Xylem PL200-G User Manual

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PL200G Garden Hose Data Logger

Global Water

Instrumentation, Inc.

11390 Amalgam Way

Gold River, CA 95670

T: 800-876-1172

Int’l: [phone], F: [phone]

[e-mail]

11/30/09
01-532

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Congratulations on your purchase of a Global Water PL200G Garden
Hose Data Logger. This instrument has been quality tested and approved
for providing accurate and reliable measurements. We are confident that
you will find the logger to be a valuable asset to your applications. Should
you require assistance, our technical staff will be happy to help.

Table of Contents

I. Checklist ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 3
II. Inspection ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 3
III. Warranty ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 3
IV. Specification ▫

▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 4

V. System Requirements ▫ ▫ ▫ 5
VI. Software Installation ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 5
VII. Direct Connection ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 9
VIII. Main Screen ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 10
IX. On-Line Help Files ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 14
X. Get History ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 15
XI. Setup Menus ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 16
XII. General Setup ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 17

Analog Setup ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 21

XIII.

XIV. Programming ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 24
XV. Maintenance ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 25
XVI. Troubleshooting ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 25
XVII. Customer Support ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 26
XVIII. CE Certification ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 27

Copyright © Global Water Inst rumentation, Inc. 2006

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I. Checklist:

a. PL200G USB Garden Hose Data Logger
b. PL200G Data Logger Manual
c. USB Cable, Type A to B
d. Global Logger II Interface Software on CDROM

II. Inspection:

a. Your Data Logger was carefully inspected and certified by our Quality

Assurance Team before shipping. If any damage has occurred during
shipping; please notify Global Water Instrumentation, Inc. and file a
claim with the carrier involved.

III. Warranty:

a. Global Water Instrumentation, Inc. warrants that its products are

b. The warranty begins on the date of your invoice.

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free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use
and service for a period of one year from date of shipment from
factory. Global Water’s obligations under this warranty are
limited to, at Global Water’s option: (I) replacing or (II) repairing;
any products determined to be defective. In no case shall Global
Water’s liability exceed the products original purchase price.
This warranty does not apply to any equipment that has been
repaired or altered, except by Global Water Instrumentation, Inc.,
or which has been subject to misuse, negligence or accident. It
is expressly agreed that this warranty will be in lieu of all
warranties of fitness and in lieu of the warranty of
merchantability.

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IV. Specification:

Power Supply: Two 9VDC alkaline batteries standard
Standby Current: 65uA Typical
Logging Current: 5mA Typical + sensor current

Operating Temperature Industrial, -40ºC to +85ºC (Batteries may not apply)

Analog Inputs: 0-200 psi gauge pressure sensor
300 psi over-pressure
Accuracy, +/- 1%, full scale
Battery voltage monitor
Analog Resolution: 12-Bit, 4096 Steps
Sensor Warm-up Time: 3 Seconds recommended

Sample Modes: Fixed Interval: Programmable from 1 Sec. to >1 Year
High Speed: 10 Samples per second
Logarithmic Sample Rate (Approximation)
Exception (Log only on deviation from previous reading)

Storage Capacity: 81,759 Recordings of water pressure and battery

voltage with date/time stamp

Communication Ports: USB Type B

Selectable Baud Rates: Auto detect or fixed rates at
9600, 19200, 28800, 38400, 57600, 115200

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V. System Requirements:

Desktop or Laptop computer with:

1) Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP Vista or Windows 7 Operating Systems

2) CDROM Drive

3) USB Port
Note that the software described here is for running on desktop and laptop
computers only. Software for many popular Handheld PDA devices is also
provided by Global Water. Special cables may be required.

VI. Software Installation:

Global Logger Installation: This software is for use on Windows based desktop

and laptop computers only. Insert the software installation CD and run the Setup

program. This will install the Global Logger application in the Program Files folder
and automatically put the Global Logger II icon on the desktop.

USB Driver Installation: With the installation CD in the CDROM drive and DC

power applied to the logger, plug the USB cable into the data logger to open the

ADD New Hardware Wizard. The menus that follow will look different for different

operation systems but the procedure is the same. Do not allow the Hardware
Wizard to automatically search for the driver. Instead, specify the location
(CDROM). If a generic driver gets, or has been previously installed, it must be

uninstalled before proceeding by using the Add or Remove Programs section of the
Control Panel. Instead, click the Search External Media box or Specify a Location
box and install the driver from the CDROM. Running the Setup program that installs
the Global Logger software also installs a folder with the driver in it. This location
can also be specified if the CDROM is not available; although, it is recommended
that the driver be installed at the same time the Global Logger is installed.

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The following menus apply to the Windows XP operating system.

1) Do not let Windows search
for software. Click “No, not
at this time” when asked if
Windows Update can search
for software.

Click Next.

2) Do not let Windows automatically
install the software. Click “Install
from a specific location”.

Click Next.

3) Specify the location of the driver.
Make sure the Global Logger CDROM
is in the CD drive and click “Search
removable media” only.

Click Next.

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4) The Hardware Wizard searches
for the driver.

If Windows advises that the software
is not certified, click:

“Continue Anyway”.

This only means that Microsoft has not
licensed the software. Second party
software is allowed and no harm will
come to your computer.

5) The first half of the installation is
complete. The Hardware Wizard
must make two passes.

Click Finish.

6) Two drivers might be required so the Hardware Wizard may repeat the same
process again. As before; a: do not let the Windows Update do a search, b: tell
Windows to search from a specific location instead of automatically installing
software, c: tell Windows to search from removable media (CDROM).

7) The installation is complete.

Click Finish.

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8) To confirm the installation, look in the
Device Manager and find the USB Serial
Port. The COM setting following that will
show the virtual COM port that has been
automatically assigned to the driver. As
you will see in the following sections, this
COM port will be automatically detected
by the Global Logger software so it is not
necessary to note which port is being
used by the driver.

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VII. Direct Connection:

Important: This data logger supports an Auto Baud Rate Mode which automatically

detects the communication speed. However; this communication software also

supports loggers which may be programmed in a Fixed Baud Rate Mode. This is

useful in telemetry applications, particularly when using Global Water data loggers
with our Global Access radio modem software. The upcoming discussion assumes
that the logger is programmed in auto detect mode. If you cannot connect to the
logger and suspect that the logger may be using a fixed rate mode; try each
connection speed separately, especially 38400 which is required when using the
Global Access software. Direct connection is made through the USB port,

To connect to the logger, click the “Direct” option and from the “Port” menu, select
the USB serial port at the COM port the driver was assigned, which is automatically
shown in the list as “Global Logger USB Device”.

Next, select the desired baud rate from the “Baud Rate” menu. Generally, the
fastest rate of 115,200 is used although; long cables or other factors may require a
slower setting. Click “Connect” to make the connection. If a connection is not made,
an error message will appear. Check the battery, communication cable, driver
installation and COM port settings.

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