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Hydra256

Addressable Gas Detection System

Installation and Operation Manual

Issue 2
January 2015

Summary of Contents for Hydra256

Page 1: ...Hydra256 Addressable Gas Detection System Installation and Operation Manual Issue 2 January 2015...

Page 2: ...Addressable Gas Detection System Manual Addressable System Manual 1 Issue 2 January 2015...

Page 3: ...td 2015 UK Office Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd 172 Brook Drive Milton Park Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 4SD Tel 44 0 1235 557700 Fax 44 0 1235 557749 Email sales crowcon com Website www crowcon com...

Page 4: ...DETECTOR IDENTIFICATION 17 2 4 PROGRAMMING BY PC 17 3 SYSTEM POWER UP AND OPERATION 18 3 1 POWER ON 18 3 2 SYSTEM STATES AND OPERATION 19 3 2 1 SYSTEM STATES 19 3 3 USER LEVELS 22 3 3 1 OPERATOR LEVE...

Page 5: ...Manual 4 Issue 2 January 2015 4 4 6 INFO 51 4 5 MODIFICATION OR CREATION OF A NEW CONFIGURATION FILE 52 4 5 1 SYSTEM INFORMATION 52 4 5 2 GENERAL SETTINGS 53 4 5 3 ZONES 54 4 5 4 MODULES OVERVIEW 54 4...

Page 6: ...Relay Modules to provide volt free contact outputs The control system is supplied as standard with two serial input modules capable of controlling up to 64 detectors on each A further two input module...

Page 7: ...y 24 Vdc version rack 19 230 Vac version box Consumption Max 10 VA Display Graphic Liquid crystal display LCD Optical indications 9 LED double raw Operating temperature 0 55 C Storage temperature 20 6...

Page 8: ...wer supply 27 Vdc 5A 2 2 12V 7Ah batteries not included 3 RS232 serial port PC connection 4 Parallel port printer connection 5 Back panel 6 Digital input connections 7 RS485 bus connections 8 Relay ou...

Page 9: ...igital Inputs P1 Printer parallel port P2 RS232 PC serial port JP48 Power supply connection 24 Vdc F1 Fuse first power supply 3 15A F JP51 Power supply auxiliary connection 24 Vdc F2 Fuse for aux powe...

Page 10: ...possibile collegare un secondo alimentatore per una maggior affidabilit del sistema To the Jp51 connector it is possible the connection of an auxiliary Power Supply for a more system reliability 3 15...

Page 11: ...OFF 9 600 SMART3G gas detectors STG IN8 S and STG OUT16 S modules STG IN8 N and STG OUT16 N modules Dip switches 2 and 3 RS485 bus communications protocol Sw 2 Sw 3 Protocol Detector and Module compat...

Page 12: ...DEN 9841 or similar wire EIA RS485 data transmission wire Only connect detectors and IN and OUT modules in cascade Avoid tree or delta connection since they reduce interference immunity Detector power...

Page 13: ...r conditioning etc The detector must be protected against direct contact and immersion in water Furthermore it is best to install detectors in easily accessible positions for periodic maintenance purp...

Page 14: ...A IN 8 or OUT 16 module se disponibili if available Come Bus 1 As Bus 1 Come Bus 1 As Bus 1 Come Bus 1 As Bus 1 Dalla centrale o dall alimentatore ausiliario remoto From the control panel or from the...

Page 15: ...Fig 2 6 STG OUT16 S module Morsettiera alimentazione e linea seriale Power supply and serial line Commutatori rotativi per l indirizzo del modulo Rotary switches for the module address Jp13 Communica...

Page 16: ...the two rotary switches in RSW 1 and 2 hexadecimals fig 2 5 Rotary switches permit hexadecimal settings base 16 Each switch as 16 positions 0 F and the pointer is positioned on the number chosen usin...

Page 17: ...7D 162 A2 199 C7 236 EC 15 0F 52 34 89 59 126 7E 163 A3 200 C8 237 ED 16 10 53 35 90 5A 127 7F 164 A4 201 C9 238 EE 17 11 54 36 91 5B 128 80 165 A5 202 CA 239 EF 18 12 55 37 92 5C 129 81 166 A6 203 CB...

Page 18: ...ered separately The software has been designed to make the control panel programming simpler and faster The control panel can be connected to a Personal Computer using the RS232C serial port available...

Page 19: ...itched on after the Warm Up time 3 minutes by default the display will show an empty picture without any indication because at the first switch ON the control panel needs programming Fig 3 1 a Warm Up...

Page 20: ...e ESC key will switch back to the previous view Pressing twice the ESC key you will go back to the main screen The same at any display level should no keys be pressed for more that 3 minutes the view...

Page 21: ...Typical ALARM state of the ACTIVE EVENTS screen Alarmed channels reading When more than one input channel enters in alarm state simultaneously alarms are displayed according to the following rules 1...

Page 22: ...FAULT The fault condition will be activated in the following situations 1 Short circuit or open circuit in a detecting circuit 2 Removal of a remote gas detector or IN and OUT modules 3 Under scale d...

Page 23: ...excluding single detectors or parts of the system without physically interrupting the connection The UNSET condition may be activated for each channel or part of the system In the same way as for TES...

Page 24: ...ate screen In the bottom of the screen the Operator level offers the following options 1 MENU gets the user into a sub menu just for the Event Log the printer options and the System info 2 LOGOUT logs...

Page 25: ...Engineer level is the highest user level The operations allowed in the Engineer level main screen are the same as for the Maintenance level In case of Alarm and or Fault the system will switch automat...

Page 26: ...E EVENT the list shows the actually active events If there are active Alarms and active Faults or Emergency situations these will be shown by splitting the window in two as below In the upper side the...

Page 27: ...n this screen there are three available options 1 ACK 2 RESET 3 PRINT ACK By pressing 1 ACK with the cursor on the active event this will get acknowledged There are two situations 1 the user is alread...

Page 28: ...e events He can only acknowledge them so that the display image may be switched back to the main screen The reset may only be done by Maintenance or Engineer level users PRINT Pressing 4 PRINT if a Pr...

Page 29: ...will automatically move to the MM field waiting for the month to be keyed in The same for the year after which the cursor moves to the end date DD field and the procedure repeats for the introduction...

Page 30: ...anel and the Set Printer Mode parameter is selected see next chapter 3 5 5 by selecting PRINT and pressing ENT one starts the printout of the system detector list with all the programming data Zone de...

Page 31: ...ig 3 5 5 Set Printer Mode option 3 5 6 SYSTEM INFO At any user level selecting SYSTEM INFO a window will show the information about the hardware and the software versions Fig 3 5 6 System Info window...

Page 32: ...3 User levels Fig 3 7 a Login dialogue window For the OPERATOR level login is only required for acknowledging active events as described in the previous chapter After logging in according to the user...

Page 33: ...ailable function buttons depend on the user level In the Maintenance or the Engineer level it is possible to Set or Unset and put in TEST Maintenance parts of the system In the Operator level the SET...

Page 34: ...zones to put in Test Maintenance mode does not exceed the defined limits the selected items will change the status into TEST 3 8 2 Modules In the zones screen moving up and down with the arrow keys t...

Page 35: ...de or take out of the TEST EXIT TEST mode the selected relay It is possible to put in TEST mode just parts of the system at user level Maintenance or Engineer If more than half of the system selected...

Page 36: ...choosing one of the channel and press 3 Channel for the SET UNSET and TEST EXIT TEST operations In the Operator level the options 3 CHANNEL is not present The user should be in Maintenance or Engineer...

Page 37: ...not exceed the defined limits the selected items will change the status into TEST as in the screen below Fig 3 8 4 a Screen with channels in Test The channels remain in TEST mode until the Channel Ma...

Page 38: ...ommunication with the HYDRA256 The software is designed to upload the actual configuration data of the system or the events log to simplify each type of parameter change e g alarm levels to download m...

Page 39: ...sed to use the program See chapter Application User Management in this manual to create users with relevant permissions The first time the program is used after installation the only user set is Sensi...

Page 40: ...nt configuration Serial port to set a PC serial port for data transfers to and from the connected CPU Test to test PC serial CPU connections Upload configuration from CPU to upload a configuration fro...

Page 41: ...ters list program menus and describe their functions 4 4 1 File Fig 4 4 1 a Open an existent system file New to create a new system configuration Open to open an existent configuration Fig 4 4 1 b Ope...

Page 42: ...der Fig 4 4 1 e Event log For information on reading the event log see Menu Communication submenu Upload Event Log from CPU Event logs directly saved in the CPU SD card can be loaded and displayed fro...

Page 43: ...the PC Fig 4 4 1 f Event list in the SD card Click Save to save changes to the system Click Duplicate to create a new system file like the open one Click Compare to compare the system file in the curr...

Page 44: ...Manual Addressable System Manual 43 Issue 2 January 2015 Fig 4 4 1 h System file comparison window Click Save As to save the system file with a new name Click Close to close the open system file Click...

Page 45: ...rt to upload and download data Click Language to select the HYDRA256software language When creating or editing a system configuration remember to click Save before changing the program language or all...

Page 46: ...ed number of users can be created each with his own name and surname password category contact info and permissions Fig 4 4 3 b User settings window Name and Surname User identification Password Alpha...

Page 47: ...l users and relevant operating levels Operator Maintenance and Engineer Fig 4 4 3 d HYDRA256user settings window Up to 64 users can be set for the HYDRA256 control panel 32 on the Operator level 16 on...

Page 48: ...he PC to the control panel using the serial port on the back panel See fig 4 4 4 b Fig 4 4 4 b Serial port on control panel back panel Serial cord connections are illustrated below Fig 4 4 4 c serial...

Page 49: ...oad Configuration into CPU lets you download the system file created in the HYDRA256control panel Fig 4 4 4 d Save control panel event log request message Before starting the data upload and download...

Page 50: ...posite procedure of data download This lets you upload the system file to the CPU programming resident in the CPU The operating sequence is the same as the one for data download See above When data is...

Page 51: ...re explained below Id Event ID number This can be used to compare an event with one in the HYDRA256 control panel Date Event date and time Event Type Event type Events can be of the following types Ev...

Page 52: ...time If a printer is connected to the PC click Print Event Log to print the event list Change Control Unit Password see explanation at the beginning of chapter Communication 4 4 5 Reports The Reports...

Page 53: ...l by the Upload Configuration from CPU of the Communication menu Otherwise create a new configuration file via the New command in the File menu 4 5 1 System information Fig 4 5 1 a System Information...

Page 54: ...which type of the BUS architecture for the modules was implemented by the installer 2 Open Loops 4 Open Loops Slave Address Control panel address If the control panel is connected to a remote Scada sy...

Page 55: ...defined in relation to the physical position of modules or detectors measurement tasks like LEL monitoring or toxic for workplace safety different gases like CH4 or CO or O2 A maximum number of 16 zo...

Page 56: ...open the window shown in Fig 4 5 4 b Fig 4 5 4 b Module configuration screen Zone Zone where the module is installed Loop Loop Number RS485 bus where the module is physically connected 1 or 2 3 and 4...

Page 57: ...ion Click Sensors to open the window shown in Fig 4 5 4 c Fig 4 5 4 c Detectors configuration screen Zone Zone where the Detector is installed Loop Loop Number RS485 bus where the module is physically...

Page 58: ...odule is installed Loop Loop Number RS485 bus where the module is physically connected 1 or 2 3 and 4 optional Description Module description Address Module address From 1 to 256 See chapter 2 Install...

Page 59: ...racteristics like not defined redundant or non redundant channels or if the channels are connected directly or by Remote RIO Input Modules To choose a channel to view its data simply pass the mouse ov...

Page 60: ...ng toxic toxic STEL oxygen deficiency Related to the profile are rules for the setting options for the related channels e g latching alarms time weighted average alarms max possible alarm levels Relat...

Page 61: ...the chosen gas For each detector model default values are automatically set e g for alarm levels Alternative approach with known detector type 1 Choose the detector model e g the type S1096PR from th...

Page 62: ...estrictions are specified in the measurement tasks profiles The horizontal red bars indicate for each alarm threshold the range within which alarms can be set or modified In the profile Oxygen deficie...

Page 63: ...us Alarm and Time Weighted Average Alarm Fig 4 5 5 e Alarm settings details in case of Instantaneous and Time Weighted Average thresholds In some profiles e g toxic STEL additionally to alarm threshol...

Page 64: ...right side of the horizontal alarm bar or to the left within the range of the red bar or by typing the numbers into the numeric indication on the right side Due to the modification of one alarm set p...

Page 65: ...o both channels if they use the same principle The following items have to be identical in both channels a Profile b Gas Type c Measuring range d Alarm set point for each alarm level The following ite...

Page 66: ...the first one example current channel is number 5 from RIO 2 and the redundant channel is number 1 from RIO 2 a warning 4 5 5 h will be indicated In this case by pressing OK the alarm settings of the...

Page 67: ...rent detectors for Methane Modification of redundant channels If one out of two redundant gas detectors is modified the same modifications are to be updated to the other redundant detector If the Gas...

Page 68: ...put modules RIO Out STG OUT16 modules with or without extension relay board are presently used in the HYDRA256 and how many Outputs are defined Different colours represent different characteristics li...

Page 69: ...ressable Gas Detection System Manual Addressable System Manual 68 Issue 2 January 2015 Fig 4 5 6 b Output popup window with the parameters RIO Output Manage Fig 4 5 6 c Outputs details screen Events t...

Page 70: ...tails screen in Fig 4 5 6 c Example Relay 9 of Module 3 is chosen to be configured On the lower left side Alarm 1 is marked Therefore in the list of events only the alarm 1 for all channels is indicat...

Page 71: ...the function Voting is chosen and the menu Voting Settings occurs For the voting settings the options 1 out of X 2 out of X and 3 out of X with X as number of events maximum 6 events can be chosen In...

Page 72: ...reen The relay 4 of module 3 has been defined After finishing the configuration of the relay the TAB Redundancy is chosen Because actually no redundant relay is specified the information within the TA...

Page 73: ...dicated Fig 4 5 6 f Typical warning when choosing as redundant a non defined output If the chosen redundant channel is already specified and differs from the first one also channel 6 from module 3 a s...

Page 74: ...anuary 2015 When pressing OK the configuration for the Current Relay will be taken also for the redundant relay In the figure below Output 4 of Module 3 is indicated as redundant to Output 6 of Module...

Page 75: ...015 Outputs programming by using Combined Events Fig 4 5 6 i Outputs details screen Combined Events tab For a common alarm a maximum of 16 events can be combined with the OR function If a common alarm...

Page 76: ...tion Fault as Alarm If in two of the five channels the concentration is exceeding the value for Alarm 3 the alarm will be activated If one of the five channels is in fault condition the alarm will be...

Page 77: ...elay alarm restored output low after a possible de activation delay Pulsed flashing mode with the ON and OFF times adjustable Timed single pulse with an adjustable delay activation time and an adjusta...

Page 78: ...o the conditions below Warranty Procedure To facilitate efficient processing of any claim contact our customer support team on 01235 557711 with the following information Your contact name phone numbe...

Page 79: ...a full service calibration also be due then this is agreed with the customer to be carried out at the same time as the repair and the service element will be chargeable Replaced parts outside of prod...

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