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Comark N3000 Installation Manual

N3014 EVOLUTION
GRAPHIC MONITOR
OPERATOR MANUAL
CONTENTS
1. Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.1 Accessories Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2. Overview of Evolution Graphic Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3. Overview of Keypad Symbols ......................6
4. Overview of Connections to the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . 7
5. Overview of Home Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
6. Overview of Evolution Alarms ......................8
6.1 Non-Latching Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
6.2 Latching Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
7. Connecting Probes to the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8. Switching On and Off .............................9
8.1 Display Test/Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
9. Programming the Instrument ......................9
10. Using the Evolution Software .....................10
10.1.1 Channel Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
10.1. 2 Recording Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
10.1.3 Miscellaneous ............................... 11
10.2 User Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
10.2.1 Instrument Clock ............................ 11
10.2.2 Password Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
10.4.1 Unlock Password ............................12
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10.6.1 Graphing, Printing and Data Export ..............13
10.6.2 Quick Calcs ................................. 13
11. Manual Setup and Recording for EVG . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
11.2.1 Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
11.2.2 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
11.2.3 Ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
11.2.4 Per + (if applicable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
11.2.5 Per - (if applicable) ........................... 16
11.2.6 Zoom ...................................... 16
11.2.7 Summary ...................................17
11.3 Single Channel ................................17
11.7.1 Log Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
11.7.2 Alarms ..................................... 20
11.7.3 Wraparound .................................20
11.7.4 Recording Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
11.7.5 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
11.7.6 User Details ................................. 22
12. Channel Specic Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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13. Instrument Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. About EVG ....................................25
15. Real Time Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. View Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
17. Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
18. Care of the Instrument ..........................26
19. Changing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
20. Specications .................................28
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1. DESCRIPTION
The Comark N3000 Diligence EVG Graphics Monitor range of new instruments is designed to meet all your data recording needs. These monitors take data recording to another level with the introduction of a large backlit LCD for a clear view of the data in both list (tabular) and graph mode.
Paper and pen chart-recording of data will become a thing of the past with Diligence EVG Monitors. The N3000 range combines all the features associated with the successful Comark Diligence EV data loggers and adds additional features never seen before on a Comark instrument.
Comark Diligence EVG Graphics Monitors have been designed for applications throughout industry and processing, including the food industry
and scientic and research laboratories.
Each Diligence EVG Graphics Monitor has a very large memory (up to 64,000 readings) for the most demanding applications and can be used with the existing range of Comark temperature probes.
The stored data points can be displayed directly on the large LCD display or sent to a PC or to a printer.
The large LCD display is used to indicate all programming and set up, as well as for the display of valuable information on the status of the instrument and the measurement channels. Throughout this manual the various presentations of information on the LCD are referred to as “screens”. This also differentiates the LCD presentations from the software presentations, referred to as “pages”.
The proven Evolution software provides for the programming of Diligence EVG Monitors and enables the stored data to be saved on a PC and displayed in list or graphical form.
The rst instrument in the N3000 range is the N3014 detailed in this
manual.
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1.1 Accessories Available
The following accessories are available for the N3000 Graphic Monitor range:
• EVSW or EVSWPRO Multi-lingual Logger Software
• ADP46 Centronics Parallel Printer Cable
• ADP 53 N3000 Comms Lead
• ADP54/UK Power Adaptor UK
• ADP54/EU Power Adaptor EU
• ADP54/US Power Adaptor US
• ADP55 Ni-Mh Rechargeable Cells (Pack of 4)
• LC30 Carrying case
2. OVERVIEW OF EVOLUTION GRAPHIC MONITORING
The N3014 stores readings at pre-set intervals for all active channels in its large memory. Each reading stored is time and date stamped. The interval time is programmable from 1 second to 99 hours. There are a number of user programmable options including alarm intervals, sensor type, channel set-up, and start/stop times. These options are detailed elsewhere in this manual. There are also options available for setting the times for data recording. These include:
Manual start/stop Manual start/timer stop Timer start/stop Wraparound (continuous logging) Daily logging.
Manual start/stop. The N3014 will only start to record data and stop recording when manually instructed from the keypad.
Manual start/timer stop. The N3014 will only start logging when manually instructed from the keypad. The pre-programmed stop time will be automatic.
Timer start/stop. The pre-programmed start and stop times will be automatic.
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Wraparound recording. Data will be recorded until the N3014 memory is full and new data will be written over the oldest data in the memory.
Whenever the N3014 starts a new logging cycle after a time during which no logging has taken place, a new section is created within the data. Each
separate logging section is therefore related to a specic logging time
period and is referred to as a period. The N3014 can store a maximum of 128 periods.
Data can be displayed in real time on the large graphic LCD while also being stored in the internal memory for later transfer to a printer or upload to a PC for storage, and analysis.
3. OVERVIEW OF KEYPAD SYMBOLS
The keypad has a number of buttons for the operation of the instrument and a number of LEDs for active indication of events. The button functions are:
ON/OFF – Use this button to power the EVG display on and off to save power. The instrument will not stop logging or lose data if the display is turned off.
Backlight – This button will operate the backlight for the LCD. This will
switch off after ve minutes.
Help – A unique feature on an instrument of this type. Press this button for
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on-screen help. Each operaton screen has its own help screen to assist with programming and data viewing.
Alarms – This button displays a screen where any alarms not acknowledged will be highlighted with an asterisk (*). At this point, these alarms can be acknowledged. This feature can be password protected.
Cancel – This button will either return the display to the previous screen or will cancel any operations or option.
Multifunction Buttons – These 6 blank buttons have unique functions related to each displayed screen. Appropriate words and symbols will appear at the bottom of each screen above the buttons.
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LEDs
The instrument is tted with a number of LEDs:
Mains Adaptor Connected – GREEN Constant
Alarm Indication – RED Flashing
Active/Logging – GREEN Flashing
Low Battery - YELLOW Flashing/constant for battery charging
4. OVERVIEW OF CONNECTIONS TO THE INSTRUMENT
There are a number of connections on each side of the instrument case.
The left side of the case has connections for:
PC connection RS232 (9-Way D Type Connector) and Axiohm serial small hand held thermal printer model A621B.
Printer (25-Way D type connector) Centronics parallel, Hewlett Packard PCL5 compatible or 24-pin Epson ESC/P2 dot matrix compatible.
Mains/adaptor
3.5mm jack socket with 24V 500mA maximum rated input for connection of external alarms and auto-diallers. There is one volt-free contact available, either normally closed (auto­diallers) or normally open (external buzzers etc).
The right side of the case has connections for probes. Please refer to the
instrument specication for more details.
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5. OVERVIEW OF HOME SCREEN
The home screen is the main screen for the EVG monitor. This screen will detail the current status of the instrument, including battery condition, memory used, and mode. It will also show the current monitoring mode and if the instrument is currently recording or not. The left hand side of the screen shows the main menu for the monitor. It is possible to start/stop the instrument in manual start mode from here. The lower portion of the display will show the monitor task description as programmed.
Fig.1 Home Screen
6. OVERVIEW OF EVOLUTION ALARMS
Each channel on the instrument can be programmed with a high (Hi) and low (Lo) alarm limit and an alarm time delay. The delay can be set to pause the activation of an alarm by a pre-determined amount of time. There is also an “auto-reset alarms” function used to set alarms as either non­latching or latching alarms.
6.1 Non-Latching Alarms
If “auto-reset alarms” is set to ON, an alarm indication will turn on and off if the programmed alarm thresholds are broken.
6.2 Latching Alarms
If “auto-reset alarms" is set to OFF, any alarm that has been activated will not be reset when the recorded temperature returns to within the programmed alarm thresholds.
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7. CONNECTING PROBES TO THE INSTRUMENT
The rst N3000 instrument is the N3014. This is an eight-channel thermocouple monitor tted with industry standard sub-miniature
connectors.
When connecting probes, the polarity of the plug must be checked before
tting. N.B. In order to obtain correct results make sure that the correct
thermocouple type for the probe in use has been selected.
Comark type K thermocouple probes have a Green (Red in USA) lead and
type T themocouple probes have a Brown (Blue in USA) lead.
Note: It is recommended that insulated thermocouples are used with the N3014 eight channel instrument.
8. SWITCHING ON AND OFF
8.1 Display Test/Mode
The logging function is available as long as power is supplied to the instrument, from batteries or mains, but the large LCD can be switched off using the ON/OFF button. Whenever the display is turned on it will perform a self-test during which time the Comark logo will be displayed. After the self-test is completed, The LCD will return to the previously displayed screen or the home screen as appropriate.
9. PROGRAMMING THE INSTRUMENT
The instrument can be programmed in two different ways. Firstly, it has been designed to be compatible with the existing Evolution software for programming via a PC. Secondly, it can be programmed via the keypad. The next section ‘Using the Evolution Software’ will deal with programming via the software and the following chapter ‘Manual Setup for EVG’ will cover the setting up the instrument without software or a PC.
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10. USING THE EVOLUTION SOFTWARE
The N3000 range of monitors can be used with N1SW version 3.1 or above, however EV or EVSWPRO is recommended. If required, software
upgrades can be obtained from the Comark Sales Ofce or a local Comark
distributor.
Note: Before attempting to install the software please read the software installation guide supplied with the software.
10.1 Writing a Task for the EVG
Note: It is recommended that this part of the manual be read while referring to an instrument connected to a PC.
With the software installed and preferences set (see software installation guide) the system is ready for a task to be written. All
programming of Evolution models is via TASKS. In this way the
task may be saved as a record of the program given to the monitor and as such may also be retrieved for later use. Connect the EVG
monitor to the PC via the cable supplied. This will t only the 9-Pin
RS232 connector on the side of the EVG. From the Evolution software select Quick Program from the Shortcuts menu. After a few seconds the Static Task screen will be displayed on the LCD of the instrument.
10.1.1 Channel Setup
The number of channels available will be shown across the screen as a series of ‘TABS’. To set up a particular channel click on the relevant TAB.
Each tab will allow the conguration of a number of options
pertaining to that channel. The display will show a tick box
to turn the channel on and off and a description eld for the specic channel, which will be displayed on the EVG LCD.
Settings also include the sensor type, if applicable, individual
High and Low alarms for each channel, and nally the alarm
time delay. For example an alarm time delay can be set to cover defrost cycles e.g. A delay can be set between 0-99 seconds or minutes.
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