Danfoss PC tool User guide

User Guide

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
3.	Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. . . . .	. . . . .	. . .	.	.	3
4.	Main window with short description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. . . . .	. . . . .	. . .	.	.	3
5.	Establish the connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. . . . .	. . . . .	. .	.	.	.5
	5.1	Local bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. .	.	.	.5
	5.2	Field Bus = Danfoss Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	. .	. . .7
	5.2.1 Display of possible error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. . . . .	. . . . .	. . .	.	.	8
	5.2.2 Context menu in the Central Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. . . . .	. . . . .	. . .	.	.	9
6.	Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. . . . .	. . . . .	. . .	.	10
	6.1	Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . 10
	6.1.1 Addressing of gas detection controller . . . . . . . . . . . .		. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . 10
	6.1.2 Addressing of expansion module . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. . . . .	. . . . .	. . .	.	10
	6.1.3 Addressing of gas detection units . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . 11
	6.2	Measuring point MP parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . .	.	12
	6.2.1 MP parameters description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. . . . .	. . . . .	. . .	.	13
	6.3	Relay parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . 14
	6.3.1 MP parameters description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. . . . .	. . . . .	. . .	.	15
	6.4	System parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . 16
7.	Calibration at the local bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . 18
	7.1	Register tab„Report“ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . .	.	18
	7.2	Register tab„Zero“ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . .	.	19
	7.3	Register tab„Gain“ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . .	.	20
8.	Operating data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. . . . .	. . . . .	. . .	.	24
9.	History of the data logger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. . . . .	. . . . .	. . .	.	25
10. Notes and general information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			. . . . .	. . . . .	. . .	.	27

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1	1.	Addressing of the Basic, Premium and Heavy	4.	Long-term recording on hard disk in .csv
Application possibilities of		Duty GD Units.		format.
the software	2.	Calibration of gain and zero-point of the Basic,	5.	Monitoring of all measured values at a glance,
		Premium and Heavy Duty GD devices.		live.
	3.	Configuration of application parameters of the	6.	Print of Calibration reports.
		Basic, Premium and Heavy Duty GD devices.	7.	Gas detector controller configuration

2	The PC tool software has to be started from the
Scope of delivery	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.

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.

3	Connect your PC via a USB cable to the adapter
Installation	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.

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.

4	Before the main window starts, the User rights
Main window with short	are checked.
description	Attention:
	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.

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).

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Main window with short description (continued)

Parameters has four submenus:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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5	When you click on the Connect button or on the
Establish the connection	icon, the application opens the dialog for
	setting the serial port.
	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:
		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	The Danfoss PC tool is connected via the COM
Local bus	port to the devices of the IO class (Basic, Premium
	and Heavy Duty).

NH3

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.

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5.1	Gas:
Local bus (Continued)	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).

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5.2	The PC tool is connected via the COM port to the
Field Bus = Danfoss Controller	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.

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.

 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.

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5.2	When the mouse pointer hovers over the cell, a
Field Bus = Danfoss Controller	tool tip window pops up showing the following
(Continued)	additional information:
	- Relayormeasuringpointaddressincludingthe
	current measuring value
	- Nomenclaturenumberwiththegastypeofthe
	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).

5.2.1	A distinction is made between system errors and
Display of possible error	measuring point errors.
messages	Messages only concerning the measured value
	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.

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5.2.2	Deselect: The highlighted area is free again.
Context menu in the Central Bus	Acknowledge horn: Allows acknowledgment of
	Acknowledge horn: Allows acknowledgment of
	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.

-Theleftbuttonsetsthedevice,wheretheAO 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 forthe AOtest;ifthetransferofthetestvalue is still active, it will be interrupted.

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Scope of delivery

Installation

Establish the connection

Local bus

Field Bus = Danfoss Controller

Context menu in the Central Bus