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EnDaL smart 

DEVICE DESCRIPTION OF MONI LOG® ENDAL SMART

 

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Device runtime 

The device runtime of the 

 

 EnDaL smart depends on the set measurement parameters. 

Here,  the  interval  setting  of  the  GPS  position  determination  is  the  key  factor.  The  connection 
between device runtime and GPS or synchronous interval is illustrated in the following figure: 

 

Figure 1: Estimation of the device runtime in dependence on the synchronous interval 

 

 

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Synchronous interval[min] 

Use with internal GPS-receiver

Use with inclination measurement

Use without any syncronous measurement

Summary of Contents for EnDal smart

Page 1: ...EnDaL smart Edition 11 2015 INSTRUCTION MANUAL for EnDaL smart Transport data logger ...

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Page 3: ...t conforme à la norme RSS 310 d Industrie Canada L opération est soumise à la condition que ce dispositif ne doit pas causer d interférence nuisible et doit accepter toute interférence y compris les interférences qui peuvent entraîner un mauvais fonctionnement de l appareil This EXPERTISE is issued in accordance with the Directive 1999 5 EC of the European Parliament and Council on radio equipment...

Page 4: ... CHANGE 15 3 5 MOUNTING INFORMATION 17 4 PC SOFTWARE ANALYZER 18 4 1 INSTALLATION 18 4 1 1 General software installation 18 4 1 2 USB driver 19 4 2 GENERAL USE OF THE PC SOFTWARE 20 4 2 1 Establishing the device connection 20 4 2 2 File area 21 4 2 3 Message window Log 21 4 2 4 View of the measurement data 22 4 3 ENDAL SMART 24 4 3 1 R e a d i n g o u t s t a t u s c o n f i g u r a t i o n a n d ...

Page 5: ...EnDaL smart TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 4 3 8 Alarm events 34 4 3 9 Shock events and shock curves 35 4 3 10 GPS position determination 38 4 3 11 Configuration of the EnDaL smart 42 ...

Page 6: ...ation software Analyzer with integrated software help Driver for USB interface Operating instruction in electronic form PDF Hard copy of the operating instruction USB 2 0 interface cable type A type Mini AB GPS antenna In order to be able to further optimise our products for the respective applications we are always open to suggestions and change requests on your part 1 The scope of delivery can d...

Page 7: ...peed and direction can be imported afterwards into Google Earth or similar software and be evaluated The compact and network independent design enables simple fixing on or in transport goods and transport devices The case of the device protects against dust and splash water degree of protection IP 65 and thus is also suitable for the exterior use Thanks to this the EnDaL smart can be universally u...

Page 8: ...configuration of the devices It offers a comprehensive adjustment of the device functions to your application specific requirements Besides the detailed evaluation of the device data in measured value tables and graphs the programme also provides export functions for external applications e g Microsoft Excel ...

Page 9: ...ated in the instruction manual When lithium batteries are used on transport the EnDaL smart must be labelled as hazardous material of class 9 according to the Worldwide UN classification The transport conditions resulting due to this must be taken into account Please take into account that when using alternative battery types the functionality of the device cannot be guaranteed in the entire speci...

Page 10: ...Lithium batteries Data memory time Data retention minimum 10 years independent of battery condition Memory type size 32 MB flash parameter and data memory System time Date Time as UTC time supported independently from the power supply by an internal battery exchange at SMT HYBRID after 6 years needed Voltage supply Internal 2 batteries of type C or R14 exchangeable o alkaline batteries 2 x 1 5 V 8...

Page 11: ...FCC Device sensors Measuring quantity Measuring range Tolerance acceleration shock 16 g 3 axes Upon exceedance of a recording threshold a shock curve 2kHz 1sec is recorded The 500 largest shock curves are saved optional 100g 400g 1kHz 50 mg 200 mg Temperature 40 C 85 C 0 3 C Relative air humidity 0 100 2 Air pressure 260 1260 mbar optional 10 2000 mbar 2 mbar 4 mbar Inclination Inclination calcula...

Page 12: ...CE DESCRIPTION O F EndaL smart 3 1 D E V I C E S E T U P D E V I C E V I E W Top view Front view 1 Battery cover 5 status key 2 connector for GPS antenna 6 Name plate 3 Status and activity LEDs 7 USB port 4 On Off key 8 Temperature humidity sensor 1 2 8 7 6 3 7 4 5 ...

Page 13: ... order to signalise this the active LED and the alarm LED begin to flash when the On Off key is pressed for a longer time 1 second If no activation is carried out via the software the device switches of again after 20 seconds In order to activate the device connect it to a PC while the active and the alarm LEDs are flashing and start the Analyzer When reading out the device it is recognised that t...

Page 14: ...ration of the switch on switch off code can be found in chapter 4 3 11 in the paragraph Password configuration 3 3 M E A N I N G O F T H E L E D S T A T U S E S LED What How When 2nd L E D Meaning Green active illuminated 1 second switching on device switched on Green active Red alarm flashing max 20 seconds switching on Green Red a switch on password via software is expected Green active illumina...

Page 15: ...en Hardware error in the memory Red alarm flashing 3x briefly 3x long 3x briefly SOS switching on Battery empty device switches off again Red alarm flashing 5x briefly switching on or USB configuration Green main position could not be determined inclination event inactive Red alarm flashing sustained at 1 Hz switching on Update mode active or no valid firmware found Green active illuminated while ...

Page 16: ... yet Green battery illuminated while pressed status key pressed others possible The battery still has a residual charge of more than 50 Orange battery illuminated while pressed status key pressed others possible The battery has a residual charge between 50 and 25 Red battery illuminated while pressed status key pressed others possible The battery has a residual charge between 25 and 10 Red battery...

Page 17: ... setting of the GPS position determination is the key factor The connection between device runtime and GPS or synchronous interval is illustrated in the following figure Figure 1 Estimation of the device runtime in dependence on the synchronous interval 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 1 10 100 1000 runtime days Synchronous interval min Use with internal GPS receiver Use with inclination measurement Use ...

Page 18: ...d as follows 1 Remove the battery cover by loosening the fastening screws by means of a screw driver cross recess H size2 Remove the battery bridge by loosening the fastening screws by means of a screw driver hexagon socket size 2 5 mm Afterwards you can simply remove the batteries 2 Now insert the new battery according to the specified polarity into the device 3 In a last step screw in tight agai...

Page 19: ...d of magnetic bases For the mounting of the GPS antenna of the EnDaL it must be taken into account that a clear view from the mounting location to the sky considerably improves the GPS reception conditions An enclosure or covering of the GPS antenna may considerably deteriorate the GPS reception or even completely prevent it A poor GPS reception may lead to an increased current consumption and thu...

Page 20: ...your PC or loaded from your PC 4 1 I N S T A L L A T I O N 4 1 1 G e n e r a l s o f t w a r e i n s t a l l a t i o n The supplied CD contains the installation of the Software Analyzer Please start the installation by double clicking on the file setup exe and follow the instructions Together with the installation of the evaluation software Analyzer the required USB device drive is installed If th...

Page 21: ...anager There may be a differentiating system language The driver must be set only once on your computer in case of a successful installation Installation process 1 Connect the EnDaL smart by means of the included USB cable to your PC When connecting the device the green active LED lights up After the LED has gone out the USB device is ready 2 Open the folder of the included CD and execute the file...

Page 22: ...ore plugging the device move the mouse in the area COM Port Figure 3 The connection is established automatically If you would like to connect a device at another COM Port click onto the USB symbol and select it in the selection window see for this Figure 4 Figure 3 No connection select COM Port Figure 4 USB connection window currently connected to COM15 COM16 also available In case of connection p...

Page 23: ... again into the PC programme The button Load file opens the corresponding dialogue for the selection of the desired file 4 2 3 M e s s a g e w i n d o w L o g The message window which can be found as a programme tab Log renders possible an overview on the actions performed by means of the programme or the status changes of the device during the established USB connection Error messages and notes e...

Page 24: ... using the mouse see Figure 7 The view of linear represented graphs can be shifted using the held right mouse button Logarithmically represented graphs can be zoomed at the desired place but cannot be moved By moving the mouse wheel up down concentric zooming is carried out The standard zoom is restored by double clicking on the graph or using the button Figure 7 Zoom selection window ...

Page 25: ...nction is available This is carried out by clicking on the respective column in the table header This facilitates the finding of the maximum minimum values The sorting is made alternatingly in ascending and descending order The data sets remain unchanged by this Figure 8 Sorting the table columns ...

Page 26: ...ed the status data configuration and acquisition periods are read out automatically The measurement data such as synchronous data or shock curves are retrieved manually via the button Read out EnDaL smart This can take up depending on the number of the data sets a few seconds to several minutes A progress bar shows the current readout status According to the available measured values the correspon...

Page 27: ...the measurement and diagnostic data The retrieval of all recorded measured values and diagnostic data is made by clicking on the button Reading out EnDaL smart According to the available measured values the corresponding programme and diagram tabs open 2 Defining the view period By means of the view period see Figure 10 no 2 the display of data can be limited to the desired time range This facilit...

Page 28: ... data Intervals number of synchronous records logging periods number of the started active periods System events number of the recorded events for the extended diagnosis Alarm events number of the events with exceedance of alarm thresholds shock inclination temperature humidity or and pressure Inclination curves number of the inclination curves due to the exceedance of threshold for inclination ev...

Page 29: ...nt programme Synchronous interval set interval at which synchronous data are recorded temperature humidity pressure inclination GPS System time current time at the PC with which the device had been read out Commissioning date and time of the first commissioning Operating hours total operating time of the device since commissioning at the manufacturer Battery voltage voltage of the device battery B...

Page 30: ...y and transmission path Bluetooth E Mail Filled circle event active Non filled circle º event not active Event alarm thresholds Temperature upper lower Upon exceedance falling below an event is created Humidity upper lower Upon exceedance falling below an event is created Inclination inclination curve If the device tilts from its zero position by the stated angle e g 30 an event is created Inclina...

Page 31: ...ce had been switched on Hour counter 24 h of operating time of the device are expired Device configured the device had been configured Thresholds configured alarm events thresholds were activated changed Turned off the device had been switched off Time synchronised the system time of the device had been configured USB dis connected the event was caused by activities via the USB interface GPS activ...

Page 32: ...can be traced back how the device was configured at the respective period of time Figure 14 Table with logging periods The start and end time the active time period and the reason which has led to the completion of the logging period are shown Moreover all set thresholds and event channels for the period are recorded A new logging period begins when the device had been switched off or configured ...

Page 33: ... shown consecutively in a table see Figure 15 In the programme tab Synchronous values graph the synchronous data are shown as a graph By activating or deactivating the check marks in the legend on the right side the graphs for the quantities temperature air humidity air pressure and inclination can be switched on or off see Figure 16 Figure 15 View of synchronous data table Figure 16 View of synch...

Page 34: ... position is no longer reliably determinable Figure 17 View of inclination position graph Inclination angle The human imagination quickly reaches its limits in case of a three dimensional representation of the spatial position of three coloured lines For the better understanding of the orientation of the sensor module use is made of the graphical representation of the three spatial angles in the s...

Page 35: ...both reference axes x y axis is almost zero Figure 18 Example of inclination angle display 4 3 7 I n c l i n a t i o n c u r v e s Inclination curves record the inclination for further 8 seconds as course of the curve after an inclination event Inclination events often superimpose with acceleration events in reality Check in case of inclination curves if the magnitude has a course of approximative...

Page 36: ...larm events can be stored They are listed in the programme tab alarm events as single tables pressure events temperature humidity events inclination events inclination curves and shock alarm events With the corresponding configuration a GPS coordinate point is created for every event The number of the event is additionally specified in brackets in the data table Figure 20 Inclination event table a...

Page 37: ...ed shock curves are shown as a graph By activating or deactivating the check marks in the legend on the right side the x y z the magnitude curve can be shown or hidden respectively see Figure 22 In addition by activating the low pass filter function and input of the critical frequency the unwanted high frequency portions can be filtered out from the view This is a view option and it does not chang...

Page 38: ...eets all set conditions shock magnitude shock strength shock duration A single pulse is deemed to be completed if all three channels x y z are below 200 mg according to magnitude for more than 100 ms fading condition The shock pulses are compared with each other regarding their shock strength corresponds to time integral over the course of the shock magnitude The following should be explained on t...

Page 39: ...he 2nd pulse is the greatest with respect to the shock strength and is used here for the shock evaluation Figure 24 Shock curve with 3 single pulses Area 200 mg 1 2 3 Triggering threshold 100 ms 200 ms 4 4 3 4 2 4 1 4 1 2 3 y z x magnitude x axis y axis z axis Figure 25 EnDaL smart main axes for acceleration inclination ...

Page 40: ... 26 If no GPS tracking should be carried out then no event channel has to be activated or the interval has to be set to 0 h and 0 min Note The configuration of the intervals for the position determination has a substantial influence on the device runtime Please see chapter 3 4 in this regard Figure 26 Configuration of the GPS tracking Furthermore one can adjust here at what time or event GPS coord...

Page 41: ... Figure 27 The number indicated in brackets corresponds to the number of the recorded GPS data sets Figure 27 Reading out the recorded GPS data The notification window that opens up subsequently see Figure 28 allows to additionally save the created position data in the selected format in any directory by clicking on Ja Yes By clicking on Nein No no the file will not be saved additionally Figure 28...

Page 42: ...arted now automatically The Figure 29 shows an example view of the GPS data in Google Earth Figure 29 Representation of GPS data in Google Earth The symbols displayed on the map show Beginning of route Tracking point End of route Direction of motion starting from 3 0 km h Alarm event Stop position Shock event ...

Page 43: ...PC SOFTWARE MONI LOG ANALYZER 41 A Click on one of the symbols opens a field with additional information of the GPS point see Figure 30 Figure 30 Exemplary representation of the information fields of the GPS points ...

Page 44: ...d The desired recording period for the device can likewise be set by the user see Figure 32 When a recording period is defined the measured value recording at the start time begins The measured value recording will be terminated when the stop time is exceeded If the input fields are not left empty the measurement recording is running a long as the device is switched on The input of start time and ...

Page 45: ...ons are made in the PC programme according to the time zone setting of your PC Internally the device works with the Universal Time Coordinated UTC Thus a clear temporal assignment of the events with a point in time is always possible Figure 33 Setting the device time During the operation the device time is always synchronised per GPS when the GPS position is determined by the activity of the GPS t...

Page 46: ...urement data temperature humidity pressure inclination and GPS 2 Text field Text that is saved in the device concerning the transport e g order number destination client supplier owner 3 Configuration for shock measurement 4 Configuration for alarm events 5 Transferring the configuration Sends all currently made settings to the sensor module 6 Deleting the memory Deletes all data in the memory of ...

Page 47: ...es are adjustable alarm events are saved if an exceedance of or a falling below the threshold values is detected during the measurement run An activated check marks in front of the input fields activates the creation of the alarm events If alarm events have occurred this is shown when actuating the status key above the alarm LED The settings are saved by clicking on Transferring the configuration ...

Page 48: ...tion of the device data configuration are password protected The password may contain up to 4 digits By clicking on the green check mark the new password is transferred Note In order to remove a password again just leave the field New password empty Figure 35 Create change password Old password Enter the existing password here New password Enter the desired new password here Repeat password Enter ...

Page 49: ...ed purpose Any attempts of the warrantee or third persons to repair the instruments or to intervene in any other way exclude warranty claims Any mechanical damage which is the result of undue stress also excludes warranty claims We will immediately notify the warrantee of any repair work excluded from warranty coverage If the instrument is sent in together with the warranty certificate this will b...

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