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Instrument Manager 

The Instrument Manager function 
allows to manage data files stored 
on PC when the “endless loop 
memory” function is active. 
When first connecting, the in-
strument has to be registered: all 
registered instruments are listed in 
the “Instrument List”. Commands 
placed in the lower part of the 
window are applied to the instru-
ment highlighted in that moment: 
to select it, click the description 
line in the “Instrument List”. On 
the left side there are the data of 
the instrument currently high-
lighted, while on the right side the 
Instrument Manager commands 
are grouped. 

 

 

 

 

Register Instrument

: it registers the instrument actually connected to the PC and connected. 

Delete Instrument

: it deletes the selected instrument and all files related to it. 

Summary of Contents for HD206 Series

Page 1: ...l are selectable either from keyboard or from a computer Through a computer you can define a password to enable the access to configuration data Typical applications are monitoring of temperature humidity during transportation storage of fresh or frozen foods fruit vegetable products and flowers pharmaceuticals sensitive and photo graphic products paper as well as laboratory activities in general ...

Page 2: ... 88 9 Display Keyboard c o v e r Temperature or t e m p e r a t u r e h u m i d i t y external sensor s E x t e r n a l temperature sensor B u i l t i n temperature sensor Socket for RSR232C or for external probes ...

Page 3: ...lashes when logging 4 T1 ON OFF and ENTER key it switches the instrument on and off when programming it confirms the step of the current program 5 T2 LOG key LOGGING it starts and stops data acquisition 6 RH symbol it indicates that the display is showing a relative humidity measure 7 C F symbol it indicates that the display is showing a temperature measure C F selec tion is made from PC 8 T4 PROG...

Page 4: ...en programming it raises the displayed value 13 Alarm LED ALARM the red LED flashes to indicate that one or more acquired values have exceeded the set point and or that battery is flat During the battery test it produces a series of close flashings indicating that battery is low and that it has to be replaced as soon as possible 14 T1 ON OFF and LOGGING key it starts and stops a logging session 15...

Page 5: ...e humidity external probes according to the model as well as the serial cable for the connection to a PC have to be connected through the socket placed at the base of the in strument As shown in the picture aside on the instrument connector there is a triangle that helps the user in inserting the probes the ver tex of this triangle has to be aligned with the arrow on the probe con nector When inse...

Page 6: ... turn to the alternating view to be able to display the alarm diagnostic When the external probe with cable temperature or temperature humidity probe isn t connected the message Und appears on the display referred to the temperature channel and the message ERR referred to the R H channel in this case use the F1 F2 key to let the unused measuring channel disappear Programming from Keyboard for HD20...

Page 7: ...cutive acquisitions through T3 and T4 keys The follow ing fixed intervals are available 1 5 10 30 seconds 1 5 10 15 30 minutes 1 hour H Press ENTER T1 to confirm Sampling interval and display up dating times are the same up to 30 seconds and have the same rate for longer sampling intervals the display updates every 30 seconds fixed ...

Page 8: ...LOG key Auto dat on display acquisition start and stop are performed in accordance with the date and the time set from the instrument keyboard see P04 and P05 steps or from PC see DeltaLog2 software If the auto mode is enabled P03 P04 and P05 steps are disabled but the LOG key instant start and stop remains always enabled ENTER ENTER P02 ENTER 1 2 ...

Page 9: ...day d hours H and minutes use T3 and T4 keys to edit the different parameters press ENTER T1 to confirm Warning access to this step of the program is denied if P02 step has been set on auto dat to be able to edit time and date P02 has to be configured as man P03 y0 1 1 2 ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER H13 1 2 55 1 2 12 1 2 31 1 2 YEAR DAY HOUR MINUTES MONTH ...

Page 10: ...stop time and date P02 has to be set on dat to enable the auto logging mode Setting Alarm Set points for the First Input Channel Temperature in HD206 1 and HD206 2 models and Internal Temperature in HD207 and HD207 1 models When acquiring if temperature exceeds set limits either low or high the symbol lights up in correspondence with the ALRM indication on display the indication remains even if te...

Page 11: ...06 1 and HD206 2 models and Internal Temperature in HD207 and HD207 1 models The instrument indicates that temperature alarm limits as set at P06 step have been exceeded by lighting up the symbol in correspondence with the ALRM indication on display To en able this function use T3 and T4 keys to select ON and press ENTER T1 to con firm ...

Page 12: ...nput channel exceeds set limits ei ther low or high the symbol lights up in correspondence with the ALRM indication on display the indication remains even if the measurement value then falls into the limits again This function is active if enabled through P09 program When at point P08 press ENTER to set the low set point LOU use T3 and T4 keys to set the desired value corresponding to the alarm lo...

Page 13: ...unction use T3 and T4 keys to select ON then press ENTER to confirm T1 P09 off 1 2 Note the alarm indication remains even if after going out of range the measurement re turns to set limits To reset previous alarm indications set OFF and press ENTER T1 to confirm Setting the Instrument in a Default Configuration deF indication appears press ENTER T1 to confirm or T4 to jump to P0 without making any...

Page 14: ...Two logging modes are available manual and auto In manual the LOG key commands logging start and stop in auto they are managed by entering time and date When logging the symbol over the LOG indication flashes While logging setting of programming data is not accessible Refer to DeltaLog2 program for the different programming modes through a PC ...

Page 15: ...and and will go on logging Pressing LOG or according to the automatic stop command the first one between the two will interrupt logging B If the instrument is already logging either in manual or in auto and you press LOG log ging will stop The eventual automatic stop command will be ignored Automatic Logging storage start and stop are performed according to established time and date previously set...

Page 16: ...val storage start stop time and date in case of auto logging and alarm set point setting are previously set all these opera tions are carried out by DeltaLog2 software See the next paragraph about how to connect the in strument to a PC and on how to use the program see page 23 Two logging modes are available manual or auto Logging start and stop are controlled by the LOGGING key in the first mode ...

Page 17: ... to be followed 1 Activate the manual function 2 Set the sampling interval 3 Set the alarm limits if desired 4 Press the LOGGING key to start logging the LOG green LED will start flashing 5 Press the LOGGING key again to stop logging Notes A If you press the LOGGING key and the instrument is not logging logging will start If the built in clock has been previously configured for the auto logging th...

Page 18: ...the alarm just press the BATTERY TEST key to make a battery test If the green LED flashes it means that the battery is charged and that one of the set limits has been ex ceeded causing the alarm On the contrary red LED flashing it is necessary to check data with a computer to find out if an alarm limit has been exceeded How to Replace the Battery The minidatalogger reduced consumption grants the b...

Page 19: ... 1 3 4 Take off the tulip connector from the flat battery 5 Remove the flat battery from its seat 6 Insert the tulip connector at the top of the red wire on the positive rheophore of the new battery 7 Insert the tulip connector at the top of the black wire on the negative rheophore of the new battery 8 Fix the battery in its slot on the cover 9 Close the instrument rear side with the screws ...

Page 20: ...20 LITHIUM 3 6V BLACK WIRE RED WIRE ...

Page 21: ...either the serial cable or the probes equipped with cable HD206 2 and HD226 2 have an additional connector inside the instrument necessary to connect the serial cable when you have to make the relative humidity calibration of the temperature humidity combined probe The HD 206 54 serial cable is provided with a 9 pole connector if the PC is equipped with a 25 pole connector use a 9 pole 25 pole ada...

Page 22: ...ONNECTOR In all other cases you just have to disconnect the external temperature or temperature humidity probe if any and replace it with the serial cable supplied with DeltaLog2 program as shown in the figure below HD206S1 HD206 54 RS232C 24 8 ...

Page 23: ... data making the file unreadable when opened with the DeltaLog2 software from ver 2 5 Only the reports generated by the original data will be marked as EN 12830 compliant Any other use of the data generated by the instruments is possible under the responsibility of the user To save the data in compliance with the standard it is necessary to register the instrument indicating the measurement place ...

Page 24: ...al port through the proper serial cable HD206 54 provided with the program Start the program with a double click on the desktop program icon or select DeltaLog2 item in the DeltaOhm folder in the Start menu Press the Connect key or select the Instrument Connect command the program will automatically search the serial line to which the instrument is linked and will connect to it If connection has s...

Page 25: ... Definition of Functional Areas After dumping data DeltaLog2 appears as in the figure below The following functional areas can be identified 1 Main menu 2 Commands Bar 3 Information about the Report Lists ...

Page 26: ...ere the main functions are described in details A File Menu Open It opens a file Save It saves the File in the folder where it already is Save As It saves the File in a desired folder Export to Excel It opens Microsoft Excel and exports data currently active to an Excel folder In order this function to be active Microsoft Excel has to have already been set up on your PC Up to 30000 samples per tim...

Page 27: ...Log2 program to the instrument and sets the serial port parameters automati cally Disconnect It disconnects DeltaLog2 program from the instrument and enables the use of the serial port for other programs Inst Info Information about the instrument It opens a window containing the information about the instrument connected to the program Read Temp Hum Temperature Humidity Reading It starts the funct...

Page 28: ...in endless loop memory the command does not clear data from the PC hard disk but only from the screen as they are automatically saved while downloading Instr Setup It opens the setup window of the instrument connected to the PC C View Menu Graph It displays the selected data file in graph format If a graph is already available it refreshes it this function is useful to bring the window to the star...

Page 29: ...t This option is particularly useful for a faster analysis of data when you are looking for any possible exceeded alarm limit View Limits It activates the view of the alarm limits This function acts on a single graph at any one time to select a channel click the line corresponding to that channel in the View of Current Report Summary Data ...

Page 30: ...ription It opens a window where you can change the channel description that appears on display Zoom It enlarges the area of the graph previously selected with the mouse Holding the mouse left button down and passing on the graph you will select the area to be en larged Once this area has been selected use the Zoom command or the Apply Zoom key to enlarge Zoom Goes back to standard view Filter Setu...

Page 31: ...no instrument is connected Selecting Autodetect the program automatically sets the port parameters Lock Program This function locks the Setup Instrument item for the minidatalogger setup but leaves all the other functions of the program active It is useful to prevent other people changing the minidata logger settings without prior permission A password is required to unlock the program Unlock Prog...

Page 32: ...ll consequently go lost Calibration It starts the calibration procedure of the relative humidity probe in HD206 2 and HD226 2 mod els This item is disabled if the program setup lock has been entered by means of the Lock Pro gram command G Menu Help DeltaLog2 Info About software version DeltaLog2 Licence Software licence agreement with the end user DeltaLog2 Handbook User s Manual DeltaLog2 softwar...

Page 33: ...t connection to the PC Serial port settings are automatically made by the program and no operator s action is required Instrument Disconnect It disconnects the instrument at the end of the working session This command leaves the serial port available for other applications Instrument Read Instrument It reads the measurements detected by the instrument and displays them on the PC screen see the rel...

Page 34: ... graph format To select a block of data click the corresponding name in the Report List Area Tool View Limit It views on the graph the limits set through the ToolSet Limit com mand The command is active when one channel only is viewed Tool Zoom It enlarges an area of the graph Tool Zoom It reduces an area of the graph File Export to Excel It opens Excel and sends current data to it This function i...

Page 35: ...roup of contiguous data click the first datum and holding the Shift key down click the last one To select a group of non contiguous data use Ctrl instead of Shift File Print It prints current data as they are viewed either table or graph The operator is required to give a heading to the print Option Unlock Program It unlocks the setup functions of DeltaLog2 program by enter ing a password Option L...

Page 36: ...stop date as well as the number of logged samples 4 Data View Area This is the area where the values of logged samples of the currently selected report are viewed The values related to each sample concern the acquisition date in year month day format and time in hour minutes seconds format as well as the values of the different channels with the corresponding unit of measurement ...

Page 37: ... Summary Data This is the area where summary information of each channel of the currently selected report are viewed The following information appear for each channel Description Sampling time Maximum Value Minimum Value Average Value ...

Page 38: ...nected with the serial port be cause an error occurred while connecting DeltaLog2 is properly connected with related pa rameters Instrument Setup With the instrument connected press the Setup key to open the parameter setting window The window is composed of 5 cards Current Settings it resumes the instrument current settings this card cannot be edited by the user Info it shows some information con...

Page 39: ...will start selecting the Manual item logging will start when the operator presses the LOG key or LOGGING key depending on models on the instru ment On the contrary selecting the Start Mode Date item the Start Date Time delayed start and Stop Date Time boxes logging delayed stop will become active here you can enter logging start and stop time and date Anyhow in both cases you can start and stop lo...

Page 40: ...ows the alarm limits that have been exceeded if you press Reset the corresponding alarm will be cleared Battery level it indicates the battery charge level when the red LED is on the battery has to be re placed as soon as possible see the related paragraph on how to replace it ...

Page 41: ...ich channel to view on the instrument display the first only the second only or both of them alternately 5 Lock keyboard the instrument keyboard can be locked to prevent other non authorized peo ple changing the instrument operation The lock can be partial partial lock start button free only the function of start logging is accessible or total total lock all keys are locked and all operations can ...

Page 42: ...a On File command see below Alarm current status The red LED turns on when the limit is exceeded Press the Reset key to clear it Alarm history it registers all the alarms occurred since this window was opened Select the Enable Storing item to store the measure ments registered by the two channels If you disable it or quit the function you will be asked if you want to save data on a file ...

Page 43: ... connect the serial cable start DeltaLog2 program connect the instrument and press the Stop Recording key N B If the keyboard has not been locked during setup logging can be stopped by pressing the LOG key on the instrument Data Dump To dump data contained in the minidatalogger memory connect the serial cable to the PC start DeltaLog2 program connect the instrument Connect key Press the Dump data ...

Page 44: ...e Data View in Table Format In the table view you find the list of measurements detected by the instrument provided with date and time A filter can be applied on these data It extracts from the total of data a subgroup according to the value of a high limit of and a low limit or of the overlay of both of them The filter can be applied to one of the two channels or to both of them in this case only...

Page 45: ...data that re spect set limits appears below The biggest group of data the smallest one as well as the total number of groups are viewed The key on the bottom Go to interval brings di rectly to each interval of the list When the filter is applied the differ ent groups are separated by dashes as shown below ...

Page 46: ...iew in Graph Format Each group of measurements can be displayed in graphic form through the ViewGraph command or the equivalent key Besides the view of the graph of the two channels the program allows to display ...

Page 47: ...u with some useful commands The view of sampling instants Point marks and the connection among the different points Scatter Graph The indication of coordinates trace mouse coordinates like sampling instant temperature or humidity by tracing with the mouse Zoom functions to enlarge a graph area Fit functions Fit that allow to adapt the graph in order to cover the whole height Height width Width or ...

Page 48: ...r YES when you are asked to create a new registration In the next screen click the Register Instr key the new minidata logger will be added to the list of the instruments regis tered on that PC Press the Close key to close the In strument Manager If the endless loop memory function has been activated and a too long time has elapsed the latest data will overrun the old one in this case when dumping...

Page 49: ...tep procedure the first 5 steps have to be made just the first time 1 Start DeltaLog2 2 Connect the minidatalogger serial cable to the serial port of the PC 3 Connect the minidatalogger to the PC by pressing Connect on DeltaLog2 commands bar If it is the first time that you carry out this operation register the new instrument as explained at page 54 4 Press Instrument Setup to get into the Setup a...

Page 50: ...epending on the selected sampling interval and on the number of channels to be stored the Setup Time Date card shows memory left space Re member that when in endless loop memory after each data dump the whole minidatalogger memory is available again There are cases where it is important to control a variable and only if it has exceeded the set limit its temporary trend in the last recording period...

Page 51: ...he most recent data are queued to those already existing in the PC memory and they represent a single group of measurement consecutive sessions this group of measurements appearing in the Report List is called Dynamic Report File and is indicated by the DRF abbreviation For instance a group might be composed of the seven daily measurements detected in a museum in a week time When this block of mea...

Page 52: ...il the next storage or until the final storage that occurs using the Instrument Manager command Close DRF Archive Sort by download date is complete by itself thus it will always be entirely filed After two complete downloads of the minidatalogger memory you will be asked to archive data be fore making a new download to prevent working with too big files The same thing happens when some changes hav...

Page 53: ... and time Storing Interval data sort criterion Create new Archive select it to enter the name of the new archive Archive Name Add to existing Archive it allows to select an existing data archive among those listed in the pop up window Notes enter any other note Stored data can be recalled using the In strument Archive command in File Man ager see the related paragraph below ...

Page 54: ...laced in the lower part of the window are applied to the instru ment highlighted in that moment to select it click the description line in the Instrument List On the left side there are the data of the instrument currently high lighted while on the right side the Instrument Manager commands are grouped Register Instrument it registers the instrument actually connected to the PC and connected Delet...

Page 55: ...ecalled with the Instrument Archive command on the bottom Close DRF Archive it closes the DRF file and archives it definitively With respect to the Split Archive data command it also archives incomplete blocks of data No blocks of data can be queued to this kind of archive Instrument Archive it opens the management window of the active instrument archives The selected archive can be opened Open to...

Page 56: ...cting File Print Graph Setting Use the Copy to clipboard function to copy the active window and paste it in another application for ex ample to print a graph copy and paste it in Windows Paint and try to print it from there 3 Battery replacement After the replacement of the battery the keyboard of the instrument is unable to be used in order to avoid that the starting of a new storage can cancel a...

Page 57: ...ation procedure deletes previous calibration data To calibrate the probe properly the first point has to be at 75 RH and the second one at 33 RH To carry out an accurate calibration it is very important that the probe and saturated solutions be at the same temperature and that this is as stable as possible for the whole calibration The whole calibration procedure is protected by the program passwo...

Page 58: ... unlock it before going on 6 Click Calibration in the Option menu 7 Enter CAL password capital letters and confirm Select RH and confirm with OK In the next window select the first calibration point at 75 RH and press OK The following window will appear Warning do not confirm immediately ...

Page 59: ...ion that the cap with the probe is in the base The measuring chamber has to be perfectly closed otherwise it won t reach saturation it is very important that no air passes through from outside to inside the chamber 13 Wait 30 minutes at least 14 Then you can press OK to confirm after some seconds you will be asked to enter the humidity value really applied This value is the value that appears in t...

Page 60: ...16 Take out the probe from the container with the 75 RH solution and close it with its lid open the container with the 33 RH saturated solution Check that inside the measuring chamber there are drops of solution if any blot them with paper ...

Page 61: ...herwise it won t reach saturation 18 Wait 30 minutes at least and press OK to confirm 19 In the next window enter the humidity value actually applied and press OK 20 Take out the probe from the container with the 33 RH solution then close it with its lid 21 Unscrew the ring with the cap and replace it with the sensor protection Calibration is finished ...

Page 62: ...r is neither faulty nor corroded When calibrating the measuring chamber is perfectly closed Saturated solutions are not exhausted A 33 RH saturated solution is exhausted when in side it between the two walls there is no salt anymore but only a thick liquid in this case the chamber cannot reach saturation anymore For 75 RH saturated solutions check that the salt is not dry crystallized to reach sat...

Page 63: ...rature probe optional for HD226 1 model not available for HD206 1 model Internal temperature sensor on HD226 2 model Temperature and relative humidity combined probe with cable Sensor Location Relative Humidity Externally mounted fixed Temperature 30 80 C instrument 40 105 C probe with cable 30 80 C instrument 40 105 C probe with cable 30 80 C instrument 40 105 C probe with cable 30 80 C instrumen...

Page 64: ...ctive 80 000 measurements per channel with three channels active Reading Interval Selectable among 1 5 10 15 30sec 1 5 10 15 30min 1hour PC Interface Through a passive optoisolated RS232 serial port 9600 bauds Software DeltaLog2 Compatible with Windows operating systems Display where provided 3 digit LCD battery low symbol 4 indicators of functional modes LED where provided LED for operating statu...

Page 65: ...ture Measurement 0 2 LCD Display Version LED Version Ordering Codes of Minidatalogger Probes and Accessories TP207 immersion temperature probe with NTC sensor for measurements in liquids powders and gas total length 45mm diameter 3mm cable L 1 5m material stainless steel TP207P pointed immersion temperature probe with NTC sensor for food industry applica tions sheath length 125mm diameter 4mm cabl...

Page 66: ...n cable with USB connector for PC and 8 pole MiniDin male con nector for the instrument The cable connects the mini dataloggers HD 206 HD 226 HD 207 and HD 227 series directly to the USB port of the PC HD75 Calibration saturated solution at 75 RH HD33 Calibration saturated solution at 33 RH DeltaLog2 Software to download and show data on PC for HD 206 226 HD 207 227 series minidatalogger Supplied ...

Page 67: ...E IMMERSION PROBE NTC TERMINATION TP207 Probe for measurements in liquids powders and gas 45 12 33 4 8 NTC sensor position L 1 5m 3 CODE POINTED PROBE NTC TERMINATION TP207P Pointed Immersion stainless steel probe for food industry applications 125 L 1 5m 15 4 ...

Page 68: ...PROBE NTC TERMINATION TP207A Probe for ambient temperature air fast measuring 125 L 1 5m 10 4 3 TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED PROBE HD206S1 HD206S1 109 14 L 1 5m PC MINI DATALOGGER RS232C CONNECTION CABLE HD206 54 L 1 5m ...

Page 69: ...P54 HD207 Internal Temperature sensor Optional temperature probe cable L 1 5m HD207 1 Temperature sensor placed under the front cover Optional temperature probe cable L 1 5m HD206 1 R Temperature sensor elative Humidity and placed under the front cover HD206 2 Re Temperature probe lative Humidity and Combined probe HD206S1cable L 1 5m ...

Page 70: ...206S1 HD227 Internal Temperature sensor Optional temperature probe cable L 1 5m HD227 1 Temperature sensor placed under the front cover Optional temperature probe cable L 1 5m Optional temperature probe cable L 1 5m HD226 1 Relative Humidity and Temperature sensor placed under the front cover HD206S1 cable L 1 5m ...

Page 71: ...7 models 14 Logging for HD226 and HD227 models 16 Low Battery Indication 18 How to Replace the Battery 18 Connecting to a PC 21 DELTALOG2 23 DELTALOG2 Setup 23 Uninstall DELTALOG2 24 Preliminaries Starting DeltaLog2 24 Definition of Functional Areas 25 Instrument Setup 38 Reading Measurements in Real Time on a PC 41 Logging Start and Stop 43 Data Dump 43 Data View in Graph or Table Format 44 Endle...

Page 72: ... of the Minidatalogger Optional Probes 67 Models with Display 69 Models without Display 70 CE Conformity Safety EN61000 4 2 EN61010 1 level 3 Electrostatic Discharge EN61000 4 2 level 3 Electric Fast Transients EN61000 4 4 level 3 EN61000 4 5 level 3 Voltage Variation EN61000 4 11 Electromagnetic Interference Susceptibility IEC1000 4 3 Electromagnetic Interference Emission EN55022 class B ...

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