PC tool
Software for addressing, calibration and
parameterization of Basic, Premium and Heavy
Duty gas detection units and gas detection
controller configuration
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User Guide | Danfoss Gas Detection - PC tool
Contents Page
1. Application possibilities of the software ...........................................................3
2. Scope of delivery .................................................................................3
1. Addressing of the Basic, Premium and Heavy
Duty GD Units.
2. Calibration of gain and zero-point of the Basic,
Premium and Heavy Duty GD devices.
3. Configuration of application parameters of the
Basic, Premium and Heavy Duty GD devices.
The PC tool software has to be started from the
USB stick in order to use the available functions.
on the USB stick there are binary data files that
must be opened and/or changed - otherwise; no
functions can be perfomed.
Connect your PC via a USB cable to the adapter
that will automatically start to install the driver
for the USB-RS485 adapter. A virtual COM port
will be generated and this new port number
is required later for configuring the PC tool
Software.
Before the main window starts, the User rights
are checked.
Attention:
If the PC Tool software is not started from
the USB stick or if the rights check fails,
the software will be closed again without
showing the main window.
4. Long-term recording on hard disk in .csv
format.
5. Monitoring of all measured values at a glance,
live.
6. Print of Calibration reports.
7. Gas detector controller configuration
The PC software is an alternative solution to the
Danfoss handheld service tool.
Please use the included USB-RS485 adapter to
physically connect the PC to the sensor.
It is not necessary to install the PC tool Software,
since all parts of the program will be started
during runtime.
The PC tool will run on WINDOWS 7, 8 and 10.
The main window opens only after successful
verification.
The company name and the name of the
software will appear in the window head.
Menu bar:
File has only one submenu ‘Exit’ for quitting the
application.
View has two subitems:
Language
Here you can change the display language.
British English, German and USA English are
currently available.
Options
All possible background colours are listed here
(see image to the right).
Addressing opens the dialog for setting the
address of the connected device.
The icon on the toolbar stands for this menu
item.
MP Parameters opens the dialog where you can
manage the settings for the single measuring
points in the gas detection system.
The icon on the toolbar stands for this menu
item.
Relay Parameters opens the dialog where you can
manage the settings for the single relay outputs
in the gas detection system.
The icon on the toolbar stands for this menu
item.
System has seven submenus:
Connect opens the dialog where you can set the
serial COM port.
You can also access this dialog via the icon on
the toolbar.
Disconnect does not open a new dialog window,
but interrupts the connection to the COM port.
It is also possible to use the icon on the
toolbar to cut the connection.
Special mode does not open a dialog window
either, but sets the connected device into special
mode. If activated again, the special mode
is cancelled and the device will return to the
measurement mode.
The special mode can be switched on or off with
the icon on the toolbar.
If the device is in special mode, the colour of the
menu bar and toolbar changes to blue and the
icon will be displayed in the system menu.
Calibration opens the calibration dialog. The
functions of this window are specified in detail
later.
The icon on the toolbar stands for this menu
item.
System Parameters opens the dialog where you
can manage the system parameters of the gas
detection system.
The icon on the toolbar stands for this menu
item.
The menu items are only active if the connection
to the gas detection controller or gas detection
unit is established. The functions are specified in
the following chapters.
History contains four submenus:
Options starts the history dialog where you can
change all settings for data recording.
The icon on the toolbar stands for this menu
item.
Start - with a click on the start button the
recording is started.
The icon on the toolbar stands for this menu
item.
Pause - with a click on the pause button the
recording is interrupted.
The icon on the toolbar stands for this menu
item.
Stop - with a click on the stop button the
recording is stopped.
The icon on the toolbar stands for this menu
item.
The functions of the history window are
described in detail later.
Operating data opens the operating data dialog.
The functions of this window are described in
detail later.
The icon on the toolbar stands for this menu
item.
Under the toolbar, there is a system tray
displaying error messages concerning the
communication with the connected device.
The middle section of the main window varies
according to the connected device. This is
described in detail later.
At the very bottom of the status bar the following
information is displayed:
Software version of the master
The system tray where currently only the
information on the history is displayed.
Connected COM port with baud rate.
Only those COM ports that are active on the PC
are displayed. By clicking OK you can establish
the connection to the COM port.
The display in the main window varies
depending on the connected device.
Attention:
If the authorization key (password) of
the PC tool software differs from the
authorization key of the connected
device, a window will appear showing
the input screen for plant ID (password).
Password: 5468
The mask remains open until you
have entered the correct plant ID and
confirmed with OK or cancelled the input
by using the cancel button.
If you click cancel, the application will
close!
If you enter the correct plant ID, the
input screen will release the application
and you can use all functions to the full
extent.
5.1
Local bus
The Danfoss PC tool is connected via the COM
port to the devices of the IO class (Basic, Premium
and Heavy Duty).
A table with four lines appears in the middle of
the main window. The first column of the table
is a header column for each line. If the sensor is
activated, the text “Sensor X” will appear in this
column with X being a number between 1 and 4.
Otherwise the header column remains empty.
The following columns give more information on
the connected digital sensor head or the analog
input.
Current and average value:
The current and average values of the connected
digital sensor head or the analog input are
displayed here. If the alarm thresholds are set to
0, the alarm evaluation will not take place and the
readings will be displayed without alarm (usually
backlighted in green).
If the threshold values are set greater than zero at
the measuring point, a local alarm evaluation is
active and the alarms are marked with different
background colours. In addition, a tool tip
displaying the active alarms will appear, if you
click in the cell.
The gas type of the connected digital Sensor
head or the analog input is displayed here.
Range:
The measuring range of the connected digital
Sensor head or the analog input is displayed
here.
Unit:
The unit of the connected digital Sensor head or
the analog input is displayed here.
Relay:
The last column (Relay) shows the current status
of available relays of the connected device.
means that the relay coil is de-energized
means that the relay is energized.
The indicator reflects the actual energization
state of the relays, regardless of the
parameterization.
For devices with more than 1 input signal
(Premium) the read-back information (current
value) of the analog output signals appears in the
line 4.
It has already been converted to the current
range of 4-20 mA (measuring range 4-20 mA).
The PC tool is connected via the COM port to the
Danfoss Controller.
In the middle of the main window two tabs
appear containing two tables and a block each.
The first tab shows the current values and the
second the averages. Both tabs are constructed
identically, so only the tab with current values is
described herein.
The first larger table shows the current values
of the 96 possible digital measuring point
addresses. The second table displays the current
values of a total of 32 possible analog measuring
point addresses.
or information concerning the relay status.
These icons may only appear if the relay is used
at this address. The icons reflect the energization
state of the relay, regardless of the parameter
setting operating/quiescent current or the relay
contacts used.
The alarm status is shown by the coloured
background of the cell.
The cells of inactive measuring points are grey
and empty.
The cells with inactive measuring points, but
with active relays are shown with light blue
background colour and the relay status.
The cells with active measuring points display
the actual value with different background
colours depending on the alarm status of the
measurement point. The definitions of the
colours can be looked up in Options.
In addition to the current value each cell contains
further information about the respective
measuring point: The following icons may be
displayed on the left next to the current value:
# means that this measuring point needs
maintenance. The maintenance for analog
measurement points is monitored and
reported by the EP module, so here the display
is simultaneous for all four possible analog
measuring points.
When the mouse pointer hovers over the cell, a
tool tip window pops up showing the following
additional information:
- Relay or measuring point address including the
current measuring value
- Nomenclature number with the gas type of the
connected measuring point
- Measuring range and unit of the connected
measuring point
- Active alarms
- Present current of the analog output
- Number of days left until next maintenance
The lower block displays the control information
(set point) of the 16 possible analog outputs.
It has already been converted to the output
current range of 0-22 mA (measuring range 4-20
mA).
A distinction is made between system errors and
measuring point errors.
Messages only concerning the measured value
will appear in the cell instead of the valid current
value. This also includes the communication error
to the sensor board or the digital sensor head.
Messages generated by the gas detection
controller will appear in the upper left corner of
the table. The messages are displayed in the form
of an error code. The detailed breakdown can be
read in the tool tip.
If there is an error at a measuring point, the gas
detection controller, too, will generate an error
message; therefore, the two messages always
occur together.
If the current value is displayed, but highlighted
in yellow, then there is a configuration conflict
between gas detection controller and gas
detection unit.
An automatic measuring point configuration was
deliberately omitted in order to obtain a high
level of security when configuring.
The installer must consciously enter the
configuration of each measuring point
accordingly.
the horn with the address of the selected cell via
the software interface.
Acknowledge latching: Allows acknowledgment
of the latching selected address.
Relay test: Appears only if special mode is
activated and relays are available. It has three
osubmenus:
Alarm Test ON: Turns the relay into the alarm
state.
Alarm Test OFF: Turns the relay into the alarm-
free state.
Automatic: Turns the test function off. The relay
returns to its normal function.
AO test: Appears only if special mode and the
analog output are activated.
Allows testing of the analog output by setting a
fixed value.
- The left button sets the device, where the AO
should be tested; usually the software takes
over the setting automatically.
- The test value for the AO is set in the AO test
value field in the range of 0 - 22 mA.
- The upper right button starts or stops the
transmission of the test value.
- The bottom right button closes the window
for the AO test; if the transfer of the test value
is still active, it will be interrupted.