PCE Instruments PCE-CLL 1 Users guide

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PCE Americas Inc.

Manual Data Logger PCE-CLL 1

711 Commerce Way Suite 8 Jupiter FL-33458 USA From outside US: +1 Tel: (561) 320-9162 Fax: (561) 320-9176 [email protected]

www.pce-instruments.com/english

www.pce-instruments.com

PCE Instruments UK Ltd.

Units 12/13

Southpoint Business Park

Ensign way

Hampshire / Southampton

United Kingdom, SO31 4RF

From outside UK: +44

Tel: (0) 2380 98703 0

Fax: (0) 2380 98703 9

[email protected]

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QUICK START GUIDE FOR DATA LOGGERS

WELCOME

Th is ser ies of D ire ct-U SB-C onn ecti on dat a log gers a re de sign ed to us e ver y easi ly. Thi s Qu ick St art Gu ide c over s prep arat ion a nd use t o ass ist yo u in get ting t he be st res ult s from you r dat a logg er. Now fo llo w this g uide t o sta rt.

Se nsor L ocat ion

Bu ttonBu tton

Red /Gr een LE D

US B Inte rfac e

IMPORT NOTES

Th is ser ies of d ata l ogge rs off er a var iet y of dif fere nt mo dels a nd mea sur emen t para met ers, so i n the se nsor l oca tion , the re wil l be dif fere nt se nsor e xte nsio ns for d iffe ren t mode ls th at you p urc hase d, bu t this g uide a lway s can b e suit abl e for th e whol e ser ies of d ata lo gge rs.

Th e prod uct ra nge is c ons tant ly be ing up date d and n ew mod els ad ded , and re lat ed in form atio n is li able t o chan ge wi thou t not ice. S o if nec ess ary, co nsul t your s upp lier t o get th e late st inf orm atio n and ne ws.

Ap pear ance o f a prod uct c olor i s sub ject t o actu al pu rcha se of pr odu ct, an d all t he pic ture s me ntio ned in t his g uide i s only f or re fere nce.

To in stall t he soft ware an d USB dri ver, yo u mus t have a n admi nist rato r righ ts on the h ost com puter .

Wh en the d ata lo gge r is con nect ed to t he USB p ort , the ba tter y ins ide th e data l ogg er is di scha rged a t a hig her ra te tha n nor mal. To co nse rve ba tter y lif e, do no t leav e the da ta lo gger c onne cte d to the U SB po rt for a p rolo nged p eri od of ti me.

Yel low LE D

US B Cap

GETTING STARTED

Al l you ne ed to pr epa re are a P C runn ing u nder W indo ws XP / Vist a/ 7/ 8(32 b it or 64 b it) w ith US B port a nd CD- ROM d rive , the CD i ncl udin g Dat a Logg er Gra ph sof twa re and d rive r, th e da ta log ger it sel f and a 3. 6V 1/ 2AA ba tter y.

BATTERY INSTALLATION

Be fore u sing t he da ta log ger, you w ill n eed to i nsta ll th e 3.6V 1 /2A A batt ery in clu ded in t he da ta log ger st and ard ki t. Be side s, rep lac emen t batt eri es ava ilab le fro m you r supp lier. Fol low ing in stru cti ons le ft pa ge to op erat e.

NOT E: Ma ke su re to al ign t his co nne cto r wi th its o the r sid e when i nst all t he par t.

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

Ins tal l the Da ta Lo gger G raph s oft ware b y plac ing t he CD in t he PC CD -RO M driv e. If se tup pro gra m does n ot aut oma tica lly r un and s tart , dou ble cl ick t he “se tup. exe” f ile i nclu ded o n th e CD-> Setu p dir ecto ry to st art i nsta lli ng. Fo llow t he on -scr een pr omp ts to co mple te in stal lati on. Yo u will s ee a ne w icon D ata Lo gge r Grap h on you r des ktop . For fu rthe r in form atio n on th e soft ware , you ca n acc ess th e hel p menu o n the so ftw are in terf ace . Pl ease n ote th at yo u must i nsta ll th e USB dr iver a fte r comp let ing th e soft war e inst alla tio n to us e the da ta log ger.

DRIVER INSTALLATION

Af ter co mple tin g the so ftwa re in stal lat ion, m ake su re the C D is in yo ur PC CD -ROM dri ve. Do uble c lick t he “U SBXp ress Ins tall er.exe ” fil e incl uded o n the C D->D riv er dir ecto ry

to s tart i nsta lli ng. Fo llow t he on -scr een pr omp ts to co mple te in stal lat ion. Yo u can no w plu g th e data l ogge r to an a vail able U SB por t on th e PC, an d a few mi nut es lat er, your c omp uter wi ll app ear su cce ssfu l mess age o n the bo ttom r igh t of the s cre en If th e driv er for t his d ata lo gger d evic e has b een in sta lled n orma lly.

No w, you ha ve suc ces sful ly ins tal led th e nec essa ry so ftwa re and d rive r for y our da ta log ger. Ple ase c onti nue to r efe r to nex t sect ion o f this d ocum ent f or a gu ide on h ow to us e the d ata lo gger f or a ta sk.

SETUP AND START

To use t he dat a log ger, tak e the fo llow ing s teps :

1. M ake su re the b atte ry is c orre ctly i nst alle d, or i f you us e USB po rt to p ower t he da ta lo gger d irec tly, yo u mus t not re move d ata lo gge r from U SB por t whe n the da ta lo gger i s lo ggin g.

2. In ser t the da ta lo gger i nto an a vail abl e USB po rt of a P C whic h has in sta lled t he Da ta Lo gger G raph s oftw are a nd dri ver.

3. D oubl e clic k on th e ”Dat a Logg er Gr aph” i con on y our W indo ws des kto p. Thi s wil l load th e Data L ogge r Grap h sof twar e. On th e lef t top of t he so ftwa re, yo u can se e “St art” b utto n an d clic k on it. T his w ill op en “Da ta Logg er Devi ce” di alog .

4. Se lec t data l ogg er dev ice th at wi ll be se t(o r defa ult) . Her e you ca n chec k the f irmw are ver sio n, sta tus , etc. o f the se lec ted da ta lo gger d evic e.

5. C lick o n the “S etup ” butto n to lo ad “Da ta Log ger Se tup” d ialo g. Her e you c an fol low th e scre en ins tru ctio ns and s etu p the da ta lo gger. On t he “Ge nera l”, you c an set l ogg er na me and s ampl e rate . On th e “Cha nne l Sett ings ”, you ca n set hi gh/ low li mit , enab le/d isa ble al arm, a nd ena ble /dis abl e alar m hold . On th e “Sta rt and S top M etho d”, you c an sel ect h ow to s tart a nd sto p log ging . Or al l sett ings c an be fa cto ry def ault i f fir st att empt s.

6. C lick o n the “F inis hed” bu tto n. The d ata lo gge r will s tar t acco rdin g to yo ur set ting s.

7. Rem ove th e dat a logg er fro m PC US B port e xcep t USB p ort wi ll be u sed as p ower s upp ly as yo ur re quir ed.

DATA DOWNLOAD

1. W hen a ta sk is fi nis hed, y ou can d own load d ata to P C. Do a ccor din g to ste p 2 to 4 of “S ETUP A ND STAR T” fir stl y, and th en cli ck on t he “Dow nload ” butt on on th e “Dat a Log ger Dev ice” di alo g. Her e you ca n fol low th e scre en in stru cti ons to d ownl oad a nd sav e th e data t o PC. Pl eas e note t hat yo u nee d to inp ut co rrec t pass wor d to ope rate t his st ep if th e data l ogge r has b een se t a pas swor d befo re(N o for fa cto ry def aul t).

2. A fter d ownl oad ing fi nis hed, a “ Down loa ding F inis hed ” dial og wi ll be sh own, u ser c an cl ick th e “Ope n” bu tton t o grap h the do wnl oade d dat a.

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Not a ny LEDs f lash

Da ta log ger is i dle , batt ery is e xha uste d or no b atte ry is fi tte d.

Gre en sing le flas h every 1 0s

Th e data l ogge r is cu rren tly lo ggi ng.

Gre en doub le flas h every 1 0s Th e data l ogge r wil l Star t at use r set d ate an d time , or re mind

us er to St art by B utto n. Gre en doub le flas h every 6 0s

Th e data l ogge r has f inis hed u ser se t logg ing t ask an d stop ped .

Red s ingle f lash ev ery 10s

Th e dat a log ger is cu rren tly logg ing . Ala rm (H igh, low o r bo th)

on a t leas t one ch ann el.

Red d ouble f lash ev ery 60s

Th e data l ogge r has f inis hed u ser se t logg ing t ask an d stop ped . Al arm (H igh, l ow or b oth) on at le ast o ne cha nne l.

NOT E: Th is onl y occu r whe n Alar m Hold i s ena bled .

Yel low sin gle fla sh ever y 60s

Lo w batt ery in dica tio n. The log gin g tas k con tinu es, an d you ne ed to ch eck ba tte ry cap acit y and r epla ce it ti mel y.

Yel low sin gle fla sh ever y 1s

Ind ica te tha t USB c onne ctio n is no rmal .

Yel low and G reen si ngle fl ash one b y one

Ba tter y is ins tal ling a nd po wer on O K.

Yel low and r ed sing le flas h one by on e

Ba tter y is ins tal ling a nd po wer on f aile d.

GRAPH

1. D oubl e clic k on th e ”Dat a Logg er Gr aph” i con on y our W indo ws des kto p. Thi s wil l load th e Data L ogge r Grap h sof twar e.

2. U ser ca n open a d ata l ogge r fil e (*.d lg, *. mdl g) via t he men u “Fi le-> Ope n”, and th e gra ph wi ll be sh own .

3. Zo om in: U se th e mous e to cl ick an d drag a b ox aro und a ny gra ph are a to mag nif y the are a sel ecte d. Zoo m out : Clic k on the " Und o Last " or "U ndo Al l" but ton o n tool b ar to sh ow la st gra ph are a or the o rig inal g raph a rea .

4. Pa n: Pre ss an d hold t he mid -bu tton o f the m ouse a t any gr aph lo cat ion, a nd mov e the mo use to p an the g raph a rea .

5. Zo om and P an Me thod . Auto : Zoom a nd pa n in any d irec tion . Hor izon tal : Zoom a nd pan on ly in ho rizo nta l dire ctio n. Ver tica l: Zoo m and p an onl y in ver tic al dir ecti on. M anua lly : Set th e star t time a nd en d time f or hor izo ntal a xis, a nd se t the sc ale fo r the v erti cal a xis.

6. M ark Da ta Poi nts: C lic k righ t-bu tton o n gra ph are a to sho w the p op-u p menu b elo w, Cl ick "M ark Da ta Poi nts " to sho w mar ks on al l samp le po int lo cat ions .

7. Gra ph Se ttin gs: Cl ick r ight -but ton on g raph a rea t o show t he pop -up m enu be low, c lic k “G raph S etti ngs” t o sho w a dial og. U ser ca n set co lor, fon t, li ne siz e and un it fo r the gr aph.

FILE EXPORT

Th e soft ware s ave an d ope n the *. dlg or * .md lg fil e type i n def ault . Use r can cl ick “F ile >S ave As ” to sav e the *. dlg o r *.md lg as ot her f ile ty pes, i ncl udin g *.t xt, *. csv, *. xls, * .bm p,

an d *.jp g.

To pri nt the g raph , sta tist ics a nd dat a tabl e, cl ick on t he pri nte r icon o n sta ndar d tool bar o r se lect “ Prin t” fr om the “ File ” pul l-do wn me nu.

Use rcanal socl ick th e “Fil e-> Prin t and E xpor t Opti ons ” sele ctthep rint edcon tent sinthe fol lowi ngdia log.

LED INDICATION GUIDE

BUTTON

Th ere is o nly on e but ton on t he hou sin g of the d ata lo gge r, pre ssi ng the b utto n has a di ffer ent ou tcom e dep endi ng on w hat th e logg er is d oing a t the t ime th e butt on is p ress ed:

If u ser se lect s Sta rt by Bu tton a s sta rt met hod v ia the D ata Lo gge r Setu p dia log in t he

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Da ta Log ger Gr aph so ftw are, a fter a s etu p is fin ish ed, us er can p res s and ho ld th e butt on un til th e gree n LED l ight s to sta rt th e logg ing t ask.

If u ser se lect O ver writ e When F ull a s stop m eth od via t he Dat a Log ger Se tup d ialo g in the

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Da ta Log ger Gr aph so ftw are, u ser ca n pre ss and h old t he but ton un til t he gre en LED l igh ts to s top th e logg ing t ask.

If C onfi rm and C lea r LED Al arm by B utt on is en abl ed via t he Dat a Log ger Se tup d ialo g in

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th e Data L ogge r Grap h sof twar e, whe n red L ED fla she s for al arm, u ser c an pre ss and h old th e butt on unt il th e red LE D ligh ts to c lear a nd res et th e LED al arm .

HOW TO GET RIGHT RESULTS

Ch eck th e batt ery c apac ity be fore b egi nnin g your l ogg ing ta sk. I f you wa nt to us e the

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US B inte rfac e to su pply p ower f or da ta log ger, thi s can b e skip ped.

Ob serv e the IP r atin g, me asur men t rang e and op erat ing ra nge . Allo w it to b e loca ted in a

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pl ace wi th a rig ht en viro nmen t.

So me sen sors w ill a ge and d rif t inev itba ly, and i f nec essa ry, you c an co nsul t your s upp lier

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to g et hel p on rec ali brai on .

Se e the re late d pro duct d atas hee t care full y if ha ve any o ther q ues tion s.

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RELATED DOCUMENTS

Al l help ful do cum ents i nclu de:

Qu ick St art Gu ide D Grap h Soft ware G uid e Prod uct Da tas heet P rod uct Se lect ion Gu ide

Th ese do cume nts c an be fo und on t he su ppli ed CD d isk

ENVIRONMENTAL DISPOSAL

WEE E This p rodu ct may c ont ain su bsta nce s that c an be h azar dous t o the e nvir onme nt if n ot

di spos ed of pr ope rly. El ectr ical a nd el ectr oni c equi pmen t sho uld ne ver be d isp osed o f wit h ge nera l hous e hold w ast e but mu st be se par atel y coll ect ed for t heir p rop er tre atm ent an d rec ove ry. The c ross ed-o ut bi n symb ol, p lace d on the p rod uct, r emin ds yo u of the n eed to di spos e of the p rod uct co rrec tly a t the en d of it s life . In thi s way yo u wil l assi st in th e rec ove ry, rec ycli ng and r e-u se of ma ny of th e mat eria ls use d in th is pro duc t. At th e end of th e life o f your p rodu ct pl ease c ont act yo ur dis tri buto r for in for mati on on co lle ctio n ar rang emen ts. BAT TERY Mo st ba tter ies e nd up in l andf ill w here t heir h aza rdou s mat eria l can le ach i nto th e

so il and c ause h arm . It is mu ch mor e env iron ment all y frie ndl y to rec ycle b atte rie s in a saf e, co rrec t mann er. Foll ow ap plic able c oun try, st ate, a nd lo cal re gula tio ns for d ispo sal /rec ycli ng of t he 1/2 AA bat ter y supp lied w ith y our da ta log ger. RoH S The Res tri ctio n of Ha zard ous Su bst ance s (RoH S) Di rect ive 20 02/ 95/E C of the Eu rope an Par liam ent s tipu lat es tha t cert ain h azar dous s ubs tanc es mu st not b e pres ent ab ove de fine d leve ls in p rodu cts . This d ata lo ggi ng pro duct i s man ufac ture d to be Ro HS co mpli ant.

Ba tter y Stat us ca n be che cked v ia th e Data L ogge r Dev ice di alo g in the D ata Lo gge r Grap h

so ftwa re. Ev en if th e bat tery i s exh aust ed, th e log ged da ta won 't lo se.

St art an d Stop M eth od can b e set vi a the D ata Lo gge r Setu p dial og in t he Dat a Log ger

Gra ph so ftwa re.

Red L ED Al arm fo r each c han nel an d Gree n LED S tatu s Indi cat ion ca n be di sabl ed via t he

Da ta Log ger Se tup d ialo g in th e Data L ogge r Grap h sof twar e for sa ve pow er.

Al l chan nels s har e the re d and gr een L ED for t his se rie s of dat a log gers .

If A larm H old is e nab led, t he red L ED wi ll fla sh wh en any c hann els b eing m easu red h as exc eed ed the a lar m limi t, and a lso w hen th e cha nnel s bein g mea sure d go bac k the n orma l ran ge. T his en sure s tha t you al ways k now w heth er the a lar m limi t has b een ex ceed ed.

LCDDISPLAY

Us er can p ress t he bu tton o nce to a cti vate t he LCD d ispl ay an d swit ch the d isp laye d chan nel an d func tion s. Th e LCD di spla y wil l be clo sed au tom atic all y if not a ny but ton op era tion s wi thin 3 0 seco nds .

Th e unit o f the di spla yed re adin gs

Ba tter y indi cat ion, If . B atte ry is OK . If . Ba tter y is exh aus ted

1. T he rea l-ti me re adin gs.

2. LO G sym bol sh own w hen Lo ggin g mod e. LOG s ymbo l not s hown w hen o ther m odes .

3. U p arro w show n whe n Logg ing mo de or F inis hed m ode: S ome lo gge d read ing s exce ed the hi gh lim it.

4. Do wn ar row sh own w hen Lo ggin g mod e or Fin ishe d mod e: Som e log ged re adin gs ex ceed th e low li mit.

NOT E: The LC D can’t w ork at be low -10 C elsiu s degre e, an d it wil l not di spla y nor mally a t the env ironm entcon ditio ns. For f urthe r infor matio n on the so ftwar e, yo u can ac cess t he hel p menu o n the sof tware i nterf ace or ot her doc ument s on the CD .

Th e chan nel nu mbe r of th e disp laye d read ing s

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