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DC3000/4000/5000 User Manual

1. 83 Reset Point 4 Momentary 84 Reset Point 5 Momentary 85 Reset Point 6 Momentary 87 Reset Point 8 Momentary 88 Reset Point 9 Momentary Reset Point A Momentary 91 Reset Point C Momentary 92 93 94 Page 7 4 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 2 Status Inputs 1XXX Read Only Use Function 2 to Access Register FUNCTION AND STATE 1001 0 No Alarms Present 1 Alarm s Present 1033 Point 2 Status 1 Invalid 1037 Point 2 Status 1 Bypassed Page 7 5 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 2 Status Inputs 1XXX Read Only Use Function 2 to Access 1067 1 Overrange Page 7 6 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 2 Status Inputs 1XXX Read Only Use Function 2 to Access Page 7 7 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 2 Status Inputs 1XXX Read Only Use Function 2 to Access 1129 Point 8 Status 1 Invalid Page 7 8 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 2 Status Inputs 1XXX Read Only Use Function 2 to Access Page 7 9 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 2 Status Inputs 1XXX Read Only Use Function 2 to Access 1177 Point B Status 1 Invalid 1189 Point B Status 1 Alarm 5 Page 7 10 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 2 Status Inputs 1XXX Read Only Use Function 2 to Access Point C Status 1 Alarm 5 Page 7 11 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 3 Input Registers 3XXX 16 Bits Integers Read Only Us
2. the lowest dim level is off and the next position up is the lowest dim value setting Note the display does not turn off when programming NOTE The display will go to the Bright Level when ACK button is flashing or when the touch screen is pressed Ifan alarm regularly goes off within the screen dimmer time out interval the display will never go to the Dim Level 5 5 Charts Pens This Programming menu item allows the user to program parameters directly affecting charts or pens The Chart Pens programming menu is shown in Figure 5 4 Each programming item shown has further programming options as listed below Speed Set speeds Autospeed Scales Scales Scale Pens Scale type Direction Scale ends Scale grid Scale units PONS oimai Pens assign Abnorm pen Direction Vertical Figure 5 4 Chart Pens Horizontal Menu 5 5 1 Speed This menu item establishes the Virtual Chart Speed and Units Inches Hour Standard or Millimeters Hour Metric at which the virtual chart paper will advance Display Update Rate or Virtual Chart Speed may be setto Autospeed which enables chart speed to be changed via Alarm condition or external input Set Speeds enables the user to select the virtual chart speed Virtual Chart Speeds are programmable within the following limits Standard 0 5 in hr to 600 in hr Metric 10 mm hr to 15000 mm hr Programming the Display Update Rates or virtual chart speeds When in the Chart
3. Dry contact as the linear type and press ENTER The display will show a reduced Point Setup menu the Dry Contact Point Setup Menu The user can then set the following parameters Point tag Section 5 6 5 1 Eng units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarms Section 5 6 5 10 Chart Scale Section 5 6 5 11 5 6 8 Industrial Square Root Current Voltage Point Types The Recorder accepts three voltage square root extraction ranges 100mV sqrt 1 Volt sqrt 2 5 Volt sqrt and 10 Volt sqrt and two types of linear current square root extraction ranges 4 to 20mA sart 0 to 20mA sqrt and 10 to 50mA sqrt This function is used for inputs which require the Industrial Square Root of the input signal i e flow measure ment The system calculates the square root of the percentage of input scale and multiplies this value by the high end scale to produce the value of the point displayed In the following example the input is 4 to 20mA and the scaling is such that O Low End of Scale and 1000 High End of Scale High End Scale 1000 gallons per minute Input Signal 12mA or 50 of scale which is equal to 0 5 Square Root of 0 5 0 707 Actual value displayed is 0 707 x 1000 707 GPM with decimal fix of 0 Current input signals requires that the user provides an external resistor Programming Parameters Selecting Industrial Square Root point types requires setting up parameters like regular Programming linear point types From the Point Type menu use the UP or
4. Disable ALL responses to the com port Auto answer on the first ring Connect at 9600 baud Use memory profile 0 Store setup in memory profile zero Not all modems obey the same instructions The user can edit the default initialization string to work with any Hayes Extended Mode compatible modem which may not be that compatible There are two menu choices Modem Enable Enable or disable modem support Modem String Edit the initialization string sent to the modem 5 10 3 1 Modem Enable From the modem setup menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Modem Enable and press ENTER A window will pop up and the display will show modem YES if the modem is enabled or modem NO if the modem is disabled Enable or disable the modem by pressing the YES or NO button then press ENTER 5 10 3 2 Modem String From the modem setup menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Modem String and press ENTER The display will show e XXXXXXXXXXX Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter the initialization string for the modem A maximum of 30 characters may be entered The following is a listing of modems baud rates and modem strings Modem string for 9600 baud for Zoom Rockwell Boca Best Data Viking Comstar or Practical Peripherals Modems AT8 F8D0Q1S0 1537 9 C08Y08W0 Modem string for 9600 baud for US Robotics 3COM Cardinal or Phoebe Modem AT amp F amp D0Q1S0 1 amp UB amp NE amp K
5. Type high Press ENTER and the display reads highXX XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the High Alarm Value Press ENTER and the display reads contact X This is the contact output that will respond to this alarm provided the relay option is fitted If no contact output is required select contact 0 Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired Contact Number 0 to 6 and press ENTER The display will return to the Alarm type menu Press EXIT to return to the alm limits prompt in the Alarms Setup Menu c Low Alarm Type Low alarms are active if the input is lower than the set point To set a low alarm use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to scroll through the Alarm Types and highlight Type low Press ENTER and the display reads lowXX XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the Low Alarm Value Press ENTER and the display reads contact X This is the contact output that will respond Type high to this alarm provided the relay option is fitted If no contact output is Type low required select contact 0 Use the UP or DOWN Arrow Keys to Type abnorm select the desired Contact Number 0 to 6 and press ENTER The dis Type open play will return to the Alarm type menu Press EXIT to return to the alm Type close limits prompt in the Alarms Setup Menu Type true Type false Type none d Rate Alarm Type Rate alarms become active when the input changes
6. Use the UP DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired event input number and press ENTER The display will return to the Event reset prompt in the Reset Control Setup Menu b Reset print The program in the Recorder allows point reset data to be printed on the Alarm Event Data Log at the time of the reset or if enabled be stored to disk 5 7 2 This option can be toggled ON or OFF for each resettable point Programming Reset Print From the Reset Control Setup Menu use the UP DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Reset print and press ENTER The display will read either print YES or print NO Use the YES or NO Key to select either print YES print NO and press ENTER The display will return to Reset print in the Reset Control Setup Menu c Auto Reset When programming High Peak Low Peak Totalize Time Average and Gated Timer points the system allows an Auto Reset function If Auto Reset is set up the point being programmed will reset at programmed intervals from once a minute to once a month The system will prompt for the Start Time and Interval for which that point will reset NOTE If Auto Reset is disabled resettable points may only be reset manually NOTE Moving Average High Peak and Low Peak points reset to the current value of the base point Totalize points reset to zero Selecting Auto Reset From the Reset Control Setup Menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to high
7. or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Alarms Press ENTER The display will show the status of the alarms If no alarms are present the display will show NO ALARMS if more than one alarm is active the display will cycle through all active alarms If the Alarm check option is turned off this will be indicated on the display as ALM CHKS OFF NOTE To have the Alarm information come up automatically at power up and be the default display use the Display Programming option to set Alarms as the Powerup Display default Refer to Section 5 4 3 4 2 1 3 Junction Temp To display Cold Reference Junction Temperature press the DISPL Key and use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Junction Temp Press ENTER The display will show the cold reference junction temperature in degrees Fahrenheit F degrees Celceus C if the time format is set to European NOTE To have the Junction Temperature information come up automatically at power up and be the default display use the Display Programming option to set Junction Temp as the Powerup Display default Refer to Section 5 4 3 4 2 1 4 Version This function displays the software version number in a pop up window To display the version of software in your unit press the DISPLay Key and use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Version Press ENTER and the version of software in your unit will be displayed Press OK to return to the Ver
8. this display can scroll data to display more than just a single point Note that the default display is the Unit Tag which is programmed in the PROGram Displays Powerup display Unit prompt menu option Section 5 4 3 Follow the procedures below to access the DISPLAY MENU 4 2 1 1 Point To display a Point value on the Status Line press the DISPL Key and use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Point Press ENTER and point X will display Use the Numeric Keypad to select the point number you wish to display and press ENTER Listed below are parameters or re sponses that may be displayed Point Number Value and Engineering Units Point Number Value and Alarm Status Status Line showing Alarm Not Found Point number requested does not exist in the database Bypassed Point number requested is bypassed TCBO Thermocouple Burnout Invalid ADC overrange for direct inputs Overflow Data of calculated points exceed the limit of the floating point math function Overrange Point measurement exceeds the limit of the table Page 4 4 Chapter 4 Operation NOTE To have the point information come up automatically at power up and be the default display use the Display Programming option to set Points as the Powerup display default The Autojog default option will cycle through all points Refer to Section 5 4 3 4 2 1 2 Alarms To display an Alarm status press the DISPL Key and use the UP
9. DBD KD NA UA DDD ID kD aD 4o AA BRASAAEA BARBARA LD ma Y oN N RELAY OUTPUTS CHEITCHS4 CH4AITCHS D INPUT No c NCJNO c NCJNO c NCJNO c nc 3 2 1 C CN CESS WED ES ESO CS Y GTA Ea Sy CE Sy VE Y Y SO Y ADAN Ea Y AS EEE Ey S 00000 DO AN AN A D FU PP Pe ee ea Peet HKHH Figure 2 7 DC3000 Rear Panel Connections The Recorder accepts up to twelve direct inputs Input connection is via plug in screw terminal connectors on the rear panel Inputs can be mixed in any combination of thermocouple RTD milliamps millivolts volts or contact inputs As inputs are connected it is recommended that you record the data on the Point Program ming Chart There is a common ground lug marked with a L for connection of signal cable shields or screens Read the following procedures before connecting inputs to the terminals ENSURE THE POWER IS OFF BEFORE CONNECTING SIGNAL INPUTS TO THE UNIT The plug in screw terminal connectors are of the clamping screw variety putting even pressure on the signal wire It is therefore not necessary to terminate the wires with lugs however you may do so if you wish The maximum gauge wire that can be accommodated is 14 AWG or 2 5mm You will need a small screwdriver and a pair of wire cutters and strippers The use of shielded twisted lead wire is recommended to minimize electromagnetically induced noise Page 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring CAUTION NEVER
10. Note Ensure that a disk is present and that it has suitable files or you will get an error message Once FILE has been pressed the unit will check the disk then bring up a directory If there is more than one file per point the files for that point will be displayed one under the other with an lt indicating the current file selected as shown below The list will scroll if it is longer than what will fit on the screen Page 3 9 Chapter 3 Getting Started File Browser Directory Point No 1 BATCHI1 DT1 lt BATCH2 DT1 BATCH3 DT1 If only one file is available per point the directory selection will default to that file if no files are available for that point the directory will indicate No Files Found Use the POINT button to select the point you want Once you have the directory listing of files for the specific point use the As UP Arrow and Y Down Arrow keys to select the file you wish to browse indicated by the lt mark Press the ENTER button to browse the selected file Once the file is loaded it is browsed compressed or searched in the same manner as the memory browser described above Press EXIT to select a different file or EXIT again to return to real time viewing This space intentionally left blank Page 3 10 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 4 Getting to the Points The Instrument is a 15 channel or 15 point recorder of which up to 12 channels may be direct or real world inputs These are ty
11. Off SWRevNo Software Revision Number This space intentionally left blank Page 4 3 Chapter 4 Operation 4 2 Menus Programming procedures available through the Command Menu Button Bar are initiated by pressing the MENU button at the right of the Main button bar at the bottom of the display The Command Menu button bar has entry points to DISPlay PROGram and FUNCtion menus The RECORD function is accessible in the FUNCtion menu Both the PROGram menu and the FUNCtion menu can be password protected each with it s own password Refer to Section 4 2 4 2 The PROGram menu is covered fully in Chapter 5 Programming _EXIT Figure 4 1 The Command Menu Btton Bar Each programming procedure includes example displays of programmable parameters set to default values values seen at the first entry into a menu item for consistency between examples All other values represent ing user input values will be displayed with the alpha character X NOTE Whenever programmed parameters are changed they are saved in nonvolatile memory automatically 4 2 1 DISPL Display Menu The DISPLay MENU allows the user to access the menu items listed below This is the information that is displayed transiently in the STATUS line along the top of the display screen See Fig 1 1 for location of the Status Line This display can be used to show point data alarm information or the unit tag Using the AUTOJOG feature programming menu
12. Page 5 31 Chapter 5 Programming 5 7 3 2 1 Inst Avg Indiv The user has the option to set the Instantaneous or Average mode for each channel individually Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Inst Avg Indiv on the Record Mode menu This will bring up a point selection keypad which allows selection of the relevant point Choose the point to edit and press ENTER The current Record mode will appear highlighted Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight either Instantaneous or Average and press ENTER to select or EXIT to quit Repeat this process for each point you want to set then press EXIT to return to the Record Mode menu To program the Instantaneous Average Mode use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Inst Avg All or Inst Avg Indiv on the Record Mode menu and press ENTER Refer to the detail above 5 7 4 Points The user may select which of the fifteen available points are to be recorded to disk Any or all points may be recorded however the recording time available on the disk is divided among the number of points being recorded Ensure that points you do not wish to record or that have no data attached are not turned on to record To turn the points on or off use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Points on the menu and press ENTER A window will be presented displaying point X YES or point X NO Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to s
13. Select Yes which will return you to the menu Press EXIT twice to return to the Programming menu From the Program menu select Points and press ENTER You will be given the option to either program points Prog point or program constants Select Prog ram Point and press ENTER You will be presented with an alphanumeric keypad and will be prompted for which of the twelve possible points to program Select 1 and press ENTER The Points Program menu will be presented You can choose to either set up a point Setup pt copy the data from another point that has already been set up Copy pt or restore the original data you just removed Restore Pt Select Setup pt and press ENTER You now have a selection of various ways in which this point can be programmed These include Linear Industrial square root Ind sqrt Log linear thermo couple T c RTD Calculated Conditional or External Program this point as a Linear point by selecting Linear from the menu and pressing ENTER You now have to choose the full scale input range for this point Note that when this point is programmed as a milliamp input it is necessary to set the switch for that channel on the rear panel to connect in the terminating resistor that allows the current to be measured as a voltage input Read chapter 5 6 for more detail Program this point for one volt full scale input by using the UP and DOWN arrow keys to select 1V and pressing ENTER
14. or Recorder Data No Press YES then ENTER to enable recording of data or NO then ENTER to inhibit data recording There is also an option to enable ALARM or EVENT recording using the Alarm on off menu option To actually begin recording you must exit until you get the command button bar Press the FUNCtion button and use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Page 3 18 Chapter 3 Getting Started keys to highlight Record On Off and then press ENTER There are three choices Record Off will stop recording Record On will start recording and Trigger enables automatic stop and start record ing based on internal or external events that have been initiated Ensure there is a formatted disk in the drive then select Record On From the pop up window press YES then ENTER to begin recording Once a recording is started the drive light comes on periodically as data is stored to the disk Also the status line at the top right of the screen will indicate the percentage of the disk used NOTE NEVER REMOVE A DISK FROM THE DRIVE WHILE THE DRIVE LIGHT IS ON To stop the recording return to the same menu and select Record Off From the pop up window showing record off press YES then ENTER Wait for the disk light to go out and the status to show REC OFF before removing the disk 3 11 Hot Swap Hot Swap is the ability to to Swap disks without turning off the record mode so Media Missing there is no data loss WARNI
15. press ENTER to display the date If the time is incorrect press the NO key and the display reads hours e XX Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the digit and the LEFT or RIGHT e Arrow Keys to move to a position to enter the correct hour 23 is maximum When the correct hour is displayed press the ENTER Key to move on to the minutes 59 is maximum and then seconds 59 is maximum Use the same procedure used in program ming hours to program the correct minutes and then seconds 5 3 2 Changing Date After the correct seconds is displayed and ENTER is pressed the date will be displayed similar to this example 01 01 95 If the date is correct press ENTER or EXIT to return to the Date amp Time display Ifthe date is incorrect press the NO key and the display reads month e XX Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the digit and the LEFT or RIGHT e Arrow Keys to move to a position to enter the correct month number 12 is maximum When the correct month is displayed press the ENTER Key to move on to the day 31 is maximum and then year no maximum Use the same procedure used in programming the month to program the correct day and year 5 4 Displays Dispaly Rate This menu item allows the user to program several items dealing with the way data Time Format is displayed on the screen The display menu is shown in Figure 5 3 Use the UP Powerup disp and DOWN 7 Arrow keys to sele
16. 1V input range with an Input Range setting of 0 to 1 00 V and program the Output Range to be 0 to 5000 The actual readings on the display will now be in PSI Programming Output Scale Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to scroll through the menu items in the Point Setup Menu and highlight Output scale Press ENTER and the display reads places X Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to scroll through the menu items to set the number of decimal places up to a maximum of 4 NOTE 5 E notation and press ENTER The display will read O XXXXXXXXXXXXXE 13 places possible Use the numeric keypad to enter the low end scale value the default is zero Press ENTER when the desired Lo Scale value is displayed and the display reads hi gt XXXXXXXXXXXXX Use the numeric keypad to enter the high end scale value the default is the full scale value of the range selected which is a direct linear mapping or a scaling of 1 Press ENTER when the desired Hi Scale value is displayed and the display will return to the Output scale Menu item 5 6 5 4 Decimal Fix Certain points must be assigned a decimal place of up to four places or scientific notation The choices are 0 X no decimal places 1 X X 2 X XX 3 X XXX 4 X XXXX 5 Scientific Notation Decimal places affect displayed point data values only Programming Decimal Fix Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to scroll through the menu items in the Point Setu
17. 3 Amp An Output Board with three potential free Form C relay contacts and NO digital inputs is also available not shown CH 4 SPH BC 1 INPUT N 2 235 6 gt AA EA ANAIS D DP DD DD DDD D L KH AHHAR KAH Al AA AKAH HKH HAKA HE HHHH Figure 2 10 Digital I O Connections The potential free relay contacts are protected internally with 300 volt Metal Oxide Varistors MOVs to prevent contact arcing The opto isolated inputs require an external potential of 5 to 12 volts DC 10 milliAmps The three inputs are isolated from the unit but not from each other as they share a common The positive voltage connects to the terminals marked 1 2 or 3 and the common connects to the terminal marked C It is possible to use potential free contacts to operate the digital inputs This requires opening the unit and setting jumpers on the relay board This will remove the isolation Contact factory for detail The terminal strip is protected by a transparent acrylic cover held in place by two screws This cover protects the user from accidentally touching terminals that may have hazardous potentials on them and must be removed before wires can be connected to the terminals Loosen the two screws at either end of the cover and remove them Replace the cover once all connections have been made Page 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring 2 3 5 Two Wire Transmitter Power Supply DC3000 Option Only The tw
18. ADC Control and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select Cal ADC and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select Cal Scale and press ENTER 6 2 1 3 Calibrating the Voltage Ranges To calibrate any of the voltage ranges a known good input must be supplied to the Recorder as shown in the table below The following steps are used to guide the user through calibration of all the voltage ranges Range to Calibrate Voltage Source 100 mV 105 000 mV 1 Volt 1 050 Volts 2 5 Volt 2 5000 Volts 10 Volt 10 000 Volts Set the precision Voltage Source for the appropriate range Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the range in need of calibration and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select to select the Channel Input Number 1 2 3 4 5 or 6 7 8 9 A Bor C Twelve channel example to which the voltage source is connected and press ENTER With voltage source connected and turned on press ENTER A window will appear showing the reading of the voltage source connected NOTE If the calibration is not correct the value shown in the window will not be correct You will then be prompted with an Are you sure message Select YES to continue the calibration or NO to abort If YES is selected the Recorder calibrate the selected range Repeat for the remaining voltage ranges This space intentionally left blank Page 6 2 Chapter 6 Calibration 6 3 RTD Current Cal
19. Control Bit 0 0 Low Speed 1 High Speed all Bit 1 O Fixed Chart Speed 1 Auto Bit 2 0 Low Record Speed 1 High Record Speed Bit 3 0 Fixed Record Speed 1 Auto Filename 2 chars 00 01 Filename 2 chars 02 03 4283 Filename 2 chars 04 05 4284 Filename 2 chars 06 07 4285 4360 Reserved Page 7 19 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 5 Holding Registers 4xxx Use Function 3 to Access 32 Bits Modicon Format Floating Point Writing to these registers has no effect FUNCTION AND STATE 4361 Point 1 Data Low Word 4362 Point 1 Data High Word 4363 Point 2 Data Low Word 4364 Point 2 Data High Word A PTY TT 4370 Point 5 Data High Word 4371 Point 6 Data Low Word 4372 Point 6 Data High Word 4373 Point 7 Data Low Word 4374 Point 7 Data High Word 4375 Point 8 Data Low Word 4376 Point 8 Data High Word 4377 Point 9 Data Low Word 4378 Point 9 Data High Word 4379 Point A Data Low Word 4380 Point A Data High Word 4381 Point B Data Low Word 4382 Point B Data High Word 4386 Reserved 4387 Reserved Page 7 20 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 6 Holding Registers 6XXX 32 Bits Integers Use Functions 3 and 16 to Access FUNCTION AND STATE 6001 Date 4 Bytes Year Month Day Time 4 Bytes Hours Minutes Seconds Pa Low Record Sample Rate Point 1 High Record Sample Rate Point 1 Low Record Sample Rate Point 2 High Record Sample Rate Point 2 Low Record Sam
20. DOWN 7 Arrow Page 5 24 Chapter 5 Programming Keys to highlight Ind sqrt and press ENTER The Point Setup menu for Industrial Square Root will be displayed and may require programming the following parameters Point tag Section 5 6 5 1 Input Scale Section 5 6 5 2 Output Scale Section 5 6 5 3 Exc Currents Section 5 6 5 5 Filter Section 5 6 5 6 Engineering Units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarm Setpoints Section 5 6 5 10 Chart Scale Section 5 6 5 11 5 6 9 Logarithmic Linear Point Types Five types of Log Linear point types can be selected three linear voltage logarithmic ranges 100mV log 1 Volt log 2 5 Volt log and 10 Volt log and two types of linear current logarithmic ranges 4 to 20mA log 0 to 20mA log and 10 to 50mA log Programming Parameters Selecting Log Linear point types requires setting up parameters like regular Programming linear point types except that the Low and High Exponents must be set in Output Scales From the Point Type menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Log Linear and press ENTER The Point Setup menu for Log Linear will be displayed and may require programming the following param eters Point Tag Section 5 6 5 1 Input Scale Section 5 6 5 2 Output Scale Section 5 6 5 3 Lo and Hi Exponents Exc Currents Section 5 6 5 5 Filter Section 5 6 5 6 Engineering Units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarm Setpoints Section 5 6 5 10 Chart Scale Section 5 6 5 11 Output Scale All Log linear
21. ON only when the Conditional Point is in the true state The Gated Timer Point will then only be timing when the temperature is above or below a set level The timer will continue to accumulate time in seconds each time it is turned on The Gated Timer Point can be reset at programmable time intervals and alarms can be set to alarm if the timer total goes above a pro Page 5 28 Chapter 5 Programming grammed time interval in seconds The Point Setup menu for Gated Timer will be displayed and may require programming the following parameters Point Tag Section 5 6 5 1 Gate Control Section 5 6 5 15 Engineering Units Section 5 6 5 9 Reset Control Section 5 6 5 13 Alarm Setpoint Section 5 6 5 10 Chart Scale Section 5 6 5 11 5 6 12 8 Totalize The totalize calculation keeps a running total of the value of a point sampled at a programmed rate This will continue until the programmed reset interval time is reached at which time the value is logged on the alarm event log window if reset print is enabled is resetto zero and the Totalization calculation begins again However a low flow cutoff provision prevents totalization on flow rates that meet or fall below the cutoff point The data will also be recorded to disk if alarm event logging is enabled The totals are non volatile for channels A through C unless auto reset is active The Point Setup menu for Totalize will be displayed and may require programming the following parameters Point Ta
22. Optional ooooncccinnncccnnccnnnnccccononnnnnnoconononn nan cnn anna 2 9 A A 2 10 2 6 Contrast Adjust Monochrome Units Only oooccocnnnnnicnncnnnnnocccnoncnnnanacccnnnna nan nnn cc nan nr can nn rr rnncnncin 2 10 Page 2 i Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring This chapter provides information and procedures on installing and wiring the Recorder Included are handling procedures installation and wiring specifications and instructions for both standard and optional equipment 2 1 Equipment Handling 2 1 1 Initial Inspection Exercise care when unpacking the instrument from the shipping carton The instrument is packed in a shock proof foam retainer to prevent damage during normal transit If damage to the shipping carton is evident ask the carrier s representative to be present when the instrument is unpacked and refer to Limited Warranty Statement Appendix A 2 1 2 Unpacking Procedure Perform the following steps to unpack your Recorder 2 1 2 1 Remove the foam retainer and instrument from the shipping carton 2 1 2 2 Carefully remove the instrument from the foam retainer 2 1 3 Detected Damage If damage is detected after unpacking the instrument re pack the instrument and return it to the factory as described in the following paragraph 2 1 4 Equipment Return Before returning a damaged or malfunctioning instrument to the factory for repairs a Return Merchandise Authorization number must
23. Options Additional functions and capabilities can be added to the Data Recorder as options These options are briefly described in the following paragraphs 1 3 1 Digital Input and Output This option provides six form C Normally Open Common Normally Closed contacts Relay outputs capable of switching 250 VAC and three isolated digital control inputs The relay outputs can be programmed to respond to alarm events while the digital inputs can be used to trigger events such as changing recording speeds or stopping and starting recording Three form C Relay outputs without the digital inputs are also offered as an option 1 3 2 Communications Interface There are two communications options available an ESD protected RS232 interface standard on DC3600 4600 or an isolated RS485 interface optional The recorder acts as a slave device in a Modbus RTU or Modbus ASCII environment Page 1 4 Chapter 1 General Description 1 3 3 Isolated Loop Power Supply DC3000 Only This option provides an Isolated 24 Volt DC or 12 Volt DC supply capable of supplying 120 milliamps It can be used to supply current transmitters or power remote sensors 1 4 Specifications OPERATING Input Signals Input Resolution Input Impedance Input Capacity Isolation Scan Rate Common Mode Voltage Common Mode Noise Rejection Normal Mode Noise Rejection EMC Compliance RECORDING Recording Rates Format Storage Capacity File types DISPLAY Display T
24. POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM YOU ARE USING ALWAYS USE THE RECOMMENDED MATING CONNECTOR AND AN APPROVED THREE WIRE CABLE TO CONNECT THIS UNIT TO THE AC MAINS gt Figure 2 4 shows the IEC 320 AC mains socket on the rear of the Recorder The center ia ES pin is the ground termination If a mating plug is provided it will be marked with the Ground LINE L or hot and NEUTRAL N or return In the United States an ap ji o j proved cable with integral plug NEMA 5 15 P is provided In some instances a cable w S y with no plug may be provided In this instance the user must connect an approved plug to the cable prior to connecting to the AC source Figure 2 4 AC Connector Figure 2 5 shows the screw terminal power connections on the rear of the Recorder The right terminal is ground the center terminal is LINE L or hot and the left terminal is NEUTRAL N or return The wire color codes are as follows COUNTRY NEUTRAL RET LINE HOT GROUND ON EN EA Figure 2 5 Screw Terminal Page 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring This unit is equipped with an AC mains Fuse internally If this fuse should blow it generally indicates a serious problem with the Recorder THE FUSE SHOULD NOT BE REPLACED BY AN OPERATOR The fuse is a Quick acting 5 x 20mm type rated at 2 5 Amps 250 VAC An optional AC mains plug retention clip is available contact the factory 2 3 3 Signal Input Wiring WARNING
25. TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK USE EXTREME CAU TION WHEN WIRING SIGNAL INPUT CONNECTIONS HAZARDOUS POTENTIALS MAY EXIST ON SIGNAL INPUT TERMINALS WHICH ARE FLOATING WITH RE SPECT TO CASE GROUND THESE HAZARDOUS POTENTIALS MAY BE ON THE REAR TERMINAL PANEL OF YOUR INSTRUMENT ANY VOLTAGE POTENTIAL AT THE SIGNAL SOURCE WILL EXIST ON THE INSTRUMENT S RESPECTIVE SIGNAL INPUT TERMINAL E G POWER GENERATOR STATOR WINDING A fe FS he Ag kok o OOG ODO GS SY A AS No 100 240V gt 50 60 Hz 35 VA RELAY OUTPUTS CH6 CH5 CH 4 CH3 CH2 CH1 INPUT l NO C NCANO C NCANO C nNcfNo C ncfino C NCINO C NC T2 3 C EN E A VAE S a Aida lalala Ala es ENE NAAA Z Z Z B Z B DB DD DD BD UP UA DD Z UD UHIHHHH HHHH f ARAARA Saa AA Figure 2 6 DC3600 4600 Rear Panel Connections Page 2 5 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring AC POWER P xX 100 240 V L 50 60 Hz 35VA 24V i CH4 CH3 CH2 ES EXP EX A EX mA y CA EN CIC CS IGS MESE CAMARENA NOE D KZ DI D
26. UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Load Alt Lang and press ENTER A pop up window will display load language NO Press the YES then ENTER buttons The unit will look on the disk for any language files which will be displayed on the File Browser Directory If more than one language file exisits use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select it and press the ENTER button If there are more files on the disk than what will show on the screen the list will scroll down with the lt sign The unit will load the selected language file from the disk 5 11 3 3 Save English This menu item saves the English language file to disk for editing To save the English language file to disk use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Save English and press ENTER The disk status window will show SAVE LANG and a window will pop up when the configuration has been saved to indicate Language Saved Press OK when done 5 11 3 4 Save Alt Lang This menu item saves the alternate language file to disk To save the alternate language file to disk use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Save Alt Lang and press ENTER The disk status window will show SAVE LANG and a window will pop up when the configuration has been saved to indicate Language Saved Press OK when done 8 16 99 REV 3 1 Page 5 43 Chapter 6 Calibration 6 1 Ntro UCI Ned icnte settee a acta de alto ad ot lb do a o no da alto ee
27. a distance of up to 50 feet 16m An RS485 interface is required for distances up to 4000 feet 1300m An RS485 interface will support up to 31 Data Recorders linked to a single computer Each of the Recorders will be identified by a unique unit address programmed under Com Ports in the Programming Menu Two modes of operation Modbus RTU and Modbus ASCII are supported in RS232C and RS485 communication interfaces 7 1 1 Port Set Up Refer to Chapter 5 10 Programming Com Ports for communications setup programming information 7 1 2 Port Communications Wiring Refer to Chapter 2 4 Installation and Wiring Serial Ports for wiring instructions of the communications port 7 1 3 Modbus RTU and ASCII Functions This Recorder supports a subset of the Modbus protocol ASCII and RTU The functions included in the subset are Function 1 Read Coil Status Function 2 Read Input Status Function 3 Read Holding Registers Function 4 Read Input Registers Function 5 Force Single Coil Function 6 Preset Single Register Function 15 Force Multiple Coils Function 16 Preset Multiple Registers NOTE Many registers are reserved or are not used Use the defined registers only 7 1 4 Modbus Registers Tables 7 1 through 7 8 show the mapping of the recorder parameters into Modbus registers Knowledge of these Modbus register assignments is only needed to make use of third party communications software NOTE The Registers
28. be recorded to disk The user can now program the other points in a similar fashion simply selecting the point number and choose to copy point 1 into points 2 and 3 or program these from scratch It is suggested that the user fully reads the rest of the chapters of this manual to become familiar with the functions of the various menu options 3 10 Recording Data The recorder saves data on command to either 31 2 inch floppy disk or PCMCIA memory card referred to as disks depending on which option you have The disks are MSDOS compatible and can be read on any IBM PC compatible with a 3 inch floppy drive or PCMCIA drive Data is stored on the disks as individual pen files with additional files for configuration and alarm event logging Any DOS or Windows file manager can be used to move rename erase or archive the files Recording may be started or stopped manually by an external event or on internal alarm Each of the 15 points may be recorded at different sample rates or the user can choose to record all points at the same rate This enables slowly changing parameters to be recorded at a slower rate than faster changing signals Also the user can choose whether to store data in average or instantaneous modes The amount of data that can be saved depends on the number of channels and the sampling rate both param eters can be set by the user As a guide a typical 31 2 inch 1 44 Megabyte floppy disk can hold approximately 700 00
29. be obtained from the factory 2 1 4 1 Return Authorization Refer to Appendix B Return Authorization for complete instructions on returning instrumentation 2 1 4 2 Required Information If the instrument is to be returned for repairs the instructions detailed in Appendix B entitled Required Information for Factory Repairs must be completed and returned with the instrument 2 1 5 Storage For prolonged storage before installation re pack the Recorder in the shipping container Cushion the Re corder with foam molding or an equivalent and store in a cool dry area We do not recommend storage of the Recorder for more than one year If longer storage time is required contact the factory for additional storage information Page 2 1 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring 2 2 Installation The instrument is intended to operate in the following environment Installation Category Il per IEC 664 Pollution Degree Level Il per UL3111 1 IEC1010 1 Indoor Use Only Temperature 5T to 40 C 41 F to 104 perUL3111 1 1EC1010 1 Humidity 5 to 80 RH non condensing up to 31 C 87 F decreasing linearly to 50 RH at 40 C 104 F per UL3111 1 IEC10101 1 AC Mains supply 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 35VA NOTE The recorder is designed to be panel mounted and as such should be considered as perma nently connected Disconnection from the supply must be possible via a customer supplied switch or circuit breaker This disconnection devic
30. couinen ti ec Le ee Led 5 28 5 6 12 5 Moving VErage aar EE A EA E TE AEA E T Oa E E 5 28 5 7 5 8 5 9 0120 TIMES AVEO a 5 28 5 6 12 7 Gated TIME Naine a heii chi nd aa 5 28 621258 KO ral PA Mia dilata 5 29 5 6 13 Gonditional Pot TYPE ld ei Aa ade ee Ae ee 5 29 5 6114 External POMETYDOS ot Ra eee ee ea ee a 5 30 Record Elric A ace eee cies 5 30 A Data ONO ert acdc aaas entice et aa ade eee ee ae ee aea dE 5 30 5 72 Alarm On off aad ieee erie ee aa ade eee eet ee ee el elt 5 31 5 73 Record Modin aiia a eee ens nape A de 5 31 5 ASA PUN MOG 6 tio di iii ti 5 31 5 7 3 2 Instantaneous Average MOde c oocccccccncoccccccconooonccononan cnc nnnnn non nc cnn naar rr cnn anar rra 5 31 DA PONTS A a A A AAA a A RA EA 5 32 5 75 Points CT MQQCN iii Ba nee dina i ea ee i A ARECA ee 5 32 5 7 6 Record rale ic cee aes chee Raed hen eis id ee Pe ee dia ee ns Oe Et 5 32 LO AULOPALG E E E E E E ccbenant dante cubawudet EEE 5 33 5 7 6 2 Individual Rates is ia macia a EERE E cd PAA AAEE AAA EEN Dll E NA 5 33 STAS e WE n EN EE it A a ad 5 33 TATAD A I NETA A A EET E E A Rs 5 34 57727 Disk Full Setpoint iii A eee aioe 5 34 5 7 7 2 Disk Full Alarm Output coooooccnnccccnnnocccccnonnnnnonccnna non cn cnn nn nan cc a nn an rr anna nn rc nan r nana n nana 5 34 5 7 8 Rormat Disk ai 5 34 5 7 9 Save ConFiGuration File ooooonocnnnncnnnncccnnnnccncncrnnnn ano co ronca cra 5 34 5 7 10 Load ConFiGuration File ooonocccnnnnnccnnnnccnnnnocccnoncnncnnrnnnn nr cc r
31. current file to be loaded indicated by the lt sign alongside it File Browser Directory Config Files OLDFILE CFG lt NEWFILE CFG If more than one configuration file exists use the up arrow and down arrow buttons to select it and press the ENTER button This list of configuration files will scroll down if it is longer than what will fit on the display The unit will load the selected configuration file from the disk and a window will pop up indicated that this has been completed Press the OK button At this point in time the recorder has to be restated by first removing then reapplying the power in order to recognize the new settings 8 16 99 REV 3 1 Page 3 20 Chapter 4 Operation 4 1 Instrument PowerUp ia dis 4 1 Adan Startup esti aa ra cod ein a eee inate ae she cr a 4 1 41 37 Initialize Database irese e e a ee teas 4 2 4 2 MOUSE A E EAT 4 4 4 2 1 DISPEADISPIAY MENN aioi caa aa otiraa are a aa a a Ea O E Aaa iai 4 4 AL PON o dr AE AAE A dd ES 4 4 J2 ka AaS n a et Ns pallet eg ea NN Ned eae Na A atten Uae lots 4 5 421 3 JUNCHON TEMP nela eee e E EEEE E chy bandh bee REE EE dae be ARER E 4 5 ARAN Orio citada iia 4 5 42 Media Status at tdi ir eta 4 5 42 2 PROG Program Medline aaaea 4 6 42 3 FUNG FUNCION MANU sia iia 4 6 A A ONNO i EEE E ATA EE A A E 4 6 aE A A S E TT E E A T E EEE E T O STS 4 7 4 23 53 Bypass POMI serri E E EEE a ra 4 7 4 2 3 4 Reset PONE iie e eE Eaa ERIKS EEE pial EA ices blade a E
32. file data When BROWS is pressed a new button bar is presented with three buttons FILE RAM and EXIT as shown in Figure 3 9 below FILE RAM 12 07 96 Figure 3 9 The Browse Source Button Bar Select FILE to browse prerecorded files on the disk RAM to browse Trend data from memory or EXIT to return to the real time view Browsing allows the user to view historic data of the pens currently trending on the display or saved on the disk without affecting any real time data acquisition Alarm data can also be browsed from memory by selecting BROWS on the full view Alarm window See section 3 3 5 for the added step required to browse from disk On the Trend screen pressing BROWS brings up the Browse Source button bar Press RAM to browse memory or FILE to browse from disk This brings up the Browse Mode Button Bar shown below Figure 3 10 Figure 3 10 The Browse Mode Button Bar The FINDV and FINDT buttons initiate the SEARCH functions FINDV is FIND by Value FINDT is to FIND by Time The 3 and are to COMPRESS and EXPAND data respectively BROWS enters the interac tive Browse Screen and EXIT returns to the prior screen 3 3 1 Compressing Data The data on the screen may be compressed up to 32 times the normal view this enables long term trends to be seen on a single screen Each time the 3 Compress button is pressed the data is compressed by a factor of 2 and it may require a short time for the
33. flagged as Reserved are intended for the Companion software only and should not be used with any other software 7 1 5 Modbus Floating Point Formats Page 7 1 Chapter 7 Communications Interface The registers most users will be interested in are the Point 1 C Data Registers These registers hold the current floating point value for each data point The actual Modbus specification has no mention of floating point numbers Therefore several common methods of transferring a floating point number has emerged We support two of those methods One method is compatible with the Modicon 984 PSC and the other is sometimes referred to as the Daniel s Extension IEEE floating point number requires 4 bytes 2 words The modbus registers are all 2 bytes 1 word Sign Bit Exponent Mantissa 127 biased extra implied 1 bit 1 bit 8 bits 23 bits SEEEEEEE EMMMMMMM MMMMMMMM MMMMMMMM Byte 0 Btye 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 l High Word l Low Word Modicon 984 PLC Compatible Format 2 register addresses for one floating point number The two words MUST always be accessed together to ensure valid values Register 1 Low Word Register 2 High Word Registers 3081 30a4 store Points 1 C Data in this format Registers 4361 4384 store Points 1 C Data in this format Daniel s Extension 1 register for one floating point number Register 1 Byte O Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Registers 7001 7012 store Points 1 C Data in this forma
34. full scale output of any range of the input A description of this is given at the end of this chapter Using Scales Page 3 14 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 8 2 Input Scale Select Input scale from the menu and press ENTER You will be presented with the value to represent the low or bottom end of the input scale and for this range it will default to O Up to thirteen characters can be entered The number can be in floating point format using the E Key It may be positive or negative right or left justified For our programming example accept 0 as the low end and press ENTER You will now be presented with the option to program the high value This value will default at 1 For the sake of our exercise accept this value by pressing ENTER 3 8 3 Output Scale The output scale is the value that will be reflected on the display or recorded to the units and will once again be scaled by using the chart scale programmed at a later time Select Output Scale by pressing ENTER What we will do is program this to be 0 100 This first option presented is to select the number of decimal places that will be presented This varies from 0 which is a whole number through to 5 which is E notation Use the UP and DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select three decimal places and press ENTER Once selected you will be presented with the value for the low end of the output scale This will default to 0 select this value You will now be presented with the high valu
35. given a choice to accept the fault and allow power up to continue or not accept and power down the unit If not accepted the unit will halt and must be repaired The only time this fault should be accepted is after installing a software upgrade to the instrument 4 1 2 Load Database user configuration The user configuration for the unit is stored in non volatile battery backed memory This memory consists of two main sections Profile and Data Point Registers DPR The database is transferred from working memory areas to holding memory areas The unit transfers this database back from the holding memory area to the working memory area during the power up sequence If no errors are detected this transfer is practically instantaneous no messages are displayed and the recorder continues to power up normally The units user Profile database is grouped into blocks Each block contains setup parameters related to a particular instrument function i e display chart scan etc and is protected by a checksum The DPR database is also composed of discreet blocks each block containing all the set up information of a particu lar programmed Point Each point DPR is protected by a checksum During the automatic Learning operation the Profile blocks and Point DPRs along with their checksums are transferred to the holding memory area If the recorder finds a bad checksum in any Profile block during the power up load database sequence it will halt The
36. hi XXX where XXX is the current record rate in seconds Use the numeric keypad to enter the record rate from O to a maximum of 600 seconds then press ENTER to activate and return to the Record Rate Program ming menu Press EXIT at any time to return without altering the setting and to return to the Record Setup menu NOTE To set the record rate to 4 times a second once every 0 25 second select 0 seconds NOTE Although the record rates are shown as low and high the low rate can in fact be faster than the high rate The low and high rates are defined by selection in the FUNC menu If the digital I O option is fitted the switch inputs can be set to change record speed An active input selects the high speed an inactive input selects the low speed The current record rate high or low is indicated in the Disk Status Window the high rate being indicated by REC and the low rate indicated by REC The inputs can be overridden by the FUNC menu until a change of input state takes place lf you do not plan to use the change record rate option set both record rates to the same value The logic for external record rate change is as follows FUNC SWITCH RECORD RATE high lo to hi high high hi to lo low low lo to hi high low hi to lo low Page 5 33 Chapter 5 Programming 5 7 7 Disk Full Alarm It is possible to set a threshold to indicate when the disk is full The indication is via a pop up window on the s
37. is making The filename can be any valid DOS filename up to a maximum of 8 characters e g BATCH1 or SAMPLES This filename is applied to all pen files the alarm file and the configuration file Thus if the name BATCH is entered pen 1 file will be BATCH1 DT1 pen 2 file will be BATCH1 DT2 and so on the alarm file will be BATCH1 ALM and the configu ration file will be BATCH1 CFG A disk can hold files with different names For example you may run three batches and name files for each batch BATCH1 BATCH2 and BATCH3 all on the same disc To enter a filename use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Filename and press ENTER You will be presented with a display that shows gt FILENAME lt where FILENAME is the current file name Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter a new file name Note that the file name cannot contain spaces and must consist of the letters A through Z the numbers 0 through 9 and the characters amp E Do not try to type DOS extensions Once you have entered a file name press the ENTER key to save it and return to the recorder menu Note The default file name is the version with an sign used as a decimal point E g VM1 1A for Version 2 1a Page 5 35 Chapter 5 Programming 5 8 MEASUREMENT This menu item allows the user to program items directly affecting measurement of Inputs The following pro gramming options are available in the Measurement Menu TCBO Interval Allo
38. of 8 scales A through H can be programmed Only one of the two sets is active at any given time The active set can be selected via remote switches or from the front panel using the FUNCtion programming option Each BAR GRAPH and or pen is driven by a point Any point in the system can be assigned to one or more of the pens and or bar graphs A scale from A through H is selected for each point during point programming Since more than one point can be assigned to each scale programming of the scale parameters is done separately in the Scales menu The point assignment connects the bar graphs pens and display grids with the corresponding scale To enter the SCALE menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the Scales and press ENTER The display will read scale XX Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the scale to program 1A through 1H or 2A through 2H and press ENTER Pressing ENTER will provide the following programming choices for the SCALE 5 5 2 1 Scale Type The scale type can be LINEAR or LOG For linear scales the point data is interpolated linearly across the defined segments For log scales the log 10 of the data is used in the interpolation Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the Scale type and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the type LIN for LINEAR or type Log for LOGARITHMIC and press ENTER to select the displayed Scale type The display wil
39. the area of interest The output of the transducer which peaks at 5 volts is connected to live input channel 1 and the 10 volt full scale range is selected to cover this range Since the maximum input voltage will be only 5 volts on a 10 volt range use the input scale option to set the low end at 0 0 and the high end at 5 000 volts To convert this directly to PSI the output scale is set at low point 0 0 and high point 3000 0 The base point now becomes 0 to 3000 for an input of O to 5 volts scaled linearly across the range The engineering units can be set to PSI and the point tag can be set to any label that identifies the process All of this is accomplished in the Points menu Section 5 6 Apply scale A to the base point this too is selected in the Points menu It is then necessary to define chart scale A to suit the requirement Section 5 5 2 In order to maximize the display resolution the user is interested in pressure ranges from 2000 to 2500 only Scale A is thus set for a low end of 2000 a mid range of 2250 and a high end of 2500 This scale point is now assigned to the bar graph and the chart graph The chart will thus display from 2000 to 2500 as will the bars maximizing the display resolution for the value of interest The user can choose to record this particular value in other words what you see on the chart is what is recorded to disk values from 2000 to 2500 Or if so desired the user can choose to record a second point which w
40. the button bar then press the PROG button Provided the Program menu is not Pass code protected you will gain access to it The Program Menu allows the user to scroll through the menu items using the UP or DOWN Arrow Keys and enter point input programming and operating parameters for a variety of selectable functions and applications When the function to be programmed is displayed in inverse video Highlighted press the ENTER Key and follow the prompts The system prompts you for various parameters as you go through the programming task Page 5 1 Chapter 5 Programming 5 2 1 Invoking Program Menu Press the MENU button to the far right of the button bar at the bottom of the screen This will bring up the Command Button bar shown in figure 5 1 below Press the PROG for PROGram button to select the Program Menu and the Program Menu button bar Figure 5 1 The Command Button Bar 5 2 2 Passcode Protection Itis possible to protectthe programming menu with a Pass code to prevent unauthorized tampering with the unit setup Once a Pass code is set any attempt to enter the programming menu by pressing the PROG button will bring up the Pass code menu Use the numeric keypad to enter the Pass code and gain access to the programming menu To set a Pass code or change a Pass code refer to Section 5 11 2 Note KEEP YOUR PASS CODE SAFE IF YOU LOSE IT THERE IS NO WAY TO CLEAR OR RESET IT 5 2 3 P
41. then press ENTER to return to the Point Setup Menu 5 6 5 10 Alarms A total of five alarms can be set for each point programmed These alarms can be any mixture of the following alarm types None no alarm set High set high alarms up to five Alarm will occur if input is greater than the Alarm set point Low set low alarms up to five Alarm will occurs if input is less than the Alarm set point Rate set rate alarms up to five Alarm will occur if the input changes by more than the set point value in the specified time Abnormal set alarms for abnormal conditions TCBO Overflow invalid etc In the case of Linear Dry Contact Inputs the choice is None no alarm set Open set Alarm on open contact Close set Alarm on closed contact In the case of Conditional Inputs the choice is None no alarm set True set Alarm if condition is true as defined False set Alarm if condition is false as defined If you try to program an alarm with an illegal condition for example setting a Linear Voltage input alarm to type close you will get an ILLOGICAL error Alarms programming also allows the user to program an Alarm Deadband and Alarm Delay for each alarm set The Alarm Deadband is the hysteresis Programming Parameters Alarms programming requires setting parameters for Alarm Limits Alarm Deadband Alarm Delay 5 6 5 10 1 Alarm Limits Five alarms can be set for each point programmed These five alarms can be any combina
42. to save data When the unit is not recording this area shows REC OFF When Recording it displays REC when recording at the fast rate or REC when recording at the slow rate as well as XX used where XX is the amount of disk space already recorded The default display is set using the DISPL option on the Command Menu button bar The JOG button is used to switch between channel data To the left of the Status Line is the position of the ACK button not shown This is the Alarm ACKnowledge and is only present when there is an alarm condition at which time it blinks until the user presses it to acknowledge the alarm condition Pressing the Acknowledge button will also reset any Output relays if this option is installed and programmed Note that the ACK button will always be the top most button always rising to the surface when covered by other items such as menus The user can thus acknowledge an alarm at any time even while in the programming mode As the user moves through the menu options more or fewer buttons will be shown The key buttons are always displayed on the button bar along the bottom of the display ENTER and EXIT buttons are always in the same place on the button bar allowing rapid movement through menus The BROWSe button is only displayed on screen views that can actually be browsed These are the full Chart Screen and the full Alarm Status Screen The user can choose to browse RAM Random Access Memory which is the screen trac
43. total direct and or computational 250 Vdc or peak AC channel to channel 300 Vdc or peak AC to Chassis 42ms channel all 12 channels in 0 25 second 4 per channel per second 250 Vdc or peak Vac Isolation between channels gt 100 dB 50 60 Hz gt 50 dB at 50 60 Hz Meets or exceeds the requirements of CE for EMC 89 336 EEC User programmable from 4 samples per second to 1 sample every 600 seconds Channels independently programmed MSDOS compatible file system Proprietary file structure User File naming 3 inch 89mm floppy disk approximately 700 000 samples for a 1 44 Megabyte Disk PCMCIA Static RAM cards approximately 1 000 000 samples for a 2 Megabyte Card PCMCIA Flash cards approximately 10 000 000 samples for a 20 Megabyte Card Up to 15 point data files Alarm and Event file Configuration files Language Files Multiple files of different names on a single disk Disk format capability CCFL backlit STN Liquid Crystal Display 240 H X 128 V pixels Display area 2 3 x 4 3 inches 5 8 x 10 9 cm CCFL backlit Active Matrix TFT Liquid Crystal Display 320 H X 240 V pixels Display area 3 0 x 4 0 inches 6 8 x 10 9 cm Graphics Trending Vertical or Horizontal Bar Graphs Large Digital Display Alphanumeric Alarm and Event data or combinations on a split screen 1 second Data update rate programmable from 1 second to 60 seconds Programmable 0 5in hr to 600in hr 2 sets of 8 scales Time Date Graphics B
44. used to change scale sets The scales are programmed in the Chart Pens Scales menu Record Rate An input switch can be used to change the record sampling rate The record rate is set in Record Setup Record rate Programming Switches In Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Switches in and press ENTER The display will show the three available switches in the Switches In Menu Selecting and Programming Switch 1 Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Switch 1 and press ENTER The display will show one of the items in the Switch 1 menu as shown below 5 9 2 1 Event The external inputs can be used to trigger an event or reset a resettable point type The user can pro gram event messages for switch open inactive and switch closed active The event messages are printed on the alarm screen and if enabled are recorded to disk Refer to Section 5 9 3 for event mes sage entry Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired input switch function and press ENTER The display will return to the Switch 1 display 5 9 2 2 Chart Speed The external inputs can be used to alter the speed of the chart screen There are two speed settings high and low If the switch is open inactive the low speed setting is selected if the switch is closed active the high speed setting is active This works in conjunction with the selection in the FUNCtion menu Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow
45. 0 16 bit samples while a 4 Megabyte Flash memory PCMCIA card can hold approximately 2 million Page 3 16 Chapter 3 Getting Started samples These numbers must be divided by the number of channels and the sampling rate to determine the total storage time for the disk For example using a 3 inch 1 44 Megabyte floppy disk recording four chan nels at 1 sample per second the total recording time is 700 000 divided by 4 channels multiplied by 1 second 175 000 seconds or 48 hours If the sampling rate were changed to 60 seconds or 1 sample per channel every 1 minute the recording time becomes 120 days There is an option that allows the recorder to recycle data on the disk The user can also store other types of data on the disk Configuration files contain information about how the recorder is set up and uses the space of around 4 000 samples Alarm Event log files record all alarm and or events to disk Each Alarm or event uses the space of 6 samples The amount of data that can be stored on a disk is thus a variable dependent on circumstances how many alarms occur and what has been selected for recording We will use the recorder to format a disk and set it up to record four channels at a sample rate of once every five seconds NOTE Before a disk can be used for recording it must be FORMATTED This can be done on any IBM compatible PC or at the recorder using the Data Logger Programming Menu 3 10 1 Formatting a disk With th
46. 1 4 Chapter 1 General Description Recorder Descriptions Pant eee vee aaah Colca alin oa hey Tak te ta 1 2 Tele pU rr ts ay teats ethos A eta idl ts atta velba a a deter do 1 2 VALLAN EZ cea cht te ae aac Ata tt to tia te ei Per ted 1 2 TTS MO MUS xt c2c eves lates tees albeit pel eed ancl elias eno a ae ee 1 2 11 31 Display Mena iaa heath 1 3 1 372 Program Memi siria ibi tddi 1 3 FES Function ManU sisi a AT 1 3 PESA inden Mel orden ire 1 3 te tA MEM Via ted a tte ee O dd ees Lada 1 3 TTS Clo CKasts OS 1 3 1 1 6 Recorder COnStriCtiOn 2 3 1 sans Ase eee a ead alee 1 3 Recording OPtONS g aenean s sapanke iaa 1 4 1 21 Floppy Disk DIVE acotar bario 1 4 1 2 2 PCMCIA Memory Catrd coccccincccccononnnncnoncnnnanoncnnnn nn nn cnn 1 4 Recorder OPIO A A a anys ete ete 1 4 1 3 1 Digital Input and OUtpUt eenei sanater aes narran 1 4 1 3 2 Communications Interface ooonoocinnnnicinnnnnnnnnccnnn naco n cnn nn cc 1 4 1 3 3 Isolated Loop Power Supply DC3000 Only oooococcncccnoncccccononinonncnccnnnncnnanonccnnn nc cnn nnccrn arrancan 1 5 Specifications menani a eel eae eae As 1 5 Page 1 i Chapter 1 General Description Chapter 1 General Description LINE DISKIN Figure 1 1 Solid State Data Recorder This manual is a user reference guide for the Solid State Paperless Data Recorder Figure 1 1 The manual provides detailed instruction for installation operation programming calibration and maintenance of
47. 2 1 Floppy Disk Drive The Floppy disk drive uses PC compatible 31 2 inch 89mm floppy disks which in fact are quite rigid These disks can store 1 44 Megabytes of data which translates to approximately 700 000 data samples each sample is 16 bits The disks are magnetic media and the drives are mechanical This limits their use in harsh environments where vibration or temperature is a problem but they are convenient as they are very inexpensive and can simply be plugged into any IBM compatible PC 1 2 2 PCMCIA Memory Card The PCMCIA card Personal Computer Memory Card Interface Association is a small solid state card about the size of a credit card and about 0 125 inch 8mm thick containing either battery backed up Static RAM or the newer Flash memory The Flash memory cards are significantly less expensive than the battery backed RAM cards and are available in larger capacities The memory cards are more expensive than floppy disks but are not prone to the same vibration or temperature constraints The Recordersupports both memory card types up to 20 Megabytes in size which is approximately 10 000 000 data samples The cards do require a special drive in the PC which is readily available inexpensive and already standard on many laptops and desktop machines Contact your dealer for details NOTE The following is a list of fully tested and recommended ATA Flash cards Brand Size Sandisk 4 220 Meg Centenial 4 224 Meg 1 3 Recorder
48. 9 3 14 Loading and Saving Configuration Files ooooonnnnncccnnnncnnnncccnnnccnnnnnccanonannnnnnn canaria nn cnn rnnncs 3 20 Page 3 ii Chapter 3 Getting Started Chapter 3 GETTING STARTED The Instrument is an extremely versatile solid state data recorder It has a liquid crystal display capable of complex graphical representation and either a floppy disk drive or PCMCIA Memory Card for data storage The unit is very programmable and the average user will probably never need to use most of the features or func tions available in the recorder This chapter will give the user a brief system overview and guide the first time user into a simplified setup which will enable you to begin recording with the least amount of effort 3 1 Moving About the Screen The Recorder has an LCD Graphics Screen that also acts as a touch keypad Areas of the screen are active as push buttons the exact areas which are sensitive depends on what is currently displayed The user has only to lightly touch the screen area depicting the button to activate the function If the buzzer is turned on the unit will provide audible feedback as a short beep each time a button press is registered The default display is shown in Figure 3 1 below 4 7 96 5 5 E Am M N A rs MENU Figure 3 1 Recorder Screen The screen is divided into three distinct areas the BUTTON BAR along the bottom of the screen containing the
49. 9 A B C D E and F Set points 1 2 3 and 4 to YES Exit this menu at any time by pressing EXIT or accept any entry by pressing ENTER 3 10 3 3 Record Rate The record rate is the rate at which data is recorded to disk It may be set independently for each channel or for all channels together from a fastest time of four times per second by setting the record rate to 0 seconds or the slowest rate of once every 600 seconds ten minutes To set the Record Rate use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow keys to highlight Record Rate This brings up the Record Rate menu Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow keys to highlight All rates ignoring Autorate and Individual Rates for now The display will show secs lo gt 1 lt for seconds low Use the numeric keypad to enter the record rate 5 5 seconds between samples 0 4samples sec and press ENTER This sets the record rate for all channels simultaneously The display will then show secs hi gt 0 lt Use the numeric keypad to enter the record rate 5 and press ENTER Note for this purpose both high and low record rates are set the same The record rate can be changed by an external event if the digital I O option is fitted or by an alarm event You need to arm the unit to record the actual data using the Data on off menu selection Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow keys to highlight Data on off and press ENTER The current record status will be shown as Record Data Yes
50. A 4 7 ALDO ONE ia 4 7 42 30 ROCOSOS ci li 4 8 4 23 17 ALAMOS ii A a iaa ia ii 4 8 423 8 SCAG unida a dario 4 8 4 2 3 9 Tnd Message cinco A a 4 8 4 2 4 Hidden Men Uco ii a dt odon 4 8 ALAN is tddi E 4 9 4 2 4 2 ADC Controlan A A ee eee dade A E a deine deal 4 9 4 24 73 DIAQnOSUCS ita 4 9 Page 4 i Chapter 4 Operation Chapter 4 Operation 4 1 Instrument Power up The Recorder executes multiple tests at initial start up These tests are referred to as Start up Tests While these tests are being performed the recorder displays Wait on the status line If the system fails any test an error message will display and an error beep will sound Be aware however that certain test failures are considered non recoverable and will result in a complete shut down of the system These failures require immediate repair before the Recorder can continue to power up 4 1 1 Start up Tests The following paragraphs explain each test performed at initial start up along with any possible error mes sages and recommended operator actions 4 1 1 1 Memory Test RAM This routine tests all memory RAM If this test fails the unit will halt indicating the error and must be repaired before further operation is allowed 4 1 1 2 ROM Test A test is performed to verify the integrity of the system software by computing a 32 bit cyclic redun dancy code CRC and comparing this code with a code stored in EPROM If this test fails the operator is
51. DISK STATUS is used to show Disk Status The following messages may appear in this area OFF 15 Unit is not recording to disk Record Mode is OFF Disk is 15 full REC 15 Unit is recording to Disk in HIGH speed mode Disk is 15 full REC 75 Unit is recording to Disk in LOW speed mode Disk is 75 full FORMAT Disk is being Formatted SAVE CFG Saving Configuration to Disk LOAD CFG Loading Configuration from Disk TRIG 75 Unit is waiting for an Event or Alarm to turn the Record Mode on Disk is 75 full Page 3 3 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 2 3 Button Bar The Button Bar is the area across the bottom of the screen where the main menu buttons appear The function of these buttons varies according to which mode the unit is in Figure 3 3 shows the Normal mode button layout 3 2 4 Date Time Window The Date Time window sits at the bottom of the screen in the Button Bar and continuously shows the current date and time Date is shown numerically in either American Month Day Year or European Day Month Year format The format is selected in the PROGram Display Time format menu Chapter 5 4 2 3 2 5 Graphics Window The graphics window is used to display various information in different formats The VIEW button is used to switch between the various graphic displays which can be Trend Charts Bar Graphs Digital Windows or Alarm Event data or combinations of these Furthermore the graphics can tend to be horizontally or v
52. Each menu level features easy to follow prompts that simplify operation DISPL PROG FUNC EXIT Figure 1 2 The Command Button Bar Page 1 2 Chapter 1 General Description 1 1 3 1 Display Menu Pressing the Display Key DISP on the Command button bar will allow the user to access the Display Menu The Display Menu can be used to display any programmed point or series of points or any current alarm or series of alarms on the STATUS line along the top of the display The version of operating software can also be shown in a pop up window 1 1 3 2 Program Menu This Menu item may be passcode protected Pressing the Program Key PROG on the Command button bar brings up the Program Menu The Program Menu allows you to define the system operating parameters Menu driven prompts answered by yes no or by entering the desired value enable you to customize the Instrument to meet your application requirements Refer to Chapter 5 1 1 3 3 Function Menu This Menu item may be passcode protected The Function Key FUNC on the Command button bar will invoke the Function Menu The Function Menu allows the user to Activate Bypass and or Reset a point This menu also allows changing between high and low display chart speed or record speed turning Alarm Check on or off and choosing Scale Set 1 or 2 1 1 3 4 Hidden Menu This menu item may be passcode protected and can only be accessed by pressing a certain combina tion of buttons The hidde
53. Each point must be assigned to a Chart Scale The chart scale is used to control the display of the output signal and can be used to display or record only part of the output the area of interest across the entire range There are two sets of eight Chart Scales available A Chart Scale can be assigned to multiple points Programming Chart Scale Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to scroll through the menu items in the Point Setup Menu and highlight Chart scale Press ENTER and the display reads chart scl X Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the Chart Scale numeral When the desired numeral is displayed press ENTER and the display returns to the Chart scale menu item in the Point Setup Menu To leave the programming menu press EXIT until the Main Button Bar is displayed 5 6 5 12 Basepoint A Basepoint must be established on which to perform the Hi Peak Lo Peak or Time Average calcula tions Establish a Basepoint by following the instructions below Programming Basepoint In the Point Setup Menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Basepoint and press ENTER The display will read base pt X Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired point to be the basepoint and press ENTER The will return to the Basepoint Point Setup Menu item 5 6 5 13 Reset Control Reset Control applies only to Calculated Point Types of the following Point Ranges Hi Peak Lo Peak
54. Keys to select the desired input switch function and press ENTER The display will return to the Switch 1 display 5 9 2 3 Record on off The external inputs can be used to stop or start recording If the switch is open inactive the recording is stopped if the switch is closed active the recording is started This works in conjunction with the RECord menu start or stop recording function The last operation is current that is if an external event started the recording then the user used the menu to stop recording the recording remains stopped until the exter nal event is reasserted in this case inactive then active again to restart Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired input switch function and press ENTER The display will return to the Switch 1 display Page 5 38 Chapter 5 Programming 5 9 2 4 Alarm Acknowledge The external event can be used as an Alarm Acknowledge This has the same effect as pushing the ACK button on the display Input closed active acknowledges an alarm Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired input switch function and press ENTER The display will return to the Switch 1 display 5 9 2 5 Scale Set The external event can be used to select which chart scale to use Scale set 1 or Scale set 2 This works in conjunction with the Scale Set option in the FUNCtion menu Scale set 2 can be used for example to expand the scale values in scale set 1 Use
55. NG DO NOT REMOVE THE DISK WHILE THE Buffer Time GREEN LIGHT IS ON Whe the disk is pulled out a window will appear see figure 00 04 40 3 16 displaying the time left before data is lost For the fastest record rate 4 times per second you will have approximately 5 minutes see chart below Each pen has its own buffer so the approximate times listed are for any number of pens Figure 3 16 Buffer Time Window The time in the window will count down in two second intervals for sample rates faster than 2 samples per second The window will count down in intervals equivalent to the sample rate for rates faster than 2 samples per Sample Rate Beenie second 4 Samples Sec 5 Minutes If the disk is not replaced within the time frame displayed data will be lost 1 Sample Sec 20 Minutes If there are different record rates the buffer time displayed will be for the 10 Sec Sample 3 Hours fastest record rate 1 Min Sample 20 Hours 3 12 Changing File Names Buffer Time Guide The user can name files to help identify the process being measured The system uses a single filename for all types of files pens alarm and configuration The filename can be any DOS compatible name To change the filename select Record Setup from the PROGRAM menu and press Enter Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow keys to highlight Filename and press ENTER The current filename will be displayed Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter up to eight characters Do not
56. NTER or EXIT to return to the Define KX menu item Press EXIT once more to return to the Point Programming menu 5 6 2 Programming Points This menu item is available through the Program Menu and allows the user to setup copy restore modify or delete a point s parameters The programming sequence follows a general order for custom programming and the system prompts you to submit various parameters Programming Points At the Main Program Button Bar press the PROGram Key Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Points and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Prog point and press ENTER 5 6 2 1 Choosing a Point Number The display reads point x Use the numeric keypad 1 9 A F to enter the point to be programmed or modified Press ENTER to accept the displayed point number and the display reads one of the followings menu items Setup pt Copy pt Restore pt or if the point has already been setup Modify pt Delete pt 5 6 2 2 Setup an Unprogrammed Point Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Setup pt and press ENTER The display reads the Point Type Menu as follows Linear Ind sqrt Log linear T c Rtd Calculated Conditional External Refer to the appropriate Options below to continue programming points Page 5 10 Chapter 5 Programming 5 6 3 Point Options After a point number is chosen if the point is a new point to prog
57. Note that you cannot search for an exact match you will be looking for a value immediately greater than or less than the value you enter Once you have entered the value you want press the ENTER button Before you begin a search you have to decide which PEN or point you are going to use as the search reference and which direction you wish to search in Use the PEN button to select the pen trace to search Each time this button is pressed the next pen is selected The current pen is shown in the status line at the top of the screen together with the value of the trace under the cursor and its actual time and date stamp The search direction is determined by the button to the left of the PEN button This button toggles between BACK and FWD BACK will search BACKWARDS in time from the current cursor position into older data while FWD will search FORWARDS in time from the current cursor position into newer data To initiate a search press either the FIND gt button to find the first point GREATER than the search value or FIND lt to find the first point LESS than the current search value Each time either of these buttons is pressed the next point that meets the search criteria is found Note that once a point is found the next point to be found will be the one that is after the first point that does not meet the criteria The search hops across all other values so that you are not bogged down finding useless information Therefore if yo
58. O amp MOYO amp WO Modem string for 19 200 or 38 400 baud for Zoom Rockwell Boca Best Data Viking Comstar or Practical Peripherals Modems supporting V 34 AT amp F amp D0Q1S0 1 C0 MS 1 1 0 19200 Page 5 41 Chapter 5 Programming US Robotics 3COM Cardinal and Phoebe modems do not work at 19 200 or 38 400 baud rates NewCom modems are not supported Refer to the modem manual for other modems The modem needs to be set up as follows Operation Rockwell etc US Robotics etc Modem Attention call AT AT Load factory defaults SF amp F Ignore DTR line amp DO amp DO Quiet no response to DTE Q1 Q1 Auto answer on the first ring S0 1 S0 1 Set 9600 baud S37 9 amp U6 amp N6 No compression CO amp KO No ARQ n a amp MO Use profile 0 on wake up amp YO YO Store settings into profile 0 amp WO amp WO Set V 34 modulation no automode 19200 bps MS 11 0 19200 n a Set 19200 baud n a amp n10 The entire string may not fit in the display window Use the LEFT and RIGHT Arrow keys to navigate through the string When the string has been correctly entered press ENTER to return to the Modem Setup menu Press EXIT until you reach the main programming menu The modem string is then sent at this time or whenever power is applied to the recorder Refer to Chapter 2 4 for modem connection 5 11 SYSTEM The System selection in the Program Menu allows the user control the Beeper To modify this parameter select the PROG menu and
59. Pens programming menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Speed and press ENTER to select then use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Set speeds or Autospeed Press ENTER to accept the displayed speed control of Autospeed or Set speeds If Autospeed is selected use the YES or NO keys to change the display to read autospeed NO or autospeed YES When the desired Autospeed function is displayed press ENTER to invoke the autospeed selection and return to the Speed menu item If Set speeds is selected either the Standard or Metric menu item will appear Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired selection Press ENTER at the desired speed type to set the low chart speed When lo spd X X appears use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired low chart speed Press ENTER and hi spd X X will be displayed Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired high chart speed Press ENTER when programming high chart speed is complete and the display returns to the Set speeds menu item Press EXIT three times to return to the Main Programming Button Bar Page 5 6 Chapter 5 Programming 5 5 2 Scales Scales are used to display and record all or part of the preselected Output Scale The user can effectively zoom all or part of the available range The user can also configure the grids printed on the display Two sets
60. Point Tag Section 5 6 5 1 Decimal fix Section 5 6 5 2 Filter Section 5 6 5 3 Span Offset Section 5 6 5 8 Engineering Units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarm Setpoint Section 5 6 5 10 Chart Scale Section 5 6 5 11 5 6 12 Calculated Point Types The following menu items are available through the Calculated Point Type menu Equation High Peak Low Peak High Low Difference Moving Average Time Average Gated Timer Totalize Calculations may be performed on current point values of a single point or a group of points if set in Equa tions The calculations are performed after each scan of all measured points and the results are stored until the next point scan NOTE Moving Average can be set on channels A B and C ONLY 5 6 12 1 Equation This Point Range of Calculated Point Types allows the user to program an equation to calculate a value of one or more points and or constants Operators Used for Equations Forty operators are allowed in any one formula programmed If the equation does not compute the display will read bad operand The following operators are used P1 to PF are used to represent Points K1 to KF are used to represent Constants is a RIGHT Parenthesis is Add is Subtract Page 5 26 Chapter 5 Programming A is Multiply is Divide 7 is Fractional ai is Raise to the Power X Sq is Square Root Ln is Natural Logarithm Lg is Base Ten Logarithm Ex is Exponentiation e is a LEFT Parenthesis The Point Setup men
61. RUN SIGNAL AND POWER OR CONTROL WIRING TOGETHER IN THE SAME CONDUIT THIS IS TO PREVENT POSSIBLE RECORDING ERRORS DUE TO INDUCED SIGNALS BE TWEEN LINES ROUTE SIGNAL WIRES AWAY FROM POWER WIRES AT THE REAR PANEL GROUND CABLE SHIELDS AT ONE END ONLY TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF INTERFER ENCE DUE TO GROUND LOOP CURRENTS WHEN GROUNDED TRANSDUCERS ARE USED THE SHIELD SHOULD BE GROUNDED AT THE SENSOR END ONLY lt SHIELD VOLTS OR mA Figure 2 8 Transducer Connections 2 3 3 1 Thermocouple Inputs Thermocouple input connections are made as shown in Figure 2 8 above T Cs 2 3 3 2 Resistance Temperature Detector RTD Inputs For RTDs use three wires having equal resistance to eliminate errors resulting from lead length variations Use 14 AWG copper wire for any long lead runs See Figure 2 8 above for connections and refer to RTD manufacturing specifications to determine color code polarity 2 3 3 3 Linear Inputs Linear inputs consist of current inputs 4 20 milliamps O 20 milliamps or 10 to 50 milliamps or variable voltage input ranges 100 milli volts 1 volt 2 5 volt 10 volt and normally open closed contact inputs Connect CURRENT and VOLTAGE inputs as shown in Figure 2 8 above NOTE CURRENT INPUTS require the user to install a precision 50 Ohm shunt resistor across the input terminals The DC3000 has a s
62. SE WITH CAUTION Will cause the unit to RESET Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight the menu item of choice and press ENTER Proceed with caution Note that any cleared point can be restored in the Point setup menu 4 2 4 2 ADC Control This menu item allows the user to calibrate the Analog to Digital Converter through the use of submenu items If the ADC is not calibrated properly the value of the inputs may not be correct CAUTION DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CALIBRATE THE RECORDER UNLESS YOU HAVE THE COR RECT EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE REFER TO CHAPTER 6 FOR CALIBRATION DETAIL To access these menu options use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight ADC Control in the Hidden Menu and press ENTER You will be provided with the following choice Cal ADC Refer to Chapter 6 for ADC Calibration 4 2 4 3 Diagnostics The diagnostics menu allows the user to perform diagnostics checks on parts of the recorder and media This menu is for use by qualified service technicians only If additional diagnostics are needed please contact the factory 4 2 4 3 1 Ram Test This routine test all memory RAM A window will prompt continuos test If YESis selected the unit will continuously test the RAM beeping once every time the test is passed until the center of the screen is touched If NO is selected the unit will beep once and reset In either test the beep indicates that the test passed 4 2 4 3 2 Rom Test This test ver
63. Time Average Gated Timer Totalize Reset control does not apply to Moving Average Equation Hilo Difference The Reset Control Menu allows programming of an Event Reset printing of the reset data and setting Auto Reset time intervals The user can choose to have a totalizer for example automatically reset to zero every hour or have it reset only by means of an external event digital input Programming Parameters Once a point has been selected and defined as Calculated the Calculation Type Programming menu appears Select the calculated point type using the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Hi peak Lo peak Time avg Gated timer or Totalize and press ENTER This will bring up the Calculated Point Type programming menu Selecting Reset Control Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Reset control in the Calculated Point Type programming Menu and press ENTER There are three options Page 5 18 Chapter 5 Programming a Event Reset Event Reset allows Calculated Points to be reset upon some external event via the optional digital inputs on the rear panel When programming Event Reset the Event Number is the digital input number for that external event 1 2 or 3 Selecting 0 disables Event reset Programming Event Reset Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Event reset in the Reset Control Setup Menu and press ENTER The display will read event X
64. UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Reset pt Press ENTER and the display reads point X Use the numeric keypad to select the point to reset Press ENTER and the next sequential point will be displayed When resetting points is complete press EXIT to return to the Reset pt menu item 4 2 3 5 Chart speed This menu item selects between High and Lo chart speed The actual chart speed is selected in the PROGram Chart Pens Speed menu The default setting for both high and low chart speed settings is 60 inches per hour When the chart speed is modified the new speed and the time is printed on the left side of the screen Page 4 7 Chapter 4 Operation To select the chart speed press the FUNCTION Key at the COMMAND prompt and use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Chart speed Press ENTER and use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Speed HI or Speed LO When the display is highlighting correct hi or low speed press ENTER to activate and EXIT to return to the FUNCtion menu 4 2 3 6 Record speed This menu item selects between High and Lo sample rates for record speed The sample rates are set in the PROG Data Recorder Sample Rate menu Section 5 7 6 These rates can also be changed via an external event Section 5 9 2 To change record speed press the FUNCTION Key at the COMMAND prompt and use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Record
65. Vertical mode or with the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys in the Horizontal mode Pressing these keys a single time moves the cursor one sample at a time holding these keys will cause the cursor to move in 10 sample increments As the cursor moves the time and date information is updated in the status window at the top of the screen To move about more speedily the PAGE and PAGE buttons move the data forward or backward an entire screen at a time When browsing graphics the Status Bar at the top of the screen shows the Date and Time stamp and actual value for the trace data directly under the cursor Note that if you are browsing Memory there will be an M in the right hand corner of this line or if browsing Files there will be an F as follows 07 27 96 17 03 06 point 1 0 318 Volts F To see the actual pen data value press the PEN button to toggle the data through each trace if more than one trace is displayed As the data is toggled the traces for all pens but the selected one disappear Press EXIT to return to real time viewing from the RAM browser or to the directory from the FILE browser 3 3 5 File Browsing File Browsing can be done at any time note however that if you are browsing from disk while recording there may be delays in retrieving data from the disk as writing to disk has priority over reading from disk Press BROWS to bring up the Browse Select Button Bar and choose FILE to browse files from the disk
66. XX which is the number of vertical grids that will be printed on the screen Use the numeric keypad to enter the number of major grids and press ENTER The display will show Minor XX which is the number of vertical stripes that will be printed between the major grids on the screen Use the numeric keypad to enter the number of minor grids and press ENTER 5 5 2 4 Scale Units A five character engineering units field can be programmed for each scale which is shown at the top of the graph see Section 3 2 5 4 This scale unit along with the Engineering units is also recorded to disk The same line also identifies the pens trending in the scale with the point number associated to each pen Refer to Section 3 5 for an example Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the Scale units and press ENTER The display prompts for unitse XXXXX Use the Alphanumeric Keypad to enter the Scale Units and press EN TER The display returns to the Scale Units menu item Press EXIT three times to return to the COM MAND prompt The rest of the scales are programmed in the same way 5 5 3 Pens In the Pens menu any point programmed into the Recorder can be assigned to any of the pens The pens draw the actual traces on the display and are not necessarily the points recorded to disk You also have the option to assign any abnormal pen condition Overange TCBO etc to go hi or go low and to select the width of the pen being
67. You will now be presented with a menu that enables programming of various options pertaining to this particular point in the one volt full scale mode These include the Point tag Input scale Output scale Engineering units Alarms and Chart scale Refer to the detailed chapters for those items not covered below 3 8 1 Point tag This is an alphanumeric indication of what the point represents and is generally located or displayed at the bottom of the bar graphs or on the chart itself This information is also stored to disk to uniquely identify the point To add a point tag select this option and press ENTER You will be presented with the first page of an alphanumeric keypad There are four pages available which includes all the upper and lower case alphabet characters numerics and various signs and symbols for programming engineering units Up to ten characters for the point tag may be entered only six will be displayed on the screen To access characters on another page simply press the PAGE button The space is SPC the LEFT and RIGHT gt arrows move the cursor to the position you wish to edit or enter You may exit this menu choice without program ming a tag or once programmed press ENTER to return back one menu with the tag in place The way data is displayed on the chart or recorded to disk is a function of three things the input scale the output scale and the chart scale These may be programmed independently to provide a
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69. able from 10 microvolts to 10 Volts One precision resistor 250 ohms 0 05 Required for calibrating RTD 6 2 Scale Calibration The Recorder menu supports full calibration for the voltage and current input ranges of the instrument Each range requires a unique calibration constant which is automatically calculated during the calibration of each range Six and twelve channel units have two analog boards and therfore require two sets of calibrations One for top board and one for the bottom board NOTE Actual voltage calibration constants are automatically stored in EEPROM on the analog to digital con verter boards 6 2 1 Calibration Scales Follow the procedures below to calibrate scales For six and twelve channel units this procedure has to be performed twice once for the upper set of inputs and once for the lower set of inputs Instructions in parentheses refer to the lower input board The programming steps are as follows 6 2 1 1 Connecting Voltage Source Connect the precision voltage source to any available direct input at the rear upper lower analog Input terminals Select any of channels on the top board lower board and connect the voltage source to the and inputs ensuring the correct polarity Turn on the Voltage Source and allow 10 minutes for it to warm up and stabilize Page 6 1 Chapter 6 Calibration 6 2 1 2 Programming from COMMAND Prompt In the Hidden menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select
70. and can be peeled off fairly eas ily Jacking Bar Both Sides panel holding the jacking bars in place and re Pamios sepa Ber move the jacking bars by pulling to the rear Refer to Figure 2 2 opposite Unscrew Jacking Bar Retaining Screw 2 2 1 4 Remove the two screws on the rear Ve R 2 2 1 5 Insertthe Recorder rear end first into the panel opening from the front of the panel Figure 2 2 Removal of Jacking Bars 2 2 1 6 With the Recorder held firmly in place against the panel install one of the Jacking Bars by locating the circular end of the retain ing rib in the center of the Jacking Bar into the slot on the side of the Recorder Panel Note The end of the Jacking Bar rib which is notched back must be inserted into the slot Refer to Figure 2 3 opposite for detail 2 2 1 7 Insert the Jacking Bar Retaining Screw Jacking Bar into the slot and using a screwdriver tighten notched the screw until the Locking Bar is just pressing pos against the panel 2 2 1 8 Install the other Jacking Bar into the slot on the opposite side of the Recorder then insert the Jacking Bar Retaining Screw and tighten as before 2 2 1 9 Using the screwdriver tighten both screws so that the Recorder is held firmly in place Do not over tighten Note If the Jack Slide Jacking Bars in E ing Bar is in back to front you will be unable to Place once Recorder Is A E in panel Use Jacking E tig hten it against
71. and high end input voltage for non standard current inputs Ohms Law E 1 R E Equivalent voltage inputs Current in milliamps R Precision shunt resistance value Shunt Resistor Example The following example shows a low and high end input voltage for a 0 to 1mA input with a precision shunt resistance of 1000 ohms with the measurement done on the 1V range E 0 x 1000 OmV 0 V Low input E 1 x 1000 1000mV 1 V High input Using the Input and Output scaling the user can program full scale ranges for the above input Page 5 23 Chapter 5 Programming Programming Parameters Once a point has been programmed as Linear and a current or voltage mode selected the user is presented with the following parameters Point Tag Section 5 6 5 1 Input Scale Section 5 6 5 2 Output Scale Section 5 6 5 3 Exc Currents Section 5 6 5 5 Filter Seconds Section 5 6 5 6 Engineering Units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarm Setpoints Section 5 6 5 10 Chart Scale Section 5 6 5 11 Not all the above options will be available It depends on the choice of input range 5 6 7 Dry Contact Point Type The Dry Contact Point Range type allows a point to be programmed and act like an open or closed contact The input can be a set of potential free contacts Logically an open contact is equal to 0 zero and a closed contact is equal to 1 Once a point has been selected as Linear as described above 5 6 6 use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight
72. ange the display to spnofts YES Press ENTER and the display returns to the Span amp offset menu prompt Span amp Offset are enabled Disabling Span amp Offset Press the NO key to change the display to spnofs NO Press ENTER and the display returns to the Span amp offset menu prompt Span Offset are disabled Ifenabled a SPAN and OFFSET compensation menu item will be displayed in the POINT SETUP menu for Thermocouples and RTDs 5 8 3 Demo Mode Demo Mode allows the user to put the Recorder in the Demo Mode of operation In the Demo Mode direct inputs are ignored and calculated points use internally generated waveforms Selecting Demo Mode of Operation At the Demo control prompt press ENTER and the display reads either Demo YES or Demo NO If needed change the current setting using the keypad then press ENTER The Demo mode is suited to the 1 volt scale It is advisable to set up a demo mode then save the configuration to disk This can be loaded anytime the demo mode is required NOTE Inthe Demo Mode of operation the Recorder ignores all direct inputs and uses an internal generator for external or calculated points Page 5 36 Chapter 5 Programming Deselecting Demo Mode of Operation Atthe Demo control prompt press ENTER and the display reads either Demo YES or Demo NC Use the YES or NO keys to select the Demo mode ON or OFF and press ENTER The display will
73. anged in the FUNCtion Alarm Check menu Chap ter 4 2 3 7 Figure 3 6 Alarm Event Window The format for any entry in the Alarm Event file is Date Time Point Status Value The Point value is shown as Pt X where X is the point number The Value shown is dependent on the Event The Event can be an Alarm an input contact closure event or a reset either automatic or manual For linear inputs the alarm event description is HIGH1 or LOW2 where the number is the alarm count up to a maximum of 5 For conditional inputs the alarm event descriptions are OPEN CLOSE TRUE or FALSE The value is the actual value at the time the alarm was registered An event message of is an alarm return to normal condition the time the point came out of alarm Resettable points such as totalizers will show the event as RESET with the actual value at the time of reset Some Resettable point types such as HI PEAK will have two entries Pt 6 above The first entry is the date and time that the high peak occurred with the peak value the second entry above it is the actual time the reset occurred with the value at that time Note Resettable points will not print unless the Reset Print option is turned on in the PROGram Points menu Section 5 6 For external events via the digital inputs the user can define separate messages for each of the three inputs one for input activated Close and one for input deactivated Open These even
74. arrow keys to select either American or European press ENTER to accept it then EXIT to return to the Display menu 5 4 3 Power Up Display The unit display at Power Up may be changed to one of five different displays Unit Tag Autojog Point Alarms or Junction Temp When entering this programming option the current setting will be highlighted A description of these types of displays are as follows 5 4 3 1 Unit Tag The unit Tag is the default display that shows in the Status Line at the top of the Display lt may be used to identify a place or process being monitored by the recorder The unit tag can be any number or alpha character string of up to 20 characters When selected you will be provided with an alphanumeric key pad Enter the prompt you wish to display using the LEFT and RIGHT gt Arrow keys to move the cursor to the edit position PAGE selects the next page of characters SPC enters a Space Press ENTER when completed or EXIT to quit at any time without changing the current setting 5 4 3 2 Autojog The Autojog Power Up display jogs each programmed point with the point status and value at the pro grammed display rate The programmed display rate can be 1 to 60 second intervals programmed in the Display Program Menu Display rate 5 4 1 above To select Autojog as the Power up display use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight it then press ENTER Press EXIT to return to the Display menu 5 4 3 3 Po
75. ars Large Digital Trends Disk Status System Status or Ident Button bar Page 1 5 Chapter 1 General Description FEATURES Touch Screen Math Package Buffer File Browse Disk Full Alarm Trend direction POWER Power Requirements Power fail protection Safety ENVIRONMENTAL Operating Temperature Operating Humidity OPTIONS Alarm Contacts Remote Inputs Communications Transmitter Power Supply 8 16 99 REV 3 1 Touch sensitive screen with Button Bar for simple programming and easy operation Algebraic equations basic math powers roots natural and base 10 logarithms exponentiation peak monitoring differentials true rolling averages time averages gated timing conditionals Boolean logic totalization logarithmic scaling 12 Programmable constants Internal 512k buffer RAM enables real time browsing of historic chart data independent of recorded data Any data file on disk can be browsed File directory allows selection of different file names User can set disk full threshold Disk errors and alarms can be routed to contact closure User selectable Horizontal or Vertical chart trending Pen pointers for easy trace identification 100 to 240 Vac 10 50 60 Hz 35VA Max DC options available Programmed parameters stored in non volatile memory Clock battery backed Retention time without power gt 12 months Chart and alarm browse buffers preserved UL 3111 1 cUL IEC1010 1 CE Low Voltage Direct
76. ata on off Alarm on off Record Mode Points Points Trigger Record Rate Disk Full Alarm Format Disk Save CFG File Load CFG File Filename Figure 5 9 Record Setup Menu This option enables the user to enable or disable the recording of Point Data to disk Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight this menu choice and press ENTER A window will pop up and show the current recording status record data NO if the unit will not record data or record data YES if the unit is to record data Enable Data to be recorded by pressing YES or prevent it from being recorded by pressing NO then press ENTER to activate and return to the Record Setup program Menu If you enable Data and no points are turned on you will get an error message NOTE The actual record mode is initiated in the FUNCtion menu accessed from the main button bar using the Record on menu option Refer to 4 2 3 NOTE Floppy Disk models Use only formatted 1 44 Meg Floppy disks High Density and ensure they are not write protected The disks can be formatted using the Format menu option Page 5 30 Chapter 5 Programming 5 7 2 Alarm on off This option enables the user to enable or disable the recording of Alarm and Event information to Disk Use the Up or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight this menu choice and press ENTER A window will pop up and show the current recording status Alarm data NO if the unit will not record A
77. ces desired places X Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired number of decimal places and press ENTER The display will prompt for low scale value low XXX Use the numeric keypad to set the low scale value and press ENTER The display will prompt for low scale value mide XXX Use the numeric keypad to set the mid scale value and press ENTER The display will prompt for high scale value hi XXX Use the numeric keypad to set the high scale value and press ENTER The display will return to the scale ends menu item NOTE If the point data falls outside the programmed range of a selected scale the information recorded will only reflect the upper or lower most value on the scale Page 5 7 Chapter 5 Programming 5 5 2 3 Scale Grid The scales are shown on top of the chart with the major and minor divisions The grid printed on the chart is the vertical continuation of the major divisions For the log scales the major and minor divisions are fixed with nine minor and one major division for each decade NOTE If the number of decades between the ends and the mid point of the scale is greater than eight the minor and major divisions are not printed If the grids are too fine they may appear as a solid line on the display which may not be able to resolve them To program the grid use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Scale grid and press ENTER The display will show Major
78. clic 3 10 2 1 Fill to End Data is recorded on the disk until the disk is full then the recording stops The status of the disk amount of disk space used in is displayed on the status line 3 10 2 2 Cyclic Data is stored on the disk in blocks In the cyclic mode once the disk becomes full the first block of data recorded is overwritten by the most current block A block contains approximately 500 samples thus the 500 oldest samples are replaced with 500 newest samples This continues to happen until the recording is stopped The recorder recycles the space on the disk and can record indefinitely The oldest data is always replaced with newest data and you will have a record of the most current data The amount of data that will be on the disk is calculated as described above Page 3 17 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 10 2 3 Average or Instantaneous Recording There are two methods of storing data to the disk average or instantaneous Average mode will aver age all input data sampled at 4 times per second to the record rate being recorded Thus if data is being stored to disk once every minute 60 seconds 240 samples will be averaged Instantaneous mode stores only the latest sample to the disk and is used if you have one of the special functions enabled such as peak reading or moving average that does not need to be averaged 3 10 3 Programming the unit for recording To program the unit for recording press MENU in the bott
79. creen or if the relay option is fitted via a contact closure The threshold limit may be set by the user to any value between 1 and 100 percent NOTE Setting the limit to 100 prevents the disk full alarm from activat ing To set the disk full alarm value use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight the Disk Full Alarm option and press ENTER There are two menu options Setpoint Contact 5 7 7 1 Disk Full Setpoint To change the disk full alarm threshold use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight the Disk Full Alarm option and press ENTER Select Setpoint and press ENTER Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter the percentage point at which the disk will indicate nearly full 1 to 100 percent and press ENTER 5 7 7 2 Disk Full Alarm Output Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight the Contact option and press ENTER Use the keypad to select a relay contact number 1 through 6 or 0 for no contact closure Press ENTER to return to the Data Recorder menu Note Ifthe relay output option is installed the contact selected above will close when the disk full threshold is reached Once a contact has been selected all disk errors e g Read write File not found etc will also cause the same contact to close 5 7 8 Format Disk The floppy disk or PCMCIA card must first be formatted before being used This can be done in the unit or on any IBM compatible PC running MSDOS The disks are forma
80. ct the option you wish to program then press Bar Assign ENTER The selections are detailed as follows Digital Assign Display Colors 5 4 1 Display Rate Pick Views Rotate Scales The Display Rate determines the time lapse between consecutive display up Screen Dimmer dates in the Status Line window when you have chosen to display information other than time and date such as Point or Alarm information The display rate controls the AUTO JOG function jog rate and the display update of a single point or alarm being displayed The display rate is programmable from 1 to 60 Figure 5 3 Display seconds in one second intervals The factory default display rate is one second Menu When this option is selected the display will show the current display rate such as seconds e 107 If the display rate is correct press ENTER to return to the Display rate menu item or use the numeric keypad to change the update time press ENTER to accept the programmed display rate and the display will return to the Display Rate menu item Press EXIT twice to return to the COMMAND prompt Page 5 3 Chapter 5 Programming 5 4 2 Time Format This menu item allows the user to program either American or European time format for the display The difference is in the way date is displayed American format is Month Day Year while European format is Day Month Year Select this menu option and the current selection will be shown highlighted Use the
81. ctory If more than one file exists on the disk the directory will list them one above the other with the current file to be loaded indicated by the lt sign alongside it as shown below If no configuration file is found the unit will indicate No Files Found The Config file directory looks like this File Browser Directory Config Files OLDFILE CFG lt NEWFILE CFG If more than one configuration file exists use the up arrow and down arrow buttons to select it and press the ENTER button If there are more files on the disk than what will show on the screen the list will scroll down with the lt sign The unit will load the selected configuration file from the disk and the disk status window will show LOAD CFG If the load is successful a window will pop up indicating Configuration Loaded Press the OK button At this point the unit will automatically RESET and begin with the newly loaded parameters Note Once the configuration load has been initiated the unit will automatically load and restart Be sure you select the correct configuration file It is advisable to save your current con figuration before loading a new one Use a new disk or different filename to save the old configuration 5 The pass codes and calibration constants are NOT loaded from the configuration file to maintain access and calibration integrity 5 7 11 Filename The user can enter a filename to identify the recordings he
82. current and voltage inputs must be assigned low and high output scale end points The endpoints are the exponent values the x in 10 between 25 to 25 5 6 10 Thermocouple T C Point Types Several Thermocouple type points are available for use From the Point Type menu Figure 5 6 use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight T C and press ENTER A list of available thermocouple types is presented Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight the desired thermocouple type J K T E R S B C Ninimo or Nicro and press ENTER The Point Setup menu for Thermocouples will be displayed and may require program ming the following parameters Page 5 25 Chapter 5 Programming Point Tag Section 5 6 5 1 Decimal fix Section 5 6 5 2 Filter Section 5 6 5 3 Compensation Section 5 6 5 7 Span Offset Section 5 6 5 8 Engineering Units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarm Setpoints Section 5 6 5 10 Chart Scale Section 5 6 5 11 5 6 11 Resistance Temperature Detector RTD Several types of RTD s are available for selection From the Point Type menu Figure 5 6 use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Rtd and press ENTER A list of available RTD types is presented Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight the desired RTD type 10w Cu 100w PT 385 100w PT 392 200w PT 385 200w PT 392 or 120w ni and press ENTER The Point Setup menu for Rtd s will be displayed and may require programming the following parameters
83. d and may require programming the following parameters Point Tag Section 5 6 5 1 Decimal fix Section 5 6 5 4 Basepoints Section 5 6 5 12 Pick starting and ending Basepoints Time Period Section 5 6 5 14 Engineering Units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarm Setpoint Section 5 6 5 10 Chart Scale Section 5 6 5 11 5 6 12 6 Time Average Calculated Point Types with a Point Range of Time Average calculate a continuous average of the measured or processed value of a selected point The result is a weighted average of the present reading and the previous average value This value can be used to smooth out noisy or erratic signals and to attenuate the effects of sudden transitions The Point Setup menu for Time Average will be displayed and may require programming the following parameters Point Tag Section 5 6 5 1 Decimal fix Section 5 6 5 4 Basepoint Section 5 6 5 12 Engineering Units Section 5 6 5 9 Reset Control Section 5 6 5 13 Alarm Setpoint Section 5 6 5 10 Chart Scale Section 5 6 5 11 5 6 12 7 Gated Timer The Gated Timer function allows a timer measuring in seconds to be controlled by a gate from a logic point For example if a pointis measuring temperature and you wanted to know the total amount of time the temperature measured by this point is above or below a certain level a Conditional Point can be programmed to be true only when the temperature is above or below a set level A Gated Timer Point can then be programmed to be turned
84. displayed and may require programming the following parameters Point Tag Section 5 6 5 1 Decimal fix Section 5 6 5 4 Basepoint Section 5 6 5 12 Engineering Units Section 5 6 5 9 Reset Control Section 5 6 5 13 Alarm Setpoint Section 5 6 5 10 Chart Scale Section 5 6 5 11 Page 5 27 Chapter 5 Programming 5 6 12 4 HiLo Difference This Calculated point type takes the difference between the lowest and highest values in a group of points A First Point number is assigned and a Last Point number is assigned The difference is taken from those points inclusive This point must be outside of the group of points The Point Setup menu for HiLo Difference will be displayed and may require programming the following parameters Point Tag Section 5 6 5 1 Decimal fix Section 5 6 5 4 Basepoints Section 5 6 5 12 Pick starting and ending Basepoints Engineering Units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarm Setpoint Section 5 6 5 10 Chart Scale Section 5 6 5 11 5 6 12 5 Moving Average A Calculated Moving Average point calculates the continuous average of the measured or processed value of a selected point The result is the weighted average of the present reading and the previous average value Therefore this type of point can be used to smooth out noisy or erratic signals and to attenuate the effects of sudden transitions Calculated Moving Average Points are only program mable for point numbers A through F The Point Setup menu for Moving Average will be displaye
85. displayed on the graph Programming from COMMAND Prompt From the Main Programming Button Bar press the PROGram Key The display will show the Program menu Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Chart Pens Press ENTER to invoke the chart pens menu and the Chart Pens menu will be displayed Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select Pens Press ENTER to enter the Pens menu 5 5 3 1 Pens Assign Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Pens assign and press ENTER The display will read Pen 1 pt X Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the point to assign to this pen and press ENTER Follow these instructions to assign points to pens 2 C You need not program all pens any pen programmed to point O will be turned off At any time you may press EXIT to leave the Pens Assign menu and return to the Pens Assign menu prompt 5 5 3 2 Abnorm Pen Any time a pen goes into an abnormal condition Overange TCBO etc the pen can go full scale if hi is selected of low scale if low is selected Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Abnorm Pens and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight abnorm pen high or abnorm pen low and press ENTER At any time you may press EXIT to leave the Pens Assign menu and return to the Pens Assign menu prompt Page 5 8 Chapter 5 Programming 5 5 3 3 Trace Width The pen trace widths can be changed fro
86. e and press ENTER The display will read either flsafe NO or flsafe YES Use the YES or NO key to select whether the contact outs should be Failsafe or not Failsafe When the desired selection is displayed press ENTER and the display returns to the Failsafe menu item Page 5 37 Chapter 5 Programming 5 9 1 4 Selecting and Programming Reflash Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Reflash and press ENTER The display will read either reflash NO or reflash YES Use the YES or NO key to select whether the Reflash should be enabled reflash YES or not enabled reflash NO When the desired selection is displayed press ENTER and the display returns to the Reflash menu item 5 9 2 Switches In This menu item allows the user to program the switch function for each ofthe three switch inputs Any one of the following functions may be assigned to each switch the functions are mutually exclusive Event An input switch can be used to log an event to the Alarm Event data log or if enabled in the RECord menu to the disk or reset a resettable point type Chart speed An input switch can be used to alter chart speeds on the graphics screen The chart speeds are set in the Chart Pens menu Recorder on off An input switch can be used to stop and start the recording to disk Alarm acknowledge an input switch can be used to acknowledge alarms Scale set An input switch can be
87. e Function 4 to Access Register FUNCTION AND STATE 3056 Point 1 Status Word Status Word Format 3057 Point 2 Status Word Bit O 1 Invalid Bit 11 Alarm 4 3058 Point 3 Status Word Bit 1 1 Overflow Bit 12 Alarm 5 3071 Software Bit 1 Totalizer Option Options Bit 1 1 Logarithmic Inputs O 3072 Relay Status Bit O Relay 1 Bit 5 Relay 6 0 Open 1 Close Page 7 12 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 3 Input Registers 3XXX 16 Bits Integers Read Only Use Function 4 to Access FUNCTION AND STATE 3073 Media Full 0 100 3074 Recorder Firmware Version The High byte is a BCD number The Low byte is an ASCII character Example Version 1 2A would be 0x1241 3081 30A4 32 Bits Modicon Format Same as Registers 4361 4384 Floating Point Data Page 7 13 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 4 Input Registers 7XXX 32 Bits IEEE Floating Point Read Only Use Function 4 to Access Point 8 Output Scale High End Page 7 14 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 4 Input Registers 7XXX 32 Bits IEEE Floating Point Read Only Use Function 4 to Access Point C Output Scale High End Page 7 15 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 5 Holding Registers 4xxx 16 Bits Integers Use Functions 3 6 and 16 to Access Unit Tag 2 ASCII Characters 06 07 0 Unit Tag 1 Autojog Display Mode 3 Alarms 4 Point 4067 Input Switch 1 Definition 1 Event 5 Chart Speed 4068 Inp
88. e Status Line is used to show the Unit Tag STATUS LINE DISK STATUS Point information rear terminal Junction Tem perature or Alarm information The choice as to what is transiently displayed is set in the DISPL menu Chapter 4 2 1 or the user can set the default display for this line in the PROGram Display Powerup disp menu a aan Chapter 5 4 3 At any time the user can press GRAPHICS AREA the JOG button to display point data on the Status line Each time JOG is pressed the next point data will be shown The data can be set to auto jog from the PROGram Dis play Powerup disp Autojog menu Chap 196 19 52 55 A ter 5 4 3 2 Figrue 3 3 Basic Screen Layout The Point information is displayed on the Status line as Point No Value Units as shown below 1 0 496 VOLTS The Alarm information is shown on the Status line as Point No Value Alarm Type Number where H1 is High Alarm 1 There are 5 possible alarms per channel H High L Low R Rate If more than one alarm is active they will cycle on the Status Line If there are no alarms 1 0 496 HI active the Status Line will show NO ALARMS The Unit Tag is shown on the Status Line and may be up to 20 characters long Itis entered from the PROGram Display Powerup disp Unit Tag menu Chapter 5 4 3 1 and displays as entered This is a UNIT TAG 3 2 2 Disk Status The area in the top right corner marked
89. e data or File in which case a file menu will be presented so that the user can choose a file from the disk The BROWS button also allows the user to SEARCH historic data either by TIME or VALUE as well as COMPRESS data in time Pressing the BROWS button puts a freeze on real time display and allows the user to scroll back in time to browse through historical data that has passed off the screen or has been recorded previously even on another machine The actual Chart Screen browse buffer is dependent on the memory options installed the number of traces being displayed and the effective chart speed With the standard buffer a chart speed of one inch per hour with four traces active it is possible to browse back around 140 hours 512 days The user may choose to browse files on the disk rather than the current memory buffer even though the unit is currently recording The user can then browse files that had been recorded earlier or may even browse the file that is currently being recorded Once the data has been recorded to disk it is possible to use the file browser or the PC and the companion software to view data as far back as the start of recording irrespective of how long that may be within the constraints of disk capacity Page 3 2 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 2 What the Screens Mean The basic screen layout is shown in Figure 3 3 below Each area is used to present different information to the user 3 2 1 Status Line m Th
90. e is erased it will not be displayed or logged Note If the event messages are changed after an event file has been opened on the disk it is necessary to rename the alarm file or use a new disk in order to reflect the new event message in the file Programming Event Messages To program the event messages use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Event msgs then press ENTER Event 1 Open Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Event open and press ENTER The display will read SH XXXXXXXXXX Use the Alphanumeric Keypad to enter an Event OPEN Message Press ENTER and the display returns to the Event1 open menu display Event 1 Close Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Event1 close and press ENTER The display will read SXXXXXXXXXXE Use the Alphanumeric keypad to enter the desired Event CLOSE Message Press ENTER and the display returns to the Event1 close menu display Events 2 and 3 Follow the instructions in the preceding steps to assign Event Messages to Events 2 and 3 open and close At any time you may press EXIT to return to the Event Messages menu prompt Page 5 39 Chapter 5 Programming 5 10 COM PORTS The Com Ports Menu selection in the Program Menu allows the user to select and set up the communication port to use and to assign a network ID number to the Recorder and to set up a modem attached to the RS232 port The menu options are id
91. e memory should become corrupt the user will be asked to perform a Smart Initialize select No The user will then be requested to perform a full initialization Select Yes at this stage to reset all values to the default There are many parameters that can be programmed including time and date the display the virtual chart and pens the points the recording capability the alarms the digital outputs and the communication port 3 7 Programming Time and Date Begin by programming the time and date To enter the program mode press the MENU button displayed in the bottom right corner of the screen This will bring up the Command Button Bar The Status Line may display Command or any other preprogrammed item that the user has chosen To enter the Programming mode push the PROG button which will bring up the Program menu The user can navigate about this menu by using the UP and DOWN 7 arrow keys to highlight the menu choice and then pressing ENTER Note that as a choice scrolls off the bottom of the menu it reappears at the top This is a quick way of getting around the choices Some buttons also auto repeat At any time the user can exit from the menu by pushing the EXIT button as many times as it takes to return back to the display screen Use the UP and DOWN 7 arrows to select the Time and Date menu choice then press ENTER The current time will be displayed in 24 hour format If the time is correct you may choose not to prog
92. e must be included in the panel installation and should be clearly marked in close proximity to the Recorder and easily accessible to the operator The Recorder can be used on a counter top by affixing the optional rubber feet The instrument is sized to fit in a DIN standard panel cutout of 188mm x 138mm 5 43 inches x 5 43 inches and requires only 22 2 cm 8 inches behind panel depth Actual dimensions of the instrument are shown in Figure 2 1 5 67 144 5 35 136 5 67 144 1 20 30 8 00 203 L 0 62 16 Note Depth Dimension Allow space for insertion of mains plug IEC Type Figure 2 1 Recorder Dimensions USE OF THIS EQUIPMENT IN A MANNER THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH IT S INTENDED PURPOSE OR IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT EXCEEDS THE RATED SPECIFICATIONS BY THE MANUFACTURER MAY IMPAIR THE PROTECTION PROVIDED BY THE EQUIPMENT Page 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring 2 2 1 Panel Mounting The Recorder should be mounted in a vertical panel to ensure proper operation Ensure you have the proper clearances and proceed as follows 2 2 1 1 Cuta panel opening 138mm x 138mm 5 43 x 5 43 inches 2 2 1 2 Remove any packaging material from the recorder Always handle the unit carefully to avoid damaging the LCD display or scratch ing the display surface 2 2 1 3 If equipped remove the four rubber feet from the bottom of the Recoder These are ad hesive types
93. e of cable used will limit the data rate and distance For this unit 24 AWG polyethylene twisted telephone cable that has a shunt capacitance of 16pF ft 52pF m will allow the full distance of 4000 feet 1300m 2 5 Cleaning The unit may be cleaned by wiping with a soft cloth The front panel and display keypad may be wiped with a slightly damp soft cloth containing soapy solution or a mild detergent DO NOT USE ANY LEMON BASED CITRIC ACID PRODUCT TO CLEAN THE DISPLAY KEYPAD 2 6 Contrast Adjust Monochrome Units Only The contrast or viewing angle of the monochrome LCD dis play can be adjusted from the rear panel If not adjusted correctly the display may look dim dirty completely black washed out or blank Insert a small star or Philips type screw driver in the hole in the rear panel as shown in Figure 2 13 gt a eek and turn to adjust the display contrast The adjustment po ye serewdriver in tentiometer has a 270 rotation do not apply excess pres hole and turn sure or attempt to turn it beyond the end stops E to adjust Figure 2 13 Contrast Adjust 8 16 99 REV 3 1 Page 2 10 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 1 Moving Aboutsthe Screen emotions 3 2 What the Screens Mean oococcinncccnnnoccccnoccnnnnannconnnn cnn cnn nn LAS A o ed 2272 DS e e E O O el aah Sead 3 2 4 Date Time Window riaa E E E EE A a E a 3 2 5 Graphics WINdOW iaeia a a a a a a A a a aaa hae 3 3 Browsing Compressin
94. e set at that rate and Totalization will be shut off if the point level falls below the preset value Selecting Low Cutoff Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Low cutoff and press ENTER The display reads cut gt gt XXXXXXXXXXXXX Use the Numeric keypad to move to a posi tion to enter the desired Low Cutoff value Press ENTER and the display returns to Low cutoff 5 6 5 18 Set Equation This Point Setup Menu item allows the user to program the desired equation Programming Set Equation Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Set Equation and press ENTER The display reads XXX XX The LEFT gt or RIGHT gt Arrow Keys move to a position to enter the desired Equation Forty 40 positions are available for equation operators and the display will scroll to the left or right to allow entry Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the functions as follows P1 to PF are used to represent Points must be previously programmed K1 to KF are used to represent Constants must be previously programmed is a RIGHT Parenthesis is Add is Subtract i is Multiply is Divide a is Fractional e is Raise to the Power X Sq is Square Root Ln is Natural Logarithm Lg is Base Ten Logarithm Ex is Exponentiation e is a LEFT Parenthesis Any equation entered is parsed from left to right That part of the equation between parenthesis is calcu lated first then t
95. e unit turned on locate the disk drive behind the pull down panel below the LCD screen Ensure the disk is not write protected The plastic slide in one corner of the floppy disk must be in a position such that it exposes the hole in the plastic cover The PCMCIA card may have a tiny slide switch on the back end which will be marked as to which way is write protected Insert the disk label side up into the drive and push home In the case of the floppy disk the metal slide goes into the drive first Press MENU at the bottom right corner of the LCD screen This will bring up the command button bar Press PROGram and use the UP and DOWN 7 Arrow keys to scroll the highlight bar to Record Setup then press ENTER This will bring up the Record Setup Program Menu Use the UP and DOWN 7 Arrow keys to scroll the highlight bar to Format This will bring up a window that displays Format NO Press YES then ENTER to begin formatting The light on the drive will come on until the format is complete and a Format Done message will be displayed Press OK to end the format The disk is now formatted and ready for use 3 10 2 Selecting the Record Mode There are a number of parameters that need to be set up before actual recording can take place These are which channels or points to record at what rate to record them and which record fill mode to use There are basically two record fill modes Fill to end and Cy
96. e which defaults to 1 Use the RIGHT gt Arrow Key to move the cursor under the decimal point then press 0 twice and the period or point once so that you have 100 0 on the display then press ENTER You have now effectively programmed the output scale to represent 100 times the input scale 3 8 4 Engineering Units At the program menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select Engineering Units and press ENTER You may enter up to five characters representing the Engineering Units using the alpha numeric keypad in the page mode as done for the pointtag We will use percent as the Engineering Units Press the Page button three times until you see the percent sign Press the percent button and press ENTER We have now programmed the Engineering Units to percent 3 8 5 Chart Scale To finalize the display scaling we need to set the chart scale Select this option from the Program menu Chart Scales Scales and you will be offered a choice Chart Scale A by default You can select one of eight scales numbered A H by using the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys For the sake of this example select B as the chart scale to use and press ENTER You will be returned to the Programming menu The actual chart scale is programmed elsewhere and is covered in Section 3 9 1 3 8 6 Alarms There are five alarms associated with each point and these can be programmed using the Alarm menu Select Alarms and press ENTER At this point i
97. ed by the trans ducer If the input range full scale e g 10V exceeds the actual input signal say 5V only half the input range is actually used By adjusting the Input scale setting to be 0 to 5V the entire input range is used for 5V Note that the resolution is halved Only voltage inputs require setting low and high input range values NOTE During point programming input range voltages are programmed in the same engineering units as the voltage range selected e mV or Volts Programming Input Scale Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Input scale Press ENTER and the display reads lo Y XXXXXXXXXXXXX 13 places possible Use the numeric key Page 5 12 Chapter 5 Programming pad to enter the low end scale value the default is zero Press ENTER when the desired Lo Scale value is displayed and the display reads hi9 XXXXXXXXXXXXX Use the numeric keypad to enter the high end scale value the default is the full scale value of the range selected Press ENTER when the desired Hi Scale value is displayed and the display will return to the Input scale Menu item 5 6 5 3 Output Scale All linear current and voltage inputs must be assigned low and high output scale endpoints The output scale is used to linearly map the input range set with the Input scale option to an Output range set with the Output Scale option For example if a transducer has a 1 volt output equivalent to 5000 PSI use the
98. eful to the user Conditioning includes converting the binary value into a representative voltage conditioning and linearizing this voltage to represent for example a real world temperature as might be input by a thermocouple or RTD and applying any other computation as required The conditioning block handles 15 channels The outputs from the conditioning block Page 3 11 Chapter 3 Getting Started are referred to as base points and may be fed back to the inputs of the conditioning block to form the basis base point for other base point computations This includes tracking peak or valley values doing moving averages timed averages difference totalization or any other user entered equation The input to any channel in the conditioning block can be any one of the base points or it can be the live inputs Live inputs can have input and output scaling applied in the conditioning block unless this is pre defined by the nature of the input i e thermocouples An example of input output scaling is given in section 3 5 The outputs of the conditioning block are also the values represented in the Digital Windows and are real world engineering values The outputs of the conditioning block are also fed through to a scale block where a chart scale is applied to each point The chart scales determine what part of the full scale range will be used by the display record block There are two sets of 8 scales available to the user The second set is an alte
99. elect the point you wish to turn on or off then press NO to turn it off or YES to turn iton Press the ENTER button to activate your choice and automatically select the next point Press EXIT to return to the Record Setup Programming menu 5 7 5 Points Trigger The user may select which of the fifteen available points are to be used to trigger the record mode on or off Any or all points may be used to trigger recording When activated any alarm condition for the point in question will start the unit recording provided the unit is armed to trigger Refer to Section 4 2 3 1 3 The unit will record as long as the alarm is true To enable the points to trigger recording use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Points Trigger on the menu and press ENTER A window will be presented displaying point X YES or point X NO Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the point you wish to activate yes or deactivate no then press NO to disable triggering or YES to enable triggering Press the ENTER button to activate your choice and automati cally select the next point Press EXIT to return to the Record Setup Programming menu 5 7 6 Record rate The user can select the rate at which data is stored to disk independently to the rate at which it is displayed on the chart The rate can be set for all channels at once or it can be set for each channel individually The rate can be set from the fastest rate of 4 tim
100. enter any file extension or Press the ENTER button when done Filenames can be changed as often as needed and multiple file sets can be recorded onto the same disk Multiple configuration files may also reside on a single disk 3 13 Setting the Disk Full Alarm It is possible to set a threshold to indicate when the disk is full The indication is via a pop up window on the screen or if the relay option is fitted via a contact closure The threshold limit may be set by the user to any value between 1 and 100 percent To set the disk full alarm value press the MENU button and then select the PROGRAM button Use the up arrow and down arrow buttons to select the Record Setup option and press the ENTER button This brings up the Record Setup menu Use the up arrow and down arrow buttons to highlight the Disk Full Alarm option and press ENTER There are two menu options Setpoint and Contact Select Setpoint and press ENTER Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter the percentage point at which the disk will indicate nearly full 0 to 100 percent where 0 implies do not indicate disk full and press ENTER Select Contact and press ENTER Use the numeric keypad to enter a relay contact number 1 through 6 or O for no contact closure Press ENTER to return to the Record Setup menu Page 3 19 Chapter 3 Getting Started A message will pop up on the display when the disk usage equals the percentage value e
101. entical for either type of communication option if any fitted to the recorder There are two choices of communication options RS232 or RS485 however the modem will only function with the RS232 option There are three basic menu options Com Port Set up the serial port options Network ID Set up the Modbus address Modem Setup Set up the modem initialization string 5 10 1 Com Port This option allows the user to configure the serial port The options are Protocol can assign the Protocol as Modbus RTU Modbus ASCII Port Setup can assign the baud rate of 300 1200 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 and assign Bits per Character Parity and Stop Bits To program the Com Port from the Com Ports menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Com Port and press ENTER The following choices are available 5 10 1 1 Protocol Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Protocol and press ENTER The display will show one of the two Protocol Types Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired protocol Modbus RTU default or Modbus ASCII and press ENTER Press EXIT to return to the Com Port menu 5 10 1 2 Port Setup Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Port Setup and press ENTER a Baud Rate The display will show one of the six baud rates Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired baud rate 300 1200 2400 4800 9600 default 19200 or 38400 and pr
102. erti cally oriented The orientation is selected in the PROGram Chart Pens Direction menu Chapter 5 5 4 3 2 5 1 Bar Charts Bar graphs can be displayed on their own or as part of a split screen Up to twelve can be displayed at a time The user can select to display bar graphs either horizon tally or vertically The assignments of points to bar graphs is made in the PROGram Display Bar assign menu Chapter 5 4 4 The format of the vertical bar graph is shown opposite in Figure 3 4 The very top of the bar has the actual real time digital value of the point in this case 0 385 Immediately below this is the Engineering Units shown as ENG UNITS There can be a maximum of five characters At the very bottom of the bar graph is the Point Tag shown as POINT TAG This is a ten character description of the point Note not all characters can be displayed on the bar graph Between the ENG UNITS and POINT TAG is a bar that represents the actual value as a function of the full scale value To the right of the bar are scale values The alarm setpoints if any are set are indicated on the bar by a af in the text area If any alarm is active the bar will be blinking The Engineering Units Point Tag alarm setpoints and scaling of the bar is done in the PROGram Points menu Chapter 5 6 Figure 3 4 Bar Chart Page 3 4 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 2 5 2 Digital Windows Digital Windows can be displayed on their own
103. es per second to the slowest rate of once every 600 seconds or once every ten minutes The rate you choose is dependent on how dynamic the process that you are mea suring is If you are recording temperature which varies slowly you can maximize the amount of data that is stored on the disk by keeping the record rate slow If you are measuring variables that change rapidly you may need to set the record rate at once per second Thus if you have one channel that is recording a rapidly changing input and one that is recording an input that changes slowly you can optimize the record rate for each There are two record rates for each channel or point a low rate and a high rate The default rate is set in the FUNCtion menu Record Speed The record rate can be changed by an external event if the digital I O option is fitted Refer to 5 9 2 External speed change is enabled in the Autorate option Page 5 32 Chapter 5 Programming To set record rates use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Record Rate on the menu and press ENTER There are three options Autorate Individual Rate All rates 5 7 6 1 Autorate Autorate enables the record rate to be changed on an Alarm event To enable auto rate change use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Autorate and press ENTER You will be presented with a display that shows autorate NC or autorate YES Press the YES or NO keys to enable or disable the autorate c
104. esired Time Period is displayed press ENTER and the display returns to Time Period 5 6 5 15 Gate Control Gate Control can be turned on Gate YES or off Gate NC If Gate Control is turned on a base point must be established If Gate Control is turned off this Point Range can be used as a timer for calcula tions etc Programming Gate Control Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Gate control and press ENTER Use the YES or NO keys to select the desired state and press ENTER If Gate NO is selected the display returns to the Gate control menu item in the Point Setup Menu If Gate YES is selected pressing ENTER will cause the program to prompt for a Base Point and the display will read base pt X Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight the desired point character and press ENTER Page 5 21 Chapter 5 Programming 5 6 5 16 Flow Rate This function allows different Flowrates to be set which can affect accuracy of the totals Selecting Flowrate In the Point Setup Menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Flowrate and press ENTER The display will read flow sec Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight the desired flowrate of sec min hr or day and press ENTER 5 6 5 17 Low Cutoff This function allows the user to program a low flow cutoff If Totalization is not wanted below a predeter mined flow rate Low Cutoff can b
105. ess ENTER The display will read parity N b Parity Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select either N NONE E EVEN or O ODD to match your communications device and press ENTER The display reads stop bits X c Stop Bits Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select either 1 or 2 to match your communications device and press ENTER The display returns to the Port setup menu item By default the com port uses 8 bits of data for the character size Page 5 40 Chapter 5 Programming 5 10 2 Network ID The Network ID or unit address assigns a user programmed Recorder ID number for use in multidrop Modbus environments To Program the Network ID use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Network ID Press ENTER to invoke the Network ID menu net id XXX will be displayed Use the Numeric Keypad to enter a Network ID between 1 default and 255 When the correct Network ID is displayed press ENTER and the display returns to the Network ID prompt Even if you are not using the unit in a Modbus environment it still requires a network ID to communicate with the Companion Software 5 10 3 Modem Setup This menu option allows the user to enable and set up a modem string fora modem connected to the RS232 port A modem is not supported on the RS485 port If enabled the start up string is sent to the modem to set it in the following mode Use factory defaults Assume DTR is always on
106. f the Start Time displayed is correct press ENTER and the display returns to the Auto reset prompt in the Reset Control Setup Menu Selecting Start Hours If the displayed Start Time is not correct press NO and the display reads str hrs gt XX Use the Numeric keypad to enter the desired Start Hours Up to 23 hours may be programmed here When the correct Start Hours is displayed press ENTER and the display reads str mins gt XX Selecting Start Minutes Use the Numeric keypad to enter the desired Start Minutes Up to 59 minuets may be programmed here When the correct Start Minutes is displayed press ENTER and the display reads str mins gt XX If the correct Start Time is displayed press ENTER and the display returns to the Auto reset prompt in the Reset Control Setup Menu 5 6 5 14 Time Period The Time Period is the time base used to set the duration time of the moving window The point average is set for this period of time a maximum 1440 minutes of time is possible and then the first scan is dropped off and a new scan is averaged in Programming Time Period Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Time period and press ENTER The display reads minutes XXXX Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the digit and the LEFT or RIGHT e Arrow Keys to move to a position to enter the desired Time Period A maximum 1440 minutes 24 hours may be entered When the d
107. g Section 5 6 5 1 Decimal fix Section 5 6 5 4 Basepoint Section 5 6 5 12 Flowrate Section 5 6 5 16 Engineering Units Section 5 6 5 9 Reset Control Section 5 6 5 13 Low Cutoff Section 5 6 5 17 Alarm Setpoint Section 5 6 5 10 Chart Scale Section 5 6 5 11 5 6 13 Conditional Point Types These point types are used when the operator needs to set a list of operating conditions for a point Operators Used for Setting Conditions Forty operators are allowed in any one formula programmed If the conditions equation does not compute the display will read bad operand The following operators are used P1 to PF are used to represent Points Must be pre programmed K1 to KF are used to represent Constants Must be pre programmed is a RIGHT Parenthesis is or amp is and lt is less than gt l is greater than is equal to is not equal to lt is less than or equal to gt is greater than or equal to is not is a LEFT Parenthesis The Point Setup menu for Conditional Points will be displayed and may require programming the following parameters Page 5 29 Chapter 5 Programming Point Tag Section 5 6 5 1 Set Cndtionl Section 5 6 5 19 Engineering Units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarm Setpoint Section 5 6 5 10 Chart Scale Section 5 6 5 11 5 6 14 External Point Types External Point Types use data sent via the Com port to the Recorder for trending or other uses The Point Setup menu for External Points will be d
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109. good configuration setup or may be used to transfer this setup to other machines The file will be saved with the current filename as set by the user Any existing configuration file on the disk with the same name will be overwritten Page 5 34 Chapter 5 Programming To save the configuration file ensure that a formatted disk is in the drive Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight the save CFG File menu choice and press ENTER You will be presented with a display window that shows save config NO Press YES and then ENTER to save the configuration with the current filename to the disk The disk status window will show SAVE CFG and a window will pop up when the configuration has been saved to indicate Configuration Saved Press OK when done to return to the Record Setup menu 5 7 10 Load ConFiGuration File It is possible to load a previously saved configuration file or a configuration file that has been generated at a remote PC to automatically set up the unit There may be more than one named configuration file on the disk enabling the user to quickly customize set up for various applications To load and existing configuration use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight the Load CFG File menu choice and press ENTER A pop up window will display load config NO Press the YES then ENTER buttons The unit will look on the disk for any configuration files which will be displayed on the File Browser Dire
110. hange on alarm option then press ENTER to return to the record rate menu 5 7 6 2 Individual Rates To set the individual record rates per channel use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Individual Rate and press ENTER You will be presented with a point selection keypad that enables the selection of the specific point to be programmed Enter the point number and press ENTER This brings up the record rate entry keypad and a display that shows secs lo XXX where XXX is the current sampling rate in seconds Use the numeric keypad to enter the record rate from 0 to a maximum of 600 seconds then press ENTER to activate The display will show secs hi XXX where XXX is the current record rate in seconds Use the numeric keypad to enter the record rate from 0 to a maximum of 600 seconds then press ENTER to activate and return to the Record Speed menu Repeat the above procedure for each point to be programmed Press EXIT at any time to return without altering the setting and to return to the Record Setup menu 5 7 6 3 All Rates To set the record rates for all channels at once use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight All Rates and press ENTER You will be presented with a display that shows secs lo XXX gt where XXX is the current record rate in seconds Use the numeric keypad to enter the record rate from 0 to a maximum of 600 seconds then press ENTER to activate The display will show secs
111. he basic rules of mathematics are obeyed When the desired equation is displayed press ENTER and the display returns to the Set equation menu item in the Point Setup Menu 5 6 5 19 Set Cndtionl This menu item allows the user to program a set of conditions for a point Up to 40 operators can be programmed in any one conditional statement Programming Set Conditional Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Set cndtionl and press ENTER Use the LEFT or RIGHT gt Arrow Keys to move to a position to enter the desired conditional statement Forty positions or operators are possible The display will scroll to accommodate all forty operators Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the operators as follows Page 5 22 Chapter 5 Programming P1 to PF are used to represent Points Must be pre programmed K1 to KF are used to represent Constants Must be pre programmed is a RIGHT Parenthesis is or is and is less than is greater than is equal to l is not equal to lt is less than or equal to gt is greater than or equal to is not is a LEFT Parenthesis I V A go When the desired conditional statement is displayed press ENTER and the display returns to Set cndtion The conditional statement is evaluated from left to right Use parenthesis to change the order of evalua tion The result of any conditional statement evaluation is either TRUE or FALSE 5 6 5 20 Timeo
112. his assumes this option has been turned on in the Measurement menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys in the Thermocouple option menu to select Span Offset and press ENTER The display will show Ofs e 0 0000 Use the numeric keys to enter a value for the offset which will be added or subtracted to the thermocouple value Note that offset is typically measured around the ice point which should be 0 C or 32 F The offset would be typically the difference between the thermocouple reading at this point and the true ice point value Press ENTER The display will then show Spn e 1 00000 Use the numeric keypad to enter the new span value The span should typically be measured near the full scale value of the thermocouple using a known temperature or refer ence The span would be the absolute value of the reference divided by the reading of the thermocouple Press ENTER to register these values and return to the Thermocouple option menu Page 5 14 Chapter 5 Programming 5 6 5 9 Eng Unit A maximum five character alphanumeric engineering units message may be assigned for voltage and current inputs to identify the point e g PSI or mADC Programming Engineering Units Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to scroll through the menu items in the Point Setup Menu to highlight Eng units Press ENTER and the display reads units XXXXX Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter up to five characters for desired Engineering Units
113. ibration The ADC current source is used for RTD measurements and needs calibration for the RTD s 6 3 1 Calibrating the RTD Current The following procedure contains step by step instructions on calibrating the current source A 250w 0 05 resistor must be connected across the and terminals of a free input on the top input bard lower input board and the current source return path EX EXcitation must be connected to the input terminal The Recorder then applies 2mA of current through the resistance to calibrate current These programming steps are discussed in menu order NOTE Before calibrating currents ensure the 1 05 Volt Scale range has been calibrated per the above as this will affect the accuracy of Current Calibration 6 3 1 1 Connecting Resistance Select a free set of input terminals on the rear of the unit or remove any connections from the set of terminals to be used Connect the 250w 0 05 resistor across the and terminals of this input and connect the current source return path EX EXcitation to the input terminal 6 3 1 2 Calibrating the RTD Current The following steps are used to guide the user in calibrating current In the Hidden Menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select ADC control and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select Cal ADC and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select Cal Currents and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arr
114. ifies the integrity on the system software by computing a 32 bit cyclic redundancy code CRC and comparing this code with a code stored in EPROM A window showing Test Passed will be displayed when the test has passed 4 2 4 3 3 Serial Test This test verifies the RS232 port is working properly NOTE A loop back test connector is needed to perform this test Follow the on screen instructions to run the test 4 2 4 3 4 Media Test This test verifies the integrity of the recordable media WARNING THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE TEST ALL DATA WILL BE LOST A pattern will be written on the media and then read back Page 4 9 Chapter 4 Operation 8 16 99 REV 3 1 4 2 4 3 5 Keyboard Test This test verifies that all touchscreen keys are working properly The left half of the screen will display 15 buttons with on them Press each button to make them disappear Once the left side buttons are cleared away 15 more buttons will appear on the right side of the display A window showing Test Passed will be displayed when all of the buttons are cleared 4 2 4 3 6 Display Test This test verifies that all the pixels on the display are working Touch the display anywhere to go through a block pattern which will turn on all pixels 4 2 4 3 7 Run Test Suite This test runs all of the diagnostic tests described in sections 4 2 4 4 1 through 4 2 4 4 6 one after another Page 4 10 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 Chapter 5 Program
115. ill show pressures from 0 to 3000 To do this use the channel 1 as a base point for a computational channel and multiply this value by 1 which is then recorded to disk Page 3 12 Chapter 3 Getting Started ANALOG INPUT INPUT OUTPUT CHART SCALE FULL SCALE SCALING SCALING SETTING 10 5 0 3000 4 2500 2250 F NS 2375 APPLY SCALE SELECT USEFUL TO CHARTS PRESSURE a PART OF RANGE ine GRAP Sd TRANSDUCER 5 2 5 gt 1500 2250 A RES 0 3000 PSI APPLY OUTPUT RECORDER SCALING MAKE EA X ENGINEERING eh 2125 gt i gt UNITS 75 2125 0 5 voc APPLY INPUT SCALING oH 0 o 2000 VOLTS DC VOLTS DC PSI PSI INPUT VALUE Figure 3 14 Scaling Example 3 6 Programming While the unit may be programmed remotely this exercise deals with manually programming the unit from the front panel using the display and the touch screen keypad Various buttons and keys will be presented on the display The user simply makes a choice by pressing the appropriate key or button In some instances direct selection is not possible but rather a series of choices is made by using an UP or DOWN 7 arrow button pressing ENTER or EXIT Once programming is complete the unit automatically LEARNS the current setup which is stored in nonvolatile memory and remembered indefinitely When powering up the unit for the first time or if the data in the nonvolatil
116. ineering Units Set to all spaces cleared Active Scaleset Set to scaleset 1 Page 4 2 Chapter 4 Operation Bargraph Pens Block Pen Assignments Bar Assignments Digital Assignments Display Chart Speed Block Unit Tag Chart Speed Lo Chart Speed Hi Chart Speed Passcode Protection Block Program Key Passcode Function Key Passcode Set to Pen 1 point 1 Pen 2 point 2 Pen 3 point 3 Pen 4 point 4 Pen 5 point 5 Pen 6 point 6 Pen 7 point 7 Pen 8 point 8 Pen 9 point 9 Pen A point A Pen B point B Pen C point C Set to Bar 1 point 1 Bar 2 point 2 Bar 3 point 3 Bar 4 point 4 Bar 5 point 5 Bar 6 point 6 Bar 7 point 7 Bar 8 point 8 Bar 9 point 9 Bar A point A Bar B point B Bar C point C Set to Digital 1 point 1 Digital 2 point 2 Digital 3 point 3 Digital 4 point 4 Digital 5 point 5 Digital 6 point 6 Digital 7 point 7 Digital 8 point 8 Digital 9 point 9 Digital A point A Digital B point B Digital C point C Set to Unit Tag Standard High Speed No AutoSpeed change on alarm 60 hr 60 hr Set to None Set to None Digital Inputs External Switches All 3 inputs All Event Messages Recorder Record Record Speed Record Mode Pens Record Data Alarms File Name Filename Set to Events mode Set to spaces cleared Off 4 samples second Fill to End None
117. int The Point Power Up display allows a programmed point to be displayed as the default Status Window value or the unit prompt The point number programmed the current value of that point and the engi neering units will be displayed as the unit Power Up prompt in the status window To program a pro grammed point to act as the unit prompt use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight it then press ENTER You will be provided with a keypad to select the point you wish to use 1 through C Select the point you want and press ENTER or press EXIT to return without changing the point Press EXIT again to return to the Display menu 5 4 3 4 Alarms The Alarms Power Up display will jog all points in alarm at the programmed display rate If all points are in alarm each point will be displayed at the display rate in the Status Window If no points are in alarm the unit Power Up display prompt will be NO ALARMS To select ALARMS as the Power up display use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight it then press ENTER Press EXIT to return to the Display menu 5 4 3 5 Junction Temp The Junction Temp Power Up display will display the temperature in Degrees F F Degrees C C with European Time format selected of the cold junction reference compensator in the Status Window To select JUNCTION TEMP as the Power up display use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight it then press ENTER Press EXIT to return to the Display
118. int Types only Trying to use them for any other point type will result in an lllogical error message True and false alarm conditions are active when a Boolean expression is true or false respec tively No set point is required To set this type of alarm use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to scroll through the Alarm Types and highlight Type true or Type false as desired Press ENTER and the display reads contact X This is the contact output that will respond to this alarm provided the relay option is fitted If no contact output is required select contact 0 Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired Contact Number 0 to 6 and press ENTER The display will return to the Alarm type menu Press EXIT to return to the alm limits prompt in the Alarms Setup 5 6 5 10 2 Alarm Deadband An Alarm Deadband can be set for each alarm set The alarm Deadband is also called hysteresis and is an amount added or subtracted depending whether the alarm is low or high to the actual set point to determine the reset point It is primarily intended to reject noise about a set point For ex ample if a high alarm set point is at 50 and the deadband is set at 5 the alarm will trigger when the input exceeds 50 but will not clear reset until the input reaches 45 Set point minus hysteresis Programming Alarm Deadband At the Alarms prompt in the Point Setup Menu press ENTER The display will show the Ala
119. isplayed and may require programming the following parameters Point Tag Section 5 6 5 1 Input Scale Section 5 6 5 2 Output Scale Section 5 6 5 3 Timeout Section 5 6 5 20 Engineering Units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarm Setpoint Section 5 6 5 10 Chart Scale Section 5 6 5 11 5 7 Record Setup This section deals with setting up the recording of data to the disk either floppy disk or PCMCIA memory card The Programming menu for Record Setup is shown in Figure 5 9 The user can choose whether to record only data Data on off and which points to record Points or to record only Alarm Event information Alarm on off or record both data and alarm event information Points Trigger enables the user to set up which alarm points will stop or start recording The Record Mode sets up whether data is recorded to fill the disk and stop or to cycle around continuously replacing the oldest data with the newest as well as setting the average or instanta neous sample storage method The Disk Full Alarm option allows the user to set the full threshold to alarm the fact that the disk is getting full while the Filename option allows the user to enter a unique file name for each recording session The exact details of each menu option is given below NOTE THE MENU OPTIONS CANNOT BE ACCESSED WHILE THE UNIT IS RECORDING USE THE Record On Off OPTION IN THE FUNCtion MENU TO STOP THE UNIT RECORDING PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS THIS MENU 5 7 1 Data on off D
120. ive 73 23 EEC 5 to 40 C per UL3111 1 IEC 1010 1 10 to 80 RH to 31 C decreasing linearly to 50 RH at 40 C per UL3111 1 IEC1010 1 6 isolated Form C 3 amp 250 Vac or 26 Vdc 3 isolated inputs user selectable as dry contact or 5 to 12 VDC activated Inputs share a common Configurable for chart control alarm acknowledge reset event markers totalizer reset or logic input ESD protected RS232 with full hand shaking Supports Modem or Isolated RS485 network port Serial Protocol MODBUS RTU or MODBUS ASCII Unit may be remotely configured 24 Vdc at 120mA DC3000 only Page 1 6 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring 2 1 Equipment Handing anda bie ian ai eel aie a aie E 2 1 201 Intial Inspector tddi dd dad leida Llame Lcda dae Seu ev 2 1 2 4 2 Unpacking Procedure deco lead 2 1 2 14 EQUIPMENt AMA eo add Gea 2 1 2ko Storage meitat A NN 2 1 22 hstalatoN cta aa da 2 2 2 21 Panel MOUNTING cc de ns 2 3 2 3 Wiring Specifications and Procedures ooconicccnnnncconocccnnnccncncnnnc cnn nn coronan cr 2 4 2 31 POWSFREGUIFEMENTS esorare eee rE e KEE EUREEN ES EEEE ddr 2 4 29 2 Power CONNECTIONS sarase iaa 2 4 23 9 Signal Input WINO costaria ita pr c 2 5 2 3 4 Relay Output Contact Input Option ooonccnnccccnnnnicnnncccnnnnccnnnnnccnn nn n cnn rca cnn nn nara rra ran 2 8 2 3 5 Two Wire Transmitter Power Supply DC3000 Option Only 0oocconccconnncccnnccccnnnccccnonananannc conan nancanars 2 9 2 4 Serial Port RS232 or RS485
121. l return to the Scale type menu item 5 5 2 2 Scale Ends A low mid and high end point is programmed for each scale The low and high end points indicate the values at the left and right margins of the chart and the bottom most and top most segments of the bar graph display The mid point defines the center of the chart and need not be the halfway between the low and high values of the scale If the point data is outside the range between the low and high end points the pen is positioned in one of the chart ends and the bar graph is all on or all off In the case of LOG scales these end points are programmed in exponents with an implicit base 10 in the range 10 to 10 The graph will be linear between the low and mid points and the mid and high points and the mid point need not be midway between the low and high points The graph can thus be made to amplify data by offsetting the midpoint for example if the full scale is zero to 10 and low 0 high 10 and mid 8 half the display will show O to 8 and the other half will show 8 to 10 Thus the upper half of the display represents only 20 of the chart and will have four times the resolution of the lower half of the display as shown below Scale 01 12 4 6 18 9 110 0 1 per division 50 0 25 per division 100 Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the Scale ends and press ENTER The display will prompt for the number of decimal pla
122. larm data or Alarm data YES if the unit is to record Alarm data Enable Alarm Information to be recorded by pressing YES or prevent it from being recorded by pressing NO then press ENTER to activate and return to the Record Setup program Menu No data will actually be stored until the Record mode is turned on in the FUNCtion Menu 5 7 3 Record Mode There are three options Fill Mode Inst Avg All and Inst Avg Indiv The Fill Mode determines whether files are to be recorded to fill the disk and stop or recycle deleting the oldest data and replacing it with new The Instantaneous Average options determine whether data will be averaged over the record interval or whether the latest data only is stored If you are using one of the intrinsic functions of the unit for example Peak Values you must set the sample mode to instantaneous or you will average your peaks if you have a slow sample storage rate 5 7 3 1 Fill Mode Use the Up or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Fill Mode from the Record Mode Menu There are two options available Fill to End and Cycle Data 5 7 3 1 1 Fill to End The unit will record to disk until the disk is full and then it will shut the recording off 5 7 3 1 2 Cycle Data The unit will continue to record to disk until the disk is almost full and then it will start to write over the earliest data a block at a time about 500 samples at a time The disk will al
123. light Auto reset in the Reset Control Setup Menu and press ENTER The display will read either Auto off Daily Weekly or Monthly Selecting Auto Off Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Auto off and press ENTER The display will return to Auto reset in the Reset Control Setup Menu Automatic reset of the programmed point is now disabled c 1 Daily Auto Reset Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Daily and press ENTER The display will read start XX XX The Start Time is entered in a 24 hour clock format in Hours 00 through 23 and Minutes 00 through 59 This is the time the first reset will begin after this the point will reset at the interval rate see below Setting Up Start Time If the Start Time is correct press ENTER and proceed to Interval If the Start Time is not correct press NO and the display reads str hrs XX amp for STaRt hours Use the Numeric Keypad to enter the desired Start Hours Up to 23 hours may be programmed When the correct Start Hours are displayed press ENTER and the display reads str mins gt XX Use the Numeric keypad to enter the desired Start Minutes Up to 59 minutes may be pro grammed When the correct Start Minutes are displayed press ENTER and the display returns to start XX XX If the Start Time displayed is correct press ENTER and the display reads intrvl XX XX Page 5 19 Cha
124. m 1 to 7 pixels wide This value changes all pens displayed Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Trace Width and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select a width value in pixels and press ENTER At any time you may press EXIT to leave the Pens Assign menu and return to the Pens Assign menu prompt 5 5 4 Direction Direction determines whether the traces on the Trend View move in a vertical or horizontal direction The direction may be changed at any time without affecting the recording or the browse buffer To change the direction of the chart from the Chart Pens menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Direction and press ENTER Then use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight either vertical or horizontal and press ENTER The chart will change direction immediately clearing the screen and beginning a new trace Press EXIT four times to return to the Viewing Button Bar 5 6 Points This Programming menu item allows the user to program parameters directly affecting Points The Points are the actual Channels in the recorder and may be direct inputs conditioned direct inputs scaled or adjusted compu tational channels or external serial inputs for a total of 12 The menu options are as follows Program point Point Setup point Copy point Restore point Modify point Delete point Setup Copy Restore and Modify all lead to the Point Type menu a
125. menu Page 5 4 Chapter 5 Programming 5 4 4 Bar Assign The Bar Assign menu option allows the user to assign specific points to the individual bars in the bar graph display In the Display menu use the UP or DOWN Arrow Keys to highlight the Bar Assign menu option and press ENTER Bar 1 PT X will be displayed Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the point corresponding to Bar 1 and press ENTER or EXIT to return without affecting the bar Do the same for Bars 2 C Note that selecting point 0 effectively turns the bar off but does not remove it from the display If Bar X PT 0 is selected the top of Bar X will be blank Once all bars have been assigned press EXIT to return to the Display menu 5 4 5 Digital Assign The Digital Assign menu option allows the user to assign specific points to the individual Digital Displays Total of 6 in the Digital Window display The Digital Windows are displayed as two rows of three displays numbered 1 to 3 across the top and 4 to 6 across the bottom or four rows of 3 for twelve channels In the Display menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight the Digital Assign menu option and press ENTER Digital 1 PT X will be displayed Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the point corresponding to Digital Window 1 and press ENTER or EXIT to return without affecting the display Do the same for Windows 2 to C Note that selecting point O effectively tur
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127. mming menu after having made any changes repeatedly pressing exit you will be prompted with a message keep setup If you select NO at this time any changes you have just made will be lost If you choose YES the changes you made will be applied to the point 5 6 5 Programming Parameters Once a point type is selected the following programming parameters will be available Parameters for Live Inputs Voltage Current Thermocouples and RTDs Point Tag Input Scale Output Scale Decimal fix Currents Filter Compensation Span Offset Alarms Chart Scale Parameters for Calculated Conditional and External Point Types Basepoint Reset Control Time Period Gate Control Flow Rate Low Cutoff Set Equation Set Cndtionl Timeout Each of above parameters is described in the following paragraphs 5 6 5 1 Point Tag A Point Tag is a name used to identify the point on the display or recorded file and may be up to ten characters long The point tag appears on the bar graphs and Digital displays To program a point tag use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Point tag on the above menu and press ENTER The display will show the existing Point Tag if any as gt POINT TAG Use the Alphanumeric keypad to enter up to ten characters for desired Point Tag then press ENTER to return to the Point Setup Menu 5 6 5 2 Input Scale Low and high input scale is used for configuring the Recorder for the actual input provid
128. more than the set amount within the set time frame In other words the rate of change ofthe Figure 5 8 Alarm input exceeds the set point The rate alarm requires the user to enter a Type Menu value and a time To set the alarm type to rate use the UP or DOWN 5 Arrow Keys to scroll through the Alarm Types and highlight Type rate Press ENTER and the display reads rate gt XX XX This is the value of change per time Use the numeric keypad to enter the Rate Alarm Value Press ENTER and the display reads seconds gt XX where XX is 1 by default for a new alarm Use the numeric keypad to enter the time period for evaluating the rate change up to a maximum of 600 seconds ten minutes Press ENTER and the display shows contact X This is the contact output that will respond to this alarm provided the relay option is fitted If no contact output is required select contact 0 Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired Contact Number 0 to 6 and press ENTER The display will return to the Alarm type menu Press EXIT to return to the alm limits prompt in the Alarms Setup Menu e Abnormal Alarm Type An abnormal alarm is a condition that exceeds any of the bounds of normal operation This includes overflow and underflow errors invalid data and TCBO ThermoCouple Burn Out To set an abnormal alarm use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to scroll through the Alarm Page 5 16 Chapter 5 Prog
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131. n menu allows the user to Initialize the recorder set Passcodes perform Calibrations and perform Diagnostics on the recorder Refer to Chapter 5 1 1 4 Memory All the Random Access Memory in the Recorder is battery backed This enables the unit to recover in the event of a mains failure with minor data loss Any programming will be protected in the event of power removal and past browse data is maintained in the off state The battery is the rechargeable type Nicad Non rechargeable lithium available as a special option and will keep memory intact for at least 12 months 1 1 5 Clock A real time clock keeps time and date in the event of a power loss lt operates off the same battery as the memory 1 1 6 Recorder Construction The Data Recorder features modular construction Power Supply and Analog conditioning modules are conve niently accessible for fast and simple troubleshooting and or removal The floppy disk or PCMCIA drive is conveniently situated behind a protective panel atthe front ofthe unit Figure 1 1 shows the recorder with the access panel open exposing the floppy disk drive Page 1 3 Chapter 1 General Description 1 2 Recording Options The user can order the Recorder with one of two storage mediums a standard PC compatible floppy disk drive or an industry standard PCMCIA memory card drive The merits of the two are discussed briefly below The Compan on software provided with the unit supports both media types 1
132. n time we are not going to spend any time on programming the alarms You may browse through it to see the capability of the instrument Programming alarms is dealt with in Section 5 6 14 Note that in order for Alarms to be active the user has to enable Alarm checking in the FUNCtion Menu Press Exit to return to the Programming menu then press Exit one more time to exit the Programming menu You will be asked whether or not you wish to keep Setup Answer yes at this point in time to load the values into the system Page 3 15 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 9 Programming Point Scales See also Section 5 5 2 From the Programming Menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the Chart Pens programming option 3 9 1 Programming Scales Select the Scales option Here you can program to Chart scales Two sets of eight scales are available Set 1 labeled A H and set 2 labeled A H The exact details are covered in Section 5 5 2 Right now we wish to program the scale that we assigned to the previous Point 1 we have just programmed Use the arrows to select the scale 1B then press ENTER You are now presented with a menu which enables you to program the scales The scale type can be programmed logarithmic or linear and defaults to linear which we will accept 3 9 1 1 Use the arrow keys to select Scale Ends and press ENTER You are presented with a menu to select the number of decimal places that will be presented O 5 Use the ar
133. ncy the High or Low Peak value will be reset to the value of the base point The High or Low Peak value will be logged on the Alarm Event Data Log before the value is reset is the reset print is enabled The interval time is entered in a 24 hour clock format in Hour 00 through 24 and Minutes 00 through 59 The longest time interval that can be entered is 24 00 which represents a reset interval of once every 24 hours For the Interval Log function and Auto Resettable point types the programmable Start Time is not necessarily the time at which the first log reset will occur However a log reset will always occur atthe Start Time every day The actual first log reset depends upon the current time and the assigned Interval The Recorder calculates the first log reset by repeatedly adding the interval to the Start Time until the current time is met or exceeded See the example below Current Time 07 30 Start Time 09 15 Timed Interval 1 Hour 09 15 Programmed Start Time 10 15 11 15 12 15 Note The Interval 1 hour added to the Start Time yields log reset times 23 15 00 15 01 15 07 15 07 30 Current Time 08 15 Time of the first log reset for this example c 2 Weekly Auto Reset To reset the point once a week use the Weekly reset option Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Weekly and press ENTER The display will read a day of the week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday or S
134. ns the Digital Display off but does not remove it from the display If Digital X PT 0 is selected the digital window X will be blank Once all Digital Windows have been assigned press EXIT to return to the Display menu 5 4 6 Display Colors The Display Colors menu option allows the user to customize the color of specific items on the trend or graph view the bar charts and the digital windows In the Display menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight the Display Colors menu option and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the display option to customize A window will apear with a color band Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select a color and press ENTER or EXIT to return without affecting the display Do the same for the other display color options Once all colors have be modified press EXIT to return to the Dispaly menu 5 4 7 Pick Views The Pick Views menu option allows the user to select the desired screen views when the view button is pressed The trend view and the Alarm window are always active In the Display menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight the Pick Views menu option and press ENTER At each view press YES if you want to see the current view when toggling or press NO if you do not want see the current view when toggling Once you go through all the views you will be returned to the Display menu 5 4 8 Rotate Scales The Rotate Scales menu option allows
135. ntered above and the corresponding relay contact will close Note that in all cases a message will pop up on the display and the relay contact will close when the disk is full 3 14 Loading and Saving Configuration Files Once all the points have been set up and all other data has been programmed it is advisable to save the configuration to disk Thus if the user needs to change any parameters for a different recording session the prior settings can be recovered by loading a previously saved configuration file To save the configuration use the up arrow and down arrow buttons to select the Record Setup option and press the ENTER button This brings up the Record Setup menu Use the up arrow and down arrow buttons to highlight the Save CFG File save ConFiGuration option and press ENTER A pop up window will display Save config NO press YES then ENTER to save the configuration with the current filename to the disk The disk status window will show SAVE CFG and a window will pop up when the configuration has been saved Press OK To load and existing configuration select Load CFG File from the Record Setup menu A pop up window will display load config NO Press the YES then ENTER buttons The unit will look on the disk for any configu ration files which will be displayed on the File Browser Directory If more than one file exists on the disk the directory will list them one above the other with the
136. o wire transmitter power supply option provides an isolated 24 volts DC at 120 milliamps mA which allows you to power your transmitters from the Recorder rather than a separate power supply Up to six 4 to 20 mA or two 10 to 50 mA transmitters may be powered from this source The module is mounted on the Power Supply Board and a two way terminal block is fixed to the Analog input board in Analog slot 1 Figure 2 7 shows the relative position of the connector Figure 2 11 shows the connection detail Other transmitters may be connected in parallel with that shown each feeding its own input ter minal The user must consider isolation requirements if any A 12 volt DC transmitter power supply is also available upon request 2 4 Serial Port RS232 or RS485 Optional DD A TO INPUT TERMINAL OR OTHER RECORDING DEVICE Figure 2 11 Power Supply Option The Recorder comes standard with an RS232 DC3600 4600 DC3000 optional serial communication port the RS485 is optional The RS232 connection requires a standard DB9 Female connector and connects to an IBM PC compatible computer using a null modem cable and can support cable runs up to 50 feet 16m The RS485 connection is via two wire twisted pair cable and can support cable runs up to 4000 feet 1300m The RS232 Connection to the DB9 female connector are as follows DB9 Pin 2 3 5 7 Comection Received Data RxD Transmit Data TxD Common Request
137. om right corner of the Data on off screen then press PROGram Use the UP and DOWN 7 Arrow keys to highlight the Record Setup menu option Press ENTER to go to the Record Alarm on off Setup Programming menu as shown opposite in Figure 3 15 Record Mode Points 3 10 3 1 Set the record mode Points Trigger Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow keys to highlight Record Mode and Record rate press ENTER Then use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow keys to select Fill Mode Use the UP or DOWN Arrow keys to select either Fill to Format Disk End or Cyclic and press ENTER This will set the record mode and Save CFG File return to the Record Setup Menu To select Instantaneous or Average record Load CFG File mode select Inst Avg All to set all channels at once to the required mode Filename as opposed to Inst Avg Indiv to set each channel individually Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow keys to select Average and press Enter to select then press EXIT to return to the Record Setup menu Disk Full Alarm Figure 3 15 Record 3 10 3 2 Points Setup Menu Now you need to decide which points you wish to record Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow keys to highlight Points and press ENTER A window pops up and displays Point 1 NO or Point 1 YES To record this point press YES to exclude this point press NO then press ENTER to move to the next point There are fifteen possible points 1
138. ominal Programming Filter Seconds Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to scroll through the menu items in the Point Setup Menu and highlight Filter Press ENTER and the display reads seconds gt XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the required number of seconds maximum 30 then press ENTER to return to the Filter menu item 5 6 5 7 Compensation Thermocouple compensation can be local from the cold referance junction temperature sensor built into the Recorder or external through a direct input When thermocouples are compensated locally the temperature sensor located on the rear terminal panel of the Recorder measures the ambient tempera ture of the cold junction For remote compensation a single Thermocouple or RTD can be used to measure the ambient temperature of the remote junction box This method allows several thermocouple points to be measured without using thermocouple extension wire for each input The point used as the measurement source of the remote cold junction source is referred to as the compensation channel The point used as the compensation channel must be programmed before the Thermocouple or RTD input is assigned to it When the system prompts for compensation parameters the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Key allows you to define this parameter local or remote Once thermocouple compensation has been set continue the programming sequence Programming Compensation Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Key
139. on 4 2 3 1 3 Trigger Selecting Trigger will enable the unit to record from an external event or internal alarm Internal record on alarm triggers are set in the Record Setup menu section 5 7 5 while external event triggers are set in the Digital Input Output Setup menu section 5 9 2 If the recorder is set in the record TRIGGER mode either of these event triggers will control the record on or record off func tion depending on whether the events are active or inactive The current record status is shown in the Disk Info window in the top right corner of the screen If the unit is not recording this window will show REC OFF To start recording assuming all parameters have been correctly set up press the FUNC button from the main menu bar then Record On Off then press enter to select the Record On Off option A window will pop up showing the current record status such as record NO To begin recording press the YES button or to stop recording press the NO button then press ENTER After some housekeeping the unit will either start or stop recording de pending on your selection The Disk Info window will show disk activity Any disk error will be shown in a pop up window 4 2 3 2 Activate Point This menu item returns temporarily bypassed points to the measurement cycle for measuring inputs and displaying information To activate a point press the FUNC Key FUNCtion on the Main Menu Bar Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Key
140. one of the six Event Messages refer to section 5 9 3 to the Alarm Events Window and Alarm file To select an Event Message press the FUNCTION Key at the COMMAND prompt and use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Trnd Message Press ENTER and 1 XXXX will display where 1 is Event message 1 and XXXX is the Event message that will print Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the correct Event message and press ENTER The display will return to the Trnd Message menu item and the Event entry will be made 4 2 4 Hidden Menu The Hidden menu allows the user to do the following functions Initialize ADC Control Diagnostics The Hidden menu can only be accessed by pressing the MENU key immediately followed by pressing the upper right hand corner of the display This is the only combination that will work Page 4 8 Chapter 4 Operation 4 2 4 1 Initialize CAUTION USE OF THESE MENU ITEMS WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT THE SYSTEM CONFIGU RATION REFER TO SECTION 4 1 3 FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THE FOLLOWING MENU OP TIONS To initialize the unit use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Initialize from the Hidden menu and press ENTER There are three choices Init Profile Perform a Smart or Full Initialization Refer to Section 4 1 3 for detail Clear Points Restore all points to the unprogrammed state This will clear any invalid setup data Erase Config Set all data to zero clear all memory U
141. or as part of POINT TAG a split screen Up to twelve can be displayed at a time The assignment of points to digital windows is made in the PROGram Display Digital assign menu Chapter 5 4 5 The format of the digital window is shown opposite in Figure 3 5 The large numbers in the center of the window are the f real time point value Above this point value is the Point a Tag shown as POINT TAG This is a ten character descrip tion of the point Below the point value is the Engineering ENG UNITS Units shown as ENG UNITS There can be a maximum of five characters The Engineering Units Point Tag and scal Figure 3 5 Digital Window ing of the digital value is done in the PROGram Points menu Section 5 6 3 2 5 3 Alarm Events Data Window The alarm event window is used to display alarms events and reset information This data may also be recorded to disk by en abling Alarm data in the PROGram Disk functions Alarm on off menu Chapter 5 7 2 Alarms Events Data Log Alarm Checks On Time Point Status 14 58 56 Pt1 HIGH1 14 52 09 Pt1 i The second line of the display indicates the status of the alarm checking If alarm check ing is enabled this will indicate Alarm Check On or it will indicate Alarm Check Off in which case no alarms will occur 14 51 33 Pt5 FALSE 14 45 00 Pt6 HI Reset 14 35 27 Pt6 Hi Peak 14 40 15 Pti HIGH1 14 22 56 Swi CLOSE The state of alarm checking is ch
142. ow Keys to select the Input Number to which the resistor is connected 1 2 3 4 5 or 6 7 8 9 A Bor C Twelve channel example and press ENTER To allow the Recorder to detect the actual value of the current press ENTER The Recorder program will store the adjusted value from a nominal 2mA of current Calibration of Currents is complete Figure 6 1 Calaibration Resis tor Connection 6 4 Calibration Recall If the calibration equipment listed above is not available the factory calibration for the scales section 6 2 can be recalled All channels will be recalled In the Hidden Menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select ADC control and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select Cal ADC and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select Cal Recall and press ENTER At the prompt Are You Sure press YES to retrieve the factory calibration settings or press NO to exit without changing the calibration settings 8 16 99 REV 3 1 Page 6 3 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Chapter 7 Communications Interface This chapter primarily describes the communications interface protocol for the Recorder 7 1 Description The Communications Interface is a field installable option The user can choose either an RS232 compatible communications port or an RS485 compatible communications port An RS232C interface allows a single Data Recorder to communicate with a computer at
143. p Menu until Decimal fix appears Press ENTER and the display reads places X Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired number of decimal points required When the desired Decimal Fix is displayed press ENTER to invoke The display returns to Decimal fix in the Point Setup Menu NOTE Thermocouple T C points must be assigned a decimal place of either 1 or 0 This enables temperature to be displayed with a resolution on either 1 degree 0 or 0 1 degree 1 5 6 5 5 Exc Currents Currents are used to measure a resistance input on the back of the Recorder If a resistance other than an RTD is plugged into an input Exc Currents must be enabled The current is typically 2 00mA The procedure to enable or disable currents follows Enabling or Disabling Currents Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to scroll through the menu items in the Point Setup Menu and highlight Currents Press ENTER and the display reads either currents NO or currents YES Use the YES or NO Key to change the display to the desired state of Currents When the desired Currents state is displayed press ENTER to invoke and the display returns to Currents in the Point Setup Menu Page 5 13 Chapter 5 Programming 5 6 5 6 Filter The digital filter smooths noisy or erratic signals by attenuating the effects of sudden transitions The digital filter is programmable from 0 to 30 seconds in one second increments n
144. pically voltages or currents Any channel not being used to record or display live inputs may be used as a computational channel Inputs can be conditioned or scaled to display any range of engineering units Refer to Figure 3 13 below LIVE INPUTS 6 OR 12 VOLTAGE CURRENT T Cs RTDs OPTION ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION CONVERTER 16 BIT 100mV 1V 2 5V 10V DC FULL SCALE 15 BASE POINTS USED FOR COMPUTATION V COMPUTATIONAL LIVE OR COMPUTATIONAL CONDITIONING CONDITIONING BLOCK INPUT OUTPUT SCALING COMERTATIONAL LINEARIZATION COMPUTATION oe BASE POINTS OEA SCALING SCALE BLOCK APPLY CHART SCALE TO BASE POINTS FOR USE BY DISPLAY RECORDER BLOCKS SCALED POINTS DISPLAY DIGITAL DISPLAY BAR GRAPH CHART GRAPH RECORD TO DISK RECORD SELECT A MAXIMUM SELECT A MAX OF SELECT A MAX OF SELECT 1 TO 15 OF 12 BASE POINTS 12 SCALED POINTS 12 SCALED POINTS SCALED POINTS Figure 3 13 Data Flow There are four distinct levels of data handling namely conversion conditioning scaling and display record Conversion applies only to live inputs and is the process of converting real world analog signals into a 16 bit digital value that can be used by the Recorder There are four full scale ranges for all conversions 100 milliVolts 1 Volt 2 5 Volts or 10 Volts DC full scale The converted values pass to a conditioning block which converts the binary value which is effectively a percentage of full scale into a value us
145. ple Rate Point 3 High Record Sample Rate Point 3 Low Record Sample Rate Point 4 High Record Sample Rate Point 4 Low Record Sample Rate Point 5 High Record Sample Rate Point 5 Low Record Sample Rate Point 6 High Record Sample Rate Point 6 Low Record Sample Rate Point 7 High Record Sample Rate Point 7 Low Record Sample Rate Point 8 High Record Sample Rate Point 8 Low Record Sample Rate Point 9 High Record Sample Rate Point 9 Low Record Sample Rate Point A High Record Sample Rate Point A Low Record Sample Rate Point B 6036 High Record Sample Rate Point B 6037 Low Record Sample Rate Point C 6038 High Record Sample Rate Point C Page 7 21 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 7 Holding Registers 8xxx 32 Bits IEEE Floating Point Use Functions 3 and 16 to Access FUNCTION AND STATE 8001 User Programmable Constant 1 8002 User Programmable Constant 2 8003 User Programmable Constant 3 8004 User Programmable Constant 4 8005 User Programmable Constant 5 8006 User Programmable Constant 6 8009 User Programmable Constant 9 8010 User Programmable Constant A 8011 User Programmable Constant B 8013 8015 Reserved 8012 User Programmable Constant C 8016 External Point 1 SS Seer 8022 External Point 7 8023 External Point 8 8024 External Point 9 8025 External Point A 8026 External Point B 8027 External Point C 3 20 98 Rev 2 0 Page 7 22
146. pter 5 Programming Setting Up Interval Time It the displayed Interval Time is correct press ENTER and the display returns to Auto reset in the Reset Control Setup Menu If the Interval Time is not correct press NO and the display reads int hrs XX Use the Numeric keypad to enter the desired Interval Hours Up to 23 hours may be programmed When the correct Interval Hours are displayed press ENTER and the display reads int mins XX Use the Numeric keypad to enter the desired Interval Minutes Up to 59 minutes may be programmed When the correct Interval Minutes are displayed press ENTER and the display returns to intrvl XX XX If the Interval Time displayed is correct press ENTER and the display returns to the Auto reset prompt in the Reset Control Setup Menu Interval Programming for Totalize Point Types When programming a Totalization Point the Interval represents the frequency of which the Totalization value will be reset to zero The Totalization value will be logged on the Alarm Event Data Log before the value is reset if the reset printis enabled The interval time is entered in a 24 hour clock format in Hours 00 through 24 and Minutes 00 through 59 The longest time interval that can be entered is 24 00 which represents a reset interval of once every 24 hours Interval Programming for Hi Peak Lo Peak Point Types When programming a High Peak Low Peak Point the Interval represents the freque
147. ram the point can be setup from scratch copied from another point already setup or restored if the point had been setup previously and then deleted If the point chosen has already been setup the point parameters may be modified or the point may be deleted 5 6 3 1 Setup a Point by Copying At the point X display use the Numeric Keypad to enter the point number desired and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Key to highlight Copy pt menu option and press ENTER The display will read from pt X Use the UP DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired point number 1 9 or A C from which to copy the parameters When the point number desired to copy from is displayed press ENTER The display reads one of the menu items in the Point Type Menu You may continue programming to change the point parameters as needed 5 6 3 2 Setup a Point by Restoring Atthe point X display use the numeric keypad to enter the point number desired to restore and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Restore pt menu option and press ENTER You may continue programming to change the point parameters as needed NOTE To restore a point that point must have been previously programmed and still be in the system memory If the point was not previously programmed you will get a PT NEVER SET message 5 6 3 3 Modify an Existing Point At the point X display use the numeric keypad to enter
148. ram the time by pressing YES or ENTER to accept the current time To change the time press NO You will be presented with the hours menu and a numeric keypad which will enable you to enter the current time in hours Use the LEFT and RIGHT gt buttons to move the cursor to the digit you wish to change or simply enter the hours using the numeric keys Use the SPACE button SPC to clear any digit Once you have selected the correct number of hours press ENTER Note that you cannot enter an illegal value Once the hour has been pro Page 3 13 Chapter 3 Getting Started grammed the minutes menu will be presented This will then be followed by the seconds menu once the minutes have been programmed Once the time has been programmed the date is presented To change the date select No To accept the date select Yes or ENTER Once the date has been programmed or accepted you will be returned to the Program menu 3 8 Programming Points The points are the input or calculated channels that are assigned to the display or are recorded In case there is any incorrect point data stored clear all points before reassigning them To do this get to the Hidden menu Press MENU then the upper right hand button disk status area Select Initialize then press ENTER and then using the UP and DOWN 7 arrow keys select the Clear Points menu option by once again pressing ENTER You will then be asked whether or not you wish to clear the points
149. ramming Types and highlight Type abnorm Press ENTER and the display reads contact x This is the contact output that will respond to this alarm provided the relay option is fitted If no contact output is required select contact 0 Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired Contact Number 0 to 6 and press ENTER The display will return to the Alarm type menu Press EXIT to return to the alm limits prompt in the Alarms Setup f Open or Closed Alarm Types NOTE Open and Close Alarm Types are available for Linear Dry Contact Point type only Trying to use them for any other point type will result in an Illogical error message Open and closed alarms are active when an input is open or closed respectively No set point is required To set this type of alarm use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to scroll through the Alarm Types and highlight Type open or Type closed as desired Press ENTER and the display reads contact X This is the contact output that will respond to this alarm provided the relay option is fitted If no contact output is required select contact 0 Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired Contact Number 0 to 6 and press ENTER The display will return to the Alarm type menu Press EXIT to return to the alm limits prompt in the Alarms Setup g True or False Alarm Types NOTE True and False Alarm Types are available for Conditional Po
150. re is more than one scale set they alternate On the full screen trend view the scales can be toggled through by pressing the middle of the scale top center of the display Each scale has its end points marked along the top of the chart with the scale value the 0 00 and 1 00 indicating that the trace has a value of zero when it is hard to the left and 1 00 when it is hard to the right There is a marker on top of the pen pointers to indicate which pens reference the current scale Thus when interpreting the data for pens 1 and 2 use a value of 0 to 1 00 full scale When the scale changes so will the markers on the pen pointers to indicate the pens for the next scale Also along the top of the chart are the scale UNITS Page 3 6 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 2 5 5 Transient Windows Transient windows are those that appear momentarily They pop up over any existing window to inform the user of a prob lem or of a background task being completed They require a user response normally pressing the OK button to acknowl edge the message OK Figure 3 8 Transient Window 3 3 Browsing Compressing and Searching Data Once at the full trend screen using the VIEW button the user can choose to browse search or compress either data from the disk including the file currently being recorded to disk or immediate past data which is buffered to memory RAM The operation of browsing is the same whether the user is browsing memory or
151. recorder to process the data Five presses give the maximum 32 times compression The data may be expanded back by pressing the Expand button The user can enter the interactive browse mode with any level of compression by simply pressing the BROWS bution Page 3 7 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 3 2 Searching Data By Time The historic data can be searched by time by pressing the FINDT FIND Time button This will bring up a transient window showing the time to be searched If the displayed time is correct press ENTER if not press NO This will bring up a series of windows to allow the required time to be entered The Date will then be displayed Press NO to change or ENTER to accept The data will be searched and the sample correspond ing to the required time and date will be placed under the cursor near the center of the screen The search may take some time especially if searching a large disk file If no point is found the unit will display No Point Found The user can then enter the interactive browse mode by pressing the BROWS button 3 3 3 Searching Data By Value The historic data can be searched by value by pressing the FINDV FIND Value button This will bring up the Search Value button bar shown in Figure 3 11 below VALUE FIND gt FIND lt Figure 3 11 The Search Value Button Bar To set up the actual Value to search for press the VALUE button Use the numeric keypad to enter the value to search for
152. return to the Demo control prompt Powering the unit off loses the Demo mode 5 9 DIGITAL I O The Digital I O Relay Outputs Optocoupled inputs option must be fitted in order for the following to work If you do not have the option fitted you should ensure that all inputs are programmed off To turn event messages off set the message to null The Digital I O menu selection in the Program Menu allows the user to select what type of signal opens the output contacts and what function the input signals will perform The user can also program custom event messages The following programming options are available from the Digital I O Menu Contacts Out Allows the user to select what type of signal controls the Contact Out relays Switches In Allows the user to select a Function for the switch to activate Event msgs Allows the user to enter custom messages for events 5 9 1 Contacts Out This menu contains four options as follows Alarms clear Opens the Contacts Out when the alarms are cleared default else they remain latched ACK key Opens the Contacts Out when the ACKnowledge Key is pressed Failsafe Allows the Contacts Out to function as Failsafe Contacts Reverses the logic so a con tact which is normally OPEN will be energized This will drop out in the event of a power failure and indicate an alarm Reflash Programs the Contacts Out to momentarily open and reclose each time an additional alarm is acquired
153. rms Setup Menu Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to scroll through the menu items in the Alarms Setup Menu and highlight alm deadband Press ENTER and the display reads db XX XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired deadband in abso lute engineering units Press ENTER and the display returns to the Alm deadband option in the Alarms Setup Menu 5 6 5 10 3 Alarm Delay An Alarm Delay can be set for each alarm This delay prevents the alarms from activating until the set time has elapsed from an alarm active condition If the alarm condition goes away before the delay is up the alarm will not respond The delay retriggers If the alarm condition goes away before the delay is up and then return the delay is reset and the full delay period will expire before the alarm becomes active This feature can be used to overcome spurious or transient alarm conditions Page 5 17 Chapter 5 Programming Programming Alarm Delay Atthe Alarms prompt in the Point Setup Menu press ENTER The display will show the Alarms Setup Menu Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to scroll through the menu items in the Alarms Setup Menu and highlight alm delay Press ENTER and the display reads seconds XX XX Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired delay up to a maximum of 600 seconds ten minutes Press ENTER and the display returns to the Alm delay option in the Alarms Setup Menu 5 6 5 11 Chart Scale
154. rnate set which can be applied to the base points in place of the normal set when triggered by an external event Each chart scale may be applied to any one or more of the base points to provide an output scaled point These scale points are then applied to the display record block which consists of the visual information or recorded information that the user requires Up to twelve scaled points are applied to the bar graph display Up to twelve may be displayed on the chart and up to twelve may be recorded to disk Note that points recorded to disk need not be the same as points displayed on the bar graph or the chart however in the case of the chart any point which is not recorded to disk will have limited browse capability The user should also be aware that applying scaling other than full scale output to recorded data limits the data to the range between scale endpoints It is possible to store the base point with different scaling than is used to display it on the chart using one of the computational channels 3 5 Using Chart Scales To better understand the use of input and output scaling and how scaling base points affects the data consider the following example highlighted by Figure 3 14 Assume the user wants to record the output from a pressured transducer which gives a 0 to 5 volt DC output signal This coincides to a pressure of 0 to 3000 pounds per square inch PSI The process being monitored typically runs at 2200 PSI 10 this is
155. ro grammed 5 1 1 Arrow Keys and ENTER Key Use the UP and DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to scroll through the PROGram Menu A variety of selectable menu items and applications are available When the function to be programmed is displayed in inverse video highlighted press ENTER and follow the prompts The system prompts you for various parameters as you go through the programming task On some menu items the LEFT and RIGHT 6 Arrow Keys allow you to move within the current entry parameter to edit a single character Note If the cursor is against the left end of the data string first character and the LEFT Arrow Key is pressed three times the entire data string will be erased 5 1 2 EXIT Key Uses To exit the PROGRAM Menu or any sub menu press the EXIT Key once to return to the previous menu prompt twice to return to the menu prompt before the last one and so on until the Main Button Bar is dis played NOTE If you exit a programming sequence early the system will not register any programming values previously done within that sequence As you leave a menu if any changes are made in that menu the Recorder will prompt Keep Setup Simply answer YES to save the changed parameters or NO to exit the menu and not save the changed parameters 5 2 Program Menu All point input programming is performed through the Program Menu shown in Figure 5 2 To enter the program ming mode press the MENU key on the right hand side of
156. rogram Menu Selections Once the PROG button is pressed the Program Menu shown in figure 5 2 is displayed One of the entries will be highlighted This is the program Time amp Date item that will be activated when you press ENTER and is the last menu Displays item used Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Key on the Button Bar to Chart Pens scroll through the menu items available in the Program Menu then press i ENTER to proceed or EXIT to return to the Command Button Bar The Points system allows you to establish parameters within the following menu Record Setup items Measurement Digital 1 O Time amp Date Displays Com Ports lle Pens Points ecord Setup Measurement System Digital I O Com Ports System Figure 5 2 The Programming Menu Page 5 2 Chapter 5 Programming 5 3 Time and Date The Time and Date menu item sets the Recorder s internal clock for time and date dependent features such as recording to disk alarm annotation and records documentation The time is programmed and displayed in 24 hour format The date is programmed and displayed in a Month Day Year format It is recommended that you set the time and date upon system start up Time and date are stored in the battery backed up real time clock Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Time amp Date Press ENTER to edit the time or date 5 3 1 Changing Time The display will show the time such as 12 30 25 If the Time is correct
157. rows to select two places and press ENTER We will assume that we wish to present the percentage scale from 40 to 80 percent only across the screen effectively expanding the resolution that we can see Enter a low value of 40 and press ENTER You will then be asked for a mid scale value The scale can be made non linear by entering a mid point which in fact is not midway between the two end points The advantages of this is described in the Using Scaling Section at the end of this chapter Keep things linear by selecting the mid point as being 60 which is halfway between the 40 and 80 end points we chose to select Use the RIGHT gt Arrow Keys to position the cursor under the 5 which is default and press 6 The display should read 60 00 Press ENTER to accept For the high value enter 80 Press the space twice enter 8 so that the display shows 80 00 and press ENTER You will be returned to the Scale Program ming menu Programming of other options such as scale type scale ends scale grid and scale units is covered in Section 5 5 2 3 9 1 2 The Scale Units can be programmed in percent to match the output scale programmed in Section 3 8 3 Once this is done press Exit twice to return to the Main Programming menu We have just programmed Point 1 to be a live input of 0 1 volts which will be scaled to an output of 0 100 and we have chosen to display between 40 and 80 full scale on the display and this is what will
158. s follows Linear type Industrial square root type Log linear type Thermocouple type RTD type Calculated type Conditional type External type Additional menus and menu items are contained under each Point Type menu item Constants Define constant 5 6 1 Constants This menu item is available through the Program Menu Points and allows the user to program up to fifteen different constants for use in equations for point programming These constants referred to as Kx where x 1 to 9 A to F are substituted into equations instead of writing the constant value This simplifies program ming an equation Programming Constants From the Program menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Points and press ENTER Then use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Constants and press Page 5 9 Chapter 5 Programming ENTER A keypad with the constants 1 to 9 and A to Fis displayed Press the desired constant number and press ENTER to set the Constant value The display reads KX gt XXXXXXXXXXXX only a total of 13 characters will show on display Press ENTER to accept the displayed Constant Value or use the Numeric Keypad to program the desired Constant Value 13 is maximum number of places including decimal points available The constants are entered in decimal 0 002345 or exponential 2 345E 3 and may be positive or negative When the desired value for the constant is programmed press E
159. s to highlight Activate pt and press ENTER Use the numeric keypad to enter the point number to activate and press ENTER The display then scrolls to the next point When point activation is finished press EXIT to return to the Activate pt display 4 2 3 3 Bypass Point This menu item removes active points from the measurement cycle A bypassed point will still be in the database and the message BYPASSED will display when the bypassed point appears on the display or is printed To Bypass a point or points press the FUNCTION Key and use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Bypass pt Press ENTER and the display will read point X Use the numeric keypad to enter the point to bypass and press ENTER The display will then scroll to the next point in sequence Use the above procedure to bypass any additional points When finished press EXIT to return to the Bypass pt display 4 2 3 4 Reset Point This function allows certain point values to be reset without reprogramming each parameter The value of the following types of calculated points may be reset Moving Average Resets data to the current value of the base point High Peak Resets data to the current value of the base point Low Peak Resets data to the current value of the base point Totalize Resets to zero Only the above listed point types will be prompted in this menu item To reset a point press the FUNCTION Key at the COMMAND prompt and use the
160. s to scroll through the menu items in the Point Setup Menu and highlight Compensation and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight either Local comp or Ext comp If Local comp is chosen press ENTER and the display returns to the Compensation prompt in the Point Setup Menu If Ext comp is chosen press ENTER and the display prompts for ext point X Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to scroll through the point numbers to choose the input where the external compensation is input When the desired point number is displayed press ENTER and the display returns to the Compensa tion menu item in the Point Setup Menu 5 6 5 8 Span Offset In order for the Span Offset menu option to be available the user must turn this feature on in the Mea surement Program menu refer to Section 5 8 2 Span and Offset Once this option has been turned on the user can use Span and Offset to compensate for long thermocouple cable runs or thermocouple inaccuracies The default value for offset is O and the default value for span is 1 The offset is a value of absolute degrees which is added or subtracted to the thermocouple reading The span is a multiplier of the absolute thermocouple range Once span and offset have been entered the new adjusted range will be New T C Range Full Scale SPAN OFFSET Note that span is a multiplier while offset is an additive To adjust the span and offset t
161. setting NO Pass code The pass code is displayed as you enter it so that you may check it for accuracy Once entered you will not be asked to verify it but you may re enter it Page 5 42 Chapter 5 Programming Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select which pass code you want to enter and press the ENTER button The display will show a blank Pass code If you press ENTER at this stage you will clear the pass code Use the numeric keypad to enter a pass code from 1 to 6 characters in length WRITE THE PASS CODE DOWN AND KEEP IT SOMEPLACE SAFE Press the ENTER key to accept the pass code and return to the Passcode menu Repeat the above for the other menu option Once a pass code is entered you will be prompted for it the next time you try to enter the main menu If you do not enter it correctly you will be denied access to the menu 5 11 3 Alternate Language The Alternate Language selection allow the user to load select and save language files 5 11 3 1 Select Lang Select Lang Allows the user to toggle between the English language and an alternate language Use UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Select Lang and press ENTER This will toggle between English and the loaded alternate language If an alternate language is not loaded the error message No Language Loaded will be displayed 5 11 3 2 Load Alt Lang Load Alt Lang allows the user to load an alternate language To load an existing language file the
162. sion menu item then EXIT to return 4 2 1 5 Media Status This function displays the status of a disk To display the media status window press the DISPLay Key and use the UP or DOWN Total Size Arrow Keys to highlight Media Status Press ENTER and a _ Free window will be displayed Figure 4 2 showing the total size of the Write Prot disk the amount of free space available on the disk the write pro tected status the status of the format and battery information for PCMCIA cards To remove the media status window press the DISPLay Key and use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to high light Media Status Press ENTER and the window will clear Figure 4 2 Media Status Window Format Battery Page 4 5 Chapter 4 Operation 4 2 2 PROG Program Menu The Program Menu allows the user to program inputs and associated parameters into the Recorder Refer to Chapter 5 of this Manual for complete programming details 4 2 3 FUNC Function Menu The Function Menu allows the user to select the following functions Record On Off Activate Points Bypass Points Reset Points Chart Speed Record Speed Alarm Checks ON or OFF Scale Set one or two Print Event Messages to the Alarm window file The FUNCtion menu may be password protected in which case you will be required to enter the password before proceeding Refer to Section 4 2 4 2 Passcodes 4 2 3 1 Record On Off The Record On Off allows the user to
163. speed Press ENTER and use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Speed HI or Speed LO When the display is showing the correct hi or low speed press ENTER to activate and EXIT to return to the FUNCtion menu 4 2 3 7 Alarm Checks This menu item controls the ON OFF status of the Alarm Checks function If NO is selected a point s value will notbe compared to the programmed High or Low alarm setpoint values NO ALARM CHECK ING WILL BE PERFORMED To change the Alarm Checks status press the FUNCTION Key at the COMMAND prompt and use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Alarm checks Press ENTER and use the YES or NO key to get the proper display either almchk NO or almchk YES and press ENTER The display will return to the Alarm checks menu item ALARMS WILL NOT BE CHECKED UNLESS THIS OPTION IS ENABLED AS YES Note that the Alarm Event Window shows the current status of the Alarm Checking 4 2 3 8 Scale Set This menu item is used to select the active Scale Set Scale Set 1 or 2 To select a Scale Set press the FUNCTION Key at the COMMAND prompt and use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Scale set Press ENTER and scaleset X will display Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight set 1 or set 2 and press ENTER The display will return to the Scale set menu item 4 2 3 9 Trnd Message This menu item is used to manually print
164. stop or start recording to disk The choices are Record off Record on Trigger To select the Record On Off menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Record On Off and press ENTER 4 2 3 1 1 Record Off This function enables the user to stop the recording to disk irrespective of the state of any record triggers To stop a current record session use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Record Off and press ENTER A pop up window will ask to confirm the selection record off Press YES to proceed or No to exit Press EXIT to return to the FUNCtion menu 4 2 3 1 2 Record On Before recording data the user must set up the record information as detailed in Chapter 5 Section 5 7 Record Setup Parameters which need to be set include filename whether to record Data Alarms or both the record speed which channels to record and record mode Refer to Chapter 3 for quick set up information The Record On function will start recording to disk irrespective of the state of the record triggers provided the record setup has been done correctly To begin recording use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Record On Off and press ENTER A pop up window will ask to confirm the selection record on Press YES to proceed or No to exit Press EXIT to return to the FUNCtion menu Any disk problem will be reported by the unit in a pop up window Page 4 6 Chapter 4 Operati
165. t Page 7 2 Chapter 7 Communications Interface NOTE Momentary coils activate the corresponding function every time a one is written to them 1 On On Alarm Fail Safe 0 Off Alarm Open On Ack 0 Off 1 Alarm Check O Enabled 1 Disabled Span and Offset 0 Off 1 On 10 Reserved 11 ADC Frequency 0 60 Hz 1 50 Hz 19 Chart Control 0 Chart Off 1 Chart On a pS TS EE a az a eo EE ER MEA A ae 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 Toggle Chart Speed Momentary 1 Scale Set 0 Set 1 1 Set 2 N Learn Database Momentary Reserved Reserved 25 Chart Speed O Low 1 High 26 Auto Speed 0 Fix 1 Auto 22 23 24 Page 7 3 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 1 COILS OXXX READ WRITE Use Functions 1 5 or 15 to Access COIL FUNCTION AND STATE 64 Clear All Points Momentary 65 Bypass Activate Point 1 1 Bypass 0 Activate Bypass Activate Point 2 1 Bypass 0 Activate Bypass Activate Point 3 1 Bypass 0 Activate Bypass Activate Point 4 1 Bypass 0 Activate Bypass Activate Point 5 1 Bypass 0 Activate 70 Bypass Activate Point 6 1 Bypass 0 Activate 71 Bypass Activate Point 7 1 Bypass 0 Activate 72 Bypass Activate Point 8 1 Bypass 0 Activate E 74 Bypass Activate Point A 1 Bypass 0 Activate 75 Bypass Activate Point B 1 Bypass 0 Activate 76 Bypass Activate Point C 1 Bypass 0 Activate Reserved Reserved Reserved Reset Point 1 Momentary 77 78 79 81 Reset Point 2 Momentary 82 Reset Point 3 Momentary
166. t lo co Tank cha nto del td oda 6 1 6 11 Routine Calibration ici dad aks tet tt dt ii ade cado 6 1 6 1 2 Calibration sEQuIPMeNt iras dia dada al 6 1 6 2 Scale CalibratiOn ci a a ac 6 1 6 21 Calibration Scale ult AEE a a a sosa 6 1 63 RTD GurrentGalbraloN ctricos PE ENPE E TE EA BEEE aah Sadie aad A bil rada cis bebe att nde 6 3 6 31 Calibrating the RTD Curtis tica eiii titan 6 3 6 4 Calibration RecAall ooooooononincnnoconccnccnnnanananononancnnn nono nnnn ono nan nnn conca a a nan n nn nana nana nana a a AESA 6 3 Page 6 i Chapter 6 Calibration Chapter 6 Calibration 6 1 Introduction This chapter includes the procedures to calibrate the Analog to Digital Converter ADC circuit board and the RTD current source DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PERFORM CALIBRATION UNLESS YOU ARE FULLY PREPARED TO DO SO INCORRECT PROCEDURES CAN DESTROY FACTORY CALIBRATION READ THIS ENTIRE CHAPTER BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO CALIBRATE THE UNIT ALLOW THE RECORDER TO WARM UP AND STABILIZE BEFORE ATTEMPTING CALIBRATION 15 MIN UTES WARM UP TIME AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IS RECOMMENDED 6 1 1 Routine Calibration Routine calibration should be performed to maintain the accuracy of the instrument The following items must be performed for a routine calibration Calibrate the ADC Scales and RTD Current 6 1 2 Calibration Equipment The following equipment items are necessary to calibrate the instrument One precision voltage source accurate to 5 microvolts adjust
167. t messages can be entered up to a maximum of ten characters in the PROGram Digital I O Event msgs menu Chapter 5 9 3 This message will appear in the log as date time Switch number Sw X Event message Default event messages are CLOSE and OPEN as in the last line in the logger example above Page 3 5 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 2 5 4 Trend Window The trend window is the one that looks like a paper recorder It has traces or pens and emulates the paper chart moving the paper across the screen and is shown in the vertical mode in Figure 3 7 below The direction of the trending can be vertical from top to bottom or horizontal from right to left The direction can be changed in the PROGram Chart Pens Direction menu Chapter 5 5 4 There may be as many as twelve pens on the chart at a given time Pens are assigned to the chart in the PROGram Chart Pens Pens menu Chapter 5 5 3 Consider the vertical chart below the same features are found on the horizontal chart Along the top of the chart are the pen pointers one for each pen that is on These track the real time value of the points and identify the origin of the trace Figure 3 7 Vertical Trend Window There are grids on the screen both horizontal and vertical In the above example the vertical grid spacing is a function of the divisions on the chart scales The horizontal grid lines indicate the scales for the chart and if the
168. the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired input switch function and press ENTER The display will return to the Switch 1 display 5 9 2 6 Record Rate The external event can be used to alter the record sample If the switch is open inactive the recording atthe low record rate ifthe switch is closed active the recording is atthe high record rate The external input works in conjunction with the Record Speed option in the FUNCtion menu The last operation is current that is if an external event setthe high speed then the user used the menu to setthe low speed the recording remains at the low speed until the external event is reasserted in this case inactive then active again to change back to high speed Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired input switch function and press ENTER The display will return to the Switch 1 display Switch 2 and Switch 3 are programmed in the same way as Switch 1 was programmed 5 9 3 Event Messages The Recorder has three switch inputs that can trigger an event each time the switch opens or closes Each time an event occurs a message will be printed on the Alarm Event Data Log Window and if enabled is logged in the Event file on the disk These messages can be customized by the user Each message may be 10 characters in length An Event Message can be programmed for each switch opening and for each switch closing The default messages are OPEN and CLOSE if a messag
169. the instru ment The recorder is a sophisticated piece of equipment that requires some level of programming before use The user is advised to browse through this manual in its entirety before proceeding with the installation and program ming For those who will be using the minimum configuration the Getting Started chapter Chapter 3 should get you up and running in the least amount of time Page 1 1 Chapter 1 General Description 1 1 Recorder Description The Solid State Data Recorder is a Paperless Recording instrument that stores it s data in internal memory and on either 31 2 inch 89mm floppy disk drive or an industry standard removable PCMCIA memory card All data is stored in MSDOS format and may be archived or analyzed on any IBM compatible PC running Microsoft s Windows 3 1 or Windows 95 using the available Companion software The instrument retains all the features of a traditional Paper Chart Recorder by virtue of its monochrome large Liquid Crystal Display LCD or TFT color which presents the data in the traditional chart mode as well as in bar graph or digital numeric form The unit has many features and functions which are unique and cannot be performed on traditional paper recorders such as data compression and historic data browsing The recorder is programmed via touch screen keypad on the display The recorder will measure and process up to twelve direct inputs calculated conditional or external points for logging
170. the panel Bar Screws to tighten in place Figure 2 3 Mounting in Panel Page 2 3 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring 2 3 Wiring Specifications and Procedures 2 3 1 Power Requirements The Recorder operates on any voltage from 100 to 240 VAC 10 50 60 Hz enabling it to be used in most countries The maximum apparent power required by the unit is 35 VA 2 3 2 Power Connections NOTE The Recorder is designed to be panel mounted and as such should be considered as permanently connected Disconnection from the supply must be possible via a cus tomer supplied switch or circuit breaker This disconnection device must be included in the panel installation and should be clearly marked in close proximity to the recorder and easily accessible to the operator All connections to the Recorder are made to the Rear Terminal Panel Figure 2 4 or Figure 2 5 Any wiring carrying hazardous voltages must conform to all applicable local and national safety codes AC Mains connection is via an internationally accepted IEC 320 AC mains socket or screw terminal WARNING ENSURE ALL MAINS POWER IS TURNED OFF BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH INSTALLATION THIS UNIT IS PROVIDED WITH A MATING CONNECTOR FOR THE AC POWER SOCKET OR WITH A COMPATIBLE THREE WIRE GROUNDED CABLE WHICH MAY BE TERMINATED WITH A PLUG ALWAYS EN SURE THE GROUND WIRE GREEN OR GREEN AND YELLOW OR GROUND PIN OF THE PLUG IS CONNECTED TO A LOW IMPEDANCE SAFETY GROUND EARTH WITHIN THE AC
171. the point number desired to modify and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Modify pt x and press ENTER You may continue programming to change the point parameters as needed 5 6 3 4 Delete an Existing Point At the point X display use the numeric keypad to enter the point number desired to modify and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Delete pt and press ENTER The display will read confirm del Press ENTER or YES to delete the point Press NO to exit the delete point menu without deleting the point 5 6 4 Programming Point Types Linear There are various point types that can be selected from simple Linear to com Ind sqrt plex equations Once a point has been selected to Setup or Modify the user Log Linear will be presented with the Point Type menu shown in Figure 5 6 The various Tic choices are Rtd Calculated Linear Basic voltage and current input with linear scaling or dry Conditional contacts External Industrial Square Root Performs square root extraction on input Log Linear Performs inverse logarithm on input T c Thermocouples as defined Rtd Resistance Temperature Devices as defined Calculated Derived channels from user entered algorithms Conditional Boolean logic channels Figure 5 6 Point Type External input channel via comm port Menu Page 5 11 Chapter 5 Programming At any point if you exit the Points progra
172. the user to select whether or not the different scales rotate on the graph automatically or manualy In the manual mode the displayed scale will not change until the center of the scale is pressed This will rotate through all programmed scales In the automatic mode all programmed scales will rotate at a set interval automatically NOTE At any time the center of the scale can be pressed to rotate to the next programmed scale In the Display menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight the Rotate Scales menu option and press ENTER Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select either manual or automatic and press ENTER Press EXIT to return to the Display menu 5 4 9 Screen Dimmer The Screen Dimmer menu option dims the backlight after a user specified time The screen saver time outis programmable from 0 to 720 minutes in one minute intervals In the Display menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight the Screen Dimmer menu option and press ENTER A window will pop up Page 5 5 Chapter 5 Programming prompting for the Bright Level Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select a brightness level and press ENTER A window will now pop up prompting for the Dim Level Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select a brightness level and press ENTER Next enter the time out interval in minutes minutes XXX Setting the time out value to 0 never dims the backlight When selecting the Dim Level
173. time date stamp the STATUS LINE across the top of the screen and the GRAPHICS AREA between the them Under normal operating modes when not in a menu the BUTTON BAR area is active for Button pressing The MENU button on the bottom right of the screen will bring up the command menu button bar see below which allows the user to do a number of functions and select the option of programming the unit Refer to Chapters 4 and 5 for details Figure 3 1 The Command Menu Button Bar Page 3 1 Chapter 3 Getting Started The VIEW button is on the lower left side of the screen and it enables the user to scroll through the selectable display options in the graphics area of the screen These views might be charts bar graphs digital or Alarm information Each time the button is pressed the next view is presented The Graphics display can be either a full screen of information or the screen can be split allowing combinations of the primary screens to be displayed The user can also choose whether the screen is horizontally or vertically oriented The area along the top of the display is the Status Bar or Status Line and it is used to display a number of user programmed functions such as the unit tag identification or the digital values of the various channels or alarm status On the right hand side of the Status Line is the disk status information disk info This displays the current condition of the disk that is currently being used
174. tion of Alarm Types except Open Closed True and False for any input other than Linear Dry Contact or Conditional point types Open and Closed and Abnormal Alarm Types are used for Linear Dry Contacts only and True False and abnormal Alarm Types are used for Conditional Point Types only Actual Alarm values are entered in the same Engineering Units that the point is programmed as Programming from Alarms prompt At the Alarms prompt in the Point Setup Menu press ENTER The display will show a menu item in the Alarms Setup Menu Use the UP or DOWN 7 Page 5 15 Chapter 5 Programming Arrow Keys to scroll through the menu items and highlight alm limits appears Press ENTER and the display reads alarm X Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired Alarm Number 1 through 5 and press ENTER The display will show the alarm type menu with the current setting highlighted as in figure 5 8 opposite a Type None Selecting Type none will disable the alarm function Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to scroll through the Alarm Types and highlight Type none Press ENTER to accept the EXIT to return to the alm limits prompt in the Alarms Setup Menu Programming b High Alarm Type High alarms become active when the input exceeds is greater than the set point To set the alarm type as high use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to scroll through the Alarm Types and highlight
175. to Send RTS Figure 2 12 RS232 Interface Option Direction In to Recorder Out From Recorder Common for all Signals Out From Recorder Not Used Modem DB25 3 2 7 NC V hen c heactnG tnd ANG cartpiatdkecontect that computer s RTS an amp GTS lines Page 2 9 Figure 2 13 RS485 Interface Option Computer DB9 3 2 5 8 together ahd connect Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring only pins 2 3 and 5 from the Recorder The Recorder TxD line goes to the computer RxD line and the Recorder RxD line goes to the computer TxD line The common is connected at both ends A null modem cable with female connectors on both ends can be used to connect the Recorder to an IBM compatible Personal Computer Connections to a modem are shown above The RS485 line connection has a positive B terminal and a negative A terminal with the red cable going to the A terminal This option has an internal terminating resistor which may be connected to the line by switching either of the two switches above the connector Note both switches must be off to disconnect the resistor default position Up to 31 Recorders and or other RS485 compatible devices may be connected to the line Only the first usually the controller and last units on the line must have the terminating resistors switched in and then only for long cable lengths The typ
176. trending or data manipulation If direct inputs are not desired the Data Recorder will accept up to fifteen points from a combination of calculated conditional or external point types 1 1 1 Inputs Direct input sources may come from voltage current dry contacts thermocouple or RTD sources The voltage and current ranges accepted by the instrument include 0 to 100mV 0 to 1 Volt O to 2 5 Volts and 0 to 10 Volts 4 to 20 0 to 20 and 10 to 50mA current Thermocouple inputs include B C E J K R S T Nickel Nickel Moly and Nicrosil Nisil RTD inputs accepted include 10 ohm Cu 100 ohm Platinum 200 ohm Platinum and 120 ohm Nickel 1 1 2 Instrument Size The instrument is sized to fit in a DIN standard panel cutout of 138mm x 138mm 5 43 inches x 5 43 inches and requires only 22 2 cm 8 3 4 inches behind panel depth Actual dimensions of the instrument are shown in Figure 2 1 Recorder Dimensions in Chapter 2 of this manual 1 1 3 Menus The instrument s features are accessed through a series of menus These menus are accessed via a com mand button bar which is initiated by pressing the MENU button displayed in the bottom right hand corner of the LCD screen There is also a STATUS bar or line along the top of the screen which can be used to display various recorder parameters Refer to Section 3 1 The Command button bar contains three user programming option buttons DISPlay PROGram and FUNCtion Refer to Figure 1 2 below
177. tted in MSDOS compatible format Note that only 1 44 Meg High Density 3 inch floppy disks can be used To format a disk first ensure the disk is not write protected the write protect slide must expose the hole in the floppy disk Open the door flap on the lower front panel to expose the drive Insert the floppy disk label side up with the metal toward the drive opening Insure the disk is pushed fully into the drive it will be pulled in and down Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight the Format Disk menu choice and press ENTER You will be presented with a display window that shows format NO Press YES and then ENTER to start formatting You will be returned to the Record Setup Programming menu The light on the disk drive will come on and the disk will be formatted The disk status window will indicate FORMAT while the disk is formatting Once formatting has been completed a window will pop up to announce Format Complete or it will indicate any error if the disk could not be formatted Press the OK button to accept 5 7 9 Save ConFiGuration File This function permits the saving of the unit configuration to the disk for later retrieval or archiving This saves the entire user configuration database which is usually stored in nonvolatile memory It is recommended that the user perform this function after fully setting up the unit for the first time This allows the user to return at any stage to a known
178. u are searching for a point on a sine wave for example you will find the same point on the same phase of the wave 360 apart Otherwise you would find every point less than or greater than the search point which could be every point in the trend The point that meets the search criteria will be placed under the cursor near the center of the screen The search may take some time especially if searching a large disk file If no point is found the unit will display No Point Found The user can continue to search for other points in the same direction or change direction and search again Once an acceptable point is found the user can enter the interactive browse mode by first pressing the EXIT button to return to the Browse mode button bar Figure 3 10 above and then pressing the BROWS button Page 3 8 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3 3 4 Interactive Browse The interactive browse mode enables the user to uniquely identify points on the screen by time date and value and move around in time Once the Browse source has been selected FILE or RAM pressing the BROWS button again immediately or after a search or compress operation will enterthe Interactive Browse mode and the Browse Button Bar shown in Figure 3 12 below will appear lt gt lt PAGE PAGE gt PEN EXIT Figure 3 12 The Browse Button Bar The cursor appears near the center of the screen and it can be moved with the A UP Arrow and y Down Arrow keys in the
179. u for Equation will be displayed and may require programming the following parameters Point Tag Section 5 6 5 1 Decimal fix Section 5 6 5 4 Set Equation Section 5 6 5 18 Engineering Units Section 5 6 5 9 Alarm Setpoint Section 5 6 5 10 Chart Scale Section 5 6 5 11 5 6 12 2 Hi Peak Calculated Point Types with a Point Range of Hi Peak keep track of the highest data of a given point This data is stored until some form of reset occurs When the data is reset the Hi Peak Point data is printed on the Alarm log along with the current time and the time the peak value occurred if Reset print is enabled The Point Setup menu for Hi Peak will be displayed and may require programming the following parameters Point Tag Section 5 6 5 1 Decimal fix Section 5 6 5 4 Basepoint Section 5 6 5 12 Engineering Units Section 5 6 5 9 Reset Control Section 5 6 5 13 Alarm Setpoint Section 5 6 5 10 Chart Scale Section 5 6 5 11 NOTE When Calculated Point Types of Hi Peak Lo Peak or time Average point ranges are reset the new value will be the current base point value at the time of reset 5 6 12 3 Lo Peak Calculated Point Types with a Point Range of Lo Peak keep track of the lowest data of a given point This data is stored until some form of reset occurs When the data is reset the Low Peak Point data is printed on the chart along with the current time and the time the peak value occurred if reset print is enabled The Point Setup menu for Lo Peak will be
180. uage avani iae irasai EEA ii Oa PEACE E A haaa PENAT 5 43 SASA Select LANG nr ade 5 43 514173 2 Load Alt Lang si cessie i ai nies ane 5 43 51133 Save ENGMS P ea aadatan enaA a aada ne ad aia aar aaa a aiea AA dida 5 43 E Save Alte Lang snio a a a a 5 43 Page 5 iv Chapter 5 Programming Chapter 5 Programming 5 1 Introduction This chapter provides information for programming the Recorder Custom programming is required to define functions and allows you to personalize features for performing specific applications and tasks Programming is simplified with menu driven prompts which minimize the amount of time required for programming The pro grammed information is stored in nonvolatile memory until modified by the user The user has to program the points or data channels for scaling display and logging or recording Other options allow the user to program the display alarms and event monitoring as well as overall unit operation NOTE Programming will be easier with a full understanding of the programming structure For this reason it is recommended that you read this entire chapter before attempting to program your Recorder NOTE Menu items shown on the unit display always start with a capital letter whereas end functions always start with a lowercase letter This feature allows you to determine whether you are in a menu and should use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to find a menu item or whether you are at an end item which must be p
181. unday Selecting the Week Day Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the desired day of the week and press ENTER The display will read start XX XX Page 5 20 Chapter 5 Programming Selecting Start Time It the Start Time displayed is correct press ENTER and the display returns to the Auto reset prompt in the Reset Control Setup Menu If the displayed time is not correct press NO and the display reads str hrs gt XX Use the Numeric keypad to enter the desired Start Hours Up to 23 hours may be programmed When the correct Start Hours are displayed press ENTER and the display reads str min gt XX Use the Numeric keypad to enter the desired Start Minutes Up to 59 minutes may be programmed When the correct Start Minutes are displayed press ENTER and the display returns to start XX XX If the Start Time displayed is correct press ENTER and the display returns to the Auto reset prompt in the Reset Control Setup Menu c 3 Monthly Auto Reset To reset the point once a month use the Monthly reset option Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Monthly and press ENTER The display reads first day XX Use the Numeric keypad to enter the desired day of the month on which to reset Up to 31 may be entered in this block to represent the number of the day in the month When the correct day of the month number is displayed press ENTER and the display reads Start XX XX I
182. use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight System and press ENTER 5 11 1 Beeper This menu item allows the user to turn the Beeper on or off If on the beeper provides audible feedback to key presses indicates errors and beeps on alarm condition Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Beeper and press ENTER The display shows Beeper No or Beeper YES depending on the current state of the beeper Press YES to turn it on or NO to turn it off and press ENTER to return to the System Menu 5 11 2 Passcodes Passcodes allows the user to protect the setup from unauthorized change Once set the pass code must be entered to gain access to either the PROGram menu or the FUNCtion menu Separate Pass codes can be set for each Note that if a pass code is forgotten you will not be able to change the configuration of the unit The only way to change or delete a pass code is to know the present pass code Treat pass codes with respect To enter a pass code or change a pass code use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Passcodes from the Hidden menu and press ENTER There are two options Function Enter a pass code to protect the FUNCtion menu Program Enter a pass code to protect the PROGram menu and Hidden menu The two pass codes may be the same or different or may be disabled The pass code may be 1 to 6 numeric characters Entering a pass code of 000000 or all spaces is equivalent to
183. user is given a choice to ignore the problem or perform a Smart or Full initialization See Section 4 1 3 Initialize Database Answering NO to both Smart and Full initialization queries forces the Recorder to continue to power up with corrupt parameters in the User Profile Database This may be successful or the Recorder may hang up or periodically reset Failures in the profile database should not occur However in the real world anything is possible If this error occurs a Smart initialization will have the least affect on the user profile database and allow comple tion of the power up sequence Page 4 1 Chapter 4 Operation If the Recorder finds a bad checksum in any Point DPR during the power up load sequence it will not issue any error message Bad DPR s are flagged as CORRUPT A corrupt DPR may only be corrected by reviewing the associated point 4 1 3 Initialize Database Three forms of initialization init may be performed on the Unit s Profile database Smart Init Full Init and Erase Configuration The user will not typically see these options unless the unit is being powered up for the first time or the unit finds an error in the database These conditions may be manually invoked using the Hidden menu option 4 1 3 1 Smart Init Smart Initialization verifies that each Profile database block has a correct checksum and if incorrect each parameter in the corrupt block s is verified to be
184. ut Timeout sets a maximum time period between signal updates from the external source before flagging the point as invalid The point is flagged Invalid if no update is received within the specified time out period Programming 0 for timeout disables it To program Timeout follow the instructions below Programming Timeout Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Timeout and press ENTER The display reads minutes XXXX Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to select the digit and the LEFT or RIGHT Arrow Keys to move to a position to enter the desired Timeout value A maximum 1440 minutes 24 hours may be entered When the desired Timeout value is displayed press ENTER and the display returns to Timeout 5 6 6 Linear Current Voltage Point Types The Recorder accepts two standard types of linear current inputs 4 to 20mA 0 to 20mA and 10 to 50mA and three voltage ranges 100mV 1 Volt 2 5 Volt and 10 Volt Dry Contact will be covered later in this chapter Deciding Which Voltage Range to Use In deciding which of the voltage ranges to use select the smallest range that will accommodate the full span of the input signal for the best resolution and accuracy of the Analog to Digital Converter ADC Current Inputs Voltage Shunt Current inputs are converted to voltage by means of an external 50 ohm shunt resistor supplied by the user The following formula is used to determine the appropriate low
185. ut Switch 2 Definition 2 Record on off 3 Alarm Ack 4069 Input Switch 3 Definition 4 Scale Set 6 Record rate Page 7 16 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 5 Holding Registers 4xxx 16 Bits Integers Use Functions 3 6 and 16 to Access Constant 3 Display Decimal Fix Constant 4 Display Decimal Fix Constant 5 Display Decimal Fix Constant 6 Display Decimal Fix Constant 7 Display Decimal Fix 4158 Constant 8 Display Decimal Fix 4159 Constant 9 Display Decimal Fix 4160 Constant A Display Decimal Fix Page 7 17 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 5 Holding Registers 4xxx 16 Bits Integers Use Functions 3 6 and 16 to Access Pen B Assignment 0 No Point Pen C Assignment 0 No Point Bar 9 Assignment 0 No Point Page 7 18 Chapter 7 Communications Interface Table 7 5 Holding Registers 4xxx 16 Bits Integers Use Functions 3 6 and 16 to Access Digital Window C Assignment 0 No Point 4275 Recorder Mode Bit O Recording on off Bit 3 Format in process Bit 4 Alarm Recording on off Bit 5 Save config in progress Bit 6 Load config in progress Bit 7 Data Record on off 4276 Record Fill Mode 0 Fill to end otherwise Cyclic 4277 Record Mode 2 Each bit corresponds to a Point Bits 0 11 0 instantaneous 1 average 4278 Auto Record Points Each bit corresponds to a Point 1 Alarm triggered Recording 4279 Record point enable Each bit corresponds to a Point 1 Record 4280 Speed
186. ways contain the most current data and the oldest data will be lost All points respect the integrity of data for other points each point will only replace it s own data NOTE Set the disk full threshold to 100 when running in the cyclic mode to prevent the disk full alarm from activating To program the Fill Mode use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Fill Mode on the menu and press ENTER The current Record mode will appear highlighted To change it use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight either Fill to End or Cycle Data as required and press ENTER to activate Press EXIT to return to the Record Setup Program menu 5 7 3 2 Instantaneous Average Mode The instantaneous or average method of recording can be made to apply to all points simultaneously or it can be set independently for each individual point Use Inst Avg All to set a single mode for all points or Inst Avg Indiv to set the mode individually for each point 5 7 3 2 1 Inst Avg All The user has the option to select Instantaneous or Average which is applied to all points simultaneously Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Inst Avg All on the Record Mode menu The current Record mode will appear highlighted To change it use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight either Instantaneous or Average as required and press ENTER to activate Press EXIT to return to the Record Setup Program menu
187. which is programmed to close the contacts To program the Contacts out use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Contact outs Press ENTER to invoke the Contact Outs Menu and the following options are available 5 9 1 1 Alarms Clear Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Alarms clear and press ENTER The display will read either opn clr NO or opn clr YES default Use the YES or NO key to select whether the contact outs should open when the alarms are cleared opn clr YES or not open opn clr NO When the desired selection is displayed press ENTER and the display returns to the Alarms clear menu item To make the outputs latching set Alarms Clear to NO and ACK key to yes 5 9 1 2 ACK Key Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight ACK key and press ENTER The display will read either opn ack NO or opn ack YES Use the YES or NO key to select whether the contact outs should open when the ACK Key is pressed opn ack YES or not open opn ack NO When the desired selection is displayed press ENTER and the display returns to the ACK key menu item NOTE The ACK button position top left corner of the screen is always active so even though the ACK button is not blinking the contacts can still be reset by pressing this area of the screen 5 9 1 3 Selecting and Programming Failsafe Use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Failsaf
188. witch to the right of the connector block which can be used for the 50 ohms Moving the switch to the mA milliamp position connect an internal 50 ohm resistor across the terminals Leave the switch in the V Voltage position if an external resistor is used l l ve Figure 2 9 mA Signal inputs greater than 10 volts require the use of an input voltage divider consult Switch your local representative or the factory Page 2 7 Chapter 2 Installation and Wiring 2 3 4 Relay Output Contact Input Option WARNING TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN WIRING CONTACT OUTPUT CONNECTIONS HAZARDOUS POTENTIALS MAY EXIST ON CONTACT OUTPUT TERMINALS WHICH ARE FLOATING WITH RESPECT TO INSTRUMENT GROUND THESE HAZARDOUS POTENTIALS MAY BE EXPOSED ON THE REAR TERMINAL PANEL OF YOUR INSTRUMENT ANY VOLTAGE POTEN TIALS AT THE CONTACT CIRCUIT WILL EXIST ON THE INSTRUMENT S RESPECTIVE CONTACT OUTPUT TERMINALS E G LINE POWERED CIRCUITS The Recorder may be equipped with an optional Digital Input Output Board which has six potential free Form C relay contacts and three opto isolated digital inputs A terminal block as shown in Figure 2 10 below is provided for the six alarm output Potential Free Form C connections normally open NO common C and normally closed NC and the three digital inputs which share a common The relay contacts are capable of switching 250 VAC at 3 Amp or 30 VDC at
189. within allowable boundaries Only those param eters in corrupt blocks found to be outside these boundaries are changed Bad parameters are always replaced with pre defined defaults 4 1 3 2 Full Init If the user answers no to Smart init a choice is presented to force the Recorder to do a Full init Full initialization will completely clear all user defined parameters setting them to pre defined defaults 4 1 3 3 Erase Config This option is used on first time power up and will not normally be seen by the user unless the database has been corrupted or this option is called from the SYSTEM menu This option will clear all variables to zero and should be used to clear memory before programming for the first time or after upgrading the firmware This operation is usually performed at the factory 4 1 3 4 Init Defaults The listing below gives the default parameters that are used by both Smart and Full initialization Display Block Power up Display Mode Unit Tag Display Rate 1 second Time Format American Language English Scan Block Alarm Contact Outputs Open on Clear No Reflash Failsafe off Open on ACK Alarm Checks Enabled TCBO Test Interval 300 seconds 5 minutes Serial Port Serial Port Set to Modbus RTU 9600 8bits parity off 2 stop bits Chart Scales Block For Each Scale Scale Type Linear Origin Left Decimal Fix 3 places Scale Low 0 0 Mid 50 0 High 100 0 Eng
190. ws the user to change the Thermocouple Burn Out TCBO check time interval This is how often the recorder checks whether or not there is an open circuit on a thermocouple input by injecting a small current onto the input Span amp Offset Allows the user to turn Span and Offset off or on for RTDs and Thermocouples Demo Mode Allows the user to turn on the Demo mode using internally generated signals 5 8 1 TCBO Interval This function allows defining the TCBO check time interval Disabling TCBO is accomplished by setting the TCBO Interval to zero seconds The default value is 300 seconds 5 minutes Selecting TCBO Interval From the Measurement menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow keys to highlight Tcbo intervl and press ENTER The display will read seconds gt XXX Programming TCBO Interval Use the Numeric keypad to enter the TCBO interval in seconds up to a maximum of 600 When the desired interval is displayed press ENTER and the display returns to the Tcbo intervl prompt in the Measurement Setup Menu 5 8 2 Span amp Offset This function enables Span and Offset compensation to allow for correction of known inaccuracies in Ther mocouples and RTD s Selecting Span amp Offset From Measurement menu use the UP or DOWN 7 Arrow Keys to highlight Span of fset and press ENTER The display will read either spnofs NO or spnofs YES Enabling Span amp Offset Press the YES to ch
191. ype Mono Resolution Mono Display Type Color Resolution Color Display Modes Display Update Rate Virtual Chart Speed Virtual Chart Scales Display Windows DC Voltage Linear and square root Full scale ranges 100mV 1V 2 5V and 10V 0 05 of programming range DC Current 4 to 20mA 0 to 20mA and 10 to 50mA 0 1 using external shunt Part No MAS 50RO 0 25 using internal shunt DC3000 only Dry Contact or External Input Serial Thermocouple Resolution 0 1 C Thermocouple burnout detection user programmable duration J 210 to 1200 C 41 5 340 to 2190 F 3F K 270 to 1372 C 1 5 C 450 to 2500 F 3F T 270 to 400 C 1 5 C 450 to 750 F 3F E 270 to 1000 C 15 450 to 1832 F 3F R 50 to 1768 C 30 58 to 3200 F 6 S 50 to 1768 C 30 58 to 3200 F 6 B 0 to 1820 C 44 C 32 to 3300 F 7 C 0 to 2400 C 30 32 to 4350 F 6 N 270 to 1300 C 41 5 450 to 2372 F 3F RTD Optional in DC3000 Base accuracy 0 2 or 0 5 C 1 F Resolution 0 1 C 2 or 3 wire connection Cable compensation to 50 Ohm Open and short circuit detection 10 ohm Cu 70 to 170 C 94 to 338 F 100 ohm Pt 385 220 to 850 C 364 to 1560 F 100 ohm Pt 392 180 to 820 C 292 to 1500 F 200 ohm Pt 385 220 to 400 C 364 to 750 F 200 ohm Pt 392 180 to 400 C 292 to 750 F 120 ohm Ni 70 to 300 C 94 to 570 F 0 006 of full scale gt 10 megohms on 100mV 1V Ranges 50k on 10 Volt Range 12

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