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
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Establish the connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Calibration at the local bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Register tab„Report“ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Operating data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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History of the data logger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Addressing of the Basic, Premium and Heavy |
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Long-term recording on hard disk in .csv |
Application possibilities of |
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Calibration of gain and zero-point of the Basic, |
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Monitoring of all measured values at a glance, |
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Premium and Heavy Duty GD devices. |
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Configuration of application parameters of the |
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Print of Calibration reports. |
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Basic, Premium and Heavy Duty GD devices. |
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Gas detector controller configuration |
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The PC tool software has to be started from the |
Scope of delivery |
USB stick in order to use the available functions. |
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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.
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Connect your PC via a USB cable to the adapter |
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for the USB-RS485 adapter. A virtual COM port |
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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.
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Main window with short |
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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.
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MP Parameters opens the dialog where you can manage the settings for the single measuring points in the gas detection system.
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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.
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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.
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System has seven submenus:
Connect opens the dialog where you can set the serial COM port.
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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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When you click on the Connect button or on the |
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setting the serial port. |
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Only those COM ports that are active on the PC |
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The display in the main window varies |
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authorization key of the connected |
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device, a window will appear showing |
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the input screen for plant ID (password). |
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Password: 5468 |
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The mask remains open until you |
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have entered the correct plant ID and |
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confirmed with OK or cancelled the input |
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by using the cancel button. |
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If you click cancel, the application will |
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The Danfoss PC tool is connected via the COM |
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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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Gas: |
Local bus (Continued) |
The gas type of the connected digital Sensor |
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The measuring range of the connected digital |
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Sensor head or the analog input is displayed |
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The unit of the connected digital Sensor head or |
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the analog input is displayed here. |
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The last column (Relay) shows the current status |
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The indicator reflects the actual energization |
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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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The PC tool is connected via the COM port to the |
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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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When the mouse pointer hovers over the cell, a |
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tool tip window pops up showing the following |
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- Number of days left until next maintenance |
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The lower block displays the control information |
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(set point) of the 16 possible analog outputs. |
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current range of 0-22 mA (measuring range 4-20 |
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A distinction is made between system errors and |
Display of possible error |
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value. This also includes the communication error |
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to the sensor board or the digital sensor head. |
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Messages generated by the gas detection |
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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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Deselect: The highlighted area is free again. |
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Acknowledge latching: Allows acknowledgment |
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of the latching selected address. |
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Relay test: Appears only if special mode is |
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Alarm Test ON: Turns the relay into the alarm |
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Alarm Test OFF: Turns the relay into the alarm- |
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Automatic: Turns the test function off. The relay |
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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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