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Item No. 701157 

CopyRight © 2016

 

 

 

Introduction 

With  every  CoolSafe  Touch,  a  dedicated  software  package  is  delivered  without  charge.  The 
CoolSafe Control and Datalogger software facilitates: 
 

  Full control of the CoolSafe freeze dryer from an external computer via a USB connection 
  Complete real-time monitoring and logging of temperature and pressure data from the freeze 

drying process running 

  Viewing and converting data from previous runs. 

 
This  manual  covers  instruction  on  installing  the  software  and  connecting  to  the  CoolSafe  freeze 
dryer, controlling and running the CoolSafe freeze dryer and logging and handling of the data from 
the freeze drying process. 

Installation and setup of the software 

The CoolSafe Control and Datalogger software is delivered on the SD card placed in the SD card 
reader located in the back panel of the CoolSafe cabinet. 
 
Remove the SD card and load it into the computer you wish to install the software package on. 
 
On the SD card a single self-extracting installation file is located. By running this file, the CoolSafe 
Control  and  Datalogger  software  and  the  needed  USB  drivers  for  communication  between  the 
computer and the CoolSafe unit. This software will run on windows based computers running 32 bit 
or 64 bit Windows 7 or newer operating systems. 
 
The  installation  can  be  run  directly  from  the  SD  card  or  from  any  other  media  connected  to  the 
computer. 

2.1 

Loading the SD card 

When loading the SD card, Windows will need some time to install the drivers for handling this. This 
takes a few moments and will be performed automatically. 
 

 

 
Open the SD card and double click the installation file on the SD card. 
 

Summary of Contents for CoolSafe

Page 1: ...Item No 701157 CopyRight 2016 INSTRUCTION MANUAL CoolSafe Control and Datalogger Software...

Page 2: ...struction manual in accordance with the current Machinery Directive This document is the reference for any translation of this instruction manual In case of doubts or uncertainties the text in the ori...

Page 3: ...e 9 3 Using the control software 13 3 1 Running an automatic freeze drying process 14 3 2 Running a manual freeze drying process 17 3 3 Running release 19 3 4 Running de ice 19 4 Datalogging data mana...

Page 4: ...l and Datalogger software is delivered on the SD card placed in the SD card reader located in the back panel of the CoolSafe cabinet Remove the SD card and load it into the computer you wish to instal...

Page 5: ...6QA01 Item No 701157 CopyRight 2016 Page 5 of 25 The installation process will begin The installation is run by the wizard shown below Simply follow the wizard through the installation of the software...

Page 6: ...tem No 701157 CopyRight 2016 Page 6 of 25 Read the License Agreement and remember to accept the terms hereof and press next Fill in user name and organisation must be filled and press next It is recom...

Page 7: ...01 Item No 701157 CopyRight 2016 Page 7 of 25 Press next Press next to complete the installation of the software on the computer After completion open the destination folder in Windows Explorer Two fo...

Page 8: ...25 Open the folder Labogene_CoolSafe_Touch_Datalogger and open it Locate the application file and right click to create a shortcut and place it on the desktop Go to the desktop and right click the sh...

Page 9: ...CoolSafe and standard USB for the computer between the two is in place The USB port on the CoolSafe is located on the back of the cabinet Any USB port on the computer will do the job With the cable i...

Page 10: ...truction manual for CoolSafe 01032016QA01 Item No 701157 CopyRight 2016 Page 10 of 25 The first time it is run Windows will search for and install the appropriate drivers for the USB device the CoolSa...

Page 11: ...the software needs to know which COM port is being used Open the Device Manager in the Windows control panel locate and open the Ports option and the USB serial port from the list in this case COM3 O...

Page 12: ...orking properly press F4 or open the Data from controller menu and select the Controller clock option The window shown below will open Press the Receive Clock button If the controller clock values app...

Page 13: ...derstand that it is the controller on the main board of the CoolSafe that actually runs the freeze dryer not the control software With the control software it is possible to change the settings of all...

Page 14: ...drying process manual or automatic it is recommended to make sure all is stopped by sending the Stop command from the Setpoints menu 3 1 Running an automatic freeze drying process To run an automatic...

Page 15: ...values for the different steps click on the appropriate screen area and the input boxes below will be opened For each step enter the desired values and press send to accept the given values When prog...

Page 16: ...freeze drying cycle starts by waiting for the temperature to gets low enough to start the freeze drying process When the correct temperature is reached the automatic freeze drying process will start a...

Page 17: ...at the latest set point Release and de ice will have to be performed separately from the automatic freeze drying process 3 2 Running a manual freeze drying process Pressing the Manual button on the ma...

Page 18: ...CopyRight 2016 Page 18 of 25 Press the Freeze Drying Stop button to start the manual freeze drying process The freeze drying process will start and continue to run until the user stops it Select the...

Page 19: ...lease command from the dropdown list and press Send to start the release process 3 4 Running de ice Select the De ice command from the dropdown list and press Send The De ice configuration box will ap...

Page 20: ...freeze dryer control software 4 1 General In the Datalogger window right click and the popup shown below appears Show graphs Selection of what data will be shown Zoom Zooms in or out on the time axis...

Page 21: ...xit programme 4 3 Menu Show Show graphs Selection of what data will be shown Zoom Zooms in or out on the time axis on the graph Show average Opens window where average maximum and minimum values for e...

Page 22: ...o open window Receive Clock Controller time setting send to computer Transmit Clock Send the clock as displayed in this window to controller Load pc Clock Load the time setting from the computer into...

Page 23: ...6QA01 Item No 701157 CopyRight 2016 Page 23 of 25 Choose language User interface language Choose model Choose same language as above Data jump size Zoom factor for zoom in data Path to datalogging fil...

Page 24: ...Instruction manual for CoolSafe 01032016QA01 Item No 701157 CopyRight 2016 Page 24 of 25 5 Annex Software license agreement...

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