Oko CO2-UNIT-BL, Manual

Page 1: ...1 CO2 UNIT BL Gas Controller Manual IST1140_REV02 SV 2 3 8 2 ...

Page 2: ...librations 19 9 2 1 2 1 Offset with exthernal meter 20 9 2 1 2 2 Sensors with calibration gas 22 9 2 1 2 2 1 View 23 9 2 1 2 2 2 Span Settings 23 9 2 1 2 2 3 Factory Reset 23 9 2 1 2 2 4 Start Span 24 9 2 1 2 2 5 Start Zero 24 9 2 1 2 3 Factory Reset 25 9 2 1 3 Flowrates 26 9 2 1 4 Gas cycles 27 9 2 1 5 Status 29 9 2 1 6 Digital Input 29 9 2 2 Touch Screen configuration 30 9 2 2 1 Touch Screen Opt...

Page 3: ...ntroller to control output gas Relative Humidity and with Okolab air pump OKO PUMP BL which enables to use background air as a convenient alternative to compressed air The CO2 UNIT BL is operated via the OKO TOUCH touch screen control panel to be ordered separately OKO TOUCH features on board memory for data logging and mini USB port for data download In addition data logging is possible via SMART...

Page 4: ... Tip Supplies you with helpful suggestions Note Supplies you with important information to successfully setup and use the instrument Symbols on the product label CE MARKING this symbol indicates product compliance with EU legislation PRODUCT DISPOSAL this symbol indicates that this product must not be disposed as urban solid waste This symbol indicates the product production date This symbol indic...

Page 5: ...indicated in this manual and on the product label Avoid excessive induction noise static electricity and magnetic fields Do not expose this instrument to rain or moisture Do NOT go in close contact with or breathe any gas stream whose composition is different from that of ambient air Prevent throttling and kinking of tubing Check tubing time to time for possible material usage Check that all tubin...

Page 6: ...craps from falling inside instrument to avoid electric shock fire or malfunction No user serviceable parts inside Before starting assemble the equipment far from electric device Unit should never be used where it can fall or be pushed into water International caution symbol marks this device It is important to read the Safety Notes before installing using and commissioning this device as the notes ...

Page 7: ...r device or to the humidifier if it is present 4 Pressure Gauge for CO2 regulator assembly stirrup x1 Install pressure gauge between the pure CO2 tank pressure regulator and the CO2 Controller input port 5 PTFE filter x2 One to be installed on the rear of the Unit and one spare replacement 6 RS232 Serial cable x1 To connect the touch screen interface OKO TOUCH to the CO2 UNIT BL 7 24V DC Power Ada...

Page 8: ...nal Equipment It can be equipped with OKO AIR PUMP BL optional that includes TUBE B 2 m long tube composed of 6 mm OD rigid tube 0 5 m long connected to 4 mm ID silicon transparent tube 0 5 m long then connected to an hydrophobic filter 0 2 micron porous connected to 4mm ID silicon transparent tube 0 5 m long and then connected to 6 mm OD rigid tube 0 5 m long Use the TUBE B to connect the OKO AIR...

Page 9: ... exported in xlsx format Figure 4 DATA LOG software SM BL Smart Box To store data to operate the controllers via web smartphone tablet and to allow remote assistance for service 7 Equipment Description A detailed description of the CO2 UNIT BL rear is provided in the following list which refers to the pointers in Figure 5 4 Filter Out To connect the PTFE filter 5 Filter In To connect the PTFE filt...

Page 10: ...or To connect the HM ACTIVE active humidity controller 10 GPIO General Purpose Input Output connector 11 USB connector 12 Air Push to fit Input Connector for 6 mm O D rigid tubing carrying air from air source 13 Pure CO2 Push to fit Input Connector for 6 mm O D rigid tubing Figure 5 Gas Controller Rear Panel Overview ...

Page 11: ...the CO2 tank and the CO2 UNIT BL Follow the arrow on the rear of the Pressure Gauge for the correct Gas In Out See Figure 6 GAS IN GAS OUT Figure 6 Input and Output gas ports See symbol on the rear of Pressure Gauge On the bottom of the unit there is an automatic purging valve Close it before operating the Pressure Gauge To close the purging valve looking at the regulator vertically from the top k...

Page 12: ...sors from damages caused by dirty gas streams It is connected with two 4 I D mm silicon tubes with the Filter In and Filter Out connectors on the rear panel of the CO2 UNIT BL see Figure 9 and pointer 1 and 2 in Figure 5 Figure 9 Filter tubing Tip Replace this filter each 2 3 months of continuous use or when it is present water in the inner part of the filter Do not remove the filters This may cau...

Page 13: ... sure there is no residual pressure by adjusting the pressure gauges upstream of the system and the tank manometer 4 Figure 11 shows the connections between the CO2 and Air tanks and the respective connectors on the rear panel of the CO2 UNIT BL see pointer 3 in Figure 1 Figure 11 CO2 and Air Tanks connections to the back panel of the CO2 Controller Tip If you have ordered OKO AIR PUMP BL you have...

Page 14: ... the CO2 Controller see pointer8 in Figure 2Figure 1 CO2 UNIT BL Set up the system and Turn the Unit On Brief instruction to set up and turn on the unit 1 Regulate the pressure of each gas before the CO2 Controller at 1 4 barg 20 3 PSI Do not exceed 1 5 barg 2 Check that all the cables are properly installed as described in the previous paragraph 3 To switch the CO2 Controller on use the power but...

Page 15: ...O2 O2 UNIT BL 0 10 1 18 and H301 T UNIT BL PLUS Units rear panels b CO2 O2 UNIT BL 0 10 1 18 and H301 T UNIT BL PLUS 3D view Figure 14 CO2 UNIT BL and H301 T UNIT BL PLUS The T Unit and the CO2 Controller must stack on top of each other by lining up the bus ports located on the top and bottom surface of each When the units are properly connected the Temperature and CO2 parameters will appear on th...

Page 16: ...2 1 5 Chart history length set at 5 minutes 6 Display mode Touch here to switch display mode 7 Overview page 8 Settings Press here to access system options and settings 9 Home To open the homepage 10 Product info Press here to know generic info about CO2 UNIT BL and running time Tip The OKO TOUCH is pre set at a 5 CO2 concentration hence when you witch it on the system will start operating to reac...

Page 17: ...ient regime The Yellow light will appear after the controller is turned on and after any set point chance The system is working properly it is not in alarm and no action is needed As soon as the CO2 UNIT BL reaches the CO2 composition the CO2 Controller Status changes to NORMAL and the color turn GREEN If the CO2 UNIT BL cannot reach the set composition values within the maximum time defined by th...

Page 18: ...e Gas Icon the Gas Settings Submenu will open See Figure 18 Figure 18 Gas Settings submenu 9 2 1 1 Air Source Press the icon to set which Air source you are using see Figure 19 a If this is an external Air tank or compressed Air line Compressed Air or if you are instead using the OKO AIR PUMP BL Air Pump See Figure 19 b a b Figure 19 Air Source page a b ...

Page 19: ...ge time of the air pump a b Figure 20 Air pump usage a b Tip Do not forget to reset the time counter after replacing the air pump Press on Adv button see Figure 21 a to change the air pump speed in a range 10 10 see Figure 21 b a b Figure 21 Air pump advanced settings a b Tip Reducing the air pump speed will lead to a lower emitted noise from the air pump while rising the air pump speed will help ...

Page 20: ...un the gas sensor calibration through an external gas meter follow the indications below 1 Disconnect the blue tubing inserted into the Gas Output port Remove it by keeping the black ring of this connector pushed in you should feel no resistance in pulling this tubing out If you do make sure you are properly pushing in the black ring Output Gas External Gas Meter Tubing not supplied CO2 UNIT BL Fi...

Page 21: ... a b Note The Touch Screen will go back to the previous screen It will display on the left External Probe tab CO2 level read by the external Gas meter as you have just input The value in the CO2 Unit tab is the value that the device CO2 UNITL BL was reading before connecting it to the external Gas meter 6 Now press Adj CO2 Figure 26 Manual Calibration Correction Note Once you have pressed Adj CO2 ...

Page 22: ...f for any reason you want to reset to the factory calibration simply go to the Sensor Calibration page Figure 23 and press Factory Reset 9 2 1 2 2 Sensors with calibration gas This function allows performing a calibration using a Span Gas or pure Air or pure N2 Tank Before starting the instrument calibration make sure you have the Gas Tank connected to the port labeled Air Input on the rear panel ...

Page 23: ...settings see Figure 30 a and insert the exact gas composition of your span gas tank see Figure 30 b a b Figure 30 Span Settings Menu a b 9 2 1 2 2 3 Factory Reset Press on Factory Reset icon to reset Gas Calibration to factory After clicking a pop out message will appear If you are sure to proceed and restore factory values press Reset as shown in the Figure 31 b a b Figure 31 Factory Reset Menu a...

Page 24: ...K and the controller will ask for connecting the span tank at 1 4 barg to the Air Input located on the rear panel of the CONTROLLER the Span Gas Calibration will start after pressing OK see Figure 33 a and the progress bar will appear as shown in Figure 33 b a b Figure 33 Span calibration running a b 9 2 1 2 2 5 Start Zero Press the Start Zero icon to perform a new Zero Calibration see Figure 34 a...

Page 25: ...gure 35 a the Zero Calibration will start after pressing OK and the progress bar will appear see Figure 35 b a b Figure 35 Zero calibration running a b 9 2 1 2 3 Factory Reset If you are unsure about the calibration you have just performed or if for any reason you want to reset to the factory calibration go to the Sensor Calibration page and press on Factory Reset icon Figure 36 Sensor calibration...

Page 26: ...t the gas flowrate in the range 0 0 1 0 L min using the slider as shown in Figure 38 Figure 37 Flowrates View a b 1 2 Figure 38 How to change the total flow rate When setting the flowrate at 0 0 l min the gas flowrate will be paused and output flow will be interrupted In this working mode three dots will appear in Homepage instead of CO2 current value and the indicator will turn yellow When using ...

Page 27: ...n which you want to switch SP1 Set Point 1 and SP2 Set Point 2 as shown in Figure 40 a 2 Set the duration in hours and minutes you want the system to dwell on each concentration 3 Set the number of cycles Number you want the system to perform see Figure 40 b 1 2 3 1 2 3 a b Figure 40 CO2 Concentrations cycles settings a b Once you have adjusted the settings a Cycle Summary page will be displayed P...

Page 28: ...time set A concentration cycling icon will be displayed on the Homepage as a reminder Figure 43 Note Trying to change set points or starting a new cycle while a different one is still running will open the window in Figure 44 You can press Abort Cycle to modify it or start a new one Pressing View will open the current cycle settings Figure 43 Icon in Homepage during a CO2 cycle ...

Page 29: ...ters are just to be communicated to our technicians in case you may need Okolab support 9 2 1 6 Digital Input Digital Input feature is available only for TTL ready optional controller TTL feature allows to change setpoint between two specified values using a TTL signal see Figure 46 b The TTL is a digital input for our Units and has only two values High and Low The setpoint values for High TTL val...

Page 30: ...ch screen settings a b 9 2 2 1 Touch Screen Options The Display Options menu allows to set the time frame in which the minimum and maximum CO2 values are collected To insert the time frame press on the icon and slide your finger along the Chart history length bar or click the icons then press Save see Figure 48 b In this window you can set the scale of the X axis time duration of the graphs displa...

Page 31: ...uch flag the tab labeled Touch Sound 9 2 2 2 Touch Screen Brightness To modify display Brightness press the icon and scroll the bar or press the icons in the page that opens as shown in Figure 49 a Figure 49 Brightness display page a b Set the required configuration and then press on Save to obtain the right configuration of Brightness see Figure 49 b 9 2 2 3 Touch Screen Visual Effects icon and g...

Page 32: ...op LED illuminates in white colour according to the criterion selected in Top LED setting and the digits displayed in Glance Mode are white If you select Dynamic the colour of the Top LED and the colour of the digits in Glance Mode follow the colour coding reported in 9 4 Tip To swap between Icon and Glance mode press on the icon 9 2 2 4 Date Time To set Date Time follow the instructions below 1 P...

Page 33: ...before the controller triggers in alarm see in Figure 53 Note The alarm time range is 5 20 minutes Figure 52 How to enter in Alarms page a b Tip Flag Buzzer if you want the Alarm to be acoustical as well rather than just being displayed Figure 53 How to set the Deviation and Time Alarm Figure 53 In this example the following settings are displayed valid only after the system has reached its statio...

Page 34: ...ort USB Drive MINI USB OTG OKO TOUCH Figure 54 USB drive connection To activate the logging follow the steps indicated below 1 Press on Settings icon Figure 55 a and press on Touch screen icon on the window that opens next Figure 55 b Figure 55 a How to enter the setting menu b how to enter the Touch Screen menu 2 Press on Logging icon and flag Internal memory in the page that appears see Figure 5...

Page 35: ...y 30 seconds you can change Time Interval in the range 1 60 seconds a b Figure 58 How to set the logging time a b 4 Choose how you want to organize the data when downloaded by pressing on Day Week or Month see Figure 58 a Tip If you select Day the data will be split in files each one containing the data of one day If you select Week the data will be split in files each one containing the data of o...

Page 36: ...ive Note If you press on the screwdriver see Figure 61 a you can view the logging starting date the available memory and the latest download see Figure 61 b Note The available memory depends on the time interval you have inserted in the Logging page The default logging Time Interval is 30 seconds a b Figure 61 Internal memory status a Logging page settings b Internal log page settings To download ...

Page 37: ...is case OKO TOUCH warns you that a USB drive must be connected to the USB port see Figure 63 b and will store the data on the USB drive Figure 64 Logging to USB drive Note When connecting the USB drive to OKO TOUCH a USB drive icon appears on the Homepage If you activate the logging on USB drive a red dot appears on the USB drive to remind that the USB drive should not be disconnected while data l...

Page 38: ...y be asked for some of these data Icon and Glance Mode View The CO2 UNIT BL features two display modalities Icon mode and Glance Mode as shown in Figure 66 a and b You can swap between the two display modalities by pressing on icon a b Figure 66 Display modalities a Icon Mode b Glance Mode Info page Press the icon to access the Info Page as shown in Figure 67 This page contains the information rel...

Page 39: ...39 Figure 67 Info page selection a b Figure 68 Info page OKO Touch and CO2 UNIT BL a b Tip Please have this information handy when contacting Okolab for support ...

Page 40: ...BL Maintenance Verify periodically the status of all hoses tubing If some hoses tubing is damaged contact Okolab to receive assistance After 2 years disconnect all polyurethane tubing cut the last 1 cm of the tubing and reconnect them Replace the PTFE filters on the rear panel of the unit and along the tubes each 2 3 months of continuous use or when it is present water in the inner part of the fil...

Page 41: ...mote support session anytime also via video chat Contact our technical support sibillo oko lab com by e mail to take an appointment for the web assistance Technical Support Please do not hesitate to contact Okolab should you need any further commercial information or technical support For HARDWARE SUPPORT sibillo oko lab com Phone 39 081 806 3470 Fax 39 081 876 4410 Mobile 39 348 96807 18 For COMM...

Page 42: ...e InfraRed NDIR dual wave length detector Recommended Calibration Interval 1 year Input Gas CO2 Air Total Flow rate 0 0 1 0 L min 0 4 L min max with OKO AIR PUMP BL Operating Temperature 0 C 55 C 23 C suggested Storage Temperature 5 C 60 C Operating Humidity 0 70 Power Consumption Input 24 V DC 85 W max Weight 3 Kg Table 1 Technical specifications ...

Page 43: ...streams Regulators closed Open regulators No CO2 Air arrives to the incubating chamber Missing connection Make sure you ve attached the PTFE filter on the back of the CO2 UNIT BL Pinter 1 and 2 in paragraph 7 Acoustic alarm sounds The current CO2 value is far from CO2 set point Check the CO2 and Air supplies The little led on the front of the Control Unit is green but the Oko Touch is off Serial c...

Page 44: ...32 Start Span calibration a b 24 Figure 33 Span calibration running a b 24 Figure 34 Start Zero calibration a b 25 Figure 35 Zero calibration running a b 25 Figure 36 Sensor calibration factory reset 25 Figure 37 Flowrates View a b 26 Figure 38 How to change the total flow rate 26 Figure 39 CO2 Cycles Subpage a b 27 Figure 40 CO2 Concentrations cycles settings a b 27 Figure 41 Cycle Summary and Co...

Page 45: ...modalities a Icon Mode b Glance Mode 38 Figure 67 Info page selection 39 Figure 68 Info page OKO Touch and CO2 UNIT BL a b 39 Figure 69 QR code for commercial info contact 41 Figure 70 QR code for technical info contact 41 ...

Page 46: ...le Revision Number Additions or changes Date 01 Edited March 2017 02 Replaced some images May 2018 03 Review layout June 2018 04 Equipment correction May 2019 05 Cleaning Maintenance January 2020 IST 1140 REV 02 SV 3 12 3 3048 ...

Page 47: ...onents which wear are not warranted Okolab S r l neither assumes responsibility for any omissions or errors nor assumes liability for any damages that result from the use of its products in accordance with information provided by Okolab S r l Okolab S r l warrants only the parts manufactured by it will as specified and free of defects Okolab S r l makes no other warranties or representations of an...