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Operating the F100

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F100-14-001.2

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ASL 2005

8. Communications Interface

8.1 Introduction

The F100 is fitted with USB communication interface as standard.

8.2 Overview of the USB Interface

Two modes of operation are available – talk only mode and remote ULOG mode.

8.2.1 Talk only mode

Talk only mode can be set On or Off from the

Options

menu. Talk only mode is useful for outputting

data directly to a PC.

8.2.2 ULOG interface

Refer to ULOG documentation and software on the CD.

Summary of Contents for F100

Page 1: ...4 001 2 ASL 2005 F100 Precision Handheld Thermometer User Manual Isotech North America 158 Brentwood Drive Unit 4 Colchester VT 05446 Phone 802 863 8050 Fax 802 863 8125 Email sales isotechna com Web www isotechna com ...

Page 2: ...nal version 9 th September 2005 Previous releases Issue 1 August 2005 Issue and date Description of change Issue 2 10 12 05 Manual updated to reflect changes to the structure of the menu system and different screen layouts Battery pack insertion and removal information added ...

Page 3: ... 13 2 2 Unpacking the instrument 2 13 3 ABOUT THE F100 3 1 3 1 The Front Panel 3 1 3 2 About the display screen 3 1 3 3 The Keypad 3 1 3 3 1 Keypad overview 3 2 3 4 F100 thermometer inputs 3 3 3 5 Battery Pack 3 5 3 5 1 Removing and replacing the battery pack 3 5 3 5 2 Battery charger 3 5 3 5 3 Name plate s 3 7 3 5 4 USB Communication interface connector 3 7 4 OPERATING THE F100 4 1 4 1 Instrument...

Page 4: ...7 1 7 2 Equipment 7 1 7 3 Calibration procedure 7 1 8 COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE 8 1 8 1 Introduction 8 1 8 2 Overview of the USB Interface 8 1 8 2 1 Talk only mode 8 1 8 2 2 ULOG interface 8 1 9 OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES 9 3 9 1 Accessories 9 3 10 SPECIFICATION 10 1 10 1 Resistance thermometer measurement 10 1 10 2 Display 10 1 10 3 Supply 10 1 10 4 Environmental 10 2 10 5 Dimensions and weight 10 2 ...

Page 5: ... important requiring action or avoidance Copyright 2005 2006 ASL All rights reserved Information in this document is subject to change without notice Reproduction or modification of the whole or any part of this document in any form without Sheens written permission is forbidden except for internal use by an authorised dealer or agent Customers may make copies for internal use only Whilst efforts ...

Page 6: ...ts are available from ASL Warning The instrument is NOT designed to be used in an explosive atmosphere Warning The instrument is NOT designed to be used in medical environment 8 Do NOT use the instrument near water or in damp conditions 8 Do NOT clean the instrument with solvents 8 Do NOT insert objects into openings 8 Do NOT place the instrument battery pack or charger onto a hot or cold surface ...

Page 7: ...instrument and batteries must be disposed of in accordance with local regulations Please refer to ASL if the instrument is to be disposed of within the European Union General warning symbol This indicates that a hazardous condition or general danger may exist You must read the relevant sections in the User Manual Handbook before operating the instrument ...

Page 8: ...y other charger will invalidate the warranty and may lead to the danger of overheating and to permanent instrument damage The battery charger supplied must NOT be used with other equipment Warning Do NOT cover the battery charger battery pack or instrument during charging Ensure air is free to circulate around these items during charging Warning Do NOT short the contacts on the battery compartment...

Page 9: ...he instrument probes can be excessively HOT or COLD during use Take suitable precautionary measures when handling probes Take care that you and other people working in the same area do not come into contact with the metallic probe or the insulating sheath near the probe which will also be hot cold Precautions apply both during use or when moving the probe from one position to another Warning Probe...

Page 10: ...Setting up the F100 Page 1 10 F200 14 001 2 ASL 2005 This page is intentionally left blank ...

Page 11: ...r selectable and can display C F K and Ω Overall system accuracy will depend on the sensor quality and calibration see the specification section 1 2 Definitions and Terminology i 0 C 273 15 K ii 1 mK milli Kelvin 0 001 C one milli degree Celsius iii 1 milli degree C 0 001 C 1m C 1mK 1 8m F iv 1 milli degree F 0 001 F 1m F 0 56mK 0 56m C v Alpha or α is the temperature coefficient or temperature se...

Page 12: ...matter how accurately the F100 measures the PRT resistance if the relationship between resistance and temperature for a particular PRT is not known accurate temperature measurement is not possible For thermistors the relationship depends totally on the thermistor type and specifications The F100 uses PRT and thermistor calibration data to overcome this problem and calculates the result from temper...

Page 13: ...eter Battery charger Operator s handbook on CD Calibration certificate USB lead Thermometer probes if ordered will be packed separately Please contact the ASL Technical Services Group immediately if any of these items are missing or damaged Please retain the packaging In case of return servicing or calibration use the original packaging Failure to do so may invalidate the warranty and or incur add...

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Page 15: ...esults and information or menus to set and control the instrument The LCD screen is designed for reflective viewing under normal ambient lighting a backlight is provided for use when ambient conditions are darker 3 3 The Keypad The F100 keypad is shown below The keys are used to select the various menu options Generally no more than two menu levels are used A few infrequently used options require ...

Page 16: ...ient light level is too low for normal viewing The A B key is used to select one of the two channels A or B or the difference A B The Zero 0 key is used to provide relative offset readings The Hold key is used to freeze the current reading 2 The F100 may also be set to power off after a preset period 3 The Clear Æ Æ Æ Æ key is also used to view F100 statistics press once to select the statistics p...

Page 17: ...art probes described in section 6 0 contain their own calibration information and communicate this to the F100 as soon as they are used Passive probes do not contain calibration information and the F100 must be set up with the calibration information for each probe used and each time the probe is changed Probe connection information for both PRTs and thermistors 4 is shown below viewed looking tow...

Page 18: ...Setting up the F100 Page 3 4 F100 14 001 2 ASL 2005 Figure 3 4 2 4 Wire Passive probe PRT thermistor input PRT or thermistor ...

Page 19: ...ing the battery pack To remove the battery pack press the latching tab and slide the battery pack back See figure 3 6 for details Figure 3 6 Removing and replacing the battery pack To replace the battery pack place the pack in position before sliding home See figure 3 6 for details Do check that the battery pack is securely in position before using the instrument 3 5 2 Battery charger USB communic...

Page 20: ...ger will invalidate the warranty and may lead to the danger of overheating and to permanent instrument damage The battery pack has a socket on its side that accepts the chargers connector The F100 may be used when the battery pack is being charged but its performance may be degraded Note It is recommended that the battery pack is removed from the F100 for charging Check that the small LED visible ...

Page 21: ...figure 3 5 Communication requires the installation of the USB driver on a PC see the separate information supplied on the CD A standard USB cable is supplied with the F100 The instrument can be used with ASL s ULOG program supplied on the CD or simply used to transmit ASCII data which may be recorded using a simple terminal program The F100 is designed to work with power supplied by a USB connecto...

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Page 23: ...ensor selected and conversion method the time of day is also shown 5 This is the normal operating display for the F100 The display will look similar to the one shown below This display always reflect the operation of the instrument showing the current reading s and settings Readings are updated at the normal conversion rate of one every two seconds 5 The time text will be replaced by Logging or Re...

Page 24: ...ive probe is attached instead Press the Down key T T T T once to obtain this display The SMP Probe Info line will be highlighted Now that this menu has been highlighted press the Enter key once to obtain the display shown The selection moves down one line and the SMP Coefficients line will be highlighted 6 The selection line will wrap round from top to bottom or bottom to top on repeated arrow pre...

Page 25: ...Channel A B Î Channel A A missing or faulty probe will be indicated on the display by a series of dashed lines In differential mode when both channel A and channel B have probes connected the screen will look similar to the following example The asterisk next to the ChA and ChB legends will alternate as readings are updated The probe conversion indicator bottom left displays the conversion method ...

Page 26: ...tive This is indicated on the bottom left of the display where Hold mode indication alternates with the current conversion method providing a flashing indication Hold mode may be used when the F100 is in differential mode Press the Hold key to alternate between run and hold modes Hold mode is cancelled when power is turned off 4 1 2 4 Backlight key Ö Ö Ö Ö The backlight is designed to be used for ...

Page 27: ...ter key once to reach the Units selection menu Select the units required with the Up Down keys and then press the Enter key Units of Celsius C Fahrenheit F Kelvin K or Resistance Ω can be selected the current units are shown on the Measurement Menu screen Changing units will automatically clear any statistics The current measurement units are retained when power is removed Having selected the new ...

Page 28: ...ay will look similar to the one shown The values held by the Smart probe are displayed Use the Up Dn keys to display more of the values held within the probe Refer to the section on Smart probes for further details the SMP Coefficient Menu is covered in section 4 1 2 4 1 3 3 Channel options menu Channel A or Channel B Passive probes Only channel A operation will be covered channel A and channel B ...

Page 29: ...n see the example shown in section 4 1 1 For example use the Down key to highlight the thermistor probe If this probe type is then selected using the Enter key the thermistor line will be highlighted instead when the menu is entered again Selection of PRTs is more involved since the conversion method must also be set at the same time as the probe type is changed The Temp Conv Temperature Conversio...

Page 30: ...f 0 00385 ITS 90 coefficients used for calibrated high alpha PRT s of values 0 003926 to 0 003928 For Thermistors the instrument provides one standard algorithms for converting resistance to temperature Steinhart and Hart Both PRT and Thermistor probes must be correctly calibrated to provide their most accurate performance The F100 can store calibration data for each of the two channels only requi...

Page 31: ...ar key to abandon editing and move back to the previous menu The coefficients will be set to the value shown when the Enter key is pressed 9 Once the first coefficient has been edited and accepted the screen will scroll if more than three coefficients are required For example after entering R0 the following screen will appear 9 Data entry is very similar for thermistor coefficients 8QLWV 8QLWV 8QL...

Page 32: ...enu for the various logging options The exact screen display depends on the current logging status this example shows the screen displayed when the F100 is not logging Data can be viewed logged at regular intervals the interval must be set before Start is selected and logging can be turned on or off Logging is started with the Start menu The Set up menu is used to set the current logging interval ...

Page 33: ...your requirements Logging at slower data intervals effectively increases the total period for which data can be logged Either select the required interval with the Enter key or use the Clear key to return to the Measurement Menu c Review Selecting this option will display the Review menu A message will be displayed if there are no results in the log 6WDUW 6WDUW 6WDUW 6WDUW 6HWXS 6HWXS 6HWXS 6HWXS ...

Page 34: ...l automatically clear and restart calculation The display is frozen while the values are viewed although data collection still continues The Exit option is used to return to the Measurement Menu after viewing statistics Alternatively press the Clear key Æ Æ Æ Æ to return to previous menu without clearing statistics HE HE HE HE Q Q Q Q 1H W 3J 1H W 3J 1H W 3J 1H W 3J Start hour for this page Page n...

Page 35: ...ontinuously Note When the F100 is battery operated using the backlight will dramatically reduce battery life The current used increases as the backlight intensity rises b Timeouts The F100 can be set to timeout after a preset period to save battery life by default the timeout is off Selecting this option allows the various timeout values to be set Use the Up and Down keys to select the required ti...

Page 36: ...e frequency 11 The clock battery is contained inside the instrument case the battery pack is not used by the real time clock ULJKWQHVV ULJKWQHVV ULJKWQHVV ULJKWQHVV 7LPHRXWV 7LPHRXWV 7LPHRXWV 7LPHRXWV 7LPH DWH 7LPH DWH 7LPH DWH 7LPH DWH 0RGH 0RGH 0RGH 0RGH 5HMHFW 5HMHFW 5HMHFW 5HMHFW 5 5 5 5HMHFW HMHFW HMHFW HMHFW 5 5 5 5HMHFW HMHFW HMHFW HMHFW ULJKWQHVV ULJKWQHVV ULJKWQHVV ULJKWQHVV 7LPHRXWV 7LPH...

Page 37: ...ver Passive probe coefficients will be reset KDQJH 3DVVFRGH KDQJH 3DVVFRGH KDQJH 3DVVFRGH KDQJH 3DVVFRGH DOLEUDWLRQ DOLEUDWLRQ DOLEUDWLRQ DOLEUDWLRQ DFWRU HIDXOWV DFWRU HIDXOWV DFWRU HIDXOWV DFWRU HIDXOWV LDJQRVWLFV LDJQRVWLFV LDJQRVWLFV LDJQRVWLFV KDQJH 3DVVFRGH KDQJH 3DVVFRGH KDQJH 3DVVFRGH KDQJH 3DVVFRGH DOLEUDWLRQ DOLEUDWLRQ DOLEUDWLRQ DOLEUDWLRQ DFWRU HIDXOWV DFWRU HIDXOWV DFWRU HIDXOWV DFWRU...

Page 38: ...ent data and reset the default values for the operational details To gain access a pass codes must be entered first Note Selecting this option will overwrite all probe calibration data and settings Do not attempt to do this unless you have the correct equipment environment and suitably trained personnel KDQJH 3DVVFRGH KDQJH 3DVVFRGH KDQJH 3DVVFRGH KDQJH 3DVVFRGH DOLEUDWLRQ DOLEUDWLRQ DOLEUDWLRQ DO...

Page 39: ...Operating the F100 F100 14 001 2 Page 4 17 ASL 2005 d Diagnostics menu The last menu is not available without entry of the correct pass code ...

Page 40: ...Operating the F100 Page 4 18 F100 14 001 2 ASL 2005 This page is intentionally left blank ...

Page 41: ...rement with Smart probe s If a Smart probe is detected on a selected input channel the PRT calibration data is loaded directly from the Smart probe Smart probe data always takes precedence over the internal F100 coefficient data but does not overwrite the instrument data 13 4 1 4 2 Instrument calibration This is not usually a customer option refer to separate documentation 4 1 4 3 Firmware Version...

Page 42: ...mart probe calibration Due date Date the Smart probe calibration is next due Fourth LCD Screen Min limits Minimum resistance limit for the probe Max limits Maximum resistance limit for the probe Fifth LCD Screen Min since Minimum recorded resistance the Smart probe has been exposed to since it was last calibrated Max since Maximum recorded resistance the Smart probe has been exposed to since it wa...

Page 43: ...nt Units Thermistor Conversion Under Range Over Range Units Resistance None 0 400 000 ohms Temperature S H 15 Thermistor dependent C F K Measurement Units PRT Conversion Under Range Over Range Units Resistance None 0 410 ohms Din90 201 851 C F K CvD 201 850 C F K Temperature ITS90 201 963 C F K 14 Because of the potentially high resistances of thermistors it may not be possible to determine the di...

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Page 45: ...ature measurement The probe is interrogated before a measurement cycle and the probe data is read into the instrument for use in the measurement process 6 3 Smart Probe Data Security To maintain a high level of data security the Smart probe has a built in data lock If the data lock is set the Smart probe data cannot be modified 6 4 Smart Probe Calibration Supervisor To assist in maintaining valid ...

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Page 47: ...the F100 is inherently very stable and linear However some small drift of the internal reference resistor may occur with time making periodic instrument re calibration advisable 7 2 Equipment Temperature controlled environment at 20 C 2 C Set of stable calibrated 1ppm resistors 3 ranges 6 resistors 7 3 Calibration procedure See separate documentation ...

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Page 49: ...nterface as standard 8 2 Overview of the USB Interface Two modes of operation are available talk only mode and remote ULOG mode 8 2 1 Talk only mode Talk only mode can be set On or Off from the Options menu Talk only mode is useful for outputting data directly to a PC 8 2 2 ULOG interface Refer to ULOG documentation and software on the CD ...

Page 50: ...Options and Accessories Page 8 2 F100 14 001 2 ASL 2005 This page is intentionally left blank ...

Page 51: ...n cable DIN DIN A range of standard probes are available Order Suffix Description T100 200 1S 100 un calibrated PRT range 50 to 200 C Smart connector T100 200 1S NAM 100 ҏPRT UKAS calibration at 50 to 200 C Smart connector T100 250 1S 100 un calibrated PRT range 50 to 250 C Smart connector T100 250 1S NAM 100 ҏPRT UKAS calibration at 50 to 250 C Smart connector T100 450 1S 100 un calibrated PRT ra...

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Page 53: ...tance measurement uncertainty 8mΩҏ 20 C 5 C Temperature coefficient resistance measurement 0 2ppm C 0 05mK C Long term stability resistance measurement 25ppm 2 5mΩ year 100 Ω reference Temperature measurement uncertainty Pt100 Over 200 to 800ºC 0 01ºC Pt100 sense current 1mA DC polarity switchable User selectable measurement display units ºC ºF K or ohms Input channels PRT or thermistor Input conn...

Page 54: ...rage temperature range 20ºC to 50ºC Service temperature range 0ºC to 40ºC Specified operating temperature range 15ºC to 25ºC Operating relative humidity conditions 80 RH non condensing 10 5 Dimensions and weight Dimensions 232 x 97 x 53 mm L x W x D Weight 0 5kg 1 1 lbs ...

Page 55: ...disconnected from the mains battery charger before cleaning Clean the outside of the instrument with a soft clean cloth slightly dampened with mild detergent Do not allow water to enter the instrument Warning Never use alcohol or thinners as these will damage the instrument Never use a hard or abrasive cloth or brush ...

Page 56: ...Cleaning and Maintenance Page 11 2 F100 14 001 2 ASL 2005 This page is intentionally left blank ...

Page 57: ...ate of dispatch from ASL This warranty does not include costs incurred in returning the equipment to the factory for repair 12 1 Technical Support For all technical support repair warranty and service inquiries please contact Web www isotechna com Email sales isotechna com Fax 802 863 8125 Phone 802 863 8050 Colchester VT 05446 158 Brentwood Drive Unit 4 Isotech North America ...

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