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NOVA SERIES

MCT466 QuikCheck

RUGGED NIR TESTER FOR USE AT LINE

USER GUIDE MANUAL

Process Sensors Corporation

113 Cedar Street Milford MA 01757 USA

www.processsensors.com

Tel. (508) 473 – 9901

Summary of Contents for MCT466-QC

Page 1: ...NOVA SERIES MCT466 QuikCheck RUGGED NIR TESTER FOR USE AT LINE USER GUIDE MANUAL Process Sensors Corporation 113 Cedar Street Milford MA 01757 USA www processsensors com Tel 508 473 9901...

Page 2: ...MCT466 QC User Guide Manual Process Sensors Corporation Page 2 PAGE INTENTIONALY LEFT BLANK...

Page 3: ...rbygate Business Park Corby Northants NN17 5JG UK Tel 44 015 36408066 Fax 44 015 36407813 infouk processsensors com Eastern Europe Process Sensors Polska Dr Ing Tomasz Stachowiak ul Erazma z Zakroczym...

Page 4: ...rporation expressly disclaims any warranty for merchant ability or fitness for a particular purpose Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Corporation repairs and replacement parts provided by the...

Page 5: ...ce SUI 3 2 1 Initiating a Test 3 2 2 Changing Product Codes 3 2 3 User Screen 3 2 4 Menu Protection Password 3 2 5 Menu Selections 3 2 6 Calibration Parameters 3 2 7 Calibration Routine 3 2 8 Diagnost...

Page 6: ...oned and then used to calibrate the MCT466 QC NIR tester 6 Accessories This section lists the different accessories which could be used along with the MCT466 QC NIR tester 7 Technical Specifications T...

Page 7: ...sing light through NIR measurement and reference filters within a rotating wheel An internal and external voltage signal is generated for each filter the latter results from collection of back scatter...

Page 8: ...d and visible filters are held in a circular disc A single timing notch is machined in the edge of the disc 3 1 3 Filter Wheel Motor A precision brushless DC motor is used to accurately rotate the fil...

Page 9: ...ster The SUI is made up of 2 major components a 5 7 high resolution touch screen and a single smart circuit board The SUI is located at the front of the tester on the base of the tester Below are some...

Page 10: ...the hand symbol located in the top right corner of the SUI When test is initiated the MCT466 QC NIR tester will go through the following testing stages Stage 1 Initializing In this stage the turn tab...

Page 11: ...ts sampling to measure the moisture level in the sample Sampling time could be changed by changing the sample time Figure 6 Tester s SUI during sampling stage Stage 3 Sample Complete In this stage sam...

Page 12: ...orner of the main screen will allow you to access an unprotected User Screen as shown in Figure 11 below In this screen the user may offset the NIR tester s zero setting change the damp time and chang...

Page 13: ...Menu Protection Password To access the NIR tester setup menu touch the blue pad next to ENTER SETUP on the LCD The Password request screen will pop up Enter the correct password and touch the ENTER ke...

Page 14: ...ections After entering the correct Password the Select Menu will be presented The select menu consists of two pages Page 1 of the user menu is shown in Figure 13 below and page 2 of the user menu is s...

Page 15: ...below The display will present the product calibrations saved in the NIR tester You can simply select the product calibration by touching it Touch the right arrow on the top right corner to see the c...

Page 16: ...phical relationship between the tester s reading and the true moisture value of a series of samples as shown in Figure 17 below Figure 17 Calibration Graph Calibration Routine Process 1 Select one of...

Page 17: ...isture value for the first sample 9 Touch the MCT Value displayed in blue on the LCD and enter the NIR tester reading for the first sample 10 Repeat this procedure for all the samples 11 When all samp...

Page 18: ...Less than 0 9 is not acceptable Standard Error This is an indication of the accuracy of the calibration A perfect value is 0 0 Acceptable values are in the 0 0 to 0 5 range depending on the moisture r...

Page 19: ...heel Internal Temperature This is the internal temperature of the MCT466 QC NIR tester Filter Gain This is the optical circuitry gain value Cooler Temperature This is the actual detector s temperature...

Page 20: ...els for the six filters that may be fitted to the filter wheel in the MCT466 QC NIR tester Values are given for both external and internal filters A bar graph comparison for each filters INT and EXT v...

Page 21: ...9 9 Above 9 9 High signals 5 V 5 00 4 8 5 2 Outside Min Max VCC Fault 15 V 15 00 14 0 16 0 Outside Min Max VP Fault 15 V 15 00 14 0 16 0 Outside Min Max VN Fault Motor Speed 1500 950 3500 Outside Min...

Page 22: ...l other customization functions of the NIR tester Please note that this menu should only be accessed by people experienced in the setup of the MCT466 QC NIR tester for specific applications Also the e...

Page 23: ...ey are as follows 1 AGC Engineering Page This submenu helps the user control the MCT466 QC signal s gain for better performance The Gain is also presented in the diagnostics menu to help balancing the...

Page 24: ...not reflect well and will need a higher pre gain setting Very white or light products reflect light well and will need a lower pre gain setting The Pre Gain has four manually adjustable settings Pre...

Page 25: ...ituents Engineering page Below in Figure 27 is a screen shot of the Constituents settings page This engineering page allows the end user to enable and or disable constituents change the reading type t...

Page 26: ...QC NIR tester to readout using a logarithmic calculation Lin Mode This changes the linear regression calibration to a look up table calibration 4 Constants Engineering Page The constants page shown in...

Page 27: ...ow many times the CPU s timing clock goes out of tolerance 3 4 Digital Outputs The MCT466 QC provides a choice of serial output formats RS232 RS485 and USB RS232 is suitable for a single NIR tester to...

Page 28: ...ne in the production environment as shown in Figure 31 below Figure 31 MCT466 QuikCheck being used in a laboratory environment 4 2 Temperature The MCT466 QC NIR Tester is designed to give satisfactory...

Page 29: ...ing the correct moisture values The standards may be used in two ways a As a quick low high check of the tester s reading In this manner it allows users to gain confidence in the stability of the test...

Page 30: ...ke the MCT466 QC NIR tester read the 2 0 and 8 0 values As the Cal Development routine requires 3 data pairs one set of values needs to be entered twice Finally store this zero span value in the CAL C...

Page 31: ...ressed steel angled holder with circular cut out and passive reflector on the bottom surface 5 3 Sample Bowl There are different sizes sample bowls due to the diverse physical structure and shape of t...

Page 32: ...e a thermal balance on a 10g sub sample to establish the approximate moisture level Calculate the grammage of moisture that needs to be added to achieve the required moisture levels Place the conditio...

Page 33: ...ration Codes 200 Power 90 260VAC 50 60 Hz 40 watts Construction Hygienic Polycarboante Ambient Temperature 0 50 C 32 120 F Accuracy Moisture 0 1 Coatings 0 1 gr m Fats Oils 0 2 Repeatability 0 2 Smart...

Page 34: ...d change the old password To use this backdoor system proceed as follows At the Password request enter the number 6811 and then press ENTER This will allow access to the SETUP SELECT Menu then select...

Page 35: ...the Dry Basis 2 An asterisk appears in front of the Moisture word in the display to alert users that the tester is in the DRY mode 3 The Calibration routine is modified to allow dry basis values to be...

Page 36: ...bration and Set Up Parameters Password needed Parameter Moisture Constit 1 Constit 2 Zero 20 0 40 0 20 0 Span 25 0 50 0 25 0 Damping 1 1 1 Cooler Target 20C Pre Gain X1 Password 0000 Inst ID 9 Digits...

Page 37: ...age 37 Constituents Moisture ON Atro OFF Log OFF Constituent 2 OFF Log OFF Constituent 3 OFF Log OFF Temperature OFF Constants Moisture Constituent 2 Constituent 3 K1 1 0 K6 1 0 K4 1 0 C2 0 3 C5 1 0 C...

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