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Operators Manual

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Page 3: ...ApexRp Operators Manual 248083480 1 Rev 3 2 Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Apex Remote With Pump Models ApexR3p ApexR5p ApexR02p ApexR03p ApexR05p Operators Manual...

Page 4: ...r allow to be disclosed such information except as permitted in writing by Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Lighthouse Worldwide Solu...

Page 5: ...iew 14 Description 14 Accessories 15 Specifications 16 ApexR02p 16 ApexR03p 17 ApexR05p 18 ApexR3p 19 ApexR5p 20 3 Get Started 22 Unpacking and Initial Inspection 22 Identify the ApexRp Model 22 Compa...

Page 6: ...o Start 40 Running the Instrument Using MODBUS 41 AUTOMATIC Counting Mode 41 Configuring with the MODBUS Protocol 42 Setting the Real Time Clock 42 Changing the Default Instrument Parameters 43 Using...

Page 7: ...Register Map v1 50 54 COMM Settings 54 Supported MODBUS Commands 54 Sensor Settings Registers 55 Command Register 62 Alarm and Threshold Registers 63 Alarm Enable Registers 63 Threshold Setup Registe...

Page 8: ...llowing Product Specifications SAFETY EN61010 1 2010 Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement Control and Laboratory Use Part 1 General Requirements IEC 61010 1 2010 EMC EN61326 1...

Page 9: ...xR5p ApexR02p ApexR03p or ApexR05p Additional Help For more information about Lighthouse Airborne Particle Counters contact Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Service and Support Tel 1 800 945 5905 USA To...

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Page 11: ...the left margin of the page next to the subject or step to which it applies Take care when performing any procedures preceded by or containing a warning The classifications of warnings are defined as...

Page 12: ...ts or procedures other than those specified within this manual may result in personal injury and or damage to this instrument WARNING Attempts by untrained personnel to disassemble alter modify or adj...

Page 13: ...an damage or destroy electronic components Therefore any service or maintenance work should be done at a static safe work station A static safe work station requires an ESD consultant to evaluate the...

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Page 15: ...2 1 below shows the ApexR3p and ApexR03p Figure 2 1 ApexR3p and ApexR03p Remote Airborne Particle Counters The instrument uses a LASER diode light source and LASER beam shaping optics to illuminate a...

Page 16: ...ters with pumps were created for continuous operation 24 hours per day 7 days per week The instrument provides versatile mounting options and can be installed where space is at a premium The ApexRp in...

Page 17: ...on Modes MODBUS ASCII MODBUS RTU MODBUS TCP Maximum Tubing Length The sum of exhaust tubing length plus inlet tubing length to ISO kinetic probe may not exceed 10 ft 3 0 M Supporting Software LMS Phar...

Page 18: ...MODBUS ASCII MODBUS RTU MODBUS TCP Maximum Tubing Length The sum of exhaust tubing length plus inlet tubing length to ISO kinetic probe may not exceed 10 ft 3 0 M Supporting Software LMS Pharma Pro v...

Page 19: ...des MODBUS ASCII MODBUS RTU MODBUS TCP Maximum Tubing Length The sum of exhaust tubing length plus inlet tubing length to ISO kinetic probe may not exceed 10 ft 3 0 M Supporting Software LMS Pharma Pr...

Page 20: ...MODBUS ASCII MODBUS RTU MODBUS TCP Maximum Tubing Length The sum of exhaust tubing length plus inlet tubing length to ISO kinetic probe may not exceed 10 ft 3 0 M Supporting Software LMS Pharma Pro v...

Page 21: ...des MODBUS ASCII MODBUS RTU MODBUS TCP Maximum Tubing Length The sum of exhaust tubing length plus inlet tubing length to ISO kinetic probe may not exceed 10 ft 3 0 M Supporting Software LMS Pharma Pr...

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Page 23: ...her damage Any damage was immediately reported to Lighthouse Damaged cartons may be replaced by calling Lighthouse Sales Keep an undamaged carton for reshipment of the instrument for its annual factor...

Page 24: ...to Figure 3 1 and insert the SmartPort Cable s USB connector into a USB port on the computer The computer should acknowledge the cable and report that it has found a new device a Serial USB cable and...

Page 25: ...ngs Locate SmartPort on bottom of ApexRp as shown in Figure 3 3 Figure 3 3 SmartPort Location Right click the Computer ICON and choose Properties Choose Device Manager Left Click Ports COM LPT Example...

Page 26: ...rogram will not see the instrument and report an error requiring another COM port to be selected On the configuration computer navigate to the Start menu All Programs Navigate to Lighthouse Worldwide...

Page 27: ...del The ApexRp standard network settings are set to the same values for all ApexRp s shipped These values are 10 10 x xxx for IP 255 255 0 0 for netmask and 0 0 0 0 as Default Gateway setting To view...

Page 28: ...ll ApexRp models Ch1 threshold 1000 Ch2 threshold 1000 and channel alarms are disabled If the Alarm is enabled the Alarm LED will turn on solid green until that Alarm s threshold value is exceeded in...

Page 29: ...Rp Serial must have its address set to a correct value or it won t be recognized by various management programs including LMS Express and LMS Express RT The full switch address list can be found in Ta...

Page 30: ...Flow LED GREEN flow is within specification GREEN BLINKING flow is out of specification Service LED OFF Normal operation AMBER LASER power or current LASER supply or photo amp is out of range AMBER B...

Page 31: ...cation with the ApexRp instrument ApexRp Serial DIP Switches The ApexRp DIP switches are used to set up Serial communication Refer to Table 4 1 for detailed DIP switch settings their meaning and effec...

Page 32: ...COM Mode See Table 4 2 7 Serial Protocol UP For Serial Communications uses DIP Switch Addressing DOWN For Ethernet communication i e to communicate with the Instrument Setup tool 8 Reserved Table 4 1...

Page 33: ...1 1 26 1 1 0 1 0 11 1 1 0 1 1 27 0 0 1 1 0 12 0 0 1 1 1 28 1 0 1 1 0 13 1 0 1 1 1 29 0 1 1 1 0 14 0 1 1 1 1 30 1 1 1 1 0 15 1 1 1 1 1 31 Table 4 3 DIP Switch Addressing Communicating Serial with Apex...

Page 34: ...4 4 RJ45 Pinouts To connect the instrument to an RS 485 network 1 Make sure the SmartPort Cable is disconnected from the instrument 2 Install the ApexRp in a perpendicular position with its Inlet barb...

Page 35: ...nd Receivers on One line one driver active at a time for RS 485 networks 32 Drivers 32 Receivers Maximum Cable Length 4000 ft 1 219 2 m Maximum Data Rate 40 ft 4000 ft for RS422 RS 485 100 Kbs 10 Mbs...

Page 36: ...conflicts with devices already on the network All TCP IP values should be static Checking the DHCP checkbox Figure 4 4 can cause the instrument and its data to become lost when its IP Address is chang...

Page 37: ...5 data records location info serial number model sampling parameters location status flow status service status and alarm status All diagnostic results will also be displayed Figure 4 5 ApexRp Data an...

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Page 39: ...ed Service Provider Zero Count Test This section will provide the user a procedure to determine if the ApexRp can successfully complete several zero counts A purge filter must be attached to the instr...

Page 40: ...may still have particles inside it Allow the unit to sample overnight with the purge filter attached before retesting it If the counts are still high after the overnight purge call Lighthouse Technic...

Page 41: ...l is defined through an RS 232 or RS 485 interface with Baud Rate 19200 Data Bits 8 Stop Bits None Parity 1 Flow Control None Power On Auto Start When powering up the instrument it will begin sampling...

Page 42: ...and is issued 12 Instrument Stop Aborts current sample Stops data collection Table 6 1 Action Commands Each of the described action commands above are written to the command register 40002 AUTOMATIC C...

Page 43: ...of seconds since midnight 1 1 1970 40028 Unsigned Integer Real Time Clock low Table 6 2 Real Time Clock Registers In order to change the RTC to the current local date time enter the high and low valu...

Page 44: ...value in seconds The low word register for Sample Time is 40034 The low word register for Hold Time is 40032 Table 6 4 Instrument Parameters Register Data Type Description 40026 Unsigned Integer Loca...

Page 45: ...maximum value is 359 999 seconds high word 5 low word 32319 which is 99 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds To set the Hold Time to a value less than 9 hours 6 minutes 7 seconds enter the number of second...

Page 46: ...the data registers 30xxx series For example data register 30010 s enable alarm register would be 43010 Data register 30016 s enable alarm register would be 43016 Enabling the Alarm for a particle chan...

Page 47: ...2 1 Table 6 7 Example of Alarming on Channel 2 Use the Threshold registers to set the alarm threshold value This is described in the next section Threshold Setup Registers Threshold data is stored in...

Page 48: ...9 Alarm Threshold Registers set to 1000 Register Data Type Description 45009 unsigned integer Threshold for Particle Channel 1 high smallest particle size starts here 45010 unsigned integer Threshold...

Page 49: ...erials and points of placement Due to these differences specific instructions cannot be supplied in this document However the listed tools and hardware shown in Figure 7 1 are typical for most install...

Page 50: ...re the instrument is level then use a pencil to mark the center of the mounting holes The distance between the holes should be 5 75 Proceed to step 4 3 If the Wall Bracket was ordered use the Wall Bra...

Page 51: ...n the Bracket Tighten the two screws 8 The ApexRp is now ready for connection to the network Installing ApexRp without Wall Bracket 1 Using a bubble level to ensure ApexRp is level place the ApexRp ag...

Page 52: ...nlet ISO probe attached via 3 8 ID tubing The 0 1 CFM instruments ApexR02p ApexR03p ApexR05p sensors can be used with a 1 8 barbed inlet ISO probe attached via 1 8 ID tubing The sum of exhaust tubing...

Page 53: ...8 Exhaust Port ApexRp uses an internal blower to provide a vacuum source The blower exhaust is HEPA filtered so as not to contaminate the surrounding monitoring environment See figure 7 8 Figure 7 8...

Page 54: ...his number on all shipping documentation and purchase orders After receipt of the RMA number follow the shipping instructions below 1 Use the original container nozzle caps and packing materials whene...

Page 55: ...RS 485 standard Software Protocol MODBUS ASCII supports upper lower case and MODBUS RTU Table A 1 MODBUS Communications Settings The MODBUS slave address is set on the particle counter Supported MODBU...

Page 56: ...Firmware version Major version digits are hundreds Minor version digits are tens and ones For example 235d v2 35 40005 unsigned integer Serial Number high 40006 unsigned integer Serial Number low 400...

Page 57: ...Particle Counter where data was recorded Must be 1 to 200 maps to location names associated with registers 40200 40999 40027 signed integer Real Time Clock RTC high Displays instrument s real time clo...

Page 58: ...Calibration Reference Voltage millivolts 40047 signed integer ApexRp Calibration Due Date high Indicates when instrument is due for calibration This number can be generated by the ANSI C C time functi...

Page 59: ...even second from UNIX time 40069 unsigned integer Software controlled RGB LED green channel Uses values from 0 100 for duty cycle percentage every even second from UNIX time 40070 unsigned integer Sof...

Page 60: ...Options If Bit 0 of Register 40050 is set it indicates that the instrument is capable of Fast Download Bits Description 5 ApexRp Software controlled RGB LED 1 Enabled 0 Disabled 6 ApexRp Location Bra...

Page 61: ...d and it hasn t been read via Modbus yet When a data record has been read via Modbus registers 30001 to 30999 then this flag is reset to zero 3 DEVICE ERROR in the event that there is a failure on the...

Page 62: ...is out of spec else set to 0 4 ApexRp NO FLOW STATUS Set to 1 when unit s flow is below no flow threshold causing LASER to turn off else set to 0 5 ApexRp PHOTOAMP SUPPLY STATUS Set to 1 when unit s p...

Page 63: ...mode Instrument executes samples and holds until an Instrument Stop command is issued For instruments with pumps this command will start the pump Manifold Controller Uses defined Manifold Sequence Sto...

Page 64: ...ll change for any channel alarm setting and Bit 0 must always be written as a 1 What this means is that these registers will receive a 3 to turn the setting ON and a 1 to turn it OFF Particle data reg...

Page 65: ...0 43015 43016 4 0 Table A 10 Example of Alarming on Channel 2 Use the Threshold registers to set the alarm threshold value This is described in the next section Threshold Setup Registers Threshold dat...

Page 66: ...unsigned integer Threshold for Particle Channel 1 high smallest particle size starts here 45010 unsigned integer Threshold for Particle Channel 1 low 45011 unsigned integer Threshold for Particle Chan...

Page 67: ...s Example High Bytes Low bytes 4 Byte Data Item Not all particle and analog channels are active Retrieving data from an inactive channel returns garbage See the Data Enable Registers section of this d...

Page 68: ...Particle Channel 3 high 30014 unsigned integer Particle Channel 3 low 30015 unsigned integer Particle Channel 4 high 30016 unsigned integer Particle Channel 4 low 30041 IEEE Float Analog Channel 1 hig...

Page 69: ...R power out of spec 8 ApexRp LASER current status 0 LASER current in spec 1 LASER power out of spec 9 ApexRp LASER supply status 0 LASER supply in spec 1 LASER supply out of spec 10 ApexRp LASER life...

Page 70: ...significant bit The bits within the Device Status Word are flagged to indicate particular conditions of the currently indexed data record If multiple states occur the bits are added together For examp...

Page 71: ...nnels not supported by the device or when the device software is configured not to record data for those items The Enable Registers 31xxx series run in parallel with the Data Registers 30xxx series Fo...

Page 72: ...erwise all warranties and remedies granted under this Section may at LWS s option be terminated C THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS...

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Page 74: ...Service and Support Tel 1 800 945 5905 USA Toll Free Tel 1 541 770 5905 Outside of USA techsupport golighthouse com www golighthouse com...

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