Commissioning • General instructions for performing Temperature tests
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4 General instructions for performing Temperature tests
The purpose of these instructions is to explain general procedures for performing application-specific temperature
tests with B&R industrial PCs or Power Panels. However, these instructions are meant to serve only as a guideline.
4.1 Procedure
In order to obtain accurate results, the testing conditions should match the conditions in the field. This means that
for the duration of the temperature tests, the target application should be running, the PC should be installed in
the control cabinet that will be used, etc..
Additionally, a temperature sensor should be installed for the device being tested to provide live monitoring of the
ambient temperature. In order to obtain accurate measurements, this sensor should be mounted at a distance of
5 to 10 cm from the B&R industrial PC, near the air intake (not near the exhaust).
All B&R industrial PCs and Power Panels are equipped with internal temperature sensors. These are installed in
different locations for each series. The number of sensors and the temperature limits also vary from series to series.
For information about the locations of temperature sensors and the maximum specified values, please see section
"Temperature sensor locations" in Chapter 2 "Technical data".
To ensure a reliable evaluation of the temperature situation, a minimum of 8 hours are recommended for testing.
4.2 Evaluation of temperatures in Windows operating systems
4.2.1 Evaluation using B&R Control Center
The B&R Control Center can be used to evaluate the temperatures. The temperatures can be viewed on the
"Temperatures" tab. The B&R Control Center can be downloaded at no cost from the Downloads section of the
B&R website (
). The B&R Control Center uses the B&R Automation Device Interface (ADI).
A new application can be created if a historic recording of the data is required.
Information:
Software development kits such as the ADI .NET SDK are available on the B&R website (
).
4.2.2 Evaluation using the BurnIn tool from Passmark
If a new application is not created for evaluating the temperatures, B&R recommends using the BurnIn Test software
tool from the company Passmark.