Chauvin Arnoux AEMC Simple Logger SL Series Service manual

Chauvin Arnoux® Inc.
15 Faraday Drive • Dover, NH 03820 USA • [phone] • Fax [phone] • www.aemc.com
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Phase Rotation
Meter Model 6610
Inside This Issue:
Featured Product:
Phase Rotation Meter
Model 6610
Recording Alarms on the
PowerPad III®Model 8336
New DataView®Installation
Introducing the Simple Logger®
(SL) Series
New AEMC Products:
Current Probe MiniFlex®Model MA114
AC Current Probes Models LM102 and LM103

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Featured Product:
Phase Rotation Meter Model 6610
orrect phase rotation in 3-phase AC electrical networks is critical for many applications,
such as motor control, radar and telecommunication systems, servo mechanisms, and
demodulators. Incorrect rotation can severely damage and even destroy equipment, creating
safety issues for facilities and personnel.
There are a variety of available products designed to test
phase rotation and identify potential problems. These
generally require attaching the instrument directly to live
conductors, which can be hazardous to operators unless all
safety measures are strictly followed.
To help address this issue, AEMC Instruments offers the
Phase Rotation Meter Model 6610. This instrument uses
static induction to identify rotation on 3-phase systems and
detect live and open/de-energized phases. This makes it
ideal for installing rotating machinery or motors, and for
checking generator phase rotation direction.
The Model 6610 features three color-coded voltage sensing detector clips that can connect to a
network by clipping onto the conductor’s insulation, without making direct contact with live
conductors.
Sidebar: Phase Rotation and
Pump Motors
A good example of the importance
of correct phase rotation involves
pump motors. These typically
incorporate curved blades for
moving liquid.
If a pump motor rotates backward,
it propels the liquid in the wrong
direction – potentially catastrophic
when pumping wastewater or other
dangerous liquids. In addition, if the
curved blades rotate in reverse,
they can hit the motor’s internal
housing and snap its drive shaft.
Traditionally, pump motor rotation is
verified by turning the motor on
briefly, a process known as
“bumping.” Although the motor only
runs for a short time, bumping still
causes some internal damage
every time it is performed.
The Model 6610 eliminates the
need for bumping. This may
significantly prolong the life of the
pump motor.

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Phase order is determined as soon as the leads are connected. LEDs and an audible buzzer
indicate the presence of live wires and phase sequence.
The Model 6610 is safety rated for 1000 V in CAT III and 600 V in CAT IV. Other features
include:
•Correct phase wiring verification
•Open or de-energized phase detection
•Operating voltage range from 75 to 1000 VAC
•Frequency range from 45 to 65 Hz
•Magnetic mounting system for easy attachment to the AC distribution panel under
measurement
•LED brightness control
•Low battery indicator
Quick note about safety:
Although the Model 6610 can detect voltage in a conductor, it is not designed specifically to
ensure personal safety. We recommend verifying the voltage detection feature using an
instrument with dedicated voltage detection, such as the AEMC Digital Multimeter Model
5212, before handling any conductors identified as de-energized.
Using the Model 6610 is very simple:
1. Start by pressing the red ON/OFF button. The instrument performs a quick self-check,
during which the LEDs on the front panel briefly light. After two seconds, all LEDs except
the battery indicator turn off.
2. Connect the leads to the network under test. Leads are color coded, to ensure correct
connection. The black clip is marked L1, the red clip L2, and the blue clip L3.

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The clip on each lead should be placed around the conductor’s insulation; direct contact
with the live conductor is unnecessary.
Position the clip on each conductor so that the point of the triangle mark on the jaw is
centered on the conductor. Note that the clip orientation has no effect.
3. After the three leads are connected, check the phase LEDs. Each LED should be lit,
indicating the conductor to which the associated lead is connected is live. If the LED fails
to light, this indicates the conductor is de-energized. This allows you to confirm the
presence or absence of voltage within the conductor.
Note that if the network to which you are connected is a Delta-
type hookup, the LED connected to the ground/earth phase
blinks.
4. When all three leads are connected, the instrument checks
phase rotation.
If rotation is present and in the expected clockwise direction – in
other words, the phase sequence is black, then red, then blue --
the green ABC LED lights and the audible alarm beeps
repeatedly.
If the detected rotation is in the opposite direction, the red
BAC LED lights and the alarm emits a continuous sound.
5. When the test is complete, disconnect the leads and turn off the
instrument.
This concludes our brief demonstration of the Model 6610. For more
information about this and all other AEMC products, please visit our
web site.

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Recording Alarms on the
PowerPad
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III Model 8336
n the Spring 2019 issue of the Tech Bulletin , we discussed performing a transient search on the
PowerPad®III Model 8336. This instrument is a three-phase power quality analyzer that
enables technicians and engineers to perform diagnostics and power quality analysis on one-,
two- or three- phase networks.
An important feature of the Model 8336 is alarm mode. This enables you to capture
measurements that fall outside user-defined thresholds. Alarms can be used for applications
such as recording network blackouts with half-cycle resolution (VRMS, ARMS, URMS), determine
energy consumption overages, and monitor compliance with a power supply quality contract. Up
to 40 alarm settings capturing up to 16,000 separate alarm events s can be configured.
In this article, we explain the basic steps for setting up, running, and viewing an alarm search on
the instrument. This includes downloading alarms to a computer and viewing them in DataView®.
We assume the instrument is powered ON and connected to the distribution system under test.
We also assume DataView®with the PowerPad III Control Panel has been installed on your
computer. For instructions on how to perform these tasks, consult the instrument’s User Manual.

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Alarm Configuration and Scheduling
You can configure and schedule alarms either through the instrument’s front panel interface, or
through the DataView PowerPad III Control Panel. Both methods are described below.
Instrument Front Panel
1. Press the button.
•If there are no recordings stored in the instrument, the Detection Schedule screen
appears.
•If there are recordings in the instrument, the Detection List screen is displayed. In this
case, press the button to display the Detection Schedule screen.
2. Press the function button under the icon to display the Alarm Mode screen.
This defines the alarms used by the Alarm mode function.
Unassigned alarms are identified by a question mark.

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3. To edit an alarm field, highlight it using the up and down arrow buttons, then confirm the
selection by pressing .
4. To activate an alarm, highlight its number in
the left-most column and press . A red dot
indicates the alarm is active. The other fields
(left to right) are as follows:
•Type (42 types of alarms can be configured)
•Harmonic order (for alarms that include
harmonics data)
•Target (4L, 3L, N, Σ)
•Direction (> or <)
•Trigger threshold
•Trigger delay
•Hysteresis (see Sidebar)
The Alarm Mode screen consists of 8 pages,
each listing 5 alarms. Use the and
buttons to browse through the pages.
5. When you finish changing alarm settings, press
to return to the Detection Schedule screen
(see Step 1 above). This screen displays three
input fields:
•Start defines the time and date when the
recording starts.
•Stop specifies when the recording ends.
•Name allows you to name the test. This
can be 8 characters long.
6. Use the arrow and buttons to highlight,
select, and edit the Start, Stop, and Name
fields.
7. Press the button to write the settings to
the instrument.
8. If not enough memory is available, an error
message appears informing you of this.
Otherwise, the alarm detection session will begin at the scheduled start time and date. If a
session is scheduled but not yet started, the message DETECTION ON STANDBY
appears on the screen until the start time is reached, at which point the message changes
to DETECTION IN PROGRESS.
Sidebar: Hysteresis
On PowerPad III instruments,
hysteresis defines a “lag” in alarm
deactivation. To understand how this
works, consider a “
>
” alarm with no
hysteresis. The instant the trigger
threshold is exceeded the alarm
activates, and deactivates the instant
the measurement falls below the
threshold. In this situation, multiple
alarms may be recorded if the
measurement is very close to the
threshold – each time the measurement
fluctuates slightly above and below the
trigger, a separate alarm is reported.
This can result in multiple alarms being
detected for a single spike event.
Hysteresis filters out these alarms by
introducing a measurement lag into the
process. In our example, if we set
hysteresis to 5%, an alarm will remain
active until the measurement falls 5%
below the trigger threshold. This also
applies to
<
alarms: if the threshold is
passed, the alarm remains active until
the measurement exceeds the
threshold by the hysteresis percentage.
By adjusting hysteresis, we can control
the sensitivity of the alarm trigger. If
your recording session results in a high
number of alarms, you can set
hysteresis higher. If the recording
captures few alarms, you can lower the
setting to ensure actual fast, short-lived
events are not being missed.

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9. When the session is active, the icon blinks at the top of the screen, along with a status
bar showing the progress of the session. In addition, the (stop) button appears in
place of . The session will continue until the memory is full, you press , or until
the stop time/date is reached.
10.When the alarm detection session is finished, it appears in the Detection List screen. You
can now open the session and view its contents, as explained later in this article.
Alarm Configuration: DataView
For instructions about installing DataView, consult the instrument's user manual. Then proceed
as follows:
1. Turn ON the instrument and connect the instrument to the computer using the supplied
USB cable.
2. Start the PowerPad III Control Panel by opening the DataView folder on your desktop and
clicking the PowerPad III icon.
3. Click Instrument in the Control Panel menu bar and select the option Connect an
Instrument. Then complete the connection process (press F1 if you need assistance.)
4. With the instrument connected, click Instrument, then click Configure. This displays the
Configure Instrument dialog box.
5. Open the Alarm Conditions tab.

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This tab lets you configure up to 40 alarms. For each alarm you can set the following (not
all these fields apply to each type of alarm):
•Data to Capture is a drop-down list of all the choices of quantities (including None)
for which an alarm can be set. After you select a quantity, you can enable/disable its
alarm by selecting the check box that appears to the right of the measurement's
name.
•Phases specifies the phase to be monitored. Options are 3L, N, and 4L.
•< or > specifies whether the alarm activates when a quantity exceeds a defined
threshold, or activates when it falls below that threshold.
•Threshold defines the limit that activates the alarm.
•Duration sets the period the condition must exist before it is recorded as an alarm.
•Hysteresis selects the hysteresis percentage for the quantity. Options are 1%, 2%,
5% and 10%.
6. With configuration complete, you can now schedule the alarm session. To do this, click the
Schedule tab. This controls when different types of recording sessions in the instrument
start and stop, including alarms.

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7. At the top of this tab is a read-only field that displays the electrical hook-up, as defined in
the General tab of the Configure Instrument dialog box. The remaining fields on this tab
are as follows:
•Instrument Clock displays the current time of the instrument's system clock. You
can change this by clicking the Set button and completing the Date/Time dialog box.
•Record Now when checked starts a recording immediately when the configuration is
written to the instrument. When you select this option, the Duration field is displayed
to allow you to set the length of the alarm detection session. Options range from 30
minutes (default) up to 8 weeks. Selecting Record Now also automatically checks
the Use the same dates, times, and names for the recordings and searches and
Schedule Recording options.
•Use the same dates, times, and names for the recordings and searches specifies
that any selected recording sessions start and stop at the same date and time, and
also are stored under the same session name. If both this field and the Record Now
field are checked, all Starting Time and Ending Time fields on this tab are disabled;
all selected sessions will start and end in accordance with the specified duration. If
this field is checked and the Record Now field is not checked, the top row of
Starting Time, Ending Time, and Name fields is enabled; and the date/time/name
fields that individually apply to transients, inrush, and alarm searches are inactive
and grayed out. Session names can be up to eight alphanumeric characters long. If
this field is unchecked, you must enter an individual start and stop date/time and
session name for each selected recording.
•Schedule Recording, Schedule Transient Search, and Schedule Inrush Search
when checked enable you to schedule a recording session, transient search, and
inrush search respectively. Consult the PowerPad III Control Panel Help for
instructions on how to complete these fields.
•Schedule Alarm Search when checked schedules an alarm recording session,
using the settings configured in the Alarm Conditions tab of the Configure
Instrument dialog box.
8. When you are finished selecting settings, click OK. The recording will run immediately or at
the scheduled time, depending on the selected settings.

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Viewing an Alarm Detection Session on the Instrument
When your alarm detection session is finished, you can view it in the instrument’s recording list.
To do this:
1. If the Detection Schedule screen is displayed, press the button. Otherwise press the
button.
2. If more than one recording is stored, use the arrows to select the desired recording, and then
press to open it.

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Downloading and Viewing Alarms in DataView
Ensure the instrument is powered ON and connected to the Control Panel. Then proceed as
follows.
1. To download all data on the instrument:
(a) Highlight the name of the instrument in the navigation pane.
(b) Click Instrument, and then click the option Download Recorded Data.
(c) A message appears asking whether or not you want to download all data. Click Yes.
To download only alarms:
(a) Highlight Alarms in the navigation pane.
(b) Click Instrument > Download Recorded Data.
(c) Click Yes in response to the confirmation prompt.

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2. The Downloads dialog box appears. This shows all the recordings that have previously been
downloaded from the instrument and stored in the computer the last time the Clear/End all
downloads button was selected (see below). It also lists any downloads that are currently in
progress.
3. In the Downloads dialog box, highlight the download and click Open. The recording session will
appear in the My Campaigns branch in the navigation frame.
4. Click the +symbol next to the downloaded folder in My Campaigns to expand it.
5. Click the +symbol next to the Alarms folder. The downloaded alarm detection sessions
appears in the folder.
6. Click the alarm detection session. The data contained within the session is displayed on the
right in the data frame.
You can now view the session as a DataView report or Excel-compatible spreadsheet. See the
PowerPad III Control Panel Help for instructions.

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New DataView
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Installation
tarting with DataView®3.60, you now have the option of installing individual Control Panels
independent of the rest of DataView. Previously, at a minimum you were required to install the
core DataView code along with at least one Control Panel.
For example, suppose you installed DataView with the PEL and PowerPad III Control Panels. If you
later wanted to update the PEL Control Panel to take advantage of a new feature, you needed to
update the DataView and PowerPad III Control Panel software as well, even if they were unchanged
from the previous release.
The installation procedure now allows you to update the PEL Control Panel separately, without
requiring you to install other software that has not been updated.
The updated installation procedure also allows more download flexibility. You can now download
DataView without any Control Panels, and download one or more Control Panels without installing
DataView. This allows you to download only the programs you need, saving storage space in
environments where computer resources are limited.
As always, we recommend always updating your software whenever a newer version becomes
available.
Note that if you install a Control Panel without DataView, you cannot design or generate reports. All
report-related options, such as Create DataView Report, will be grayed out. This includes viewing
existing DataView reports, databases, or templates (.dvw, .dvb, or dvt files respectively) created with
previous DataView releases. (You can, however, still export this data to a spreadsheet.)

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Introducing the Simple Logger
®
(SL) Series
he new Simple Logger®(SL) Series are easy-to-use single-channel data loggers designed for
recording measurements over time. These instruments measure voltage (5 VAC or 0.1, 1, 10, and
50 VDC), current (4 to 20 mADC), pulse, event, or temperature (RTD and thermocouple), depending on
model.
SL Series instruments feature one-button operation for starting and stopping data recordings, and
erasing data from memory. Measurements are recorded and saved in the instrument’s internal 8 MB
flash memory. An LED indicates the instrument mode (Standby, Recording, Data in Memory, Armed to
erase, and Erasing memory).
Applications include:
•Battery monitoring
•Process control monitoring
•Event monitoring
•Temperature monitoring

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All models are configured from a computer running the dedicated Simple Logger Control Panel
software, downloaded free from the AEMC web site. The instrument connects to the computer via the
supplied USB cable. (NOTE: Only a partial Control Panel screen is shown below.)
This program also enables you to connect to the instrument, view measurement data in real time,
download a recording, print this data as a report, and export it as a Microsoft Excel-compatible
spreadsheet.
Setup is quick and easy: simply connect the logger to
the signal input, and press the button to start a
recording.
The recording runs until you press the button a second
time or until the instrument’s memory is full (up to 4
million samples, 45 days recording). This data can be
saved to a computer via the Simple Logger Control
Panel.
You can then enhance the data on the computer. For
example, if the recording was started and stopped
manually, you can add specific date/time information.
You can also modify parameters such as scaling.

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SL Series models are powered by two non-rechargeable AA batteries. The instrument can also run on
USB power when connected to a computer or power supply.
Models available:
•Model SL01 (low voltage 5 VAC, 50/60 Hz, scaling possible for voltage or current transducer,
sample rate 256/second)
•Model SL10 (voltage 100 mVDC, sample rate 16/second)
•Model SL11 (voltage 1 VDC, sample rate 16/second)
•Model SL12 (voltage 10 VDC, sample rate 16/second)
•Model SL13 (voltage 50 VDC, sample rate 16/second)
•Model SL20 (current 4-20 mADC, sample rate 16/second)
•Model SL30 (pulse input, maximum 8 pulses per second)
•Model SL31 (event logger, maximum 8 pulses per second)
•Model SL40 (temperature RTD, sample rate 16/second)
•Model SL50 (temperature thermocouple J, K, N, T, E, R, S, sample rate 16/second)
We will discuss how to use individual SL models in further detail in future issues of the Tech Bulletin .

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New Products:
Current Probe MiniFlex
®
Model MA114
he MiniFlex®MA114 single‑phase 14” (35 cm) sensor converts alternating currents ranging from
3 to 3000 A into proportional AC voltages.
MiniFlex®sensors consist of a flexible coil
connected by a shielded lead to a housing
containing the signal processing electronics,
powered by batteries. The flexibility of the
sensors allows clamping around the
conductor to be measured, whatever its shape
(cable, bar, strand, etc.) and accessibility. The
snap-locking coil opening/closing button
allows handling while wearing protective
gloves. The output can be connected to the
mVAC or VAC input of a measuring instrument
having an input impedance of ≥ 1 MΩ.
The MA114 sensor is based on the Rogowski
coil principle. This provides:
•very good linearity and no saturation
effect (and therefore no overheating)
•wide dynamic measurement, up to
several kA
•insensitivity to DC (measurement of the AC component of any AC + DC signal)
•light weight (no magnetic circuit)
The MA114 can be powered by an internal battery or externally via a 5 VDC USB power adapter. The
external power adapter is ideal for conducting recordings over an extended period of time. The
instrument’s banana plug termination is compatible with multimeters, data loggers, and other
instruments.
A new feature available with the MA 114 is the ability to power it from a USB connection. This makes it
an ideal choice for long recording periods when used with data loggers.
Key features include:
•14-inch flexible sensor capable of clamping around a 3.93” cable or bundle
•Waterproof sensor rated to IP 67
•User selectable ranges of 3, 30, 300 and 3000 Amps
•600V CAT IV, 1000V CAT III rated
•Battery or USB powered for long-term use
•Positive click-locking sensor eliminates disconnection errors

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AC Current Probes Models LM102/103
he Model LM102 (Cat. #2153.04) is the latest in compact AC current probes. Designed to meet
the most stringent demands in industry and electrical contracting, it also meets the latest safety
and performance standards. The probe has a measurement range of up to 200 ARMS which make it
the perfect tool for measurements with DMMs, recorders, power and harmonic meters.
The Model LM102 is compatible with any ammeter, multimeter, or other measurement instrument that
is capable of displaying 1 mA of output per amp of measured current.
LM102
The Model LM103 is compatible instruments that display 1mV of output per amp of measured current.
When used with an AC voltmeter, it enables you to read the measured directly on the voltmeter.

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