compatible battery types are AA alkaline Ni Cd and Ni MH 5 10 Probe connector This ST connector mates to a Neoptix temperature probe It will also work fine with older Nortech Fibronic inc probes although a special calibration may be required in order for the thermometer to give correct temperature readings see Section 5 7 above 5 11 RS 232 communication interface This port is used to configure and download information from the thermometer The pin out is standard for connection to any PC computer COM ports Use a simple pin to pin wired cable not a null modem cable to connect to your computer Baud rate is fixed at 9600 See Section 7 for a complete description of the serial commands that are available Document no G1006r08 Copyright Neoptix Canada LP 19 6 UsiNG TEMPERATURE PROBES 6 1 Caution Each time you connect a temperature probe to the unit the probe optical connector should be cleaned beforehand Otherwise particles of grease or dirt may obstruct the device internal connector and affect the measurements by completely blocking the signal or by generating too much attenuation when using a long fiber length Never use a cloth other than the type recommended for fiber optic cleaning Dampening the cloth with pure isopropyl alcohol ensures good cleaning Occasionally clean the inside o

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