Omega Speaker Systems RD8300 manuale d’uso

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Page i 1. 0 TA BLE OF C ONTE N TS: 1.0 Table of Contents: ........................................................... i Warning and Safety Notice .................................................... v 2.0 Overview ......................................................................... 1 2.1 General Description ....................................[...]

Section 1.0 Table of Contents Page ii 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 3.1.4 Equipm ent Return ........................................................................................................................... 13 3.1.5 Storage ...............................................................................................................................[...]

Section 1.0 Table of Contents Page iii 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 4.9 Timer/Totalizer Reset ........................................................................................... 31 4.10 Special Events ................................................................ ...................................... 31 4.10.1 Record o n Alarm ...................[...]

Section 1.0 Table of Contents Page iv 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5.3.2 Bar Graphs ..................................................................................................................................... 54 5.3.2.1 Bar Graph Setup ..................................................................................................................[...]

Section 1.0 Table of Contents P age v 09 /11/2008 REV 0.99 5.7.11 Languages ...................................................................................................................................... 79 5.7.12 System ReFlash ..................................................................................................................[...]

W arnings and Safety Precautions Page iv 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 NOTE The contents of this manual are correct at the tim e of issue. The contents may change at an y time without prior notification. This is d ue to continuous developments to the rec order and its functi onality. Trademarks  Microsoft, MS-DOS, W indows, W indows 2000, W indow s X P an[...]

W arnings and Safety Precautions P age v 09 /11/2008 REV 0.99 WA RNING A ND SA FETY NOT ICE This Saf ety Notice has be en inc luded to em phasize the D ANGER OF H AZARDO US VOLT AGES on the RE AR T ERMIN AL P ANEL of your instrum ent. USE EXTREM E CAUTION W HEN INST ALLING OR SERVICING your instrum ent. P lease read the entire contents of Section 2[...]

Section 2 - Over view Page 1 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 2. 0 OVE RVIE W This m anual applies to Fir mware vers ion 1.0 and a bove. This section gives a system overview of the record er and the basic elem ents involved. 2.1 General Desc riptio n The recor der is an 18 channel unit capable of mea sur ing 6 or 12 li ve inpu ts whi ch can be a combi na tion o[...]

Section 2 - Over view Page 2 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Figure 2-1 System Ov erview DIGITA L INPUTS A NALOG INPUTS RELAY OUTPUT S MASTER ENABLE MASTER ENABLE DATA M A N AGER DIGITA L INPUT M A N AGER A LARM EVENT M A N AGER DISPLAY & KEYBOA RD M A N AGER DATA STORA GE M A N AGER SYSTEM M A N AGER USB A/B RS232/485 AUDIO IO System Overv ie w Refer to t[...]

Section 2 - Over view Page 3 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 The Data M anager is also controls the A nalog Input s calibration process . This is a pri vileged op eration and allows an administrator to recalibrate the con version fa ctors and offs ets on the var ious inputs and the ir associated ranges. All units are shi pped fully calibrated wit h a default s[...]

Section 2 - Over view Page 4 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 2.3 Recorder F ront Figure 2-2 sho ws the front view of the recorder. The rec order has a ¼ VGA color disp lay with touch s creen. Below the displ ay are a l ockable m edia door, status indicator, IR CO MM port and st ylus used for data entry on the display. The recorder is intended to be pan el mou[...]

Section 2 - Over view Page 5 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Figure 2-3 M edia Door Cont ents RESET BUTTON COMPA CT FLA SH CARD SOCKET CARD EJECT BUTTON USB A SOCKET 2.3.2 Media Door The m edia do or is open ed by turni ng the k ey in the lo ck ¼ turn clockwise and pulling the door out a nd down. Note that i n order t o m eet the water resistance sp ecificati[...]

Section 2 - Over view Page 6 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 A C POWER INPUT 24 VDC OUTPUT OPTION SYSTEM GROUND LUG BATT ERY DISCONNECT A NALOG INPU TS CHA NNELS 7 – 12 (OPTIONA L) A NALOG INPUTS CHA NNELS 1 – 6 INPUT/OUT PUT MODULE (OPTIONA L) USB TYPE A (MAST ER) USB TYPE B (SLA VE) MEMORY EXPANSION SLOT MOUSE/KEYBOA RD CONNECT OR USB SELECT SWITCH (UNDE[...]

Section 2 - Over view Page 7 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 have an isolated frequency in puts which allows the unit to measure frequency to 10,000 Hz. B etween th e terminal block s is the ambient t emperature sensor f or therm ocouple compensatio n. 2.4.3 Input/Output Module The input/output m odule is optional and provides pote ntial free relay contacts a [...]

Section 2 - Over view Page 8 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 2.5 Files 2.5.1 Configuration Files The recorder has hundreds of options and settings that need to be set up by th e u ser. T hings lik e input types, point tags, displa ys, record information and s o- on. Onc e set up, t his inform ation is saved in the internal mem ory ( SD Card) as a user nam ed c[...]

Section 2 - Over view Page 9 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Eg: To cop y the “pumphouse” c onfiguration to a different m edia you need to go to the ConfigF iles director y and copy the FOLD ER “ pum phouse_cfg ”. In the root of the inter nal mem ory (SD card) are two files – conf ig.xml and displays.xm l. These are the def ault configuration files u[...]

Section 2 - Over view Page 10 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 2.7 QUICK STA RT GUIDE The recorder s hips in a fully f unctional mode, but m ay not be set up the wa y you would want to us e it and n eeds to be configured b efore it is used. There are several areas that need to be config ured to customize the unit to the user‟s needs. This unique combination o[...]

Section 2 - Over view Page 11 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Figure 2-5 On- screen Keyboard Figure 2-6 On- screen Help Figure 2-7 Activity Lights 2.8 Keybo arding W hile it is possible to connect a standard keyboard and mouse to the recorder, one m ay no t be readil y a vailable in which case data is enter ed using the pop- up ke yboard as shown right. W hen [...]

Section 2 - Over view Page 12 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 2.11.1 Use r Levels There are three user levels for gaining direct access to the rec order. User leve ls are only ac tive if security is enabled. The three lev els are Administrator: Has access to all le vels of the rec order menus an d system s. Manager: Has r estricted acces s. A Manager cannot se[...]

Section 3 – Instal lation Page 13 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 3. 0 IN STA LL A TION This section provides infor mation and procedures on installing and wiring t he r ecorder. Included are han dling procedures, installati on and wiring spec ifications, and instructions f or both standar d and optional equi pment. 3.1 Equipment H andling 3.1.1 Initial Insp[...]

Section 3 – Instal lation Page 14 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 NOTE: T he recorde r is designed to be panel mounted and as such should be con sidered as permanently conne cted. Disconnectio n from the sup ply must be possible via a cust omer supplied switch or circuit breaker. This d isconnection device must be included in the p anel installation and shou[...]

Section 3 – Instal lation Page 15 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 3.3.1 Panel Mounting The rec order should be mounte d in a vertical pa nel to ensure pro per operat ion. Note th at the l ocking bar s c an be used on the s ides or to p and b ottom of the unit d epending on available space. Ensure you ha ve the prop er clearances and procee d as follows: 3.3.[...]

Section 3 – Instal lation Page 16 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Figure 3-3 Front P anel Insertion Figure 3-4 Rear View Panel Insertion Panel Back Locking Bar Assembly Seal unused slots Panel Front Gasket[...]

Section 3 – Instal lation Page 17 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 3.4 Wiring Specif ication s and Procedur es 3.4.1 Power Requirements The recorder oper ates on an y voltage from 100 to 240 Vac +10%, 50/60 H z enabling it to be used in m ost countries. The m aximum apparent power required b y the unit is 35 VA. 3.4.2 Power Connections NOTE: The recorder is d[...]

Section 3 – Instal lation Page 18 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 3.4.3 Signal Input Wiring Signal input connections. Haz ardous potential s ma y exist on signal inp ut terminals which are floating with respect to case groun d. T hese hazardous pot entials may be on the rear term inal pan el of your instrum ent. Any volt age potential at the signa l source w[...]

Section 3 – Instal lation Page 19 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Read the following proc edur es prior to connecting i nputs to the term inals. WARNING: Ensure th e power is off b efore connecting signal inputs to the unit. The plug in screw term inal connectors are of the clam ping screw varie ty, putt ing even pressure on t he signa l wire. It is therefor[...]

Section 3 – Instal lation Page 20 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 3.4.3.5 Potential Free Contacts Normally open/closed contact inputs. 3.4.3.6 Frequenc y Available on channels 1, 6, 7 and 12 only. Defau lt input is f or 12 to 24V DC @ 20m A m ax. The inputs c an be jumpered interna lly for 5 to 12V dc . See Appendix B f or details. Figure 3-10 Analog Inputs [...]

Section 3 – Instal lation Page 21 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 3.4.4 Relay Output, Contact Input WARNING To prev ent the possibility of electrical shoc k, use extrem e caution w hen w iring contact output connections. Hazardous pot entials may exist on con tact outp ut terminals which are float ing w ith respect to instrument ground. These hazardous poten[...]

Section 3 – Instal lation Page 22 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 3.6 USB Con nection There are two USB (Univers al Serial Bus) Connectors on the rear pane l. One is a T ype A Master connector; t he other is a T ype B S lave connector. Onl y o ne c an be active at an y tim e – the active con nector is selected by a s lide s witch on th e u nder s ide of th[...]

Section 3 – Instal lation Page 23 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 3.9 24Vdc Isolated Output (Option ) The Isolated 24Vdc Outpu t is a n option that provides 24 Volts DC @ 100 milliamps to power externa l (curr ent loop) sensors. T he output is isolated to 10 00 volts from all internal voltages and ground. The output is a lso protected agai nst short circuit.[...]

Section 4 – Functio nal Description Page 24 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 4. 0 FU NC TIO NA L DESCR IPTIO N 4.1 Display Elements A T ypical display on the recorder is s hown a bove. The actual c ontent of the windo w wil l var y accordi ng t o wha t has been s et up by th e user . The display has two p arts to it - the Task Bar along the b ottom of the scr[...]

Section 4 – Functio nal Description Page 25 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Figure 4-2 Utilit y Setup Menu There are 5 but ton icons in the T ask Bar. T hey vary according to the status of the recorder. The y are fr om left to right: Utility Setup Menu Button – T his button tak es the user to the U tilit y Setup M enu . H ere the user can configure and con[...]

Section 4 – Functio nal Description Page 26 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 System Admin M enu – Allows the adm inistrator ( if securit y is enabled) to enter the s ystem administration m enu. T his allows the record er to be conf igured at the base level (passwords , security etc.) Det ails Here Sound Level Adjust – Allows the user to adjust the sound l[...]

Section 4 – Functio nal Description Page 27 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 4.3 A larm , Event and A ctivit y Logs W hile viewing a live display, pressing th e Eve nts button (lef t) on the task bar brings u p the Event and Alarm logs as shown r ight . Each tim e this butt on is pressed it will m ove th rough a series of logs – Event - > Alarm -> Ac [...]

Section 4 – Functio nal Description Page 28 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 4.5 Configu ration Manag er The Configuration Manage r is enter ed from the System Admin Menu by press ing the icon sho wn at the right. This is a privileged option a nd al lows the adm inistrator to load, save or cle ar the configuration fi le. The co nfiguration file s are in a fol[...]

Section 4 – Functio nal Description Page 29 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 4.6 Sending Emai l Sending em ail can be done i n two ways – initiate d b y the user or initiated b y an alarm c ondition. The email settings have to firs t be set up in the S y stem Setup menu. T his is where the default rec ipient and routing inform ation is entered. To send an e[...]

Section 4 – Functio nal Description Page 30 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Figure 4-7 Log In 4.7 User Login If pa ssw or d pro tecti on is enabl ed , the user wi ll hav e to log in to be able to use many of the fun ctions o f the reco rd er. The re are v ario us lev el s o f pr ote cti on and ac cess to functi ons is ba sed on u ser pri vile ges. Th ese lev[...]

Section 4 – Functio nal Description Page 31 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 4.8.2 Background Color The back ground color is t he default c olor for all s creen inactive areas, (between widgets and around the edge of the scr een). It can be set by press ing th e “BackG rou nd” button show n right and in Figure 4- 8 above. This will pop up the color select[...]

Section 4 – Functio nal Description Page 32 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 The following conditio ns for record on al arm m ust be met for a recording to s tart. Record Setup External Trigger checkbox is c hecked The trigger sourc e is selected Digital Input Setup Digital Input set to Record and enable d (Must be same inp ut as selected in Record Setup) Rec[...]

Section 4 – Functio nal Description Page 33 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 4.12 Ann otating Trends At any tim e while a live trend is visible, the user m ay annotate the c hart b y double tap ping the point on the tr end at which an an notation is t o be added. T his will pop up a small window as sho wn right which g ives the option of Tap the Annotation bu[...]

Section 4 – Functio nal Description Page 34 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 scr een To draw on the screen, se lect the pen color as detailed above th en, using the st ylus, dra w on th e screen. Add any text in the text box and place it on the screen usin g th e p lace text icon as detailed above . T his allows the user to ann otate clearl y and precisel y o[...]

Section 4 – Functio nal Description Page 35 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Figure 4-13.4 Zoom w ith point markers Figure 4-13.5 Comp ress no point markers. Figure 4-13.3 Trac e Setup Markers O ff – T apping this icon will rem ove the mark ers f rom the traces. This icon will onl y be visible if the mark ers are currently on. Cursor – Tapping this icon t[...]

Section 4 – Functio nal Description Page 36 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 4.13.2 View Memos and Bitmaps At a ny time in the bro wse window, when an em bedded mem o or bitm ap flag is visible, t he r espective mem o or bitm ap can be viewed by tapping the enve lope ico n ONC E . N ote that double tapp ing the screen will go to the Annotate dialog windo w. T[...]

Section 4 – Functio nal Description Page 37 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 4.13.4 Usi ng Browser Jump To Future feature. 4.14 Bro w sing A nno tations It is possible to view attached m essages and bitmaps directly from the live tren d window b y d ouble ta pping anywhere on the tr end. This will bring up the Browse/Annotate sel ection box (shown left). The [...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 38 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5. 0 RE COR D ER SETU P The recorder can be fully c ustomized and needs to be set up b y the user. The setup is saved in conf iguration files , which can b e sa ved and loaded by the user. S everal config urations are s hipped with the un it and can be used as a starting poi nt or the user c[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 39 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5.1.2 Channel Setup Pressing the edit button from the Master Channel Setup window tak es you t o the Cha nnel Setup dialog window as shown in Figure 5-2. T he user can copy an existing channel to this one or set up a new channel including t he cha nnel t ype and range, the point t ag, engi n[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 40 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Figure 5-3 Linear Inp ut Setup 5.1.3 Channel Type Setup The Channel T ype Setup dialog win dow is de penden t upon the t ype of input selected in the Ch annel Setup window above . 5.1.3.1 Linear I nput For Linear Voltage and Current the dialog box is shown in right. For oth er input t ypes i[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 41 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 The resistor (or load) is c onnected like a 3 wire RTD – See Section 3.0 Insta llation . Use the O utput Low and High to scale t he resistance to the en gineering unit of choice. 5.1.3.3 Industrial Square Root Extraction The recorder accepts the same input t ypes for Industrial Square R oo[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 42 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5.1.3.5 Calcula ted Input Any of the e ighteen c hannels c an be a ca lculated channe l. A calcu lated channel g ets its v alue from a series of calculations, which m ay be based on one or m ore live channels. S etting a live input channel to be a calculated cha nnel will disable th e live i[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 43 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Test Dialog: This window enables you to test your calculation after the recorder has c om piled it. The original c alculation is shown in the top line. There are entry boxes to en able you to set actual values f or the chan nel variables. Onc e you ha ve e ntered data, pressing the Calculate[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 44 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Figure 5-9 Gated T imer Setup 5.1.3.6 Conditional Input Any of the eig hteen c hannels can be a conditional cha nnel. A conditional channel gets its value from a true or fals e test of conditions which ma y b e based on a live channel. Setting a live input c hannel to be a c onditional chann[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 45 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Figure 5-10 T otalizer Setup Ext. Reset Enable: T his is the Externa l Reset. If this box is che ck ed the timer will be reset by an external event via t he digital inputs Note: an optional digita l I/O card must be present in the system AND the designated input m ust be p rogramm ed as a ti[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 46 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Figure 5-12 Frequenc y Setup Reset Int rvl: This is the R eset In terval. T his is t he ti me in da ys, hours , m inutes and seconds between total resets when Auto Res et is check ed. T he example above will rese t the Total ever y 5 minutes. Reset Sync: If the Sync Enabled checkbox is check[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 47 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Calculator: This will bring up a calculator that al lows computations to ca lculate the scaling factors. 5.1.3.9.2 Pulse Coun t Select Pulse Count f rom the set up menu. T he options for Input and Output s caling and Negative Edge Triggering are as above. There is an additional setup s ettin[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 48 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Reset Pr int: W hen this box is check ed each time the total is reset, the inform ation will b e appended to the alarm /event log (tim e and total). Total Reset on Alarm: – If checked the Total will be reset by th e Alarm condition selected. In this case when Channe l 1 Alarm 1 is active, [...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 49 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5.2 Display Builder The Displa y Builder allo ws the user to custom ize the Graphical User Interf ace (GUI) or disp lay scr een using widgets to disp lay data in various ways. T he stand ard display on the recorder i s shown o n the r ight and consists of the T ask Bar at the bottom of the s[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 50 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Figure 5-2-3 Displ ay Builder W idgets are selected as follows: Place Digital displa y either f ull size (2x2) or ha lf size (2x1). Place Bar Graphs - horizontal full (6x1) or half (3x1) or vertical full (1x8) or half (1x4). Place Trends - hori zontal full (6x8), two- thirds (4x8) or half (3[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 51 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Figure 5-2-4 Rotate L ist Setup 5.2.3 Rotate List The Rotate List allows the user to decide which display views will be act ive. Under norm al viewing conditions, the user can r otate through the displa ys by pressing an ywhere on th e Task Bar where there is no button. Each time the T ask B[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 52 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5.3 Widgets A widget is a graph ic element that a user interacts with or is used to build graph ical user interfaces or GUIs. In the case of the rec order, the user cons tructs a GUI usi ng the Displa y Bu ilder using widgets. There are two basic types of widgets – Bars a nd Digital Displa[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 53 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Alarms: W hen the Active box is check ed the alarm s are acti ve for this channel (2) provided the Master Enable is s et. W hen not check ed the alarm s are deact ivated for th is channel. Pre ssing the A larms button opens the Alarm Setup dialo g windo w. T his allows chan ges to be m ade t[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 54 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5.3.2 Bar Graphs There are four t ypes of bar graph widgets, two horizontal an d two vertical with full s ize and half si ze version s of each. Up to 8 full si ze horizontal and 16 half size hori zontal bar gra phs can be place d on the GUI. Up to 6 full size vertical and 12 half si ze verti[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 55 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Scale: This is used t o c ustom ize the loca l scale on th e Bar C hart widget. In the above exam ple, the in put is a J T ype Therm ocouple which has an ac tual scale o f -346 to 2192 °F. For this bar chart it has been set to 0 to 150 to sho w m ore detail at the points of inter est. It ca[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 56 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Trends Trends are the most informative and c omplex of all the widgets. T rends s how multiple chan nels of data with respect to tim e. T he user can ha ve m ultiple trend displa ys with different combinations of chann els. Each channel can have its o wn scale or al l channels can share the [...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 57 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Figure 5-3-4 T rend Scale Setup 5.3.2.2 Trend Setup Trend setup can be done from the Displa y Builder or can be edited at any tim e b y double - tapping the scale of the Trend d ispla y. Double- tapping t he T rend display scale will po p up the Trend Scale S etup window as shown ri ght . Th[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 58 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Default Sca le: T he user can enter the Low Scale and High Scale values to use as the def ault scale. Delete: Delete this tre nd. Caution – this will rem ove the trend from the unit. Use Channel Scale: T his loads the preset channel scale f rom the channel setup conf igurat ion and makes i[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 59 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5.4 A larms A tota l of f ive Alarm s can be set f or eac h c hannel pr ogramm ed. T hese f ive Ala rms can be an y com bination of numerous Alarm types (lim its). The Alarm dead band (also known as hysteres is) and Alarm delay c an also be programm ed for each Alarm type. In addition a cust[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 60 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Alarms will als o ac tivate relay o utputs if this option is installed and set up. See S ection 5.5 D igital Inpu t/Output for details. 5.4.1 A larm Master Se tup A larm setup ca n be done th rough the Alarm Master Setup or can be done on an “as you go” basis through th e Channel Setup m[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 61 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Figure 5-4-2 Alarm Setup 5.4.1.1 Alarm Setup Pressing th e edit but ton a bove takes you to the individua l A larm Setup dialog window s hown below right. The window will sho w the default Channel and Alarm setup based upon entr y conditions – eg Channel 2 Alarm 1. T he user can change the[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 62 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Event Message: Enter a message in the entry box (up to a m aximum of 20 characters) that will be appended to the alarm/event log m essage if the check box to the lef t is checked. T his m essage w i ll also be appended to the em ail if the notif y box is checked (s ee above). Audio File: The[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 63 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Figure 5-5-1 Digital Out put Setup 5.5.1 Digital Output Setup To access the Digital Output Setup dialog windo w: Press the Utility Setup M enu icon on the bottom left of the T ask Bar. Then Pres s the Digital I/O Setup ic on which will br ing up the digital IO s election dialog sho wn left. [...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 64 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5.5.2 Digital Input Setup To access the Digital Input Setup dial og window: Press the Utilit y Setup Menu icon on the bottom left of the Task Bar. Press the Digital I/O Setup icon (left) and then select Digital Input button (belo w l eft) to launch the Di gital Input Setup dialo g window. Th[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 65 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Event M essage: Enter th e event m essage that will be print ed in the alarm event log (and the record ed file if enabled) in this Box. T he message m ay be up to 20 charac ters in length. Master Enable: W hen checked this allows external events to be recognized by the s y stem. W hen unchec[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 66 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5.6 Record Setup There are several wa ys to start a recording. The recording can be started m anually by the user, by an ext ernal event , b y an alarm event or on a tim e schedule. Each of these m ethods has to b e enabled in th e record setup as well as at the source (Di gital Input Setup [...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 67 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5.6.2 Media and Filename Media: Select the m edia and file nam e to record to. C hoices are:  CF Card which is the C om pact Flash c ard and is the recomm ended removable media.  Internal Memory is the optiona l intern al Secure Digital Card. It is effectively non removable.  USB HD[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 68 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5.6.5 Timed Record The unit can be set to start rec ording at a specific time and date a nd stop recording at a s pecific time a nd date. To do this check the Start Time c heckbox and set th e Date and T ime below it. If onl y the Start Time is check ed this will act lik e a delayed record s[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 69 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5.6.8 Media A larm The media alarm can be used to alert the user that the media is nearing capacit y and needs to be exchanged. The alarm needs to be setup be fore the enable checkbox is checked. T he setup of the m edia alarm s is similar to the setup f or any alarm . Enable Ch eckbox: If c[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 70 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5.7 System Ad mi nistrative Men u The Adm inistrative Menu i s entere d from the Utility Setup Menu b y pres sing t he icon sho wn at the right. This is a privilege d option and will po p-up a new set of icons as shown below: The icons have the fol lowing functions: Exit – Return to Utilit[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 71 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Web User M anagement – Allows the adm inistrator to add or rem ove web users. Deta ils Here Email Setup – Allo ws the administrator to set up email param eters. Details Here Set ActiveSync Passw ord – Allows the administrat or to set the pass word f or USB co nnection via ActiveSync. D[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 72 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Fig 5.7. 2 – S ystem Setup 5.7.1 Temperature Compensation This is the Ambient Temperatur e Compensatio n adj ust and is used to compensate for adverse environm ents when usi ng thermoc ouples. This feature is entered from the s y stem admin m enu by pressing the icon s hown right. At t he [...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 73 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5.7.2.2 Modbus Settings This is only applicab le if the s erial port option is installed in the unit. Modbus is a communication protoc ol which runs over R S232 (si ngle unit) or RS485 (multiple u nits). The ID uniqu ely identifie s the device in a multidrop environm ent and can be set from [...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 74 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 To change th e year – tap on it pull down iconwhich will pop up a calendar. S croll throu gh and s elect t he current date. Select the required da te form at from the pull down me nu – mm /dd/yyyy or dd/mm /yyyy. The time can be shown in 12 or 24 hour (militar y) form ats. Check the 24 H[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 75 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Activity Log: Check this box to enable the Activit y Log – this option tracks all change s m ade b y a user and is useful for FDA com pliance. Use the Exhib itor Software to pri nt Activity Log reports . Add: O nce us er, password, and other param eters are entered this button will ADD the[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 76 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5.7.6 Ne twork Settings Tapping the Ethernet IP Address Setti ng icon in the System Admin M enu (left) will bring up the Network IP Address di alog window. If you wish to specif y an IP address , enter the inform ation in the I P, S ubnet and Gat eway text boxes. Ch eck with y our IT person [...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 77 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5.7.8 SMTP Email Settings This allows the adm inistrator to set up the email. This feature is entered f rom the s y stem adm in menu b y pressing the icon sho wn right SMTP is Simple Mail T ransfer Protocol and is the st andard for email transmission across the Internet. The defaults for ema[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 78 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5.7.10 Regi stry The Registry opt ion allo ws the user to cl ear or save the registr y. T he Registry holds s ystem base setup values not in t he configuration file and needs to be saved if system setup changes h ave bee n m ade – for example recalibrating the stylus, or m ay need to be c [...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 79 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Figure 5.7.11 – La nguage Sc reen 5.7.11 Langua ges The languages option allows the us ers to custom ize the un it language f or the local countr y by loading preconfigured language fi les. This feature is e ntered from the s ystem admin m enu by pressing the icon shown right. This will br[...]

Section 5 – Rec order Setup Page 80 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Figure 5.7.12 – Ref lash File Dialog Once beyond this step T he f ile dialog box shown below r ight will appear. Select the m edia from the Media drop down box . Note t hat CF Card is t he c om pact f lash c ard - USB HD is the f ront USB port - USB HD2 is the rear USB port and Inte rnal i[...]

Section 6 - Comm unication Page 81 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 6. 0 CO MMUN ICATI ON There are various ways to comm unicate rem otely with the recorder. The Ethernet port can b e us ed to communicate o n a network or via the W orld W ide Web (Both HT TP and FTP protocols) . T here are various means of doing t his as simply as using a web bro wser, or using[...]

Section 6 - Comm unication Page 82 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 The rec order nam e is s hown in bo ld at the top of the page – “ Process Rec order”. If any channe l is in alarm this name will be in red as sho wn, otherwise it will be in blue. Each channel dat a is s hown as a digital p anel indi cator. The actual value is shown in the center in large[...]

Section 6 - Comm unication Page 83 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 6.2 Web Based FTP Man ager The “File Mana ger” Button bri ngs up th e FTP launch windo w. Note that y ou need inter net access to run the FTP File Manag er and the Java Engine must be present. C lick the big butt on to proceed. If internet access is not available you can ru n t he local R e[...]

Section 6 - Comm unication Page 84 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 The red numbers are used for referen ce purposes only and do not appear in th e actual browser window. The parts of th e screen are as follows: 1. Current local directory - Displays the full path of your current local directory on y our computer . It has the heading “Local File System” . To[...]

Section 6 - Comm unication Page 85 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 10. This is the connection to the J ava web site to allow download of the Java Engine that runs thi s program. It may be the only thing you see if Java is not installed. The FT P Manager allows for file m anipulation between the loca l PC (com puter) and the remote recorder . It functions m uch[...]

Section 6 - Comm unication Page 86 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 6.3 Ethernet Proto cols 6.3.1 OPC Server The Rec order supports T he OPC Stand ard (Open Connectivity over O pen Stand ards). It is a standard u sed to move real-ti me data from PLCs, DCSs, and other contr ol devices to HMIs and other di splay clients. The rec order i s compl iant with OPC Data[...]

Section 6 - Comm unication Page 87 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 6.3.2 Modbus Server The rec order supports Modbus TM RTU (Remote T erminal Unit) o ver Ethernet and optional RS485 interf aces. An RS485 interfac e will s upport up to 64 D ata R ecorders link ed to a si ngle com puter. Each of th e R ecorders will be identif ied by a uniqu e unit address (prog[...]

Section 6 - Comm unication Page 88 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Table 6.3.2.2 Holding Registers 4xxx (Use Function 3 to Access) 32 Bits Modicon TM Fo rmat Floating Point Writing to thes e registers has no effect Register # FUNCTION AND STATE Register # FUNCTION AND STATE 4361 Point 1 Data Lo w Word 4379 Point 10 Data Lo w W ord 4362 Point 1 Data High W ord [...]

Section 6 - Comm unication Page 89 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 6.4 USB Con nections The recorder can communicate via the r ear USB T ype B Slave port to a PC running W indows XP and Micro soft‟s ActiveSync™ which can be dow n loaded from the Microsoft W ebsite at http://www.micr osoft.com/windowsm obile/activesync/ac tivesync45.m spx Note that users wi[...]

Section 6 - Comm unication Page 90 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 6.5 Utility Programs The utility program s provide a m ethod of c ommunicati ng with the recorder to m ove data or contro l operation remotely. The program s are on th e CD that cam e with the un it. T o i nstall t he program s, insert th e CD in th e Drive (Windows based PCs) and it s hould au[...]

Section 6 - Comm unication Page 91 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 The program is launched from the desktop icon shown right or from the program s m enu. The program launches the windo w below: The red num bers are for reference only. T he software is intended for use with th e record ers only – it is specific to this task . T his FTP c lient is specificall [...]

Section 6 - Comm unication Page 92 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 5 Connect and Disc onnect buttons – will initiate the actual con nection to the record er . The button with the green dot is connect, th e one with the red d ot is disconnect. 6 Refresh button – this will update th e directory listings on th e local and rem ote windows . 7 Help button – p[...]

Section 6 - Comm unication Page 93 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 6.5.2 Remote Control There are t wo rem ote control program s available f or controlling th e recor der over t he Ethernet . Remo te Display is recomm ended if you are on the sam e net work as the recorder. Remote Manag er allows c ontrol of the recorder over a wide area net work (W AN) when th[...]

Section 6 - Comm unication Page 94 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 6.5.2.2 Remote Manager The Rem ote Man ager prog ram is installed from the sof tware installati on disk that came with the recorder . T his program will run on a W AN (W ide Area Network ) – over the Ethernet and will work through a Firewal l if th e fire wall is set up cor rectly. It will wo[...]

Section 7 - Instrum ent Care and Ma intenance Page 95 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 7. 0 IN STR UMENT CA RE A ND MA INTENA NCE 7.1 Touch Screen Care should be tak en with t he touch sc reen when handling th e unit. Sharp and hard objec ts ma y pierce the touch screen and dam age the display. Onl y use the stylus provided for s creen selection . Clean the scr[...]

Section 7 - Instrum ent Care and Ma intenance Page 96 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 for each channel . Current Cal RT D – Calibrate the unit ‟ s current ex citation source. Apply a 250 Ohm precision resistor. Doing this on one channel ca librates all chan nels. 1 Hz Cal – Calibrate the units frequenc y referenc e. Appl y a 1 Hz signal to chan nel 1, 6,[...]

Section 7 - Instrum ent Care and Ma intenance Page 97 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 one channel calibrates a ll chann els. Accept the “Ca libration Funct ion OK” popup d ialog. To calibrate anoth er range repeat from step 6.3.1.3. Calibrate al l or as m any ranges as you need. 7.3.1.4 Store Cal Once all the required ranges are calibrated, s elect “Stor[...]

Section 7 - Instrum ent Care and Ma intenance Page 98 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Select the c hannel to use in the Ch annel drop down m enu box (1, 6, 7 or 12) a nd s elect “1 Hz Cal” in the Calibration Function drop down m enu b ox. The Ra nge does n ot m atter. P ress the “ Set C han” button. A “Channel has been se t successf ully ” popup wi[...]

Appendix A - T echnical Specificatio ns Page 99 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 A PP ENDI X A – T ECHN IC A L S PECI FICA TIONS DISPLAY Display Type Color CCF L backlit Active Matrix T FT Liquid Crystal Display (5.6 inch) Q VGA with resistive analog touch screen c ontrol. Resolution Colo r 320 (H) X 234 (V) pixels. Display M odes Graphi cs (Trending vertica [...]

Appendix A - T echnical Specificatio ns Page 100 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 Thermocouple : Per ITS90 Res olution 0.1°C Thermoc ouple burnout detection - autom atic Type Range (°C) Accuracy (°C) Rang e (°F) Accuracy (°F) J -210 to -100 °C ±2.5 °C -340 to -150 °F ±5 °F -100 to 1200 °C ±1.5 °C -150 to 2190 °F ±3 °F K -270 to -100 °C ±2.5 ?[...]

Appendix A - T echnical Specificatio ns Page 1 01 0 9/11/2008 REV 0.99 RECORDING Recording Rates User programm able from 10 sam ples per second to 1 sample ever y 99 hours. Data Format Proprietar y encrypted format. User Fi le naming. Data Storage Capac ity Data stored in non- volatile RAM and recorded autom atically to Removable M edia Types Ind u[...]

Appendix B – D igital Input Voltage A djustm ent Page 102 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 A PP ENDI X B – D IGI T AL INP UT V OL TAGE A DJUSTME NT W A R NING TO ELIMIN A TE THE RISK OF SHOCK ENSURE TH A T THE M AINS C ABLE AND A LL CONNECTORS ARE REMO VED FROM T HE RECORDER BEFORE PROCEEDI NG . B.1 A NALOG MODULE: The analog input m odule accepts frequency[...]

Appendix B – D igital Input Voltage A djustm ent Page 103 09/11/2008 REV 0.99 B.2 D IGITAL IO MODU LE : The digital IO m odule acce pts 2 to 6 digital inputs de pending on op tions. By def ault these inputs are set up to accept input voltages from 12 to 24 volts dc. T he user c an change the input voltage r ange to 5 to 12 volts dc by moving jum [...]

WARRANT Y / DISCLAIMER OMEGA ENGINEERING, INC. warrants this unit to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 25 months from date of purchase. OMEGA Warranty adds an additional one (1) month grace period to the normal two (2) years product warranty to cover handling and shipping time. This ensures that OMEGA’s customers rec[...]

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