JUMO PCA3000 User Manual

PC Evaluation Software

PCA3000

B 70.9701.0

Operating Manual

07.06/00420775

An eLearning course on the PC Evaluation software PCA3000 is provided for you on the Internet. The course gives you step-by-step instructions on how to use the PCA3000 to evaluate measurement data. The most important software functions are also illustrated.

The course is available free of charge, and no license is needed.

For more information visit: http://eLearning.jumo.info

Contents

1 Introduction 7

1.1 Preface .......................................................................................................... 7

1.2 Typographical conventions ......................................................................... 8

2 PC Evaluation Software 11

2.1 General ........................................................................................................ 11

2.2 Instruments with FDA compliance ........................................................... 11

2.3 Hardware and software requirements ...................................................... 12

3 Installation 13

3.1 Starting the installation .............................................................................. 13

4 Log-in to the program 17

5 User interface 19

5.1 Elements of the user interface .................................................................. 19

6Guide 21

6.1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 21

6.2 Reading in data ........................................................................................... 22

6.3 Opening the archive ................................................................................... 24

6.3.1 Selecting the time period ............................................................................. 26

6.4 Backing up data ......................................................................................... 28

6.5 Archive and evaluation directory .............................................................. 31

7 Evaluation - General 33

8 Evaluation - Graphics area 35

9 Evaluation - Table area 41

9.1 Switching registers into/out of display .................................................... 42

Contents

9.2 Channels ..................................................................................................... 45

9.2.1 The functions of the left mouse button ........................................................ 46

9.2.2 Displays (cannot be altered directly) ............................................................ 47

9.2.3 The functions of the right mouse button ...................................................... 48

9.3 Report .......................................................................................................... 49

9.3.1 The functions of the left mouse button ........................................................ 49

9.3.2 The functions of the right mouse button ...................................................... 51

9.4 Events .......................................................................................................... 53

9.4.1 The functions of the left mouse button ........................................................ 53

9.4.2 The functions of the right mouse button ...................................................... 53

9.5 Audit trail ..................................................................................................... 56

9.5.1 The functions of the left mouse button ........................................................ 56

9.5.2 The functions of the right mouse button ...................................................... 56

9.6 Batches ....................................................................................................... 58

9.6.1 The functions of the left mouse button ........................................................ 58

9.6.2 The functions of the right mouse button ...................................................... 58

9.7 Batch signature (PC signature for batches) ............................................ 62

9.7.1 The functions of the left mouse button ........................................................ 62

9.7.2 The functions of the right mouse button ...................................................... 62

9.8 Log-off signature (PC signature for time period) .................................... 64

9.8.1 The functions of the left mouse button ........................................................ 64

9.8.2 The functions of the right mouse button ...................................................... 64

9.9 Analog: Group... .......................................................................................... 65

9.9.1 The functions of the left mouse button ........................................................ 65

9.9.2 The functions of the right mouse button ...................................................... 65

9.10 Digital: Group... ........................................................................................... 66

9.11 Printing ........................................................................................................ 67

9.12 Data export ................................................................................................. 70

10 Menu functions and toolbar 73

10.1 Archive ......................................................................................................... 73

10.2 Editing ......................................................................................................... 78

10.3 Zoom ........................................................................................................... 80

10.4 View ............................................................................................................. 81

10.5 Extras .......................................................................................................... 81

Contents

10.6 Window ........................................................................................................ 82

10.7 Info ............................................................................................................... 83

11 Options at program start 85

12 Index 87

Contents

1.1 Preface

1 Introduction

Please read this operating manual before commissioning the software. Keep the manual in a place that is accessible to all users at all times.

Please assist us to improve this operating manual, where necessary.

Your comments will be appreciated.

However, if any difficulties should arise during start-up, please do

not carry out any unauthorized manipulations. You could endanger your rights under the instrument warranty!

Please contact the nearest subsidiary or the head office in such a case.

1 Introduction

1.2 Typographical conventions

Warning signs

The symbols for Danger and Caution are used in this manual under the following conditions:

Caution This symbol is used when there may be damage to equipment or data if the

Note signs

instructions are ignored or not followed correctly!

Note

abc

This symbol is used when your special attention is drawn to a remark.

Reference

This symbol refers to further information in other manuals, chapters or sections.

Footnote

Footnotes are remarks that refer to specific points in the text. Footnotes consist of two parts:

A marker in the text, and the footnote text. The markers in the text are arranged as continuous superscript numbers.

Action

This symbol indicates that an action to be performed is described. The individual steps are marked by this asterisk, e.g.

h Press the h Confirm with

h key

Representation

1 Introduction

Keys

h + E

Edit device data

Keys are shown in a box. Both symbols and text are possible. If a key has a multiple function, then the text shown is the one that corresponds to the function that is active at the moment.

Menu items

Menu items in the software which are referred to in this manual are shown in italics. Menu name, menu item and submenu item are separated from each other by “

!”.

1 Introduction

2.1 General

2 PC Evaluation Software

The PC Evaluation software (PCA3000) is used for archiving and evaluating data (including device audit trail data, if available). In the software, an electronic signature can be attached to the archived data.

The PCA3000 is on a CD, together with:

- PCA Communications software (PCC),

- Setup software (only for specific instruments) and

- Documentation in the form of PDF files.

PCA3000 can be used for data from different instruments.

Differences may occur between the operating manual and the individual instrument-specific functions.

2.2 Instruments with FDA compliance

The CD also contains:

- PC Security Manager software (PCS) and

- PC Audit Trail Manager software (PCAT).

For instruments with an increased security level, the software is freely available on the Internet in “read-only” mode (PCA3000 viewer), for purposes of FDA inspection and checking.

Anybody who has been authorized by the administrator is allowed to start and use PCA3000. The administrator uses the PC Security Manager software (PCS) to allocate authorizations.

PCA3000 is installed in conjunction with the installation of the PC Security Manager software (PCS). In this case, the installation will be different from the installation procedure described in Chapter 3 “Installation”.

2 PC Evaluation Software

2.3 Hardware and software requirements

The following hardware and software requirements have to be met for installing and operating the software:

Minimum configuration

Recommended configuration

- Intel Pentium

-Microsoft Windows

- 256Mbyte main memory,

-CD drive,

-mouse,

- one free serial interface or network connection or CompactFlash memory cards (depending on the type of data transmission to the recorder) and

- 120Mbyte free space on hard disk.

- Intel Pentium 4

-Windows XP

- 512Mbyte main memory

- 2Gbyte free space on hard disk for data

III or higher,

2000 or XP,

1. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of the Intel Corporation

2. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation

3.1 Starting the installation

3 Installation

Running the installation program

License agreement

h Start Microsoft Windows

If Microsoft Windows has already been started, all Windows

h Insert CD into the disk drive, then close it.

After the CD has been inserted, the installation program starts automatically, if not, proceed as follows:

h Start the file “Launch.exe” in the main directory of the CD. Screen messages from the installation program will now lead you through the

rest of the installation.

h Read and confirm the license agreement. Accepting the agreement is the

basic precondition to be able to install the software.

programs have to be shut down before installing the setup program.

3 Installation

Available software

License number h Now enter the required license numbers.

h Select the components that need to be installed.

Software that is to be installed must be marked by a tick ( ).

If the “demo version” option (viewer mode) has been set during

Program folder Define the program folder into which the icons for starting the software are to

be copied. The directory for the program files is determined automatically.

installation, then some functions of this software (such as data transmission, saving data, printing out) will be disabled.

The software can be licensed at a later stage.

3 Installation

Installing h The final action is to click the button, to initiate the actual

installation.

Program start The selected software components will now be installed. When the installation

has been completed, start the PC Evaluation software (PCA3000) via the Windows start menu.

3 Installation

4 Log-in to the program

When the program is installed for the first time, there will be no query of the user name and password. The query at the program start can be activated in the Extras menu, by using the function Renew log-in / Alter password. By activating the log-in function, it is possible to distinguish between the “Specialist” and “Maintenance” users. These users have different authorizations with regard to the functions of the setup program.

v “Renew log-in / alter password” on page 81 When the query has been activated, proceed as follows: h Log in.

4 Log-in to the program

5.1 Elements of the user interface

Menu bar

To ol b ar

Working area for representation of process data

5 User interface

Details of the currently

Coordinate bar

Menu bar The individual functions of the software can be started by using the menu bar.

v Chapter 10 “Menu functions and toolbar”

Toolbar The toolbar contains selected functions from the menu bar. They can be

started or activated by pressing the left mouse button. If you rest the mouse pointer on one of the icons (tool tips), you will see the function title after a short while.

logged-in user

5 User interface

Shift toolbar The position of the toolbar can be changed, if desired.

h Please move the mouse pointer between two icon groups.

h Press the left mouse button. h Keeping the left mouse button pressed, drag the toolbar to the desired

position.

h Now release the mouse button.

Possible positions are:

- the left or right window border (vertical orientation),

- below the menu bar (horizontal orientation),

- at the bottom edge, above the user details (horizontal orientation) or

- any position (in its own window - height and width can be changed using the mouse).

Working area The process data are displayed here.

6.1 Introduction

The following pages are intended as a guide to familiarize you with the principle of the PC Evaluation software PCA3000.

For a better understanding, the concept is explained by analogy with conventional pen recorders and paper charts containing process data.

6 Guide

6.2 Reading in data

This chapter explains how you can read in and save recorder measurement data from a CompactFlash memory card to your PC. For a faster access during a subsequent visualization, a concept was chosen that is based on an archive and an evaluation.

Accordingly, the archive represents the conventional paper chart deposit, the evaluation the rolled out paper charts.

Practical experience has shown that most users initially only wish to save (archive) their measurement data. Data are taken out of the archive and analyzed only in the event of a fault or similar event.

Read in

The recorded measurement data can be read in via the CompactFlash card or the interface.

The PCA communications software is used for reading in via the interface. (PCC).

Further important information: see “Read in data” on page 75.

data

yes

6 Guide

In contrast to the preceding PCA version, the archives of the PCA3000 software are not a directory with several files, but a single file only. This file always carries the file extension “.177”.

The archive directory and the evaluation directory are set within the PCA3000.

Archive The default directory is set via the menu item Archive

deposit

reading in the data.

Evaluation The default directory is set via the menu item Archive

deposit

! Directory for archives. It can be altered at a later stage when

! Directory for evaluation. It cannot be altered when reading in data.

With extensive measurements, it may take some minutes for the measurement data to be entered into the archive.

! Default settings ! File

6 Guide

6.3 Opening the archive

Measurement data which are to be visualized are opened from the

6.3.1 Selecting the time period

Selecting a data set

Each entry represents a new configuration of a device.

Selecting a time period

The period between the two sliders is shown graphically after activating the “Open” button.

Hold the left mouse button down when shifting the sliders.

Set the time period that was last

active.

Zoom

Zooms the time period between the

sliders over the entire width. The sliders are repositioned.

6 Guide

Back

End time

A dialog box can be used to determine the end time.

Start time

A dialog box can be used to determine the start time.

Data in archive only

The data are only available in the archive. If they are selected for display, then the software will automatically accept them for evaluation.

6 Guide

6.4 Backing up data

Save data

The Save data function serves to

- copy process data from an archive (e.g. for general data backup),

- copy process data from an archive to a protected archive (e.g. for passing them on for checks) and

- copy process data from an archive and simultaneously delete them (e.g. so that the archived files do not become unnecessarily large).

Save data as

The Save data as function extends the Save data function by the possibility of protecting the records (protected archives). Protected archives differ from the other archives by:

- inhibiting the execution of signatures

- inhibiting the Save function (a fresh saving of data is prevented).

- a simplified opening of the protected data.

- protected data cannot be extended (no further read-in or appending of additional data).

The Save data as function is only available if the data are graphically displayed.

Save data

6 Guide

Archive selectionSelected archive

Select data

according to time

Select data according to configuration

Select data

according to

batch

Select data

according to

signature

Start data backup

Selected backup archive

A means that the data will be deleted from the archive after backup.

Cancel data backup

Select backup

JUMO PCA3000 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

1.1 Preface

1 Introduction

1.2 Typographical conventions

2.1 General

2 PC Evaluation Software

2.2 Instruments with FDA compliance

2.3 Hardware and software requirements

3.1 Starting the installation

3 Installation

4 Log-in to the program

5.1 Elements of the user interface

5 User interface

6.1 Introduction

6 Guide

6.2 Reading in data

6.3 Opening the archive

6.3.1 Selecting the time period

6.4 Backing up data