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13 ABOUT VISCOSITYMASTER

ViscosityMaster is powerful but easy-to-use software which simplifies and enhances the use of your
Viscometer:
•

Design test processes on your PC and upload

a

 them to your Elcometer 2300 RV2 Rotational

Viscometer.

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Download readings data from your Viscometer to the ViscosityMaster data management
system.

•

Keep your test notes, reports, photographs and all your other test information in one place -
ViscosityMaster.

•

Create accurate and professional reports configured to allow your data to be understood easily
at all levels.

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Create PDF versions of your reports and e-mail direct from ViscosityMaster.

13.1 System Requirements

To use the software on this CD you will need an Elcometer 2300 Rotational Viscometer, a computer
and a data transfer cable.
The software will run on PC compatible computers under Windows

®

 98, 98SE, 2000, ME, NT and

XP. The software will not run on Mac OS.
A data transfer cable to connect your Viscometer to the PC is required. This cable is supplied as
standard equipment with Elcometer 2300 RV2 Rotational Viscometer. Spare cables are available
as an accessory; contact Elcometer or your local supplier for ordering details.

14 GETTING STARTED

This section of the instructions is intended for first-time users of ViscosityMaster. It describes the
steps you must take before you can start using the software, how to customise your working
environment and where to get help.

14.1 Installing ViscosityMaster

To install ViscosityMaster software on your PC:
1. Place the CD in the CD drive of your PC. The software installation wizard should run 

automatically. If it does not run automatically:
• Choose Start > Run
• Type D:ViscosityMasterSetup (where ‘D’ is the letter of your CD drive)
• Click OK. The software installation wizard will run.

2. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

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Uploading of test processes to Elcometer 2300 RV1 models is not possible.

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Summary of Contents for 2300 RV1-L

Page 1: ...English Elcometer 2300 Rotational Viscometer and ViscosityMaster Software Operating Instructions 2300_TMA_0377_00_01 book Page 1 Thursday March 29 2007 1 32 PM...

Page 2: ...ged Copyright Elcometer Instruments Ltd 2006 2007 All rights reserved No part of this Document may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or otherwise or translated into an...

Page 3: ...nting test results 14 5 Using the optional accessories 15 5 1 Adaptor for small sample volumes 15 5 2 Adaptor for low viscosity samples 16 5 3 Adaptor for helical movement 17 6 Spindle selection table...

Page 4: ...sses 39 19 3 Running a batch 40 20 Working with Viscometer data 41 20 1 Viewing Measurement Data and Standard Reports 41 20 2 Customising report window tabs 43 20 3 Creating Custom Reports 43 20 4 Vie...

Page 5: ...ed to torque The torque measured by the Viscometer is a function of spindle rotation speed spindle geometry disc cylinder size viscosity of the test sample Taking into account the spindle rotation spe...

Page 6: ...R2 to R7 R2 to R7 shown in illustration Base Box spanner tool Hexagonal wrench Spindle guard Power supply cable Storage rack PT100 Temperature probe RS 232 connection cable ViscosityMaster software C...

Page 7: ...howing Viscosity cP or mPa s Spindle rotation speed scale Brookfield Sample temperature Auto range Shear rate RV2 models only Shear stress RV2 models only Your Elcometer Rotary Viscometer is packed in...

Page 8: ...and controls of the instrument and advice on safe use of the equipment When you have finished reading this section you will be ready to start using your Elcometer Rotary Viscometer 2 1 The parts of t...

Page 9: ...n the mounting bracket on the column 6 Rotate the mounting bracket lever to lock the Viscometer head in position 7 Rotate the two adjustable legs of the base until the Viscometer is level use the bubb...

Page 10: ...2 can be connected to a PC and controlled remotely via the supplied ViscosityMaster software see the instructions supplied with the software Power on off switch Power supply socket PT 100 probe socket...

Page 11: ...buttons select the desired language German Catalan Spanish French English Italian or Portuguese Press ENTER to confirm your selection The viscosity units selection screen will appear Using the UP or D...

Page 12: ...change it if necessary Press ENTER to confirm your selection The first digit of the date flashes Use the UP or DOWN buttons to change it if necessary Press ENTER to confirm your selection And so on u...

Page 13: ...n for spindle types L and R It allows accurate measurements to be taken with the large spindles L1 and R1 R2 R3 Use of the spindle guard with spindles other than the L1 and R1 R2 R3 is optional To fit...

Page 14: ...y fluids TL optional accessory Elcometer 2300 RV1 L Elcometer 2300 RV2 L Small sample volume adaptor kit Small volumes of fluid TR optional accessory Elcometer 2300 RV1 R Elcometer 2300 RV2 R Small sa...

Page 15: ...just the height of the Viscometer head until the spindle is immersed in the sample up to the immersion point indicated by a groove on the spindle Take care to avoid knocking the sample container again...

Page 16: ...ome message will be displayed for a period of two seconds The contents of the message will depend upon the model software version and language setting After two seconds the data screen will be display...

Page 17: ...ical to that shown on an RV1 Viscometer unless the optional accessories are being used If the Adaptor for Small Sample Volumes or the Adaptor for Low Viscosity Materials is being used the bottom two l...

Page 18: ...er can be printed using two methods ViscosityMaster software Printing Mode Use of ViscosityMaster software provides the greatest flexibility and allows for printing storage and graphical analysis of t...

Page 19: ...at a set temperature of 10 C to 100 C 14 F to 212 F See also Small volume samples adaptor kit on page 28 Viscosity range Version L 3 mPa sto 200 000 mPa s Version R 40 mPa sto 3 300 000 mPa s Using t...

Page 20: ...8 Viscosity range Version L 0 5 mPa sto 2000 mPa s Version R 4 8 mPa sto 21 333 mPa s Using the adaptor 1 Fit the extension piece to the column This raises the Viscometer head sufficiently to allow th...

Page 21: ...coupling and weight spacer tube ring clamp x 2 set of P series spindles water jacket sample chamber a mounting bracket a column extension piece and a special cylindrical spindle LCP The adaptor is us...

Page 22: ...s spindles on page 24 and insert it into the spindle clamp coupling Twist the body of the clamp to lock the spindle in position 9 Attach the spindle clamp coupling to the Viscometer motor drive coupli...

Page 23: ...aptor for Low Viscosity Materials and the special cylindrical spindle LCP See Spare parts and accessories on page 28 L2 L3 L4 0 3 20 000 100 000 400 000 2 000 000 0 5 12 000 60 000 240 000 1 200 000 0...

Page 24: ...50 2500 5000 20 150 1500 3000 30 100 1000 2000 50 60 600 1200 60 50 500 1000 100 30 300 600 200 15 150 300 Resolution 0 1 mPa s 1 mPa s 10 mPa s a Type TL spindles are the optional spindles for use wi...

Page 25: ...0 000 80 000 200 000 400 000 800 000 2 000 000 8 000 000 0 6 16 600 66 600 166 600 333 300 666 600 1 600 000 6 600 000 1 10 000 40 000 100 000 200 000 400 000 1 000 000 4 000 000 1 5 6600 26 600 66 60...

Page 26: ...00 83 300 166 600 10 5000 25 000 50 000 100 000 12 4160 20 830 41 600 83 300 20 2500 12 500 25 000 50 000 30 1600 8300 16 600 33 300 50 1000 5000 10 000 20 000 60 830 4160 8300 16 600 100 500 2500 500...

Page 27: ...on page 28 Spindle speed rpm Maximumb measurable viscosity mPa s b The minimum recommended reading is 15 of the full scale value RV1 L RV2 L RV1 R RV2 R 0 3 2000 21 333 0 5 1200 12 800 0 6 1000 10 666...

Page 28: ...4 mPa s 8 mPa s 16 mPa s Table 7 P series spindles for RV1 R and RV2 R Viscometersa a Type P series spindles are the optional spindles for use with the Adaptor for Helical Movement See Spare parts an...

Page 29: ...should be adequate for the calibration procedure 1 Fit the adaptor for low viscosity samples and fill with the recommended volume of calibration oil See Adaptor for low viscosity samples on page 16 2...

Page 30: ...dle and shaft is clean The instrument does not read zero in vacuum Check that the instrument is levelled correctly Viscosity reading is not stable or not very accurate Check that the instrument is lev...

Page 31: ...114 ranges 19 speeds with 6 spindles For medium to high viscosity test fluids Accuracy measurement 1 of full scale Repeatability 0 2 Maximum altitude 2 000 m 6500 ft above sea level Surge class Class...

Page 32: ...adaptor kit without water jacket Adaptor kit for low viscosity samples without water jacket KT00230019711 for testing of samples up to 200 C Comes complete with LCP cylindrical spindle for low viscosi...

Page 33: ...r produces a wide range of other equipment for determining the physical characteristics of surface coatings Users of the Elcometer 2300 may also benefit from the following Elcometer products Elcometer...

Page 34: ...0 ME NT and XP The software will not run on Mac OS A data transfer cable to connect your Viscometer to the PC is required This cable is supplied as standard equipment with Elcometer 2300 RV2 Rotationa...

Page 35: ...cable into the COM portc on the PC 2 Plug the 9 pin connector on the other end of the data transfer cable into the RS232 connector at the rear of the Viscometer 3 Switch on the Viscometer 14 5 Prefer...

Page 36: ...help file is included on the ViscosityMaster installation CD If you need to print any sections of this help file print from the PDF version as this will give a better quality document If you need help...

Page 37: ...Documents My ViscoMeter Data 3 List Window Lists the files in a folder or the files on your Viscometer 4 Report Window Displays the contents of a file click on to maximise minimise the window Many me...

Page 38: ...e List Window Double click on Example Batch to load the data into the Report Window and spend some time looking at the readings and charts you will soon learn the basics of ViscosityMaster and what it...

Page 39: ...tyMaster software records measurements and it controls the operation of the Viscometer Note RV1 models can only be used in manual mode RV2 models can be used in Manual mode and in Automatic mode 18 IN...

Page 40: ...y be set from Preferences when ViscosityMaster was run for the first time If necessary amend these details as required 4 Enter details in the Identifier and Notes fields This information is used later...

Page 41: ...Clear to clear the measurements and start the test again After you have stopped the test you can review readings review charts create reports export readings to Excel or csv files print create pdf or...

Page 42: ...cosityMaster was run for the first time If necessary amend these details as required 4 Enter details in the Identifier and Notes fields This information is used later typically within test reports The...

Page 43: ...lowing process variables 3 Click on Finish at the end of the process The process will appear as a line item under the Processes tab 4 Go on defining as many processes as you need to define the test pr...

Page 44: ...meter will stop automatically at the end of the test procedure Alternatively click on Stop to stop the procedure at any time 5 Review the measurements charts If you are not happy with the results clic...

Page 45: ...E mailing from ViscosityMaster 20 1 Viewing Measurement Data and Standard Reports Viewing measurement data and producing standard reports is quick and easy using ViscosityMaster software To view measu...

Page 46: ...r Window navigate to the folder where your data is stored 2 In the List Window click on the batch or batches you want to view To select more than one batch hold down the Ctrl key and click on the batc...

Page 47: ...wo columns to add or remove reports from this column All reports with a blue icon are standard reports which cannot be deleted All reports with a brown icon are user defined reports which may be delet...

Page 48: ...nnot be used to display reading data prints last when printing a report The new page will then appear in the Report Window 5 Click on the page in the Report Window and then click on the Edit button Th...

Page 49: ...ize of the report on the screen 20 5 Exporting Measurement Data Measurement data can be exported in Microsoft Excel format and in CSV comma separated values format Highlight the batch required and the...

Page 50: ...t notes reports spreadsheets and all your other test information Group these files by product customer project production shift etc To store a document image or any other type of file use the standard...

Page 51: ...r a utility built in to ViscosityMaster which allows you to create your reports Designing a Page The Property Editor The Text Editor 1 Object Picker Window 2 Toolbar 3 Object Selector Window 4 Propert...

Page 52: ...reated it can be moved by dragging and resized by dragging on the handles around the edge of the object Precise control over the layout attributes and content of an object is obtained by modifying the...

Page 53: ...urements object Width of RPM column ColumnWidthSheerRate In measurements object Width of Sheer rate column ColumnWidthSheerStress In measurements object Width of Sheer stress column ColumnWidthTempera...

Page 54: ...Number of readings of a batch displayed on one page of a report RowsPerPage Number of rows of a batch displayed on one page of a report Shape Shape object type Rectangle Horizontal Line or Vertical Li...

Page 55: ...y of the Elcometer offices worldwide Contact details can be found under Help in ViscosityMaster on the outside cover of these instructions and at www elcometer com Data Field Button Description Batch...

Page 56: ...cosityMaster 46 E E mailing 45 ERROR message 13 Excel spreadsheets 45 Exporting 45 F Features of Viscometer 3 G Guard for spindles 9 H Helical movement adaptor 17 Spares 29 Help ViscosityMaster 32 51...

Page 57: ...22 Setting speed 12 Spare parts 28 Type LCP 16 P series 17 TL 15 TR 15 Types of 10 Spreadsheets 45 Standards 3 Stopping the motor 13 T Technical specifications 27 Temperature high 16 Temperature unit...

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