CHINO KIDS Operating Manual
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Thank you for your purchase of the data acquisition software KIDS.
For using this software correctly and safely, please read this instruction manual thoroughly
before installing.
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Data Acquisition Software Package
KIDS
Notice
CONTENTS
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1-1 Main functions and features................................................................................................3
1-2 KIDS specifications.............................................................................................................4
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2-1 Installing..............................................................................................................................5
2-2 Uninstalling.........................................................................................................................6
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3-1 KIDS block diagram............................................................................................................7
3-2 Starting up...........................................................................................................................9
3-3 Exiting.................................................................................................................................9
3-4 Easy! Operation guide....................................................................................................10
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5-1 Data Configuration............................................................................................................17
5-1-1 Instrument Registration................................................................................................................... 17
5-1-2 Data Settings.................................................................................................................................. 17
5-1-3 Group Settings................................................................................................................................ 18
5-1-4 Alarm Settings................................................................................................................................. 18
5-2 Trend Interval Settings......................................................................................................19
5-3 SE3000/KE3000 Range/Scale Settings............................................................................19
5-4 DDE Settings....................................................................................................................19
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6-1 Data Acquisition window...................................................................................................20
6-2 Tool bar.............................................................................................................................20
6-3 List monitoring ..................................................................................................................21
6-4 System monitoring............................................................................................................21
6-5 Trend monitoring (Graph format) ......................................................................................22
6-6 Trend monitoring (Chart Format) ......................................................................................24
6-7 Data Storage Settings.......................................................................................................25
6-8 Printing .............................................................................................................................25
6-9 Alarm summary.................................................................................................................26
6-10 Alarm monitor..................................................................................................................27
6-1 1 Alarm pop-up window......................................................................................................27
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7-1 Data Replay basic window................................................................................................28
7-2 Display..............................................................................................................................29
7-3 Form.................................................................................................................................29
7-4 Historical Data Monitoring.................................................................................................29
7-5 Trend replay (Graph format) .............................................................................................32
7-6 Trend replay (Chart format)...............................................................................................35
7-7 File Conversion.................................................................................................................36
7-8 Daily report printing...........................................................................................................36
7-9 BR Data Conversion.........................................................................................................38
7-10 KE3 File Conversion.......................................................................................................42
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KIDS is a software package used to acquire data measured by CHINO's hybrid recorders, scanners, thyristor
regulator and controllers.
1-1 Main functions and features
By connecting the following instruments and a personal computer via a communications interface,
measured data are acquired and displayed on a computer screen. Up to 100 sets of instruments can be
connected or up to 100 points of data can be managed.
MODBUS instruments ----- Data of the following instruments up to 31 sets can be acquired.
· Graphic recorder BR series
· 180mm hybrid recorder AH300 series
· 100mm hybrid recorder AL3000 series
· Field scanner SE3000 series (Range and scale can be changed.)
· Digital indicating controller LT series
· Single phase Thyristor regulator JU series
· 3-phase thyristor regulator JW series
· Network logger KE3000 series (Range and scale can be changed.)
Caution: Each instrument requires a communications interface (RS-232C, RS-422A or RS-485).
Ethernet instruments ･･･ Data of the following instruments up to 100 sets can be acquired.
· Graphic recorder BR series
· 180mm hybrid recorder AH300 series
· 100mm hybrid recorder AL3000 series
· Field scanner SE3000 series
· Network logger KE3000 series
Caution: Each instrument requires an ETHERNET interface.
MODBUS and Ethernet instruments can be mixed, and up to 100 sets of instruments can be
connected.
●You can display acquired data in a table format or a trend format and can print them as a daily report.
●Acquired data can be converted into CSV format or text format.
●Data replay , T rend replay and Daily report printing can be done from data (data being stored into an FD or a
memory card) acquired by graphic recorder BR.
●Data replay, Trend replay and Daily report printing can be done from data (dat a being stored into a memory
card) acquired by network logger KE3000.
●Alarm information generated from instruments can be displayed as a list, stored in CSV format or text
format, and printed.
●By using the DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) function, you can transfer acquired data with real-time
processing to other applications including Excel.
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1-2 KIDS specifications
1-2-1 System Requirements
<Hardware>
CPU Pentium II 300MHz or faster
Memory At least 48MB (64MB recommended)
Disk drive
Communications port
<Software>
OS Windows98/Me
WindowsNT4.0/2000/XP Home/XP Pro
* For Windows NT4.0, Internet Explorer 4.0 or later version is required to display the Help Contents.
CD-ROM drive ： 1 drive or more (for installing KIDS)
Hard disk drive ： 1 drive (at least 100MB of free space) or more
Connection with MODBUS instruments
Either 1 port of the communication ports (COM1 to COM9) supported by Windows.
Connection with Ethernet instruments
LAN port (10base-T) which Windows is supporting.
1-2-2 Communications specifications and number of connectable instruments
<MODBUS>
RS232C/RS422A/RS485 selectable
Interface
RS232C --- 1 set of instrument can be connected.
RS422A, RS485 --- Up to 31 sets of instruments can be connected.
Bit rate 9600bps/19200bps selectable
Protocol
Character length
Parity
Stop 1 bit
<Ethernet>
Port No. 1 to 65535 (Default value: 11111)
Up to 100 sets of instruments can be connected.
RTU
8 bits
Fixed
None
1 bit
1-2-3 Number of loading data
Maximum 100 points of data
1-2-4 Data Acquisition Interval
1 second to 999 minutes 59 seconds
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2-1 Installing
By selecting English in the Menu window, the window shown below will appear.
Click [KIDS Installation].
Click
Follow the instructions in the windows shown below.
To install to a different folder, click
Browse].
Click [Next] to start the installation.
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When you have a message asking
you to restart your computer, follow
the instructions.
2-2 Uninstalling
Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Click
Click
Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
Add/Remove Programs Properties
Click [KIDS].
Select [Remove KIDS], and then
click [Finish].
In deleting all, please delete the
folder of "KIDS" by Explorer etc.
※Please do not delete, when you
uninstall by upgrade.
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3-1 KIDS block diagram
<Data acquisition>
Setup window
EXIT --- You can exit the program.
Data Configuration
Instrument Registration --- You can register instruments that you want to connect
Data Settings --- You can customize data names and formats in the program.
Group Settings --- You can configure data (up to 100 points) assigned in the Data
Alarm Settings --- You can customize alarm activations of instruments and
Data Acquisition --- Moves to the Data Acquisition window and starts to communicate with
Trend Interval Settings --- You can set the data renewal interval in the trend monitoring.
Range/Scale Settings --- You can change a range and a scale of SE3 / KE3000 connected.
DDE Settings --- You can set the interval to output (renew) data.
Data Acquisition window
End --- Ends the communication with instruments and returns to the setup window.
Display
Cascade --- All windows are displayed so that they are neatly stacked.
Vertical---All windows are vertically displayed so that they can all be seen at once.
Horizontal---All windows are horizontally displayed so that they can all be seen
Standard Size --- Active window is displayed with the standardized size.
Form --- The list of all windows being displayed on the Data Acquisition window appears.
List Monitoring --- The real-time data configured in the Data Settings and alarm activation
Trend Monitoring --- Real-time data are displayed as a trend format (graph format or chart
Data Storage Settings --- You can create a data file. Data files up to 10 groups can be
Alarm Monitor --- Displays alarm activation status by lamps.
Beep ON/OFF --- You can select whether beep sounds or not when an alarm is activated.
Alarm Summary --- You can display, print, and save the alarm activated and reset information of
past 4000 alarms.
System Monitoring --- The current status of instruments configured is displayed.
Data Replay --- The Data Replay basic window appears.
Hard Copy – You can print an active window or all displayed windows.
Help --- The Help file appears.
and communications interfaces.
(up to 100 points)
Settings into 10 groups.
settings for high/low alarms independently used in the
program.
instruments.
at once.
information are displayed in a table format.
format). Up to 10 windows
created at the same time.
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<Data replay>
EXIT --- You can exit the program.
Display
Form --- The list of all windows being displayed on the Data Replay basic window appears.
Historical Data Monitoring
Cascade --- All windows are displayed so that they are neatly stacked.
Vertical--- All windows are vertically displayed so that they can all be seen at once.
Horizontal --- All windows are horizontally displayed so that they can all be seen at once.
Standard Size --- Active window is displayed with the standardized size.
You can select a window to make active.
File Selection --- You can select files to be displayed in the Historical Data Monitoring.
Multiple files can be selected.
Display Period Settings --- You can specify a display period within data acquisition period.
Data Selection --- You can select historical data to be displayed or not.
Print Settings --- You can print data in the display period specified.
Historical Trend Monitoring --- You can display historical data in a trend format (graph
format or chart format). Up to 10 groups can be displayed.
File Conversion --- You can convert a data file into a text or CSV format file.
Daily Report Printing --- You can create a daily report from a data file.
BR Data Conversion --- You can create a data file, an alarm file, a message file or a daily report file
for data stored in a floppy disk or a memory card installed in the BR.
KE3 File Conversion --- You can create a data file for data stored in a memory card installed in the
KE3000.
Hard Copy --- You can print an active window or all displayed windows.
Help --- The Help file appears.
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3-2 Starting up
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To start the program, click [Start] button, point to [Programs], point to [CHINO], and then click [KIDS].
To start [Data Replay], click [Data Replay] with the same procedure.
3-3 Exiting
To exit the program,
① click [EXIT] on the tool bar of the program, or
② click [X] in the right corner of the title bar.
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3-4
1. Register instruments.
2. Start to communicate with the instruments.
3. Acquire data.
Through the above three steps, you can easily acquire data.
To display data in a graph format, proceed to 4.
4. Display data in a graph format.
Click [Regist].
Start the program, and then click [Regist].
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Select a communications type between your personal computer and the instruments.
(Select from MODBUS or ETHERNET.)
< For connecting to a MODBUS instrument>
Click here, and then select [MODBUS].
The model column turns yellow. Click the column.
<For connecting to an ETHERNET instrument>
Click here, and then select [Ethernet].
The model column turns yellow. Click the column.
The window shown below will appear. Click a tab to select an instrument to be connected,
select a model number, and then click [OK]. (The example shows the selection of AL3765.)
z This window is for MODBUS instruments.
z The same window will appear for ETHERNET instruments.
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Click a tab to select an instrument to be connected.
2
Select a model number.
3
Click [OK].
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＜MODBUS＞
Address settings
Defaults: Interface RS-232C Bit Rate 9600bps
When you communicate with a different interface or a different bit
rate, change the settings.
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The instrument address column turns yellow. Click it.
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The instrument address selection window will appear.
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Click the same figure as an address of the instrument configured.
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(For RS-232C, select “1” only.)
Click [Enter], and then click [Close].
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＜Ethernet＞
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The IP address column turns yellow. Click it.
The IP address settings window will appear.
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Enter an IP address, and then click [Enter].
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Click [Enter], and then click [Close].
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