APAR AR654 User manual

If the system displays a message saying that it is impossible to verify the
driver's publisher, it means that APAR certificate is not installed in Windows
(see section 1). On Windows XP/Vista/7 you can select the following option
to continue: ”Install the driver anyway".
In this case, in Windows 8/10 systems, it is necessary to either reinstall the
ARsoft-CFG program or disable the driver signature enforcement system.
B. USB driver installation
Quick start AR20x, AR40x, AR654
CAUTION: Programming via USB is possible
in Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10. Drivers must
be installed beforehand.
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If the drivers have been installed correctly in the Windows Device Manager
another item will appear under the COM and LPT ports branch:
- CDC USB to UART (COMx) for AR200/205/206/406
- USB Serial Port (COMx) for AR207/407/654
where x is the number of the assigned virtual COM port
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In case of incorrect installation, please find the APAR USB DEVICE or APAR
COMPOSITE DEVICE the Device Manager the device marked with an
exclamation point and update the drivers.
Windows will detect new devices - storage and virtual COM port - and start
installing the drivers.
Storage will be installed automatically, but when you install the COM port
on other then Windows 10 system, you will need to manually indicate the
location of the drivers on the CD: "/DRIVERS/AR2xx-AR4xx"or the ARsoft
default data folder:
- „C:\Program Files (x86)\ARSoft\CFG\Drivers” for 64-bit systems
- „C:\Program Files\ARSoft\CFG\Drivers” for 32-bit systems
UCAUTION: Selecting automatic installation of the COM port drives
may cause lack of communication with the device!
Connect the device to your computer using the supplied USB cable
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A. ARsoft-CFG installation
The ARSoft-CFG is used for online viewing of measurements and for setting
device parameters. The program installer also includes Windows drivers and
installs a system certificate for the drivers.
The ARSoft-CFG installation program can be found on the CD in “Software”
folder and the latest version of the program can be downloaded from our
website:
http://www.apar.pl/en/download/software
Start the installation program and follow the instructions displayed on screen.
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C. Configuration of the device using CFG-ARSoft
6Start ARsoft-CFG, select "Add Configuration” window, enter a unique name
for the device and select the type of device you wish to connect along with
the connection type.
Depending on the selected connection, select one of the following options:
USB (virtual COM)
- - COM port number - set the number assigned during installation to the
virtual COM port (see point 5)
ETHERNET
- - UDP or TCP port and IP address (host name)
RS485
- - COM port, bandwidth and MODBUSaddress (default: 1, in case of several
devices in the network, each device must have a different address)

Connect the recorder to the computer. A new removable disk will appear
dysk wymienny (lub 2, jeśli urządzenie obsługuje karty SD).
Start ARsoft-LOG, click "Load files” and open one of the CSV archive
files from the recorder's storage.
A window appears in which you can assign names to channels of the device.
Confirm the selection and the measurements will be loaded into the database.
In the device list, select the channels for which you wish to generate report.
In the “Reports” tab. After clicking “Start” on the “Reports” tab a diagram
and a table with data for the selected channel will be generated .
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D. Starting recording
Set all parameters that need to be changed according to the instruction
manual, and click confirm changes. After closing the "Edit parameters"
window, click "Disconnect". You can begin the configuration of the next
device.
Start the ARsoft-CFG and in the main window, select the desired
configuration, click “Connect" and after establishing connection with
the device, select “Parameters”;
E. Displaying recorded data
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7The data can be read directly by previewing CSV files or via ARsoft-LOG.
The ARSoft-LOG installation program can be found on the CD in the catalogue
“Software” and the latest version can be downloaded from the website
http://www.apar.pl/en/download/software
Files can be imported via USB, Ethernet or SD/thumb-drive.
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E.1 E.1 Data reading via USB
CAUTION: The device must be set in USB mode.
"Available for computer".
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E.2 Data reading via Ethernet
Start ARsoft-LOG, click "Download via LAN", enter the IP address and UDP
port of the device and click “Connect". If connected correctly, the program
lists the files from the recorder. After pressing "Copy" the files will be copied
to the computer and then loaded to the database.
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CAUTION: In case of simultaneous use of multiple recorders,
each of them should be assigned a different ID number.
Quick start AR20x, AR40x, AR654
Verify recording options, configure the measurement inputs and check
the correctness of the internal clock time of the device:
AR207, AR407 ®instruction manual, sections 12.2, 12.4, 12.5 and12.10,
AR654 ®instruction manual, sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.5 and 12.10,
AR200, AR205, AR206 ®instruction manual, sections 12.1, 12.3 and 12.8,
AR201 ®instruction manual, sections 11.1, 11.2 and 11.3,
AR406 ®instruction manual, sections 13.1, 13.3 and 13.8.
Configuration can be done manually via the unit's keypad or via the
ARsoft-CFG (see following sections). Once the configuration is complete
the device will start recording on schedule set in the logging options.
CAUTION: The device does not record data when the recorder is
connected to a computer via USB cable.