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User guide
100 mm graphics recorder
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EUROTHERM
Declaration of Conformity
Eurotherm Limited hereby declares that the above products conform to the safety and EMC
specifications listed. Eurotherm Limited further declares that the above products comply
with the EMC Directive 89 / 336 / EEC amended by 93 / 68 / EEC, and also with the Low
Voltage Directive 73 /23 / EEC
Signed: Dated:
Signed for and on behalf of Eurotherm Limited
Peter de la Nouger de
(Technical Director)
IA249986U580 Issue 1 Jan 2001
All rights are strictly reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, modified, or transmitted in any form
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Eurotherm Limited pursues a policy of continuous development and product improvement. The specifications in
this document may therefore be changed without notice. The information in this document is given in good faith,
but is intended for guidance only. Eurotherm Limited will accept no responsibility for any losses arising from
errors in this document.
100 MM GRAPHICS RECORDER: USER GUIDE
GRAPHICS RECORDER
USER MANUAL
LIST OF SECTIONS
Section Page
1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3 PROCESS VARIABLE DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4 SETTING UP THE RECORDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5 FILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
ANNEX A SPECIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
ANNEX B REFERENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
EFFECTIVITY
This manual refers to recorders fitted with software version 3.3. To determine the software version fitted to the re-
corder, the 'About' screen in the System menu may be accessed as described in section 4.6.5.
GRAPHICS RECORDER
USER MANUAL
LIST OF CONTENTS
Section Page
Safety Notes ....................................................................................................... 7
SYMBOLS USED ON THE RECORDER LABELLING .................................................. 7
1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 8
1.1 UNPACKING THE RECORDER ....................................................................... 8
2 INSTALLATION ................................................................................... 8
2.1 MECHANICAL INSTALLATION ...................................................................... 8
2.2 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 10
2.2.1 Signal wiring ....................................................................................... 10
CONNECTOR WIRING DETAILS ........................................................... 10
2.2.2 Supply voltage wiring ............................................................................ 11
LINE SUPPLY ........................................................................................ 11
LOW VOLTAGE SUPPLY OPTION .......................................................... 11
2.3 DISK INSERTION AND REMOVAL ................................................................. 11
3 PROCESS VARIABLE DISPLAY .............................................................. 12
TRUNCATION OF NUMERIC VALUES .................................................... 13
CURRENT CHANNEL ALARM ICONS .................................................... 13
3.1 STATUS BAR ................................................................................................ 13
3.1.1 Current access level ............................................................................. 13
3.1.2 Page name .......................................................................................... 13
3.1.3 Alarm indicators .................................................................................. 14
ALARM SUMMARY PAGE ..................................................................... 14
ALARM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................ 15
INSTRUMENT ALARMS ........................................................................ 16
CHANNEL ALARM ............................................................................... 17
CHANGE BATTERY .............................................................................. 17
3.1.4 Disk icon ............................................................................................. 17
3.1.5 FTP Icon .............................................................................................. 17
3.1.6 Configuration Locked indicator .............................................................. 17
3.2 NAVIGATION Keys ...................................................................................... 18
3.2.1 Key functions ....................................................................................... 18
MESSAGE LOG ................................................................................... 19
3.3 FIRST SWITCH-ON ....................................................................................... 21
3.3.1 Access to Configuration ........................................................................ 22
TEXT STRING ENTRY ............................................................................ 23
3.4 DISPLAY MODES .......................................................................................... 25
3.4.1 Vertical Trend display ........................................................................... 25
TIME CHANGE RECORDS .................................................................... 26
TREND HISTORY .................................................................................. 26
3.4.2 Horizontal Trend display ....................................................................... 28
3.4.3 Vertical bargraph .................................................................................. 30
3.4.4 Horizontal bargraph ............................................................................ 31
3.4.5 Numeric .............................................................................................. 32
3.5 OPERATOR NOTES ...................................................................................... 33
Cont...
Cont...
SAFETY NOTES
WARNING
Any interruption of the protective conductor inside or outside the apparatus, or disconnection of the
protective earth terminal is likely to make the apparatus dangerous under some fault conditions. Inten-
tional interruption is prohibited.
Note: in order to comply with the requirements of safety standard BS EN61010, the recorder shall have one
of the following as a disconnecting device, fitted within easy reach of the operator, and labelled as the discon-
necting device.
a A switch or circuit breaker which complies with the requirements of IEC947-1 and IEC947-3
b. A separable coupler which can be disconnected without the use of a tool
c. A separable plug, without a locking device, to mate with a socket outlet in the building.
1. Before any other connection is made, the protective earth terminal shall be connected to a protective conductor.
The mains (supply voltage) wiring must be terminated within the connector in such a way that, should it slip in
the cable clamp, the Earth wire would be the last wire to become disconnected.
2. In the case of portable equipment, the protective earth terminal must remain connected (even if the recorder is
isolated from the mains supply), if any of the I/O circuits are connected to hazardous voltages*.
3. The mains supply fuse within the power supply is not replaceable. If it is suspected that the fuse is faulty, the
manufacturer's local service centre should be contacted for advice.
4. Whenever it is likely that protection has been impaired, the unit shall be made inoperative, and secured against
accidental operation. The manufacturer's nearest service centre should be contacted for advice.
5. Any adjustment, maintenance and repair of the opened apparatus under voltage, should be avoided as far as possi-
ble and, if inevitable, shall be carried out only by a skilled person who is aware of the hazard involved.
6. Where conductive pollution (e.g. condensation, carbon dust) is likely, adequate air conditioning/filtering/sealing
etc. must be installed in the recorder enclosure.
7. Signal and supply voltage wiring should be kept separate from one another. Where this is impractical, shielded
cables should be used for the signal wiring.
8. If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer, the protection provided by the equipment
might be impaired.
* A full definition of 'Hazardous' voltages appears under 'Hazardous live' in BS EN61010. Briefly, under normal op-
erating conditions, hazardous voltages are defined as being > 30V RMS (42.2V peak) or > 60V dc.
Protective earth
USER MANUAL
1 INTRODUCTION
This document describes the installation, operation and configuration of a 100mm graphics recorder. The recorder
has the facility for FTP transfer and Remote viewer connection if the Ethernet option is fitted.
The recorder instrument time can be updated from a unicast (i.e. point-to-point) Simple Network Time Protocol
(SNTP) server and is also itself an SNTP server. SNTP time is based on elapsed seconds since 00:00 hrs on 1st Jan
1900 GMT and is affected neither by time zones nor by daylight saving. The relevant TCP port number is 123. See
sections 4.3.1 (Instrument configuration), 4.5.1 (Network Address configuration) and B6 in Annex B, for more details.
The recorder is despatched in a special pack, designed to give adequate protection during transit. Should the outer
box show signs of damage, it should be opened immediately, and the recorder examined. If there is evidence of dam-
age, the instrument should not be operated and the local representative contacted for instructions. After the recorder
has been removed from its packing, the packing should be examined to ensure that all accessories and documentation
have been removed. The packing should then be stored against future transport requirements.
2 INSTALLATION
Note: It is recommended that the rear face of the panel be centre-punched at suitable positions to locate the
tips of the case clamps. Otherwise, particularly on smooth surfaces, the clamps can 'wander' as they are
tightened, leading to inefficient clamping and possible damage to the recorder mounting slots.
The unit is inserted through the panel aperture from the front of the panel. With the weight of the recorder supported,
a panel clamp is inserted into each of the mounting slots (one each on the left- and right-hand sides). The jacking
screws are then tightened sufficiently to clamp the recorder into position. EXCESS FORCE SHOULD NOT BE
USED IN TIGHTENING THESE SCREWS.
2 INSTALLATION (Cont.)
137mm (5.4in)
144mm (5.67in)
110 mm (4.33 in )
View on right hand
side
(2.76 in)
70 mm
Mounting slot
(Left hand side)
Lift then pull to open Panel thickness
flap for mass storage (25.4mm (1 in) max) LTC = long terminal cover
access x STC = Short Terminal cover
138 x 138mm
(-0.0 + 1.0) 137mm
View on under side (5.4in)
5.44 x 5.44 in
(-0.00 + 0.04)
Panel cutout
Minimum recommended inter-unit spacing
Side clamps Top/bottom clamps
x = 15mm (0.6 inch) x = 10 mm (0.4 in)
y = 10 mm (0.4 in) y = 15mm (0.6 inch)
Vertical
a˚ b˚
Panel clamping
MAXIMUM INSTALLED ANGLE
a = b = 15 degrees max
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6
Cold
V+ V- I V+ V- I V+ V- I junction V+ V- I V+ V- I V+ V- I
V+ V- I V+ V- I V+ V- I
Attenuator Shunt
assembly assembly
+ -
±10 V dc + - + -
Thermocouples ±100 V dc DC milliamps
dc millivolts
V+ V- I V+ V- I V+ V- I V+ V- I
nc
com no
nc no
com
1 2 3
Contacts shown in 1 2
1 2 3 (+V) (0V)
power off/alarm (NC) (Com) (NO)
state
Figure 2.2.1c Relay wiring details Figure 2.2.1d Non-isolated TRS wiring details
LINE SUPPLY
The supply voltage to the recorder is terminated using an IEC socket which is connected to the mating plug at the rear
of the recorder. The recorder is suitable for use with all ac voltages between 85 and 265 V RMS (47 to 63 Hz), and
requires 60 VA max. power. For recorders without transmitter power supplies, supply voltages of between 110V dc
and 370V dc may also be used.
The disk slot is located below the recorder screen, and is protected by a flap as shown in figure 2.1, above.
In order to access the disk slot, the bottom of the central part of the flap is lifted (figure 2.3a) and then used as a han-
dle to pull the main flap open.
If a disk is already fitted, it is removed by pressing on the eject button (figure 2.3b).
Note: Before disk removal, archiving should be suspended (section 4.1) (wait for the green LED on the disk
drive to be extinguished), otherwise data might be lost.
The operator interface consists of a touch-sensitive screen, showing either process variable values in one of a number
of formats, or, showing configuration or operational details for use in setting up the recorder. This section (3) de-
scribes the process variable displays. Section 4 describes the Configuration displays.
Figure 3, below, depicts a typical trend display and gives details of the various areas of the display page.
Note: Dialogue boxes, message boxes etc. cause Process Variable displays to 'freeze' for as long as the box is
on display. Root and Option menus (amongst others) time-out (i.e. are removed from the display) after
approximately one minute. Messages, however, are displayed until the operator takes action to remove them.
It should be noted, especially, that several message boxes may be active at one time, but only the oldest one is
visible, until it is removed to reveal the 'next oldest' message, and so on.
Notes
1. For software versions 2.3 onwards, 32MB versions of the recorder come with four alarms per point, in-
stead of two per point as supplied with previous software versions. The System/About display can be
used establish what size of DRAM s fitted - see section 4.6.5.
2. 'Trigger' alarms do not display threshold marks or bars, or faceplate symbols.
d d
No
R indication
Deviation out scales
For Deviation alarms, R = Reference; d = deviation
Rate-of-change Rising
Rate-of-change Falling Faceplate symbols
Scale symbols
Table 3 Alarm symbols
This appears across the top of the display, and contains the items described below.
There are four access levels available (Logged out, Operator, Engineer and Service), and the current level is displayed
in this key at the top left hand corner of the display. Touching this key calls the root menu as described in section
3.2.1 (Key functions) below. If a user has been added in the 'Add User' part of the Security setup (section 4.4.3), then
the 'Full User Name' is displayed (truncated if necessary) instead of the access level.
Initially this shows the current group's descriptor. The name changes according to context for example 'Operator' or
'Config-Archive'.
This area of the display can contain up to four icons: Instrument alarm, Channel alarm, Battery change, Disk status.
Pressing this area of the screen calls a pop-up display (figure 3.1.3a) allowing the user to view messages to acknowl-
edge all channel alarms, or to display the Alarm Summary page. Also incorporated in this display is a slider control
allowing the user to optimise the display contrast for the local environment. For channel alarm symbols, refer to 'Cur-
rent Trace Alarm Icons', above.
Notes:
1. Alarms are always listed in Point/Alarm order with input channels first, followed by derived chan-
nels, totalisers and counters, if these options are fitted.
2 When the alarm source returns to its non-alarm state: Unlatched alarms are removed from the list
whether or not they have been acknowledged; latched alarms remain displayed until acknowledged.
See section 4.3.3 for a description of alarm types and actions.
3. There are no time or history components associated with the Alarm Summary. If Alarm messages have
been enabled in the relevant group's configuration (section 4.3.2), then alarm initiation/acknowledgement
times and dates can be found from the trend and trend history displays, described in section 3.4, or in
Message log, described in section 3.2.1.
4. If an alarm is active on a channel which is not included in either group, then although the channel alarm
symbol will flash, the alarm will not appear in the alarm summary pages.
Figure 3.1.3a Alarm and message options display and contrast control
ALARM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alarms can be acknowledged globally (all alarms), individually or on a group basis.
ALL ALARMS
To acknowledge all active alarms, touch (e.g.) the channel alarm icon at the top of the screen. From the resulting pop-
up menu, select 'Ack all Alarms', then finally, touch 'Yes' in the resulting pop-up confirmation box. Figure 3.1.3a,
above, attempts to show this process.
INDIVIDUAL ALARMS
Individual alarms are acknowledged from the alarm summary page by touching the relevant item (highlights yellow),
then touching 'Yes' in the resulting pop-up confirmation box. Figure 3.1.3a, above, attempts to show this process.
GROUP ALARMS
For recorders with multiple groups, alarms can be acknowledged on a group basis by calling the alarm summary page
for the relevant group, then pressing the Root menu Options key (section 3.2), the 'Ack Group Alarms' key and finally,
'Yes' in the resulting pop-up confirmation box. Figure 3.1.3b, below, attempts to show this process.
Engineer
Alarm Summary
1 (1)
Root menu
Water temp 1a 60.0000 68.5277 C
2 (1) Water temp 1b 30.0000 23.4531 C
2 (2) Water temp 1b
Home Operator
10.0000 15.7773 C
3 (1) 0il pressure 250.0000 260.3425PSI
4 (1) Transfer File 15.3678
Yes No
INSTRUMENT ALARMS
This indicator appears, flashing, if any of the following alarms are active. The Instrument alarm summary page, de-
scribed above, allows the user to view any such alarms.
Archive failed -(message) Message explains archive failure - due to disk being missing, write protected,
faulty, full etc.
Battery-backed RAM cleared This message appears if the battery has failed, and the unit has been switched off.
Channel failure Indicates a hardware failure in the input channel circuit
Channel error Indicates a hardware failure in the channel circuit or in the internal CJ temperature
measurement
Clock failure Internal clock was corrupt at power up, or the time has never been set. Can be
caused by battery failure, in which case the battery icon will also be visible. The
error is cleared by setting the time and date. Server time forced to 00:00 1/1/1900.
Floppy disk worn Appears if a number of attempts had to be made before write to the disk was suc-
cessful. No data is lost, but the disk should be replaced as soon as is practicable.
Floppy disk corrupt This appears if all attempts to write to the disk fail. In such a case, some data may
be lost. If the damaged area of the disk is in the system part of the disk, it might
appear to the recorder that it is unformatted, and the disk icon will disappear. The
disk should be replaced immediately.
FTP Primary Server Failure This error is set if the recorder fails, after two attempts, to establish communica-
tions with the primary server as defined in Archive Configuration (section 4.3.5).
After the second attempt has failed, the Secondary server is tried.
FTP Secondary Server Failure This error is set if the recorder fails, after two attempts, to establish communica-
tions with the secondary server as defined in Archive Configuration (section 4.3.5).
See also 'FTP Primary Server Failure, above.
Insufficient non-volatile memory... There is insufficient memory available for the configuration. Sometimes caused by
the use of the Rolling Average maths function.
Internal flash: \user\ required repair Error found (in the internal file system) at power-up, and corrected.
Internal flash: \system\ required repair Error found (in the internal file system) at power-up, and corrected.
Internal flash: \history\ required repair Error found (in the internal file system) at power-up, and corrected.
Maths Channel failure Appears, for example, if the divisor of a divide function passes through zero.
Network boot failure The recorder is unable to establish connection with the bootP server. This might be
caused by, for example, cable failure, network hardware failure, etc.
Recording failure - (message) Message explains recording failure e.g. file error, internal overflow etc.
Removable media failure This error is set if the disk is corrupt, wrongly formatted etc. Becomes active only
when an Archive is attempted.
Removable media full Floppy disk or PC card full. Becomes active only when an Archive is in progress.
SNTP server failure This alarm is set if:-
a) the year received from the server is < 2001 or > 2035 or
b) the configured SNTP server cannot be accessed
Time synchronisation failure Set if 5 or more 'Time change events' are caused by the SNTP server within 24 hrs.
A 'Time change event' is defined as occuring whenever the recorder time is found
to be more than 2 seconds different from the server time. The alarm does not ap-
pear until 24 hours after the first of the five-or-more Time Change events occurred.
CHANNEL ALARM
This red 'bell' indicator appears if any channel is in alarm. The symbol is illuminated continuously if all alarms are
acknowledged or flashes if any active alarm is unacknowledged. Refer to ALARM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, above,
for details of how to acknowledge alarms.
Note: If a point is in alarm, but not enabled in either group, the point's alarm symbol will behave as described
above, but the alarm will not appear in the Alarm Summary displays. Such channels can be acknowledged
only by using Ack All Alarms as described in section 3.1.2, above.
CHANGE BATTERY
This flashing indicator first appears when the battery voltage indicates that the battery is approaching the end of its
useful life. The indicator continues to flash until the battery is replaced (Annex B, section B3.2). The indicator does
not appear if the battery is not fitted.
This shows the free space available on the disk. The disk icon appears soon after a disk or data card is inserted. Only
archiving activity is indicated; during archiving, the central area of the disk icon flashes green, regularly. No other
disk activity is indicated.
This area of the icon flashes
green/white during archive
(or is solid red at remote viewer).
99%
Figure 3.1.4 Archive activity indication
Note: When seen via Remote Viewer,, the green flashing area of the disk appears as a solid red area during
archive activity.
For those recorders fitted with Ethernet option, the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) icon appears to the right of the disc
icon position, whenever transfer activity is taking place.
This symbol appears only when the Remote Viewer software is being used, in the following situations:
1. Whilst units are 'synchronising' configuration changes
2. Whilst configuration is taking place. If the reconfiguration is taking place at the host pc, then the symbol appears
at the target instrument, and vice-versa.
These keys allow the user to perform various context-related tasks such as to access the recorder configuration, to
archive data etc. In addition to this, left and right arrow keys or open/close folder keys appear where relevant.
Engineer
Close folder Used, where appropriate, to recall the previous (higher level) display page.
Open folder Used, where appropriate, to call a further (lower level) display page.
Left cursor Used to navigate backwards through a text string, when editing.
Right cursor Used to navigate forwards through a text string, when editing.
Root Calls the 'Root Menu' as shown.
Root menu
Goto View: Group 1 Home Operator
Alarm Summary Message Log
File
Vertical Trend Horizontal Trend Goto Group
Figure 3.2.1 Root key menu and Goto View and Goto Group menus
MESSAGE LOG
The Root menu/Goto View/Message log key calls the first Message Log page for the current group to the screen, as
shown in figure 3.2.1c, below. Alternatively, Message Log can be selected from the Alarm & Message options menu,
(section 3.1.3) and in this case, if there are multiple groups, the user selects a 'Group' for the Message Log display
from a pop-up (Goto Group) menu.
If there are more messages than can be displayed in the height of the screen, a scroll bar appears to allow 'hidden'
messages to be displayed.
Messages are retrieved from the history files in batches of 100 messages. If there are more than 100 messages, 'Ear-
lier messages..' appears after the hundredth message. Touching 'Earlier messages..' calls the option menu, and touch-
ing 'Earlier messages..' in this menu, calls the next batch of 100, and so on. If applicable, operating 'Later messages..'
/ 'Later messages..' calls the previously displayed 100 messages.
As can be seen from the figure, the list of messages can be 'filtered' both by type and by time. For example, setting
the message type to 'Alarm' and the period filter to 'Last Day' excludes all messages except alarm messages which
have occurred within the previous 24 hours.
13:36:25
Engineer
Group Name 28/01/04
System
28/01/04 11:19:57 Maths Channel Failure
28/01/04 11:19:57
Alarms Power Up
28/01/04 10:55:36 Alarm(s) Ackd 2(1) 2(2)
Power Up
28/01/04 10:48:14 Alarm(s) off 2(1)
General Alarm(s) off 1(1)
28/01/04 10:39:03
28/01/04 10:20:16
BatchesEngineer,Overheat on turbine - system..
28/01/04 10:19:57 Alarm(s) on 1(1)
Logins
28/01/04 10:10:42 Alarm(s) on 2(1)
SigningsMaths Channel failure
28/01/04 09:09:12
28/01/04 11:19:57 Power Up
Audit Trail
All Messages
PERIOD FILTER
This picklist allows the user to select one of the following to define the period of time that the message list is to en-
compass:
All History, Last Month (28 days), Last Week, Last 3 Days, Last Day or Last Hour,
OPTION MENU
Touching a message (highlights yellow) calls the Option Menu* as shown in figure 3.2.1d, below.
13:36:25
Engineer
Group Name 12/02/02
Option
11/02/02 11:19:57 Maths ChannelMenu
Failure
11/02/02 11:19:57 Power Up
Note
11/02/02 10:55:36 Alarm(s) Ackd 2(1) 2(2)
11/02/02 10:48:14 Alarm(s) off 2(1)
Enter History
11/02/02 10:39:03 Alarm(s) off 1(1)
11/02/02 10:20:16 Engineer,Overheat on turbine - system..
Full Details
11/02/02 10:19:57 Alarm(s) on 1(1)
11/02/02 10:10:42 Alarm(s) on 2(1)
Earlier messages..
11/02/02 09:09:12 Maths Channel failure
Earlier messages..
* The option menu can also be called by touching the option key. In this case:
a. Enter History calls the current Trend History display, as described in section 3.4.1, and
b. Because no message is highlighted, the 'Full Details' key is not enabled,
Notes:
1 Selecting 'Enter History' whilst either 'Earlier Messages' or 'Later Messages' is highlighted calls the cur-
rent History page.
2 If the Option Menu has 'timed out' leaving a message highlighted, and the option key is operated, then
this is equivalent to reselecting the message.
When power is applied the recorder initialises, and once this process is complete, the home page is displayed. It is
unlikely that this will contain any useful information because the input channels will not, as yet, have been configured
to suit the type of input signals being applied to them, as described in section 4.
Notes:
1. There is no on-off switch associated with the recorder
2. Date, time and the message 'Power Up' are printed on the chart each time power is applied to the re-
corder, followed by date, time, Config Revision, Security Revision - see 'About' (section 4.6.5)
3. A red line is drawn across the width of the chart at power up.
1 Once the recorder has initialised, touch the Root key, followed by 'Login'. Touching the 'Logged out' field in the
resulting display, calls the access level picklist as shown in figure 3.3.1a.
2 Press 'Engineer' to call the Password request page.
3 Touching the blank Password area calls the keyboard display (see figure 3.3.1b).
4 Touch <Numeric><1><0><OK> to enter the password '10'. The screen reverts to the 'Home' page.
5 Operation of the Root key followed by a touch on the Operator key calls the top level page allowing access to the
Archive, Save/Restore, Config, Security, Network*, and System areas described in section 4 below.
Login
Select the required access level and enter the password if
required.
User Logged out
Logged out
Operator
Engineer
Service
Cancel
Note: The figure above shows 'Login by user list'. If the Security Manager option is fitted, an alternative
procedure (Login by user ID) is possible. See section 4.4.2 (Management) for details.
When editing existing text strings, the existing text string appears highlighted, and will be replaced in its entirety by
the first character entered. To avoid this, the left arrow key can be touched to 'unhighlight' it.
Immediately below the keyboard are six keys with the functions listed below. When active, the background colour
changes to yellow for as long as the key is active.
Shift* Once the shift key has been pressed, the next-entered letter appears as a capital; subsequent letters are in
lower case.
Caps* When pressed, all subsequent letters appear as capital letters until the Caps key is operated again
BSpc This backspace key deletes character to the left of the cursor.
Ovr If selected, the next-entered character replaces (overwrites) the existing character to the right of the cursor
position. If not selected, the next-entered character in inserted into the existing text string at the cursor posi-
tion.
Ok Used to save the new text string and to return to the page from which the keyboard was called.
Cancel Causes a return to the page from which the keyboard was called without saving the new string.
*Note: The character on each display key is always a capital letter, whether or not the actual character being
entered is in capitals or lower case.
Cursor keys
Text string
(all * for password) **
Q W E R T Y U I O P
A S D F G H J K L
Z X C V B N M \ .
Text String
a
α β Γ δ
ε η θ µ π Σ τ φ Ω
Text String
7 8 9
4 5 6
The 'E' key is used when
1 2 3 entering exponents
0 E . ,
Text String
! " $ % ^ & * ( )
- _ + = { } [ ] : ;
| ' 3 2
The display modes described below allow process values (input channels, totalisers etc. - known collectively as
points) for the current group to be displayed as vertical or horizontal 'chart' traces (Trend modes), as bargraphs (verti-
cal or horizontal) or as numeric values. The display mode associated with the home page is Group 1, Vertical Trend
when dispatched, but any of the other display modes can be selected as the home page in Configuration/Views - sec-
tion 4.3.4. The current display mode can be changed using the Root menu\Goto View key. The Home key returns the
user to the Home page from anywhere in the Operator or Configuration pages in the recorder.
This (default) display (figure 3.4.1b) shows each point in the display group as though it were being traced on a white
chart. (It is possible to display on a black 'chart' instead, by selecting Dark Trend Background in Configuration/
Views). In either case, some thought should be given to trace colours selected in channel configuration. When se-
lected, dark background applies both to vertical and horizontal trend display modes for both Groups.
One of the channels is said to be the 'current' or 'scale' channel. This channel is identified by its diamond shaped pen
icon and by its descriptor, digital value and scale being displayed on a 'current-channel faceplate' across the full width
of the chart. Faceplates for all the group channels can be displayed, by using the Faceplates On/Off key in the option
menu. If selected On, faceplates (showing colour, descriptor, digital value and units) for all the group's channels ap-
pear either above the current channel's faceplate (one or two points in group) or at the right hand edge of the screen
(three or more points in the group). If there are more than six points in the group, a scroll bar also appears allowing
hidden faceplates to be viewed.
Each channel in the display group becomes the 'current' channel, in turn, for approximately 10 seconds – i.e. the chan-
nels are cycled-through, starting with the lowest numbered channel. Once the final channel in the group has been
displayed for 10 seconds, the lowest numbered channel is returned to and the sequence repeats. This scrolling process
can be stopped using the Channel Cycling key in the Option menu.
To select a particular channel to be the current channel, the relevant pen icon can be touched. To cycle through the
channels manually, the faceplate area is touched repeatedly until the required channel is reached.
If a channel is included in the display group but its status is 'not good' for some reason, then its pen icon is hollow.
Option Menu
Note
Faceplates On/Off
Channel Cycling On
Enter History
Note: Changes from standard time to daylight saving time and back again are not 'green lined' in this way
TREND HISTORY
Trend history, allows the user to view the history of the display group. The maximum amount that can be recalled
depends on a number of factors, including how many points are configured, how rapidly the traces are changing and
so on. At a recording rate of 20mm/hour (see group configuration - section 4.3.2), with all channels configured, a
minimum of 30 day's worth of traces is available for viewing, provided that the group contents are not re-configured
during this period (in which case, the history starts at the end of the re-configuration). The amount of trace visible on
the screen depends on the recording rate - the higher the rate, the less trace is visible at any one time.
Notes
1 Trend history is not available for groups with 'Recording Enable' disabled (Group configuration - section
4.3.2).
2 Channel cycling is inhibited in Trend History Mode. To increment the current channel, touch the
faceplate.
3 Group faceplates are not displayed in History Mode.
4. With A/B switching selected, traces are displayed with the 'A' or 'B' span/zone, colour settings etc. ob-
taining at the cursor time. See sections 4.3.2, 4.3.3 and 4.7 for more details of A/B switching.
To enter Trend History, the Root Menu Options key can be used (as shown in figure 3.4.1), or the trace area of the
screen can be continuously touched until the screen blanks prior to re-drawing. A 'Preparing History, please wait' mes-
sage appears whilst the re-drawing calculation is taking place. Although tracing stops whilst trend history mode is
active, no data is lost - Process Variable values are still saved in the recorder memory and alarms are still scanned-for
and any associated action taken.
The History display is similar to the real-time trend display, with the addition of a slider control and up and down
keys for selecting that part of trend history which is to be displayed. The controls are used as follows:
1 Touching the up/down key causes the record to move an incremental amount.
2 Holding the up/down key continuously, causes continuous movement.
3 Touching the bar above or below the slider causes a page-height shift.
4 Touching and dragging the slider, whilst observing the time/date display, allows the user to select the section of
history exactly.
On first entry to the History mode, the channel value and the time and date shown in the faceplate are those at the top
edge of the chart. Touching the screen causes a cursor to appear at point of screen contact. This cursor can be
touched and dragged up and down the screen to provide a reference point on the current trace. The displayed value
date and time refer to the cursor intersection with the current channel. To return to real-time trending, the Options key
in the root menu is operated, followed by 'Exit History'.
13:39:12
Engineer
Group Name 06/12/01
99%
Channel 2
Root menu Group
68.82 C
Home Operator Current channel faceplates
faceplate; Touch/ 13:31:02 Channel 3
release to incre- 06/12/01 1 or 2 points -
File OFF C faceplates
ment channel
appear above
Goto View Goto Group Channel 4 current channel
Touch pen icon to faceplate.
select that channel 56.57 C
Login 06/12/01 13:21:02 Alarm(s) off 2 (1)
Options
06/12/01 13:19:04 Alarm(s) on 2 (1) Channel 5 For more than 6
13:17:42 points, a scroll
06/12/01 15.66 C bar appears
Option Menu
Channel 6
Note
41.35 C
Faceplates On/Off
Channel Cycling On
Enter History
Value at cursor
Root menu time/date Press bar to
move one
Home Operator pageful
13:31:02
File 06/12/01
Press
Goto View Goto Group Cursor arrow keys
to move Move slider
Login Options
06/12/01 13:21:02 Alarm(s) off 2 (1) minimum to required
06/12/01 13:19:04 Alarm(s) on 2 (1) amount date/time
13:17:42
06/12/01
Option Menu
Note
Exit History
Figure 3.4.1b Typical Vertical Trend display (faceplates enabled) and trend history mode display
This display (figure 3.4.2a) is similar to the Vertical Trend display described above, except that the traces are pro-
duced horizontally rather than vertically.
12:03:27
Engineer
Group Name 29/01/04
Channel 1 21.2613 ˚C
35.00
12:00:52 12:02:12
29/01/04 29/01/04
0.000
29/01/04 12:02:20 Alarm(s) off 2 (1)
One of the channels is said to be the 'current' or 'scale' channel. This channel is identified by its pen icon being dia-
mond shaped rather than triangular as for non-current channels. If a channel is included in the display group but its
status is 'not good' for some reason, then its pen icon is hollow. Each channel in the display group becomes the 'cur-
rent' channel, in turn, for approximately 10 seconds – i.e. the channels are cycled-through, starting with the lowest
numbered channel. Once the final channel in the group has been displayed for 10 seconds, the lowest numbered chan-
nel is returned to and the sequence repeats. This scrolling process can be stopped using the Channel Cycling key in
the Option menu.
As well as the normal faceplate above the 'chart', showing the current channel's descriptor and its digital value, a
bargraph representation of the current channel's value together with a scale showing the low and high range values for
the channel appears to the right of the chart. Touching the faceplate or the bargraph* causes the current channel
number to increment. To select a particular channel to be the current channel, the relevant pen icon can be touched. In
either case, the bargraph and the background colour of the channel descriptor takes the colour of the current channel.
Time and date are printed on the 'chart' immediately to the right of alternate vertical grid lines, and it is these grid
lines to which the printed time relates.
There is no horizontal trace Trend History function - touching the 'chart' for a few seconds (or using the Root menu
Options key, then 'Enter History') calls the vertical trend history page described in section 3.4.1, above.
*Note: For 'zoned' points (section 4.3.3), the bargraph must be touched within the scale area to increment the
channel.
Below the 'chart', is a message bar, containing the latest message. If there is more than one message, an arrow head
icon appears near the right hand end of this message bar, and if this appears, then touching the message bar calls a
pop-up box (figure 3.4.2b) in which all relevant messages are displayed.
View Messages
29/01/04 12:02:20 Alarm(s) off 2 (1)
29/01/04 12:00:22 Alarm(s) on 2 (1)
29/01/04 11:16:04 Alarm(s) 0ff 1 (1)
29/01/04 10:28:49 Alarm(s) on 1 (1)
Ok
This display mode shows the Process Variable (PV) values as vertical bars. Faceplates containing digital values and
alarm data appear above the bars for one or two points, or at the right hand side of the screen (as shown below) for
three or more points. Faceplates can be switched on and off from the Root menu/Options menu display.
Operation of the Root menu Options key calls the Option menu display for this display page, allowing faceplates to be
selected on or off. This feature is available for vertical trend and vertical bargraph displays only.
09:32:45
Engineer Group Name 29/01/04
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Channel 1
65.91 ˚C
Channel 2
48.09 ˚C
Channel 3
41.87 ˚C
Channel 4
40.48 ˚C
Channel 5
83.73 ˚C
Channel 6
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 18.86 ˚C
09:36:42
Engineer Group Name 29/01/04
100.00 100.0000 100.0000 100.0000 100.0000 100.0000
This display mode shows the Process Variable (PV) values as horizontal bars with digital values and alarm data dis-
played, as shown in figure 3.4.4. Trend History mode is not available from this display mode.
10:39:38
Engineer Group Name 29/01/04
Channel 1 14.59 ˚C
0.00 100.00
Channel 2 36.0256 ˚C
0.0000 100.0000
Channel 3 38.3237 ˚C
0.0000 100.0000
Channel 4 69.9240 ˚C
0.0000 100.0000
Channel 5 32.0654 ˚C
0.0000 100.0000
Channel 6 88.2337 ˚C
0.0000 100.0000
3.4.5 Numeric
Numeric display mode shows the Process Variable (PV) values as digital values. The format (which is automatically
selected) is based on the number of channels in the display group. Figures 3.4.5a and 3.4.5b, show typical examples
of the one column (up to four channels) and two column versions (five or six channels) of this display mode, respec-
tively. Within each version, the process variable display areas expand or contract to fill the screen. Trend History
mode is not available from this display mode.
.
11:19:30
Engineer Group Name 99%
02/01/01
Channel 1
12.21 C
Channel 2
23.32 C
Channel 3
34.43 C
Channel 4
45.54 C
11:00:24
Engineer Group Name 99%
02/01/01
Channel 1 Channel 2
12.34 C 23.45 C
Channel 3 Channel 4
34.56 C 45.67 C
Channel 5
56.78 C
It is possible for the user to enter a note, of up to 60 characters, from any display page. Each note is associated with
the current display group and becomes a part of that group's history. The notes appear on vertical and horizontal trend
displays only, although they can be entered in any display mode (but not during configuration).
The note appears on the chart, preceded by the date, time and current login name e.g.
12/09/01 10:32:43 Frederick Bloggs, New Spray nozzles fitted to Line A, Tube 1.
To enter a note:
1. Press the Root menu Option key, then the 'Note' key
2. Touch the Operator Note area of the resulting pop-up display.
3. Enter the required string of up to 60 characters (spaces are also counted as characters) using the pop-up keyboard
display. Press Ok when finished.
4. View the message and
a press the Ok button to enter the note OR
b re-touch the text area to edit the note OR
c press the Cancel key to quit note entry.
Faceplates On/Off
Channel Cycling On
Enter History
Note
Operator Note
Ok Cancel
Note: Operator Notes should not be confused with similar messages, appearing as the result of a 'Job' action.
Such messages are described in Section 4.3.7 of this manual.
As described in the 'Access to Configuration' (section 3.3.1) above, the setting-up of the recorder is divided into the
following areas:
Archive Section 4.1 - Allows manual archiving of data to disk or (if the Ethernet option is fitted) to a remote
host (FTP transfer).
Save/restore Section 4.2 - Allows new configurations to be created and saved, and saved configurations to be 're-
stored'.
Config Section 4.3 - This is the major channel/alarm/option etc. area of configuration.
Security Section 4.4 - Allows passwords to be entered and edited and allows the Engineer-level password
holder to enable/disable areas of configuration to Operator-level password holders. New users can be
added, with their own user names, passwords and access level permissions.
Network Section 4.5 - This area sets up the IP address/host names etc. used in FTP transfer, Remote Viewer and
SNTP applications (if the Ethernet option is fitted).
System Section 4.6 - Allows:
Time and date functions to be set and edited (including daylight saving start and finish dates, time
zones etc.)
Display language to be chosen
Option key codes to be entered
Inputs to be adjusted.
System contains an 'About' screen describing the software/hardware status of the recorder.
Section 4.7 describes the various job categories available to the user
Note: In all the following descriptions, if a change is made to a menu item, then the item text changes from
black to red, until it is 'saved'.
4.1 ARCHIVE
Note: The archiving functions described below can also be initiated by job action - see section 4.7.12
This allows the user to initiate data transfer, to a mass storage medium such as a floppy disk, for all groups with 'Ar-
chive to Media' enabled (Group configuration - section 4.3.2), by touching the relevant archive period key (e.g. Last
Day').
Archiving starts as soon as the selection is made, and cannot be stopped until completed, unless the Cancel Archive
key is operated, in which case the archive will be stopped after a confirmatory message has been responded to. The
Cancel key is active only if 'Archiving Control' is enabled in Security/Access (section 4.4 of this manual). If archiv-
ing is enabled for more than one group, a warning message appears.
Selection of 'Bring Archive Up To Date' causes the recorder to select whichever of the Last Hour/Last Day etc. cat-
egories is appropriate to bring the archive up to date. Figure 4.4.1 shows the archive to disk menu.
Archive All
Suspend Archiving
Cancel Archive
If the disk becomes full before archiving is complete, archiving pauses and a pop-up request appears, asking for the
disk to be replaced. If this request is not responded-to within 10 minutes of its appearance, archiving is aborted,
Unattended archiving can be paused by the user (e.g. to change disks without losing data) by operating the 'Suspend
Archiving' / 'Resume Archiving' button. Any archiving in progress is allowed to complete before the 'Suspend Archiv-
ing' request takes effect. Transfer activity is indicated in the 'Archive transfer' window. Should the disk become full,
the user will be prompted to replace it with a different one.
Below the selection buttons are a number of status windows relating to the mass storage medium.
If automatic archiving is active (section 4.3.5), then this and the manual archive will operate on a first come-first
served basis. Some files will be saved twice in such a circumstance, the later archive's files overwriting any earlier
archive's files which have the same name.
This allows archiving of recorder files, for all groups with 'Archive via FTP' enabled, to a remote computer, connected
(using the RJ45 telephone type connector at the rear of the recorder) either directly, or via a network . 'Archive via
FTP' is enabled/disabled as part of (Group configuration - section 4.3.2)
In order to carry out a successful transfer, details of the remote host must be entered in the Archive section of the
'Config' menu (section 4.3.5).
Figure 4.1.2 shows the archive menu for remote archiving. The Archive last hour/day etc. keys allow the user to de-
termine which files are to be archived. Selection of 'Bring Archive Up To Date' causes the recorder to select which-
ever of the Last Hour/Last Day etc. categories is appropriate in order to bring the archive up to date. The 'Last
Archive' window shows the time and date of the previous archive. The Archive Transfer window shows archive status
as 'Active' or 'Inactive'.
Archive Save/R.. Config Security Network System
Archive All
Cancel Archive
Additionally, a user on a remote PC has full viewing capabilities, can extract recorder files at any time, and can access
those items of recorder configuration that are associated with the user's login. For successful connection, 'Connect
from Remote' must be enabled and the 'Remote user name' and 'Remote password' must be defined in one of the ac-
counts (all in the Security access menu (section 4.4.1)).
Notes:
1. In order to view history files when accessing the instrument remotely, the recorder's address, the 'Remote
user name' and the 'Remote password' must be supplied to an FTP client such as PC Review or
Microsoft® Internet Explorer.
2. When accessing files using Microsoft® Internet Explorer, the address (URL) field can be in one of two
forms:
a ftp://<instrument IP address>. This allows the user to log in as the anonymous user (if the instru-
ment has any account with 'Remote user name' set to 'Anonymous' and a blank password).
b ftp://<user name>:<password>@<instrument IP address> to log in as a specific user.
3. For IE5 users only: Microsoft® Internet Explorer displays, by default, history files only. To exit the
history folder, either uncheck the Tools/Internet Options/Advanced/Browsing/"Enable folder view for
FTP sites" option, or check the Tools/Internet Options/Advanced/Browsing/"Use Web based FTP" option.
As shown in figure 4.2a, touching the Save/Restore key calls the picklist: Save, Restore, New, Text, Import/Export
user Linearisation.
Restore
User Linearisation 1) UserLin1
File Name
File Name userlin
Import Export
Where a file name is required, then, if the displayed file name is suitable, operation of the 'Save', 'Restore', 'Import' or
'Export' key will initiate the action. If, instead, a file name has to be entered, this is carried out as follows:
Touching the file name window causes a pop-up menu to appear, giving a list of 'Volumes' in the Flash memory or on
the floppy disk (if inserted). Figure 4.2b shows an imaginary Volume contents list, displayed by touching the name
'user', then operating the 'open folder' key. (See section 5, below for more details). Once the correct folder is open,
either select an existing file, or enter a new file name, by touching the FileName window and entering the name using
the pop-up keyboard(s) as described in section 3.3.1 above. Operation of the Save or Restore key initiates the action.
\user\ Hide
4.2.1 Save
Touching this item allows the current configuration to be saved in the recorder's memory. Files saved in this way are
not in a 'readable' format and are used only for archive /security purposes or for transfer to another, similar, recorder.
4.2.2 Restore
Touching this item allows the user to select or type-in a previously saved configuration file name, which will then be
used as the current configuration. Touching the 'Restore' key completes the operation. Tick boxes allow one or more
of Configuration Data, Security Data (note 3), Network Data or Screen Data to be chosen to be restored.
Notes
1 Screen data relates to faceplate status for vertical trend and vertical bargraph display modes.
2. If archiving is in progress when a 'Restore' is requested, the Restore operation will be delayed until the
archive is complete (maybe several minutes). If required, the 'Cancel Archive' key can be used to speed
up the restore process, at the cost of losing the archive data.
3. If 'Centralised Security' is active (part of Security Management configuration - section 4.4.2) 'Security
Data' is not selectable (either for 'Restore' or 'New' (below)).
4.2.3 New
Touching this item causes the factory entered default configuration to be loaded for use, or for editing. Operation of
the New/Default key completes the operation. Tick boxes allow one or more of Configuration Data, Security Data
(note 3, above), Network Data or Screen Data to be chosen to be restored. (Screen Data relates to faceplate status for
vertical trend and vertical bargraph display modes.)
4.2.4 Text
This is identical to the 'Save' function described above, but the configuration is saved in ASCII format, and can be
transferred to a computer and read, printed etc. as required. It is not possible, using this means, to modify the con-
figuration and then re-load it.
The Import Linearisation feature allows linearisation tables to be imported either via the floppy disk, or if the Remote
Viewer option is fitted,directly from the host PC.
Touching the User Linearisation field allows the user to select which of 'UserLin1' to 'UserLin4' is to contain the im-
ported file.
Touching the File Name field, calls a popup menu similar to that shown in figure 4.2b. This allows the user to select
the table to be imported.
Note: Imported linearisation tables will not become effective until after the next configuration 'Apply'
operation
Similar to 'Import user Linearisation, above, the Export Linearisation feature allows linearisation tables created in the
recorder to be exported either via the floppy disk, or if the Remote Viewer option is fitted,directly to the host PC.
Note: If an exported linearisation table is to be used in a recorder with software version prior to version 2.2, it
must be exported in Numeric format (i.e. not in Scientific format).
4.3 CONFIGURATION
Touching this key calls the top level configuration pick list: Instrument, Groups, Channels, Views, Archive, Events,
Messages, etc. as shown in the overview figure (figure 4.3).
When making changes to the configuration the name of each changed parameter is displayed in red (instead of the
normal black) until the 'Apply/Discard' key has been operated. For example, in channel configuration, if a thermocou-
ple were to be changed from Type J to Type K, 'Lin Type' would appear in red, until the Apply key was operated.
Should an attempt be made to leave configuration with unsaved changes, a warning message appears, allowing the
user to apply the changes, to discard the changes or to return to configuration (Cancel).
Config
Data has been modified
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Normal Display 100 %
Saver Display 50 %
Instrument
Config\Channels (Section 4.3.3) Config\Instrument Save After 1 Minutes
Select channel Groups (Section 4.3.1) Modbus Address 1
Channel Number 1) TurbineTempA number Modbus Security Disabled = Disabled
Value 5.003 Unadjusted Channels
Off, T/C, mV,V, mA, Comms Channel Timeout 0 s
Input Type Thermocouple RTD, Ohms, Digital,
Comms or Test Views Preset Hour 12
Lin Type Type K
4.3 CONFIGURATION (Cont.)
0 %
Ack Message
Zone Low Group Select Instrument or group
Scope TurbineTempA
Zone High 100 %
These fields appear Group 1) Group 1 Select group for display List of all available points
Numeric Select Numeric or only if Scope = 'Group' mode enable TurbineTempB
PV Format Scientific (input channels, maths
Display Enabled TurbineTempC
4 Choose the channels, totalisers etc.).
Max Decimal Digits Home Page Horizontal Bargraph Home display
Colour 26 Vertical Trend mode for the Etc.
selected group
Alarm Number 1 Select: alarm number or for instrument
Select: Off, Horizontal Trend Apply Discard
Enable Off Unlatched,
Latched,
Vertical Bargraph
Job Number 1 Trigger Horizontal Bargraph
Category No Action Select Job
action Numeric Page
Apply Discard
Apply Discard
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Archive Save/R.. Config Security Network System Compression Normal Select: Normal or High
User Guide
Flash Size 2 . 7 5 Mb
For previous items Shortest Trend History G r o u p 1
see sheet 1 Config\Archive Duration 7 . 2 8 Days
(Section 4.3.5) Disk Select 'Disk' or
Show Disk settings 'Remote' settings
Archive
Archive to Media None Select: Hourly, Daily, Weekly,
Monthly or Automatic
Events
On Media Full Overwrite Select: Overwrite or Stop
Config\Events (Section 4.3.6)
Messages Media Size 1.38 Mb
User Linearisations Event Number 1) Event 1 Select 1 to 6 Disk Archive Capacity 3 . 5 7 Days
Software options Source 1 Alarm on Group Select source 1 Media Full event limit 100 %
Maths
Maths......... Options section 3 On Group 1) Group 1 Make source 1 sub selection (if any)
Apply Discard
4.3 CONFIGURATION (Cont.)
Totalisers... Options section 4 Totalisers Source 2 Point Alarm Select source 2 Remote
Counters.... Options section 5 Counters On Math 12 Make source 2 sub selection (if any)
Compression Normal Select: Normal or High
Timers........ Options section 6 Alarm 2 Make sub-sub selection (if any)
Timers Flash Size 2 . 7 5 Mb
Emails...... Options section 11 Select source inversion or not
Source 1 Sense Source 1 Shortest Trend History G r o u p 1
Emails Select logic combination: Only, AND,
Operator And OR, NAND, NOR, XOR. Duration 8 . 7 1 Days
Config\Options Options Source 2 Sense Not Source 2 Select source inversion or not
Show Remote settings
(Section 4.3.9) Descriptor Event 1 Select archive interval
Archive to Remote None
Job Number 1 Select: 1 or 2
Fitted channels 6 Ftp File format Binary Appears only if CSV option fitted
Category No Action Select Job Category
Remote path / r e c o r d e r / G r o u p 1
Events 6
Apply Discard Primary remote host 0.0.0.0
Totalisers 6
Primary login name a n o n y m o u s
Counters 6 Primary password * * * * *
Timers 6 Retype password * * * * *
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Apply Discard
INSTRUMENT NAME
Allows the entry of an alphanumeric name for the recorder, up to 20 characters long. See section 3.3.1 for text entry
techniques.
NORMAL/SAVER DISPLAY
Allows normal and 'saver' display brightnesses to be defined. Defaults are Normal = 100%; Saver = 50%.
SAVE AFTER
The number of minutes (between 1 and 99 inclusive), which are to elapse after a screen operation, before the screen
brightness changes from 'normal' to 'saver'. Default is one minute.
MODBUS ADDRESS
Allows a Modbus address of between 1 and 247 to be set up for the unit when it is acting as a Modbus slave.
PRESET HOUR
Enter an hours number between 0 and 23 for use with Clock Job - Preset clock.
PRESET MINUTE
Enter a minutes number between 0 and 59 for use with Clock Job - Preset clock.
Note: See section 4.7 for a description of recorder jobs, and section 4.5.1 for further details of time synchro-
nisation.
This section allows the user to define, for each group, the following:
a Group trend speed/interval
b Group recording speed/interval
c Group descriptor
d Group content
e Chart grid divisions
The production of alarm messages and the saving of group data to Flash memory, to removable mass storage medium
(e.g. floppy disk) and/or to remote computer (FTP transfer) can also be enabled / disabled from this menu.
Descriptor Group 1
A/B Switching
Trend Speed 1,200 mm/hr
Trend Interval 1 s
Select None. Linear, Log (if
Grid Type From Point option fitted) or 'From Point'.
from Channel 1
Field(s) vary with selected
Recording Enable Grid Type
Etc.
Apply Discard
GROUP NUMBER
Allows group 1 or group 2 (if fitted) to be selected for configuration
TREND UNITS
Allows mm/hr or inches/hour to be selected for the 'chart' speed. Automatically converts the trend speed field below.
DESCRIPTOR
Allows the group name to be edited. See section 3.3.1 for text entry techniques.
A/B SWITCHING
If enabled, this function allows alternative values for Trend speed/interval and Recording speed/interval to be entered.
'A' values are used during normal operation. 'B' values are switched to by job action, as described in section 4.7
If A/B switching is enabled, a second Trend Speed /Interval value can be entered. Trend Speed/Interval 'A' is used
during normal operation. Trend Speed/Interval 'B' is switched to by job action, as described in section 4.7
GRID TYPE
Grid type allows the chart grid type to be defined for the group being configured. This is not necessarily related to
channel scale (section 4.3.3), unless 'From point' is selected, when the grid matches the scale of the selected point.
NONE
No chart grid is traced.
LINEAR
The chart grid is linear, with the major and minor divisions defined by the fields Grid Divisions - Major and Minor,
which appear if 'Linear' is selected as grid type.
Figure 4.3.2b, below, defines major and minor divisions.
LOG
This menu item appears only if the Log Scales option is fitted.
The chart grid is logarithmic, with the number of decades being selected in the 'Grid Decades' field which appears if
'Log' is selected as Grid Type. Figure 4.3.2b gives an example.
FROM POINT
This allows the chart grid to be aligned with the scale of a particular 'pont', selected in the 'from' field which appears if
'From Point' is selected as 'Grid Type'
Five major divisions
Linear scale
Linear scale
Three decades
RECORDING ENABLE
This tick box allows the logging of this group's data to the Flash memory to be enabled or disabled.
When disabled:
a The Recording speed/interval fields, described below, do not appear.
b Display trends are not preserved when changing 'Views'.
Note: If one or more Recording Jobs (section 4.7.9) are set to act on a group, then the group will be recorded
only whilst the job is active, and only if Recording is enabled for the group.
If A/B switching is enabled, a second Recording Speed /Interval value can be entered. Recording Speed/Interval 'A' is
used during normal operation. Recording Speed/Interval 'B' is switched to by job action, as described in section 4.7.
For recorders with two groups, changing the contents of one group may affect the Trend History Duration of the other
group. This happens because the recorder attempts to store, as nearly as possible, the same amount of history for both
groups, regardless of how many points there are in each group.
For an 'empty' group, the Trend History Duration is displayed as '0' Days
Note: For recorders with two groups, it is recommended that only one group be set up for automatic archiv-
ing. This is because history files are typically 400kB in size, and this limits the number of files that can be
saved, to a 1.4MB floppy disk, to three. If more than one group is set up to archive, and if 'Overwrite' strat-
egy is selected, then it is likely that data for one of the groups will be lost. If an attempt is made to set up
more than one group for archiving, the following message appears:
'Not recommended to archive more than 1 group to floppy disk due to limited space - see manual'
ALARM MESSAGE
This box allows the printing of alarm on and off messages on the 'chart' to be enabled (cross) or disabled (no cross) as
required. Alarm messages appear on the trend display and in PC Review in the form HH:MM:SS Alarm ON n/m and
HH:MM:SS Alarm OFF n/m, where 'n' is the relevant channel number and 'm' is the alarm number (1 or 2).
ACK MESSAGE
This tick box allows the printing of alarm acknowledgement messages on the 'chart' to be enabled (tick) or disabled
(no tick) as required. Acknowledge messages appear on the trend display and in PC Review in the form HH:MM:SS
ALARM ACKNOWLEDGE
Alarms are acknowledged as described in section 3.1.3.
GROUP CONTENTS
This appears as a number of tick-boxes, to include the ticked items in, or to exclude non-ticked items from, the group,
as required. Each group may contain any or all of the measuring channels, maths channels (if fitted) and totalisers (if
fitted), but only the first 36 will be displayed.
Figure 4.3.3a below, shows a typical configuration menu. The actual fields that appear depend on what input type is
selected, what linearisation type is selected, and so on.
Notes
1. Numeric values (e.g. 'input low') can be up to 10 characters including decimal point
2. Refer to section 3.3.1 for numeric and text entry techniques.
Example: A type J thermocouple is used to measure a temperature range of 100 to 200 degrees Celsius. This thermo-
couple output is transmitted to the recorder by a 4 to 20 mA transmitter, for display as an efficiency value between 0
and 100%. In such a case, the following values would be set up:
Note: The following description shows all possible fields. The recorder itself edits the list and shows only
those fields appropriate to the setup so far. For example, the 'Shunt' field appears only for mA input type.
CHANNEL NUMBER
The current channel and its descriptor are displayed. Touching the window area allows another channel to be selected
for configuration.
VALUE
This field shows the current value of the selected channel along with either 'Unadjusted' or the time and date of adjust-
ment.
INPUT TYPE
Select thermocouple, millivolt, Volt, milliamp, RTD, Ohms, Digital (not channel 1),Slave Comms or Test as input
type. Slave Comms must be selected if the channel is to be written-to via Modbus TCP..
LIN TYPE
The following linearisation tables are available as standard:
Linear, square root, x3/2, x5/2, UserLin1 to UserLin4 (see section 4.3.8 for details).
Thermocouple types B, C, D, E, G2, J, K, L, N, R, S, T, U, NiMo/NiCo, Platinel, Ni/NiMo, Pt20%Rh/Pt40%Rh
Resistance thermometer (RTD) types Cu10, Pt100, Pt100A, JPT100, Pt1000, Ni100, Ni120, Cu53.
For input ranges, accuracies etc. associated with the above thermocouple/RTD tables, see the specification section
(Annex A) of this manual.
INPUT LOW
Enter the lowest value to be applied to the input terminals (e.g.4.00).
INPUT HIGH
Enter the highest value to be applied across the input terminals (e.g. 20.00).
SHUNT
Allows a shunt resistor value to be entered for input type = mA. Commonly used values are 100 ohms and 250 ohms.
Note that shunt resistors are connected to the input connector. The recorder cannot detect whether a shunt is fitted, or
if one is, what value it has. Therefore it is the responsibility of the user to ensure that the ohmic value of any shunt
fitted matches the shunt value entered in this field.
RANGE LOW
Enter the lowest value of the required linearisation range (e.g. 100)
RANGE HIGH
Enter the highest value of the required linearisation range (e.g. 200)
RANGE UNITS
Selectable from degrees Celsius, degrees Fahrenheit, Kelvin or Rankine.
SCALED
This box allows the user to select low and high values and units for a scale.
SCALE LOW
Enter the scale value to correspond with input range low (e.g. 0).
SCALE HIGH
Enter the scale value to correspond with input range high (e.g. 100).
SCALE UNITS
Enter up to five characters of unit descriptor (% RH for example).
Note:
User lineariation table units.
The Range Units selection box can be used to set user linearisation table units to temperature units (˚C for
example).
To enter custom units instead, 'Scaled' must be selected. Scale low and scale high must be set to range low
and range high respectively. The required units string is then enterd in the Scale Units text entry box.
OFFSET
Allows a fixed value to be added to or subtracted from the process variable. Recorder accuracy figures no longer
apply if an offset is included.
SCALE TYPE
This field allows 'None', 'Linear' or (if the Log Scales option is fitted), 'Log' to be selected as scale type. For linear
scales, the number ofmajor/minor scale divisions can be selected. This does not affect the 'chart' grid divisions, which
is set up as a part of Group configuration (section 4.3.2).
NONE
Channels with Scale Type selected to 'None', appear with no scale information in any display mode.
LINEAR
Channels with Scale Type = Linear, appear with scale information in all display modes (except numeric). The number
of major and minor divisions can be selected from subsequent fields. Examples are shown in figure 4.3.3b, above.
LOG
This menu item appears only if the Log Scales option is fitted.
Channels with Scale Type = Log, appear with logarithmic scales. These scales have major divisions at each decade
boundary, and (space permitting), minor divisions for mantissa values 2 to 9. Examples are shown in figure 4.3.3b,
below. Because of the nature of logarithms, neither negative values nor the value 0 can be used as scale 'zero'.
Scale = Linear:
Major divisions = 5; Minor divisions = 5
Channel 1 16.6441V
0.00 200.00 400.00 600.00 800.00 1000.00
5 minor
divisions
Note that minor divisions and
Scale = Log; 1 to 1000000 intermediate scale-values
Number format = Numeric appear only if space allows
Channel 1 16.6441V
1.00 10.00 100.00 1000.00 1000000.00
FILTER
For 'noisy' slowly changing signals, damping can be used to filter noise so that the underlying trend can be seen more
clearly. None, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 or 256 seconds can be selected.
Input
95% Recorder
response
3x
Damping
Effect of damping on step
change in input signal
BREAK RESPONSE
For thermocouples and other low level inputs (i.e. input voltages less than 150mV), the recorder can be made to re-
spond in one of the following ways, if a break in the input circuit is detected.
None trace drifts with the input wiring acting as an aerial.
Drive hi trace placed at full scale
Drive lo trace placed at scale 'zero'
INTERNAL
Internal CJC is by means of an RTD connected across pins 11 and 12 of the input board connector.
REMOTE
'Remote' is selected if the cold junction temperature is to be Break Response None
measured by an external device connected to the instrument. Cold Junction Type Remote
An extra picklist appears which allows the user to select any Remote CJ Temp from Channel 3 ˚C
input or maths channel to act as the cold junction temperature Descriptor Furnace1 Temp
DESCRIPTOR
Allows a text string of up to 20 characters (including spaces) to be entered for the channel descriptor. (E.G. 'Turbine 2
tempA').
A/B SWITCHING
If enabled, this function allows alternative Span, Zone and Trace Colour values to be entered. 'A' values are used
during normal operation. 'B' values are switched to by job action, as described in section 4.7
SPANNED
This box, when selected, allows span low and high values to be entered. For example, in an input range of 0 to 600
deg C, it may be that the temperature range between 500 and 600 degrees is of most interest. In such a case, setting
span low to 500 and span high to 600 will cause the recorder to display only that part of the input range, and this will
fill the zone width which is selected next, effectively magnifying the area of interest.
If A/B switching is enabled, a second set of span low and span high values can be entered. 'A' values are used during
normal operation. 'B' values are switched to by job action, as described in section 4.7.
ZONE
This allows the portion of the chart which the channel occupies to be defined in terms of percent, where the left edge
of the chart is 0% and the right hand edge is 100%. For example, setting a low value of 50 and a high value of 100
causes the channel trace to be confined to the right hand half of the chart.
If A/B switching is enabled, a second set of zone low and zone high values can be entered. 'A' values are used during
normal operation. 'B' values are switched to by job action, as described in section 4.7.
PV FORMAT
This allows the PV value, alarm setpoints, hysteresis values etc. to be displayed as normal numeric values (Numeric)
or in 'Scientific' format (Scientific). When 'Scientific' is selected, values are displayed and entered as a decimal
number between 1 and 10† (the mantissa), followed by a multiplier (the exponent). E.G. to enter a value of
1244.5678, the value entered would be 1.2445678E3, where 3 represents the number of places that the decimal point
must be shifted to the left in order to convert the value to a number between 1 and 10†. To enter a value of
0.0004196, the entry would be 4.196E-4.
† Notes
1. Strictly this is a number less than 10, as 10 would be 1.0E1.
2. There must be at least one number after the decimal point.
COLOUR
Allows the trace colour to be selected from a colour chart. Each of the 56 available colours is displayed with a
number, and it is this number which is entered. The background colour to the selection box changes to the selected
colour.
If A/B switching is enabled, a second colour selection can be entered. Colour 'A' is used during normal operation.
Colour 'B' is switched to by job action, as described in section 4.7
ALARM NUMBER
Allows an alarm to be selected for configuration. (One or two for 16MB DRAM recorders; one to four for 32MB
versions.)
ENABLE
Allows the alarm to be defined as Off, Unlatched, Latched or Trigger
Off Alarm is disabled and the remainder of the alarm configuration is hidden.
Unlatched Unlatched alarms become active when the trigger source becomes active and remain active
until the source returns to a non-active state.
The indicator is on (flashing before acknowledgment - steady after acknowledgement) until
the alarm clears.
Alarm messages are printed if enabled in group configuration.
Latched Latched alarms become active when the trigger source becomes active and remain active until
the alarm is acknowledged AND the trigger source has returned to a non-active state.
The indicator is on (flashing before acknowledgment - steady after acknowledgement) until
the alarm has been acknowledged AND the trigger source has returned to a non-active state.
Alarm messages are printed if enabled in group configuration.
Continuous jobs remain active only whilst the alarm trigger source is active. I.E. the job
finishes when the alarm clears, whether acknowledged or not.
Trigger When triggered all associated jobs are initiated, and continuous jobs remain active until the
alarm clears. There is no alarm indication, and no messages are printed.
TYPE
This field appears only when the alarm Enable is not selected Off. Each alarm can be defined as absolute high, abso-
lute low, deviation-in, deviation-out, rate-of-change rise or rate-of-change fall.
Absolute High As shown in figure 4.3.3d, an absolute high alarm becomes active when the channel value exceeds the
threshold value. The alarm remains active until the channel value falls below (Threshold minus hyster-
esis). If a dwell value is defined, the alarm does not become effective until this dwell time has been ex-
ceeded.
Absolute Low As shown in figure 4.3.3d, an absolute low alarm becomes active when the channel value falls below the
threshold value. The alarm remains active until the channel value exceeds (Threshold + hysteresis). If a
dwell value is defined, the alarm does not become effective until this dwell time has been exceeded.
Deviation in As shown in figure 4.3.3e, a deviation-in alarm becomes active whenever the channel value enters the
band: Reference ± Deviation. It remains active until the channel value leaves the band: Reference ± (De-
viation + Hysteresis). If a dwell value is defined, the alarm does not become effective until this dwell
time has been exceeded.
Deviation out As shown in figure 4.3.3e, a deviation-out alarm is active whenever the channel value leaves the band
Reference ± Deviation. It remains active until the channel value enters the band: Reference ± (Devia-
tion - Hysteresis). If a dwell value is defined, the alarm does not become effective until this dwell time
has been exceeded.
Rate of change As shown in figure 4.3.3f, rate of change alarms become active whenever the signal value changes by
more than a specified amount within a specified period. If a dwell value is defined, the alarm does not
become effective until this dwell time has been exceeded. An averaging period can be set to remove the
effects of sudden, but short-lived changes, such as noise spikes on the signal.
Note: Alarm icons appear at the display, as described in section 3 of this manual.
PARAMETERS
Figures 4.3.3d, e and f illustrate the following terms for the different alarm types.
Threshold For Absolute alarms, this defines the value (in engineering units) at which an alarm is triggered. The
alarm also returns to its non-active state at this value unless a threshold value has been set, If a dwell
value is set, the alarm does not become active until this dwell time has elapsed.
Hysteresis Defines a 'deadband' (in engineering units) to eliminate spurious triggering if the signal value is hovering
around the trigger point. The deadband lies:
Below Absolute High thresholds
Above Absolute Low thresholds
Outside the deviation band for Deviation-in alarms
Inside the deviation band for Deviation-out alarms.
Dwell Allows a dwell period to be entered in seconds. The alarm does not take effect until this period has ex-
pired. If an alarm clears before the dwell period has expired, the alarm is ignored.
Reference For Deviation alarms, this is the central value of the deviation band.
Deviation For Deviation alarms, this value defines the width of the deviation band, each side of the reference value.
I.E. the total width of the deviation band is 2 x Deviation value.
Amount For Rate-of-change alarms, this value defines the amount by which the signal value would have to
change, within the 'Change Time' period (below), in order for the alarm to become active.
Change Time For Rate-of-change alarms, this selects the time period (Per second, Per minute, Per hour) within which
the change in signal value must exceed the Amount value (entered in the preceding field) in order for the
alarm to become active.
Average time For rate-of-change alarms, this allows an average period to be entered for signal smoothing.
EXAMPLE
Threshold = 100 units; Hysteresis = 5 units
A high alarm becomes active when its input rises
above 100 and remains active until its value falls
below 95 units. A low alarm becomes active when
its input falls below 100 units, and remains active
until its input rises above 105 units.
Hysteresis Hysteresis
Input signal Threshold
Hysteresis: no Hysteresis: no
Dwell: 0 secs Dwell: 0 secs
D D D D D D D D D D D D
Hysteresis: no Hysteresis: no
Dwell: D secs Dwell: D secs
Hysteresis: no Hysteresis: no D D D D
Dwell: D secs D D D D Dwell: D secs
A rate-of-change alarm is active if the channel value changes by more than 1 amount unit in less than 1 time
unit. Dwell delays the alarm on time. Averaging removes the effects of spurious 'spikes'.
JOB NUMBER
Only Job 1 is available
CATEGORY
Select the required job to be carried out when the channel is in alarm (e.g. Drive relay. See section 4.7 for Jobs de-
scription.
WHILE/ON
Allows the action of the job to be selected as:
1. whilst active, whilst inactive or whilst unacknowledged or
2. on becoming active, on becoming inactive or on acknowledgement
according to job type.
Figure 4.3.3g, below, shows the various actions graphically. For 'While unacknowledged' and 'on acknowledgement'
settings, two cases are shown, one where the alarm goes inactive before acknowledgement; the other where the alarm
is acknowledged whilst the alarm is still active. The coloured (shaded) areas show the duration for which continuous
jobs run; the down arrows show trigger points for 'one-shot' jobs. See section 3.1.3 for details of how to acknowledge
alarms.
Active Active
Alarm trigger Alarm trigger
Inactive Inactive
Acknowledge Acknowledge
On acknowledgement
While unacknowledged (latching alarm)
(latching alarm)
On acknowledgement
While unacknowledged Job goes inactive even if Job triggers even if alarm
(non-latching alarm)
(non-latching alarm) alarm not yet acknowledged not yet acknowledged
Acknowledge Acknowledge
On acknowledgement
While unacknowledged Job goes inactive even if Job triggers even if
(latching alarm) alarm still active
(latching alarm) alarm still active
On acknowledgement
While unacknowledged
(non-latching alarm)
(non-latching alarm)
ALARM MESSAGES
Alarm on/off and alarm acknowledge message printing on the chart can be enabled/disabled as a part of 'Group con-
figuration' described below. Alarms are acknowledged by touching the (flashing) alarm icon at the top of the screen,
then touching the 'Ack all Alarms' key followed by the confirmation 'Yes' key (section 3.1.3).
This part of the recorder's configuration allows groups to be set up (individually or globally) to include the various
display modes described in section 3.4, above.
When enabled, display modes become selectable in the Root 'Goto View' menu.
Home Group and Home Page picklists allow a group and display mode to be defined for display when the Home key
is pressed in the Root menu.
Apply Discard
HOME TIMEOUT
The recorder returns to the specified home page after the timeout value of minutes has elapsed since the last touch on
the display. Timout action is inhibited if a configuration is incomplete (there are changes which have not been 'Ap-
plied'), or if a system-generated message (e.g. 'Clock Failure') is on display. User displays (e.g. Root menu) are time-
out after approximately 50 seconds.
A value of zero disables the time-out function. Valid entries are between 1 and 99 minutes
HOME GROUP
This picklist allows a particular group to be selected for display when the root menu 'Home' key is pressed.
SCOPE
The remaining items of Views configuration can be selected to act globally (Instrument) or to act on individual groups
(Group). When 'Instrument' is selected, enabled display modes appear in all groups' Root 'Goto View' menu (Figure
4.3.4b). When 'Group' is selected, each group can be set up with its own active display modes.
For the particular group on display, the Root menu 'Goto View' key used to select the required display modes from
those which have been enabled. Display modes which are not enabled are 'greyed' in this menu..
GROUP
This field appears only if 'Scope' is set to 'Group', and allows each group to be selected for display configuration. For
other items of Group Configuration see section 4.3.2.
DISPLAY ENABLED
This field appears only if 'Scope' is set to 'Group', and allows the selected group to be enabled or disabled for display.
When enabled, the group can be displayed by using the 'Root menu/Goto Group/Group N' selection. When disabled,
the group is 'greyed' in the 'Root menu/Goto screens/Group N' selection. It is not possible to disable the Home group.
HOME PAGE
Allows a particular display mode to be selected as the default display, either for all groups (Scope = instrument) or on
a group-by-group basis (Scope = group).
Engineer
Root menu
Goto View: Group 1 Home Operator
Vertical Trend Horizontal Trend
File
Vertical Bargraph Horizontal Bargraph
Goto View Goto Group
Numeric Page Alarm Summary
This allows an archive strategy to be set up for saving data to disk or (if the Ethernet option is fitted) to a remote PC.
The disk strategy includes archive period, disk full operation, compression factor and an estimate of how much ar-
chive period is left in the recorder memory and on the disk. The recorder uses a dedicated area of its Flash memory as
an archive data buffer; data is written to the disk or remote PC only when required, rather than continuously.
If the CSV option is fitted, then files can be archived in Comma Separated Values (CSV) format and/or the standard
Packed Binary (uhh) format. CSV format files are not as secure as Packed Binary format files are.
In order to carry out a successful remote archive, details of the remote host must be entered both in this Archive sec-
tion of the 'Config' menu, and in Network configuration (section 4.5). Further, the current access level must have
'Connect from remote' enabled in the Security/Access menu (section 4.4.1).
Apply Discard
Remote path / r e c o r d e r / G r o u p 1
Primary remote host 0.0.0.0
Primary login name a n o n y m o u s
Primary password * * * * *
Retype password * * * * *
Secondary remote host 0.0.0.0
Secondary login name a n o n y m o u s
Secondary password * * * * *
Retype password * * * * *
Apply Discard
COMPRESSION
Select Normal or high compression. 'Normal' compresses the data but still provides an exact copy. 'High' compresses
more, but channel values are saved only to 1 part in 108 resolution.
FLASH SIZE
Allows the size of the Flash memory to be viewed by the user.
If both groups have the same Shortest Trend History Duration, Group 1 is displayed.
Note: Trend history duration depends on many factors, as described in Group Configuration (section 4.3.2).
above.
SHOW
This allows the fields which are to appear below 'Show' to be applicable to disk (Disk Settings), or to the setting up of
a remote host path for archiving purposes (Remote settings). The following descriptions contain all the fields which
may appear in either menu.
ARCHIVE TO MEDIA
None Archive to disk is initiated by the operator (section 4.1)
Hourly Archive to disk occurs on the hour every hour
Daily Archive to disk occurs at 00:00* hrs each day
Weekly Archive to disk occurs at 00:00* hrs every Monday
Monthly Archive to disk occurs at 00:00* hrs on the 1st of each month
Automatic The recorder selects the slowest out of Hourly, Daily, Weekly or Monthly, which is guaranteed not to
lose data. This is calculated according to which of the trend history buffer or the disk is the smaller. The
recorder assumes that the disk is 'empty' when making these calculations.
*Note: Archive times are not adjusted for Daylight Saving hour changes. Thus if the archive is set to 'daily',
'weekly' or ' monthly' then, during 'Summer Time', the archive will occur an hour late (i.e. at 01:00 hrs. instead
of midnight).
Notes
1. The maximum number of history files (total for both groups) is 750 per directory.
2. When in 'Overwrite' mode, the recorder will overwrite only those files which it has itself created. Thus, if
a disk is inserted which contains history files from another recorder, these cannot be overwritten. The file
names are of the form UUU....UUUIIIIIIFFGGSSSSSS, where IIIIII represent the lowest three
bytes of MAC address of the recorder which created the file (see section 4.5.1). It is not possible for the
user to delete files created by another instrument (i.e. one with another MAC address).
MEDIA SIZE
For Disk Settings only, allows the size of the Disk to be entered, for user information only. This item is not saved as
part of the configuration.
ARCHIVE TO REMOTE
*Note: Archive times are not adjusted for Daylight Saving hour changes. Thus if the archive is set to 'daily',
'weekly' or ' monthly' then, during 'Summer Time', the archive will occur an hour late (i.e. at 01:00 hrs. instead
of midnight).
REMOTE PATH
For Remote settings only:
The route to a folder or directory on the remote host, set up as a part of that host’s FTP configuration
CSV OPTION
This allows archive files to be transferred in comma-separated-values (CSV) format to disk or a remote host PC via
FTP).
Compression Normal Binary format only
Flash Size 1 3 . 2 5 Mb
Shortest Trend History G r o u p 1
Duration 1 9 . 0 2 Days
CSV include Values
CSV include Messages
CSV include Header details
CSV include Column headings
CSV Date/Time format Text
CSV use Tab delimiter
Show Remote settings
Archive to Remote Hourly
Ftp file format Binary and CSV
Remote path / r e c o r d e r / G r o u p 1
Primary remote host 0.0.0.0
Primary login name a n o n y m o u s
Primary password * * * * *
Retype password * * * * *
Secondary remote host 0.0.0.0
Secondary login name a n o n y m o u s
Secondary password * * * * *
Retype password * * * * *
Apply Discard
CSV format is a standard open-file format for numeric data. A simple ASCII-based format, it is readable by a wide
range of PC applications as well as being suitable for direct import into many commercial databases. CSV files have
the extension '.csv'.
Note: CSV is ASCII based, and cannot interpret Unicode characters. Some characters available to the user
will therefore be displayed incorrectly in CSV files.
If 'CSV' or 'Binary and CSV' is selected, a number of extra checkboxes appear. Figure 4.3.5c above shows a typical
menu page. Figure 4.3.5d, below, shows the effects of enabling the CSV checkboxes, with the exception of 'CSV
use Tab delimiter' the use of which is as follows:
For example, in some countries, the decimal point is represented by a full stop (period), whilst in other areas, a
comma is used. In order to avoid confusion between the comma as a decimal point and the comma as a separator, a
different separator is used, usually the semicolon.
The instrument automatically chooses a separator suitable for use with the 'Locale' selected in System Configuration
(section 4.6.2). 'CSV Use Tab delimiter' allows the user to override this choice, and force the instrument to use tabs as
separators. This can be particularly useful when moving the data from one locale to another.
A1 = Instrument
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O
1 Instrument Name= Distil temp Serial Number 9921 Software Version
3.3 Timezone= GMT
2 Mac Address00:AB:8D:80:26:C0 Language= en Country= GB
3 Group Name Tank Temps
4 Tank1 Temp1 Low= 0 High= 40 -C
5 Tank1 Temp2 Low= 0 High= 40 -C Include header
6 Tank1 Temp3 Low= 0 High= 40 Deg C details
7 Tank2 Temp1 Low= 0 High= 40 Deg C
8 Tank2 Temp2 Low= 0 High= 40 Deg C
9 Tank2 Temp3 Low= 0 High= 40 Deg C
10 Difference Low= -20 High= +20 Deg C
11 Date/Time Tank1 Temp1 Tank1 Temp1 Tank1 Temp1
Tank2 Temp1Tank2 Temp2 Difference
Tank2 Temp3
12 -C -C Deg C Deg C Deg C Deg C Deg C
Include column
headings
13 09.39.0 23.49 23.74 24.01 31.2334 29.7693 30.0983 6.61
14 09.44.0 23.53 23.70 23.88 30.6458 29.0673 29.9083 6.13
15 09.49.0 23.57 23.68 23.91 30.0945 28.8936 29.9083 5.91
Include values
16 09.54.0 23.50 23.69 23.99 31.1437 29.4387 30.0235 6.47
17 09.54.0 17/02/04 14:09:54 Alarm off
18 End of Archive
19
20 Right click, then: Include messages
21 Format cells...
22 Select 'Time' as number category
23 Select time/date 'Type' as required
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
Tank Temps~8026C026000002A9
Ready
A number of internal alarm sources (events) are available for use in running a job list when triggered. Events can have
up to two sources each, but can themselves be used as sources allowing a large number of inputs to be used. Input
sources can be logically combined, and can be inverted if required.
Descriptor Event 1
Job Number 1 Select: 1 or 2
Apply Discard
EVENT NUMBER
Allows the required event (1 to 6) to be selected for configuration.
SOURCE TYPES
Off The event is disabled
Global alarm The event is active whilst any one or more alarms is active
Global Unack'd alarm The event is active as long as there is an unacknowledged alarm present.
Comms channel timeout The event is set if no communication has been made with 'Comms' channels within the
Comms channel timeout period set in Instrument configuration (section 4.3.1). The
source is reset when the next communication occurs.
Timer active The event is triggered when a specified timer becomes active (section 6 of the Options
manual). If the Timers option is not fitted, 'Timer Active' does not appear in the picklist.
Event Allows another event to be specified as a source.
Point alarm Triggered by the specified alarm on the specified point.
Unack'd point alarm Triggered by the specified alarm on the specified point. Remains active until the alarm is
acknowledged (section 3.1.3).
Alarm on Group Triggered if any alarm in the specified group becomes active.
Unack'd Alarm on Group Triggered if any alarm in the specified group becomes active. The event remains active
until the alarm is acknowledged.
Instrument alarm This source triggers an event if any of the following becomes active:
Any, Input channel failure, Removable media failure, Removable media full, No remov-
able media fitted, FTP primary server failure, FTP secondary server failure, Maths chan-
nel failure, Clock failure, Unrecognised PC card, Recording failure - overflow, Floppy
disk worn, Floppy disk corrupt, Network Boot failure, SNTP server failure, Time Syn-
chronisation Failure, Battery backed RAM cleared. The event remains active until the
instrument alarm clears. See section 3.1.3 for more details of instrument alarms.
SOURCE 1 SENSE
Allows source 1 to be used in its normal sense (Select 'Source 1') or inverted (Select 'Not Source 1').
OPERATOR
This allows a logical combination of input sources to be used to trigger an event. The selections and their definitions
are shown in table 4.3.6, below.
SOURCE 2 SENSE
Allows source 2 to be used in its normal sense (Select 'Source 2') or inverted (Select 'Not Source 2').
DESCRIPTOR
Allows a text string to be entered as the event title. See section 3.3.1 for text entry techniques.
JOB NUMBER
Only Job 1 is available.
CATEGORY
Select the required event job to be carried out (e.g. Drive relay). See section 4.7 for Jobs description.
WHILE/ON
Allows the action of the alarm job to be chosen as
a. whilst active, whilst inactive or whilst unacknowledged for continuous jobs (e.g. drive relay), or,
b. on going active, on going inactive or on acknowledgement for 'one-shot' jobs (e.g. increment counter).
See also figure 4.3.3g and associated text.
EVENT EXAMPLE
An event is to be active whenever Channel 1 Alarm 1 is active whilst Channel 3 alarm 2 is not active.
It is possible to achieve the same result by inverting both Source senses and using the Nor operator.
4.3.7 Messages
This feature allows messages to be sent, by job action (section 4.7), to the display, to a specified group or to all
groups. Messages can also be included in e-mails (Options manual, section 11) if the relevant option is fitted. The
messages are of the form: Date, Time, Message. The message can be just text (up to 80 characters), or it can include
up to nine embedded items which are typed into the message as {1} to {9}. The embedded values represented by {1}
to {9} are selected from picklists.
If a Group-destination message contains more characters than can be displayed on the screen (depends on recorder
model), the right-hand part of the message is invisible to the user. The message appears in full in the message log and
when Review Software is used. Display-destination messages are always fully visible.
MESSAGE ENTRY
The message configuration page is shown below in figure 4.3.7 The page is accessed from the Root menu/Operator/
Config menu.
Select Message
Message Number 1) The value of {... for configuration
Message The value of {1} = {2} & {3} = {4}
CONFIGURABLE PARAMETERS
Message Number Select the required message from the picklist. Copies whole 'Message' text (when entered) if less than
17 characters; displays first 14 characters of longer messages.
Message Enter the message by using the pop-up keyboards (section 3.3.1)
Replace {n} with A picklist allowing the user to select data to be embedded in the message:
Source Descriptor: The descriptor of the source which triggers the job message.
Source Value: The instantaneous value of the source at trigger time.
Source Alarm Data: Details (see table 4.3.7) of the source alarm at message trigger time.
Note: If any of 'Source Descriptor', 'Source Value' or 'Source Alarm Data' are embedded in a message which is
triggered by a job which cannot be associated with a specific source (e.g. event, timer), then the embedded
value will be: ?????.
(Continued)
Specified Descriptor, Specified Value, Specified Alarm data: Produces a further field ‘{n} source’,
described below.
Instrument Name: Allows the Instrument Name (as entered in Configuration/Instrument - section
4.3.1) to be included in the message.
Instrument Number: Causes the instrument number (Network/Address - Section 4.5.1) to be embed-
ded.
Config Revision: Embeds the Config File Version number (System/About - section 4.6.5) in the
message
{n} source This field appears only if the previous field (Replace {n} with) is selected as ‘Specified Descriptor’,
‘Specified Value’ or 'Specified alarm data'. The associated picklist(s) allow a specific point, and a
specific alarm (if appropriate) to be selected. It is thus possible to configure, say alarm 1 on channel 2,
to produce a message giving the descriptor and/or value of, say, totaliser 1.
Notes:
1. n = 1 to 9
2. The example below is intended to clarify message entry techniques.
EXAMPLE
To configure Message 2 to read “The value of Chan two = (Value channel 2) & Tot one = (Value totaliser 1)”
In Messages configuration:
1. Select Message 2.
2. Access the Symbols keyboard (section 3.3.1) and enter, without spaces, {}={}&{}={}
3. Access the Numeric keyboard and insert 1, 2, 3, 4 within the braces to give: {1}={2}&{3}={4}
4. Access the Alphabet keyboard, and insert text and spaces: The value of {1} = {2} & {3} = {4}
5. Set ‘Replace {1}’ to “Source Descriptor’
6. Set ‘Replace {2}’ to ‘Source Value’
7. Set ‘Replace {3}’ to ‘Specified Descriptor’
8. Set ‘{3} source’ to Tot one
9. Set ‘Replace {4}’ to ‘Specified Value’
10. Set ‘{4} source’ to ‘Tot one’
The result of this is that, should the channel 2 alarm go active, the following message would be sent to all groups,
appear on the ‘chart’ and become part of all groups’ histories:
18/10/01 11:19:58 The value of Chan two = 6.0˚C & Tot one = 3383.8073 Units
Note: On some models, the message may be wider than the screen. If necessary, the message can be short-
ened (e.g. use 'Ch2' instead of 'Chan two'), or it can be viewed in full, either in Message log, (section 3.2.1) or
by using Review Software, if available.
The Channel configuration item 'Lin Type' includes four linearisation tables called, initially, UserLin1 to UserLin4.
This User Linearisation part of the instrument configuration allows the user to enter a linearisation look-up table of
between two and 66 pairs of points.
Notes:
1. Each Y value must be unique - i.e. there cannot be more than one X value with the same Y value assigned
to it.
2. Each X value (other than the first) must be greater than the previous one
3. Each Y value (other than the first) must be greater than the previous one
4. To specify units other than temperature units, the channel 'scale' facility must be used. The Scale low/
high values should be set to match the range low/high values, and the required units string entered .
The import/export Linearisation tables feature described in 'Save/Restore' (section 4.2) offers an alternative way of
entering linearisation tables.
Figure 4.3.8a shows the default configuration page. Figure 4.3.8b shows a simple table for relating water depth to
water volume for a cylindrical tank with a conical bottom.
CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS
User Linearisation Allows one of the four user linearisation tables to be selected for configuration.
Descriptor Allows the user to enter a name of up to 20 characters (including spaces) for the table.
Format This allows the point pair values to be entered as normal numeric values (Numeric) or in
'Scientific' format (Scientific). When 'Scientific' is selected, values are displayed and entered
as a decimal number between 1 and 10† (the mantissa), followed by a multiplier (the expo-
nent). E.G. to enter a value of 1244.5678, the value entered would be 1.2445678E3, where 3
represents the number of places that the decimal point must be shifted to the left in order to
convert the value to a number between 1 and 10†. To enter a value of 0.0004196, the entry
would be 4.196E-4. Figure 4.3.8b, below, gives further examples.
† Notes
1. Strictly this is a number less than 10, as 10 would be 1.0E1.
2. There must be at least one number after the decimal point.
Number of points This is used to enter the total number of point pairs in the table. The following XY fields
increase in number up to the entered value. (A scroll bar appears if there are more points than
can be displayed in the available screen height.)
X1 to XN The input values to the table, where N is the 'Number of Points' entered above.
Y1 to YN The resulting, corresponding output values from the look-up table.
3 metres
2 metres
30
20
10
0 X
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Depth (metres)
4.3.9 Options
Fitted channels 6
Events 6
Totalisers 6
Counters 6
Timers 6
Maths 6
Groups 2
Alarms Per 4
Security Manager Enabled
Remote Viewer Level Full
Remote Viewers 4
File Transfer Protocol 4
Modbus/TCP Clients 2
Messages 12
User linearisations 4
Logarithmic Scales Enabled
Email 12
Archive CSV Enabled
Relay Boards 1 (currently 0)
Relays on board 1 1 (currently 0)
Touching this key calls a display showing the current recorder hardware/software setup, for example the number of
input channels fitted, whether or not an Ethernet/Relay output board is fitted. This page shows any differences be-
tween the hardware actually fitted and the hardware the recorder software is configured for (currently ...). Whenever
there is a difference, the 'Autoconfigure' key can be pressed to alert the recorder to the fact that an option has been
added (or removed).
If no changes have occurred since last switch-on, then the '(currently ...)' fields and the 'Autoconfigure' key do not
appear.
4.4 SECURITY
Touching this key allows the operator to select 'Login' (described in section 3.3.1) 'Access' or 'Add/Remove User' for
configuration. Selecting 'Access' displays the current user level. Touching this area allows the user to select 'Logged
out', 'Operator', 'Engineer' or any added users. The user may also go directly to logged out mode by operating the
'Logout' key.
Archive Save/R.. Config Security Network System Select the required access level and enter the
password if required
User Engineer
Login (Section 3.3.1)
Login Logout
Access Access (Section 4.4.1)
Management Centralised Security Access when Frederick Bloggs
Section 4.2.2
Add user Login by User List New Password **
Retype Password **
Remove User Apply Discard Connect from remote
Login Disabled
Add User (Section 4.4.3) Edit own Password
Change Alarm Setpoints
New User ID
Acknowledge Alarms
New Full User Name
New Password Edit Maths Constant
Retype Password Reset Maths
Remove User Based On Operator Preset Totalisers
(Section 4.4.4) Preset Counters
Add Start/Reset Timers
User User Full Name Set Clock
Apply Discard
Remove Adjust Inputs
Archiving Control
Save/Restore
Apply Discard
Paste/Delete Files
Full Configuration
Full Security
Event Permission 1
Event Permission 2
Event Permission 3
Event Permission 4
Event Permission 5
Force Change of Password
Apply Discard
Figure 4.4 Security configuration menus
4.4.1 Access levels
There are essentially three levels of security associated with the recorder viz: Engineer, Operator and Logged out.
(The fourth level - Service - is available only to service engineers). When logged-in at engineer level, the user can
set access permissions for Operator and logged-out levels, and can edit Operator and Engineer level passwords. The
password for both Engineer and Operator levels is set to 10 at the factory.
Note: Setting the password to 'blank' allows subsequent access without a password having to be entered.
Users with Full Security permission can Add (and Delete) users (sections 4.4.3, 4.4.4) and assign them individual
passwords and access permissions. User names (IDs) appear in the 'Login' and 'Access When' picklists.
SETTING PERMISSIONS
Once logged in at Engineer level, operate the 'Security' key and select 'Access'. A page similar to that shown in fig-
ure 4.4.1 appears, allowing the permissions to be set for the various access level and for individual users. The list of
parameters is the same for all access levels except for 'Logged out', for which the password parameters and 'login
disabled' items do not appear.
Access when Frederick Bloggs
Password functions do
New Password ** not appear for 'Logged-
Retype Password ** out' level of access.
Connect from remote
Remote user name Frederick Bloggs Remote user fields
Remote password appear only if 'Connect
from remote' is enabled
Retype remote password
Login Disabled Password functions do
not appear for 'Logged-
Edit Own Password out' level of access.
Change Alarm Setpoints
Acknowledge Alarms
Edit Maths Constant
Reset Maths These fields appear only if the
relevant options are fitted
Preset Totalisers
Preset Counters
Start/Reset Timers
Set Clock
Adjust Inputs
Archiving Control
Save/Restore Note: If the Security management option is fitted,
Paste/Delete Files and 'Centralised Security' is enabled in the Security/
Full Configuration Management system (section 4.4.2), permissions are
Full Security 'Read Only' (i.e, not editable) at the recorder.
Event Permission 1 In such a case permissions can be changed only by
Event Permission 2 using the Security Management software.
Event Permission 3
Event Permission 4
Event Permission 5
Force Change of Password
Apply Discard
Note: For maximum security, it is recommended that the remote password and the 'local' password are non
identical.
To allow unrestricted view-only to the host, 'Logged out' permission level should be selected and then a user name of
‘anonymous’ entered, and the password field left blank.
Note: Remote login will be refused if the user account is disabled for any reason.
LOGIN DISABLED
For all levels except Logged Out, this allows any one or more of the access levels do be removed from the 'Access
when' picklist.
Note: This feature should be used with discretion, or the situation might arise in which the recorder cannot be
logged onto, either at a particular access level or at all. It is recommended that at least one user with Engi-
neer-level access is retained with login enabled, or it may become necessary to return the recorder to the
manufacturer, or to arrange for a service visit.
ACKNOWLEDGE ALARMS
Allows each user with this permission enabled, to acknowledge alarms (section 3.1.3)
If one or more maths channels are configured with function 'Constant', then with this permission set, the user may edit
the constant value(s). See section 3 of the Options Manual for further details
PRESET TOTALISERS
This field appears only for recorders with the Totaliser option.
Enabling this function allows the user to preset the totaliser value. See section 4 of the Options Manual for further
details.
PRESET COUNTERS
Allows the user to preset counter values (if the option is fitted) either directly, from the configuration page, or by set-
ting a counter job. See Section 5 of the Options manual for further details of counters.
START/RESET TIMERS
Allows the user to start and reset the timer value (if the option is fitted) either directly from the configuration page or
by setting a timer job. See Section 6 of the Options manual for further details of timers.
SET CLOCK
Allows each user, with this permission enabled, to set the recorder time and date functions under System/Clock
ADJUST INPUTS
Allows the user to adjust recorder readings, as described in section 4.6.4, below.
ARCHIVING CONTROL
Allows each user, with this permission enabled, full access to disk archive control.
SAVE/RESTORE
Allows each user, with this permission enabled, full access to saving and restoring functions as described in section
4.2, above. Without this permission, the SAVE/RESTORE key does not appear.
PASTE/DELETE FILES
Allows each user, with this permission enabled, to Paste and delete files as described in section 5 of this manual.
FULL CONFIGURATION
Allows each, user with this permission enabled, full access the recorder configuration.
FULL SECURITY
Allows each user, with this permission enabled, full access to all recorder security functions.
EVENT PERMISSION 1
If this is enabled, then this login will trigger an event source which remains active for as long as the login is active.
See section 4.3.6 (Event Sources: User Logged In) for further details.
EVENT PERMISSION 2 TO 5
As for Event permission 1, above.
When this checkbox is enabled for a user, it means that that user will
have to change password at his/her next login. At next log in, a pop- Change Password
up dialogue box requests that a new password be entered. If a new New Password
password is not entered, login is denied. Retype Password
Entering the new password clears the checkbox, so this is a 'one-shot' Apply Logout
operation, until the checkbox is enabled again by a user with 'Engineer'
level access.
This menu selection appears only if the Security Management option is fitted.
Centralised security If this checkbox is enabled, the following parameters can no longer be edited at the recorder.
Changes to these parameters can be made only by means of Security Management software:
The Security Revision (previously Security Version) is initially set to -1 when Centralised
Security is enabled. It will remain at this value until a successful download has been per-
formed via Security Manager Software. The Security Revision will then take the downloaded
value (e.g. 139). Any local security revision changes (e.g. max. number of logins exceeded)
cause the value to have a 'local change count', starting at 001 appended to it (e.g. 139.001,
139.002 and so on). The local change count is reset to 000 (and no longer displayed) when the
next download occurs (e.g 140). Downloads can occur automatically when the Security
Manager detects that a local change has occurred, or manually, as and when required.
Login by User List Enabled: At login time the normal login windowappears, with a pull-down list of users and
access levels. Once a user or access level has been selected from this picklist, the relevant
password must be entered to allow access to recorder configuration.
Disabled: the user must enter both a user ID and the password associated with this ID.
Operator Logout
Engineer
Service
Figure 4.4.3 shows that the selecting of 'Add User' from the SECURITY picklist allows new users to be entered, to-
gether with passwords, and a chosen set of access permissions, which can subsequently be edited under Security/
Access. The ADD key and the APPLY key must both be used to write the change to the recorder data base. The user
must have Full Security access in order to add a new user.
NEW USER ID
This field allows a User ID of up to 20 characters to be entered for a new user. This ID is used when logging in using
ID/password entry technique (that is, when 'Login by user list' is disabled, as described in section 4.4.2 above).
BASED ON
This picklist allows another user or access level to be used as a permissions template, to simplify the configuration if
several operators are to have identical permissions.
New User ID
New Full User Name
New Password
Retype Password
Based On Operator
Add
Apply Discard
This item appears only if one or more users have previously been added.
Selecting 'Remove User' from the SECURITY picklist allows users to be removed from the user list. The 'Remove'
key and the 'Apply' key must both be used to write the change to the recorder data base. Figure 4.4.4 depicts the dis-
play page.
Apply Discard
Operating the Network key calls a selection box to the display, allowing ‘Address’ or ‘Name’ to be selected for con-
figuration.
4.5.1 Address
Figure 4.5.1 shows the address menu fields.
Fig 4.5.2 BootP timeout 1 s Does not appear for 'Specify IP address'
IP address 192.168.111.222
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
Default gateway 0.0.0.0
SNTP enable
SNTP server 149.121.129.205
Apply Discard
IP ADDRESS LOOKUP
This field allows an address to be entered for the recorder. This can be done either by manually entering an address
(IP address field - below), or the network service BootP can be used to assign an IP address to the recorder.
BOOTP TIMEOUT
This is the maximum time the recorder will wait, at power-up, for a response from the BootP server. If no response is
received within this time, the IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway are all set to, or remain at 0.0.0.0
IP ADDRESS
Allows manual entry of the recorder’s internet protocol (IP) address only if ‘Specify an IP address’ is selected in the
‘IP address lookup’ picklist above.
SUBNET MASK
This field is editable only if ‘Specify an IP address’ is selected in the ‘IP address lookup’ picklist above. The subnet
mask is the network address plus the bits in the host address reserved for sub-network identification. By convention,
all the network address bits are set to 1. The subnet mask is used to identify the subnet to which an IP address belongs
by performing a bitwise AND on the mask and the IP address.
DEFAULT GATEWAY
To deliver traffic from one subnet to another, devices called ‘routers’ or ‘gateways’ are placed between segments. The
default gateway address informs each network device where to send data if the target station does not reside on the
same subnet as the source.
SNTP ENABLE
This tick box allows time synchronisation from a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server to be enabled and
disabled. When enabled, the instrument time is checked every 15 minutes and updated if necessary (see also notes
below).
SNTP SERVER
If 'Obtain from BootP server' is selected as the IP address look-up (see above), then this SNTP address appears auto-
matically. Otherwise this area allows an IP address to be entered for the SNTP server.
SNTP Notes:
1 SNTP is a protocol that allows clients on a TCP/IP network to set their times to that of a server - port
number 123. The recorder can act both as a client and as a server; when acting as a server, the resolution
is 1 msec.
2. SNTP time is based on elapsed seconds since 00:00 hrs on 1st January 1900. The time is not affected by
time zones or daylight saving adjustments.
3. If the instrument time differs from the SNTP time by less than 2 seconds, the instrument time is updated
gradually (1 msec 8 times a second) to prevent time change events being recorded. If the difference is
greater than 2 seconds, this is defined as a 'time change event', the results of which are that the recorder
time is immediately updated, and a green line is drawn across the chart (vertical trend/history only) to
indicate the time change.
4. If more than 5 time change events occur within 24 hours, a 'Time Synchronisation failure' instrument
alarm is set 24 hours after the first event. Once synchronisation is re-established, the alarm self clears
within 24 hours.
5. An 'SNTP server failure' instrument alarm is flagged if the configured server cannot br accessed, or if the
year received fro the server is less than 2001 or more than 2035.
6. When the instrument is acting as a server and a 'Clock Failure' instrument alarm is active, the server time
is set to 1/1/1900 which is ignored by clients.
7. For more information on SNTP, the following site may be contacted:
http://mirror.ox.ac.uk/Mirrors/www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1769.txt
It is also possible to synchronise a number of recorders with one another by using the Preset clock Job to set the time
to that entered in Instrument Configuration. Section 4.7.6 gives more details
4.5.2 Name
Apply Discard
LOCAL HOST
English language name for the recorder - Assigned to the IP Address
DOMAIN
The name of the Group or area of networked units which contains the recorder
Note: Any one or more of the above items may be overwritten if ‘IP address lookup’ is set to ‘Obtain from
BootP Server’ as described under ‘Address’ above.
Current date D D / M M / Y Y Y Y
Clock
Issue 12 Mar 04
First Channel 1 Current time H H : M M : S S
Locale
Last Channel 6
INPUT
ADJUST Key Code Apply Discard
Exclude Channels Section 4.6.4
Input Adjust LOCALE
Section 4.6.2
Adjust Channels About Language English
Copy Country United Kingdom
Remove Adjust
Time Zone GMT
1) Channel 1 5.0001 30/01/04 12:11:55 Use Summertime (DST)
2) Channel 2 5.0001 30/01/04 12:11:55 Start at 12:00:00 PM
3) Channel 3 5.0001 30/01/04 12:11:55 on the Last
30/01/04 12:11:55 Sunday
4) Channel 4 5.0001
5) Channel 5 5.0001 30/01/04 12:11:55 in March
6) Channel 6 4.998 Unadjusted COPY End at 12:00:00 PM
Section 4.6.6
on the Last
Source Type Channel Sunday
Instrument Variant: STN 100mm
in October
Config Revision 682711 Copy From 1) Furnace Temp 1
Security Revision: 746255 Apply Discard
Remote Viewer Version: 3.3 Copy To 2) Channel 2
Product software Version: 3.3 – 5) Channel 5
Comprising
Include alarm data
100 MM GRAPHICS RECORDER: USER GUIDE
Java: 3.3
History Files: 1.9 Include job data
Board Support: 3.3 KEY CODE
Target System: 3.3 Copy Now Section 4.6.3
Board Version: 2
Fitted Memory ABOUT 2315
Instrument Number
FLASH 2.75Mb Section 4.6.5 Key Code p 4 j H u m 9 C
SRAM 128kB Key Code File
DRAM 32MB
Apply Discard
Support File
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4.6.1 Clock
Selecting 'clock' causes the recorder's date and time to be displayed. To edit the date, touch the current date area, to
call the keyboard and enter the new numbers. The date is edited in a similar way. The settings apply as soon as the
'Apply settings' button is touched. See also SNTP details in section 4.5.1.
4.6.2 Locale
This allows the setting of the following items:
Language Choose the required language from the picklist
Country Displays a pick list of countries associated with the selected language
Time zone* Select GMT, UTC, ECT, EET, ART, EAT, MET, NET, PLT, IST, BST, VST, CTT, JST, ACT,
AET, SST, NST, MIT, HST, AST, PST, PNT, MST, CST, EST, IET, PRT, CNT, AGT, BET, CAT
from picklist.
Use Summertime (DST)*
Select box if daylight saving is to be used, If 'Use Summertime (DST)' is selected, the times and
dates for the start and end of summertime can be entered using picklists - see figure 4.6
Notes:
1. Date format DD/MM/YY or MM/DD/YY is defined by the language and country selected. Time format
(e.g. 12/24 hr clock) is defined by the country selected.
2. When using Remote Viewer, the host PC's locale information and the recorder locale information should
match, or the displayed time will not be correct.
*Note: For more information, see section B7 (Annex B), and/or http://www.timeanddate.com
4.6.3 Keycode
This is a means of allowing new options to be enabled, by the entering of a code, using standard text entry techniques,
or by reading a file from a floppy disk. If a File is specified, the first line of the file must be the Key Code. To select
the file for reading, the Key Code File field is touched, to display the file list - if necessary, refer to section 5, below,
for more details
The Instrument Number, which must be quoted if ordering upgrades, is unique to the instrument and is not user
editable.
This facility allows the user to compensate for tolerance errors etc. The technique used is to select those channels to
which adjust is to be applied, then for each channel:
a apply a known low level signal (at or close to the low input range value) to the relevant input. When the recorder
reading is steady, press 'Apply'.
b. apply a known high level signal (at, or close to, the high input range value) to the relevant input. When the re-
corder reading is steady, press 'Apply'.
Note: Input adjust cannot be applied to input channels with input type of 'Digital', 'Test' or 'comms'.
Figure 4.6.4a shows the initial display which appears when 'Input adjust' is first selected from the SYSTEM menu.
Channels 1 to 6 are selected by default.
Clock
Locale
First Channel 1 Select first channel for adjust
Key Code
Last Channel 6 Select final channel for adjust
Input Adjust
Exclude Channels
About
First channel Allows the user to select the lowest channel number of all the channels to be adjusted.
Last channel Allows the user to select the highest channel number of all the channels to be adjusted.
Exclude Channels Presents a list of all the channels from the First channel to the Last channel inclusive, each of
which can be removed from the list by 'unchecking' its check box. The channels displayed in
the status page reflect this selection.
Adjust channels Initiates the adjustment procedure to all the channels from the First channel to the Last channel
inclusive, unless the effectivity is modified using the Select Channels key.
Remove Adjust Returns the selected channels to factory calibration
1) Channel 1 etc. A list of channels required to be susceptible to the adjustment procedure, together with their
current values and their adjustment status (i.e. Unadjusted or, the time/date of the previous
adjustment (if any)).
ADJUST PROCEDURE
Operation of the Adjust Channels key calls the low-end adjust page, as shown in figure 4.6.4b.
Low Point 0
Apply Discard
Low Point Usually 0, but a different value can be entered here, if required.
Apply the Low point value to the relevant input channels, and wait some minutes for the recorder readings to become
stable. When the readings are stable, press the Apply key, to call the High-end page depicted in figure 4.6.4c, below.
High Point 5
Apply Discard
High Point Default value displayed, but a different value can be entered here, if required.
Apply the High point value to the relevant input channels, and wait some minutes for the recorder readings to become
stable. When the readings are stable, press the Apply key, to return to the status page.
Note: Adjusting a channel invalidates the accuracy values given in the specification in Annex A for that
channel.
4.6.5 About
Selecting 'About' gives details of the version numbers of different aspects of the recorder, and details of the amount of
memory fitted.
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INSTRUMENT VARIANT
Displays an instrument type code.
CONFIG REVISION
Whenever a change to the Configuration of the recorder is applied the 'Config revision' is incremented. For these
purposes, Configuration is defined as including all items within the menu structures of the Config and Network keys.
It does not include those items associated with the Security key. Config revision is printed on the 'chart' at power up.
See also notes 1 and 3 below.
SECURITY REVISION
Whenever a change is made to an item within the Security menus, the Security revision is incremented. Security revi-
sion is printed on the 'chart' at power up. See notes 1 and 2, below.
Notes:
1. Config revision and/or Security revision can be used as inputs to maths channels. If such a channel is
included in one or more groups, the version number can be determined for any time/date when Trend
History mode is invoked for the group(s) in question. See the Options Manual for maths option details.
2. If centralised security is enabled, the Security Revision appears in a different format (e.g. 15.001). See
section 4.4.2 for details.
3. Config revision can be embedded in one or more messages, as described in section 4.3.7.
SUPPORT FILE
If the unit is not performing as it should (e.g. it resets itself unexpectedly), the Support File key allows the user to
save 'critical system files' into a single file (SupportInfo.uhq*) to the instrument's floppy disk/pc card, or to the remote
viewer's PC, for despatch to the manufacturer for analysis. For security reasons, this file cannot be viewed by anyone
other than the manufacturer or his agents.
Once the save operation is complete, a 'Support' message appears on the screen giving details of where to send the
file. More information is held in the file 'SupportInfo.txt' which is also saved to the disk. This file can be opened, and
the information within it read, by inserting the disk into a PC, clicking on the floppy disk icon (A drive) in 'My Com-
puter' and then double clicking on the file icon when it appears.
* 'SupportInfo' is the default name. This name may be edited by the user before saving to disk or pc. The .uhq suffix
is automatically appended to the new name.
Notes:
1. This button appears only for users with 'Full Configuration' access permission.
2. Before carrying out this operation, it is recommended that all required files are saved to disk, or pc card.
Operating this button causes the instrument to delete 'unnecessary' files from the \user folder, and to compress (zip)
others such as user screens. Permission is asked before configuration files, user screens etc. are deleted.
Warning
Items on the user folder may be deleted.
Do you wish to continue?
Yes No
Config File
Note: 'Yes to All' applies only to 'remaining'
Deleting config.uhz
Thu Feb 05 09:53:08 GMT 2004 files. It does not delete files for which delete
Are you sure? permission has previously been denied by op-
eration of the 'No' button.
Yes No Yes to All
Deleted Files:
\user\setup.log
\screen_3
\screen_4
userlog2.log
errorlog.txt
7473 Bytes freed.
Ok
4.6.6 Copy
This facility allows the user to copy a point or group configuration from one point, group etc. to one or more others.
The user may choose whether or not to include alarm and (if applicable) job data when copying point configurations.
Descriptors and colour selections are not copied.
Figure 4.6.6 shows a typical configuration page for copying the configuration of channel 1 (Furnace Temp1) to chan-
nels 2 to 5 inclusive.
Clock
Source Type Channel
Locale
Copy From 1) Furnace Temp 1
Key Code
Copy To 2) Channel 2
Input Adjust
– 5) Channel 5
About
Include alarm data
Copy
Include job data
Copy Now
When 'Copy Now' is operated, a confirmatory dialogue box opens, to allow the user to check the source and destina-
tion entries.
Copying
From: 1) Furnace Temp 1
To: 2) Channel 2
– 5) Channel 5
OK Cancel
CONFIGURABLE PARAMETERS
Source Type Picklist allows selection of Group, Channel, Event, Message, Maths Channel, Totaliser,
Counter or Timer as the type of source to be copied.
Copy From Allows the user to select a specific point, group etc. to be copied
Copy To Allows the first destination point to be selected, for the source to be copied to.
– Allows the final destination point to be selected for the source to be copied to.
Include alarm data This field appears only for source types which support alarms. If this box is 'selected', then
alarm data is included in the copy process.
Include job data This field appears only for source types which support jobs. If this box is 'selected', then jobs
data is included in the copy. For source types that support both alarms and jobs, it is not
possible to include job data, without including alarm data as well.
Once the copy is complete, the user should enter the configuration area of the items that have been copied, and edit/
apply the changes etc.
COPY RULES
1. The first channel on any input card may not be a digital input type.
2. If a destination channel was a digital input, AND the source channel is an analogue input AND 'include alarm
data' is not selected, the destination channel alarm settings will be set as:
Enable = Off; Type = Absolute high; Threshold = 0.0; Dwell = 0.0.
3. If a destination channel was an analogue input, AND the source channel is a digital input AND 'include alarm
data' is not selected, the destination channel alarm settings will be set as:
Enable = Off; Type = Digital; Threshold = Closed; Dwell = 0.0.
4. Descriptors and Colours are never copied.
4.7 JOBS
A number of sources (e.g. channel, event, totaliser) can be set up to trigger one or more jobs. The following descrip-
tions include all possible job categories, but the jobs which are available on any particular recorder depend on the
options fitted to that recorder.Many job categories require the relevant access level permission to be set, as described
in section 4.4.1, above.
The type of action (continuous or 'single-shot'), available for selection, depends on the type of trigger source. Con-
tinuous actions are selected from: Whilst active, Whilst inactive or Whilst unacknowledged. The available single-shot
actions are: On becoming active, On becoming inactive, On acknowledgement.
4.7.1 No Action
This means that no job action is configured for the trigger source.
If the Relay/Ethernet option is fitted, this means that the relay changes state when the trigger source becomes active.
The relay is normally energised i.e. pin 2 (common) is shorted to pin 3 (normally open). When in alarm, the relay is
de-energised i.e. pin 2 (common) is shorted to pin 1 (normally closed). Thus, if power is removed from the recorder,
the relay automatically 'fails safe' to its alarm condition. See figure 2.2.1c for relay pinout.
If the Totaliser option is fitted (section 4 of the Options Manual), the following jobs become available:
Preset Loads the selected totaliser with the value set up in 'Preset' in the totaliser's configuration menu.
Preset Group Loads all the totalisers in the specified group with their 'Preset' values.
Disable Stops the specified totaliser accumulating.
Disable Group Stops all totalisers in the specified group.
Note: If more than one job is set up to disable a particular totaliser, then any of these jobs going active will
disable the totaliser, unless the software version is prior to version 1.7, in which case, all relevant jobs have to
be active simultaneously in order to disable the totaliser.
Job Number 1
Select Preset, Disable,
Category Totaliser
Preset Group or Disable Group
Action Preset
Totaliser Totaliser 1 Select Required Totaliser (or group)
On Active Select Active or Inactive
One or more messages (section 4.3.7), can be directed to the display (where it appears in a pop-up window), to both
groups or to a specified group. Messages must be contiguous - e.g. messages 2, 3 and 4 may be sent, but messages 1,
3 and 4 cannot be sent without message 2.
Job Number 1
Category Message
Send Message(s) to Specified Group Select 'Display', 'All groups', or 'Specified Group'
Group 1) group 1 Select Group (if 'Specified Group' selected above)
First Message Message 1 Select first message of message list
Last Message Message 12 Select final message of message list
On Active Select Active or Inactive
If the Maths option is fitted (section 3 of the Options Manual), the following jobs become available
This job causes the System Clock to be Preset to the value entered in Instrument Configuration (Preset Hour, Preset
Minute) (Section 4.3.1). This job can be used to synchronise a number of recorders as follows:
a. For each recorder, set up one input channel as
Input Type ........... Digital
Closed String ...... Synch (for example)
Enable ................. Trigger
Active when ........ Synch
Job 1 category .... Clock
Job 1 action ......... Preset.
Job 1 On ............. Active
b. For each recorder, set the same preset hour and minute in Instrument Configuration.
c. For each recorder provide a simultaneous pulse or contact closure to the digital input previously set up.
The recorders will all be automatically set to the preset time on receipt of the input.
An alternative way of synchronising resorders is via an FTP time server (SNTP) as described in section 4.5.1.
Job Number 1
Category Clock
Action Preset
On Active Select 'Active', 'Inactive'
or 'Acknowledgement'
Note: Whenever a time change occurs, a green line is drawn across the chart in vertical trend mode
If the Counter option is fitted (section 5 of the Options Manual), the following jobs become available:
Preset counter Loads the selected counter with the preset value set in the configuration for that counter.
Disable counter Stops the selected counter.
Increment Adds 1 to the selected counter's value.
Decrement Subtracts 1 from the selected counter's value.
Preset group Loads all the counters in the specified group with their 'Preset' values.
Disable group Stops all counters in the specified group.
Job Number 1
Select 'Preset', 'Disable', 'Increment', 'Decrement',
Category Counter
Preset group or Disable Group
Action Preset
Counter Counter 1 Select Required Counter (or group)
On Active Select 'Active', 'Inactive' or 'Acknowledgement'
If the Timer option is fitted (section 6 of the Options manual), the following jobs become available:
1. Reset timer - sets the timer to zero
2. Start timer - causes the timer to start.
3. Disable timer - stops the timer.
Job Number 1
Category Timer
Action Reset Select 'Reset', 'Start' or 'Disable'
Timer Timer 1 Select Required Timer
On Active Select 'Active', 'Inactive' or 'Acknowledgement'
A Recording job:
a) allows the user to record to a specified group's history file, only by job initiation.
b) allows the recording speed/interval B to be selected for use, for the duration of the job. See 'Group configuration
for A/B switching details.
Notes:
1 The group in question will be recorded only if Recording Enable selected in Group Configuration (sec-
tion 4.3.2) and the job is active.
2. A blue line is drawn across the chart whenever a recoding job is used to disable/enable recording.
Job Number 1
Category Recording
Recording Enable Select 'Enable' or 'Speed/Interval B'
Group 1) Group 1 Select Required Group
While Active Select 'Active', 'Inactive' or 'Unacknowledged'
Span B Switches the point being configured to span B and zone B, for as long as the job is active.
Span B Group Switches all the points in the selected group to their individual spans and zones B, for as long as
the job is active.
Colour B Switches the point being configured to colour B, for as long as the job is active.
Colour B Group Switches all the points in the selected group to their individual colours B, for as long as the job is
active.
Speed/Interval B Switches Trend Speed/Interval for the selected group to Speed/Interval B, for as long as the job is
active.
Note: Default B values are the same as the initial default 'A' Values. Thus, if a 'B' value has not been set, the
default 'A' value will be used.
Job Number 1
Category Trend
Action Speed/Interval B Select required 'switch to B' item
Group 1) Group 1 Select Required Group or Point (according to action)
While Active Select 'Active', 'Inactive' or 'Unacknowledged'
This allows the user to set up a job to acknowledge or disable point alarms as follows:
Acknowledge All Alarms Acknowledges all alarms
Acknowledge Alarms on Group Acknowledges all alarms in the specified group
Acknowledge Alarms on Point Acknowledges all alarms associated with the specified point
Acknowledge Alarm Acknowledges specific alarm
Disable All Alarms Disables all alarms
Disable Alarms on Group Disables all alarms in the specified group
Disable Alarms on Point Disables all alarms associated with the specified point
Disable Alarm Disables a specific alarm
Further selection boxes allow a group or point, respectively, to be defined.
Job Number 1
Select required Acknowledge
Category Alarm
or Disable function
Action Acknowledge Alarms on Group
Group 1) Group 1 Select Required Group (or point)
On Acknowledgement Select 'Active', 'Inactive' or 'Acknowledgement'
Archive jobs allows a job to be used to trigger an archive to the floppy disk or to a host computer using FTP transfer.
The following jobs are available:
Archive Last Hour, Last Day, Last 7 Days or Last 31 days to FTP
Bring FTP archive up to date
Cancel Archive to FTP
Archive Last Hour, Last Day, Last 7 Days or Last 31 days to Media
Bring Media Archive up to date
Suspend Archive to Media
Cancel Archive to Media
These jobs copy the archiving functions available from the 'Archive' key described in section 4.1 of this document.
For 'FTP' items see 'Remote'; for 'Media' see 'Disk'.
Job Number 1
Category Archive
Action Bring Media Archive Up to Date Select required Archive function
On Acknowledgement Select 'Active', 'Inactive' or 'Acknowledgement'
Allows the user to send a specified e-mail to the recipients set up in e-mail configuration (see options manual). A
message is generated, and displayed in all recording groups, whenever an e-mail is sent.
5. FILE
Figure 5, below, gives an overview of the File Menus. The area is entered by touching the 'File' key of the root menu,
and can be used to display the contents of directories stored both in the user area of flash memory and on any disk
currently inserted.
The first display page shows the 'volume' or 'device' names associated with the various areas of memory available to
the user. If one of these volume names is selected (touched), and the 'open-folder' key operated, the contents of the
selected volume is displayed. This would typically consist of a list of folders. Similarly, if a folder name is selected
and the 'open folder' key is touched, the contents of the folder is displayed and so on.
The path name of the current window is shown at the top of the window.
These keys appear in a pop-up menu when the root menu Options key is pressed. The pop-up menu appears only
when an actual file has been selected (i.e. it does not appear if a directory (folder) or volume is selected.) Cut and
paste functions are available only to users with the relevant access permissions (section 4.4).
Cut Removes a file from the list, ready for 'pasting' to another destination.
Copy Copies a file from the list, ready for 'pasting' to another destination.
Delete Removes a file from the memory.
New Allows a new directory (folder) to be created
Paste Places a 'cut' or 'copy' file into the new destination.
Refresh Refreshes the display.
A key's legend is hidden (displayed in white) if at any time its function is not applicable.
The Hide key at the top right corner of the display screen is used to hide (show) Type, Date and Bytes information,
allowing the full file name text string to appear.
5 FILE (Cont.)
Close Open
folder folder
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3 Name Type Date Bytes
history\ Folder
config Text 02/01/01 10:48:58 13220
Select folder config Config 02/12/00 12:20:46 3071
Root menu errorlog Text 03/01/01 11:29:26 24730
errorlog1 Text 01/01/01 00:02:36 1205
Home Operator errorlog2 Text 01/01/00 00:04:20 1205
4
errorlog3 Text 23/09/00 17:46:52 1205
File errorlog4 Text 23/09/00 17;47:20 1205
errorlog5 Text 23/09/00 17:48:40 1186
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\user\history\ Hide
Name Type Date Bytes
group-one,,80.. History 02/01/01 16:27:26 936
Filer Options 5 group-one,,80.. History 02/01/01 16:28:50 959
group-one,,80.. History 02/01/01 16:32:02 1055
New Delete group-one,,80.. History 02/01/01 16:33:04 932
Select filename group-one,,80.. History
02/01/01 16:33:10 861
group-one,,80.. History 02/01/01 16:34:50 911
Cut Copy
group-one,,80.. History 02/01/01 17:19:00 4131
group-one,,80.. History 03/01/01 11:38:30 14612
Paste Refresh group-one,,80.. History 03/01/01 11:41:40 1210
group-one,,80.. History 03/01/01 15:00:00 27622
The file structure on the floppy disk or pc card, is as depicted below in figure 5.3.1. The History folder contains one
folder for each group fitted. Each Group folder contains all the history files for that group. Figure 5.3.1 illustrates
this for a 2-group unit.
Floppy
Disk
history\
group 2 group 1
The file structure for versions 3.1 onwards is similar except in that an extra level of subdirectories has been added
within the group folders. Each subdirectory contains a maximum of 32 files, there being sufficient subdirectories
created, to contain all the group's history files. This is illustrated in figure 5.3.2 below.
The subfolder names are the numerical part of the first history file that they contain. For example if the first file name
is Furnace1 Temp~80155F2601000120.uhh, then the subdirectory name will be 80155F2601000120. If there are
more than 32 files, the next subdirectory name is 80155F2601000140* (assuming the file names are contiguous).
* 20 in hex = 32 in decimal
ANNEX A: SPECIFICATION
This product has been designed to conform to BS EN61010 installation category II and pollution degree 2. These are
defined as follows:
Installation category II
The rated impulse voltage for equipment on nominal 230V ac mains is 2500V.
Pollution degree 2
Normally, only non-conductive pollution occurs. Occasionally, however, a temporary conductivity caused by conden-
sation shall be expected.
Other options
Software: CSV archive file format
E-mail (If Ethernet / relay option fitted)
File transfer protocol (FTP) (If Ethernet / relay option fitted)
Log Scales
Maths calculations
Remote viewer (If Ethernet / relay option fitted) ('Lite' and 'Full' versions of Remote Viewer available)
Security Manager
Totalisers/Counters/Timers
Two groups
Hardware: Transmitter power supply (non-isolated)
Low supply-voltage option
Environmental Performance
Temperature limits Operation: 5 to 40˚C
Storage: -20 to + 50˚C
Humidity limits Operation: 20% to 80% RH (non - condensing)
Storage: 20% to 80% RH (non - condensing)
Altitude (maximum) <2000 metres
Protection Standard bezel/display: IP54 (when panel mounted)
Standard sleeve: IP20
Shock BS EN61010
Vibration (10 Hz to 150Hz) 2g peak
Physical
Panel mounting DIN43700
Bezel size 144mm x 144mm
Panel cutout 138mm x 138mm (-0.0 + 1.0) mm
Depth behind bezel 248 mm (213mm without terminal cover)
Weight 3 kg. max.
Mounting angle ±15 ˚ from vertical
Electrical safety
BS EN61010. Installation category II, Pollution degree 2
Power requirements
Line voltage Standard: 85 to 265V; 47 to 63 Hz or 110 to 370Vdc.
Low voltage option: 20 to 42V RMS; 45 to 400 Hz, or 20 to 54V dc.
Power (max.) 60 VA (Inrush current 36A)
Fuse type Recorder: None
Interrupt protection Standard: 200msec. at 240V ac, with full load.
Low voltage option: 20msec. at 20V dc or RMS, with full load.
Back-up battery
Type Poly-carbonmonofluoride/lithium (BR2330). Part Number PA261095
Support time A fully-charged, new battery supports the Real-Time Clock for a minimum of 1 year with the recorder unpowered
Replacement period 3-years
Stored data Time; date; values for totalisers, counters and timers; batch data; values for those maths functions with history, such as
Fvalue, Rolling average, Stopwatch etc.
Operator interface
Colour STN LCD with cold cathode backlighting, fitted with resistive, analogue touch panel.
Screen specification 1/4 VGA Resolution = 320 x 240 pixels
Update/archive rates
Input/relay output sample rate: 8 Hz.
Display update: 1 Hz,
Archive sample value: Latest value at archive time
Trended/displayed value: Latest value at display update time.
General*
Termination Inputs: 22 - way Edge connector/terminal block
Max. number of inputs six
Input ranges -38 mV to +38mV; -150 mV to +150mV; -1 Volt to +1Volt; -10 Volts to + 10Volts
Input types Dc volts, dc millivolts, dc milliamps, (with external shunt), thermocouple, 2/3 wire resistance temperature detector
(RTD), Ohms, Contact closure (not channel 1) (Minimum contact closure = 60msec.)
Input type mix Freely configurable
Sample rate See 'Update information' above
Noise rejection (48 to 62Hz)
Common mode: >140dB (Channel to channel and channel to ground)
Series mode: >60dB
Maximum common mode voltage 250Volts continuous
Maximum series mode voltage 45mV at lowest range; 12Volts peak at highest range
Isolation (dc to 65Hz; BS EN61010) Installation category II; Pollution degree 2
300V RMS or dc channel to channel (double insulation), channel to common electronics (double insulation) and
channel to ground (basic insulation)
Dielectric strength Channel to ground: 1350Vac for 1 minute.
Channel to channel: 2300Vac for 1 minute
Insulation resistance >10MΩ at 500V dc
Input impedance 10V range: 68.8kΩ
Other ranges: >10MΩ
Overvoltage protection 50V peak (150V with attenuator)
Open circuit detection ± 57nA max
Recognition time: 500mSec
Minimum break resistance: 10MΩ
DC input ranges
Shunt Externally mounted resistor modules
Additional error due to shunt 0.1% of input
Performance See table
Resistance inputs
Temperature scale ITS90
Types, ranges and accuracies See tables (values exclude influence of lead resistance)
Influence of lead resistance Error: Negligible
Mismatch: 1Ω/Ω
Thermocouple data
Temperature scale ITS90
Bias current 0.05nA
Cold junction types Off, internal, external, remote.
Remote CJ source: Any input or maths channel
Internal CJ error 1˚C max with instrument at 25˚C
Internal CJ rejection ratio 50:1 minimum
Upscale/downscale drive Types: 'High'. 'low' or 'none' selectable for each thermocouple channel.
Additional error: Typically 0.01˚C - depends on wiring. (Detect current = 57nA.)
Types, ranges and accuracies See table
Network Communications
Type IEEE802.3 10BaseT
Cable Type: CAT5
Maximum length: 100 metres
Termination: RJ45 telephone connector
Transport protocol TCP I/P, FTP
Relay
GENERAL
Number of relays per board One
Maximum number of relay boards One
Type Single pole changeover (form C)
Termination Three-way connector
Estimated mechanical life of relay 30,000,000 operations
Update rate See 'Update/archive rates' in 'Universal inputs specification' above
AC load ratings
Derating
The figures given below are for resistive loads. For reactive or inductive loads, de-rate in accordance with graph 1, in which
F1 = Actually measured results on representative samples
F2 = Typical values (according to experience)
Contact life = Resistive contact life x reduction factor.
Maximum switching power 500VA
Maximum contact voltage 250V providing this does not cause the maximum switching power to be exceeded
Maximum contact current 2 Amps providing this does not cause the maximum switching power to be exceeded
DC load ratings
Maximum switching power See graph 2 for operating volt/Amp envelope
Maximum contact voltage/current See graph 2 for examples.
Safety isolation
Isolation (dc to 65 Hz; BS EN61010) Installation category II; Pollution degree 2
Relay to relay: 300V RMS or dc (double insulation)
Relay to ground: 300V RMS or dc (basic insulation)
Max. DC load breaking capacity
F 300
1
0.9 200
0.8 F2 resistive load
DC Voltage (Volts)
Reduction Factor F
0.7 F1 100
0.6
0.5 50
40 inductive load
30 (L/R = 20msec)
0.4
20
0.3
1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2
10
Power factor (cos φ) 0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 20
DC current (Amps)
ANNEX B: REFERENCE
B1 DIAGNOSTICS DISPLAY
At power-up, continuously hold a finger in contact with the screen until (after approximately 30 seconds) the diag-
nostic display appears as shown in figure B1 If no further action takes place within approximately five minutes, the
display times-out to the calibration display described in section B2, below.
80 07 4B N.N
Self-test status MEDIA BATTERY
bars MAIN ETHER
1 RELAY
Circuit board fit
AI_6
Note: The diagnostic display does not include details of either of the Transmitter Power Supply options (if
fitted).
MAIN
This tests the Dynamic RAM (DRAM), the Static RAM (SRAM) and the flash memory. The results can be displayed
by operating the 'Detail' key. See figure B1.1.
(Continued)
MEDIA
This sends a message to the disk, and then tries to read it back. Failure to succeed might be any one or more of the
following:
1. No disk was fitted when the test was initiated.
2. The disk is unformatted or incorrectly formatted.
3. The disk is too full (less than 1kB remaining) for the message to be written to it.
BATTERY
This area flashes when the battery needs to be replaced (section B3). The test is performed once every 15 minutes.
ETHER
Not applicable to this release.
TOUCH CAL
This key initiates the display calibration (offset correction) procedure, described in section B2 below.
DETAIL
Touching this key causes the main board test results to be displayed, as shown in figure B1.1 below.
To quit diagnostics, switch the recorder off, then, after a few seconds, switch it back on again
DRAM: PASS
SRAM: PASS
FLASH: PASS
Done
This procedure ensures that the display screen image is positioned correctly, compared with the touch screen (so that
'what you touch is what you get'). The procedure, is necessary only rarely, if at all, and is included here only for the
sake of completeness.
1. At power-up, continuously hold a finger in contact with the screen until (after approximately 30 seconds) the
diagnostic display appears as shown in figure B1. Operate the Touch cal key to call the first calibration screen, as
depicted in figure B2*
2. Using a soft point (> 1mm radius) of a material which will not damage the touch screen, touch the intersection of
the upper set of crosshairs, as requested by the display and keep touching it until the next target appears..
3. Continue the process, according to the directions appearing on the screen. Once all the 'targets' have been ac-
cepted, the recorder returns to the diagnostic display.
* Note: The diagnostic display times-out (to the screen calibration page) after about 5 minutes. The screen
calibration pages time-out to the diagnostic page after a time which depends on how much of the calibration
procedure has been completed
B3 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
1. Remove the mains connector. For convenience, disconnect the relay and Ethernet connectors (if fitted).
2. Remove the rear terminal cover (A) by pressing down on the catch and lifting off. Remove the input connector
(B), by pressing-in on the end clips and pulling on the connector (figure B3.2a).
3. Remove the three screws 'C' in figure B3.2b.
4. Carefully lift the front of the recorder case cover, and disconnect the two looms connecting it to the internal cir-
cuit board (figure B3.2c)
5. Push the battery out of its holder as shown in figure B3.2d.
6. Instal the new battery by pushing it into position (+ uppermost).
7. Re-connect the two looms previously disconnected, then re-assemble the recorder.
C
B A
C
B4 OPTION ENABLING
In order to enable software functions, a key code or file name, obtained from the manufacturer, must be entered in the
System/Key code page (Figure B4).
Note: The key code is related to the instrument number, as displayed on the key code page. Please ensure that
this instrument number has been noted before applying for a code or file name.
Clock
This number, unique to each recorder, is used to identify the unit should any need arise for the user to contact the
manufacturer or distributor of the instrument (if, for example, the user needs to enable one or more software options.)
Touching this field causes a qwerty style keyboard to appear, allowing the user to enter the key code received from the
manufacturer or distributor. This is an alternative to loading the Key Code File described below.
The key code may be sent to the user by, for example, e-mail. By saving the code to a floppy disk, the key code can
be transferred to the recorder, and the file read from the floppy disk. Alternatively, the code can be entered manually
as described above.
B5 COLOUR SELECTION
The following table, gives RGB values and decimal and hex numbers for the available channel colours. Normally,
this table is necessary only when communicating over the MOBUS link.
Note: Colour representation varies from screen to screen. For this reason, it is unlikely that the colour on a
PC will match those on these pages or those on the recorder display.
Green 0 255 0 2 02
Russet 170 95 0 5 05
Indigo 85 0 102 14 0E
Dark Brown 85 63 0 15 0F
Ægean 0 63 51 16 10
Aubergine 85 0 51 18 12
Dark Orange 255 63 0 19 13
Hyacinth 170 0 51 21 15
Dark Green 0 63 0 22 16
Bluebell 85 31 255 24 18
Orange 255 95 0 25 19
Terracotta 170 63 0 28 1C
Black 0 0 0 47 2F
Dark Dark Grey 48 48 48 48 30
Dark Grey 64 64 64 49 31
The following TCP ports are made use of by the recorder. (This information would be needed by anyone involved in
setting up 'firewalls', which may be used selectively to block incoming or outgoing access to specific ports.)
PORT Usage
20 File Transfer Protocol - data
21 File Transfer Protocol - control
25 E-mail
123 SNTP server
502 Modbus/TCPIP communications
1264 Remote Viewer communications - general
50010 Remote Viewer communications - trend review
B7 TIME ZONES
This section gives an explanation of the time zone abbreviations listed in the System/Lacale/Time Zone pick list. The
list starts at GMT,travelling Eastwards round the world.
B8 MENU STRUCTURE
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Option Menu
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2 Touch alarm to
Channel 6
11:19:30
call 'Acknowledge' 13:36:25
Note
Group Name Group Name
Faceplates On/Off
41.35˚C Engineer 30/01/04 dialogue box. Engineer 28/01/04
errorlog2 Text 01/01/00 00:04:20 1205 set in Security\Access 28/01/04 09:09:12 Maths Channel failure
Home Operator 4 menu for the user. 28/01/04 11:19:57 Power Up
13:31:02 errorlog3 Text 23/09/00 17:46:52 1205
File 02/02/04
errorlog4 Text 23/09/00 17;47:20 1205
Goto View Goto Group errorlog5 Text 23/09/00 17:48:40 1186 Goto View: Group 1
screen\ Folder 12/12/00 14:46:32 11:52:59 12:03:27
Login Options
02/02/04 13:21:02 Alarm(s) off 2 (1) Group Name Message Log Group Name 29/01/04
02/02/04 13:19:04 Alarm(s) on 2 (1) Frederick Bl... 29/01/04 Alarm Summary Engineer
13:17:42 Channel 1 21.2613˚C Channel 1 21.2613˚C
Option Menu
02/02/014
6 14:20:35
03/01/01 0.0000 35.0000
35.00
Engineer 99% Vertical Trend Horizontal Trend
Note
\user\history\ Hide
Exit History
Name Type Date Bytes Vertical Bargraph Horizontal Bargraph
11:44:49
group-one,,80.. History 02/01/01 16:27:26 936 29/01/04
5 group-one,,80.. History 02/01/01 16:28:50 959
group-one,,80.. History 02/01/01 16:32:02 1055 Numeric Page
group-one,,80.. History 02/01/01 16:33:04 932 29/01/04 11:33:37 Alarm(s) off 2 (1)
group-one,,80.. History 861 29/01/04 11:31:39 Alarm(s) on 2 (1)
02/01/01 16:33:10
11:31:29
group-one,,80.. History 02/01/01 16:34:50 911 29/01/04
Home Operator
12.21 ˚C Channel 2 36.0256 ˚C
New Delete Channel 2
0.0000 100.0000
Cut Copy
23.32 ˚C 0.0000 100.0000
SAVE/RESTORE Save
(Section 4.2) Restore
Configuration Data
Save
Security Data
Restore Network Data
New Screen Data
Text Restore
X1 0 Scale Divisions - Minor 1 Scale Type selection Trend Units mm/hr Select mm/hr or in/hr
Event Number 1) Event 1 Select event 1 to 6 for configuration Secondary remote host 0.0.0.0
Apply Discard
Source 1 Alarm on Group Select source 1 Secondary login name a n o n y m o u s
Disk
On Group 1) Group 1 Make source 1 sub selection (if any) Secondary password * * * * * Compression Normal Select: Normal or High
Source 2 Point Alarm Select source 2 Retype password * * * * * Flash Size 2 . 7 5 Mb
On Math 12 Make source 2 sub selection (if any) Apply Discard Shortest Trend History G r o u p 1
Alarm 2 Make sub-sub selection (if any) Duration 7 . 2 8 Days
Select 'Disk' or
Source 1 Sense Source 1 Select source inversion or not Show Disk settings 'Remote' settings
Select logic combination: Only, AND, Media File Format Binary
Operator And OR, NAND, NOR, XOR.
Appears only if CSV option is fitted
Source 2 Sense Not Source 2 Select source inversion or not Archive to Media None Select: Archive interval
Apply Discard
Figure B8c Menu structure sheet 3 (Config key)
Input adjust
Locale (Section 4.6.2)
About Select required
About Language English language from
(Section 4.6.5) picklist
Copy Country United Kingdom
Copy Time Zone GMT
Pick list of
Instrument Variant: STN 100mm (Section 4.6.5) Use Summertime (DST) timezones
Config Revision: 682711 Pick list:
Start at 12:00:00 PM Appropriate to
Security Revision: 746255 Source Type Channel the selected
on the Last country
Remote Viewer Version: 3.3 Copy From 1) Furnace Temp 1 Sunday
Product software Version: 3.3 Pick lists allow
in March Summertime
Comprising Copy To 2) Channel 2 period to be
End at 12:00:00 PM defined
Java: 3.3 – 5) Channel 5 on the Last
History Files: 1.9 Sunday
Include alarm data
Board Support: 3.3 in October
Target System: 3.3 Include job data
Board Version: 2 Apply Discard
Fitted Memory Copy Now
FLASH 2.75Mb
SRAM 128kB Input Adjust (Section 4.6.4) Keycode (Section 4.6.3)
DRAM 32MB
Support File First Channel 1 Select first channel for adjust Instrument Number 6
Last Channel 6 Select final channel for adjust Key Code p 4 j H u m 9 C
Clean \user folder Key Code File
Exclude Channels
Apply Discard
Initiate adjust-
Adjust Channels ment procedure
\ Hide
See figure B8b See figure B8d See Value 123.4567 Units Current value
Timer number 1) Timer 1 Select timer figure B8e
Config\Maths Reset now
Reset button appears only
Enable for resettable functions
Remaining 00:00:00
(Options manual Section 3)
Function Multiply Select Required maths function
Maths
Repeat in 00:00:00 Multiply Constant
INDEX
Symbols B
.uhq file ........................................................................ 88 Bargraph displays ........................................................ 30
{n} source ..................................................................... 68 Battery
Diagnostics ............................................................ 108
A Icon .......................................................................... 17
A/B Switching ........................................................ 44, 52 Low (Event Source) ................................................. 66
About ............................................................................ 87 Replacement .......................................................... 110
Absolute high/low ........................................................ 54 Battery back RAM cleared ........................................... 16
AC supply voltage range ............................................. 11 Blue line across the chart ............................................ 26
Access BootP timeout .............................................................. 80
Access when: ........................................................... 75 Break response ............................................................ 52
Levels ....................................................................... 74 Brightness control ........................................................ 43
To configuration ....................................................... 22 BSpc ............................................................................ 23
ACK Message .............................................................. 47 C
Acknowledge alarms
Permission ............................................................... 76 Cable
Acknowledging alarms ............................ 15, 17, 47, 57 Signal, Max/min sizes ............................................. 10
Add user ...................................................................... 79 Supply voltage (min. size) ....................................... 11
Address Caps ............................................................................. 23
IP .............................................................................. 80 Change
MAC ................................................................ 80, 107 Alarm setpoint permission ....................................... 76
Adjust inputs ................................................................ 84 Battery
Permission to ........................................................... 77 Indicator ............................................................... 17
Alarm Procedure .......................................................... 110
Acknowledge ............................... 14, 15, 17, 47, 57 Constant value ......................................................... 76
Job ....................................................................... 95 Change time (R of C alarms) ....................................... 55
Message enable/disable ...................................... 47 Channel
Permission ........................................................... 76 Colour ...................................................................... 53
Configuration ........................................................... 54 Configuration .................................................. 48 to 73
Disable Job .............................................................. 95 Copy ......................................................................... 89
Icons (Channel) ....................................................... 13 Damping ................................................................... 51
Message enable/disable .......................................... 46 Descriptor ................................................................ 52
Messages ................................................................. 57 Channel error (instrument alarm) ................................ 16
Summary page ........................................................ 14 Channel failure (instrument alarm) .............................. 16
Type ......................................................................... 54 Character set ............................................................... 23
Illustrations .................................................... 56, 57 Chart grid type/divisions .............................................. 45
Alarm on Group Event Source .................................... 65 CJC .............................................................................. 52
Amount (R of C alarms) ............................................... 55 Clean \user folder ........................................................ 88
AND ............................................................................. 66 Cleaning ..................................................................... 109
Archive Clock
Archive media % full ................................................ 66 Preset ....................................................................... 43
Configuration ........................................................... 60 Job ....................................................................... 93
Control permission ................................................... 77 Setting ...................................................................... 84
Failed (instrument alarm) ........................................ 16 Clock failure (instrument alarm) .................................. 16
File formats .............................................................. 63 Cold junction compensation ........................................ 52
Key ........................................................................... 35 Colour B select job ...................................................... 95
Manual initiation to disk ........................................... 35 Comms channel timeout ....................................... 43, 65
Manual initiation to host ........................................... 36 Config revision ............................................................. 87
Period selection (disk) ............................................. 61 Configuration
Suspend ................................................................... 35 A/B Switching .................................................... 44, 52
To Media .................................................................. 46
To Remote ............................................................... 62
via FTP ..................................................................... 46
Average time ................................................................ 55
Configuration (Cont.)
Access ..................................................................... 22 D
Alarm ........................................................................ 54
Amount ................................................................. 55 Damping ....................................................................... 51
Average time ........................................................ 55 Dark Background ......................................................... 58
Change time ........................................................ 55 Data
Deviation value .................................................... 55 Compression ratio ................................................... 61
Dwell period ......................................................... 55 Date
Hysteresis ............................................................ 55 and time setting ....................................................... 84
Reference value .................................................. 55 Format ...................................................................... 84
Threshold ............................................................. 55 Daylight saving setup .................................................. 84
Type ..................................................................... 54 DC supply voltage range ............................................. 11
Archive ..................................................................... 60 Decimal point position ................................................. 53
Break response ........................................................ 52 Decrement counter job ................................................ 93
Channel ........................................................... 48 to 73 Default Gateway .......................................................... 81
Cold junction compensation .................................... 52 Delete key .................................................................... 97
Country .................................................................... 84 Descriptor
Date format .............................................................. 84 Channel .................................................................... 52
Decimal point ........................................................... 53 Event ........................................................................ 67
Display brightness settings ...................................... 43 Group ................................................................ 13, 44
Event ........................................................................ 65 Instrument ................................................................ 43
Filter ......................................................................... 51 Detail .......................................................................... 108
Group ....................................................................... 44 Deviation alarms .......................................................... 54
Input low/high ........................................................... 49 Diagnostics display .................................................... 107
Instrument ................................................................ 43 Disable
Language ................................................................. 84 Counter .................................................................... 93
Linearisation range .................................................. 50 Login ........................................................................ 76
Linearisation type .................................................... 49 Timer ........................................................................ 94
Lock indication ......................................................... 17 Totaliser job .............................................................. 91
Network .................................................................... 80 Disk
Offset ....................................................................... 50 Access ..................................................................... 11
Options ..................................................................... 73 Activity indicator ....................................................... 17
Recorder ......................................................... 40 to 73 Free space ............................................................... 17
Scale ........................................................................ 50 Full response ........................................................... 62
Security .................................................................... 74 Icon .......................................................................... 17
Shunt value .............................................................. 49 Size .......................................................................... 62
Span ......................................................................... 52 Display
Summertime ............................................................ 84 Brightness ................................................................ 43
Time and date .......................................................... 84 Calibration .............................................................. 109
Time zone ................................................................ 84 Contrast ................................................................... 14
Trace Colour ............................................................ 53 Modes ............................................................. 25 to 32
User Lin. tables ........................................................ 71 Enable/disable .............................................. 58, 59
Views ....................................................................... 58 Home selection .................................................... 58
Zone ......................................................................... 53 Horizontal bars .................................................... 31
Configuration lock indicator ......................................... 17 Horizontal Trend .................................................. 28
Connect from Remote ................................................. 75 Numeric ................................................................ 32
Connector locations ..................................................... 10 Vertical bars ......................................................... 30
Contents of group ........................................................ 47 Vertical Trend ....................................................... 25
Contrast control ........................................................... 14 Update rate ............................................................ 103
Copy Values (truncation of) ............................................... 13
Facility ...................................................................... 89 Domain Name Service (DNS) ..................................... 82
Copy key ...................................................................... 97 Drive Relay Job ........................................................... 91
Counter Dwell ............................................................................ 55
Copy ......................................................................... 89
Jobs ......................................................................... 93
Country, Selection of .................................................. 84
CSV
Date/Time format ..................................................... 64
Use Tab delimiter ..................................................... 64
Cursor keys .................................................................. 18
Cut key ......................................................................... 97
E H
E-mail Hardware version ........................................................ 87
Job ........................................................................... 96 History .......................................................................... 46
Earlier messages.. ....................................................... 20 Amount of ......................................................... 26, 46
Edit Password permission ........................................... 76 Home
Enabling Group ....................................................................... 58
Display modes ......................................................... 59 Page (Display mode) ............................................... 59
Options ................................................................... 111 Timeout .................................................................... 58
Engineer, Access level ......................................... 21, 74 Horizontal bargraph
Error indicator .............................................................. 14 Display ..................................................................... 31
Ethernet Enable ...................................................................... 59
Address .................................................................. 107 Horizontal trend enable ............................................... 59
Specification .......................................................... 106 Hysteresis .................................................................... 55
Event
Configuration ........................................................... 65 I
Copy ......................................................................... 89 Import
Permission ............................................................... 77 User linearisation ..................................................... 39
Source ...................................................................... 65 Increment counter job .................................................. 93
Source 1 sense ........................................................ 66 Input
Source sense ........................................................... 66 Adjust ................................................................ 77, 84
Exclamation mark symbol ........................................... 16 Board specification ................................................ 104
Export user linearisation .............................................. 39 Configuration ........................................................... 49
External CJ .................................................................. 52 Low/high .................................................................. 49
F Type selection .......................................................... 49
Inserting and Removing Disk/PC cards ...................... 11
Faceplates (on/off) ....................................................... 30 Installation
File ............................................................................... 97 Category ................................................................ 101
Structure .................................................................. 99 Electrical ......................................................... 10 to 11
File formats (archiving) ................................................ 63 Mechanical .......................................................... 8 to 9
File transfer (FTP) facility ............................................ 36 Instrument
Filer Option menu ........................................................ 97 Alarm
Filter ............................................................................. 51 Event source ........................................................ 65
First switch-on .............................................................. 21 Alarms ...................................................................... 16
Flash size ..................................................................... 61 Configuration ........................................................... 43
Floppy disk alarms ....................................................... 16 Name ....................................................................... 43
Folder keys .................................................................. 18 Number .................................................................... 80
Force change of password .......................................... 77 Variant ...................................................................... 87
FTP File format ............................................................ 61 Insufficient non-volatile memory... ............................... 16
FTP file format ............................................................. 63 Internal flash (instrument alarm) ................................. 16
FTP Icon ...................................................................... 17 Invalid Password Entry ................................................ 66
Full configuration access ............................................. 77 IP Address .................................................................... 80
Full security access ..................................................... 77 Look-up .................................................................... 80
Full user name ............................................................. 79 Manual entry ............................................................ 80
G J
Global Alarm Event Source ......................................... 65 Jobs ............................................................... 57, 67, 91
Global Unack'd Alarm Event Source ........................... 65 Alarm Acknowledge ................................................. 95
Goto Alarm Disable .......................................................... 95
Group ....................................................................... 18 Clock ........................................................................ 93
View ......................................................................... 18 Counter .................................................................... 93
Green line across the chart ......................................... 26 E-mail ....................................................................... 96
Grid type/divisions ....................................................... 45 Maths ....................................................................... 92
Group Recording ................................................................ 94
Configuration ........................................................... 44 Timer ........................................................................ 94
Copy ......................................................................... 89 Totaliser ................................................................... 91
Display enable ......................................................... 59 Trend ........................................................................ 95
Home ....................................................................... 58
Name ................................................................ 13, 44 K
Key Code (File) .......................................................... 111
Keycode ....................................................................... 84
L N
Labelling symbols .......................................................... 7 NAND ........................................................................... 66
Language selection ..................................................... 84 Navigation keys ........................................................... 18
Latched ........................................................................ 54 Network
Later messages.. ......................................................... 20 Configuration ........................................................... 80
Left cursor key ............................................................. 18 Name ....................................................................... 82
Line across the chart ................................................... 26 Specification .......................................................... 106
Linear chart grid ........................................................... 45 Network alarms ............................................................ 16
Linear scales ................................................................ 50 New
Linearisation function .................................................. 49 Configuration ........................................................... 38
User entered ............................................................ 71 Key ........................................................................... 97
Custom units ........................................................ 50 Password ................................................................. 75
Local Host .................................................................... 82 New Full User Name ................................................... 79
Log New user ID ................................................................. 79
Chart grid ................................................................. 45 No action ...................................................................... 91
Scale ........................................................................ 50 No chart grid ................................................................ 45
Logged out ................................................................... 21 NONE ........................................................................... 66
Login ............................................................................ 22 NOR ............................................................................. 66
Disable ..................................................................... 76 Not recommended to archive... ................................... 46
Key ........................................................................... 18 Notes, Operator ........................................................... 33
Logout key ................................................................... 74 Numeric
Display ..................................................................... 53
M Enable .................................................................. 59
MAC Address ...................................................... 80, 107 O
MAIN (Diagnostics) .................................................... 107
Maintenance .............................................................. 109 Offset ........................................................................... 50
Manual archive Offset correction (touch screen) ................................ 109
To disk ...................................................................... 35 Ok ................................................................................ 23
To host computer ..................................................... 36 On becoming active/inactive/acknowledged ............... 91
Maths Open/Close folder keys ............................................... 18
Reset Job ................................................................. 92 Operator
Maths Channel Partial Failure ..................................... 66 Access level ...................................................... 21, 74
Maths Copy .................................................................. 89 Event logic ............................................................... 66
Maximum number of history files ................................ 62 Notes (Messages) ................................................... 33
MEDIA (Diagnostics) ................................................. 108 Option configuration .................................................... 73
Media File format ......................................................... 61 Options Key ................................................................. 18
Media full event limit .................................................... 62 OR ................................................................................ 66
Media size .................................................................... 62 Ovr ............................................................................... 23
Memory size ......................................................... 61, 87
Menu structure P
Archive Key ............................................................ 118 Password
Config Key Force change of ....................................................... 77
Basic recorder .................................................... 119 Passwords ................................................................... 74
Options ............................................................... 122 Edit permission ........................................................ 76
Network Key .......................................................... 120 Editing ...................................................................... 74
Root menu ............................................................. 117 Paste key ..................................................................... 97
Save/R(estore) Key ............................................... 118 Paste/delete file permission ........................................ 77
Security Key ........................................................... 120 PC Card access ........................................................... 11
System Key ............................................................ 121 Point Alarm .................................................................. 65
Message Pollution degree ......................................................... 101
Copy ......................................................................... 89 Port Usage (TCP) ...................................................... 114
Messages ..................................................................... 68 Power-up event source ................................................ 66
Alarm ........................................................................ 57 Preset
Enable/disable ......................................................... 46 Clock ........................................................................ 43
Entry ......................................................................... 68 Job ....................................................................... 93
Example ............................................................... 70 Counter .................................................................... 93
Job ........................................................................... 92 Permission ........................................................... 76
Log ........................................................................... 19 Hour/Minute ............................................................. 43
Operator entered ..................................................... 33 Totaliser ................................................................... 76
Modbus Job ....................................................................... 91
Address .................................................................... 43
Security disabled ..................................................... 43
P (Cont.) S
Preventive maintenance ............................................ 109 Safety notes ................................................................... 7
Primary Sample rates .............................................................. 103
DNS Server .............................................................. 82 Save for Pre version 1.8 .............................................. 38
Login Name ............................................................. 63 Save/Restore ............................................................... 37
Remote Host ............................................................ 63 Permission ............................................................... 77
PV Format .................................................................... 53 Scale
Divisions (Major/Minor) ............................................ 50
R Type ......................................................................... 50
Range low/high/units ................................................... 50 Scaled tick box ............................................................ 50
Rate-of-change alarms ................................................ 54 Scientific display .......................................................... 53
Recorder Scope (Display modes) ............................................... 59
Configuration. See Section 4.3 Screen
Dimensions ................................................................ 9 Calibration .............................................................. 109
Electrical installation ................................................ 10 Saver ........................................................................ 43
Panel installation .................................................. 8, 9 Secondary
Serial Number ........................................................ 111 DNS Server .............................................................. 82
Specification .......................................................... 102 Login ........................................................................ 63
Synchronization .................................................. 8, 43 Password ................................................................. 63
Time and date setting ................................................ 8 Remote Host ............................................................ 63
Unpacking .................................................................. 8 Security
Wiring ....................................................................... 10 Configuration ........................................................... 74
Recording Levels ....................................................................... 74
Enable ...................................................................... 46 Security revision .......................................................... 87
Enable/Disable ......................................................... 94 Service level access .................................................... 21
Jobs ......................................................................... 94 Set clock permission .................................................... 76
Speed/interval .......................................................... 46 Setting the time and date ............................................ 84
Red line across the chart ............................................. 26 Shift .............................................................................. 23
Reference value .......................................................... 55 Shortest trend history .................................................. 61
Refresh key .................................................................. 97 Show Disk settings ...................................................... 61
Relay Shunt value entry ......................................................... 49
Rrive relay job .......................................................... 91 Signal Wiring ................................................................ 10
Specification .......................................................... 106 SNTP (instrument alarms) ........................................... 16
Wiring ....................................................................... 10 SNTP server .................................................................. 8
Remote Software version .......................................................... 87
Cold Junction Compensation .................................. 52 Source 1 sense ............................................................ 66
Path .......................................................................... 62 Source 2 sense ............................................................ 66
User name/password ............................................... 76 Source descriptor/value ............................................... 68
Remote viewer network menu ..................................... 80 Source Types ............................................................... 65
Removable media instrument alarms .......................... 16 Span B select job ......................................................... 95
Remove user ............................................................... 79 Span Configuration ...................................................... 52
Replace {n} with ........................................................... 68 Specification
Reset Input board ............................................................. 104
Maths function ......................................................... 92 Recorder, general .................................................. 102
Timer ........................................................................ 94 Relay board ........................................................... 106
Permission ........................................................... 76 Transmitter Power Supply ..................................... 103
Restore ........................................................................ 38 Specified descriptor/value ........................................... 68
Right cursor key ........................................................... 18 Speed/interval B job .................................................... 95
Root key ....................................................................... 18 Start timer permission ................................................. 76
RTD type selection ...................................................... 49 Status bar .................................................................... 13
Subnet Mask ................................................................ 81
Summary page (Alarm) ............................................... 14
Summertime setup ...................................................... 84
Supply voltage ............................................................. 11
Support file ................................................................... 88
Suspend Archiving ....................................................... 35
Symbols used on labels ................................................ 7
Synchronization of recorders .................................. 8, 43
System configuration ................................................... 83
T U
Tag, Channel ................................................................ 52 Un'ackd Alarm on group .............................................. 65
TCP port usage .......................................................... 114 Unack'd point alarm ..................................................... 65
Text Unlatched ..................................................................... 54
Save and Restore .................................................... 38 Unsupported File message ......................................... 38
String entry .............................................................. 23 User
Thermocouple type selection ...................................... 49 Adding and removing ............................................... 79
Threshold ..................................................................... 55 Password ................................................................. 79
Time User linearisation table
Change annotation .................................................. 26 Configuration ........................................................... 71
Format ...................................................................... 84 Custom units ............................................................ 50
Permission to set ..................................................... 76 Importing/Exporting ................................................. 39
Setting ...................................................................... 84 User logged in Event Source ....................................... 66
To fill disk/memory ................................................... 62 User name (full) ........................................................... 79
Zone selection ......................................................... 84
Time synch. instrument alarm .................................... 16 V
Timeout ........................................................................ 58 Value entry ................................................................... 23
Comms chammel ..................................................... 43 Version numbers .......................................................... 87
Timer Vertical bargraph
Copy ......................................................................... 89 Display ..................................................................... 30
Jobs ......................................................................... 94 Enable ...................................................................... 59
Start/Reset Permission ............................................ 76 Vertical trend enable .................................................... 59
Timer Active Event Source ...................................... 65 Views configuration ..................................................... 58
Totaliser
Copy ......................................................................... 89 W
Jobs ......................................................................... 91
Touch Cal ................................................................... 108 Whilst active/inactive/unacknowledged ....................... 91
Touch screen Wiring
Calibration .............................................................. 109 Relay ........................................................................ 10
Precautions ............................................................ 109 Signal ....................................................................... 10
Trace Max/min wire sizes .............................................. 10
Colour ...................................................................... 53 Maximum torque .................................................. 10
History, maximum ................................................... 46 Supply voltage ......................................................... 11
History display ......................................................... 46
Transmitter Power Supply specification .................... 103
X
Trend X points ........................................................................ 71
History XOR ............................................................................. 66
Duration ............................................................... 46
Shortest ................................................................ 61 Y
History display ......................................................... 26
Y points ........................................................................ 71
Interval/Speed/Units ................................................ 44
Jobs ......................................................................... 95 Z
Speed/interval .......................................................... 45
Trend speed/interval B job ...................................... 95 Zone B select job ......................................................... 95
Trigger .......................................................................... 54 Zone configuration ....................................................... 53
Truncation of display values ........................................ 13
E U ROT H E R M
EUROTHERM LIMITED
Faraday Close, Durrington, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 3PL
Telephone: 01903 695888 Facsimile: 01903 695666
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