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 Operation Manual AM 5200 (-A) E5200EN3 v 1.1 May 2013 

 

 

                                      
 

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2  General Description 

 
Introduction 

The AM 5200 (-A) is a grain analyzer, designed to determine moisture, temperature and specific 
weight. The instrument measures the dielectric constant of grain at 150 MHz. The instrument 
requires no sample preparation other than cleaning or the removal of large impurities. 
 

Applications 

The AM 5200 (-A) is intended for the measurement of many types of grains and oilseeds. For a 
complete list of grain and seed types for which the instrument is approved for use in your location, 
please consult the current Approved Uses information at 

www.perten.com/am5200usda

. This 

listing includes the range of moisture content and temperature for each type of sample to be 

measured. 
 

Method 

Typically, a 700 ml sample is poured into the hopper. The instrument automatically starts 
measuring the sample when a sufficient amount of sample has been received. 

 

Features 

The instrument includes a large color touch-screen for operation and presentation of results. The 
internal scales are used for calculating specific weight (density) of the sample. Specific weight is 
commonly referred to as Test Weight, or Hectoliter Weight. 

 

Calibration 

Through the use of the specific weight measurements and the UGMA (Unified Grain Moisture 
Algorithm, developed by the United States Department of Agriculture) only one calibration is 
required for all products, although with individual settings for bias, slope and other product 
specific factors. 

 

Optional Equipment (Data Entry) 

A USB barcode scanner or USB keyboard may be utilized for data entry.   

 

Optional Equipment (Flow Through Mode) 

The flow through catch drawer may be purchased to allow grain to flow through and into a larger 
user supplied container. 

 

Optional Equipment (Printer) 

A serial ticket printer such as the  

* Citizen CD-S500A-RSU(Matrix printer) along with a FTDI chipset USB to Serial adapter cable is 
supported by the AM 5200/5200-A. 
* Star TSP 654 RF (Thermal printer) along with a FTDI chipset USB to Serial adapter cable is 
supported by the AM 5200/5200-A. 

 

Optional Equipment (Data transfer) 

USB memory stick 
 

Note

 

Pictures in this manual may change depending on UI Version.  Current pictures based on UI 
20130130.04. 

Summary of Contents for Aquamatic 5200

Page 1: ...Operation Manual AM 5200 A E5200EN3 v 1 0 May 2013 1 36 Aquamatic 5200 A Operation Manual ...

Page 2: ...Operation Manual AM 5200 A E5200EN3 v 1 1 May 2013 2 36 ...

Page 3: ...tlet with protective earth ground Apart from the measurement cell accessed through removal of the top cover there are no user serviceable parts inside the instrument Perten Instruments takes no responsibility for injury or damages caused by personnel not specially trained for AM 5200 A service In the event of a power cable connector failure the replacement must be made only by qualified personnel ...

Page 4: ...sentation of results The internal scales are used for calculating specific weight density of the sample Specific weight is commonly referred to as Test Weight or Hectoliter Weight Calibration Through the use of the specific weight measurements and the UGMA Unified Grain Moisture Algorithm developed by the United States Department of Agriculture only one calibration is required for all products alt...

Page 5: ...5 2 Configuration and Adjustment 10 6 User s Quick Guide Analyzing Samples 11 7 User s Reference Guide 12 7 1 Instrument Overview 12 7 2 Operating the AM 5200 A 13 7 3 Analyzing Samples 14 7 4 Settings and Features 16 7 5 Error messages 29 8 Maintenance 33 8 1 Cleaning sample sensors 33 8 2 Cleaning the RF cell 33 9 Technical Specification 34 9 1 Technical data 34 9 2 Environmental operating condi...

Page 6: ...ors that Perten Instruments cannot monitor nor take responsibility for It is the responsibility of the operator to ensure that the results are correct for example by using daily check samples to monitor the instrument and to perform periodic checks on the scale as provided in the instructions Perten Instruments or its distributors can never be responsible for any damages caused by incorrect result...

Page 7: ...Operation Manual AM 5200 A E5200EN3 v 1 1 May 2013 7 36 4 1 Declaration of Conformity CE ...

Page 8: ...all tape and protective covers 5 1 1 Box contents This delivery contains The AM 5200 A Mains Power Cable Operation Manual for the AM 5200 A 5 1 2 Removing transport locks There are two built in transport locks protecting the load cell These must to be lowered to the operate position before switching the instrument on The instrument can be carried carefully without using the transport locks For shi...

Page 9: ...etic catch To unlock tilt the red plate to release the locking pin and slide the red plate to the lower position Ensure the locking pin enters the top hole for unlocked position The figures below show Transport Lock 1 in the Locked and Unlocked positions Transport Lock 1 in Locked position Note the position of the locking pin in the bottom hole Transport Lock 1 in Unlocked position Note the positi...

Page 10: ...h on the finger guards of the funnel assembly as damage may occur Adjust the feet as necessary to ensure the instrument is level and each of the feet can no longer be turned Check the stability by attempting to push the instrument front to back and side to side while watching the level The bubble should remain steady Once the feet are in the desired positions lock the lock nut located on the screw...

Page 11: ...ID and press Enter The user can also enter other sample information into the Info field by pressing the input field 3 Pour sample into top funnel Stop pouring when the grain level reaches the bottom of the metal funnel The AM 5200 A automatically starts the analysis 4 The result is calculated and displayed 5 Empty the catch drawer and replace To analyze the next sample of the same sample type just...

Page 12: ...nlet Two USB ψ ports are located next to the power switch The AM 5200 A is a USB master and can be connected to memory sticks and printer but not to a computer with the exception of recording serial or standard output Note that only specific printer models can be used with the AM 5200 A The Ethernet port is designed for receiving future updates to firmware or calibrations Touch screen Catch drawer...

Page 13: ...creen is the Menu name field which is the currently selected menu The user will also find date and time at the top right of this field To select one of the blue buttons simply touch it The user will hear a clicking sound when pressed The white fields display the current setting and the text to the left explains the setting By pressing the white fields the user can change the setting When the white...

Page 14: ... instrument on The AM 5200 A automatically starts a self test when the instrument is switched on The instrument is off when the bottom of the button is pressed and on when the top is pressed 2 Empty and insert catch drawer The catch drawer must be emptied and inserted before analysis can begin A reminder is displayed when the instrument has completed the self test 3 Prepare the sample Approximatel...

Page 15: ...the catch drawer press Abort 3 Pour the sample into the funnel The analysis starts immediately 4 Read the result The result is then calculated and displayed 5 Empty the catch drawer Empty the catch drawer and put it back again Keeping the catch drawer in place can prevent rodents from entering the unit and causing damage Type a quote from the document or the summary of an interesting point You can...

Page 16: ...d features press the Menu key The following menu items will be seen Item Description General Settings Local settings analysis options and basic maintenance features Profiles Contains a list of the calibrations installed in the instrument Products Select which products appear in the Products menu and change settings for the respective products Reports Access all analysis results Import Export Impor...

Page 17: ... basic instrument configuration The settings can be changed when logged in as an Administrator Please read Section 7 4 1 2 for detailed information on changing access rights For all settings press the white field to toggle or select options Setting Description Date Format Select to show dates as yyyy mm dd or mm dd yyyy Time Format Use 24h or 12h time display System Mode Select Normal or Flow thro...

Page 18: ...tiate a sample reading in flow through mode then accept results from the unit Multi with available multi port adapter simultaneously provides all output formats on four separate connections ports Printer Perten Custom and Control Volume 0 to 5 Low to High Baud Rate Baud Rate Selections for printing purposes 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115 200 The printer provided by Perten Instruments require...

Page 19: ...cess Right in the General Settings menu and then press the top field displaying Access Right Default The user will see the keyboard and can enter the password 142857 Press Enter and Access Right will be changed to Administrator The user will also see a small icon of an ID Card in the middle of the field at the top of the display To log out and return to a default user access the feature again and ...

Page 20: ...Required means that the instrument will not display any results unless a sample ID is entered Auto increment means that the instrument will automatically increment the sample ID from 1 to 2 and so on Show last will return the previous sample ID and is useful if you analyze many samples with similar IDs Printout text Enter the text to be displayed at the top of each printout Useful for displaying t...

Page 21: ...eck Allows the user to access more technical information if required during technical support Administrator only Requires power cycle System recovery Select Set a restore point to save the system configurations and data to the SD card Administrator only Control values Shows the values of the various measurements for the empty cell Clean Allows opening of funnel for access to the inside of the cell...

Page 22: ... products appear in the Products list when analyzing samples Menu item Description Product Settings In Product Settings you can change the settings for products When you press this button you will see a list of existing products Add Product Use this button to create a new product only visible when logged in as Administrator Delete Product Use this button to delete one of the existing products only...

Page 23: ...ion for the product Moisture Bias Bias is the offset used to adjust to the reference method Moisture Slope Slope is the skew used to adjust to the reference method Moisture Locked Can be toggled to allow not allow bias slope changes for moisture TW Active Yes means that Specific Weight TW HLW is calculated when analyzing this product No means it is not To set it to Yes it is necessary to adjust bi...

Page 24: ...r be available to the instrument The Profile used for this product is still available in the system 7 4 3 4 Organize Products In Organize Products the user can select what installed products should be displayed in the Products menu and in which order they appear Product names which appear with a white button are visible in menus and product names that are displayed in a grey button are not visible...

Page 25: ...er by product and or date of analysis by pressing any of the three fields to make a selection If From or To are selected a calendar will be displayed Use arrow keys to select a previous month or a later month Press the month and year at the top to display a list of all months in the year In the month screen press the year to list additional years By pressing Product Name and selecting Wheat a list...

Page 26: ...ate to the Import Export menu and select Import 7 4 5 2 Export Predictions This feature is used to export predicted values for moisture specific weight and temperature to a file which can be opened in a spreadsheet program Insert a memory stick into one of the USB ports at the back of the instrument before selecting export A folder will be created on the memory stick containing a data file The fil...

Page 27: ...ll types of error messages are listed both hardware failures and errors during analyses such as results outside analytical range for example Change Log All kinds of changes done to settings in the instrument are listed such as a bias adjustment or a software update 7 4 7 System info System info lists information about the instrument current software versions etc Listing Description Manufacturer Pe...

Page 28: ...or Perten Instruments DHCP Allows the user to enable or disable Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IP Networks Remote IP Destination for UDP broadcast of results IP This displays the IP address for this instrument Operating Parameters Min Ambient Temperature Max Ambient Temperature Ambient Temperature Difference Ambient Temperature difference Visible but not changeable Adjust Factors Unit Cal...

Page 29: ... obstructions such as straws or other objects Switch power off and on again Consult technical support if the message persists Measuring cell not empty see instructions Some sample or foreign material remained in the test cell after the lid opened to allow the sample to flow out For example this may be caused by a very wet sample Inspect the bottom of the cell with catch drawer removed to look for ...

Page 30: ... properly disengaged according to instructions Section 5 1 2 If the problem still persists contact technical support RF lid cannot close see instructions RF Lid measurement cell dump door There may be residue on the RF lid at bottom of test cell too much sample in waste drawer or mechanical interference Empty waste tray and switch power off and on again to retry Consult technical support if proble...

Page 31: ...le to export change log Please insert a USB memory stick into one of the USB ports at the back Make sure that there is enough space on the memory stick Unable to export events and warnings Please insert a USB memory stick into one of the USB ports at the back Make sure that there is enough space on the memory stick Unable to export raw data Please insert a USB memory stick into one of the USB port...

Page 32: ...al support Sample weight is not stable The sample weight measurement is not stable for analysis This may be caused by instrument instability due to unstable or vibration environment First insure the instrument is properly leveled on a solid surface as per section 5 1 3 of this manual If problem persists please contact technical support If any of the following error messages appear please contact t...

Page 33: ... Maintenance Clean Open Funnel Do not press back Switch the power off and remove the power cable This allows the grain dump door to open for better access to the RF cell Open the instrument Lift off the top cover Push back the black inner funnel Push back the inner funnel to access the metal RF cell inside the instrument If the cell needs to be cleaned first use gentle compressed air jet such as c...

Page 34: ...l There are no user serviceable parts inside the instrument Fuse rating 2 x T2A L250V Battery CR2032 3V Li Ion with wires and connector Perten part number 21270 Dimensions H x W x D mm inches 415 16 3 x 424 16 7 x 353 13 9 Net weight 18 3 kg 40 3 lb Analysis time Approximately 10 seconds Radio frequency 150 MHz User interfaces Color touch screen 5 7 Interconnection Ethernet through RJ 45 connector...

Page 35: ... 10 90 Atmospheric pressure 500 hPa 1060 hPa Operation For indoor use Ambient temperature maximum 5 to 40 C non condensing Local approvals may specify different temperature range Relative humidity 30 90 Atmospheric pressure 700 hPa 1050 hPa Position The AM 5200 A shall be placed horizontally and in vibration free surroundings Sample temperature sensitivity Typically 0 C to 45 C The range may be wi...

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