B+B Sensors LogBox-RHT-LCD, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...Operating Manual LogBox RHT LCD Temperature and Humidity Data Logger 0568 0038 01 V1 1x F ...

Page 2: ...IDLE 4 5 1 2 Main Screen 4 5 1 3 Min Max Indication 5 5 1 4 Communication Screen IR COM 5 5 1 5 Display Updating Interval Screen DISP 5 6 Battery Autonomy 5 7 IrLink3 Interface Installation 6 7 1 USB Drivers Installation 6 7 2 Communicating with Logger 7 8 NXperience Software 8 8 1 Installation 8 8 2 Running NXperience 8 8 2 1 General Parameters 8 8 2 2 Channels Parameters 9 8 2 3 Configuration of...

Page 3: ...rungen vorbehalten Fon 49 771 83160 Fax 49 771 831650 info bb sensors com bb sensors com 9 3 3 Start Logging Field 13 9 3 4 Stop Loggings 13 9 3 5 Channels Field 14 9 4 Data Download and Visualization 14 9 4 1 Graph window 15 9 4 2 General information table 15 9 4 3 Acquisitions Table Window 16 9 4 4 Exporting the Data 16 10 Special Care 16 11 MOST FREQUENTLY PROBLEMS 16 12 Questions 16 ...

Page 4: ...contains information which must be paid in attention to assure a highly effective and secure use of the supplied product Please read through the following instructions and make yourself familiar with the handling of the product before you insert it in your processes Keep this document always readily to hand so you can consult it by need 2 1 Labels Symbol Meaning Descripton Advice It is necessary t...

Page 5: ...ogger of temperature and relative humidity There are sensors that measure such data and values data obtained are displayed in an LCD screen and stored in an electronic memory Data can be later viewed and analyzed on a PC where they can be opened in tabular and graphical forms The humidity output can be configured to display Relative Humidity values or the temperature value of Dew Point The NXperie...

Page 6: ...12 bits 4095 levels Response time Temperature up to 30 seconds with fairly still air Humidity up to 8 seconds with fairly still air 20 to 80 RH Memory capacity 32 000 32 k logs Half for each channel or total when one of thechannels is not enabled Measurement interval 1 second min 18 hours max Supply 3 6 Vdc lithium battery 1 2 AA built in Estimated autonomy Higher than 200 days with weekly data re...

Page 7: ...up is defined in advance by using NXprience or LogChart II software The configuration is sent to the logger through the IR Link3 Interface The logger starts and stops logging as defined in the setup 5 1 Registers Screens 5 1 1 Battery Saving Mode IDLE In the low battery consumption mode IDLE the register does not communicate It always stays in this mode after reset register does not make acquisiti...

Page 8: ...s in this mode after reset In the manual mode MAN communication will be active 20 seconds after pressing the button During this time a communication shall be initiated for keeping the IR Communication active 5 1 5 Display Updating Interval Screen DISP It sets the reading time of the sensor for the display updating When selected by LO6 it performs the sensor reading and the display updating accordi...

Page 9: ...k3 RS232 model there is a RSR232 Ir communication interface It must be connected to the serial port at the PC In the IR Link3 USB model there is a USB Ir communication interface which must be connected to the available USB port Windows will request the proper driver installation Drivers for the IrLink3 interface are part of the Software LogChart II or NXperience or can be downloaded from our home ...

Page 10: ...ors com bb sensors com Figure 10 Driver Installation Figure 11 Infrared communication interface position 7 2 Communicating with Logger You can communicatewith the LogBox RHT LCD using NXperience or LogChart II software To do so however the Communication Interface must be connected to the computer The interface must be constantly directed towards the front part of the logger communication window at...

Page 11: ...erience When you open NXperience the main window is displayed as shown in Fig 3 You should click Configure and then click Read Device 8 2 1 General Parameters INFORMATION Device Tag Allows you to set a name for the digital channel The field accepts up to 16 characters Serial Number Shows the device unique identification number Model Shows the device model name Firmware Version Shows the firmware v...

Page 12: ...only if the log Start Mode is set to Immediate Start or Date Time o Minimum Displays the minimum temperature supported by the device Upper Alarm Allows you to enable and configure a higher alarm setpoint option available only if the log Start Mode is set to Immediate Start or Date Time o Maximum Displays the maximum temperature supported by the device Lower Setpoint When the measured temperature i...

Page 13: ... Setpoint parameters these options appear only when this log mode is selected Start Button Logging starts with pressing the Button Daily Logging starts every day at a predefined time STOP MODE Only Memory Mode when checked the memory mode is used to terminate the logging process Date time Logging stops at a predefined Date and time Logs Logging stops after the execution of a predefined number of L...

Page 14: ...Download Logs in the Download screen from NXperience During data transference a status bar indicates remaining data to be transferred Data downloading time is proportional to the number of readings logged 8 3 2 Visualization of Data At the end of values transfer the data will be displayed in a graphical form 8 3 2 1 Chart Window See Figure 17 It is possible to select a region of the chart to zoom ...

Page 15: ...ng on the menu Port all free communication ports available in the computer will be listed The chosen port will be remembered next times the LogChart II is initiated When the selected port is successfully opened the LogChart II initial screen is opened enabling the buttons below In case the user wants to stop the process while data logging is running the button Stop must be pressed 9 3 Configuring ...

Page 16: ...en readings Estimated time It informs the estimated time for the accomplishment of programmed readings based on the logging Interval and on the number of programmed readings Daily Repetition Allows loggings to be repeated every day for example recording data from 8 AM to 5 PM day after day The start and stop times are defined in the fields Start time and Stop time 9 3 3 Start Logging Field Immedia...

Page 17: ...n readings at each reading interval The lowest value found is recorded o Maximum Ten readings at each reading interval The highest value found is recorded Alarm defines a limit range of variables measured that once exceeded trigger the alarm Once activated the alarm LED indicator stays so even after the alarm triggering situation has ceased o LOW defines the minimum value under which the alarm is ...

Page 18: ...As one moves the mouse in the chart area the time and the value of the records of each channel are shown in the field located in the bottom of the window Zooming in and out are implemented It is possible to select an area by clicking and dragging the mouse thus creating a zoom region starting at the upper left position of the region of interest The command DOWNLOAD acquisitions does not interrupt ...

Page 19: ...ty The positive terminal should be placed directed towards the center of the device Worn batteries should not be recharged dismantled or incinerated After use batteries must be disposed according to local legal rules After placing batteries back to the logger make sure the cover is firmly attached to the socket 11 MOST FREQUENTLY PROBLEMS Communication with the logger fails Make sure the COMM port...