CDI Traxall X200, User Manual

Page 1: ... PIPELINE PIG TRACKING TRANSMITTERS Models X200 X200T 2AA and X200 3AA 1801 North Juniper Avenue Broken Arrow Oklahoma 74012 U S A 1 918 258 6068 worldwide www pigging com support pigging com USER GUIDE TRAXALL UIDE ...

Page 2: ...all rights reserved This document 2015 CDI All rights reserved Document Number 89 09 0042 00 Manual Revision 14 Oct 2015 The TRAXALL family of transmi ers is covered under United States Patent No 9172406 TRAXALL TRAXALL Remote Control FieldLink and Configurator products are covered under United States Patents Microso and Windows are U S registered trademarks of Microso Corpora on Google Earth is a...

Page 3: ...VIEW 5 GETTING STARTED 6 PREPARE TRANSMITTER POWER 7 PREPARE TRANSMITTER CONFIGURATION 13 PLACING TRANSMITTER INTO SERVICE 24 TROUBLESHOOTING 26 REMOVING FROM SERVICE 26 APPENDIX A TRANSMITTER BEHAVIOR 27 APPENDIX B SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS 29 WARRANTY 30 CARE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING 31 ABOUT CDI 32 ...

Page 4: ... purchaser of this equipment is responsible for the training and competence of operators and the manner in which it is used Contact CDI immediately should any difficulty arise in the use of this equipment WARNING Always use cau on when opening any CDI transmi er that has been in a pressurized environment It is possible for pressurized liquid or gas to leak into a transmi er and remain there even a e...

Page 5: ...agne c pipeline pig tracking transmi er that offers both programmable frequency and power control through CDI s proprietary FieldLink wireless communica ons system Frequency Control allows the operator to configure the transmi er to one of TRAXALL s seven colorized frequencies or the 22 Hz legacy frequency for backward compa bility with CDI s CD42 receiver or compe ve receivers Power Control allows...

Page 6: ...igurator Configurator is a Windows applica on that will let you customize frequency pulse rate and output power of your transmi ers via FieldLink wireless communica on Requirements PC or laptop computer with Windows 7 or 8 32 bit or 64 bit Configurator so ware FieldLink USB device Adobe Reader is required to access PDF documents Available download from CDI website Supplied by CDI GETTING STARTED Y...

Page 7: ...s length and number of ba eries required but configura on and ba ery installa on procedures are essen ally the same for all versions Always observe these precau ons before removing any transmi er end cap Ensure immediate environment is free of explosive gases liquids or other substances Use cau on when opening any CDI transmi er that has been in a pressurized environment It is possible for pressur...

Page 8: ...ies transmi ers are powered by AA alkaline ba eries NOTE It is good prac ce to always install fresh ba eries before deploying any pipeline pigging device NOTE Transmi ers have no ON OFF switch but are ac vated when ba eries are installed and ba ery cap is replaced Therefore install ba eries only when you are about to configure transmi er or beginning a pig run ...

Page 9: ...a eries Ba ery quan ty and polarity are marked on each transmi er case Replacing cap see following pages completes the ba ery circuit and ac vates the transmi er AA CELL ALKALINE OR LITHIUM BATTERIES POSITIVE END FIRST AA CELL ALKALINE OR LITHIUM BATTERIES POSITIVE END FIRST A ba eries p ve end first as shown X200 2AA Insert two 2 AA ba eries X2 X2 X2 X2 X200 3AA Insert three 3 AA ba eries ...

Page 10: ...ace Ba ery Cap Inspect Threads Before replacing cap inspect cap threads transmi er case threads and O ring groove All threads must be free of dents deformi es ruptures nicks scratches dirt foreign objects or anything else that might interfere with a proper seal O RING GROOVE ...

Page 11: ...ng is serviceable A bri le and or deformed O ring may not properly seal If in doubt replace it Lubricate O ring with a light coa ng of high temperature grease such as Dow Corning MOLYKOTE 44 Carefully replace O ring over threads and onto its groove Available from CDI see pg 29 Corning MOLYKOTE 44 s ...

Page 12: ...Screw ba ery cap onto transmi er Do not over torque Hand ghtening is sufficient as long as cap is sufficiently ghtened against rubber O ring to maintain a seal Replacing cap completes the ba ery circuit and ac vates the transmi er Transmi er will remain energized un l ba ery cap is removed ...

Page 13: ...s configured the configura on se ngs are stored in the transmi er flash memory and you may power down by removing ba eries un l you are ready to place the transmi er into service Remove Antenna Cap Unscrew and carefully remove the antenna cap WARNING Do not a empt to unfold or otherwise handle the flexible antenna NOTE Transmi er antenna end caps marked as shown have LEFT HAND threads Turn CLOCKWI...

Page 14: ...requency Transmi er User Guide Page 14 of 32 Launch Configurator Use Configurator If you wish to customize frequency pulse rate and or output power of your transmi er Launch Configurator by clicking the icon on your PC desktop ...

Page 15: ...or window will appear as shown here Transmi er Transmi er Family Signal Strength and other fields will be blank or indicate N A un l communica on with a transmi er is established TRANSMITTER SIGNAL STRENGTH TRANSMITTER FAMILY FAM FAM R SI I T SI ST PULSE PROGRAMMING TRANSMITTER CONFIGURATION ...

Page 16: ...dLink device into a USB port on your pc also known as a flash drive memory s ck or dongle A red LED on the device will flash every three seconds indica ng the device is seeking to establish a communica on link with a transmi er Select BaƩery Chemistry When Configurator detects a transmi er it may ask you if the transmi er is powered by Alkaline or Lithium ba eries Click the appropriate bu on and t...

Page 17: ...ly removing and replacing ba ery cap to cycle transmi er power If you are s ll unable to establish communica on you may need to replace ba eries NOTE When ba eries and ba ery cap are in place The transmi er itself will be ac vated and will stay ac ve for the life of the ba ery Removal of ba ery cap will terminate all transmi er func on FieldLink will be ac vated and for the next five minutes will ...

Page 18: ...TRAXALL X200 Series Mul frequency Transmi er User Guide Page 18 of 32 MENU OPTIONS TOOL BAR TRANSMITTER SIGNAL STRENGTH SAVE MANUAL REFRESH TRANSMITTER FAMILY H S S FAM FAM L R L R R R S S S S S ...

Page 19: ...ens a PDF version of this Quick Start Guide About Configurator So ware Version and Build informa on TOOL BAR Connect Disconnect Controls communica on from FieldLink flash drive Update Firmware Places FieldLink flash drive into update mode TRANSMITTER INDICATOR Auto populated with transmi er informa on TRANSMITTER FAMILY Indicates X100 X200 X300 or X400 MANUAL REFRESH Configurator automa cally refr...

Page 20: ...TRAXALL X200 Series Mul frequency Transmi er User Guide Page 20 of 32 TRANSMITTER BEHAVIOR SAVE R R R R S E SAV PULSE PROGRAMMING TRANSMITTER CONFIGURATION STATUS BAR S R S R ...

Page 21: ...eep pipe and the run rela vely short Mode Constant Pulse PULSE PROGRAMMING On Time Width Off Time Width Selectable dura on of on and off cycles On Pulse Repeat Off Pulse Repeat Selectable number of on and off cycles to repeat TRANSMITTER CONFIGURATION Ba ery Type Indicates Alkaline or Lithium ba eries in transmi er Ba ery Config Indicates ba ery quan ty and type AA C D etc Ba ery Voltage Indicates cur...

Page 22: ...ct cap threads transmi er case threads O ring groove and O ring see pgs 12 13 If threads and O ring are serviceable carefully lower the end cap over the flexible antenna circuitry un l cap and transmi er screw threads meet WARNING Do not a empt to bend tuck fold or otherwise handle the flexible antenna NOTE Transmi er antenna end caps marked as shown have LEFT HAND threads Turn COUNTER CLOCKWISE t...

Page 23: ...User Guide Page 23 of 32 Your transmi er is now ready to be placed into service Screw antenna end cap onto transmi er Do not over torque Hand ghtening is sufficient as long as cap is sufficiently ghtened against rubber O ring to maintain a seal ned n ...

Page 24: ...XALL X200 Series Mul frequency Transmi er User Guide Page 24 of 32 PLACING TRANSMITTER INTO SERVICE Foam and Plas c Pigs Remove plug or bolt Place transmi er in cavity either direc on Replace plug or bolt ...

Page 25: ...s ensure that Ba eries are fresh and of proper size and type see pg 11 Ba ery polarity is properly observed Serviceable O rings are installed Bri le and or deformed O rings may not properly seal thus compromising case integrity Transmi er case caps and cap threads are clean and free of dents ruptures or other damage which could compromise the transmi er components ...

Page 26: ...it will be necessary to contact CDI at 1 800 580 4234 or 918 258 6068 for product support REMOVING TRANSMITTER FROM SERVICE WARNING Always remove ba eries before placing the unit into storage Failure to do so may result in damage and may void warranty WARNING Always ensure immediate environment is free of explosive gases liquids or other substances Always use cau on when opening any CDI transmi er...

Page 27: ...g the tradi onal or legacy frequency The Power slider control increases transmi er range at the expense of ba ery life Here we see a transmi er set to run at 50 power Therefore one complete cycle Hz consists of equal posi ve and nega ve duty cycles Assume a constant ba ery voltage regardless of se ngs As the Power slider is moved to the right transmi er power is increased A 90 power se ng would re...

Page 28: ...le They affect dura on and spacing of transmi er signals ON OFF Time Width Sets dura on of on and off cycles At On Time Width transmission occurs At Off Time Width there is no transmission ON OFF Pulse Repeat Sets number of on and off cycles to repeat ON Time Width OFF Time Width ON Time Width OFF Time Width ON Time Width ON Pulse Repeats 3 ON Pulse Repeats 3 ...

Page 29: ...a Signaling Systems External Pressure Ra ng 172 bar 2 500 psi End Cap O rings X200 2AA X200 3AA CDI Part 700 50 2021 70 X200T 2AA CDI Part 700 50 2019 90 primary CDI Part 702 50 2019 90 ParBack Power Alkaline AA Material 304L Stainless Steel Titanium X200T 2AA Resis vity 0 72 Magne c Permeability 1 02 Pipe Line Sizes X200 2AA 152 mm 6 in and larger X200 3AA 304 mm 12 in and larger Pipe Wall Thickn...

Page 30: ...esenta ve sample thereof must be returned to CDI at the Purchaser s expense The equipment must be accompanied by the Purchaser s wri en order describing the defect s and authorizing CDI to invoice the Purchaser for any charges not covered by the warranty Upon receipt of the equipment and Purchase Order CDI will examine the equipment and make a determina on of the nature and cause of the defect If ...

Page 31: ...CDI equipment should only be operated by qualified personnel who are familiar with any and all manuals and procedures for said equipment s opera on Service and Repairs Cost for repairs not covered by the warranty or carried out a er the warranty period has expired will be charged at the current hourly or set service rate plus the cost of materials upon approval by Purchaser Equipment for repair mu...

Page 32: ...n the United States for more than 32 years CDI currently employs 45 people in the areas of electronics and mechanical design so ware and firmware programming electronics manufacture machining and more All CDI products are designed and built completely in house u lizing an on premises machine shop boas ng six fully automated CNC machines as well as full me electronics assembly personnel ...