Timken StatusCheck, Quick Start Manual

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StatusCheck Quick Start Guide
This guide assumes that you have all of the components supplied with this
system including a serial or USB cable, a controller, at least one
StatusCheck™ end node, and a monitoring software installation disk.
To install this system you will need your own PC running Windows ® 2000 (or
above) that has a CD drive and at least one available serial or USB port. You
also will need at least one machine or device that needs monitoring.
As an overview of the installation, you will mount StatusCheck end nodes
on the machines or devices that need monitored. Next, you will connect
the controller to the PC with a serial cable. Then install the monitoring
software on your PC and configure the monitoring software to recognize
the StatusCheck components in your system. After which, you will test the
monitoring system.
1. Mount the StatusCheck end nodes on the machines or devices that
you want to monitor. Make a note of each StatusCheck end node’s ID
so that you can configure the software that you will install in step 3.
You can use the magnetic mounting option to place each StatusCheck
end node, see the Hardware Operations Manual for more details or for
other mounting methods. Using the toggle switch on the bottom of the
end nodes, turn the units on before you mount them. When the units
are turned on, you will see a light blink on the top of the end nodes.
Once the locations are verified, you may want to permanently mount
the units and adjust the data collection interval as desired. Please see
the hardware manual for additional details on mounting and data
collection interval adjustments.
2. Insert the software installation disk in the CD drive of the PC. The
installation software should auto load, if it does not, run the
executable file on the installation disk called SCCMS_X_XX_XXX.exe.
The X’s are replaced by version numbers on the software CD. Follow
the installation instructions as they appear on the PC screen. Taking
all the defaults will produce a functional system. Do not forget to
remove the installation CD from the drive when this step is done.
3. Install the serial or USB cable between the controller and the PC, see
operators manual for controller data interface details. Connect the line
cord, supplied with the controller, to line power. Turn the controller’s
power switch on (to the right). The LED in the power switch will
illuminate when power is applied.
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