Gossen SI 232-II manuale d’uso

Operating In structions 3-348-636-02 6/5.04 SI 232-II, BD 232 Interface Adapter with METRA win 10 / METRA Softwar e for Measuring and Recording Systems with Multimeters[...]

2 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH Contents Page 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 3 2 System Requirements .............................................................................................. 3 3 Multimeter, Adapter and METRAwin 10 Operating Modes ...........[...]

GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 3 1 Intro ductio n Interface Adapter Wherea s interface adapter BD232 a llows for onlin e transmission of measur ed values from multimeter to PC, memory adapter SI232/-II is a dditionally capable of saving multimeter da ta on-site without a PC. The values thus stored to memory can subsequently be transmitted to a PC. PC-Analys[...]

4 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 3 Multimeter , Adapter and METRAwin 10 Operating Modes 3.1 General Information • The address for the adapter and its corr esponding multimeter must be identical. • The baud rates for the adapter and th e multimeter must also be the same. • The multimeter’ s sampl ing rate should be faster than the speed at which data[...]

GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 5 3.4 Configuring Multimeter Parameters – for all METRA Hit 2x with SI232-II or BD232 3.5 Receiving Live Measurement Data from the DMM – via adapter , but without savi ng to memory in the adapter SI and BD adapters can be mixed when using any METRA Hi t 2x. However , only SI adapters may be utilized if METRA Hit 1x/2x are [...]

6 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 3.6 Saving Measurement Data to the SI232/-II Memor y Adapter The memory adapter can be used with all multimete r versions. Exception: Power and mains disturbance measuremen ts (V AC + dropouts + peaks) with the 29Smultimeter can on ly be saved to internal multime ter memory . Note: It is advisable to synchronize the clocks a[...]

GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 7 4 Adapter Connection and Initial Start-Up 4.1 Connecting the Adapter The screw connections between the stacked adapters serve exclusively to secure the connections at the serial inter face plug connectors. Disconnect each individual adapter prior to transport in order to prevent them fr om being damaged. ➭ Connect the 9-pi[...]

8 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH ➭ After selecting the “File/Measur e” menu it em, the r ecorded me asurement values ar e transmitted to the PC and ar e displayed at the monitor in accord ance with the display mode selected i n the “Set” menu. 4.3 Initial Start-Up – BD232 Interface Adapter ➭ Set the multimeter to the data transmission mode bef[...]

GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 9 5 Operating Elements, Switching the Adapter ON and OFF , Replacing the Batteries 5.1 Keypad, Interface Figure 4.2 Memory Adapter Operating E lements 1L C D Displays the respective menu item during manual operation of the memory adapter. 2 Connection between two adapters with fastening screws 3 RS232 Interface The RS232 data [...]

10 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 5.2 Display Figure 4.3 Memory Adapter LCD 1 Digita l Display The current menu item appears at the 7 segm ent liquid crystal display during manual operation of the memory adapter . When stored data are viewed, measur ement valu es appear at the display in digital forma t (menu item “r eCAll”, chapter •, page 21). 2 Ana[...]

GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 11 5.3 Switching the Memor y Adapter ON and OFF Briefly press the right-hand ON/OFF key in order to switch the memory adapter ON . The analog scale appea rs at the LCD along wi th a display of remaining m emory capacit y , above which the last selected operating status is displaye d at the left-hand side. The memory adapter is[...]

12 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 6 Operating Instructions at a Glance The memory adapter can be oper ated with the keypad on the device, or mor e conveniently with METRAwin 10 software. The most important functions from the operating menu can also be selected with h ot-keys (shortcut fun ction). 6.1 Menu Driven Operation • The key acknowl edges a menu it[...]

GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 13 6.3 Shortcuts at the Multimeter • Select Normal Operation – Switch the device of f, and then back on. – Or , if the device is in the measuring m ode : press the FUNC and ON keys simultaneously . – Or , if a selection menu is open: select STORE - STOP and acknowledge with ON. – Or , if the device is in the SEND mod[...]

14 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 6.4 Menus Overview Te s t 4 mm:ss hh:mm dd mm:ss hh:mm dd mm:ss hh:mm dd mm:ss YES no 38400 no ModEM nnnnn Hi rAtE HYSt triG CYCLE tIME Addr bd-ou SEt durA Sample Rate p. 15 Hysteresis p. 15 Tr i g g e r p. 16 T ype of Recording p. 18 internal Time p. 18 Adapter Address p. 18 T ransmission Speed p. 19 Recording Duration p. [...]

GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 15 7 Menu Item Descriptions 7.1 Set Sampling Rate – rAtE Key Sequence: SEt rAtE m:ss.hh Settings: m = minutes, ss = seconds, hh = hundr edths of a second The sampling rate determines the time resolu tion of the data recorded to the memory adapter . The special interval -:--.-- is used to save only one measurement value after[...]

16 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 7.3 T rigger Settings – triG The trigger setting determines which multimeter measur ement values will be stored to the adapter . Beyond this, storage to memo ry can be started by means of various trigger types (st-ou, st-in, out, in). A trigge r event occurs when high level is exceeded, or if low l evel is fallen short of[...]

GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 17 • Disabling the T rigger Key Sequence: SEt ... ... trIG oFF tiME oFF Settings: triG = oFF , the trigger is disabled • Enabling the T rigger - Select Level (HI, LO) and T ype (out, in, st-ou, st-in) Key Sequence: SEt ... ... trIG OFF out HI nnnnn LO nnnn n PrEtr on oFF rEtri on oFF tiME oFF Settings: nnnn n = upper / low[...]

18 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 7.4 Recording: Duration and T ype – durA, CYCLE • Recording without Time Limits – durA Key Sequence: SEt ... ... durA on oFF Settings: oFF = time limiting disabled Recording is continued un til the memory is fu ll. If the CYCLE functi on has been activated, memory is overwritten in a cy clical fashion. See also drawin[...]

GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 19 7.7 Set T ransmission Speed – bAud-ou, bAud-in • Set T ransmission Speed to the PC – bAud-ou Key Sequence: SEt ... ... bAud-ou 19200 Settings: 9600 (default setting), 19,200 or 38,400 baud This parameter sets the speed of data tran smission between the memory adapter and the PC. The same baud rate mu st be sel ected i[...]

20 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH Start manual data recording: Shortcut: Press and hold the yellow ESC ke y and press the key once for each desired measurement. – Or, use the StorE menu (with assignment of a name to the memory block): Key Sequence: SEt StorE LAbEL no YES mybloc ESC Settings: mybloc = name of t he cu rrent memory block (optional) Start rec[...]

GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 21 • View Individual, Recorded Measurement Values Key Sequence: rECAll bbbb StAt SEE (bEGin) ... nnnnn 1 ... nnnnn m ... (End) dd hh:mm mm:ss Settings: bbbb = block numb er for stored data bEGin = flag for beginning of recording within the memory block End = flag for end of record ing within the memory block nnnnn 1... m = i[...]

22 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 7.10 Reading Out Data from the Adapter at the PC / Parameter Configurations – PC Key Sequence: PC PC-nn Settings: nn = selected memory a dapter address With this bidirectional operating mode, memory adapter parameters can be configured at the PC via the interface. Be yond this, recor ded measurement data can be uploaded t[...]

GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 23 Figure 4.5 LCD T est • Internal Memor y T est Key Sequence: InFO tiME tESt diSP rAM no YES buSY Settings: no = no memory test is performed YES = the memory test is started with out any additional security queries After acknowledging YES with the ENTER key , the adapter’ s internal memory is tested. T esting takes about [...]

24 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 8 METRAwin 10 8.1 Installing METRAwin 10 WINDOWS version 3.1 or higher is required for installation. METRAwin 10 is installed automatically . ➭ Insert the program floppy disk into drive A or B. ➭ Open the root dir ectory for the drive in to which the disk has been inserted. ➭ Open the README file with the Wor d no teb[...]

GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 25 9 Memor y Adapter T echnical Data Supported Measuring Instruments METRA Hit 12S ... 16S, 16I/T , 18S, 14A, 22S/M ... 29S Operating Elements and Operation 7 segment LC D display and 4 keys. Almost all parameters can be co nfigured manually , or with a PC via the int erface. Memory 128 kB CMOS memory with battery backup. Meas[...]

26 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH Power Supply: 2 ea. 1.5 V mignon cells Dry cell per IEC R6 type 3006: 1100 mAh Alkaline-manganese per IE C LR6 t ype 4006: 2300 mAh Service Life With alkaline-manganese cells, switched off: 27,000 h = 3 years (without self-dischar ging) With alkaline-manganese cells, switched on: Battery T est Automatic display of the -||- [...]

GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 27 10 Repair and Replacement Parts Ser vice DKD Calibration Lab and Rental Instrument Service When you need service, please contact: GOSSEN METRAW A TT GMBH Service-Center Thomas-Mann-Strasse 20 90471 Nür nberg, Germany Phone +49-(0)-911 -8602-0 Fax +49-(0)-911-8602- 253 E-Mail service@gossenmetrawatt.com This address is for [...]

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