
Optosense LLC
USER MANUAL
Design department
SMALL-SIZE EXPLOSIVE GAS MEASURING
SENSOR MIPEX-02-X-X-X.1 X (RX)
ESAT.413347.005 UM
Revision 3.0
January 19th, 2017
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APPENDIX D. SENSOR CONFIGURATION
Appendix D.1. Zeroing and span calibration
Span calibration is necessary during
sensor’s initial installation as well as during the period of
preparation for the equipment checking. It is required to perform span calibration at least once in
30 months. Manual zeroing must be performed before span calibration, after prolonged storage
without power supply, after transportation as well as after dust filter is applied. It is also
recommended to perform manual zeroing when status-
word “
31
” shows up (see Appendix F, Table
17 and Table 18). For the list of CGMs necessary for span calibration, see Table 14, Table 15 and
Table 16.
1. Covering sensor diffusion holes increases response time (T90).
2. Before span calibration operation, it is recommended to send command
<INIT> for calibration and zeroing coefficients initialization.
3. While span calibration is being carried out, avoid:
excessive pressure on sensor housing,
> 98% humidity,
pressure of flowing gas less than 99 kPa and more than 103 kPa;
temperature changes
faster than by 0.6 °C/min,
dust ingress (if dust filter is not used),
data request rate more than 1 Hz.
4. Recommended gas feeding rate when using gas adapters ESAT.200210.00:
100-150 mL/min for one sensor;
500-600 mL/min for 50 consecutively connected sensors.
5. For CO
2
sensors perform zeroing manually at least once in 3 months.
Zeroing and span calibration should be carried out by qualified personnel outside of an
explosive area under normal conditions in the following sequence:
1. Communicate sensor via UART interface (example based on MIPEX-02/03 interface
board ESAT.200200.00 is shown on Fig. 17; gas adapter ESAT.200210.00 is available
as an option).
2. Auto-zeroing procedure of sensor concentration readings starts automatically during
sensor self-diagnostics after power is switched on. Sensor self-diagnostics runs
constantly while power is on. Use the following commands to control the algorithm:
<AZERO ON>, <AZERO OFF> and <AZERO?> (this algorithm must not be used on CO
2
sensors). However, if zero shifts anyway, it is recommended to
perform zeroing
manually
:
2.1. within 5 minutes after power was supplied start feeding CGM #1 (high purity
nitrogen) into sensor atmosphere;
2.2. one minute after CGM #1 was supplied, send command <ZERO2>; thus, sensor
readings on the concentration will be set to zero;