Carrier Container Refrigeration Unit manual

62 - - 02575 - - 07 Container Refrigeration Unit Dat a Ret rieval for Micro - Link and Micro - Link 2/2i Data CORDER[...]

OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS DA T A RETRIEV AL for MICRO - LINK and MICRO - LINK 2/2 i Data CORDER Carr ier Corporat ion 2000 D Printed in U . S. A. 0700 Carr ier T rans icold, Car rier Corporat ion, P .O. B ox 4805, Sy racus e, N.Y . 13221 U. S. A . Carr ier Ref rigeration O perations, A member of t he United T ec hnologies Cor poration family. Stock s[...]

i 62- - 02575 - - 07 T ABL E OF CONT E NTS P ARAGRAPH NUMBE R Page DESCRI PTI ON 1- 1 ............................................................................... 1.1 HARDW ARE AND SOF TW AR E 1-1 .................................................. 1. 2 DataCOR DER 1-1 ................................................................. 1.2.1 Micro-[...]

ii 62- - 02575 - - 07 T ABLE O F CONTE NTS (Continued) P ARAGRAPH NUMBE R Page TOPIC 11 C ONTROLLE R CONFIGUR A TION 3-14 ................................................. Fixed Configuration V ariable s 3-15 .......................................................... Custom Controller Configura tion 3-16 ............................................[...]

iii 62- - 02575 - - 07 LIS T OF ILLU STR A TIONS FI GURE NUMBER Page Figure 1-1. Micr o-Link 2 Controlle r and Da taCORDER 1-2 ....................................... Fi gure 1-2. Micro-Lin k 2i C ontrol ler/DataC ORDER 1-3 .......................................... Fi gure 1-3. Mi cro-Link 1 C ontrol ler 1-4 .......................................[...]

1-1 62-02575- 07 SECTI ON 1 DESCRIPTION 1.1 HARDW ARE AND SO FTWARE This manua l conta ins informa tion on the Carr ier T ransic old DataV iew Program a nd its interfa ce with the Data CORDER. The DataV iew progra m is used to retr ieve data store d in the DataCORDE R. Data ret rieval can be accom plis hed wit h one o f the fol lowi ng devi ces: 1.[...]

1-2 62-02575-07 1.2 .1 Micr o - Link 2 Controlle r/Da taC ORDER The Carr ier T ransic old Micro-Link 2 Controller ( see Figure 1-1) is a custom-designe d, microproce ssor-ba sed contro l system which is fitted with a sepa rate Data C ORD ER module. The DataCORDER consists of: 1. Micropr ocessor 2. Program memor y 3. Data me mory 4. Real time cloc k[...]

1-3 62-02575- 07 1.2 .2 Micr o - Link 2i Controlle r/Da taC ORDER The Mic ro-Link 2i Controlle r is an inte gra ted Controlle r and Data CORDER assembly , but is otherw ise identical to the Micr o-Link 2 Controller . Scroll compre ssor units are a lso fitte d with a c ontrolle r Expansion Module l oc ated next to the Controller / D ata CORDE R. CON[...]

1-4 62-02575-07 1.2 .3 Micr o - Link 1 Controlle r/Da taC ORDER The C a rrie r T ransic old Micr o-Link 1 Controller (se e F igur e 1-3) pr edate s the Micr o-Link 2 Controller . Micr o-Link 1 units with the Da taCORDER option are equippe d with a DataCORDER that is an integra l part of the Controller . Inter rogation of Micr o-Link 1 and Micr o-Li[...]

1-5 62-02575- 07 1.2 .4 Da taCOR DER Ca pabilit ies (M icr o - Link 2 and Mic ro-Link 2 i only ) The Car rier Data CORDER is a flexible re cor ding devic e with the following capa bilities: a. S ens ors Up to si x therm isto r temperat ure probes can be con nected di rectly to t he DataC ORDER. These p robes are referred t o as: 1. Supply 2. Return[...]

1-6 62-02575-07 1.3 DataCORDE R INTE RF ACE The Da taCORDER is capa ble of perf orming the following functions initiated by the Data V iew Progr am 1.3. 1 Data Extracti on a. Dai ly Header Dat a Reco rded days are present ed in th e followi ng format : 1. Day 1 da t e (month, day , year), se nsor da ta, eve nts, . .. 2. Day 2 da t e (month, day , y[...]

1-7 62-02575- 07 T a ble 1- 3. T e mpe ratur e Controlle r Event s - - Continue d Even t When E vent Occu rs Data Sent Limits Tr i p S t a r t ( T S ) Any time trip sta rt is en- ter ed NA NA USDA T rip Comme nt When ent ered with interr ogation device Up to 80 bytes of c ustom- er c omment data Last 1 per day Pre -T r ip Data Any t ime a P re-T ri[...]

1-8 62-02575-07 T abl e 1-4 DataCORDE R Events - - Con tinu ed Even t When Event Occurs Data St ored Limits Power ON (ON) Restora tion of AC power with no batter y pack pres- ent NA NA Data Re trieval Extrac tion of da ta from the Dat aCORDE R NA NA Real T ime Clock Change User m odifi es the real time cloc k (R TC) New D ate and T ime ; Old Da te [...]

1-9 62-02575- 07 T a ble 1- 5 Contr olled Atmos phere (C A) Eve nts Rec orded in the Data CORD ER - - Continued Even t When E vent Occu rs Data Limits O 2 Air Calibr ation Whenev er O 2 Air Cal - ibration is c ompleted New c alibration value ; Result (pass , fail , or l ow) Sou rce (key- pad, c ommunica tions, or time r) Last 2 per hour , l a st 10[...]

1-10 62-02575-07 1.4 USDA RECO RDING A spec ial type of r ecor ding is provided f or USDA cold tr eatme nt purpose s. Cold tre atment r ecor ding requires tha t three remot e temperatu re probes are placed in the cargo at various locati ons. P rovision is made to connect th ese probes to t he DataC ORDER vi a receptacles locat ed at t he rear left [...]

2-1 62-02575- 07 SECTI ON 2 SYSTEM SET UP 2.1 HARDW ARE PLA TF ORMS S UPPORT ED The Data V ie w Software will run on a va riety of DOS base d machines. W e rec ommend the use of a de sktop or laptop mach ine with a t least 3MB fre e disk space and a VGA monitor for displaying graphics, for most printing and repor t gener ation functions. Other , l [...]

2-2 62-02575-07 2.3 PRINTER SUPPORT Formatted r eports can be gener ated on the following printer s: 1. EPSON 85 dot matr ix or c ompatible (most dot matrix pr inters will support this forma t) 2. HP LaserJe t or equiva lent (Many lase r printers will suppor t this forma t). For printers that are not compa tible with the above printer s, select the[...]

3-1 62-02575-07 SECTION 3 DA T A VIEW P ROGRAM INSTRUCTIONS NOTE The following is a copy of the software program at time of printing. If loading only one program (12 - - 00413 reciprocating unit interrogation or 12 - -00528 scroll unit interrogation program) the pro- gram disc instructions may be followed as written. If loading both programs on the[...]

3-2 62-02575-07 Printer s Supported 1. EPSON 85 dot matrix or compatible (most dot matrix printers support this format). 2. HP Laser Jet or equivalent (many laser printers support this format). For printers that are not compatible with the above printers, select the FILE printer port option in printer setup. This will send the report to an ASCII pr[...]

3-3 62-02575-07 i) Creates the sub directory C:“directory”D A T A, where “directory” is the directory defined in step c. This is the working directory w here the DCX files are stored. j) Creates the sub directory C:“directory”PRN_FLS, where “directory” is the directory defined in step c. This is the print file directory where th[...]

3-4 62-02575-07 T o modify the C ONFIG .SYS file, the following entries must be in the CON FIG.SYS file to execute the DataV iew program: i. DEVICE = DOS HIMEM.SYS ii. DEVICE = DOS EMM386.EXE X=C800- - CFFF I=DOOO - - DFFF V iii. DEVICE = DO SPOWE R.EXE iv . DEVICE = DOS INTERLINK.EXE v . DOS = HI GH, UMB vi. FILES = 40 vii. BUFFERS = 30 Th[...]

3-5 62-02575-07 Throughout the program two major types of menus are used: 1. Check boxes allow the selection of all menu items that apply and look like t his: [] G r a p h [X] T abular Data [ ] Raw Events 2. Radio buttons allow the selection of only one item and look like t his: (*) Metric Units ( ) Standard Units T o select or deselect an item in [...]

3-6 62-02575-07 <G> Go - - A llows the user to start the RA W to DCX file conversion. The following steps are processed: 1. The Raw File Conversion screen is cleared. 2. The File Processing popup is displayed. 3. Each file in the current directory is checked to verify if it is a RA W formatted file. If not, i t skips this file and checks the [...]

3-7 62-02575-07 TOPIC 6 MAIN MENU SCREEN This section describes the features available from t he main menu. The following screen will be displayed w hen the program starts up. The following is a summary of the options available to the user: <I> Interrogate - - This will allow the user to extract the data from the Recorder . The available inte[...]

3-8 62-02575-07 TOPIC 7 INTERROGA TION M ENU This section describes how to retrieve data from the recorder . The following screen is displayed when this option is selected. The following is a summary of the options available in Interrogation. <T> By T rip - - All data logged from the T rip Start selected until the next T rip Start (or the las[...]

3-9 62-02575-07 TOPIC 8 DA T AREADER The DataReader Interface program communicates with the DataReader . It provides the user with the ability to view the files on the DataReader , read the files from the DataReader and store the data into the DCX file format on the users computer . The program also allows the user to erase all the files on the Dat[...]

3-10 62-02575-07 TOPIC 9 SYSTEM TOO LS The system tools screen provides the user with the ability to view and/or modify the recorder and controller data values. The following screen is displayed when this option is chosen. The following is a summary of the options available in System T ools. <C> Controller Utilities - - This will allow the us[...]

3-11 62-02575-07 TOPIC 10 CONTROLLER UTILITIE S This section describes the features available on the controller utilities. Vie w/Change Container ID This will allow the user to view and modify the current container ID r ead from the controller . Upon changing the container ID, the new ID is sent to the controller , the DataV iew program informs the[...]

3-12 62-02575-07 Control Setpoint This will allow the user to view and modify the current control setpoint being read from the controller . Upon changing the setpoint, the new setpoint value is sent to the controller , the DataV iew program informs the user that the setpoint was successfully sent, and returns the user to the System T ools Screen. T[...]

3-13 62-02575-07 Control Paramet ers The following screen is displayed for the user to view and modify the current settings of the controller user selectable parameters. The following is a summary of the options available in Controller Parameters. <D> Defrost Interval - - Allow s the user to view and modify the automatic defrost interval. <[...]

3-14 62-02575-07 TOPIC 11 CONTROLLER CONFIGURA TION The Controller Configuration allows the user to view and modify the current controller configuration. The current model configuration, the selectable configuration variables, and the fixed configuration variables are listed. The user can select another model configuration and modify the selectable[...]

3-15 62-02575-07 Fixed Configuration V ariables Allows the user to view the fixed configuration variables for the selected configuration model. These variables describe the refrigeration unit and cannot be modified by the user . The following screen is displayed when this option is chosen. The following is a summary of the options available in Fixe[...]

3-16 62-02575-07 Custom Controller Configuration Allows the user to change the selectable configuration variables and save those values into a new configuration model. The following screen is displayed when this option is chosen. The following is a summary of the options available in Custom Controller Configuration. <D> Dehumidification - - A[...]

3-17 62-02575-07 <H> Help - - Displays the help screen. <ESC> Cancel - - Cancels the changes to the custom controller configuration and returns the user to the Controller Configuration Screen. TOPIC 12 RECORDER UTILITIE S This section describes the features available on the recorder utilities menu. T rip Functions This feature will allo[...]

3-18 62-02575-07 Configuration This allows the user to modify the recorder configuration. For a full description of the configuration selections and illustrations of the applicable screens, refer to TOPIC 13.[...]

3-19 62-02575-07 Date And Time This allows the user to view and/or modify the recorder date and time. The computer time and date are displayed as an aid to the user . The following screen is displayed when this option is chosen. The recorder date is displayed in Greenwich Mean T ime (GMT). The user enters the date and time, the date and time is sen[...]

3-20 62-02575-07 Update ISO T rip Header This allows the user to view and/or modify the data recorder ISO trip header . Each field has a maximum size of 13 characters. A maximum of 128 total characters are allowed. The date and time are i nitialized from the current date and time on the data recorder . The following screen is displayed when this op[...]

3-21 62-02575-07 TOPIC 13 RECORDER CONFIGURA TION The Recorder Configuration allows the user to view and modify the current recorder configuration. The Recorder Configuration screen shows all of the sensors installed to a unit and whether they are configured to be recorded. It also shows the recording interval. The following screen is displayed whe[...]

3-22 62-02575-07 Standard Configur ation This feature will allow the user to select a standard recorder configuration, set the alarms, set the sample type for the recorder sensors, set the sample size for the recorder sensors, and set the sample type for the controller sensors. The following screen is displayed when this option is chosen. The follo[...]

3-23 62-02575-07 Generic Configur ation The Recorder Generic Configuration allows the user to view and modify the current recorder configuration. The Recorder Generic Configuration screen shows all of the sensors installed to a unit and whether they are configured to be recorded. It allows the user to modify the recording interval, recorder sensors[...]

3-24 62-02575-07 Recorder Sensors This displays the active sensors connected to the recorder . It also displays the sample type and sample size configuration for each sensor . The following screen is displayed when this option is chosen. The following is a summary of the options available in Recorder Sensors Configuration. <R> Recorder Sensor[...]

3-25 62-02575-07 Controller Sen sors This displays the active sensors connected to the controller . It also displays the sample type and sample size configuration for each sensor . The following screen is displayed when this option is chosen. The following is a summary of the options available in Controller Sensors Configuration. <S> A vailab[...]

3-26 62-02575-07 TOPIC 14 PROBE CALIBRA TION Describes how to calibrate the probe sensors. Probe calibration allows the user to calibrate the probe sensors using two different methods; external and internal. The following screen is displayed when this option is chosen. The following is a summary of the options available in Probe Calibration. <P&[...]

3-27 62-02575-07 TOPIC 1 5 CONTROLLER MONITOR The controller monitor program displays the activity of the controller data. This program allows the user to view the controller data in real time to enable an overview of the container unit operation to be obtained when trouble shooting. The following screen is displayed when this option is chosen. The[...]

3-28 62-02575-07 TOPIC 16 PROGRAM SETUP This section describes the features available to customize the computer for this program. Which allows the user to setup the working environment of DataV iew program on the computer . The following screen is displayed when this option is chosen. The following is a summary of the options available in Program S[...]

3-29 62-02575-07 TOPIC 17 DIRECTOR Y SCREEN The directory screen allows the user to change the current, working, or print file directory to another directory location. The directory screen is available from the Program Setup, Interrogation, and Raw to DCX Conversion screens. The following screen is displayed when this option is chosen. <ESC> [...]

3-30 62-02575-07 TOPIC 18 PRINTER SETUP Describes the features available to setup the program to print a job. This allows the user to setup the printer port, select which printer , and select the paper size for t he print jobs sent to the printer . The following screen is displayed when this option is chosen. The following is a summary of the optio[...]

3-31 62-02575-07 TOPIC 1 9 VIEW D A T A Describes the features available to view the interrogated data. This allows the user to Display any data file (*.dcx) stored in the current working directory . A *.dcx data file is the interrogation file for one specific recorder for a single interrogation operation. The name of the file is the 6 digits of th[...]

3-32 62-02575-07 TOPIC 20 SENSOR CONFIGURA TIO N This section describes the features available to configure the sensors. This allows a user to configure the sensors which will be used to view and print the interrogated data. The following screen is displayed when this option is chosen. The following is a summary of the options available in Sensor C[...]

3-33 62-02575-07 TOPIC 21 TEXTUAL DA T A The textual data display screen will display the interrogated data file on the screen. The data can be presented i n the following ways: sensor data, event data, summary data and raw data. Sensor Data The sensor data is displayed in a tabular form, with the following columns: 1. Date 2. T ime 3. Sensor 1 4. [...]

3-34 62-02575-07 A valid sensor data value is displayed as a numeric value. An out of range sensor data value is displayed as “OUTRNG.” A sensor data value which has been turned off is displayed as “OFF .” NOTE Alarm numbers are not shown next to t he alarm events (i.e., AL, dAL, CA_AL) when viewing sensor data. T o refer to the alarm numbe[...]

3-35 62-02575-07 8. Point of Destination 9. Discharge Date 10. T rip Comment Daily Data: Each D ay will have a record with the following data: 1. Main Setpoint at the start of the day 2. Sensor Data 3. Event Data Some days may require more than one record, if there is a lot of sensor data, or the recording format changes. The data display screen su[...]

3-36 62-02575-07 TOPIC 22 G RAPHIC DA T A This enables the user to display a graph whose X axis is a time axis. The date range displayed can be selected from the view data screen and can be any portion of the available data. The Y axis gives the temperature readings. The temperature unit is selected from the program setup screen and supports both d[...]

3-37 62-02575-07 TOPIC 23 PRINT DA T A This will allow the user to Print any data file (*.dcx) stored in the current working directory . A *.dcx data file is the interrogation file for one specific recorder for a single interrogation operation. The name of the file is the 6 digits of the container ID, with two letters added to uniquely define the f[...]

3-38 62-02575-07 <S> Sensors - - This allows the user to choose a specific sensor configuration. The user can also choose New configuration to create a new configuration with desired sensors and then save it into t he sensors.cnf file. The A vailable Configurations Menu will be updated to include the new configuration. Several configurations [...]

4- 1 62- 02575-07 SECTI ON 4 OPTIONAL HARDW ARE 4.1 Dat aReader The Data Reade r (see Figure 4-1) is a simple to oper ate hand held device designe d for the primary purpose of extr acting d ata f rom Containe r Systems an d then uploading tha t data to a PC. It has the a bility to store multiple data file s. DataReader OFF ENTER ON Esc Fi gure 4 - [...]

4- 2 62-02575-07 4.3 MENU I NTERFACE The Data Reade r is not password protecte d. Connec tion to the Controlle r is automa tic and the user is not requir ed to spec ify the Controller type (ML 1/2/2i). The first menu prese nted to the ope rator will be the Data Reade r menu and basic utilitie s (see Figure 4- 2). Connect to. . ML 1/ 2/2i T ransf er[...]

4- 3 62- 02575-07 4.3. 4 Set Date/Time Set Date/T ime is used to set t he date and time of the Da taRea der . It is important for the user to ente r the corr ect date a nd time bef ore beginning an y opera tion. Whe n retrieving da ta files fr om a Micro- Link 1 Contr oller , the date a nd time informa tion a re taken fr om the extrac ting de vice [...]

4- 4 62-02575-07 4 Extrac t All Da ta - - V alid for ML 1/2/2i Allows the user to extrac t all da t a stored in the C ontr oller me mory . Dif fer ent conta i ne r files found in the m e mory will be stored unde r dif fer ent containe r numbers. b. Com mand Sele cting Command presents the user with a nother menu of ava ilable functions (see Figure [...]

4- 5 62- 02575-07 Display Cf g File Configur e Figure 4- 7. Configur e Menu T o view a part icular con figu ration f ile, s elect Display Cfg File and pres s .Us e the arrow keys to select t he fil e an d press to view the f ile. T o conf igure a conta i ne r , selec t Configur e and pres s to vie w the list of availa ble configura tion files. Usin[...]