AEROCET-380
Particulate Monitor
Operation Manual
Revision A
Met One Instruments, Inc
Corporate Sales & Service: 1600 NW Washington Blvd. Grants Pass, OR 97526 Tel (541) 471-7111 Fax (541) 471-7116
www.metone.com
[email protected]
Страница 1: ...0 Particulate Monitor Operation Manual Revision A Met One Instruments Inc Corporate Sales Service 1600 NW Washington Blvd Grants Pass OR 97526 Tel 541 471 7111 Fax 541 471 7116 www metone com service...
Страница 2: ...Page 1 AEROCET 380 Operation Manual Rev A...
Страница 3: ...tive during normal business hours 7 00 a m to 4 00 p m Pacific Time Monday through Friday Voice 541 471 7111 Fax 541 471 7116 E Mail service metone com Mail Technical Services Department Met One Instr...
Страница 4: ...10 4 Operation 11 4 1 About the Measurement 11 4 2 Power Up 11 4 3 Operate Screen 11 4 3 1 Sampling 11 4 3 2 Sample Status 12 4 3 3 Sample History 12 5 Main Menu 13 5 1 Edit Main Menu Items 13 5 2 Sam...
Страница 5: ...s 26 9 2 Output 27 9 2 1 Comma Separated Value CSV 27 9 2 2 Status 27 9 3 MODBUS Communication 27 9 3 1 MODBUS 4x Registers 27 9 3 2 MODBUS 3x Registers 28 10 Maintenance 29 10 1 Suggested Periodic Ma...
Страница 6: ...peration testing maintaining and troubleshooting your AEROCET 380 unit Should you still require support after consulting your printed documentation we encourage you to contact one of our expert Techni...
Страница 7: ...d Conformity The AEROCET 380 is considered a Class I laser product Class I products are not considered to be hazardous This system contains a diode laser operating at 5 mW power and 670 nm wavelength...
Страница 8: ...mW 670nm Visible red Display 3 5 color LCD Flow Rate 2 0 liters minute 0 1 LPM Actual volumetric flow Pump Type Brushless Diaphragm 20 000 hour Power Input 14 8V Li Battery Output 16 8VDC 1 8A Power...
Страница 9: ...e commercial carrier immediately You should follow any special unpacking instructions provided by the carrier as you then carefully remove all items from the containers and inspect each component It i...
Страница 10: ...ort For USB serial communication Pump Filter A 5 micron pump filter keeps any large particles from entering the sample pump Purge Filter A 0 01 micron purge filter cleans the recirculated purge air wh...
Страница 11: ...un a purge cycle then a zero cycle then begin sampling 4 Observe the PM level on the display 5 The unit is ready for use 3 User Interface The AEROCET 380 user interface is composed of a rotary dial 2...
Страница 12: ...en the unit is started it first enters a Purge Zero cycle where the purge pump is turned on to purge the dirty particles from the engine then it does a Zero calibration The unit will then perform a sp...
Страница 13: ...check that the unit can read high and zero concentrations Sampling The AEROCET 380 is currently counting and taking real time samples Stopping Waiting for the sample to finish before coming to a compl...
Страница 14: ...on date and run time Figure 5 1 Main Menu Screen 5 1 Edit Main Menu Items To change settings press MENU to display the Main Menu rotate the dial to navigate to the desired item and press the dial to d...
Страница 15: ...ime the unit will sample for The sample time is user selectable from 1 minute 2 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes or 60 minutes 5 2 3 Units This setup feature allows the user to selec...
Страница 16: ...in its memory For instructions on viewing stored data see Section 4 3 3 Because this memory is circular once all records are full any new samples taken will overwrite the oldest stored sample data The...
Страница 17: ...the sampled particles The individual user k factor can be set from 0 1 to 20 0 The AEROCET 380 calibration is performed using ideal polystyrene latex PSL spheres which provide a powerful tool for ass...
Страница 18: ...ength of appropriate flexible tubing The AEROCET 380 flow rate should be maintained to within 0 1 LPM 1 9 to 2 1 LPM for proper cut point performance of inlet cyclones Figure 5 6 Flow Calibration Scre...
Страница 19: ...nitial Setup Screen 5 4 1 Serial The Serial setting controls various communication behavior of the AEROCET 380 The following table lists the Serial settings and describes their meanings Selection Desc...
Страница 20: ...return to the Initial Setup screen Figure 5 8 Clock Screen 5 4 4 Locations The Locations screen allows the user to set up to 10 predefined alpha numeric locations Each location can use up to 7 charac...
Страница 21: ...e each process step An initial warning explains that this is only intended to be used to recover a lost IP Address Select CONTINUE A green bar will show the progress of the scan Figure 5 10 WiFi Disco...
Страница 22: ...r to an AC power outlet and the DC plug to the socket on the back of the AEROCET 380 The battery charger is universal and will work with power line voltages of 100 to 240 volts 50 to 60 Hz The battery...
Страница 23: ...powering on the AEROCET 380 the WiFi interface will generate a local network that allows the user to connect to it and configure the connection 2 On a WiFi enabled computer or smartphone search for an...
Страница 24: ...work it will show the internal IP address it was assigned from the network Click the IP address to automatically navigate to the new IP address The dock will now automatically shut off its hosted netw...
Страница 25: ...k 9 Navigate to the uC Console tab and set the baud rate from the drop down tab This must match the WiFi Baud of the measurement device Default WiFi Baud is 115200 Figure 7 5 Microcontroller Console 1...
Страница 26: ...ware interfaces The settings baud rate parity and stop bits must match the computer setting for proper communication regardless of the hardware interface type 9 1 1 Computer Mode Computer Mode is inte...
Страница 27: ...scriptors DT Date Time YYYY MM DD HH MM SS ID Location ID MA Modbus Address 1 247 MP Modbus Port MP 0 USB MP 1 RS 485 MP 2 WiFi OI Output Interval OI 0 Off OI 1 On PR Print File QH Report data record...
Страница 28: ...test failure 1 2 Span Test failure 2 4 IOP Current alarm 3 8 Pressure Sensor failure 4 16 Flow Failure more than 5 for 5 minutes 5 32 Not Used 6 64 Internal Link Down 7 128 Low Battery 9 3 MODBUS Com...
Страница 29: ...MB_Inst_Time 1000 dword 2 Current Timestamp Unix MB_Inst_Stat 1002 dword 2 Status Word MB_Curr_Location 1004 string 4 Location String MB_Inst_Conc 1008 float 2 Instantaneous Concentration MB_Inst_Flo...
Страница 30: ...ation and optical system cleaning Every 24 months 10 2 Flow Audit and Calibration This procedure is discussed in Section 5 3 4 10 3 PUMP and PURGE Filter Changes The AEROCET 380 PUMP FILTER and PURGE...
Страница 31: ...rimarily consists of optical system cleaning laser detector checks and recalibration As found calibration checks can also be requested Contact the Met One technical service department to schedule AERO...
Страница 32: ...le result is lower than normal Atypical sample results may be real Flow rate is not 2 LPM Optics may be contaminated Audit and calibrate flow Contact service center Sample result is higher than normal...
Страница 33: ...Holder Black Aluminum 80588 Pump Filter Holder Black Aluminum 80588 1 Purge Air Filter 0 01 micron 580302 Pump Filter 5 micron 580292 Included Accessories Li Ion Smart Charger with power cord 81818 1...
