Lighthouse solair 3100, Operating Manual

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Page 3: ...Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions S3100 S5100 Boulder Counter Gen E Operating Manual...

Page 4: ...n except as permitted in writing by Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions is not responsible for any damage...

Page 5: ...Control and Laboratory Use Part1 General Requirements LASER SAFETY IEC 60825 1 Am 2 Guidance on Laser Products Conforms to IEC 60601 2 22 FDA 21 CFR Chapter 1 Subchapter J Laser Notice 50 EMC EN61326...

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Page 7: ...g Inspecting and Installing Initial Inspection 3 1 Unpacking 3 1 Verify Package Contents 3 1 Shipping Instructions 3 2 Accessories 3 3 Installation 3 5 Connecting Power 3 5 Installing the Battery 3 5...

Page 8: ...Port Configuration 4 17 Straight through Cat5 Setup 4 17 Cross over Cat5 Setup 4 18 Program the Interface 4 18 Windows Telnet Programming 4 18 Connect SOLAIR to Ethernet LAN 4 23 Connect Ethernet Cab...

Page 9: ...K 6 30 OPTIONS 6 32 CONTRAST ADJUST 6 32 AUDIBLE BEEP ADJUST 6 32 ALIGN TOUCH SCREEN 6 32 SCAN Mode 6 36 AUTOSTART MODE 6 37 DiffCuml on Zoom 6 37 ONE CHANNEL 6 37 ONE SECOND REALTIME MODBUS OUTPUT 6...

Page 10: ...he Instrument 7 1 RJ 45 Comm Port 7 2 RS485 Communications 7 2 RS232 Communications 7 2 USB Communications 7 3 Using the USB Port to connect to a PC 7 3 Configuring with the MODBUS Protocol 7 4 Settin...

Page 11: ...gisters B 13 Data and Alarm Registers B 14 Data and Alarm Enable Registers B 14 Enable Alarming for a Channel B 16 Threshold Setup Registers B 17 Setting the Alarm Threshold Value B 18 Appendix C Real...

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Page 13: ...aph like this and indicates a condition which if not met could cause serious personal injury or death and damage to the instrument boldface Introduces or emphasizes a term Courier font Indicates comma...

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Page 15: ...ormation This product contains a laser based sensor that is a Class 1 product as defined by FDA 21 CFR Chapter 1 Sub Chapter J when used under normal operation and maintenance Performing service on th...

Page 16: ...when instrument power is applied WARNING 24VDC is present on RS 232 485 IN port pin 7 when instrument power is applied Port Connect Warning WARNING Connect to the SOLAIR 1 CFM instrument using the Et...

Page 17: ...20mA analog sensors built in thermal printer and a rechargeable removable Li Ion battery The Boulder Counter supports only six particle size channels Note For lists of the standard channel sizes avai...

Page 18: ...ow users to Set sampling and hold times Configure the number of samples taken in a single location Connect up to four analog 4 20mA sensors Connect an external alarm light buzzer or external remote co...

Page 19: ...Introduction 248083389 1 Rev 2 3 Figure 2 1 SOLAIR Dimensions Side Dimensions Top Dimensions...

Page 20: ...treme Life Laser diode Zero Count Level 1 count 5 minutes per ISO 21501 4 Concentration Limits 500 000 Particles ft3 5 Coincidence Loss Calibration NIST Traceable Count Modes Concentration manual auto...

Page 21: ...d protection on power up alphanumeric locations Windows like browser user interface Enclosure Stainless steel Sample Output Internally filtered to HEPA standards 99 97 0 3 m Vacuum Source Internal cle...

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Page 23: ...carton for reshipment of the instrument for its annual factory calibration Report damages to Lighthouse Technical Support at 1 800 945 5905 USA Toll Free 1 541 770 5905 Outside of USA before proceedi...

Page 24: ...s TRH or Isokinetic probes and package to prevent physical and ESD damage TRH 2 If the original container and packing materials are not available wrap the unit in bubble pack surround with 4 inch shoc...

Page 25: ...ded using the LMS XChange software for back ups and historical data review Isokinetic Sampling Probe standard for use in unidirectional air flow to maximize correlation between counts and actual parti...

Page 26: ...ops that have only a USB port and do not have a 9 pin serial port for communications optional DB 9 to RJ 45 RS 232 Serial Adapter optional Wireless Adapter optional LMS Express software standard an an...

Page 27: ...arge the battery inside the unit plug in the AC power source The SOLAIR does not have to be powered on to recharge the battery If the SOLAIR 1 0 CFM was ordered with the rechargeable Li ion battery op...

Page 28: ...and Replace Door WARNING Always remove the battery from the instrument prior to shipping Do not ship the battery along with the instrument Be careful when removing or installing the battery not to dam...

Page 29: ...over the sample inlet 1 Attach one end of the tubing onto the barb connector of the isokinetic probe and attach the probe to the tripod Figure 3 5 Preparing Isokinetic Probe for Use Note Replace the...

Page 30: ...cap with a 1 0 CFM purge filter The components require installation onto the particle counter before operating the instrument 1 Remove the black cap from the sensor inlet fitting Confirm that the O r...

Page 31: ...the sensor inlet fitting until it stops as shown in Figure 3 9 Figure 3 9 Install ISO Probe 4 Thread the seal nut down onto the top cover until the seal nut O ring makes contact Tighten the seal nut a...

Page 32: ...rough 6 to remove the filter cap and probe from the instrument Loading Printer Paper The SOLAIR Boulder Counter comes standard with a built in thermal printer The printer is optional for Solair 3100 5...

Page 33: ...traight with the cutting edge Figure 3 14 Aligning the paper Note The printer door must be securely closed in order to print If attempting to print and nothing happens press the corners of the door fi...

Page 34: ...he open door could prevent the instrument from printing Figure 3 17 Door in Latched Properly Connecting Analog Sensors The SOLAIR provides 4 20mA analog input ports on the back of the instrument Speci...

Page 35: ...fer Software in order to download data Note LMS Express allows download of data from the instrument LMS Express RT provides real time data downloads The SOLAIR 1 0 CFM instruments have three ports ava...

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Page 37: ...es in the data buffer Each port can be used for one dual channel or two single channel 4 20mA sensors when wired correctly two devices total per port When each port is connected to two single channel...

Page 38: ...ts Note that the ports are oriented with the locking tabs at the left side Analog Setup When adding Analog Sensors to the SOLAIR s RJ 12 ports the SOLAIR firmware must be set up to accept data from th...

Page 39: ...hthouse TRH temperature relative humidity probe is connected to port 1 its temperature data will show up on A1 and its relative humidity data will be displayed on A2 The setup process is as follows No...

Page 40: ...d label tag for the analog channel tag can be up to four characters 7 Press ENTER when complete 8 At the Analog Configuration Screen press the MIN value button 9 Enter the minimum value of the sensor...

Page 41: ...alog Units Edit Screen 14 Continue in this same way to enable the other Analog channels as desired 15 Press BACK to return to the MAIN screen 16 The Analog data can be viewed in the Zoomed Data View b...

Page 42: ...cessary for the report used in the Standard Operating Procedure Note Due to rounding of values the sample volume may occasionally need to be increased in order to meet the requirements For each report...

Page 43: ...will have an effect on the minimum locations and minimum samples required In general the Non unidirectional option requires more of both locations and samples For the Fed Std ft3 report the classifica...

Page 44: ...liters Cn m is the class limit number of particles per cubic meter for the largest considered particle size specified for the relevant class 20 is the defined number of particles that could be counte...

Page 45: ...to take a measurement at least 1 location and 1 sample are required by the counter The volume of air must be shown in liters The classification for a particle size is determined based on the mean of...

Page 46: ...document will explain how to program the Network Adapter through its TCP IP interface It will also list typical equipment required and provide some troubleshooting information The end of the document...

Page 47: ...Web Configuration tab and then press the green arrow The Windows Security Login window will open Select OK without entering a username or password See Figure 4 7 Figure 4 7 Web Configuration Tab 3 The...

Page 48: ...ess the IT department indicates one is needed If a gateway is needed the IT department will provide one Press the OK button to save the settings Network Settings will display Done See Figure 4 9 Figur...

Page 49: ...Setting up the Counter 248083389 1 Rev 4 13 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Press the OK button to save the settings Serial Settings will display Done See Figure 4 10 Figure 4 10 Serial Settings...

Page 50: ...rify that Connect Protocol and Connection settings are set to the following Protocol Modbus Local Port 502 Accept Incoming Yes Under Modbus Mode set the Message Timeout to 1000ms if not already set Pr...

Page 51: ...sociated MAC addresses for hosts whose addresses cannot be resolved normally DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol a program running on a server that issues IP addresses to computers or devices Hos...

Page 52: ...USA for additional information Small 5 port hub or switch and two 3 foot long straight through Cat5 Ethernet cables For connection to network Or one 3 foot cross over Cat5 Ethernet cable For connecti...

Page 53: ...the LAN it is suggested that the PC s IP address be used as the Default Gateway for both the PC and the SOLAIR Frequently it is necessary to change the SOLAIR Ethernet parameters to allow for easier t...

Page 54: ...ndicating activity Proceed to next section Program the Interface Windows Telnet Programming 1 Start Windows 2 On the Taskbar click on Start WARNING Perform only the steps or commands as provided in th...

Page 55: ...cations with the instrument before an IP is programmed into its Ethernet interface 8 Type arp s xxx xxx xxx xxx nn nn nn nn nn nn and press Enter Replace the x s with the desired IP address such as 19...

Page 56: ...essage from Step 9 is shown in Figure 4 18 Figure 4 18 Telnet 9999 The user will have 4 seconds to respond in the next step If the user responds too slowly they will have to repeat step 10 11 Press En...

Page 57: ...ter See Figure 4 20 Figure 4 20 Assigning IP Address 13 Type Y to set the Gateway IP address Type the Gateway IP address and press Enter See Figure 4 21 Figure 4 21 Assigning Gateway IP Address 14 Typ...

Page 58: ...pt for absolute security requirements If a password is applied and forgotten the instrument will have to be returned to Lighthouse to get the password cleared Figure 4 23 Telnet Config Password Screen...

Page 59: ...he SOLAIR and the other end to the network receptacle Apply power to the instrument and check the port LEDs to make sure the connection is working When all steps are completed the SOLAIR will supply d...

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Page 61: ...et or all three will fail The instrument must be powered OFF before changing from one interface to another such as from USB to Ethernet The communication ports are labeled as in Figure 5 1 The Etherne...

Page 62: ...l not lose contact with it due to a DHCP change Contact the local IT or Network Admin staff for clarification and IP assignment or Lighthouse Technical Support at 800 945 5905 USA Toll Free or 541 770...

Page 63: ...able The cable is connected to the RJ 45 Comm Port on the Solair and to any USB port on a PC Windows will detect that a new hardware device has been attached and will finalize the installation as need...

Page 64: ...s been attached and will finalize the installation as needed This is a routine registering of components that should take only a moment An additional COM port will be added to the PC 6 Identify the co...

Page 65: ...can be imported and decoded in LMS Express See Figure 5 4 Figure 5 4 MAIN Screen Flash Drive Attached USB Mode Connecting a USB flash drive will display the message USB Drive Found once the drive has...

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Page 67: ...arranty Sampling any gas that is not the same density as ambient air can result in inaccurate data Please contact Lighthouse at 800 945 5905 USA Toll Free or 541 770 5905 Outside of USA for more infor...

Page 68: ...G Never operate the instrument with the inlet tube capped or plugged Failure to heed this warning may damage the internal pump and void the warranty 11 When the SOLAIR starts counting COUNTING appears...

Page 69: ...LAIR incorporates a unique touch screen interface to control and configure the instrument This interface allows the user to easily view and configure the instrument to specific needs and applications...

Page 70: ...charge remaining as shown in Figure 6 2 Note The screen examples in this chapter are for visual reference The values displayed may not be indicative of actual values Figure 6 2 MAIN Screen Battery Ope...

Page 71: ...more details about printing see the Configuration section later in this chapter Date Time Displays the current date and time Note If the instrument is counting when the X appears in the battery indica...

Page 72: ...770 5905 Outside of USA for assistance or send an email to techsupport golighthouse com The mu symbol indicates the particle sizes in micrometers configured for the instrument These sizes are pre conf...

Page 73: ...pump will restart HOLD Displays the hold time in between cycles The maximum hold time is 99 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds RECS This displays the current number of records stored in the instrument and th...

Page 74: ...wn by a single line Locations can also be selected by touching the location name on the screen Recipes associated with a specific location may also be loaded when that location is selected The AUTO IN...

Page 75: ...ser can either view a single column of data differential or cumulative in a larger font or they can view both differential and cumulative data on the same screen in a smaller font Tap anywhere in the...

Page 76: ...ar See Figure 6 8 Figure 6 8 Zoomed Data View Buttons When the instrument is STOPPED or HOLDING the user may also press anywhere in the white data area to return to the MAIN Screen view START or STOP...

Page 77: ...he Zoomed View screen To enable this feature go to the CONFIG screen and select the Options button See Figure 6 9 Figure 6 9 CONFIG Options Button Figure 6 10 DiffCuml on Zoom Button Select the button...

Page 78: ...g the data area of the screen after selecting DiffCuml on Zoom are shown in Figure 6 12 Note the selections are different but their functions are the same as on dual display screen Figure 6 12 Diff Cu...

Page 79: ...oom button See Figure 6 13 Figure 6 13 Disable DiffCuml on Zoom Select the MAIN button to return to the MAIN Screen view or press BACK to return to the previous level Here the user can choose what dat...

Page 80: ...Screen Data Setup includes buttons to enable disable particle channels configure analog channels set sample record parameters sample settings thresholds enable disable alarms and clear the data buffer...

Page 81: ...Particle screen A checkmark is displayed next to each enabled channel See Figure 6 18 Figure 6 18 Particle Channel Configuration Note The data buffer is cleared when channels are enabled or disabled s...

Page 82: ...MAIN button from the Particle screen then selecting OK will return to the MAIN screen If the BACK button was selected then selecting OK will return to the CONFIG screen Selecting CANCEL will cancel an...

Page 83: ...e on each port Please contact Lighthouse at 800 945 5905 USA Toll Free or 541 770 5905 Outside of USA for additional information about converters and wiring Figure 6 20 Analog Port Connectors Analog c...

Page 84: ...creen Touching the top row second column will allow entering TYPE data The example shown in Figure 6 22 illustrates entering a temperature probe type Examples of types would be TEMP RH AIRV or AV and...

Page 85: ...and the ENTER to accept the value The BACK button will return to the previous screen without making any changes Figure 6 23 Analog Units Screen Touching the MIN or MAX column button activates the scre...

Page 86: ...25 allow the user to review the settings To return any of the screens to correct or change an entry requires only to press the corresponding button Figure 6 25 Analog Settings Complete Screen Analog D...

Page 87: ...ea to activate the Zoomed Data View Touch the Particle button to switch view to analog data See Figure 6 27 Figure 6 27 Zoomed Analog Data Displayed SAMPLE The SAMPLE screen allows the user to configu...

Page 88: ...hours minutes and seconds using the numeric keypad on the right After the value is entered press ENTER Note If the Hold time is set to 00 00 00 in Auto Mode the instrument will run the samples accord...

Page 89: ...feet ft3 cubic meters m3 or liters l When this is set the corresponding Sample Volume will automatically be set See Figure 6 29 Figure 6 29 Changing Sample Volume Unit of Measure Note If the particle...

Page 90: ...tely in Auto Mode until the STOP button is pressed MANU Manual Mode When the instrument is in Manual Mode it will start counting when START is pressed and stop at the end of one programmed Sample Time...

Page 91: ...els enabled for alarming Note If BEEP mode is set to one count each beep may not be for every single count The data will be recorded based on the set sample time and hold time and can be viewed in the...

Page 92: ...e number of particles between 1 m and 2 5 m The data displays on the MAIN screen according to whichever is selected DIFF or CUML The data format is either Raw RAW or Normalized NORM Raw data displays...

Page 93: ...larm threshold will apply to the differential counts If the instrument is set to display Cumulative data the alarm threshold will apply to the cumulative counts To enable the alarming for any channel...

Page 94: ...ated channels will display a selection cursor as shown in Figure 6 33 Note Alarms are triggered per sample record At the end of the sample time the alarm is reset Figure 6 33 Channels Enabled for Alar...

Page 95: ...o clear the data buffer on the instrument press the Clear Buffer button See Figure 6 35 Figure 6 35 Clear Buffer Screen Press OK to clear the data or press Cancel to exit screen without clearing the d...

Page 96: ...nstrument s Date by entering values for the desired month day and year and then press the ENTER button Note MONTH 1ST M D Y is the default date format Change the Date s format by pressing the M D Y bu...

Page 97: ...the instrument s Time by pressing the TIME button See Figure 6 40 Figure 6 40 Configuring TIME Enter the desired Time in hours minutes and seconds then press ENTER to save the new time Press BACK to...

Page 98: ...tions Configuration Screen CONTRAST ADJUST The contrast brightness of the LCD screen can be adjusted by pressing the first set of UP and DOWN arrows AUDIBLE BEEP ADJUST The audio level of the BEEP can...

Page 99: ...Alignment Screen 1 Note Using a PDA Stylus provides higher accuracy to the touch screen interface At the next screen touch the arrow displayed in the upper right corner This needs to be done a total...

Page 100: ...The arrow will have to be touched three times to ensure calibration as Figure 6 44 illustrates this Figure 6 44 Alignment Screen 3 The fourth alignment screen shown in Figure 6 45 displays the arrow...

Page 101: ...unction can also be accessed by touching the screen when powering the instrument on Once the final alignment is complete the following screen is displayed See Figure 6 46 Touch anywhere in the screen...

Page 102: ...can Mode feature is only available at this time for 1 CFM particle counters using the ScanAir or ScanAir Pro Filter Scanners Figure 6 47 Scan Mode Button When using the ScanAir or ScanAir Pro Filter S...

Page 103: ...iffCuml on Zoom is enabled the counter s display will show two columns of data simultaneously Differential and Cumulative ONE CHANNEL If One Channel is enabled only the first channel will be displayed...

Page 104: ...he One Second Real time MODBUS Output mode will be automatically disabled Hold Time Zero seconds Cumulative Differential Cumulative CUML Raw Normalized Raw When counting the MAIN Screen will update co...

Page 105: ...nguage Pressing the LANGUAGE button allows the user to change the operating language displaying the screen shown in Figure 6 50 Figure 6 50 Operating Language Screen Press the desired language button...

Page 106: ...r LMS Express RT will search for the instrument by the COMM Address specified on the Communication screen shown below COMM addresses range from 1 to 63 For RS 485 communications each device on a multi...

Page 107: ...rates the USB options Figure 6 52 Output Setup Screen USB Settings Each Dataxxxx csv file is managed separately and data is added to the file while the flash drive is attached When the drive is remove...

Page 108: ...rovides a new feature that allows the data from an LSD file to be imported into LMS Express See Figure 6 53 Figure 6 53 LMS Express LSD File Import If a USB Flash Drive is attached to the SOLAIR the P...

Page 109: ...nt Reverse This option reverses the direction that the printouts of single records come out of the instrument By default Print Reverse is disabled Since all reports calculate the data in the print ran...

Page 110: ...w the data will appear on the printouts Print Reverse This option reverses the direction that the printouts of single records come out of the instrument By default Print Reverse is disabled See Figure...

Page 111: ...rect output to printer Figure 6 58 Door is Closed and Latched The printer paper may be loaded backwards ACTION open the printer door and verify that the paper is feeding from the TOP of the roll See F...

Page 112: ...center if the printouts are torn off too quickly ACTION put in a new roll of thermal paper SECURITY The Security screen allows the user to restrict access to the instrument and or configuring the inst...

Page 113: ...ERASE button to delete the last character if needed Press ENTER to save the changes Press the X button to enable either or both passwords Press BACK to return to the Configuration screen or press MAI...

Page 114: ...served for Lighthouse Authorized Service Providers only The correct service password must be entered to access this area Three options on the lower CONFIG screen STATUS RECIPE and LOC display the inst...

Page 115: ...Operating Counter 248083389 1 Rev 6 49 Figure 6 64 SOLAIR 3100 STATUS Screen...

Page 116: ...strument settings for sampling and reports in a database that can store up to 50 recipes Selecting the ADD button displays the RECIPE text screen See Figure 6 66 The recipe can be named using up to 12...

Page 117: ...o the current recipe Figure 6 67 Recipe Configuration Press the BACK button to save the settings and return to the RECIPE screen Pressing the EDIT button on the highlighted RECIPE will allow the user...

Page 118: ...3389 1 Rev If a recipe already exists the VIEW button will display the current settings for it See Figure 6 68 Figure 6 68 Recipe Channel Settings Press the NEXT button to view the analog and output s...

Page 119: ...WN arrows or by touching the location name on the screen The following options can be enabled to configure locations for the SOLAIR When enabled the Auto Increment option will automatically select the...

Page 120: ...can still be used with the current settings Figure 6 71 Location Load Recipe If a recipe is loaded and a location is selected that is not associated with a recipe the user is given the option to unlo...

Page 121: ...to the Configuration screen or the MAIN button to return to the MAIN screen Activating the AUTO INC button allows the user to select the next location once the number of cycles is completed The user i...

Page 122: ...a has wrapped will be the most current record and not the first record stored In this case older data will be lost if it hasn t been printed or transferred to a PC or management system Particle concen...

Page 123: ...r data is being overwritten The basic concept is First In First Out FIFO Size Lists the channel sizes configured on the instrument Diff Diff ft3 Diff m3 Indicates that each channel size s data is disp...

Page 124: ...ere enabled for alarms If the data record exceeded alarm thresholds printouts show Alarm Yes Laser Indicates the status of the laser at the time the data record was recorded possible laser states incl...

Page 125: ...ion menu will display in the Data View Buffer and on the printout The Summary of the data can be viewed in the following combinations Raw Counts Differential Data Raw Counts Cumulative Data Normalized...

Page 126: ...en displays the starting record before proceeding to the next step Press the RANGE button The Print Range screen displays as shown in Figure 6 76 Figure 6 76 Print Range Screen Enter the number of rec...

Page 127: ...rmats of samples in the report For each channel size Maximum Value Minimum Value Average Standard Deviation View the same data in different formats just by changing the Particle Display options on the...

Page 128: ...r Report To print a range of data from the buffer scroll to the first data record to be included in the range Note Print Reverse does not apply to printing a range of data Press the RANGE button The P...

Page 129: ...0 0 23 0 Size Min 0 3 9061 0 0 5 485 0 1 0 123 0 3 0 34 0 5 0 28 0 10 0 21 0 Size 95 UCL 0 3 9269 7 0 5 506 9 1 0 126 7 3 0 34 0 5 0 42 6 10 0 28 3 SUMMARY SOLAIR 3100 Serial 130704005 Location Loc007...

Page 130: ...the minimum volume are taken In this case add one or two seconds to the sample time so that the user is not at the exact minimum volume Enable the Reports feature by pressing the red X Default positio...

Page 131: ...mber of samples taken for the report If Auto Increment is enabled the user will be prompted to move the particle counter to the next assigned location after the completed number of cycles If Printing...

Page 132: ...number of locations samples and volume per channel in order to classify a cleanroom with that standard Use these displayed minimum values to configure the instrument so that the minimum requirements...

Page 133: ...Class Levels vary based on which standard has been selected in the PRINT REPORT field Below are the available Class Levels per standard FED_209E ft3 1 10 100 1000 10000 100000 ISO14644 1 1 2 3 4 4 8...

Page 134: ...is 6 ft2 or 1 m2 The maximum area that can be entered depends on the number of locations available on the unit With all 200 locations available the Max area that can be entered is limited to a 5 digi...

Page 135: ...propriate type of air flow Unidirectional Non Unidirectional then press the BACK button to return to the SETUP screen The SETUP screen shown in Figure 6 88 will display the values that were configured...

Page 136: ...ton to enable or disable particle channels as shown in Figure 6 89 Figure 6 89 Reports Particle Screen Press the BACK button Select the SAMPLE button to configure the number of Cycles Delay time Hold...

Page 137: ...Screen Press the BACK button Select the LOC button to select add or delete locations or enable Auto Inc as shown in Figure 6 92 Note If the location is already assigned to another recipe or if there...

Page 138: ...e Recipe database See Figure 6 93 Figure 6 93 Reports Setup Screen When REPORTS are enabled the LOC and SAVE buttons are displayed only when there are at least the minimum number of locaions needed fo...

Page 139: ...ow operational room status This will generate the following minimum requirements Note The Minimum Volumes are measured in the standard measurement required by each specific report The number of digits...

Page 140: ...ess the MAIN button Press the Location Select button at the top of the screen Select the location where the first measurement will be taken Press START Let the instrument record 1 sample at the first...

Page 141: ...tton Report Requirements Fed Std ft3 This report requires a minimum of 2 locations be measured at least 1 sample be taken per location and at least 5 samples total be taken in each cleanroom at a mini...

Page 142: ...is configured with the 0 5 and 5 0 micron channel sizes EU GMP 2009 The EU GMP Standard Report requires that the unit has the channel sizes 0 5 and 5 0 as these are the only channels that apply to th...

Page 143: ...rt Federal Standard Ft 3 SOLAIR 3100 Serial 090405005 Targeted Class 10000 Room Area 10 00ft 2 Room Stat Operational Air Flow Unidirect Min Loc 2 Min Samples Room 5 Recipe FED TEST 07 10 2013 12 35 47...

Page 144: ...2 Room Stat Operational Air Flow Unidirect Min Loc 2 Min Samples Room 2 Recipe ISO TEST 07 10 2013 13 10 17 Particle Size 0 5 Cumulative p m 3 Vol Req 2 000 L Concen Limit 3520000 Loc Samples AvgConce...

Page 145: ...Room Stat Operational Air Flow Unidirect Min Loc 3 Min Samples Room 3 Recipe EU GMP TEST 07 10 2013 14 12 09 Particle Size 0 5 Cumulative p m 3 Vol Req 2 000 L Concen Limit 3520000 Loc Samples AvgCon...

Page 146: ...e pump shutdown level and before the battery reaches its critical low point the instrument will shut down all power To prevent loss of power attach the AC cord and plug into an outlet as soon as the B...

Page 147: ...for setting up Ethernet Communications This chapter contains the information needed to program the basic configuration for the instrument to meet the user s needs Communicating with the Instrument The...

Page 148: ...ogy wiring scheme of network before and after the design phase to make sure the SOLAIR 1 0 CFM and other instruments perform as expected A standard Cat5 cable is used to connect the instrument to an R...

Page 149: ...nt to the PC and applying power before the driver has been installed will be problematic Refer to the following Note Make sure the USB driver has been installed on the PC before connecting and applyin...

Page 150: ...e data from it Use the port assignment determined above Configuring with the MODBUS Protocol When powering up the instrument the pump will automatically turn on after 3 seconds and it will begin sampl...

Page 151: ...the REMOTE counter are Location Sample Time Hold Time and Initial Delay The Location is set by writing an unsigned integer to register 40026 The range of values is from 0 to 999 Sample Time Hold Time...

Page 152: ...nitial Delay high Works in conjunction with 40030 Number of seconds to wait before starting the first sample Max value is 359 999 which equals 99h 59m 59s 40030 unsigned integer Initial Delay low 4003...

Page 153: ...Enable Remote Control Locks out the instrument s user interface Can only change instrument parameters via MODBUS 6 Enable Local Control Unlocks the instrument s user interface Instrument changes can...

Page 154: ...old time is effectively the time between a STOP and a START command After the last desired sample is taken send the following to stop the pump 8 Stop Pump AUTOMATIC Counting Mode In Automatic counting...

Page 155: ...stion the data they are receiving from the instrument Safety Before performing any of the maintenance tasks described in this chapter read Chapter 1 of this manual and become familiar with the warning...

Page 156: ...er five minute period is reported allow the instrument to sample for 30 minutes to purge it then repeat the test 9 After the instrument has met the requirement of the Purge Count test return the instr...

Page 157: ...S ALL CH ENABLED ANALOG CHANNELS ALL CH DISABLED OF CYCLES 10 DELAY TIME 00 00 04 HOLD TIME 00 00 10 SAMPLE TIME 00 01 00 SAMPLE VOLUME FT3 COUNT MODE AUTO PARTICLE DISPLAY CUML DATA FORMAT RAW PARTIC...

Page 158: ...UP ENABLED COMM ADDR 01 POWER ON PASSWORD DISABLED 00000000 CFG PASSWORD DISABLED 00000000 PRINT ON SAMPLE DISABLED PRINT ON ALARM DISABLED PRINT REVERSE DISABLED MODEL NAME ENABLED SERIAL NUMBER ENAB...

Page 159: ...ODBUS Commands See www modbus org for documentation on how to use these commands Table B 1 MODBUS Communications Settings Baud Rate 19200 Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Parity None Hardware Protocol RS485 US...

Page 160: ...e Status bit 0 RUNNING bit 1 SAMPLING bit 2 NEW DATA bit 3 DEVICE ERROR 40004 unsigned integer Firmware version Major version digits are hundreds Minor version digits are tens and ones For example 210...

Page 161: ...Universal Manifold and values 1 6 for the MiniManifold Controller moves the arm to that position on the manifold Value 0 moves arm to Home position 40027 signed integer Real Time Clock RTC high Updat...

Page 162: ...signed integer Calibration Reference Voltage millivolts 40049 signed integer Printer Options 40050 signed integer Device Options Bit 3 Number of Locations 1 400 locations with four character names 0 2...

Page 163: ...last recorded data at the end of each sample This feature cannot be enabled if the One Second Data Update feature is enabled 40997 ASCII string Location_200_char 2 char 3 40998 ASCII string Location_...

Page 164: ...sociated with location index values For example the name for location 3 would be located at registers 40204 40205 If Bit 3 of Register 40050 is 0 up to 200 locations can be specified Registers 40200 4...

Page 165: ...y sampling data that is to be recorded Caution must be used in sending a command during this time that may invalidate current sample 2 NEW DATA Set to 1 to indicate that a new data record has been rec...

Page 166: ...trument executes samples and holds until an Instrument Stop command is issued For instruments with pumps this command will start the pump Manifold Controller Uses defined Manifold Sequence Stops count...

Page 167: ...rieving data from an inactive channel returns garbage See the Data Enable Registers section of this document for details on how to record data from active channels This entire series of registers repr...

Page 168: ...30012 unsigned integer Particle Channel 2 low 30013 unsigned integer Particle Channel 3 high 30014 unsigned integer Particle Channel 3 low 30015 unsigned integer Particle Channel 4 high 30016 unsigne...

Page 169: ...a Flow Alert and a Particle Overflow would return a value of 6 in register 30008 bits 1 and 2 are set TRUE Bits 7 to 31 are currently unused Valid Data in Channels 30074 Register 30074 represents the...

Page 170: ...ms in the 30xxx series The Data Type registers run in parallel with the Data Registers For example Data Register 30041 s Data Type register is 41041 Data Types are assigned 4 ASCII characters across 2...

Page 171: ...d as 4 character ASCII strings across 2 registers If the Units string contains less than 4 characters or no characters at all the rest of the string is padded with NULLs The table below shows units th...

Page 172: ...to ALARM ENABLE These registers supersede the older Data Enable Registers 31xxx which have been obsoleted m Meters Bar Bar ft 2 Square feet mBar Milli bar m 2 Square meters V Volts ft 3 Cubic feet mV...

Page 173: ...for Particle Channel 2 high 43012 unsigned int Enable for Particle Channel 2 low 43013 unsigned int Enable for Particle Channel 3 high 43014 unsigned int Enable for Particle Channel 3 low 43015 unsig...

Page 174: ...ow no channels are enabled for alarms Use the Threshold registers to set the alarm threshold value This is described in the next section 43045 unsigned int Enable for Analog Channel 3 high 43046 unsig...

Page 175: ...llel with the data registers 30xxx series For example data register 30010 s corresponding threshold register would be 45010 Data register 30016 s threshold register would be 45016 Table B 16 Alarm Thr...

Page 176: ...d for Particle Channel 8 high 45024 unsigned int Threshold for Particle Channel 8 low Table B 17 Alarm Threshold Registers set to default value Registers Particle Channel Threshold Value 45009 45010 1...

Page 177: ...DC on Pin 7 of the RS 232 485 IN port 1 Attach the LWS232 to the computer s COM port If a USB port is to be used attach the LWS232 to the USB serial adapter then to the computer s USB port Note Data o...

Page 178: ...ays 0 9 Flow rate 1 0 CFM displays 1 1 8 For laser values read registers 30069 and 30070 as Float32 Laser value is displayed as a percentage of the value set during calibration of the instrument For e...

Page 179: ...ties and remedies granted under this Section may at LWS s option be terminated C THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS EXPRESS OR IMPLIE...

Page 180: ...Lighthouse S3100 S5100 Boulder Counter Operating Manual D 2 248083389 1 Rev...

Page 181: ...Acknowledge button 6 5 Alarm Enable Registers B 14 Alarm Flags B 12 Alarm Registers Enable Alarming B 16 Alarm Setup 6 27 Alarm Status 6 58 Alarm Threshold 6 27 Alarms Acknowledge 6 5 Align Touch Scr...

Page 182: ...6 46 Options 6 32 Particle Channels 6 15 Particle Display 6 26 Passwords 6 46 Sample Setting 6 24 Sample Time 6 22 Sample Timing 6 21 Sample Volume 6 23 Security 6 46 Service Screen 6 48 Configuratio...

Page 183: ...General Information 7 1 H Hardware address 4 15 Help additional 1 i Hold Time 6 7 6 22 Host 4 15 I Initial Delay 6 22 Initial Inspection 3 1 Installation 3 5 Installing Probe 6 1 Installing the Batter...

Page 184: ...tput On Sample 6 43 Output Setup Landscape 6 44 Output On Alarm 6 43 Output On Sample 6 43 Portrait 6 43 Print Cumulative Data 6 44 Print Differential Data 6 44 Print Model Name 6 43 Print Reverse 6 4...

Page 185: ...om Status 4 6 RS 485 Communications 7 4 RS485 topology 5 3 7 2 Running the Instrument 7 7 S Safety 1 1 8 1 Electrostatic safety information 1 2 Laser safety information 1 1 Sample 6 21 Sample Output 2...

Page 186: ...nications 5 3 7 3 USB A to B cable 5 4 7 3 USB cable 5 4 7 3 USB driver install 5 3 7 3 USB driver installation notes 5 3 7 3 USB Flash Drive 5 5 USB port assignment 5 4 7 4 Using the Counter First Us...

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