Terra Universal Smart IsoDry Nitro-Watch Installation And Operating Manual Download Page 4

Installation and Operating Guide 

 

 

Smart® IsoDry™ Nitro-Watch™  

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Copyright 2021 Terra Universal Inc. All rights reserved. • Document No. 1800-19 

 

Terra Universal, Inc.  •  TerraUniversal.com  •  800 S. Raymond Ave.  •  Fullerton, CA  92831  •  TEL: (714) 578-6000  •  FAX: (714) 578-6020

 

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Description 

The Smart® IsoDry® Nitro-Watch™ interface includes four physical buttons (ESC, Up arrow, Down arrow, SET) to 

navigate and change data with an eight character 14-segment LED display. The connectors for the system are: 

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RH sensor: phone-jack 

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Door Switch: phone-jack 

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Purge Control: phone-jack 

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Data log transfer to thumb drive: USB  

 

LED light status indicator shows data logging and transfer status: 

 

LED light is off: there is no activity 

 

LED light is blinking red at the user defined interval: the system is logging data 

 

LED light is rapidly flashing green: data is being transferred to the USB flash drive from an internal SD card. 

 

LED light is rapidly blinking blue: there is no space available on the USB flash drive. 

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Operation  

The Nitro-Watch™ controller receives the RH/temperature reading from the Nitro-Watch™ RH sensor and displays 

current RH%, RH alarm (RH high or RH low alarm), door alarm, and RH% set point. The controller regulates the solenoid 

valve by sending an ON/OFF signal to the IsoDry® Dual Purge based on the door, or RH status, determined by the user 

settings inputted to the Nitro-Watch™ and Dual Purge.  

 

The humidity sensor is mounted inside the desiccator or glovebox. It uses a fast-response capacitive probe whose 

capacitance is proportional to the humidity level. The sensor is capable of measuring humidity over the entire humidity 

range, from 0 to 100% RH, with an accuracy of ± 1.5% RH at a temperature of 68 degrees F.  

 

 

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Part Numbers Covered by this Manual 

 

 

 

 

9500-06A 

Smart® IsoDry® Nitro-Watch™ Controller for Desiccator 

Cabinets 

9500-06A-GB 

Smart ® IsoDry® Nitro-Watch™ Controller for Gloveboxes  

9500-02B 

IsoDry® Nitro-Watch™ Sensor for Desiccator Cabinets 

9500-02B-GB 

IsoDry® Nitro-Watch™ Sensor for Gloveboxes 

Nitro-Watch™ attached to a Desiccator 

Nitro-Watch™ attached to a GloveBox 

Summary of Contents for Smart IsoDry Nitro-Watch

Page 1: ...ng Guide Document No 1800 19 Smart IsoDry Nitro Watch System Copyright 2021 Terra Universal Inc All rights reserved Terra Universal Inc TerraUniversal com 800 S Raymond Ave Fullerton CA 92831 TEL 714 578 6000 FAX 714 578 6020 ...

Page 2: ...6020 2 Table of Contents 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 3 1 1 DESCRIPTION 4 1 2 OPERATION 4 1 3 PART NUMBERS COVERED BY THIS MANUAL 4 2 SAFETY 5 3 START UP 6 3 1 INSTALLATION FOR DESICCATOR AND GLOVE BOX 6 3 2 BATTERY INSERTION 7 3 3 INITIAL PROGRAMMING 7 3 3 1 System Configuration Menu 8 3 4 STAND BY DISPLAY 9 3 5 DATA TRANSFER 10 4 SPECIFICATIONS 11 5 TESTING 12 6 TROUBLE SHOOTING 12 7 REPLACEMENT ORDERS...

Page 3: ...n a preset humidity level no matter how operating conditions may change The Nitro Watch consists of a humidity sensor and a controller unit This system also logs RH temp door open close purge on off and sensor removal attachment The system can log months of data depending on the logging interval selected all of which can be downloaded to a USB flash drive Note This manual focuses on specific setup...

Page 4: ... is no space available on the USB flash drive 1 2 Operation The Nitro Watch controller receives the RH temperature reading from the Nitro Watch RH sensor and displays current RH RH alarm RH high or RH low alarm door alarm and RH set point The controller regulates the solenoid valve by sending an ON OFF signal to the IsoDry Dual Purge based on the door or RH status determined by the user settings i...

Page 5: ...e them under conditions different than ordered may result in less than desirable performance or may cause the unit to fail to function The air must be completely turned off before any adjustments are made to the controller or else the readings will be inaccurate The Nitro Watch draws its power from the Dual Purge System and will not operate unless the Dual Purge System is plugged in and turned on ...

Page 6: ... of plumbing leaks or improper purging These controllers should only be used with inert gases like Nitrogen and Argon 3 1 Installation for Desiccator and Glove Box 1 Use tubing to connect the Internal Pressure inlet and Gas Out port to the desiccator glovebox 2 Use a low voltage phone cable to connect the two ports labeled Purge Control on the Nitro Watch and Dual Purge 3 Use another low voltage p...

Page 7: ...e circuit board 3 Insert the battery into the battery holder 4 Reattach and secure the cover over the circuit board 5 Begin System Configuration process 3 3 Initial Programming Note When the system starts up in Nitro Watch mode TERRA UNIVERSAL NITROWATCH will scroll across the display screen When in HUMEX mode TERRA UNIVERSAL HUMEX will scroll across the display screen Press and hold the SET butto...

Page 8: ...asured discrepancies If RH CALIBRATION is ON allows cubic equations for A term If OFF then skip 99 99999 99 99999 0 UP DWN to navigate within sub menu 1 SET to jump to sub menu 2 UP DWN to increment decrement within each digit SET to save and move to the next digit SET after last digit to save and move to next menu item ESC to cancel action and jump back to sub menu 1 B Calibration Parameter These...

Page 9: ... accept values and jump to main menu ESC to cancel action and jump back to sub menu 1 DATE FMT Date Format The format in which date is inputted and logged in data logging DMY MDY MDY UP DWN to navigate within sub menu 1 SET to jump to sub menu 2 UP DWN to toggle between allowed values SET to accept values and jump to main menu ESC to cancel action and jump to main menu SET DATE Input Date The user...

Page 10: ...and overwrite the oldest data with the new data Data can be saved onto a USB flash drive without third party software follow the steps below to complete the transfer 1 Plug in a USB drive data is automatically copied over in CSV format The LED status light will rapidly blink green during data transfer 2 Do not remove the USB drive during data transfer 3 Complete transfer of the 4 MB data file take...

Page 11: ...ions Specifications Smart Nitro Watch Controller Dimensions 9 W x 5 5 D x 2 5 H Power Requirements 12 VDC from Dual Purge Sensor Dimensions 4 385 W x 1 5 D x 0 89 H Case material 304 Stainless Steel Display 3 Digit LED display Electrical Connections Phone Jack Measuring Range 0 100 RH Accuracy at 20 C 1 5 RH Display Resolution 1 RH Sensor Calibration None required but calibration is possible using...

Page 12: ...es are making contact a Check door seals for leaks 2 Make sure RH sensor is reading RH correctly Operation Concerns Problem System delivers an obviously incorrect humidity reading Possible Solutions 1 Disconnect and then reconnect the low voltage cable connecting the humidity sensor to the Smart Nitro Watch module 2 Check the sensor connection to the rear panel of the control module a If the conne...

Page 13: ...r __________________________________________________________________________________ Serial Number __________________________________________________________________________________ Unit Model Number_______________________________________________________________________________ Date __________________________________________________________________________________________ 8 Replacement Parts Senso...

Page 14: ...ses when the shipment is loaded so customer is responsible for filing and collecting a freight claim Any replacement products must be ordered and paid for separately For Terra s Policy and Procedures for Returning Goods see Terra s Internet site www TerraUniversal com Generally customers can improve the chance of collecting on a freight claim by following these procedures 1 formally requesting tha...

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