LogTag Recorders UTREL-16, Product User Manual

Page 1: ...corders com UTREL 16 USB PDF Low Temperature Recorder with Remote Probe and Display LogTag Recorders Product User Guide Document Release Version 1 0 Published 29 September 2020 Copyright 2004 2020 LogTag Recorders ...

Page 2: ...L 16 Start Options 14 File Settings 15 Advanced Configuration Settings 15 Alarm Configuration Options 16 Finalizing the configuration 18 Display Overview 19 Operating the Logger 21 After the Logger is configured 21 Adding the Probe 22 Starting the Logger 22 During Recording 24 Stopping the UTREL 16 34 Plugging the UTREL 16 into a USB port 36 Accessing the files 37 Interpreting the Data 39 Data Eva...

Page 3: ...UTREL 16 User Guide 3 Appendix 1 Accuracy and Resolution 46 Temperature Accuracy 46 Temperature Resolution 46 ...

Page 4: ...y claims due to the improper storage and use of the device l for any problems with refrigeration units l for the bad quality of the monitored goods if any l for incorrect readings if the device was used with a low battery l for consequential loss Battery Life The batter in the UTREL 16 designed to power the device for up to 24 months provided l the device was not stored for more than prior to acti...

Page 5: ...ribes features of the product This text describes certain aspects of the product where incorrect use of a feature may lead to inadvertent loss of data This text contains important information for the correct operation of your UTREL 16 This text contains information that explains some aspects of a feature in more detail This text contains tips that help you get the best out of your UTREL 16 logger ...

Page 6: ...d using LogTag Analyzer and is then placed with the goods to be monitored At the destination the UTREL 16 can be plugged straight into a computer s USB port and generates a PDF file which can be accessed using PDF software such as Acrobat Reader Features The UTREL 16 USB PDF temperature logger features the familiar LogTag case layout with an additional USB plug at the bottom Case l Mounting lug fo...

Page 7: ... accept any probe from the ST10 product range PDF The UTREL 16 will generate a detailed PDF report when plugged into a USB port of a PC The PDF report shows a summary of the trip presents the data in chart and list format A CSV file of the data list is also available The PDF can be shown in several different languages l English l French l German l Russian l Spanish The default ex factory language ...

Page 8: ...Analyzer 3 installed if you wish to configure and download the logger l a PC with PDF reader software installed for viewing the generated PDF files Optional Items In addition to the above following items are useful accessories l a wall mount bracket which can be used for example to attach the UTREL 16 to the side of a fridge1 1 The bracket must be manufactured after August 2020 brackets manufactur...

Page 9: ...on the settings made during configuration a number of on board files will be generated2 and made available to you in a new drive l a PDF file you can open the file directly from the logger s USB memory storage with Acrobat Reader 4 0 or later or any other compatible PDF reader software of your choice3 l a CSV file this file can be imported into a spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel l an LT...

Page 10: ...What You Need UTREL 16 User Guide 10 You can also download data directly into LogTag Analyzer without accessing the logger s on board files ...

Page 11: ...nalyze the data Things to do before you start logging 1 Download and install the latest version of LogTag Analyzer 3 You can do this from the LogTag Recorders Software Download page 2 Configure the unit using LogTag Analyzer 3 Connect a probe and place the unit in the monitoring location 4 Start the logger Things to do while recording data 5 Clear an active alarm 6 Review Minimum and Maximum value...

Page 12: ... Review button The logger is already configured to start If your logger is configured to start it will show either if the logger was pre configured for a push button start or if the logger was pre configured for a Date Time start If your logger shows one of these screens you may skip the configuration process The logger is unconfigured An unconfigured UTREL 16 logger is delivered to you hibernated...

Page 13: ...the number of devices to about 10 using a powered USB hub It is not possible to configure different models at the same time l Click Configure from the LogTag menu LogTag Analyzer will display the configuration options for connected loggers Standard Configuration Options The standard configuration options include settings such as User ID start method pre start recording logging interval and duratio...

Page 14: ...F file after the logger was started and no PDF file will be generated if only pre start readings are present in the logger Using pre start readings is a good way to avoid data loss if you forget to start the unit as you can still access the data using LogTag Analyzer Start delay If you configure the UTREL 16 to start after a delay period the logger will not immediately record temperature readings ...

Page 15: ...values l setting the language Parameters specifically influencing the appearance of the PDF file are l scaling parameters for the chart l showing or hiding grid lines l showing or hiding alarm threshold lines l generating the data list For detailed information about each parameter please read the section about Configuring a LogTag for logging in LogTag Analyzer s User Guide or press F1 for help Th...

Page 16: ...Mark button For detailed information about each parameter please read the section about Configuring a LogTag for logging in LogTag Analyzer s User Guide or press F1 for help Alarm Configuration Options LogTag Analyzer allows up to 6 different alarm trigger conditions for temperature when configuring a UTREL 16 for recording Each alarm trigger condition consists of a threshold temperature value an ...

Page 17: ...rm ranges and thresholds Figure 4 Representation in LogTag Analyzer You need to observe some basic rules when entering alarm conditions into the configuration screen in LogTag Analyzer l A primary alarm condition must be entered before the corresponding secondary alarm condition l Equally primary and secondary alarm conditions must be entered before the corresponding tertiary alarm condition l You...

Page 18: ...is triggered you will be able to see this on the PDF in the software and on the display The section about Reviewing Statistics and Alarms on page 26 shows examples of how this is represented and reviewed on the display Finalizing the configuration Click Configure to upload the configuration data to the UTREL 16 When the configuration is complete unplug the UTREL 16 from the USB socket and replace ...

Page 19: ...ct is also recording but the recorded values are not taken into account when calculating alarm events and durations l If the word STOPPED is shown the UTREL 16 has finished recording temperature data Mark indicator The word MARK is shown when the next temperature reading is identified with an inspection mark in the recorded data MIN MAX indicator The word MAX is shown when the temperature on the d...

Page 20: ...above the specified upper temperature threshold The down arrow is shown when the temperature displayed is below the specified lower temperature threshold The four smaller up down arrows are secondary and tertiary alarm symbols They are used when more than one upper or more than one lower alarm is defined and are shown then the current temperature is above or below the corresponding alarm levels Ba...

Page 21: ... the current time in 24 hour format At this stage you won t be able to determine which additional configuration options have been set such as start delay or pre start readings Date and Time Start The logger can also be configured to start at a specific time and date You will see the letters dtSt instead of the clock Pre start readings and start delay options are not available if you choose date ti...

Page 22: ...G is shown The UTREL 16 now records temperature data This start option works very similar to other LogTag LED products Push Button Start with Start Delay If the logger was configured for push button start with a start delay the word DELAY shown instead of the symbol once you have started the logger The delay time is shown in hours and minutes if it is less than 24 00 hours and the word HOURS is sh...

Page 23: ...ate time start dtSt will be displayed instead of the clock The logger will record temperature values as soon as the configured date and time have passed If the logger is still plugged into a USB port when the start time passes the recorded readings will show USB Paused on the PDF and in the software s reports ...

Page 24: ...ymbol will be shown when the most recent temperature recorded is above the upper alarm threshold the symbol when it is below the lower alarm threshold This symbol is displayed when the most recent temperature recorded is above the primary upper alarm threshold but below the secondary above the secondary upper alarm threshold but below the tertiary above the tertiary upper alarm threshold below the...

Page 25: ... not indicate which alarm threshold caused the alarm only that the most recent temperature recorded shown on the display 55 2 C was above the secondary threshold To identify which of the alarm conditions caused the alarm event you will need to review the data on screen as described in Reviewing Statistics and Alarms on the next page or open the PDF file on your PC Marking a reading with an inspect...

Page 26: ... it has already stopped but not when it is plugged into a USB port After each subsequent press of STOP Review the next review screen is shown The number of screens available for review depends on the number of configured alarms and whether or not the alarm review screens have been enabled If no alarms are configured or the alarm review screens are disabled only the MIN and MAX screens appear Figur...

Page 27: ...ppear Figure 6 Review cycle with all alarms enabled You can terminate the review at any time by pressing START Mark or by waiting 30 seconds without pressing any button In the example following alarm settings are used Figure 7 Alarm configuration settings in LogTag Analyzer On first press of the STOP Review button the Maximum Reading screen appears ...

Page 28: ...threshold values in descending order starting with the upper most alarm threshold Up to six screens will be shown depending on how many alarms were enabled during configuration 1 In this example the tertiary upper alarm is enabled indicated by the alarm threshold marker shown in combination with the two small alarm arrows The DURATION symbol is shown and the clock shows the total number of hours a...

Page 29: ...ext indicated by the alarm threshold marker shown without any small alarm arrows In this example the temperature was lower than the primary threshold of 80 0 C for 15 minutes 5 The secondary lower alarm is shown next indicated by the alarm threshold marker shown without one small alarm arrow In this example the temperature was not lower than the secondary threshold of 85 0 C 6 The tertiary lower a...

Page 30: ...ss STOP Review again to display the trip minimum temperature value You can only complete the next steps if you are viewing the Minimum temperature screen l Press and hold STOP Review After 1 second the following screen sequence will show and then repeat once l After approx 5 seconds following screen will show Release the STOP Review button when the screens no longer alternate The values will be re...

Page 31: ...not be able to review previous min max values on screen once they have been cleared Clearing an Alarm A UTREL 16 can be configured so you can clear an alarm from the display To do this press and hold the START Mark button After 2 seconds the alarm will be cleared and the will change to a If you keep holding the button for a further 2 seconds the will show again and the alarm will not be cleared An...

Page 32: ...and data listings How long PAUSED is displayed depends on when between readings you press the button It will show longer if the button is pressed just after the logger takes a reading but shorter if you press the button just before For example if you configure a logging interval of 10 minutes and 2 paused readings the time PAUSED is shown could be as short as 10 minutes but as long as 20 minutes P...

Page 33: ...ternal temperature probe is disconnected Any values recorded during this time will not be taken into account when calculating statistics values or alarms If for example the temperature was above 70 C for 12 hours which would normally trigger an alarm event but the probe was disconnected for 3 hours during this time no alarm would be generated When evaluating data any readings taken while the probe...

Page 34: ...d the STOP Review button The STOPPED symbol shows in addition to for 2 seconds The symbol turns off after 2 seconds Release the button and the logger stops taking temperature readings If the button is released while is still on or you wait until STOPPED disappears the display shows again and the logger continues to record data In this case an inspection mark will be recorded in the data against th...

Page 35: ...ure your data has been saved All settings in the logger are retained For this process to work the logger must be STOPPED Press and hold the START Mark button The READY symbol will turn on When the STOPPED symbol turns off release the button within 2 seconds The logger is now ready to be started again If the button is released while STOPPED is still on or you wait until the READY symbol disappears ...

Page 36: ...hat happens on your computer depends on the operating system of the computer the settings made during configuration and whether or not LogTag Analyzer is running Microsoft Windows Up to four drivers will now be installed depending on the UTREL 16 s configuration All drivers are part of the operating system and will typically not require administrator privileges for your computer 1 Mass Storage Dev...

Page 37: ...he device name will be created from the serial number of the UTREL 16 You can access the files by browsing to the newly created drive and double clicking the PDF CSV or LTD files l For PDF files you need Adobe Acrobat Reader or a similar PDF viewer l To open the LTD file you need to install the free LogTag Analyzer software l CSV files can be opened with a text editor or imported into a spreadshee...

Page 38: ...Operating the Logger UTREL 16 User Guide 38 the retained data may no longer be accurate You will however still be able to access the last trip s data ...

Page 39: ... Report with multiple alarms Alarm Status This shows at a glance if the UTREL 16 recorded alarm conditions during the trip showing a red or if no alarms were recorded showing a green Recorded Data Overview This section shows at what time the logger started to record data when it finished how many readings were recorded and how long that took ...

Page 40: ...and paused marks if they appear in the readings File Information This section shows general information about the PDF file such as generation time date and time formats used in the chart and the data list as well as the file name which is compiled from information about the data it contains LogTag_ serial_number _ trip number _ file creation date _file creation time _ OK or ALM pdf Other files tha...

Page 41: ... s configuration Upper Threshold Lines Upper alarm thresholds are shown with red dashed lines so you can see at a glance where temperatures went above set limits You may see up to three lines depending on configuration and zoom settings Lower Threshold Lines Lower alarm thresholds are shown with blue dashed lines so you can see at a glance where temperatures went below set limits You may see up to...

Page 42: ...data list as well as the file name which is compiled from information about the data it contains LogTag_ serial_number _ trip number _ file creation date _file creation time _ OK or ALM pdf Other files that may be generated have the extensions csv and ltd Recorded Data list The Data list shows a single row for each recorded reading along with the date time and temperature values plus any special e...

Page 43: ...tion mark has been placed l A symbol will be shown where the logger was plugged into a USB port at the time it would otherwise have taken a reading USB Paused Readings USB loggers cannot take a reading while plugged into a USB port A gap is shown in the graph where the UTREL 16 was plugged in at the time it would otherwise have taken a reading The list shows instead of the reading Probe Disconnect...

Page 44: ... Rated temperature coefficient is 0 034 0 006ppm C i e typically 0 00294seconds day C Recording Capacity 16 129 real time temperature values giving l 112 days 10 min logging or l 168 days 15 min logging Statistics memory For displaying statistics on the LCD l trip min max values l Total time above below alarm thresholds Memory type Non volatile Sampling Interval Configurable from 30 seconds to 18 ...

Page 45: ...ing laboratory PDF features l compliant with standard 1 6 and later l Single page report with trip and alarm summary l Multi page report with list of readings including date time Download time l Typically with full memory 16 129 readings less than 30 seconds from time of insertion to availability of PDF report l Typically less than 10 seconds from time of insertion to availability of LTD file in L...

Page 46: ...mperature Accuracy The following graph shows the typical rated temperature accuracy of a UTREL 16 Figure 10 Rated Temperature Accuracy Chart Temperature Resolution The following graph shows the typical rated native temperature resolution of a UTREL 16 Figure 11 Rated Temperature Resolution Chart ...