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Series 300, 305, 500 & 505

Monitor

User Guide

Summary of Contents for Series 300

Page 1: ...Series 300 305 500 505 Monitor User Guide ...

Page 2: ... ALARM POINTS To adjust the alarm points use the arrows pressing to alternate between alarm high alarm low and buzzer enable disable For more information see page 14 of your user guide CONTROL POINTS To adjust the control points use the arrows pressing to alter nate between control high and control low For more information see page 17 of your user guide UNITS To change the units of measurement use...

Page 3: ...urement cycle 19 4 13 Starting and stopping data logging 20 5 0 Aeroqual monitor software instructions 21 5 1 Setting up the software and monitor parameters 23 5 2 Gas Sensor Properties Configuration 24 5 3 Communications Port Configuration 25 5 4 Setting the Graph Default Style 26 5 5 Setting Data Logging Functions 27 5 6 Datalogging directly to a PC 28 5 7 Advanced Data Management 35 6 0 Externa...

Page 4: ...pack 9 6V Ni MH or 11 1V Lithium Polymer Series 305 and 505 monitor base is supplied with a separate temperature and relative humidity probe that is plugged in as shown below Please check that all these components have been supplied and contact your dealer or Aeroqual on email at sales aeroqual com if any of the com ponents are missing Replacements Replacement batteries sensor heads and other acce...

Page 5: ... sensor is not operating correctly 4 High and low alarms The high alarm is indicated by flashing arrows pointing upwards accompanied by a fast beeping sound Similarly the low alarm is indicated by flashing arrows pointing downwards accompanied by a slow beeping sound This sets both the monitor and external alarms 5 Alarm mute Two alarm mute functions are available temporary and permanent mute Temp...

Page 6: ...an also be logged directly to a PC via a serial con nection while displaying real time data on the PC The data log ging interval can be set in one minute increments from either the monitor or the PC The Series 505 monitor also measures and data logs tem perature and relative humidity 2 Real time clock 24 hr The clock has a back up clock battery which will maintain the real time even when all power...

Page 7: ...attery Pack Remove the battery cover from the monitor Insert the battery power connector into the monitor power socket in the back of the monitor Lay the battery cable into the slot on the back of the monitor and insert the tail end of the battery pack into the hinge points at the bottom of the monitor back cover Clip the top end of the battery pack into the top clips taking note to orientate the ...

Page 8: ...per ating the Aeroqual monitor Do not disassemble or mutilate the batteries as this may cause burns Do not incinerate or heat as this may cause burns the batter ies may burst or cause the release of toxic materials Do not short circuit as this may cause burns Use only batteries approved by Aeroqual and recharge your battery only with the AC DC adaptors supplied by Aeroqual Never use any charger or...

Page 9: ...essary to fully discharge the batteries When not using the Series 300 305 500 or 505 Monitor as a portable unit always plug in the mains adaptor to recharge the batteries If left unused a fully charged battery will discharge itself over time Note 2 If you have difficulty charging the battery either A Replace the battery B Contact Aeroqual with the software version number see section 3 3 to locate ...

Page 10: ...warming up or sensor failure in older models to disappear Should the message remain after this time a genuine sensor failure may have occurred See the trouble shooting guide 24hrs is a conservative time for an ozone sensor to burn off con taminants and achieve its stated performance specification In most instances this will be achieved well within 24hrs Since O3 is an oxidising gas the warm up per...

Page 11: ...Vx x After 5 seconds the display will change to indicate the type of sensor head The monitor will warm up as described in Warm up in section 3 2 Once warm up is complete the main display will appear for example Series 300 500 Series 305 505 To turn the monitor off press and hold the power button for 2 seconds until the monitor beeps The display will now be blank and operation of the monitor will c...

Page 12: ... the sensor runs at full power and the fan remains on 4 3 Operating under Battery power A battery indicator will appear at the bottom of the display when the monitor is operating under battery power only The indicator shows the battery life remaining 4 4 Sensor Head Failure There are two possible Sensor failure modes which will be indicated by one of the following messages on the display Sensor Fa...

Page 13: ...ature at 20 C 2 C 68 F 3 5 F Relative Humidity of 50 5 An incorrect ZERO CAL does not cause permanent damage The process should be repeated under the above conditions NOTE Carbon Dioxide sensors MUST be calibrated in a certi fied Zero Air environment If in doubt contact Aeroqual Limited Press and hold until the word GO appears next to Reset Routine The routine will run for up to ten minutes depend...

Page 14: ...he clock is a 24 hour clock Once the change is confirmed the cursor will automatically scroll to the next parameter Changing Clock Minutes To change Minutes press or Press to confirm minutes Changing Clock Seconds To change Seconds press or Press to confirm minutes Changing the Month To change the Month press or Press to confirm the month Changing the Day To change the Day press or Press to confir...

Page 15: ...entering the Alarm Setup Menu the Alarm Hi will display Press or to increase or de crease the setting Press to confirm change Setting the Low Alarm Once the High Alarm setting has been confirmed the cursor will automatically scroll to the Alarm Lo display Press or to increase or decrease setting Press to confirm change Note This sets both the monitor alarm and the external alarm ALARM HI 35 ppm AL...

Page 16: ...f the Alarm Mute symbol will be displayed to indicate Permanent Mute Screen Display of High Alarm Condition Two flashing arrow symbols pointing upwards will appear on the left hand side of the display accompanied by a fast beeping sound when the Ozone concentration rises above 8 00 ppm Screen Display of Low Alarm Condition Two flashing arrow symbols pointing downwards will appear on the left hand ...

Page 17: ...i tion exists and has been muted from the key pad Once the alarm condition is removed and the alarm has reset the symbol will disappear from the screen Screen Display of Permanent Alarm Mute The Alarm mute symbol as above will be permanently displayed on the screen until the alarm is once again re enabled via the Alarm Setup Menu If an alarm condition arises when permanent mute has been acti vated...

Page 18: ...been confirmed the cursor will automati cally scroll to the Control Lo display Press or to increase or decrease the setting Press to confirm the change Press to scroll down to the next Menu choice Note Once the control settings have been set the monitor must be either put into Standby or switched off for the new settings to become effective Once the monitor is put back into normal oper ating mode ...

Page 19: ... dis played You can now elect to clear any logged data by selecting YES or NO if you wish to retain the data Press to toggle between NO and YES on the CLEAR LOG screen Press to confirm your selection and fol lowing screen will be displayed Press to toggle between OFF and ON on the LOGGING screen Press to confirm your selection and you will be returned to the main menu Press to scroll down to the n...

Page 20: ...oll to EXIT Press to Exit out of Menu Setup This will also Start or Stop the measurement cycle depending on your menu selection Note There is a quick key option to Start or Stop the Max Min Average measurement cycle as follows From the Display Screen Press and hold for two seconds until the monitor beeps This will start the measurement cycle and the following display will appear S300 and S500 S305...

Page 21: ...il the monitor beeps Once data logging has stopped the triangle icon will disappear Data logging Indicator The triangle is an indication that data logging is active and is also used as an indication of the presence of data as described below An empty triangle indicates that no data is stored A half full triangle indicates that some data is stored in the memory A full triangle indicates that the me...

Page 22: ... The buyer will strictly adhere to the Intended Use of the Software and will not translate adapt reverse compile or other wise alter the Software The buyer undertakes not to disclose assign sell rent lend sub license or otherwise transfer the Soft ware Software features 1 Real time gas monitoring and data logging 2 Event logging When the gas concentration exceeds a user defined level an event will...

Page 23: ... or above recommended RAM 256MB minimum Disk space 90MB minimum Communications Port Serial or USB to serial adaptor CD ROM Files S500 x x exe The Aeroqual Monitor software Windows installation file Installation of the Software Step 1 Insert CD ROM into CD driver Step 2 Browse CD ROM and double click the installation file S500 x x exe and then follow the instruction wizard until finished For Window...

Page 24: ...p or Ctrl P The monitor setup dialog box will appear figure 2 Type in the required values or scroll up or down to set the desired values Click the Upload button to synchronise the monitor values with those on the PC Once the upload is complete the monitor will beep Click OK to confirm the settings for the software In order to data log it is essential that you set the clock on the monitor to real t...

Page 25: ...he S505 and displays a Temperature Unit field If the S500 monitor is used do not select this box The software default is for the S500 Note Monitor settings can be loaded onto the PC by selecting the download button in the configuration dialog box It is recommended that the required settings are entered via the PC using the Aeroqual Series 500 software and then uploaded to the monitor ...

Page 26: ...ton the current settings will be stored on the sensor head The View button is used to view the current settings stored on the sensor head 5 3 Communications Port Configuration Serial Port if you do not have a serial port then a USB to Serial adaptor is required contact Aeroqual for details Check the communication port into which the monitor serial cable has been plugged If it is not COM1 default t...

Page 27: ...ation upper and lower scales scale time units graph line background colours alarm set control point line colours graph type line or points whether to show the average line or not To enter the Graph Properties menu Click Data Graph Default Style To change colours on the graph lines click on the line colour A colour chart will appear Click on the desired colour Click OK to accept see Figure 5 on the...

Page 28: ...ion in the data base and test connections Click Monitor View Sensor Prop erties see Figure 3 The monitor must be on and connected with the PC software running To update the data base sensor information click Save after making the required changes To collect data from different gas sensors using the same Series 500 or 505 monitor the sensor properties on PC data logging software must be updated eac...

Page 29: ... is termi nated or stops turn off the monitor to prevent any data loss delete the data that has been downloaded to the PC close the PC software program repeat the downloading process with the monitor on connected and with the PC software running 5 6 Data Logging directly to a PC To data log directly to a PC ensure that the serial cable is con nected to the monitor and to the PC Click the File Star...

Page 30: ...ty graphs will appear only when the PC software has been configured for a Series 505 monitor Figure 7 Real Time Table View Note As new data is received in Figure 7 it will be added to the bottom of the table The maximum number of rows in the table view is 50 ...

Page 31: ... the downloaded or logged data as a graph click Data Graph Logged Data or Ctrl G to launch the Logged Data Graph View see figure 8 below Select the date and time range of the data to be viewed as well as the desired time units and sensor Note In the Time Unit drop down box Quarters refers to 15 minute time periods Click the Apply button to load the data Figure 8 Logged Data Graph View ...

Page 32: ...graph style dialog box will appear Select the appropriate value and click OK to confirm To expand a selected area of the Graph With Figure 8 displayed using your mouse drag to select an area of the graph Then release the mouse and the selected area will be expanded To reset the Graph to the Default Style With Figure 8 displayed simply click the Reset button To View Logged Data in a Table To view l...

Page 33: ...Figure 9 A data table title input window will appear Gas Concentration Logged Data for Input the required title to identify the location from which the data was recorded Click OK to confirm and follow the remaining in structions to print the table To Export Data To export data click File Export Logged Data To export the data to a file click the Export button on the Logged Data Table window Figure ...

Page 34: ...ct the data range and sensor Press Apply to create the daily analysis and load it into the view window Note This process can take up to 10 minutes or longer to complete and must not be interrupted the time taken is de pendant on the volume of data that needs to be processed The summary data files can be exported to files such as MS Ex cel click the Export button The data can also be deleted by cli...

Page 35: ...lem was han dled and by whom By clicking the OK button the event will be stored into the database To view these logged events click menu Data Table Logged Events Ctrl L The Logged Event View window will be launched figure 12 The event data can be exported to an MS Excel or plain text file by clicking the Export button in the Logged Event View window This data can also be deleted by clicking the De...

Page 36: ...a file name to backup all the current stored data to a zipped file Viewing archived data To view an archived database it is important that any existing data logging function is not interrupted It is recommended that you do not view archived data on the same PC being used for data logging as when data is restored the current data in the database will be lost unless it has been zipped ...

Page 37: ...archived database on the same PC Stop PC data logging data logging will now be performed by the monitor Zip existing database Unzip archived database File Unzip Database View and analyze data as required Data Table Logged Zip archive database Unzip existing database Get logged data from the monitor Downloads data from monitor that was logged while you viewed the archive da tabase Start PC data log...

Page 38: ...A and that a protection diode is inserted across the relay coil If the switch to GND output is used ensure that the relay coil does not draw more than 150mA that the voltage does not exceed 24V and that a protection diode is inserted across the relay coil Wiring for alarm The high alarm and low alarm pins can be wired to supply sim ple on off switching to operate equipment which requires only an o...

Page 39: ...ault settings are dependent on the gas sensor head selected at time of purchase To switch to GND use pins 3 and 6 For a 12V output wire to pins 3 and 1 see following diagram for typical wiring This feature will only operate while powered by the AC adaptor Control is achieved by using a software latch If power is lost to the monitor the switch will open and therefore turn off the exter nal device c...

Page 40: ...s 2 6 The 0 to 5 V signal is a proportional signal based on the concentration of gas The voltage out spans the specified gas sensor concentration range for example with the low concentration ozone sensor head 0 V represents 0 ppm Ozone and 5 V represents 0 500 ppm Ozone Note See Diagnostic Features on page 42 for output status conditions 1 2 3 4 5 6 RJ12 12V COIL MINIATURE RELAY CONTROL CIRCUIT 12...

Page 41: ...il Fit diode correctly Sensor failure when the sensor is new Insufficient warm up Air contaminated Sensor damaged Run the sensor on full power for 24 48 hours If an O3 source is available exposure to 100 ppb for 5 minutes will speed up the decontamination process approximately 30 minutes Move the sensor to cleaner environment and check reading Replace sensor Reading high under zero gas conditions ...

Page 42: ...rferent gas present Sensor calibration lost Check calibration of gas generator Move sensor to clean air and check reading upon exposure to known gas concentration Replace refurbish sensor Reading unstable Power supply unstable Power supply current rating incorrect Local air flow too high Environmental condi tions fluctuating EMI noise picked up via RS232 cable S500 505 unit only and PC Install sta...

Page 43: ... V output Control output Low alarm output High alarm output Data logging S500 only No fault Valid gas reading Reading proportional to gas reading As set by user As set by user As set by user valid gas reading Sensor failed fault Sensor failure 5 V open closed closed 9999 Sensor aging fault Valid gas Reading Sensor aging Reading proportional to gas reading As set by user As set by user As set by us...

Page 44: ...ation that may damage the electronic componentry Do not attempt to open Non expert handling of the device may cause damage Do not drop knock or shake as this could lead to internal damage Do not use harsh chemicals cleaning solvents or strong de tergents for cleaning Wipe with a soft cloth slightly damp ened with a mild soap and water solution In order to maintain measurement accuracy Aeroqual rec...

Page 45: ... sensor head Yes On board alarm Yes Alarm status displayed Yes Low battery indication Yes Alarm mute function Yes Sensor condition status Yes Stand by mode Yes External signal for alarms control see note below 12 VDC or switch to GND 150 mA max External signal functions LoALM HiALM Control Analogue output 0 5 V Power supply 12 VDC or Lithium Smart Charger Rechargeable battery pack 9 6V Ni MH or 11...

Page 46: ...45 Draw ings Depressions in the battery cover demarcating the screw hole posi tions for fixing the unit to the wall ...

Page 47: ...tdichip com Drivers CDM CDM20602 zip 2 Unzip the file to a folder on your computer 3 Plug the R52 into a USB port 4 XP will recognise the R52 and begin installing 5 XP will request the drivers use the browse button and point to the folder that contains the unzipped driver files 6 XP will self install the drivers Windows Vista Windows 7 1 Plug in the R52 into a USB port 2 Vista will register the R5...

Page 48: ... in the USB to serial cable and expand the Ports COM LPT node and the Universal Serial Bus controllers node You should have a USB Serial Port present under Ports and a FDTI FT8U2XX Device present under Universal Serial Bus controllers OR you should have USB Serial Port present under Ports and a USB Serial Controller present under Universal Serial Bus ...

Page 49: ...s tab 5 Select the port number to be a port you choose For example COM1 providing COM1 is not in use In this example I have left my COM port as COM8 6 Start Aeroqual S500 V5 1 monitoring software 7 Click OK Aeroqual S500 V5 1 monitoring software starts ...

Page 50: ...49 8 Select Monitor COM Port 9 Choose the COM port which you have got configured In this example COM8 is selected 10 Your system should be configured and working correctly ...

Page 51: ...lied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are made in relation to the accu racy reliability or contents of this document Aeroqual reserves the right to revise this document or withdraw it at any time without prior notice The availability of particular products may vary by region Please check with the Aeroqual dealer nearest to ...

Page 52: ...ures which have been caused by use of non Aeroqual original accessories 6 This warranty becomes void if a non Aeroqual approved AC DC adaptor or battery is used 7 Tampering with any part of the product will void the warranty 8 Damage to the sensors can occur through exposure to certain sensor poisons such as silicones tetraethyl lead paints and adhesives Use of Aeroqual sensors in these environmen...

Page 53: ...s are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment gener ates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful inter ference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this e...

Page 54: ...qual Ozone Controller has been designed to meas ure the ambient concentration of ozone The controller must not be placed directly in an ozone stream For indoor local area monitoring attach the controller to an inert surface with the inlet unobstructed For leak detection mount the unit near the ozone equipment Ensure that the controller is protected from excessive water splashing dust vibration exc...

Page 55: ...or 24 hours if it is new or has not been used in the past week There are trace levels of gases present in the air to which the sensor is cross sensitive In many cases the non zero base line reading occurs in an environment which is supposed to be clean but for which no analysis has been carried out such as an office or urban outdoor air Re check the base line reading in clean air from a known sour...

Page 56: ...on NMHC Isobutylene standard 0 25 ppm Ozone O3 0 0 150 ppm 0 0 5 ppm 0 10 ppm Leak detector Perchloroethylene C2Cl4 0 200 ppm Sulphur dioxide SO2 0 10 ppm 0 100 ppm Volatile Organic Compounds VOC Isobutylene standard 0 25 ppm 0 500 ppm Other gases and calibrations available on request contact Aeroqual 11 10 Sensors and Accessories Sensors heads are interchangeable R40 Carry Case R33 Wall Bracket R...

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