JUMO PCA3000 User Manual

0 (0)

PC Evaluation Software

PCA3000

B 70.9701.0

Operating Manual

07.06/00420775

H	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 im-
	portant 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
6	Guide	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 ....................................................

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 Introduction

1.1 Preface

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.

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

Note 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 instructions are ignored or not followed correctly!

H v

abc1

Note

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 hkey

h Confirm with E

1 Introduction

Representation

h+ E

Edit ! device data

Keys

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 PC Evaluation Software

2.1 General

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.

H	PCA3000 can be used for data from different instruments.
H	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	-	Intel Pentium1 III or higher,
configuration	-	Microsoft Windows2 2000 or XP,
	-	Microsoft Windows2 2000 or XP,

Recommended configuration

-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

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

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

		3 Installation
3.1 Starting the installation
Running the	h Start Microsoft Windows
installation		If Microsoft Windows has already been started, all Windows
program	H	If Microsoft Windows has already been started, all Windows
program	H	programs have to be shut down before installing the setup
		program.
	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.
License	h Read and confirm the license agreement. Accepting the agreement is the
agreement	basic precondition to be able to install the software.

3 Installation

Available	h Select the components that need to be installed.
software

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

License number h Now enter the required license numbers.

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

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.

		3 Installation
Installing	h The final action is to click the	button, to initiate the actual
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 User interface

5.1 Elements of the user interface

Menu bar

Toolbar

Working area for representation of process data

			Details of the currently
			Details of the currently
		Coordinate bar	logged-in user
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.

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.

hKeeping 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 Guide

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.


		no
	Read in	no
	Read in
F	data
F	data
C




		yes

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.

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 ! Default settings ! File
	deposit ! Directory for archives. It can be altered at a later stage when
	reading in the data.
Evaluation	The default directory is set via the menu item Archive ! Default settings ! File
	deposit ! Directory for evaluation. It cannot be altered when reading in data.
	H	With extensive measurements, it may take some minutes
		for the measurement data to be entered into the archive.

6 Guide

6.3 Opening the archive

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.

6 Guide

Back

Set the time period that was last active.

Zoom

Zooms the time period between the sliders over the entire width. The sliders are repositioned.

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).

H	The Save data as function is only available if the data are graphi-
	cally displayed.

6 Guide

Save data

Selected archive		Archive selection
Select data	Select data according to
Select data	Select data according to
according to time	configuration
	Select data	Select data
	Select data	Select data
	according to	according to
	batch	signature

			Cancel data
			Cancel data
			backup
		Start data backup
	Selected backup archive
A means that the data				Select backup
will be deleted from the				archive
archive after backup.

+ 65 hidden pages

Open archive	Evaluation
	Evaluation
Copy	Unpacked data
	Unpacked data
	from archive
	Data
	Archiviert und
		Archiviert und
	ausgewertete
		ausg wertete
	Diskette (Disk 2)
	11010011	11010011	11010011	11010011
	01111010	01111010	01111010	01111010
		Diskette (Disk 2)
	0010111011010011001011101101001100101110110100110010111011010011
	1110110101111010111011010111101011101101011110101110110101111010
	10110001	10110001	10110001	10110001
	0010111011010011001011101101001100101110110100110010111011010011
	10001110	10001110	10001110	10001110
	1110110101111010111011010111101011101101011110101110110101111010
	11011100	11011100	11011100	11011100
	1011000100101110101100010010111010110001001011101011000100101110
	110100111000111011010011100011101101001111101101 111011011000111001101110100111000111011101101
	011110101101110001111010110111000111101010110001 10110001110111000111101000011101110010110001
	001011101101001110001110110100111000001011101101001100101110 001011101101001110001110
	111011010111101011101101100011110101110110110001111010111011011000111101011011100
	0010111011010011001011101101001100101110110100110010111011010011
	1110110101111010111011010111101011101101011110101110110101111010
		00101110	00101110	00101110	00101110
		11101101	11101101	11101101	11101101

JUMO PCA3000 User Manual

1 Introduction

1.1 Preface

1.2 Typographical conventions

2 PC Evaluation Software

2.1 General

2.2 Instruments with FDA compliance

2.3 Hardware and software requirements

3 Installation

3.1 Starting the installation

4 Log-in to the program

5 User interface

5.1 Elements of the user interface

6 Guide

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Reading in data

6.3 Opening the archive

6.3.1 Selecting the time period

6.4 Backing up data