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Local Settings

Go from the Main Menu to Configure > Setup > Edit > General > Localisation

All text is displayed in the currently selected language. Help system language can be select-
ed independently, currently English only available. To configure local settings, languages,
time zones, daylight saving, temperature units and mains frequency for input filtering, see

“Localisation” on page 107

Default Time Zone

Go from the Main Menu to Configure > Setup > Edit > General > Localisation > Time Zone

The recorder is set to the default Time Zone for Eastern Time (US, Canada), (GMT -5.00).
When the configuration is complete select the Finish button to Commit.

4. Time and Date Settings

Go from the Main Menu to Configure > Settings > Set Time

Set the Recorder Time and Date settings, see

“Set Time” on page 136.

When the configuration is complete select the Finish button to Commit.

5. Firmware Options

Go from the Main Menu to Configure > Setup > Edit > General > Factory > Credits

Check your recorder has been set up with the correct amount of credits, displayed as a
number against the Credits item in the menu. Then select the Options item in the Credits
menu and enable the firmware options you require by changing the cross to a tick/check
symbol.

When the configuration is complete select the Finish button to Commit, Discard or Commit
Later. Select the Back button to return to the previous menu.

Menu Path

As each button is selected in the menu system a menu path will appear at the top of the
screen to enable the user to know where they are in the system. The user can select these
buttons to return to previous menus and enables the user to jump back more than one menu
at a time.

Menu path.

Select to go back
to previous menus

A grey arrows indicates
a further sub menu

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Summary of Contents for Minitrend QX

Page 1: ...See Store and Send Data Securely For the best in data acquisition data security and peace of mind choose Minitrend QX Multitrend SX and eZtrend QXe Recorders ...

Page 2: ...ii 43 TV 25 30 Iss 6 GLO Aug 07 UK User manual ...

Page 3: ...ardous Voltage 4 Section 2 Installation 5 Environment and Location 5 Mechanical Installation 6 Installation Instructions 9 Electrical Installation 13 Installation Category 13 Analogue Input Card 16 QXe Analogue Input Standard card 19 Analogue Output Card 21 Pulse Input Card 22 Transmitter Power Supply Card 24 Alarm Relay Cards Digital Input Output Cards 24 Communications Connections 28 eZtrend QXe...

Page 4: ...Batch Setup Batch Control 142 Recording Menu 146 Messages Menu 148 Process Menu 151 Status Menu 155 Finish 168 Section 5 Password Security 169 Log On Off 169 Users and Groups 169 Administrator 169 Password Policy 171 User Interface requirements 172 Audit Trail 172 Level Permissions 173 Default Password Access 176 Section 6 Screen Configuration 187 Process Screen Overview 187 Menu Bar 188 Screen Me...

Page 5: ...rface Open Process Control 232 Web Browser 233 Internet Security Settings 234 Section 9 PC Software Suite 237 The TrendManager Pro Software Suite 237 System Requirements 238 Section 10 Spares List 239 Minitrend QX Recorder 239 Multitrend SX Recorder 243 eZtrend QXe Recorder 248 Section 11 Instrument Care and Maintenance 253 Instrument Care and Manintenance 253 Cleaning Instructions 253 Backlights ...

Page 6: ...al with a Specified Temperature 287 External Input Reference 288 Appendix D Alarms 289 Alarms Menu 289 Appendix E Ethernet 291 Ethernet 291 Email 292 General operation of the e mail system 292 Appendix F Fuzzy Logging 293 Appendix G F sub zero Sterilisation 297 The significance of F0 297 Appendix H Calibration 299 AI Calibration and CJC Calibration 299 Sensor Compensation 299 Appendix I Battery Da...

Page 7: ...s are available on the CD provided and from our website www honeywell com ps Also Application Notes and Installation Instructions first time password setup and data base tool information Supplementary documentation to accompany these recorders are Notes The contents of this manual are correct at the time of issue The contents may change at any time without prior notification This is due to continu...

Page 8: ...ment Control and Labo ratory Use and UL 61010C 1 and CSA 22 2 1010 1 as options If the equipment is used in a manner not specified the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired The QX and SX range of instruments is compliant to the requirements for Class 1 Div 2 Hazardous Classified Locations Symbols One or more of the following symbols may appear on the recorder labelling Table 1 2 Saf...

Page 9: ...in easy reach of the operator and be clearly labelled as the disconnecting safety device A switch or circuit breaker which complies with the requirements of IEC 60947 1 and IEC 60947 3 A separable coupler which can be disconnected without the use of a tool Table 1 3 Symbol Description WARNING The WARNING symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death ...

Page 10: ...e with local regulations they must not be disposed of with normal refuse 6 Improper signal and supply wiring WARNING 7 If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer the protection provided by the equipment may be inadequate 8 The protective earth terminal must remain connected even if the recorder is isolated from the mains supply if any of the measuring communications or ...

Page 11: ...ors to recorder spec Including a CJC connector for Thermocouple operation Quick Start Guide to get you started First time Password system instructions for ESS recorders only CD Viewer software documentation Plastic stylus x 2 for use with the touch screen Manual optional Hard copy English French or German Any other items ordered as an option Model Selection Guide Re packing Environment and Locatio...

Page 12: ...down and 55 looking up at the re corder display eZtrend QXe 45 from the left or right 10 looking down and 30 looking up at the recorder display Panel cut out size for the Minitrend QX and eZtrend QXe recorders NOTICE The eZtrend QXe recorder is an Emissions Class A product In a domestic environ ment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate m...

Page 13: ...initrend QX Multitrend SX and eZtrend QXe recorders are DIN Standard sizes and should be panel mounted Panel Cut out Panel Cut out Panel Cut out 281 00 11 06 281 00 11 06 20 00 0 787 20 00 0 787 Please note the recommended spacing for adjacent mounting Figure 2 2 Multitrend SX Panel cut out ...

Page 14: ...ils 4 Mounting clamp positions For standard units fit only two brackets on opposite sides of the unit either top and bottom or left and right slots NEMA 4X rated recorders require all four mounting brackets to be fitted Figure 2 3 Minitrend QX Recorder dimensions ...

Page 15: ...panel Two mounting clamps are supplied and can be fixed either on the top and bottom sides or on the left and right sides of the case 4 Mounting clamp positions For standard units fit only two brackets on opposite sides of the unit either top and bottom or left and right slots NEMA 4X rated re corders require all four mounting brackets to be fitted Figure 2 4 Multitrend SX recorder dimensions ...

Page 16: ...ils Figure 2 5 eZtrend QXe recorder dimensions 4 Mounting clamp positions For standard units fit only two brackets on opposite sides of the unit either top and bottom or left and right slots NEMA 4X rated recorders require all four mounting brackets to be fitted ...

Page 17: ...gonal position to the opposite side See Figure 2 3 on page 8 6 Tighten the screw using a flat blade screwdriver and the clamp will secure against the panel Multitrend SX 1 Insert the panel gasket onto the recorder so it goes between the back of the recorder bezel and the panel From the front panel place unit in the panel and push through the panel 2 To loosen each clamp unscrew the long screw to a...

Page 18: ...red on two opposite sides of the recorder Nema 4X requires all 4 clamps to be fitted Mounting clamp slots Figure 2 1 Minitrend QX and eZtrend QXe Mounting clamp Figure 2 2 Multitrend SX Mounting clamp 4 mounting clamp positions 2 shown 2 clamps are re quired on opposite sides of the recorder ...

Page 19: ...ys earthed Before performing any installation please read the section on Safety on page 2 and Warnings and Safety Precautions on page 3 All connections to the unit are made via the rear panel the layout of which is shown in Fig ure 2 3 on page 14 Note The eZtrend QXe Analogue Input card Slot A Cable screen must be well connected to the recorder case using a low impedance bond Also avoid use of a l...

Page 20: ...lute limits are 20V to 30V DC Also accepts 20 to 25V AC CAUTION UNIT DAMAGE CONTROL To protect against component failures the user should fit an external fuse for the DC input power supply The value should be 4A time delay high breaking capacity mini mum 60Vdc rated Failure to comply with these instructions may result in product damage WARNING HAZARDOUS VOLTAGES When using the recorder as portable...

Page 21: ...ot A Slot B Slot C Slot D Slot E Slot F Alarm Relay or Digital I O Slot G Slot H Slot I Ethernet RS485 USB Host Figure 2 4 Multitrend SX Rear panel CJC Sensor position in the middle of the Analogue Input connector Slots A F Table 2 1 Card priority positions Cards Minitrend QX Multitrend SX eZtrend QXe Analogue Input card A B A B C D E F A B option Analogue Output card B E F Pulse Input card A B A ...

Page 22: ...ot positions A B C D E or F these are identified on the rear panel PC boards are fitted in order slot A starts from the top The eZtrend QXe can use this card as an additional Analogue Input card fitted in Slot B providing up to 6 more channels This card would be used after using the 3 or 6 channel standard eZtrend QXe Analogue Input card which is fitted in Slot A see QXe Analogue Input Standard ca...

Page 23: ... safely connected to a hazardous voltage up to 300V AC common mode with respect to earth However where a channel is connected to a safety low voltage circuit an immediately adjacent channel must be adequately insulated from hazardous voltages between 150V AC and 300V AC max This insulation should comprise of at least 1 5mm air gap or a bar rier rated greater than 1400V AC This is to ensure that pr...

Page 24: ...14 The standard fit Analogue Input card is fitted in slot A with up to 6 channels channels numbers 1 to 6 To fit this option card into the eZtrend QXe recorder you will require an expansion card to interface to the recorder See QXe Analogue Input Standard card on page 19 CAUTION CONTROL UNIT DAMAGE Do not apply a hazardous live voltage between and pins within a channel eg 60V maximum on voltage ra...

Page 25: ...s between channel 4 and channel 5 on the Analogue Input card For information on connecting the CJC sensor see Figure 2 6 on page 18 For the eZtrend QXe recorder this is available on the Analogue Input card option QXe Analogue Input Standard card The eZtrend QXe is fitted with a standard Analogue Input card in Slot A with up to 6 chan nels The card is also fitted with an Ethernet port as standard C...

Page 26: ...is fully maintained The inputs are divided into two banks inputs 1 to 3 are one bank and inputs 4 to 6 if fitted are another bank A voltage of up to 150V AC common mode can be applied on one bank as long as any safety low voltage circuits are on the other bank The recorder is protected against accidental connection of a voltage up to 240V AC common mode which might occur as a temporary fault condi...

Page 27: ...age Alternatively if an ohms or R T sensor must be biased to an external voltage ensure that the other two channels within the same input bank are floating or are biased to the same voltage i e inputs of all three channels connected to the same voltage Failure to comply with these instructions may result in product damage WARNING HAZARDOUS VOLTAGES Insulation from channel to channel Normally a cha...

Page 28: ...Pulse Input card position for the Minitrend QX is shown in Figure 2 3 on page 14 and Figure 2 4 on page 15 for the Multitrend SX The Pulse Input card is not available on the eZtrend QXe recorder however the 8 Digital I O option card has 4 channels that can be set as pulse inputs channels 1 to 4 The operat ing frequency for pulse inputs on the Digital I O card is 1kHz max Input Low 1V High 4V to 50...

Page 29: ...sulation from channel to channel Normally a channel can be safely connected to a hazardous voltage up to 300V AC common mode with respect to earth However where a channel is connected to a safety low voltage circuit an immediately adjacent channel must be adequately insulated from hazardous voltages between 150V AC and 300V AC max This insulation should comprise of at least 1 5mm air gap or a bar ...

Page 30: ...ower Supply card that can be fitted as an option Connection is made via a 2 way connector at the rear of the unit the mating half is supplied with this option For connector position see Figure 2 3 on page 14 The 24V transmitter power supply is not isolated from the recorder and is not referenced to ground The option card also has an RS485 Modbus port and a USB port Recommended wire size for termin...

Page 31: ...y Open NO A Form C dry contact relay is used for this type of card The inputs are designed to accept Dry contact no volt inputs The relays should be used for non inductive loads only where a device requires a voltage to operate it such as a 12 Volt buzzer connect it to the normally open NO contacts unless the fail safe setting is activated The maximum voltage which may be used with the alarm relay...

Page 32: ...els The pin outs for 8 and 16 I O cards are labelled from left to right 1 to 16 on the left side and 17 to 32 on the right Each channel can be set up as an input or an output For output the relay is normally open type A Form A dry contacts relay is used for this type of card The inputs are designed to accept Dry contact no volt inputs Table 2 6 Alarm Relay card 4 channel Alarm Relay card 8 channel...

Page 33: ...can be used as a relay card if required The 16 channel Digital I O card is not available on the eZtrend QXe Table 2 7 Digital Input card 8 channel Digital Input card 16 channel Card position Channel number Card position Channel number Slot G 1 to 8 Slot G 1 to 16 Slot H 17 to 24 Slot H 17 to 32 Slot I 33 to 40 Slot I 33 to 48 NOTICE For Digital Inputs short together the 2 pins of the channels with...

Page 34: ...w looking from the rear of the unit eZtrend QXe Comms card An option card is available with RS485 Modbus port and USB device connections The card can be purchased and fitted at any time The RS485 connection uses a 3 way connector The card also has connection for 24V DC Transmitter Power Supply see Transmitter Power Supply Card on page 24 To fit this option card into the eZtrend QXe recorder you wi...

Page 35: ...ital Inputs card 6 fixed Outputs 2 Configurable DI DO 8 Configurable Digital Inputs Discrete 24V Output card Comms card 24Vdc Transmitter Power Supply Rear USB Port RS485 Comms Port USB Devices Print Support Print Support is a firmware option that can be activated using the credit system refer to the Options item in Credits on page 102 Not all printers will be compatible with the print support fea...

Page 36: ...odel C BG17 Dual Cordless Keyboard and Mouse Combination IBM SK 8815 with USB hubs Logitech Model LX300 Cordless Keyboard and Mouse Combination IBM SK 8806 with USB hubs Peninsula Phoenix 2 Wasp WWR 2905 Pen Scanner Quick Scan QS2500 Barcode Traders LC4400 Series Table 2 8 Audio Partnership MP3 256 Corsair Flash Voyager 126MB Flash Drive 512MB Intelligent Stick 128MB Kingston Data Traveller 128Mb ...

Page 37: ...rd mouse and storage QX Up to 32 Totalisers 1 per pen QXe Up to 24 Totalisers 1 per pen SX Up to 96 Totalisers 1 per pen 24V Transmitter Power Supply 24V Power Supply QX Up to 16 Digital Inputs 24V Outputs SX Up to 48 Digital Inputs 24V Outputs QXe Up to 8 Digital Inputs 24V Outputs QX Up to 8 Relay Alarm Outputs SX Up to 24 Relay Alarm Outputs QXe Up to 8 Relay Alarm Outputs Fast Scanning Mode QX...

Page 38: ...not available for the eZtrend QXe No moving parts all solid state flash memory Security Stringent Total Data integrity Password Protection 21CFR Part 11 ESS Extended Security System Password Newtwork Synchronisation Plus Health Watch for preventative maintenance Remote Access Advanced Software Data Analysis at your PC Independent Chart and Logging speeds Global Language Support Rapid review and re...

Page 39: ...K 33 Counters Modbus master communications Alert System Sound system add sound effects to identify occurrences Email facility the recorder will email an event notification and include a screen shot of the occurrence as an attachment ...

Page 40: ...s and the eZtrend QXe has up to 12 Analogue inputs Minitrend QX and the Multitrend SX has 70Mb to 1850MB of expandible non volatile flash memory available plus additional removable storage media the eZtrend QXe has 70Mb to 400MB All recorders use digital colour TFT LCD screens to provide easy to read displays with wide viewing angles for the best all around data viewing The touch screen operator i...

Page 41: ...quires the settings IP address for network communications from a DHCP server Mod bus Master and Modbus Slave facility now available for all recorders RS485 Modbus the RS485 connection allows process data to be transferred to other devices or to record data received in MODBUS RTU protocol slave mode only Modbus Master and Modbus Slave facility now available for all recorders A Comms option card and...

Page 42: ...pted files making it easy to retrieve the data dependent on process information Data is automatically recognised without having to remember file names Password Protection Up to 4 levels of password protection with up to 50 different users are available Multiple levels of password protection and an audit trail of actions enhance the security of the data Password Network Synchronisation is a credit ...

Page 43: ...activate the user s external equipment Common Relay Output A separate relay output at the rear of the unit can be set up as an alarm output Not available for the eZtrend QXe recorder Communications the recorder supports FTP Modbus TCP IP master and slave mode Web and E mail over Ethernet DHCP standard communications port and Modbus RTU master and slave mode via an RS485 port USB ports allow the us...

Page 44: ...to 16 outputs for the Minitrend QX 8 outputs for the eZtrend QXe and 48 outputs for the Multitrend SX Analogue Output 2 or 4 outputs available per card for the Minitrend QX with 2 4 6 or 8 outputs available for the Multitrend SX recorder Output type 0 20mA or 4 20mA Not available for the eZtrend QXe recorder Nema 4X IP66 Nema 4X IP66 protection available as an option Portable Recorders Portable ca...

Page 45: ...to 20 screens available for displaying combinations of charts bars and DPMs can be configured 4 examples below Horizontal Chart 8 Vertical Bars 8 DPMS 16 Horizontal Bars showing Max Min values and Totals for each pen 16 Digital Panel Meters showing Max Min values and Totals for each pen DPM and Scales ...

Page 46: ...r has up to 12 screens available for displaying combinations of charts bars and DPMs can be configured 6 examples below 8 Digital Panel Meters 8 Horizontal Bars Horizontal Chart 4 Vertical Bars and 4 DPMs Horizontal Chart and DPMs DPMs and Scales Vertical Chart 8 Horizontal Bars and 8 DPMs ...

Page 47: ...has up to 10 screens available for displaying combinations of charts scales and DPMs can be configured 6 examples below 6 Digital Panel Meters 3 Horizontal Bars Horizontal Chart 3 Vertical Bars Horizontal Chart and 6 DPMs Horizontal Bars and DPMs Vertical Chart 3 Horizontal Bars and 3 DPMs ...

Page 48: ...larm or Digital I O Slot G RS485 100 250VAC Rear Panel AC power is connected via the standard configuration IEC chassis plug on the rear panel CJC Sensor Wire seal AC supply 100 250VAC 24V TX Power Supply Output RS485 port and USB Host option Up to 6 Analogue Inputs and Ethernet std Earth screw ground 20 to 30VDC 20 to 25VAC Input 24VInstrument power option Analogue Input card Slot B option Alarm ...

Page 49: ...e Input Pulse Input Slot A Slot B Slot C Slot D Analogue Input Pulse Input Analogue Output Slot E Slot F Alarm or Digital I O Slot G Slot H Slot I RS485 USB Host AC supply 100 250VAC Common Relay Output SPNC 24V TX Power Supply Output 100 250VAC Rear Panel AC power is connected via the standard configuration IEC chassis plug on the rear panel CJC Sensor Slots A to F ...

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Page 51: ...ecial slot at the top of the recorder to slide the stylus in from the right If the touch screen does not match correctly to where you are touching it with the stylus the screen may need calibrating See Calibrate on page 141 Other User Interface Control All user actions can be performed using a mouse or keyboard attached to a USB host port Power up 1 Menu Access When the recorder is powered up the ...

Page 52: ...right of the Main Menu screen Log On User is presented with a user name and password entry box First time user login is Admin No password is required Access for the first time user is removed once the password system has been configured Log Off Once the user has logged on the option in the Main Menu will turn to Log Off once selected the user is logged off and returned to the current process scree...

Page 53: ...tings see Set Time on page 136 When the configuration is complete select the Finish button to Commit 5 Firmware Options Go from the Main Menu to Configure Setup Edit General Factory Credits Check your recorder has been set up with the correct amount of credits displayed as a number against the Credits item in the menu Then select the Options item in the Credits menu and enable the firmware options...

Page 54: ...een List to change the screen currently being displayed and Clean Screen facility There are Calibrate and Touch Test features to re calibrate the screen See Screen Menu on page 138 Batch The Batch function manages sections of data Batch markers are configured by the user and are used to identify and analyse batches of data See Batch Setup Batch Control on page 142 Recording Start or Stop recording...

Page 55: ...e recorder configuration is done in the Setup menus Setup In the Setup menu the user can configure how the recorder acquires stores and actions data The Edit Setup gives access to sub menus for Field IO Pens Comms Event Counters General Screen and Recording set up See Edit Setup on page 51 Layout The user can configure how the data is presented on the screen From the Layouts screen choose to Edit ...

Page 56: ...e setup file Maximum of 50 characters File format is set The Compact Flash and the front USB device port are found under the front flap on the re corder There is another USB port at the rear of the recorder The first USB device fitted will be USB1 therefore the second USB device fitted is USB2 Compact Flash not available for the eZtrend QXe Load Setup Main Menu Configure Setup Layout Setups can be...

Page 57: ...vices TCP IP and Network Admin Services takes you to a sub menu containing Modbus Web Email SNTP FTP and Peers menus See Comms Services Menu on page 75 Events Counters Events and counters are firmware options that can be activated using the credit system Events are certain conditions or operations which can be set up and logged according to the time and date of the occurrence See Events Menu on pa...

Page 58: ...eld Inputs Outputs are required for configuration depending on what type of cards are fitted in the recorder Analogue In Select this to configure each Analogue Input channel See Analogue In Menu on page 54 Analogue Out Select this to configure each Analogue Output channel See Ana logue Out Menu on page 57 Not available for the eZtrend QXe recorder Alarm Digital IO Select this to configure Relay Al...

Page 59: ...4 Slot B 8 Analogue In Pulse Input 9 to 16 9 to 12 Slot C 8 Analogue In Pulse Input 17 to 24 17 to 20 Slot D 8 Analogue In Pulse Input 25 to 32 25 to 28 Slot E 8 Analogue In Pulse Input 4 Analogue Out 33 to 40 33 to 36 33 to 36 Slot F 8 Analogue In Pulse Input 4 Analogue Out 41 to 48 41 to 44 41 to 44 Slot G 4 Relay Output 8 Relay 2 Digital In 8 Digital Input Output 16 Digital Input Output 1 to 4 ...

Page 60: ...of available Signal Inputs Sample Rate Select this for a list of available Analogue Input sample speeds A Fast Scanning range of 50Hz 20ms is available as a firmware option not available for the eZtrend QXe recorder See Firmware Credit System on page 201 Arranged in 2 banks of 3 inputs and sample rate must be the same within each bank only for eZtrend QXe recorder eZtrend QXe Slot position Card ty...

Page 61: ...sation Tables on page 61 Use Pen Scale Toggle On and Off this is enabled by default Analogue defaults to the corresponding Pen eg A1 will default to Pen 1 If you change A1 to display another pen scale eg Pen 3 you must go into Pen 3 and change the maths to A1 This will ensure that Pen Scale 3 will display A1 input With this enabled the Engineering zero and span is the same as the pen scale Disable...

Page 62: ...e and Passive Burnout see Figure 2 7 Input signal wiring on page 19 Active Burnout is not available for the eZtrend QXe recorder Active Burnout checks the health of the thermocouples every 30 seconds if your proc ess requires continuous check of the thermocouples to see if they are in burnout you should use Passive Burnout Active burnout is an implementation of thermocouple health and provides err...

Page 63: ...d Add Noise This is to Add Noise to the Demo Input as a percentage value Select and use the on screen keyboard When the configuration is complete select the Finish button to Commit Discard or Commit Later Select the Back button to return to the previous menu Thermocouple Wiring Changes If the recorder is set to Active select Passive and Commit the change Then return to the menu and select Active a...

Page 64: ...l IO The Alarm Digital IO button will display all the digital inputs outputs available Click on each individual Alarm IO or Digital IO number to set up each channel profile Cards available are 2 types of Alarm Relay cards 4 Alarm Relay Output 8 Alarm Relay Output with 2 Digital Inputs 2 types of Digital IO cards 8 Digital Inputs or Outputs 16 Digital Inputs or Outputs Not available for the eZtrend...

Page 65: ...single pulse for the duration set See Pulse Duration The alarm will trigger again when it goes back into an active alarm state Pulse Duration Output only Available when Single Pulse is selected as an Output Specify the pulse length in seconds from 0 1 100ms to 6480 108 minutes in 0 1 sec ond increments Select and enter the pulse length Failsafe Output only Toggles On and Off Each relay channel can...

Page 66: ...Pulse Input Not available for the eZtrend QXe recorder Main Menu Configure Setup Edit Setup Field IO Pulse Input Only available when a Pulse Input card is fitted as an option The Pulse Input card operates up to a frequency of 25kHz max See Pulse Input Channel Numbers on page 23 Input Low 1V High 4V to 50V DC or Volt free input Low short circuit High open circuit If a Pulse input card is fitted in ...

Page 67: ...to generate linear output Y in engineering units to be displayed and or log on the recorder Select the next available table and rename it for ease of identification by selecting the name button Select the Values button to take you to the start of a new table Press the Add button to produce the first line More than one set of points are required to do the conversion Click into the text entry boxes ...

Page 68: ... Y that have been entered into a linearisation table They would pro duce the following curve A straight line is drawn between each point as shown by the continuous red line in Figure 4 3 For a more accurate curve as shown by the dotted line blue add more data points into the linearisation table The Linearisation tables that you set up here can then be used in the Analogue In Menu on page 54 If the...

Page 69: ... for the rest of the signal At the bottom of the 0 10V table the last two inputs are X 0 Y 0 and X 2 Y 6 At the top of the 0 10V table the last two points are X 8 Y 9 8 and X 10 Y 10 Figure 4 4 shows these last two inputs at the top and bottom of the 0 10V signal Figure 4 4 Linearisation table used for part of the range Y Eng Units X Signal Input ...

Page 70: ...details see Appendix B Maths Expressions on page 271 Scale Select Scale to go to a sub menu to set up the scale parameters See Scale Menu on page 65 Logging Select Logging to go to a sub menu to set up the logging configuration See Logging Menu on page 66 Alarms Select Alarms to go to a sub menu to set up the alarm profile See Alarms Menu on page 68 Totaliser Select Totaliser to go to a sub menu t...

Page 71: ...t and use the colour palette to set the pen colour Trace Width Select and set the Trace Width for this pen when it is displayed on a chart The default trace width is 1 with a maximum of 7 When the configuration is complete select the Finish button to Commit Discard or Commit Later Select the Back button to return to the previous menu Scale Menu Main Menu Configure Setup Edit Setup Pens Scale Indiv...

Page 72: ... Format Displays the Notation of the number format Scientific or Normal Notation Toggle between Scientific or Normal number format The scientific format displays the value to the power of 10 shown here Notice the value has been rounded up Auto Toggle Between Automatic number for matting and User Defined After Decimal Only available when User Defined is selected Select and enter the number of decim...

Page 73: ...will appear When all other Alarm Rate Units are selected a keypad will appear for user entry Method Only available if the logging Type is set to Continuous Select from a list of Methods Sample logs the last sampled reading Average logs the average of all the samples taken since the last log Max Min logs the highest and the lowest of the sampled readings since the last log Align Only available if t...

Page 74: ...el Deviation is the how far this pen can deviate from the Ref Pen before triggering an alarm See Deviation Level and Ref Pen Rate Up and Rate Down Alarms are used to trigger an alarm when the signal changes a defined amount over a specified time See Deviation Level and Time Period Level Select and enter a figure at which the alarm is to be triggered Deviation Level Only available when Alarm Type i...

Page 75: ...s when the alarm becomes active From the position of the Mark on Chart the chart background colour will change to show it is in an alarm state Email Alarm Enable this to send an email when any alarm is triggered on this pen This function is a firmware option that is activated from the Factory menu Credits on page 102 Recipients Only available when email has been enabled Select your recipients from...

Page 76: ...e total amount that has flowed over a specified time period Multiple totalisations are possible with the use of extra pens firmware Credit option Totalisation values are 10 digits plus exponent Click on Totaliser to set up the totalising profile per pen Select Totaliser from the Pen screen to display the totalising setup menu Enabled Toggles On and Off to activate or de activate totalising for thi...

Page 77: ...nstrument onto the total after the time factor is applied You then need to Divide by the unit factor For example If your flow meter is in litres time and you want to Totalise in litres there 1 litres in 1 litre so your unit factor would be 1 so every 1 second 1 1 unit is added If your flow meter is in litres time and you want to Totalise in Cubic meters there are 1000 litres in 1 cubic meter so yo...

Page 78: ...ses however F values cannot be com pared unless the z values are the same When temperature is not specified for example F 8 6 it is understood that the temperature is 250F 121 11C the subscript O as in the term Fo 7 4 is used to indicate that the z 18 degrees F and the temperature is 250F 121 11C See Appendix G F sub zero Sterilisation on page 297 Displaying Totals Totals can be displayed by setti...

Page 79: ...rowsing if you are using DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol TCP IP Settings Static IP Toggle On and Off With this enabled the IP address will be the same every time the recorder is powered up With this feature Off the recorder s IP address is cre ated dynamically using a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server With this feature On the IP address can be fixed by entering a known avail...

Page 80: ...ggles On and Off With this deactivated the Windows Internet Name Service can be changed from the default if required Pri WINS Address This is a sub menu for DNS WINS MDNS Only available when Auto WINS is deactivated Sec WINS Address This is a sub menu for DNS WINS MDNS Only available when Auto WINS is deactivated Auto MDNS This is a sub menu for DNS WINS MDNS Toggles On and Off This will deactivat...

Page 81: ... group printers must contain the correct file path see Printer Menu on page 111 Username Enter your network Logon username Password Enter you network password For a local printer connected directly to the recorder via USB no domain is required Ensure the printer name is set to the default LPT1 see Printer Menu on page 111 Domain For network printers enter your network domain No domain is required ...

Page 82: ...and TCP IP Modbus Web Browser See Web on page 80 OPC Server connectivity to third party software OPC Server connection must be ena bled by selecting the OPC option in Credits on page 102 For more details on OPC Servers see OPC Interface Open Process Control on page 232 Rear RS485 Port A Comms option card and expansion card are required for the eZtrend QXe recorder RS485 2 wire to support Modbus RT...

Page 83: ...rs within the maths function has been pro vided using scv x y z where x Slave number y Transaction Number and z is the each successive register retrieved starting from 1 The Modbus master can be used in conjunction with the Modbus slave functionality of the recorder or OPC to enable the recorder to act as a communications bridge Data from the slaves connected to a Modbus master is made available a...

Page 84: ...Modbus and Modbus X can both use Ethernet or RS485 Ports Protocols define the format in which the data is transferred from the recorder to a PC or transfer between other devices and peripherals FPLB Floating Point Little Endian Byte Swapped Format FP B Floating Point Big Endian Format are standard notations Transaction 1 8 A request for a register or set of contiguous registers Enabled Toggle On t...

Page 85: ...its per second at which data is transferred Byte Options Select this button for a list of available Byte Options The Byte Options consist of 3 digits comprising of Parity set to None N Even E or Odd O 8 Data Bits and Stop Bits signifying the end of the character string 1 or 2 Line Turn Around This is for a 2 wire line type Data has to be fully transmitted before the line can be turned around and d...

Page 86: ...o send emails for the following 1 When an Alarm is triggered see Email Alarms in the Alarms Menu on page 68 2 An Email can be sent as a part of an Event occurring such as Alarms In to Out of or Acknowledged Totaliser Start Stop or Reset Digital Inputs On Off or State change TC Burnout on a specific Analogue Input channel Scheduled Events Once Interval Specific days Month End For more information o...

Page 87: ...s when you are forced to change your PC pass word User Address Your network email address Or this could be a generic name used to iden tify the recorder No spaces Recipients Address Enter up to 12 email addresses of the destination you want the email to be sent to Templates These are user defined templates containing email text If you require standard text to be sent out in an email then set them ...

Page 88: ...r the time period in seconds required between checking and updating the time using the on screen key board This will be between 600 and 3600 seconds Threshold Only available when Client Enable is active This is a specified amount of time in seconds that the recorder clock must be within to ensure synchronisation with the network server Eg if set to 3600 the recorder time must be within 1 hour of t...

Page 89: ... it can be recognised on a network containing other X Series recorders This means that multiple recorders will be able to discover other recorders on the same local network in order to share data between them For example basic unit information such as firmware version recorder name and net work identity This will be used mainly with the Trend Server software to allow discovery of recorders in orde...

Page 90: ...page 98 Events Menu Main Menu Configure Setup Edit Setup Events Counters Events Events is a firmware option that can be activated using the credit system All Event occurrences can be viewed in Events Status on page 164 Events are certain conditions or operations which can be set up and logged according to the time and date of the occurrence Subsequently events can be reviewed in a list or represen...

Page 91: ...pen could go into alarm and the effects could be that the alarm is acknowledged and a Totaliser is started there is a Mark placed on the chart and an Alarm is sounded See Event 1 example on page 87 An event can have up to 4 causes that have up to 4 effects eg A pen goes into alarm and a Totalisers is started A scheduled export starts and Max Min values are reset The effects could be the alarm is a...

Page 92: ...ers Max Mins Reset Chart Control Clear All Messages Delayed Event Script Timers Play Sound Display Alert Batch Reports Out of Alarm Acknowledge Alarm Totalisers Start Stop Reset Digital Inputs On Off State Change T C Burn Out Analogue Input Scheduled Once Interval Specific Days Month End User Counters User Counter Max Mins Reset Reset Max Min values System Power On Setup Change Internal Mem Low Ex...

Page 93: ...O Aug 07 UK 87 Event 1 example Adding Cause 1 Event 1 example Adding Effect 2 Event 1 example Adding Effect 1 Select which Pen number and which alarm on that pen will have the alarm acknowledged Figure 4 8 Event 1 example ...

Page 94: ...1 System An occurrence in the system can be used as a cause to trigger an event effect System occurrences include Power On Setup Change Internal Memory Low Export Memory Low and FTP Memory Low The system moni tors the memory storage levels and triggers the alert when the low level set is reached To set the memory low level go to the Edit Recording menu go to Storage Alarm on page 118 User Action S...

Page 95: ...s Alignment Only available when Interval is selected as a Sub Type Select and enter a value from the list to align the scheduled event at specific intervals For certain applications it maybe desirable for a relatively fast schedule interval event for example every 10 minutes to be aligned with a particular time For example on the hour When the alignment function is not used the schedule interval s...

Page 96: ...unters that are set up by the user User Counters can be used as a Cause to trigger an Event Effect The User Counter information must be setup in the before it can be used as a part of the event system See Counters Menu on page 98 For a User Counter to be used as a Cause a User Counter must already be set up and be counting something eg a User Counter as an Effect of another Event An example of thi...

Page 97: ...rt Control Clear All Messages Delayed Event Script Timers Play Sounds Display Alert and Batch Depending on the Type of effect selected the menus will change as follows Mark on Chart Is an effect if a pen goes into an alarm state a mark will be placed on a chart and will display for example Pen 2 Alm 1 Into Alarm 37 Select Marker Type as Preset to display a list of all available markers that have b...

Page 98: ... 16 233 P1 T will embed the current Tag of P1 Pen 1 P1 Z will embed the Zero point of P1 0 P1 S will embed the span point of P1 100 P1 U will embed the Unit text of P1 deg C time v will embed the current time 11 51 23 date v will embed the current date 10 11 06 td v will embed the current time and date 11 51 23 10 11 0 name v will embed the current recorder name Furnace1 id v will embed the curren...

Page 99: ...4 5 In Figure 4 10 is an example that shows pen information can be used as an emebedded varaible An example for pen information in Mark on Chart enter name v P1 T P1 V P1 U This will display the marker as Furnace1 Temperature is 14 81 Deg C Table 4 5 more embeded variables Syntax Syntax Syntax An GLBVn HPULn BATMDn HPC1 LPULn BLKVn INTHRS RAn CFFREE IOC1 RTCOMPn CJCn LPC1 RTCALn CJCnC Pn Tn CVn Pn...

Page 100: ... Off Enter which one in Sub Type and select the relevant relay output s Alarm Acknowledge this is an effect of an event that can acknowledge a latched alarm on a Single Pen Pen Group or All pens Select the pen and the number of alarm to be acknowledged Email Is an event effect that will send an Email when triggered by a Cause Eg Cause Totaliser Starts Effect Email is sent Sub Type Auto Single Line...

Page 101: ...ent process screen when triggered by a Cause Eg Cause Digital turns on Effect Print Screen To set up network printer information see Network Admin on page 75 Counters Counters can be used as an Effect of an Event to count an occurrence or to reset different types of counters A User Counter must be set up first before it can be used as a part of an Event See Counters Menu Enabled Tick to enable Eve...

Page 102: ... using Resume as an event effect or by resetting the recorder Stop this will stop the chart and no chart data will be displayed for the length of time the chart is stopped If a stopped chart is resumed there will be a gap in the displayed chart data If the Event is disabled the chart will need to be restarted using Resume as an event effect or by resetting the recorder Resume this can be used afte...

Page 103: ...sounds see Update Sounds on page 136 Display Alert Display alert as an event effect this feature is available from within the event system where the Alert Display can be used as an event effect to display a preset or user defined marker Select Message Type as Preset to display a list of all available markers that have been previously added to the recorder To add Preset Markers go to Preset Markers...

Page 104: ...ber Once a User Counter is setup it has to be assigned something to count eg as a part as an Event See User Counters on page 90 Preset Markers Main Menu Configure Setup Edit Setup Events Counters Preset Markers Set up marker text that can be used to mark the chart as a part of an Event Effect or manual added from the process screen as a Mark on Chart The mark on chart functionality has been extend...

Page 105: ...rinter See Printer Menu on page 111 Groups Groups of Pens can be specified and named with a Group name or number See Groups on page 112 When the configuration is complete select the Finish button to Commit Discard or Commit Later Select the Back button to return to the previous menu Identity Main Menu Configure Setup Edit Setup General Ident Unique recorder information Name Enter the recorder s na...

Page 106: ...ed Network Unplugged will detect hub switch failure also Internal Memory Alarm Display when internal memory is going to start over writing non exported data within a defined period of time Storage Alarm level must be set Export Alarm Where external media capacity will run out within a defined period of time Storage Alarm level must be set Media Missing External media is missing so a scheduled expo...

Page 107: ...red to press OK on the screen error alert message Enable Reflash If Reflash is enabled and a time set the error alert message will appear again at the time specified until the error is resolved With Reflash enabled pressing the OK button on the screen message will only make the message disappear until the next reflash time occurs Reflash Time Set this to how often you want the error alert message ...

Page 108: ...ion on page 103 Demo Traces A set of demo traces are available for demonstration or simulation pur poses See Demo Traces on page 106 Reset Setup Select this to clear the current setup A Warning message will appear before activating the reset See Resets on page 107 Localisation Set up the recorder for native language use and global settings See Localisation on page 107 When the configuration is com...

Page 109: ... dialog will ap pear If this occurs check the file is the correct format xsu Secondly download the file to another Compact flash card or USB key See Storage Media Format on page 146 for formatting information of Compact Flash cards and USB keys Compact Flash not available for the eZtrend QXe To check the firmware upgrade has been successful see the Status Menu General on page 156 Calibration Confi...

Page 110: ...ist in this case Recalibrate The Recalibrate icon will appear under that channel The Calibration Positive Range box appears with instructions to connect the top limit of the input range Once this is done press the Calibrate button Next the Calibration Neg ative Range box appears instructing the user to apply the bottom range limit When this is done press the Calibrate button When the calibration i...

Page 111: ...mV S Type TC 25mV B Type TC 10mV J Type TC 50mV T Type TC 25mV E Type TC 100mV N Type TC 50mV C W5 Type TC 50mV G W Type TC 50mV Chrome Copel 50mV L Type TC 50mV M Type TC 50mV P Platinel 100mV D Type TC 50mV PT100 RTD 100mV PT200 RTD 250mV PT500 RTD 500mV PT1000 RTD 1000mV Nickel 100 100mV Nickel 120 100mV Cu10 50mV Cu53 50mV 200 Ohms 50mV 500 Ohms 100mV 1000 Ohms 250mV 4000 Ohms 1000mV 0 20mA 25...

Page 112: ...erature is accurate to within 0 1 C Enter the difference between the CJ Temp on the recorder and the measured reading as the Offset Value The offset is added to all future readings and displayed in the Cal ibrated CJ Temp column The Measured Temp column will display the actual temperature using the Calibrated CJC Temp on channels with T C fitted For more details of how a thermocouple works refer t...

Page 113: ...the default setup When you select this button the Reset All Warning box will appear with a message This will reset all data including setups layouts and chart and log data This is irreversible and will restart the recorder Are you sure you wish to continue Select OK to Reset All or Cancel to ignore and return to the Factory menu Localisation Main Menu Configure Setup Edit Setup General Factory Loc...

Page 114: ...oups in this mode only messages associated with that group i e pens within that group or batch messages for that group will be shown on the chart Remember when you have set up your batch requirements you need to assign pens to the batch group General Batch Properties Pause Chart Finish Enable this if you require the chart to be paused at the end of the batch The chart will restart when another bat...

Page 115: ... Enable this to make this a requirement when starting a new batch The Description display name can be renamed and a list of addi tional names can be setup to appear as a pick list during the Batch Control setup The addition list names will not appear in a drop down list in the Batch Control screen unless you enable Show n List in the group properties menu See Group on page 110 Field 3 Props Defaul...

Page 116: ...creen See below Show id List Enable this to allow any addition list item id s to appear in a drop down list in the Batch Process screen See below Show Field 1 List Enable this to allow any addition list item for Field 1 to appear in a drop down list in the Batch Process screen See below Show Field 2 List Enable this to allow any addition list item for Field 2 to appear in a drop down list in the B...

Page 117: ...e as there are potentially 6 batches running in different states Printer Menu Configure Setup Edit Setup General Printer The Printer function is a firmware option that is selectable from the Factory menu Cred its on page 102 The screens that currently can be printed are all Status screens Mes sage lists Process screens and Replay screens The printer network information should be entered prior to p...

Page 118: ...r name printer name Colour Printer Tick if a colour printer is being used for the screen capture facility Screen captures can be printed as an Effect of an Event See Events Cause and Effect on page 86 If in doubt contact your IT Administrator for advice When complete go to Finish Commit to implement the new set up Groups Configure Setup Edit Setup General Groups This menu is used for re naming the...

Page 119: ...onfigure the screen display and Screen Saver functions The default state for the Screen Saver is disabled The Screen Saver function helps to reduce backlight wear When active the back light is off and nothing on the display is visible The screen saver will not function in Setup Menus or in test mode Enabled Toggle On and Off Timeout Only available when the Screen Saver function is active This is h...

Page 120: ...e of the Timeout there is a pen in alarm The screen will stay on until the alarm is gone and the Time out is passed Once the Saver is active and screen is Dark backlight is off it will turn back on if a pen goes into alarm Exit Screen Saver If the screen saver is active on the recorder any of the following will deactivate the screen saver User touches the recorder screen Any USB device is plugged ...

Page 121: ...nfigure Setup Edit Setup Screen Brightness Set the recorder s screen brightness using the instant brightness slider Default screen brightness is 80 Adjustable between 10 and 100 of full brightness Set the brightness level tick to agree then go to Finish Commit to permanently apply the change For information on increasing the display life by reducing backlight brightness see Back lights on page 253...

Page 122: ... Menu Configure Setup Edit Edit Recording Storage Bias An adjustable slider can be used to determine how much internal flash memory is allocated for storing chart data and how much internal flash memory is allocated to storing logged da ta The User can adjust the slider to increase and decrease the internal flash memory stor age allocation Displayed under the Total Available Space bar is the amoun...

Page 123: ...medium and slower chart speeds The log information displays how many pens are currently set for logging recording The shortest pen means the pen that will take the shortest amount of time to fill it s part of the log memory before it starts recycling that is overwriting the oldest data with the newest The longest pen is the pen that will take the longest amount of time to fill it s part of the log...

Page 124: ...mory Set the amount of time before the FTP memory becomes full and data is lost for the Error Alert Message to display on the screen Enter a time period of between 0 5 and 48 hours When the configuration is complete select the Finish button to Commit Discard or Commit Later Select the Back button to return to the previous menu Reports menu Main Menu Configure Setup Edit Reports Reports can be gene...

Page 125: ...ou the pen Average value for every Hour Day Week Month the Current average pen val ue or Do Not Include Average values Pens Pens only available when either Curent Pen Value or Max Mins is set to Included Select which pens this report will be run on Totals Select this to include the Total values of each selected pen All pens or group of pens depending what has been chosen in the Selection Type opti...

Page 126: ... pens provide real time values max min and totals Reports need some history of these values to be maintained so a set of period based data is maintained The periods be ing an hour day week and month The recorder builds up the current hour day week and monthly data and keeps the previous completed hour day week and month stored At anytime it is possible to access the current hour day week or month ...

Page 127: ...er value STM Start time of the reports set x is the report set and can be C Current working hour day week month L Last completed hour day week month y is the period and can be H Hour D Day W Week M Month nn is the pen number from 1 to 96 e g of some embedded variables PRPTOTLM1 v Total for last complete month for pen 1 PRPMAXCD23 v Max so far for current day for pen 23 PRPMATCD23 v Time max was re...

Page 128: ...l produce a list of available screens in the recorder In each screen you can enable check and change the screen properties The Edit button may display a warning message if the Commit Later option has been select ed This means changes to the configuration have been made but the changes have not been committed to the recorder See Commit Later on page 168 Select a standard or a new screen to view the...

Page 129: ...le or bar chart depending on which is selected for the Scale Indicator Scale Indicator active with chart and scale combination Select which indicator either bar or pen pointers will indicate on the scale Background Background colour can be set if no template is used Select and choose from the Colour palette Add Screen To add a new screen just select Add Screen and configure as required Delete Scre...

Page 130: ...creen TO is enabled Enter how long in min utes before the replay screen returns to a process screen Defaults to 10 minutes Menu Bar TO This feature is only active for screens that have been created in the Screen Designer software and have been designed specifically without the menu bar being displayed The menu bar at the top of the screen will appear on the recorder auto matically but can be hidde...

Page 131: ... chart Replay Alarm This will change the colour of the Replay chart when it goes into an alarm state Time Stamp This will change the colour of the time stamp and date at the top of the screen Marker Colour This will change the colour of any Mark on Chart displayed on the screen The Default button will return all colours to their original factory settings The Colour Picker On the right side is a se...

Page 132: ...oad Layouts can be loaded from Compact Flash or USB removable storage media Plug in a re movable storage media device and the corresponding button on the screen will become ac tive Select the relevant media button to display the layout files available to load Select the file and click on the Load button All screens loaded on from another recorder via Compact Flash or USB or Screen Design er will o...

Page 133: ...name is Admin and will have no password this is known as the first time user Access to the first time user is removed once the password system has been configured The first time user is reinstated if the password system is reset For recorders with Extended Security System ESS see First Time Password System Setup on page 170 Non ESS user For users without ESS once you enable the password you can ad...

Page 134: ... Level 1 Name Engineer Second highest permission level Level 2 Name Supervisor Third highest permission level Level 3 Name Technician Fourth highest permission level Level 4 Name Operator Fifth highest permission level Unrestrict allows the Administrator to de restrict access to certain areas so menus will be available even without logging in Menu Timeout Enable Tick to activate the timeout facili...

Page 135: ...e previous menu Levels Main Menu Configure Passwords User Admin Levels The Level permissions are the 4 user levels that have been set up and named in the Policy menu eg Engineer Supervisor Technician and Operator Select each user level eg Engineer and setup the permission areas for that particular level of user Each Permission Area will give the user access to selected menus in the recorder The le...

Page 136: ...Note Administrator cannot be deleted When the configuration is complete select the Finish button to Commit or Discard Select the Back button to return to the previous menu Unlock User Main Menu Configure Passwords User Admin Unlock User This will list the current users that have been entered into the password system The Admin istrator can unlock a user that has been timed out eg password expiry by...

Page 137: ...Ensure that passwords are enabled from Menu Configure Passwords User Admin Policy on all of the recorders to be included in a password group 6 Recorders in the same Master Slave password group must have the same revision of firmware 7 Recorders set up with ESS Extended Security System and non ESS recorders can not be mixed in the same password group 8 Choose a recorder to be the Master of the pass...

Page 138: ...ype field in the Pwd NetSync dialog that is available from the Menu Config ure Passwords menu and selecting Master Any existing Master will automatically be relegated to a Slave and if the current password group Master was down at the time then it will be relegated to be a Slave the next time it comes online at start up Notes 1 Password NetSync is heavily dependent on a reliable network If the sys...

Page 139: ...n existing group Associated Slaves For Master recorders only Touch the screen to select from the available recorders shown in red Recorders that are enabled for password net sync and that already belong to this password group will be displayed in green Recorders not available because they ar a part of another group or do not have th firmware option enabled will not be displayed Select the back but...

Page 140: ...is screen is available for a Master recorder so associated slaves can be added to its password group Only recorders with Pwd NetSync enabled will be displayed here Recorders in red do not belong to any password group and are availa ble to be added to a group Touch the screen to select from the available recorders shown in red Recorders that are enabled for password net sync and that already belong...

Page 141: ...that may appaer during Pwd Net Sync setup This warns you you are changing the recorder Type in the Group Slave Master or Stand Alone This may occur if someone is accessing the same group of recorders This message will appear when the recorder is scanning the network All recorders in this group have had their passwords synchronised successfully Examples of messages that may appear during Password N...

Page 142: ... to return to the previous menu Set Volume Set the volume here for the sound effects Use the slider to increase and decrease the vol ume Press the arrow button to the right of the slider to test the volume Update Sounds The user can pick from a list of 20 different sounds these can be configured to play a single time or repeat continuously To upgrade sounds the user must have a compatible sound fi...

Page 143: ...ification Ack Alarm All Select this button to acknowledge all active latched alarms By Group Select this button to acknowledge latched alarms in a group of pens Pen groups can be set up in the Pens menu By Pen Select this option to acknowledge latched alarms for individual pens Configure Main Menu Alarms Configure This is a short cut to change alarm levels this will display all available pens with...

Page 144: ... page 122 Edit Toolbar For Custom Screens Not available on the eZtrend QXe Select the Edit button whilst displaying a Custom Screen Layout from Screen Designer will take you to your current process screen and displays the Edit toolbar at the top of the screen In Edit mode you can select items on the screen and assign channel pen information to them and move and resize certain items on the screen E...

Page 145: ...een grab handles around the edge Pen and or channel information will appear for each object within the widget Each object in the widget can be assigned to the same or different Pen For example a DPM menu will display the pen currently being used and a set of channel information associated to the text digital and alarm marker objects within the DPM widget Select any of the objects in the channel me...

Page 146: ...ue Minimum Maximum Average or Total value Showing For Alarm for Pen List of available Alarms Showing For Input Channel Analogue Digital Hi Pulse or Low Pulse Channel Mapping Objects To select an object activate the Expert button on the Screen menu bar Objects have blue grab handles around the edge Select Map from the Screen bar to display the Setup information as described in Channel Mapping Setup...

Page 147: ...go to Add Screen in Main Menu Configure Layout Edit Lay out on page 122 Clean Screen Main Menu Screen Clean Screen The Clean Screen function disables the touch screen for 30 seconds so that the screen can be cleaned A dialog box will appear informing you You have 30 seconds to clean the screen Press escape if you wish to close this dialog early The escape key option would only be available if a US...

Page 148: ...assign individual pens to a group See Pens Menu on page 64 Up to 6 batches can be run concurrently To start a batch enter information in all the required screens that have previously set up in the Batch Menu on page 108 For batch mode state and count in Maths scripts see Maths Variable and Function Ta bles on page 272 For batch mode state and count in embedded variables see Embed ded examples on p...

Page 149: ...ave changed to give you the Batch Controls The batch control buttons enable the user to Stop Pause Resume Abort or add a Comment to the current batch that has been started A Batch is complete when it has been stopped When a batch is stopped E appears as a mark on chart on the screen If the batch is aborted it is not a complete batch and will be marked on the chart with an A to show it has been abo...

Page 150: ...he Mes sages screen for details of the batch activity Batch Commands S Start Batch E End or Stop Batch this will complete the batch run P Pause the batch in progress R Resume batch Only available when a batch has been paused A Abort batch If the batch is aborted it is incomplete and the batch will be cancelled I User ID Displays the user entered ID or User ID entered automatically by the Pass word...

Page 151: ...barcode wand or reader Any type of Batch marker can be encoded into a barcode using the same control characters used to build up a batch marker This example shows a barcode encoded to start a batch S Start Batch 216 Batch Name I User ID is Fred A barcode with up to 25 characters including spaces can be read into the recorder using a USB ASCII barcode reader ...

Page 152: ...act flash or USB key we recommend you erase it Format ting of Compact Flash cards and USB keys can be done through your PC The formatting types accepted by the recorder are FAT FAT16 TFAT and FAT32 Compact Flash not available for the eZtrend QXe Start Stop Recording The Recording screen will allow the user to manually Start and Stop recording Select either the start or stop buttons to activate the...

Page 153: ... write the oldest data Select the Export Now button to go to a sub menu of available external storage devices Buttons become active when a device is fitted Once fitted the size of the device memory and the amount of available space is displayed Select the desired device to export to and this will display two options New and All The All function will export all the data in the recorder s memory to ...

Page 154: ...ssages The messages screen will hold the latest 200 messages Alarms This is a list of active alarms that have occurred The screen will display the Type of alarm the Time and Date that the activity occurred and Message details of the activity System This will list a history of system messages The screen will display the Type of messages and warnings and errors that have been generated by the unit T...

Page 155: ...the bottom of all messages screens The button are Back Takes you back to the main Messages screen Jump Select an item in any of the message lists and press the Jump button This will take you to the exact time of the occurrence on the replay screen See Replay on page 190 If the message requested is older that the oldest chart time data available a message box will appear and jump you to the oldest ...

Page 156: ...Green bell in Alarm and acknowledged System Diagnostics Information General eg System check System Diagnostics Warning eg media error FTP failure Timeouts System Diagnostics Error eg Password failure power failure no media Security Security audit trail Security Log In open padlock Security Log Out closed padlock Security Access Failure No entry sign User Mark on Chart and Batch User Start Logging ...

Page 157: ...s can be generated manually or on a periodical basis using event system See Reports Process on page 153 Note on Groups Groups of pens need to be set up to use this feature see Pens Menu on page 64 Max Min Main Menu Process Max Min Reset Max Min Reset Max or Reset Min values by categories All By Groups of pens or by individual pens Use the View button to just display the Max Min values All Select t...

Page 158: ...set All will do exactly that reset all of the User Counters Reset Single will allow you to select which User Counters you wish to reset View will display all the User Counters that have been set up Event Counters Reset All will reset all of the Event Counters Reset Single will allow you to select which Event Counters you wish to reset View will display all the Event Counters that have been set up ...

Page 159: ...control and access of script timers was limited to maths functions for use in script but this has now been extended allowing the timers to be controlled using the event system Select a Timer that can be stopped started and reset Access to timers via the script is still available in Maths Variable and Function Tables on page 272 Reports Process Main Menu Process Reports Reports can be generated man...

Page 160: ...inter settings must be configured in Printer Menu on page 111 To export the report to a USB key or Compact flash card ensure the media is fitted to the recorder and there is enough memory available Reset All This action will reset all hourly daily weekly and monthly max mins totals and averages System max mins and totals shall remain unaffected A warning dialog will appear to ask if you are sure y...

Page 161: ...is displayed with full configuration details including Pen Value Name Maths Scale In Alarm Pen Rate Alarm Total and Group See Pen Overview on page 158 Maintenance The recorder keeps track of important life actions for improved diag nostics and preventative maintenance notification Health Watch Maintenance is availa ble as a firmware option See Maintenance on page 159 Recording Shows the current lo...

Page 162: ...display the current status of the recorder for each category General Main Menu Status System General Displays the version status for the different types of firmware hardware and current recorder information Go Back to return to the previous screen or select Print to print the screen Table 4 9 Example System Version Status Options Version ID 0001 Name QX Serial No Processor MHz Firmware Firmware Da...

Page 163: ...rmware credit system contact Honeywell for details Note 2 not available for the eZtrend QXe Go Back to return to the previous screen or select Print to print the screen Table 4 10 Options Credits Enabled Full Math 4 or Scripting Full Maths Note 2 6 or Events 6 or Fast Scan Note 2 5 or Totals 4 or Custom Screens Note 2 4 or Reports 3 or Maintenance 2 or Printing 2 or Batch 5 or Counters 3 or Groups...

Page 164: ...pen Name Pen name or number Maths Displays any Maths calculation applied to this pen or the Analogue Input chan nel for this pen Summarised to M for any Maths expressions Scale Displays the High and Low limits of the scale range for this pen In Alarm Displays the current status of the alarm tick active and a cross inactive Pen Rate This displays the fastest of all dependencies Alarm Displays how m...

Page 165: ... the setup was last modi fied Total On time How much time the recorder has had the power turned on Total Off time How much time the recorder has had the power turned off Longest Off time How long was the longest time period the recorder was powered off Lithium cell life Approximately how much battery time is left Backlight Life Approximately how many hours of Back light time left Compact Flash How...

Page 166: ...n Recording Main Menu Status Recording Shows the current logging status of all pens within the system Pen Displays the Pen number and will display a tick when recording and a cross when recording has stopped Value Displays the current pen value Recording Displays either Continuous or Fuzzy logging Log Rate Displays the Log rate set in Hertz A tick denotes if it is enabled and a star will indicate ...

Page 167: ... Diagnostics button will become active when Health Watch Maintenance is selected as a firmware option To enable this go to Options on page 157 Hardware Hardware Status on page 161 Events Events Status on page 164 Comms See Comms Status on page 165 Media See Media Status on page 167 Hardware Status Main Menu Status Diagnostics Hardware Complete diagnostics are shown for each of the following catego...

Page 168: ...e type of calibration for this channel either Factory or User Cal Sample Rate Displays the current Sample rate for this channel SQRT If ticked the square root extract is enabled on this channel to linearise a non lin ear input Sensor Comp This will display if any type of sensor compensation applied to this channel Pen Displays which Pen scale is being used to display this analogue input CJC Only f...

Page 169: ... the Pen number and the Alarm number that activates the digital output when the alarm is active The Alarm has to be set to Relay out Status Displays the current state of the digital input on this channel or pulsed if Pulse Out is selected The relay is displayed as open or closed Counters Displays the counter number when active Duration Displays the Output Pulse duration set Go Back to return to th...

Page 170: ...int the screen Events Status Main Menu Status Diagnostics Events This status screen displays all the currently enabled Events as they occur Each event displays the event number Event 1 followed by the event information C1 Cause 1 C2 Cause 2 C3 Cause 3 C4 Cause 4 E1 Effect 1 E2 Effect 2 E3 Effect 3 E4 Effect 4 If an Event has not been enabled no event will be listed in the status screen If part of ...

Page 171: ...Status Main Menu Status Diagnostics Comms General Description and Status of comms on the recorder Displays Ethernet or RS485 in an Active or inactive state and the recorder s IP address Modbus Status Main Menu Status Diagnostics Comms Modbus Description and Status of Modbus Transport Ethernet or RS485 Transport Ethernet or RS485 Address the IP address of your recorder and if it is fixed or Dynamic...

Page 172: ...AServer in milliseconds OPCDA Rec Conn Recommended Connections for OPCDAServer OPCDA Clients Number of OPCDA Clients Connected OPCDA Max Groups Maximum Number of Groups Supported for the OPCDAServer OPCDA Max Supp Items Maximum Number of Unique Items Supported for the OPCDAServer OPCDA Groups Requested Number of Groups Requested to OPCDAServer OPCDA Items Requested Number of Items Requested to OPC...

Page 173: ...ts updated when a rescan is done if you remove a peer from the network it still shows in the Comms Diagnostic Peers Status screen until another rescan A rescan will be done when a recorder come online startup or a change is made to password netsync If you experience any security issues using peers see Internet Security Settings on page 234 Messages The Messages list displays the Peer to Peer statu...

Page 174: ...med when a change has been made if a problem is identified an error message is shown and the field in question clearly marked Discard This will ignore the new setup or the changes that have been made to the existing setup and not implement them into the recorder Commit Later This gives the user the option for a configuration to be partially completed but to be commit ted at a later date This will ...

Page 175: ...ocess screen User Log in Log Out Method Users can log in and out of the system or web page easily using the touch screen or an at tached keyboard Users and Groups Number of Users The system will support up to 50 users Multiple Log On s Users are allowed to log on to the system more then once allowing the same user to log on from different areas e g via the user interface and via web browser at the...

Page 176: ...n and select the Log In icon in the top right as shown here 3 A box will appear and prompt you to enter a User name enter Admin This is the first time user login Access to the first time login is removed once the password system has been configured The first time user is reinstated if the password system is reset No password is required for first time login No password is required for first time l...

Page 177: ...e the same Minimum Access Level A feature to allow the minimum level access is available For example when a batch starts the recorder will block access to all users of access level Technician and under so techni cians and operators would not be able to log on after a batch start When a batch ends then the minimum access level can be reverted to including operator Calendar Function Day of week rest...

Page 178: ...s it is possible for the user to change the group names to suit their personnel structure This is stored in the policy set up for the Password configura tion Audit Trail A full audit trail is available and is stored as a message log Trail Rules The audit trail cannot be turned off and will always be generated for the password system Audit Trail Entries Audit trail is generated for the following ac...

Page 179: ...rm Area 4 View Totals Perm Area 5 View Alarms Perm Area 6 View Max Min Perm Area 7 View Counters Perm Area 8 Acknowl edge Alarms Perm Area 9 Configure Alarms Perm Area 10 Batch Control Perm Area 11 Recording Perm Area 12 Change Password Perm Area 13 Main Con figue Menu Perm Area 14 Configure Counters Perm Area 15 Configure Totals Perm Area 16 Configure Max Min Perm Area 17 Load Save Setups Perm Ar...

Page 180: ...0 Comms Modbus Perm Area 31 Comms Web FTP Perm Area 32 Comms SNTP Perm Area 33 Comms TCP IP Perm Area 34 Comms Email Perm Area 35 Field IO Perm Area 36 Passwords Perm Area 37 View Status via Web Page Perm Area 39 Full Control via Web Page Perm Area 40 Calibrate Screen Perm Area 41 User Variables Table 5 1 Default Level Permissions Default user levels of access to areas within the recorder menu sys...

Page 181: ...4 Clear Messages Perm Area 45 Reports Run and View Perm Area 46 Reports Modify and Reset All Perm Area 47 Script Timers Table 5 1 Default Level Permissions Default user levels of access to areas within the recorder menu system Permission Area Admin Engineer Supervisor Technician Operator No Login required ...

Page 182: ...ervisors and above incl Engineer and Administrator levels Technician Access is for Technicians and above incl Supervisor Engineer and Adminis trator levels Operator Access is for Operators and above incl Technicians Supervisors Engineers and Administrator levels No Login gives access only to unrestricted areas Access levels can change for each menu for example Operator or above access is required ...

Page 183: ... for Alarms menu access Screen Menu No Login required See Figure 5 7 for Screen menu access Permission Area 2 Messages Menu No Login required Permis sion Area 1 Except Clear Messages requires Engi neer access See Figure 5 10 Status Menu No Login required All of the Mes sages buttons require No Login access Permission Area 3 Process Menu No Login required See Figure 5 8 for Process menu access Reco...

Page 184: ...ds Operator access Settings Supervisor access Settings menu Supervisor access Permission Area 23 Setup menu Technician access See Figure 5 3 for Setup menu access Permission Area 18 Layout menu Supervisor access All of the Layout menu buttons require Supervisor access Permission Area 24 Edit Layout see Figure 5 7 Password menu Operator access See Figure 5 4 for Password menu access Permission Area...

Page 185: ...sion Area 17 Setup menu Technician access Permission Area 18 Edit Supervisor access Save Technician access Load Technician access Figure 5 4 Default password access from the Password Menu Change Password button requires Operator access Permission Area 12 Password Menu Operator access Permission Area 36 User Admin Administrator Change Password Operator access User Admin Administrator access only Pa...

Page 186: ...creen Setup Menu Supervisor Access Permission Area 25 General menu Supervisor Access See Figure 5 9 for General menu access Permission Area 20 Events Counters menus Supervisor Access All of the Events and Counters menu buttons require Supervisor access Permission Area 27 Edit Setup Menu Supervisor access Permission Area 19 Field I O Engineer Pens Supervisor Comms Engineer Events Counters Superviso...

Page 187: ... Login Permission Area 5 Figure 5 7 Default password access from the Screen Menu and Edit layout menu Screen Edit Edit layout Supervisor access All of the Edit functions in the status bar re quire Supervisor access Custom Screens are not available for the eZtrend QXe Calibrate and Touch Test Engineer access Used to cal ibrate the touch screen Premission area 40 Screen menu No Login required Permis...

Page 188: ...in Permission Area 4 Max Min Menu No Login required Reset Max Min Reset Max and Reset Min buttons require Technician access Permission Area 16 View requires No Login Permission Area 6 Counters Menu No Login required Reset button for all Counters require Technician access Permission Area 14 View requires No Login Permission Area 7 User Variables Operator access Permission Area 41 Modify and View bu...

Page 189: ...eer access Permission Area 28 Batch requires Supervisor access Permis sion Area 22 Printer requires Supervisor access Permis sion Area 21 Groups require Supervisor access Permis sion Area 26 Figure 5 10 Default password access from the Messages Menu All messages screen have a button to clear remove the existing messages stored in the recorder for that particular area of messages Permission area 44...

Page 190: ...on Area 33 Network Admin Permission Area 29 Comms Services Engineer ac cess Permission Area 29 Modbus Permission Area 30 Web Permission Area 31 Email Permission Area 34 SNTP Permission Area 32 FTP Permission Area 31 Peers Permission Area 29 Figure 5 12 Default password access from the Web page Web page Engineer access View Status Permission Area 37 Full Control Permission Area 39 ...

Page 191: ...lear the error alert message Technician permission level is required Permission area 42 Figure 5 14 Default password access to use the Context menu Context menu Technician access Touch any chart process screen to produce the Settings button in the top right of the screen Select the Settings button to change the chart speeds Permission Area 43 ...

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Page 193: ...ital Read out Alarm Marker marks the chart to show when Pen 1 was out of its alarm state Yellow area shows when Pen 1 was in alarm state Figure 6 1 Minitrend QX Process Screen Standard Screen example Chart and DPM Message List icon allows quick access to Batches Batch Detail User Mark on Chart and Messages View Alarms Touch the screen to activate a short cut to Settings such as change the chart sp...

Page 194: ...to the Recording screen to export the data now or set up a timed export using the Scheduled option See Recording Menu on page 146 If the Time Left button shows two green arrows this means that the memory buffer is full and the oldest data has started to be over written List 78 This button produces another button bar for quick access to Batch Controls Batch Detail Mark on Chart or Message details T...

Page 195: ...it Layout on page 122 for details Use Settings to set up screens for cycling Cycling screens will display specific screens for an allocated amount of time before switching to the next For Custom Screens this will enable the Edit tool bar go to the Edit Toolbar on page 138 This is for Pen Channel mapping and Expert mode for moving and resizing items on the screen Replay Gives quick access to the Re...

Page 196: ... each pen these values are taken from where the cursor is positioned on the screen Note You can do replay on Bar Charts and Digital Panel Meter process screens and this will jump into a trend replay screen with the DPM s showing the Min Max values When using Custom Screens you can only replay 8 Pens on the QX and 12 on the SX re corder even though you can have more pens than this on the custom scr...

Page 197: ...t the current replay screen For network printers ensure all printer server information has been entered in Network Admin on page 75 Single This is for a single cursor to be displayed on the replay screen Dual This is a mode that displays an additional cursor showing the time difference between the two When selected the toolbar icons will change to Swap and Link The two cursors appear on top of eac...

Page 198: ...e history even if not dis played on a process screen These can be added onto a process screen at any time to view and replay data There is a Replay Screen time out feature so if the recorder is in replay mode and there has not been any user activity for a defined amount of time then the replay screen will return to the process screen See Settings on page 123 Zooming When the recorder switches to t...

Page 199: ...s takes 50Kbyte 1 20 of Medium The result of this is that the slow speed will tend to give you much more elapsed time history but at a lower time resolution here is a representation of what this could look like The lines represent absolute time coverage So if you go right back to the earliest time on the slowest chart shown by in this example you cannot zoom in any more as the medium speed coverag...

Page 200: ...eplay chart 4 hour div replay chart 2 hour div replay chart 1 hour div replay chart Fast chart speed 600mm hr Medium chart speed 20mm hr 10 mins div replay chart 5 mins div replay chart 2 mins div replay chart 1 min div replay chart Zoom In Zoom Out 1 hour div replay chart bigger divisions Slow chart speed 5mm hr ...

Page 201: ...speed on all screens that have charts The Settings button will auto hide in 4 sec onds touch the chart again to activate To change the chart speed from Slow Medium or Fast return to a process screen with a chart and touch the chart This will produce the Settings button in the top right of the screen select this to display the current chart speeds setting for Fast Medium and Slow The cur rent selec...

Page 202: ...M or Bar when a Rate Up or Rate Down type alarm has been set up in the Alarms Menu on page 68 and has been triggered The Rate Up Alarm Marker will slope up to the right and the Rate Down Alarm Marker will slope down to the right Alarm Marker Flash Colours For Hi Low and Deviation alarms Pen Pointers Pen Pointers appear on a scale next to a chart when no bars are present They move to dis play the r...

Page 203: ...Pause Resume and Abort batch Generated by an effect of an Event A user Mark on Chart is activated by first selecting a process screen that is displaying a chart Go to the Messages List button on the Main Menu bar and select Mark A text box will appear enter the message you wish to be displayed as a mark on chart on the screen using the on screen keyboard or a USB keyboard Pen into alarm User Pen o...

Page 204: ...Pen Scale or outside the Input Range Note It is recommended to display DPMs on a chart to identify over range and under range activity Table 6 2 Screen Markers DPM Bar Pointer horizontal chart Chart Upscale Burnout Outside Range High Trace at Max Input Range Top Trace at Max Pen Scale Top Displays as normal 1234 567 Bar Trace Pen Scale Bottom Trace at Min Input Range Bottom Outside Range Low Trace...

Page 205: ...esigner onto removable media refer to the Screen Designer manual Fit the removable media into the recorder and go to Main Menu Configure Layout and select Load The Device selection menu will appear to select the correct media Enter a new file name if required and press the Load button Go to Main Menu Configure Layout Edit and select Add Screen Go to the Template Type option and your template will ...

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Page 207: ...ed Event Script Timers Start Stop Reset Reset Start Play Sound Start Stop Display Alert Reports Batch Start Stop Pause Fast Scanning mode Note 4 5 For fast processes the scan rate and recording of the data can be set for up to 50 times per sec ond 20ms for up to 8 inputs for the Minitrend QX and 16 inputs for the Multitrend SX Totalisers Sterilisation calculation Note 1 4 Each pen can be associate...

Page 208: ... Digital Input Relay Output and Pulse counters Modbus Master 10 Modbus master enables the recorder to communicate with up to 32 Slave devices on both Ether net and RS485 The recorder itself can also act as a slave device while also being a master Mod bus master can also be used in conjunction with OPC to enable the recorder to act as a communication bridge Remote Viewer 3 Extends the user interfac...

Page 209: ... is a unique coded number for this recorder that contains information that enables certain functionality including credit value Options Select the Options button This displays how may credits are currently in use Select Options to produce a list of Firmware options available with their credit values The number or credits required is shown in brackets Toggle each option On or Off to enable the feat...

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Page 211: ...me information about the comms interfaces that are used in the setup of the TrendServer software and Communications Server Rear Ethernet Communication port The rear of the device is fitted with an Ethernet 10 100 port which supports Modbus TCP IP See Modbus on page 206 OPC Server connectivity to third party software OPC Server connection must be enabled by selecting the OPC option in Credits on pa...

Page 212: ...ports The device ID and Serial number is held in the setup and this information is required to locate the correct device in TrendServer Modbus only requires the correct Slave ID to connect see Modbus on page 77 If the device is detected using the Slave ID the Recorder ID and Serial Number will be transferred if the device is not detected an extra device will appear in the database containing the R...

Page 213: ... copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets Switches work in a similar way but send the data directly from one port to another On a busy net work this can be quicker and can have less data collision incidents Connect an Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port on the back of the device to the Ethernet hub Connect another Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port on the ...

Page 214: ...ct your IT systems administrator for setting up this link The TCP IP properties are displayed showing the PC s IP address and the Subnet mask Make a note of the IP Address and the Subnet mask If there is no IP address or Subnet mask displayed contact your IT systems administrator When this information is entered the next stage is to configure the device See TCP IP on page 73 Switch hub Uplink opti...

Page 215: ...te servers TrendServer 1 can access Comms Server 2 and Database Server 2 and all the devices within the databases on those servers Similarly TrendServer 2 can access the devices and databases held on Database 1 and Comms Server 1 Data Logging and Transfer Using the TrendServer software the device s details are added on to a database in TrendServer Once the device has been configured and enabled da...

Page 216: ...straight to the server using Ethernet or RS485 links This actual current data can then be logged to a database and viewed on a graph in real time this is known as Realtime data Different types of data realtime logged and historic data can be displayed next to each other on a split graph screen The comms server is used to configure logging and manage databases and reflect each devices status See Co...

Page 217: ...nications Server Realtime data can be retrieved from the device to a PC via an Ethernet and or RS485 connection This data can be viewed graphed and logged into the system Data from the device can be logged to a database and held on a database server Remote servers can be added to the comms server to allow access to remote devices on remote databases not on a local network System Requirements Follo...

Page 218: ...pendant on which version has been purchased TrendViewer TrendManag er Pro or TrendServer Pro Select to install Enter the code and organisation as supplied with each particular version of software The code can be found inside the CD case No code or organisation is required with TrendViewer NB This is an alpha numeric code and must be entered exactly in upper case Codes from other Honeywell software...

Page 219: ...rams menu It is advisable to ensure that each recorder has a unique Record er ID number this will make identifying individual recorders in TrendServer Pro much easier This is set in the recorder Ident menu see recorder user manual The first thing to do is to get the recorders setup into TrendServer Pro This may be achieved by saving the setup at the recorder to Compact Flash or USB memory then put...

Page 220: ...thod is to select the Find Device button This will search for all X Series recorders on the network using their Network ID eg xs nnnnnn where nnnnnn is the recorder s serial number Give a name for the recorder This should be something recognisable all recorders should be given different names Press OK On pressing OK then Done you will return to the External Import dialog box as above Check that Se...

Page 221: ... the Recorder button on TrendServer Pro this will show a list of all recorders currently logged with a setup The recorder just added will be the last one on the list This name will be used to set up the Modbus Profile in Comms Server for the recorder ...

Page 222: ...net and Serial ports Enable and disable ports Add edit and remove devices Log to database or client connections local or OPC client The comms server will appear as an icon in the system task bar in the bottom right of the PC screen Start up The Communications Server appears as an icon in the Windows system bar at the bottom right of the screen Double click or right click to open loads automaticall...

Page 223: ...lear Setup Cache button will remove all setup files Network Settings is for PC s with more than one network card fitted to access devices on other networks The network cards are displayed here for selection If the Use NIC Default IP Address Selection is ticked then the first network card that was added to the list will always be selected Preferences The Timing Setups tab displays the current timin...

Page 224: ...ese databases are held within database servers Figure 8 5 Comms Server Overview on page 216 shows the comms status screen in the left window from the top is displayed Database Serv er Local and remote database and devices held on the Local database All Logging config uration for comms logging and logging to a database is set up from the Comms Server Connected databases are displayed with a green i...

Page 225: ...scrip tion to identify the database server Delete a Database Server 1 Right click on the database server to be removed and select the delete option 2 A dialog box will appear with the IP address of the database server to be deleted If this is correct click on OK All database servers can be removed except for the Local Server Comms Server Setup Add a Device There are three ways to add a device they...

Page 226: ...e next time that it is opened no need to restart Comms Server For X Series recorders drop down the list and select the recorder from the list It will be in the list under the same name as the setup previously saved If any equipment other than X Series recorders is to use TrendServer Pro to log and graph data then a profile has to be generated The Modbus Profile Tool is available to aid in setting ...

Page 227: ...ed within comms server to reference the recorder Serial Number This is a read only box displaying the serial number for devices already on the network This will display as Not Available when adding a new device Status This will automatically enable the designated port and the device will become active This can be activated later from the main Comms Server screen Socket This number should not need ...

Page 228: ...l use the most recent modbus profile that has been generated when importing data on that PC For existing device connections go to the relevant device and press right mouse button for the context menu Select Edit Device and then press OK on the resulting dialog The updat ed modbus profile will now be in use and this should be evident if you graph the data a cou ple of minutes later give enough time...

Page 229: ... Any device can be made active or inactive from here For active Modbus devices the recorder name and protocol variant can be changed modbus vs Modbus X For an inactive Modbus device the device profile can also be changed For information on the Test button see above Click on the OK button to save the changes Delete a Device Select the Comms port containing the device to be deleted and right click o...

Page 230: ...f the device that will be the database server Click the new database server button Enter the IP address and a new database server will be added Add databases to this server as above Logging Configuration This screen configures channels for logging from a device to a database It can be accessed in several ways 1 Use the Configure Database Logging icon at the top left of the screen and select Con fi...

Page 231: ...e set for each channel individually or all channels If all channels are added the next box will ask how often you want these channels to be logged log rate this can be a sample every second to one sample every 24 hours This selection will apply to all channels If channels are added one at a time using the Add Channel Selection button the same log rate box comes up but a different log rate can be s...

Page 232: ...dow showing available channels for logging logging will stop for this channel The set up is complete and the logging to the database should start immediately To check the setup go back to the Comms Server screen Send Recorder Events Comms Server has a set of chart controls that can control the chart on the recorder from your PC This can be done in Realtime chart controls on page 226 or can be setu...

Page 233: ...should now show all the pens logging for that recorder and their log rate Comms Server can be minimised now it will continue to run in the background Client Connections Realtime comms data from the device will only display on the comms server communica tions status screen when realtime data is active on either the server software or by using an OPC client Once data is active on a client connection...

Page 234: ... the left window from the top is displayed Database Serv er Local and remote database and devices held on the Local database All Logging config uration for comms logging and logging to a database is set up from the Comms Server Connected databases are displayed with a green icon If the database is in red it is not con nected check the IP Address and Device ID are correct and a protocol has been se...

Page 235: ...window 2 Connect to database server dialog box will appear enter an IP address and a descrip tion to identify the database server Delete a Database Server 1 Right click on the database server to be removed and select the delete option 2 A dialog box will appear with the IP address of the database server to be deleted If this is correct click on OK All database servers can be removed except for the...

Page 236: ...bus will be lost More information about graphing on TrendServer Pro and the options for arranging pens etc are available in the TrendManager Pro software manual for this product If this doc umentation is unavailable it can be downloaded at www XSeries info net The blue background area is the real time data The white background area is the historical data Realtime button Modbus recorder Drag and Dr...

Page 237: ...a Modbus master It has no slave capability 2 The maximum speed of data transfer over Modbus is 1 one reading per second per channel 3 The maximum speed of data logging of realtime Modbus data is 1 one reading per second per channel 4 The maximum number of devices depends on whether the connection is serial or ether net On the serial port there is a physical limit of 31 devices The Modbus comms can...

Page 238: ...rers in one system OPC gives you the freedom to add new hardware from third party vendors to existing set ups or to replace a device without worrying about compatibility with your chosen software The measurement and control hardware such as a recorder provides front line data acqui sition As soon as the hardware device has collected the data it makes it available to soft ware applications running ...

Page 239: ...led See Web on page 80 This is a firmware option that first needs to be acti vated in Options see Credits on page 102 The Remote Viewer is a firmware option that can be added to allow access to the recorder from a web page The Remote viewer option needs to be activated in the Firmware options screen see Credits on page 102 To access your recorder s web page type the device s IP address in to a web...

Page 240: ...web browser for use with the Remote Viewer include Internet Explorer 5 and above Figure 8 10 Internet Security on page 235 shows an example from Internet Explorer 6 on a Windows XP machine The settings shown are for Internet access If the device is to be accessed in an intranet scenario then the same has to be done for local intranet option Firewall settings If this device is sitting on an enterpr...

Page 241: ...nding on what firewall is installed Figure 8 10 Internet Security NOTICE Please ensure any firewall settings on the desktop are permissive of the Comms Server Trend Server and that ports set up in the configuration default 8955 TCP and 8956 UDP are allowed passage through the firewall ...

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Page 243: ...Pro but includes the added function of an integrated OPC Server to allow easy interfacing to third party HMI software packages that support an OPC Client This provides a real time interface between serv ers and clients Modbus Profile Configuration Tool this is a tool that comes as part of the TrendServer Pro software that allows the user to set up Modbus Device Profiles for use by the Communicatio...

Page 244: ...quirements for TrendViewer TrendManager Pro and X Series Screen Designer Minimum System requirements for TrendServer Pro 1GHz Pentium processor or higher 1GHz Pentium processor or higher CD ROM drive CD ROM drive Monitor screen resolution 1024 x 768 recommended minimum high colour Monitor screen resolution 1024 x 768 recommended minimum high colour Windows 2000 XP Windows 2000 XP 512 Mbyte of RAM ...

Page 245: ...43 TV 25 30 Iss 6 GLO Aug 07 UK 239 Section 10 Spares List Minitrend QX Recorder 16 5 3 1 4 2 24 10 49 9 45 19 ...

Page 246: ...g 07 UK 52 20 to 55VDC 20 to 30VAC Input Instrument power 24X TX Power Supply Analogue Input or Pulse Input Alarm Digital IO CJC Sensor Analogue Input Analogue Output 7 19 Common Relay Output 27 23 RS485 RS485 USB host Ethernet 54 ...

Page 247: ...wer Supply AC Mains QX Power Supply AC TX QX Power Supply 20V 55VDC 20 30VAC 7 50013945 501 50013945 502 QX Bezel Touch Screen and Std Nema 3 IP54 Door Assy QX Bezel Touch Screen and Nema 4X IP66 Door Assy Includes Bezel Touch Screen and Door Assy 9 50003508 501 QX Nema 4X IP66 Door 10 50009118 501 QX Std Nema 3 IP54 Door 16 50006685 502 50006685 502 QX Bezel Touch Screen Display As sembly NEMA 4X...

Page 248: ...0 501 QX Left Right Hand Chassis kit 48 30755050 502 QX Mounting Hardware kit 2 Mounting Brackets Not shown 49 51453083 501 QX Panel Gasket 52 51453038 501 Stylus Kit Black pack of 5 53 50013947 501 Connector kit 2 of each connector type Not shown 54 50017179 501 QX 5 5 Backlight kit of 2 Not shown 50017290 501 Touch Screen Protector kit of 5 Not shown 50017181 501 QX SX Blanking Plate for I O Slo...

Page 249: ...43 TV 25 30 Iss 6 GLO Aug 07 UK 243 Multitrend SX Recorder 14 15 32 46 50 30 31 35 36 28 55 ...

Page 250: ...244 43 TV 25 30 Iss 6 GLO Aug 07 UK 52 11 23 33 39 5 6 RS485 USB host Ethernet 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 251: ...s 6 GLO Aug 07 UK 245 24V TX Power Supply Output RS 485 Alarm Digital IO Analogue Input or Pulse Input CJC Sensor Analogue Input or Analogue Output 20 to 55V DC 20 to 30VAC Input Instrument supply Common Relay Output ...

Page 252: ...ower Supply 20 55VDC 20 30VAC 6 51453030 501 SX Transmitter Power Supply board 11 50013946 501 50013946 502 SX Bezel Touch Screen Std and Nema 3 IP54 Door SX Bezel Touch Screen and Nema 4X IP66 Door Assy Includes Bezel Touch Screen and Door 14 50009119 501 SX Std Nema 3 IP54 Door 15 50003590 501 SX Nema 4X IP66 Door 23 50001782 501 QX SX Speaker Assy 27 50006787 501 QX SX Battery kit of 5 Not show...

Page 253: ...anel Clamp Assy Qty 2 Not shown 52 51453038 501 Stylus Kit Black pack of 5 53 50013947 501 Connector kit 2 of each connector type Not shown 55 50017180 501 SX 12 1 Backlight Not shown 50017290 502 SX Screen Protector Kit of 5 Not shown 51452129 501 10 Ohm Resistors Pack of 8 Not shown 50017181 501 QX SX Blanking Plate for I O Slots 2 Not shown 50001249 501 SX Portable Case Not shown 51453051 501 Q...

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Page 255: ...thernet RS485 Wire seal AC supply 100 250VAC 24V TX Power Supply Output RS485 port and USB Host option Up to 6 Analogue Inputs and Ethernet std Earth screw ground 20 to 30VDC 20 to 25VAC Input Instrument power Analogue Input card Slot B op tion Alarm or Digital I O Slot G option ...

Page 256: ... 50012930 501 QXe Communications card plus 24V DC Transmitter Power Supply RS485 Modbus RTU and USB port 7 50016251 501 QXe Bezel Touch Screen and Nema 4X IP66 Door Assy Includes Bezel Touch Screen and Door Assy 9 50015106 501 QXe Nema 4X IP66 Door 16 50015135 501 QXe Bezel Touch Screen Display As sembly NEMA 4X IP66 Includes Bezel Touch Screen Assy Door Display Speaker In verter Cables and Mounti...

Page 257: ...Kit Black pack of 5 53 50021404 501 Connector kit 2 of each connector type Not shown 50017290 503 Touch Screen Protector kit of 5 Not shown 50017181 501 QXe QX SX Blanking Plates Not shown 51452129 501 10 Ohm Resistors Pack of 8 Not shown 50001251 501 QXe Portable Case Not shown 51453051 501 QX SX and QXe Power cord 125V Not shown Table 10 3 eZtrend QXe Spares Height 165 1 6 50 Width 165 1 6 50 De...

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Page 259: ... their original brightness i e a display has a greater than 50 chance of being half its original brightness when used at 100 after 55 000 hrs for the Minitrend QX Maximum luminosity 400 cd m2 86 000hr if used at 80 43 000 hrs for the Multitrend SX Maximum luminosity 400 cd m2 67 000hr if used at 80 40 000 hrs for the eZtrend QXe Maximum luminosity 450 cd m2 62 500hr if used at 80 For this recorder...

Page 260: ...ion Clean the screen using a suitable touch screen cleaner Abrasive materials will damage the touch screen Protective Screen covers are available to provide additional protection against abrasive ma terials See Section 10 Spares List on page 239 Calibration It is recommended that Recorder calibration is checked at least every year or in accord ance with your industry regulations to ensure maximum ...

Page 261: ...tion 0 002 or better Accuracy 0 1 0 500ohm load 0 25 500ohm 1Kohm load Maximum load resistance 1Kohm Isolation 300V AC Outputting 0 to 20mA or 4 to 20mA over range capability to 21mA Update rate 250mSec per channel Pulse Input Card The Pulse Card is available as an option and will fit in slots normally allocated to AI cards The frequency output from the card can be used in a Maths block and is rep...

Page 262: ...tal Inputs are volt free contacts and are sampled at 10Hz max Relay Alarm Output Card Options There are two card options split into two types 4 Channel Relay Alarm Card 120 240 VAC 3 Amps rated resistive load The relay contacts are form C NO NC and includes suppression 8 Channel Relay Alarm Card 120 240V AC 3 Amps rated resistive load Two channels on the 8 Relay Alarm card can be used as digital i...

Page 263: ...sed contacts when the recorder is powered on and there are no open active alarms and the contacts open with an alarm active or when the power is removed See Failsafe Relay Positions on page 258 Relay Output Specification The Minitrend QX recorder will provide the ability to have at least 1 relay output for each analogue input i e 16 Multitrend SX recorder will also provide at least one relay outpu...

Page 264: ...ut Functions The digital inputs can be used for the following actions A Digital contact on an input can be used to enable or disable one or any combination of alarms Can be used in Maths expressions Can have current status indicated on DPMs Bars and Charts Failsafe Relay Positions Table 12 2 QXe QX and SX Relay Positions no alarms active Normal Relay Output States NO NC Power On Open Closed Power ...

Page 265: ...Maximum luminosity 450 cd m2 Touch Screen life 1 000 000 touches Display Update Rate Display values updated every second Status Display A status bar at the top of the recorder s screen displays the real time icons of the recorder status such as Time left and alarm active Communications Ethernet 10 100 base T with RJ45 connector supporting Modbus TCP FTP Internet DHCP or fixed IP address RS485Modbu...

Page 266: ...tts Common Relay Output SPNC NC common alarm relay Two contacts normally open when the recorder is powered no active alarms Rating 24V 1 Amp Not available for the QXe Battery Battery backed up for clock replaceable Lithium battery Type 6032 3 0V 10 years life Recorder powered 4 years life typical Recorder unpowered Password Protection Multiple Administrator control of password setup and management...

Page 267: ...10 1 2001 Panel Mounted Equipment Terminals must be enclosed within the panel Specification Design Attributes Specification Analogue Inputs Number of Inputs QX recorder can have 4 6 8 12 or 16 input channels SX recorder can have 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 40 or 48 input channels QXe recorder can have 3 6 9 or 12 input channels Input Types mV V mA with external shunt provided as standard Thermocouple RTD an...

Page 268: ...ted steel case with high impact resistant polycarbonate bezel scratch resistant lens Pol yethylene Terephthalate NEMA 3 IP54 protection rating standard with NEMA 4X IP66 Front face only protection rating as an option Mounting Panel Unlimited mounting angle For the best view of the display the viewing angle should not exceed QX 55 from the left or right 40 looking down and 50 looking up at the reco...

Page 269: ... to 2502 270 to 70 70 to 1372 36 1 8 20 1 0 01 C 36 0 9 20 00 0 5 R 58 to 500 500 to 1202 1202 to 3214 50 to 260 260 to 650 650 to 1768 6 7 2 7 2 0 3 7 1 5 1 1 0 01 C 6 7 1 0 1 0 3 7 0 56 0 56 S 58 to 500 500 to 1832 1832 to 3110 3110 to 3214 50 to 260 260 to 1000 1000 to 1710 1710 to 1768 5 9 2 7 2 0 2 5 3 3 1 5 1 1 1 4 0 01 C 5 9 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 56 0 56 0 56 T 454 to 346 346 to 752 270 to 210 ...

Page 270: ...uts avail able for the SX Recorder a pen drives each output Analog inputs totalised values or any mathematical result can be re transmitted Update Rate 250 msec all channels Accuracy 0 1 0 500Ω load 0 25 500Ω 1KΩ load Type 0 to 20 4 to 20 mA Maximum Load Resistance 1000 Ohms Resolution 0 002 Isolation 300VAC Digital Input Output optional 8 I O or 16 I O all channels may be selected freely as eithe...

Page 271: ...s of sterilisation applications Custom Screens optional not available for the QXe Provides the capability in the recorder to accept custom screen designs from the Screen Designer Reports Generate reports manually or using the event system to show daily weekly monthly Totals Max Mins Averages Current Value Messages Message Lists Alarm System Diagnostic Security User Counters Digital Inputs and Digi...

Page 272: ...ed as a master of a password group and other recorders can be added to that group as slaves the master will ensure all passwords are synchronised with all recorders in its group up to 32 recorders can be in a Password group this include the password Master Extra Pens 4 pens optional 4 extra pens to store and display totalised values results of calculations etc Maximum is up to 16 extra pens for th...

Page 273: ...ed LED is flashing the green LED stays lit The green LED flashes for normal operation The board outputs the flash code for about 30 seconds after it was registered Table 12 3 Red LED Flash codes Sequence Type of Fault 1 1 flash once pause flash once pause etc Hardware 2 2 flash twice pause flash twice pause etc Communications 3 3 flash three times pause flash three times pause etc Memory 4 4 flash...

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Page 275: ...c Capability Directive 89 336 EEC as amended by 92 31 EEC and 93 68 EEC Safety The product range of instruments is compliant with the requirements of BS EN 61010 1 2001 Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement Control and labo ratory Use and UL 61010C 1 and CSA 22 2 1010 1 If the equipment is used in a manner not specified the protection provided by the equipment may be impaire...

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Page 277: ...tures Important Note Full Maths and Script functions are Options and must be enable using the Credit System Be sure to enable these options or they will not be available See Firm ware Credit System on page 201 Notes if elseif else are followed by expressions in curly brackets lines within the curly brackets always end in semicolon e g every execution path must have a return statement As soon as a ...

Page 278: ...ex of Batch name list entered at batch start Where x is the group 1 6 Batch user list Bluser x Get the index of Batch user list entered at batch start Where x is the group 1 6 Blkv BLKVx Get the local variable x This variable is local to this script There is a maximum of 20 local var iables per script Compact Flash free storage space CFFREE Returns the percentage of free storage space available on...

Page 279: ... value for a report x pen number 1 to 96 y period 1 hour 2 day 3 week 4 month z report set 1 current 2 previous completed Pen report Average Value prave x y z Gets the Pen Average value for a report x pen number 1 to 96 y period 1 hour 2 day 3 week 4 month z report set 1 current 2 previous completed Pen report Totaliser Value prtot x y z Gets the Pen Totaliser value for a report x pen number 1 to ...

Page 280: ...hout having to change the config uration Table 14 2 Maths Function Table Maths Functions Syntax Description Add Returns the result of the addition ACos acos x Returns the Arc COS of x ASin asin x Returns the Arc SIN of x ATan atan x Returns the Arc TAN of x Ceiling ceil x Round up x to the nearest whole number Cos cos x Returns the COSINE of x CosH cosh x Returns the Hyperbolic COSINE of x Damp da...

Page 281: ...Multiply Returns the result of the multiplication Power pow x y Returns the value of x raised to the power y Can also be represented by Power x y Returns the value of x raised to the power y Reciprocal recip x Returns the reciprocal of x i e 1 x Root root x y Returns the y root of x Round round x Rounds x to the nearest whole number Set User variable UVSET x y Returns the result of x the user vari...

Page 282: ...c x Converts a temperature in F to one in C Hi hi x y Returns the larger value of x y Hi4 hi4 x y x1 y1 Returns the larger value of x y x1 y1 Inside inside x y z Returns x if between y z otherwise returns 0 Lo lo x y Returns the lower value of x y Lo4 lo4 x y x1 y1 Returns the lower value of x y x1 y1 Outside outside x y z Returns x if outside of y z otherwise returns 0 Over over x y Returns x if ...

Page 283: ...x Get the value of Pen number x Tot TOT x Get the current value of totaliser x Table 14 6 Boolean Operators Syntax Description AND Returns a true or false result from testing if two tests are both true e g IF A1 GLBV1 A2 GLBV2 Assign Assigns one variable to another e g GLBV1 A1 GLBV1 becomes the value of A1 Equal to Returns a true or false result from testing if two variables are equal to each oth...

Page 284: ...tion Else else Steps into brackets to run Must always finish with a return else return y Elseif elseif x Carries out a conditional test and if true steps into brackets to run Must always finish with a return elseif x 4 return y First run FIRSTRUN Returns true if the script is being run for the first time otherwise returns false If if x Carries out a conditional test and if true steps into brackets...

Page 285: ...amples Full Maths examples P4 lo A1 A2 Pen 4 shows the result of the lowest of either A1 or A2 P3 A1 A2 SQRT A3 Pen 3 shows the result of Analogue input 1 added to Analogue input 2 all multiplied by the square root of Analogue input 3 P4 GLBV1 P4 shows the Global Variable 1 NOTICE Please note Pn is not entered in the Maths Block and is assumed by the Recorder e g To enter the equation P2 A2 the us...

Page 286: ...and display and record input 2 If input 3 is bigger than all the others then make the global variable 1 equal to channel 3 and display and record input 3 If none of the above are correct then Input 4 must be the highest so make the global variable 1 equal to channel 4 and display and record input 4 Display the global variable 1 on another pen to show which channel is biggest at any given time Pen ...

Page 287: ...hat totals the number of times that flow 3 exceeds that of flow 2 The pseudo code is written as If flow meter 3 has a larger reading than flow meter 2 check to ensure that it was already greater than meter 2 if it was return the latest change count value If it was not greater than meter 3 last time set a flag to indicate a change and increment the change counter by 1 then return the latest change ...

Page 288: ...ut 1 is not the highest input value then stop totalising time and return the current timer value We know that in Example 1 the highest value channel number is contained with GLBV1 and as this is a global variable it is also accessible from this script if A3 A2 Tests if A3 is bigger than A2 if BLKV1 1 If it was then tests if A3 was bigger than A2 last time period return BLKV2 If it was return with ...

Page 289: ... not then BLKV1 tpause 1 Pause the timer return tget 1 Return the current paused timer value if D1 1 Tests if the DI 1 is not set If it isn t then if GLBV1 1 Tests if the global variable 1 is equal to channel 1 BLKV1 trun 1 0 If it is then keep the timer running without resetting return tget 1 Return the current timer value else If not then BLKV1 tpause 1 return tget 1 Pause the timer Return the c...

Page 290: ... 9 these are also useful for commenting out code to try different things for example if A1 10 return 9 else return 20 return A1 Here the else statement is commented out so it won t be included but can easily be re in troduced if required Maths Error Messages When the Maths functionality is processing through the scrips you have written it will carry out Syntax and other checks When it comes across...

Page 291: ...esponding to 80 C the difference between the hot and cold junctions For the recorder to correctly report the 100 C it needs to know the temperature at the cold junction There are 4 options of cold junction compensation CJC on the recorder that are detailed below The simplest and most common is to use the Internal Automatic compen sation This uses a CJC sensor built onto the AI board to measure the...

Page 292: ...sensor is read off against a value taken from the thermocouple table which corresponds to the type of thermocouple being used The corresponding reading in volts for the temperature measured by the sensor is then used as a reference for the reading from the thermocouple Diagram shows passive burnout for active burnout replace the for Temperature reading to maths expression Reading in C Volts C D V ...

Page 293: ...ified in the setup menus This reference temperature is then used in the same way as the reading from the temperature sensor using the Internal Reference method Diagram shows passive burnout for active burnout replace the for Temperature reading to maths expression V Volts Reference junction held at 0 C 0 Volts 0 C Measuring junction Thermocouple cable Copper wire Input terminals on rear panel of r...

Page 294: ...put is processed in the normal way and then passed back into the thermocouple signal processing system as a temperature reading Reading in Volts Temperature reading to maths expression A C _ Input terminals on rear panel of recorder Copper wire Normal signal processing Thermocouple Table convert R T temp to Volts Volts D V _ PT100 Copper wire Thermocouple cable Inputs added C D Look up table conve...

Page 295: ...h colour iden tification Ack Alarm All Select this button to acknowledge all active alarms latched and normal alarms By Group Select this button to acknowledge any alarms in a group of pens Pen groups can be set up in the Pens menu By Pen Select this option to acknowledge any alarms for individual pens Configure This will display all available Pens with alarms set up To change the configuration se...

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Page 297: ...esses such as the 32 bit addresses used in the current version of IP The high level IP based networking software in a device is aware of its own 32 bit IP address and can read the 48 bit Ethernet address of its own network in terface but it doesn t know the Ethernet addresses of the other devices on the network To discover the Ethernet addresses of other IP based devices on the network another hig...

Page 298: ...ny e mail message will consist of a delivery list recipients a subject and an optional message body The message body may be omitted for very short messages or where the message is to be sent to a paging system The e mail subject may be either one of the existing event markers or one of the two e mail subjects The e mail message body may be either one of the existing event markers or one of the two...

Page 299: ... other 8 points are redundant Fuzzy logging works by creating straight lines in the data and discarding redundant points What s it for To help the user in the trade off between Scan Rate Disk capacity and Recording Time after all the Pie is only so big Fuzzy Logging has been developed to help maximise all three sections in effect increas ing the size of the Pie The result is a technique that deliv...

Page 300: ...m NO you will not miss any Spikes Glitches or Transients these are what you need to see As Fuzzy Logging is an adaptive technique it will log as fast as it needs to in order to capture everything Although not all points are logged the base Scan Rate of the input is the same as if you were using a standard logging technique 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Time Input Signal Continuously Sa...

Page 301: ...periods of little activity relatively constant flow rate and short periods of high activity rapidly changing flow rate it is ideally suited to Fuzzy Logging During the hours of stable flow where the flow rate remained more or less constant the Fuzzy Logging technique would give compression ratios up to 100 times However as soon as a glitch appeared the fast sampling rate was able to capture and st...

Page 302: ... process is new or the ideal scan rate is unknown Fuzzy Logging is ideal as it adapts the log rate to the input signal and can therefore find the opti mum logging rate for you Tolerance band widths Tolerance band width can be set as a percentage of the scale range allowed above and be low the input signal A second band width can be set this is where a tighter tolerance can be specified which must ...

Page 303: ...alue would be 15 representing 15 minutes at 121 11 ºC In practice of course to reach this temperature the object would have to be subject to an initial heating period up to that temperature and later a cooling period back down again to ambient temperature more like the profile shown in Figure 2 on page 297 During all this heating up holding at temperature and subsequent cooling micro organisms are...

Page 304: ...e summa rised in this table For setting up the Fo calculation refer to the Totaliser Menu on page 70 Term Definition Default values Allowed Range F0 The equivalent time in minutes at 121 11ºC that would pro duce the same degree of sterilisation This is the totaliser out put value z factor The temperature increase in ºC above the reference tempera ture that will produce a 10 fold increase in the ra...

Page 305: ... determined by the user Enter the Offset adjustment required and this is added or subtract ed for all future readings Dual Point Select Dual Point to change two points on the signal input reading The Dual Point adjust ment works in the same way but at two different points on the signal input It is recommend ed that the two points should be more than 50 of the engineering units away from each other...

Page 306: ...ue that is offset against the High Eng value 10V 10V 10V 10V Single Point Sensor Compensation is used to offset the signal input by a user specified amount over the full range Dual Point Sensor Compensation is used to offset the signal input by a user specified amount against the Low and High Eng val ues The offset amount can vary throughout the signal input range Solid line shows without compensa...

Page 307: ...ted into equipment correctly with regard to polarity and Do not attempt to revive used batteries by heating charging or other means Do not dispose of batteries in fire Do not dismantle batteries Do not short circuit batteries Batteries should be disposed of in accordance with local regulations they must not be dis posed of with normal refuse Type 6032 IEC CR2032 System Li MnO2 org elyt Voltage 3 0...

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Page 309: ...Start Address will be 00 04 and the Byte Count of the number of bytes in the follow ing text message As 2 modbus registers are used to pass an address to function 16 the Number of Addresses has to be back calculated from the required Byte Count to give the lowest integer such that Number of Addresses 2 Byte Count For example if Byte Count 4 then Number of Addresses 2 but if Byte Count 5 Number of ...

Page 310: ...e displayed on the pens i e P1 CV1 will set Pen 1 to the engineering value set address 1880 with the function code 16 Once again these are 4 byte IEEE floats using 2 Modbus registers per reading Pen Values Pen values in engineering units 4 byte IEEE floats using 2 Modbus registers per reading CV1 CV32 CV33 CV64 CV1 1880 CV32 ECV1 2400 ECV 96 Comms variable to be used in Maths block Modbus register...

Page 311: ...for X Series recorders is always 05 Page 24 Device description Page 25 Number of data block records byte 23 always equals 05 for the Trendview range data blocks are always in order 00 Analogue inputs 02 Digital inputs 03 Digital outputs 06 Pens 09 Totalisers Item Size in bytes Contents Device Description 16d 0x10 Recorder type space software version The length is extended to exactly 16 bytes by tr...

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Page 313: ...ers 17 Connection Details 17 Current Input 17 Diagnostics 162 Signal Wiring 18 Analogue Out Menu 57 Analogue Output Card 21 Channel Numbers 22 Connection Details 22 Diagnostics 163 Analogue Output Specifications 255 Appearance 125 Appendix A Quality and Safety 269 Appendix B Maths Expressions 271 Appendix C Thermocouple Connections 285 Appendix D Alarms 289 Appendix E Ethernet 291 Appendix F Fuzzy...

Page 314: ...works 209 Remote Viewer 233 Software Installation 212 Standard Communications Interfaces 205 Web Browser 233 Comms Connections 28 Comms Diagnostics 165 FTP Status 167 Modbus Status 165 OPC Status 166 Peers Status 167 SMTP Status 167 Comms Menu DNS WINS MDNS 74 IP Address 73 Ports 74 76 Services 73 TCP IP 73 USB Comms Ports 76 Comms Server 216 Add Pens for Logging 225 Add a Database 219 229 Add a D...

Page 315: ...ital Input Output Cards 26 Channel Numbers 27 Digital Input Event Causes 88 Digital Outputs Event Effects 94 Dimensions 8 Discard Configuration 168 Display Alert Event Effects 97 Display Overview 35 Displaying Totals 72 E ESS Extended Security System 170 Edit Custom Screens 138 Edit Layout 122 Add Screen 123 Appearance 125 Delete Screen 123 Screens 122 Settings 123 Edit Recording 115 Edit Recordin...

Page 316: ...83 FTP Status 167 Factory Calibration 103 Factory Menu 102 AI Calibration 103 CJC Calibration 106 Calibration 103 Credits 102 Daylight Saving 107 Firmware Upgrade 103 Language 107 Line Hz 107 Localisation 107 Temp Units 107 Time Zone 107 Field IO Menu 52 Alarm Relay 58 Alarm Digital IO 58 Analogue In Menu 54 Analogue Out 57 Digital IO 58 Pulse Input 60 Field IO Specification 255 Analogue Output 25...

Page 317: ...ump feature 149 K Keyboards 30 L LED Flash Codes 267 Language 107 Layout Menu 122 Add Screen 123 Appearance 125 Delete Screen 123 Edit Layout 122 Edit Settings 123 Load Layout 126 Save Layout 126 Screens 122 Layout Settings 123 Level Permissions Table 173 Levels Passwords 129 Linearisation Tables Analogue Input 61 Load Layout 126 Load Setup 50 Local Area Network Comms 209 Local Settings 47 Default...

Page 318: ...er 148 Message list printing 149 Messages Menu 148 Alarm Messages 148 All Messages 148 Diagnostics Messages 148 Message Types 148 Messages Format 150 Messages List 149 Security Messages 148 System Messages 148 User Messages 148 Messages Screen printing 149 Minitrend QX Rear Connections 42 Minitrend QX Standard Screens 40 Minitrend QX and QXe Portable Case 242 251 Modbus 77 Modbus Capabilities 231 ...

Page 319: ...een Event Effects 95 Print Support 29 Printer Menu 111 Printing Message List 149 Messages Screens 149 Status Screens Status Screen printing 156 Process Menu 151 Counters View and Reset 152 Max Min 151 Reports 153 Script Timers 153 Totals Start Stop Reset 151 User Variables 153 Process Screen Overview 187 Processor Board Battery Safety 301 Protocols 3 206 Pulse Input Card 22 255 Channel Numbers 23 ...

Page 320: ...Screen List 141 Screen Markers 198 Screen Menu 113 138 Calibrate 141 Charts 114 Clean Screen 141 Replay 141 Screen List 141 Screen Saver 113 Touch Test 141 Screen Menu Bar 189 Edit Screen Properties 138 Replay 190 Screen Saver 113 Brightness 115 Dim Saver 113 Screens 122 Script Function Application Examples 280 Script Timers Event Effects 97 Process Menu 153 Security Messages 148 Security Overview...

Page 321: ... Pulse Inputs 164 Recording 160 System 156 Sterilisation 72 Storage Alarm 118 Storage Bias 116 Storage Media Format 146 Stylus 45 Symbols Safety 2 System Event Causes 88 System Menu General Status 156 IO Cards 158 Options 157 System Messages 148 System Requirements 211 System Status 156 T TC Burn Out Event Causes 88 TCP IP 73 DNS WINS MDNS 74 IP Address 73 Ports 74 Technical Data Specifications 25...

Page 322: ...30 Update Sounds Sound Effects 136 User Action Event Causes 88 User Calibration 103 User Counters Event Cause 90 User Messages 148 User Variables Process Menu 153 Users Passwords 130 V W X Y Z View Alarms 137 Volume Sound Effects 136 Warnings and Precautions 3 Web Browser 233 Auto DNS 73 Web Enable 80 Zoom In 191 Zoom Out 191 Zooming 192 Zooming Capabilities 193 xs nnnnnn Auto DNS 73 ...

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