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Page 1: ...LogBox BLE INSTRUCTION MANUAL V1 1x G 1 65 ...

Page 2: ...ONTROL MODES 26 9 3 4 CHANNELS GENERAL PARAMETERS 27 9 3 5 DATA LOGGING CONFIGURATION 27 9 4 DIAGNOSTICS 29 9 4 1 LOGS 29 9 4 2 CHANNELS 30 9 4 3 MISCELLANEOUS 30 9 5 NXPERIENCE MOBILE SPECIFIC FEATURES 30 9 5 1 INSTALLING THE APPLICATION 30 9 5 2 APPLICATION OPERATION 30 9 5 3 CONFIGURATION 33 9 5 3 1 9 5 3 2 9 5 3 3 9 5 3 4 9 5 3 5 STATUS 33 CONFIGURATION 34 LOGS 34 SETTINGS 42 MANAGER 42 9 5 4 ...

Page 3: ...erating the device CAUTION OR DANGER Risk of electric shock ATTENTION Material sensitive to static charge Be sure to take precautions before handling All safety recommendations in this manual must be observed to ensure personal safety and to prevent damage to the instrument or system If the instrument is used in a manner other than that specified in this manual the device safety protections may no...

Page 4: ...temperature battery voltage and external source voltage which can also record the values in the memory taking the place of any of the available measurement channels Its wide display allows you to view up to 3 variables simultaneously and displays indications such as alarms communication status enabled channels battery voltage level and much more LogBox BLE also has a buzzer for audible alerts and ...

Page 5: ... certain time it will only remain lit within the configured time Flashes at the time of a log turns off at the time of a log and restarts Lights up and stays on when you enter an alarm condition only going out when a new setting is received or the alarm status is being cleared It indicates to the user that there was an alarm at some point Light up while the alarm conditions of the corresponding ch...

Page 6: ...information refer to chapter CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE If the buzzer is active any key pressed will mute it 3 3 NAVIGATION KEYS When navigating between screens a mnemonic is always displayed to streamline the identification of the information contained in each screen This is displayed each time a key is pressed and is visible for 2 seconds If no key is pressed for this period the information on the c...

Page 7: ... If it is not configured this screen will not be displayed Use the three lines of the display to display the logged flow rate When enabled and configured in the Pulse Count mode and then configured with Acquisition Interval Counting option Application parameter Count function it displays the registered count within the configured registered acquisition interval If it is not configured this screen ...

Page 8: ...s the three lines of the display to display the accumulated volume or count When enabled and configured in Event Log or Logs Control modes it displays the last event detected at the digital input Line 1 Edge detected in event 0 Falling edge 1 Rising edge Line 2 Day Month of the event if the 24 hour format is selected Month Day of the event if the AM PM format is selected Line 3 Hour Minute of the ...

Page 9: ...down or long touch No action Key held down or long touch No action Both keys held down No action 9 Display Contrast Adjustment Displayed for 2 seconds before moving to Information screen This screen is static and always has the same value for the same device Displays the contrast level configured for the display and allows adjustment of the display Key held down or long touch Increases contrast ma...

Page 10: ...r end En Enabled logs Dis Disabled logs KEYS FUNCTION Key held down or long touch Starts the logs if start by keyboard is allowed Key held down or long touch Pauses the logs if end by keyboard is allowed Both keys held down No action Displayed for 2 seconds before moving to Log Status screen This screen is updated whenever the current log status is changed Table 01 Navigation keys 10 65 ...

Page 11: ...ting the device in these ranges consider that the 2 year expectation can be reduced considerably Some scenarios can greatly increase LogBox BLE consumption thus considerable reducing the battery service life expectancy Here are some examples that may decrease battery life Alarm Alarm occurrences more than once a day and with a buzzer duration over 30 seconds Bluetooth Configuration management moni...

Page 12: ...ent Log mode it updates its respective information on the display to each event 5 1 ANALOG INPUTS LogBox BLE has three channels for reading analog signals The types of signals and sensors accepted are Temperature Sensors Thermoresistance Pt100 Thermocouples J K T N E R S and B Internal Temperature Sensor Linear Sensors 0 to 50 mV 0 to 5 V 0 to 10 V 0 to 20 mA 4 to 20 mA Internal Diagnostic Sensors...

Page 13: ...ires disconnected Slightly above the upper limit Slightly below the lower limit Far above the upper limit Far below the lower limit Within range Open Thermocouple Slightly above the upper limit Slightly below the lower limit Far above the upper limit Far below the upper limit Within range Signal disconnected Slightly above the upper limit Slightly below the lower limit Far above the upper limit Fa...

Page 14: ...alibration points of the previous input are deleted For each analog channel a unique tag must be assigned which will be used to reference the channel You should also choose the type of input sensor that will be connected to that channel In addition to that you can assign the unit of measured value when using temperature sensors Pt100 or thermocouples you must choose between Celsius C and Fahrenhei...

Page 15: ... responsible for measuring the average flow rate per acquisition interval or for performing the count per acquisition interval At each log interval LogBox BLE counts the number of pulses that have occurred and registers it in memory resetting the register so that it can accumulate the pulses of the next interval If the sensor is a Dry Contact type the LogBox BLE count registers 16 bits and 32 bits...

Page 16: ...er that fill in the following parameters Unit Custom User Factor 1 storage the accumulated number of pieces Thus LogBox BLE will log in each log interval the number of pulses occurring within that period and every time the data is displayed it will turn those pulses into the number of pieces produced per minute custom unit of the user In the same example let s say that the log interval is 20 secon...

Page 17: ...ectronic Switch mode it is necessary to set how long before each acquisition the digital output must be triggered Drive Time Set in seconds how long before each acquisition the digital output must be triggered It is deactivated as soon as the acquisition is complete This time cannot be longer than the lowest acquisition range Instantaneous Average 1 10 of the instantaneous Display Interval If equa...

Page 18: ...our modes are possible Starts logs at each rising edge Initiates logs at each falling edge Logs at logical level 1 logs while at logical level 1 In this mode the configured stop mode should be By Digital Input too Logs at logical level 0 logs while at logical level 0 In this mode the configured stop mode should be By Digital Input too By Software Logs are started with an NXperience Mobile or NXper...

Page 19: ...red by the user through the display screens or through NXperience or NXperience Mobile For each enabled channel it is possible to enable a minimum alarm and a maximum alarm For each alarm it is possible to configure the following parameters Setpoint Value to be exceeded for the channel to satisfy the alarm situation Hysteresis Barrier to be exceeded for the channel to exit the alarm situation Afte...

Page 20: ...CONFIGURING WITH NXPERIENCE NXPERIENCE MOBILE LogBox BLE can be configured via both NXperience Windows and NXperience Mobile Android or iOS Below is a description of each possible configuration parameters grouped by sections 9 3 1 GENERAL PARAMETERS NXperience NXperience Mobile Android iOS Figure 3 General Parameters INFORMATION Device Tag Allows you to configure a name of up to 20 characters for ...

Page 21: ... Date Time Format Allows you to configure the clock format to 24 hours or AM PM 9 3 2 ANALOG CHANNELS PARAMETERS NXperience NXperience Mobile Android iOS Figure 4 Analog Channels Parameters Tag Allows you to configure a 16 character name for each analog channel This name will be used to identify the channels in a data download Input Type Allows you to configure the sensor type that will be used in...

Page 22: ...bration is configured is 2 points NXperience Figure 5 Custom Calibration Measured Device read value for which a correction is desired It can be obtained from the device by clicking on the Read Channel button or manually filled in Desired Desired value for the device measured value It must be filled manually Read Channel Makes it possible to obtain the values directly from the device during a Custo...

Page 23: ...ulses counted at the digital input LogBox BLE provides nine flow units The custom unit option can be selected to meet any need not previously listed by the device If this option is selected the Sensor Factor and its respective unit need to be configured for the device to take counts and displays the flow rate in the configured unit Custom Allows you to configure a custom unit for the digital input...

Page 24: ...he configured sensor type is Dry Contact a debounce time will need to be configured for edge detection Debounce is the sensor stabilization time the minimum time at which the sensor must remain at the logical level of interest for the detected edge to be considered valid The minimum configurable debounce time is 50 milliseconds the maximum is 6 seconds Application Allows you to select the applicat...

Page 25: ...larm setpoint for the digital channel 9 3 3 1 4 Hysteresis Allows you to configure a hysteresis for the upper alarm COUNT MODE ALARMS NXperience NXperience Mobile Android iOS Figure 9 Count mode alarms Acquisition Interval Counting Allows you to configure an alarm for this mode o Lower Alarm Allows you to enable and configure a lower alarm setpoint for the digital channel Hysteresis Allows you to ...

Page 26: ...load Input Mode Allows you to select the digital input mode In this example the selected mode must be Event Log or Logs Control If you select the Logs Control mode the start and or stop of logs mode by digital input must be selected for the configuration to take effect Sensor Type Allows you to configure the sensor type to be connected to the digital input PNP NPN or Dry Contact Event Edge Allows ...

Page 27: ...d to Disabled Auxiliary Electronic Switch or Alarm Status o Auxiliary Electronic Switch Controls the power supply of external instruments during analog channel readings Drive Time Allows you to configure in seconds how long before each acquisition the digital output must be triggered The minimum configurable time is 0 seconds and the maximum time is 15 minutes 900 seconds If equal to 0 the Auxilia...

Page 28: ... MODE Memory Mode Only Allows the configuration chosen for the Memory Mode to dictate the logs behavior if Full Memory is chosen the logs will end as soon as there is no more memory space if Circular Memory is chosen the logs will continue indefinitely Date Time Allows the user to configure the date time at which the logs are to be stopped By Keyboard Allows you to enable a screen in the display w...

Page 29: ...s screen is 1 second NXperience Figure 14 Diagnostics 9 4 1 LOGS Log Status Displays information about log status such as number of logs recorded available memory number of active channels and date of the first and last logs in the LogBox BLE memory Logs Control Allows the user to start or stop LogBox BLE data registering For this option to be active the log start and or stop mode must be configur...

Page 30: ...memory o Last Accumulated Value For the digital channel displays the last accumulated value 9 4 3 MISCELLANEOUS Power Displays power information monitored by the device o Power Supply Displays the current power supply of the device o Battery Level Displays the current battery level status This information is updated in the logs frequency with a minimum frequency of 5 minutes o External Power Suppl...

Page 31: ...ring and File Manager which bring the main features of the application and Preferences whose icon is on the upper right side of the screen Android iOS Figure 16 Application home screen The Configuration and Monitoring options offer different functionalities and information about the previously selected device which will be visualized as shown below Android iOS Figure 17 Devices selection for conne...

Page 32: ...SID To make the device no longer a favorite it is necessary to make a reading of the device configuration which considering that it has been marked as favorite will be done automatically by the application press the button to return to the home screen and then press the icon This proceed will turn the icon gray again deselecting the device as a favorite Figure 18 Favorite device After the device s...

Page 33: ...rded in memory Logs Indicates basic information about LogBox BLE logs o Interval between Logs Indicates the value for the configured log interval o Logs Number of logs made by LogBox BLE o Log State Indicates if it is registering or stopped o Memory Mode Indicates the type of memory configured full or circular Power Indicates information about the possible power supplies for LogBox BLE o Battery L...

Page 34: ...oftware Version Application version 9 5 3 2 CONFIGURATION All the configuration screens available through NXperience Mobile are common to the NXperience screens Thus they are explained in the CONFIGURING WITH NXPERIENCE NXPERIENCE MOBILE section 9 5 3 3 LOGS In the Android application you can access the Logs screen in the top menu of the Configuration section In the iOS application you can access ...

Page 35: ...download process takes and the greater the consumption of the device during download This time depends on the quality of the Bluetooth connection between smartphone and LogBox BLE For a satisfactory experience it is suggested to divide a very large data download into two or more steps A typical download smaller than 3000 logs lasts about 60 seconds A full memory download however can take more than...

Page 36: ...If LogBox BLE does not have logs the application displays the message shown below Android iOS Figure 23 LogBox BLE without logs 36 65 ...

Page 37: ...ds where the measured value has exceeded the maximum alarm setpoint Last Event Displays the time and value of the last occurrence above the maximum alarm setpoint Low Excursions Allows you to view all logs where the measured value has exceeded the minimum alarm setpoint Last Event Displays the time and value of the last occurrence below the minimum alarm setpoint 37 65 ...

Page 38: ...as below the minimum alarm setpoint or above the maximum alarm setpoint showing the value and time of the event occurrence as shown in the figures below Android iOS Figure 25 High temperature excursions occurrence screen Android iOS Figure 26 Low temperature excursions occurrence screen 38 65 ...

Page 39: ...ences in High Excursions or Low Excursions they will appear in the messages of the figures below Android iOS Figure 27 High excursions message No Occurrences Android iOS Figure 28 Low excursions message No Occurrences 39 65 ...

Page 40: ...in the chart is limited to allow better viewing on your smartphone Each screen displays 500 acquisitions To navigate the chart and view the other records you must use the and arrows They will allow you to roll back or advance through 500 acquisitions 9 5 3 3 3 LOG SCREEN OPTION MENU For the Android application pressing the icon in the upper right corner of the screen will show the options shown an...

Page 41: ... and graphic screens which will always display information from the last download made Android iOS Figure 31 Download logs Save Files By pressing the icon the user can save the downloaded files in the smartphone memory The application will send a message informing that the files have been saved Android iOS Figure 32 Files saved successfully 41 65 ...

Page 42: ...ed and shared will obey the Default Sharing Options on Settings screen see SETTINGS topic 9 5 3 4 SETTINGS This screen displays the same features and functionality as the Preferences screen which appears in the application s home screen see SETTINGS topic 9 5 3 5 MANAGER This screen displays the same features and functionality as the File Manager screen which appears in the application s home scre...

Page 43: ...roid iOS Figure 34 Monitoring Low Alarm Temperature set in blue color and accompanied by the icon Android means that the corresponding channel is currently in low alarm condition iOS Figure 35 Monitoring High Alarm Temperature set in red color and accompanied by the icon means that the corresponding channel is currently in high alarm condition Temperatures set in gray color means that the correspo...

Page 44: ...nels are out of alarm Android Alarm Notifications Android Alarm Notifications Table 07 Android Alarm notifications iOS Alarm Notifications iOS Alarm Notifications Table 08 iOS Alarm notifications 9 5 4 3 STATUS This screen displays the same information as the Status screen located inside the Configuration section see STATUS topic 44 65 ...

Page 45: ... the user separated by the downloaded LogBox BLE serial numbers In this list you can select the desired files and share or delete them Android iOS Figure 36 Data downloads By clicking on the desired LogBox BLE identified by the serial number NXperience Mobile will expand a list containing all saved downloads from that part Android iOS Figure 37 Downloaded files 45 65 ...

Page 46: ...ed data and dragging the finger to the left will display the icon Android By clicking on it you can expand the sharing option iOS Figure 38 Download selection Pressing the selected data button or the Android button will expand the sharing option allowing you to select by which method you want to share the iOS Figure 39 Downloaded files 46 65 ...

Page 47: ...ation to delete all device data you must press the serial number of the device whose data you want to delete from your smartphone memory and wait for the delete confirmation dialog box to appear For the iOS application simply click on the serial number of the device whose data you wish to delete from your smartphone s memory and drag the data to the left This move will display the button which wil...

Page 48: ... Microsoft Office Excel o Export to NXC format Configures the application to share a file with LogBox BLE configuration in a format compatible with NXperience nxc o Export to NXD format Configures the application to share a file with the downloaded data in a format compatible with NXperience nxd FTP Authentication The user can configure an FTP server to send the downloaded data The user must enter...

Page 49: ...xing bracket can be used to pass the sensors that are connected to the device In addition to that this bracket has a ring that allows the placement of a padlock so that LogBox BLE cannot be removed from the installed location With the help of two screwdrivers it is possible to remove and attach the LogBox BLE to the bracket by means of two lateral fittings Figure 43 Mounting bracket To improve dev...

Page 50: ...ser to the device and press the area where the arrows are located by pushing it in from the outside in one side at a time Figure 47 Fitting the protection cover 10 1 1 DIMENSIONS Figure 48 LogBox BLE dimensions Opening the batteries cover To open the battery compartment press the cover in the arrows region and push in from the inside out Figure 49 Batteries cover 50 65 ...

Page 51: ...c electricity The device should not be opened due to the risk of damage caused by static electricity when the device is exposed to the electronic circuit Pay close attention to the sensor wires the digital input the digital output and the external power supply connections ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS LogBox BLE has 4 detachable connection terminals for connection of external power supply digital output ...

Page 52: ...Auxiliary Electronic Switch Mode used to power current transmitters is made at the terminals according to the figure below To use the Digital Output you must power the device with an external power supply source The source used must be able to provide current compatible with the number of transmitters used Figure 51 Auxiliary electronic switch mode connection DIGITAL INPUT PNP Connection The conne...

Page 53: ...ding to the following image Observe correct connection polarity Cables used for thermocouples connection must have the same thermoelectric characteristics of the thermocouple used compensation cable or extension cable and also must be connected with the correct polarity Failure to use compensation cables or their use with incorrect polarity can lead to large measurement errors Voltage Connection m...

Page 54: ...EXAMPLE OF CONNECTION OF 4 20 mA TRANSMITTERS POWERED BY THE CURRENT LOOP Figure 52 Example of connecting transmitters that are powered by the loop 54 65 ...

Page 55: ... interface By default LogBox BLE will be factory configured with a 1 second warning period and SSID same as serial number Thus on the first use the device chosen in NXperience Mobile must be identified by the serial number on the device identification label Note Devices manufactured before September 2018 was configured with a 1 second advertise period and SSID LogBox The following configurations a...

Page 56: ... very low availability frequency 100 ms Since for the LogBox BLE energy saving is fundamental it works with a high periodicity configurable with minimum period of 500 ms This makes it possible for your smartphone to experience difficulties when pairing In case problems are identified when connecting your smartphone to LogBox BLE two options may resolve the problem Clicking on any device key so tha...

Page 57: ...ound loops Analog Inputs The LogBox BLE when operated by batteries keeps the entire analog circuit switched off while no acquisition is being made This strategy is necessary so that it can operate for more than 2 years without needing to change the batteries However some analog signal simulators e g thermocouple simulator Pt100 may not be able to operate correctly with this characteristic causing ...

Page 58: ...gs configuration Figure 57 Advanced settings Firmware update If there are problems during the firmware update it is recommended to perform the following procedure a Before upgrading the firmware verify if the latest version of NXperience has been installed b If a failure occurs during firmware update the following message will be displayed Figure 58 Firmware failure 58 65 ...

Page 59: ...LE and reconnect the device to the USB interface for a new attempt Figure 60 Firmware failure e If the NXperience shows an error while reading the configuration as shown in the figure below and the device display is off try the procedure described in the following step Figure 61 Error reading configuration f On the NXperience startup screen as shown in Figure 62 pressing the Ctrl Shift F12 keys si...

Page 60: ...the firmware again h If you cannot find the device in Step F turn off the LogBox BLE and switch it back on by holding down both keys After that repeat Step F i In case of failure during previous procedures contact NOVUS technical support 60 65 ...

Page 61: ...ternal Buzzer Communication Interfaces Software and Application PNP type output Maximum current that can be switched at the output 200 mA Voltage to be activated at output Power Supply Voltage 3 lines 4 digits Analog Signals 15 bits 32768 levels Digital Signal average in the interval 16 bits 65536 levels Digital Signal accumulator 32 bits 4294967296 levels 140000 logs total 1 second to 18 hours In...

Page 62: ...0 F 720 0 C 1328 0 F Sensor Resolution 0 1 C 0 2 F 0 1 C 0 2 F 0 1 C 0 2 F 0 1 C 0 2 F 0 1 C 0 2 F Accuracy 0 15 F R 0 5 C 0 15 F R 0 5 C 0 15 F R 0 5 C 0 15 F R 0 5 C 0 15 F R 0 5 C R S B 50 0 C 58 0 F 50 0 C 58 0 F 500 0 C 932 0 F 1760 0 C 0 3 C 3200 0 F 0 5 F 1760 0 C 0 4 C 3200 0 F 0 7 F 1800 0 C 0 4 C 3272 0 F 0 7 F 0 15 F R 0 5 C 0 15 F R 0 5 C 0 15 F R 0 5 C Pt100 Pt100 200 0 C 328 0 F 650 ...

Page 63: ...fied accuracy is only guaranteed when the device is installed in an environment with a stable temperature for a time greater than 1 hour Pt100 The LogBox BLE analog input circuit guarantees the accuracy specified in the reading of Pt100 type sensors with a maximum cable resistance of up to 25 Ω The device can read sensors with cables that have resistance above 25 Ω but in these cases the accuracy ...

Page 64: ...nditions 1 This device may not cause interference and 2 This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Under Industry Canada regulations this radio transmitter may only operate using an antenna of a type and maximum or lesser gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada To reduce potential radio interference to other users t...

Page 65: ...14 WARRANTY Warranty conditions are available on our website www scigiene com 65 65 ...