Fourtec DaqPRO 5300, User Manual

Page 1: ...G STANDARDS Ensuring quality control and compliance with safety standards FACTORIES Monitoring product quality throughout the entire manufacturing cycle MILITARY Storage equipment maintenance machiner...

Page 2: ...DaqPRO User Guide Tenth Edition First Print April 2010 fourtec Fourier Technologies Ltd www esis com au Ph 02 9481 7420 Fax 02 9481 7267 esis enq esis com au...

Page 3: ...rt 11 1 2 3 Working with the DaqPRO Menus 15 1 Turning DaqPRO On and Off 15 2 Main Menu Display 15 3 Menu Buttons 16 4 Menu Icons and Commands 16 1 2 4 Graphic Display 18 1 The Cursor 19 2 Zooming 19...

Page 4: ...eplace 31 3 Add 31 2 3 3 Downloading Data 31 2 3 4 Saving Data 32 2 3 5 Opening a File 33 2 3 6 Creating a New Project 33 2 3 7 Import Data 33 2 3 8 Date Format Settings 34 2 3 9 Print 35 1 Print a Gr...

Page 5: ...5 2 Starting Recording 53 2 5 3 Stopping Recording 53 2 5 4 Clearing DaqPRO s Memory 53 2 5 5 Adding a Comment to DaqPRO 53 2 5 6 Edit DaqPRO s Notes 54 2 5 7 Temperature Units 55 2 5 8 Calibrating th...

Page 6: ...ools 73 1 Curve Fit 73 2 Averaging 73 3 Functions 74 2 7 Special Tools 78 2 7 1 Crop Tool 78 1 To Trim all Data Up to a Point 78 2 To Trim all Data Outside a Selected Range 78 2 8 Toolbar Buttons 79 2...

Page 7: ...ure and pulses Selectable ranges for each input are 0 24 mA 0 50 mV 0 10 V a large variety of NTC PT 100 and thermocouple temperature sensors including internal temperature pulse counter frequency met...

Page 8: ...econd section gives a comprehensive overview of the DaqLab software Topics include How to download data from the data logger to a PC analyzing the data both graphically and mathematically and using th...

Page 9: ...aqPRO keypad Setting up DaqPRO Connecting sensors to DaqPRO Connecting DaqPRO to your PC Conducting a logging session 1 1 General 1 1 1 DaqPRO System Contents DaqPRO data logger USB communication cabl...

Page 10: ...nal Connections Figure 1 DaqPRO external connections 1 st input 2 PC USB connection socket 3 Power input DC 9 12V 1 Sensor Inputs Alarm output 8 th input output www esis com au Ph 02 9481 7420 Fax 02...

Page 11: ...iver installation 3 External DC power supply socket Plug in an AC DC 9 12V adaptor whenever you want to save battery power or to charge the battery when necessary Connecting external power to the DaqP...

Page 12: ...uency Pulse Counter Connect the signal wires to I O 8 screw terminals and select Frequency or Pulse counter for Input 1 from the Setup menu Inputs 2 to 7 are still available for other sensors The Freq...

Page 13: ...n page 82 for details 1 1 4 User Defined Sensors DaqPRO provides a simple and straightforward tool for defining up to 20 custom sensors Almost any 0 10V and 0 24mA sensor or transducer is accepted by...

Page 14: ...nals of I O 8 Be careful to connect the external power supply in the right polarity see Figure 4 below Figure 4 Connecting external alarm device The alarm output is analogous to electrical switch In O...

Page 15: ...rmation from DaqPRO s main menu 1 1 9 Battery DaqPRO is equipped with a 7 2V Ni MH rechargeable battery Before you first start working with DaqPRO charge the unit for 10 to 12 hours while it is turned...

Page 16: ...refer to page 47 The keypad allows us to set all the parameters for data collection while the LCD screen displays the setting values 1 2 1 Front Panel Layout Figure 5 DaqPRO front panel LCD Display B...

Page 17: ...Main Menu screen fn 2 Connect the Sensors Start with the first input on the right Note Sensors must be added successively starting with input 1 If a single sensor is used it must be connected to Input...

Page 18: ...input d Repeat this procedure with all the sensors you plugged in e After the fourth sensor has been selected the screen will list the next 4 sensors In 5 Empty In 6 Empty In 7 Empty In 8 Empty RATE E...

Page 19: ...eric DaqPRO automatically switches to the next step in the setup process and the arrow moves to the samples row 5 Select Total Number of Samples a Use the Forward and Backward arrow buttons to select...

Page 20: ...SAMPLES 10 000 DISPLAY numeric Note When you turn the DaqPRO off it will save the setup for the next session 7 Start Recording a After selecting the Display press the Forward arrow button to start re...

Page 21: ...in Menu Display When turned on DaqPRO opens with a system information window and then displays the main menu fn DaqPRO has 9 menus Use the Forward or Backward Arrow buttons to highlight a menu and pre...

Page 22: ...urrent menu option and move to the next menu command or start recording Escape Stop Return to the main menu or stop recording 4 Menu Icons and Commands Start Start recording Press the Enter button to...

Page 23: ...lay the data in a graph at the end of the logging period Start Press the Forward arrow to start recording fn Function Display statistics of the current data 1 Minimum The minimum graph value 2 Maximum...

Page 24: ...al compensation you must connect an NTC 10k temperature probe to input 1 and the thermocouple sensor to any other input and then setup the device accordingly Average Select number of averaging points...

Page 25: ...ning a stored recording a Use the Forward and Backward arrow buttons to move the cursor DaqPRO displays the point coordinates at the bottom of the graph b If there is more than one sensor press the En...

Page 26: ...contrast In the MAIN MENU screen select the System Configuration icon to display the configuration screen _ _ _ C O N F I G U R A T I O N _ _ _ I n t C o m p e n s a t i o n A v e r a g e 4 s a m p l...

Page 27: ...reduce random noises DaqPRO replaces every data sample with the average of the last preset number of samples Use the Forward and Backward arrow buttons to select the number of averaging samples To fi...

Page 28: ...ton to clear the memory In order to clear the DaqPRO s memory when it is not full use the Memory clear command from the Configuration menu refer to page 20 or clear the memory from the Logger menu in...

Page 29: ...g data after each sample obtained in order to change your location or any other logging parameter Note During recording NO CHANGES can be made to the DaqPRO s configuration To start a recording using...

Page 30: ...de 1 2 10 Programming Rules and Limitations The following are some rules and limitations you must take into account when programming the DaqPRO as DaqPRO integrates all programming limitations automat...

Page 31: ...er of sampling point according to the number of sensors Number of Sensors Maximum Number of Sampling Points 1 512 000 exact number 522 752 2 256 000 exact number 260 608 3 128 000 exact number 129 536...

Page 32: ...rer 5 0 or later 2 Hardware Pentium 200MHz or higher 32 MB RAM 64 MB recommended 10 MB available disk space for the DaqLab application 50 MB to install the supporting applications 2 1 2 Installation 1...

Page 33: ...on Windows will automatically detect the new device and open the Found New Hardware Wizard 2 Select the No not this time to prevent Windows from searching for software on the Internet then click Next...

Page 34: ...rs Tools that relate to all aspects of the program and tools that control the DaqPRO are located in the main upper toolbar Tools specific to the graphs are located on the graph lower toolbar 2 2 2 Wor...

Page 35: ...ith DaqLab 29 2 2 3 DaqLab Window Layout Figure 7 DaqLab window layout Data map Graph window Information bar Table window Main toolbar Graph toolbar www esis com au Ph 02 9481 7420 Fax 02 9481 7267 es...

Page 36: ...low the instructions in the Setup Wizard refer to page 47 3 Start Recording a Click Run on the toolbar to start recording If the recording rate is 100 measurements per second or less DaqLab automatica...

Page 37: ...received from the DaqPRO it is accumulated and displayed automatically by DaqLab There are two modes of communication Online and Offline Online Communication When DaqPRO is connected to the PC and pro...

Page 38: ...d progress window at any time to stop downloading the data Data Dump If the file you are attempting to download is corrupted for any reason e g you turned off the DaqPRO in the middle of logging befor...

Page 39: ...urement mode a new project is opened every time you click the Run button to start a new recording Any time you click the New button on the toolbar 2 3 7 Import Data Any file that is in comma separated...

Page 40: ...box type a name for the workbook 4 In the Save as type list click the CSV format 5 Click Save To import files that were previously exported from DaqLab open DaqLab and import the file as described abo...

Page 41: ...ck Print on the main toolbar b Select the Table option If you want to print only a specific range uncheck the Print all data check box and type the desired row numbers into the To and From text boxes...

Page 42: ...usually displays all the data sets of a given recording but you can use the Data Map to remove one or more of the sets from the graph refer to page 43 In order to keep the graph clear and simple only...

Page 43: ...The coordinate values of the selected point will appear in the information bar at the bottom of the graph window To display the second cursor Double click again anywhere on the graph area or click 2nd...

Page 44: ...range with both cursors b Click Zoom in on the graph toolbar c To reverse the operation click Zoom out on the graph toolbar To zoom in to a specific area Click Zoom to selection on the graph toolbar...

Page 45: ...to the double arrow symbol indicating that you can stretch or compress the axis scale Drag the cursor to the desired location Repeat the procedure for the other axis if necessary b Double click on th...

Page 46: ...otes the next recording and will be displayed on the graph the next time you start a recording d To deselect a data set click on it a second time e To select a data set for display on the X axis click...

Page 47: ...yle To remove the line or the marker uncheck the corresponding Visible check box d Click OK e To restore the default formatting click Restore default 8 Change the Graph s Units and its Number Format a...

Page 48: ...anging column width Drag the boundary on the right side of the column heading until the column is the desired width Changing row height Drag the boundary below the row heading until the row is the des...

Page 49: ...pe and the data set to be displayed A list entry that begins with a graph number denotes a displayed data set A list entry that begins with an input number denotes the next recording and will be displ...

Page 50: ...e click a second time to remove it You can also use a shortcut menu to display or remove a data set from the graph Simply right click an icon then click Display on graph 1 or Display on graph 2 To del...

Page 51: ...hat exceeds any of the alarm levels will be highlighted by arrows 1 Export all Open Data Sets You can easily export all open data sets in the Data Map to the same Excel file at once rather than indivi...

Page 52: ...ck the Ignore regional settings check box and click OK 2 4 7 Copying the Graph as a Picture You can copy the graph to the clipboard as a picture and then paste it to other Windows programs such as Wor...

Page 53: ...setup wizard Figure 10 Setup wizard step 1 of 3 The first step is to assign sensors to each input Select the sensors you are using from the corresponding input drop down menus To set alarm levels and...

Page 54: ...menu d Select the Scroll option if you want the graph window to scroll as the data recording progresses e Select the desired data recording mode in the Select recording mode drop down menu f Click Nex...

Page 55: ...only when a specific time or measurement condition has been met click Triggering to open the triggering dialog box refer to page 52 i Click Finish to complete the setup and to send the setup command t...

Page 56: ...Ext Compensation checkbox in step 2 of the Setup wizard 4 Averaging Use this option to reduce random noises DaqPRO replaces every data sample with the average of the last pre set number of samples To...

Page 57: ...graph drop down menu f Select a meter in the Meter type drop list if you want to display the data in a meter as well as on the graph g Format the line and markers in the Plot section h If you want a s...

Page 58: ...tup wizard to open the triggering dialog Figure 15 Triggering dialog box Select the triggering sensor in the Based on sensor text box Choose one of the following from the Type options None Trigger is...

Page 59: ...me options The timer will start its countdown when you click RUN and the actual recording will start once the countdown has ended Select the trigger level in the Level drop down menu and click OK Note...

Page 60: ...ts location 4 Click OK to upload the edited notes to DaqPRO 2 5 6 Edit DaqPRO s Notes 1 Connect DaqPRO to the PC 2 Select Edit notes from the Logger menu to open the Notes dialog box with the DaqPRO s...

Page 61: ...file located in the Calibration Settings folder in the DaqLab directory on your PC The cal file name is your DaqPRO s S N e g 123456 cal 2 Working with the factorydefaults daq File DaqLab automatical...

Page 62: ...actory defaults at any time 1 Click Logger on the menu bar and then click Calibration Load Factory Calibration Defaults 2 Enter your DaqPRO serial number in the S N text box you will find the serial n...

Page 63: ...You can change the cal file name but you cannot load a cal file of one DaqPRO onto another 4 Calibration Options Although the DaqPRO comes fully calibrated DaqLab enables you to calibrate any of the...

Page 64: ...two point calibration to calibrate the voltage and current sensors and the PT100 temperature sensors To calibrate the PT100 3 wire first calibrate the PT100 2 wire as the slopes of their conversion fu...

Page 65: ...the Confirm New Password text box to confirm your new password f Click OK Note The password must include at least 4 characters and is case sensitive 6 Calibration Procedure Two point Calibration Meas...

Page 66: ...lues and record both the reference values and the values displayed by DaqLab Enter calibration values a Repeat steps 1 to 5 above b Select the Two point calibration option c Enter a distinct reference...

Page 67: ...Enter the offset value g Click OK The calibrated sensor parameters will be saved both in DaqPRO and DaqLab memories so there is no need to calibrate DaqPRO every time you run the DaqLab program Voltag...

Page 68: ...To take two reference measurements Measure two known reference values and record both the reference values and the values displayed by DaqLab Calculate the offset values The offset value is the differ...

Page 69: ...t a Measure two known reference values as described in Measure two reference values above making sure to use the input you need to calibrate b Enter the offset value as described in Enter the offset v...

Page 70: ...ve g Short circuit input 1 h Click Start i Wait until DaqPRO begins recording j Click Get zero k Click OK The calibrated sensor parameters will be saved both in DaqPRO and DaqLab memories so there is...

Page 71: ...r Transfer Function sensor output voltage changes vs the sampled phenomenon changes must be a linear Transfer Function To define a new sensor 1 Connect DaqPRO to the PC 2 Click Logger on the menu bar...

Page 72: ...hen click Com setup DaqLab will display a dialog reporting what COM Ports are already in use and which port is recommended for use with DaqPRO Figure 23 Communication Setup dialog box 2 Click Try to c...

Page 73: ...6 3 Working with the Analysis Tools The analysis tools can only be applied to data sets that are displayed in the graph window Use the cursors refer to page 37 to select the graph and the data range t...

Page 74: ...he range Rate The recording rate To display statistics 1 Use the cursors to select the graph and the data range to which you want to apply the statistics 2 Click Analysis on the menu bar then click St...

Page 75: ...the Analysis Wizard The Analysis Wizard will guide you through the various analysis functions available in the DaqLab program The analysis functions are grouped into three main categories Curve fit r...

Page 76: ...data set list but you have the option of selecting a different data set c Type a name in the Name box optional the default name includes both the function and the data set names d Click the Show equa...

Page 77: ...data set it will be highlighted in the Based on data set list but you have the option of selecting a different data set b Select an averaging option if you choose custom averaging choose the number of...

Page 78: ...G1 drop list but you have the option of selecting a different data set c If the analysis function involves two data sets select the second data set from the G2 drop list d Enter a constant in each of...

Page 79: ...lect an order between 1 and 6 Power n x a y Draws a line of power least square fit Exponential bx ae y Draws a line of exponential least square fit DaqLab displays the curve fit equation and the corre...

Page 80: ...ues of a data set in radians Arccosine is the angle whose cosine is 1 2G C The argument 1 2G C must be between 1 and 1 Arcsine arcsin 1 2 1 G C C y Draws a line of the arcsine values of a data set in...

Page 81: ...fore applying the derivative function Divide 2 2 1 1 G C G C y Draws a line of the division of two data sets Envelope lower Lower envelope of G1 with tolerance of C1 points Draws a line that connects...

Page 82: ...ata points in one cycle Integral t G C C y 1 2 1 Draws a line in which each point is the discrete integral of all the preceding points in a data set Linear 1 2 1 G C C y Draws a line of a linear displ...

Page 83: ...pressed in radians Square X 2 2 1 2 1 G C C y Draws a line of the squares of a data set Square root 1 2 1 G C C y Draws a line of the square root values of a data set The argument 1 2G C must be great...

Page 84: ...pe of curve fitting After applying the crop tool the trimmed data set replaces the original set on the graph display and a new icon is added to the Data Map under cropped data 1 To Trim all Data Up to...

Page 85: ...t print options Run Start a data recording session Click on the down arrow to select recording mode Stop Stop recording Download Download the data from the most recent recording session Setup Open the...

Page 86: ...ed curve Display Alarm Displays or removes alarm levels from the graph 2 8 2 Graph Toolbar Zoom In Zoom in around a selected point or in to a selected range Zoom Out Reverse the most recent zoom opera...

Page 87: ...or remove the second cursor Split Graph Switch to a split graph display Edit Graph Select the data to display on the axes Graph Properties Graph formatting scaling and units selection Add to Project A...

Page 88: ...red a voltage drop of over 5V across an input that was selected as one of the following types 50mV TCK TCJ TCT PT 100 or NTC DaqPRO measured a reversed voltage drop of over 1V across an input that was...

Page 89: ...sion and the data logger stopped recording immediately afterwards First check if the sampling rate was so fast that the recording began and ended in less than a second If this is not the reason rechar...

Page 90: ...curacy 0 5 Temperature NTC 2 NTC 100 K resistor Range 25 to 150 C Resolution 0 05 C Accuracy 0 5 Temperature PT100 Range 200 C to 400 C Resolution 0 1 C 7 m Accuracy 200 to 50 C 0 5 50 to 400 C 0 5 50...

Page 91: ...esistance 50 Max Load 50 mA 5 VDC Overload protection 50 mA re settable fuse Communication USB 1 1 compliant Sampling Capacity 512 KB Analog sampling rate Variable 1 sample per hour to 4 000 samples p...

Page 92: ...of the DaqPRO via software Documentation and filing Alarm levels on graphs Export and import to and from spreadsheets More than 30 analytical function for professional analysis of the collected data...

Page 93: ...Q001 DaqLab Windows analysis software communication cable 11460 Weather box AC029 12V Solar cell and battery DT245 220V AC DC adapter DT282 220V AC DC adapter UK DT246 110V AC DC adapter DT180 USB com...

Page 94: ...zard step 3 of 3 48 Figure 13 Alarm settings 49 Figure 14 X axis properties dialog box 51 Figure 15 Triggering dialog box 52 Figure 16 Edit notes dialog box 54 Figure 17 Lost calibration error message...

Page 95: ...0 10V 100K 100R 25K ADC 80R 80R 100K 0 24mA 80R 1UF 21R 100K VREF 80R 100R ADC 2 wire PT 100 3 wire PT 100 80R 10k 100uA 2 Wire PT100 80R 100K PT100 ADC 100K 4 7k 3 Wire PT100 ADC 100uA 80R 100K 100uA...

Page 96: ...80R 100K 100K NTC 20uA 10k ADC 80R NTC 10K ADC 20uA 10k 100K 100K Internal NTC NTC 10K Thermocouple 100R 80R 1UF 80R VREF 100K 100K Thermocouple 1UF ADC 1UF www esis com au Ph 02 9481 7420 Fax 02 948...

Page 97: ...equency pulse counter 6 polarity 6 screw terminal 6 to a computer 5 continuous 24 25 contrast 21 coordinates 19 37 copy 46 counter 6 crop 78 cursor 19 37 curve fit 68 70 D data map 43 define custom se...

Page 98: ...h 41 table 42 PT 100 3 wire 6 PT 100 6 pulse 6 R rate 13 16 22 24 48 83 recharge 9 recording data 14 30 options 31 rate See rate start 54 stop 54 time 13 16 49 regression See curve fit requirements 26...

Page 99: ...52 trim See crop troubleshooting 82 U units format 41 42 temperature 21 V value 19 37 view 36 W wizard analysis 69 setup 47 X X axis 40 51 Y Y axis 36 40 Z zoom 19 38 www esis com au Ph 02 9481 7420 F...