Ecotech WinAQMS User manual

WinAQMS
Mini Data
Acquisition System
User Manual
Version: 1.0
www.ecotech.com

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Manufacturers statement
The WinAQMS Mini DAS package is a state of the art Data logging package that
should give many years of trouble free service if installed, used and maintained
correctly. By following the guidelines contained in this manual and with the
implementation of a good quality-assurance program, the user can obtain accurate and
reliable data. Please ensure that you read the safety and warranty detail as they
contain important information for the user. If, after reading this manual you have any
questions or you are still unsure or unclear on any part of WinAQMS Mini DAS then
please do not hesitate to contact Ecotech.
Notice
The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. Ecotech
reserves the right to make changes to equipment construction, design, specifications
and /or procedures without notice.
Copyright © 2010. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this manual, in any form, is
prohibited without the written consent of Ecotech Pty Ltd.

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SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENT
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Gully Road, Knoxfield, Victoria, 3180, Australia. By opening the sealed disk package you
are bound by this agreement.
1. Grant of Licence: Ecotech grants you the right to use the one copy of the enclosed
Ecotech Software program on a single computer.
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protected by Australian Copyright Laws, International Treaty Provisions and all other
applicable National Laws. If the Software is not copy protected, you may either (a)
make one copy of the Software solely for backup or archival purposes or (b) transfer
the Software to a single hard disk provided you keep the original solely for backup or
archival purposes.
You may not copy the Product Manual(s) or written material accompanying the
software.
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prior versions.
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Ecotech Pty. Ltd. warrants that the software will perform substantially in accordance with the
accompanying Product Manual(s) for a period of 12 months from the date of receipt.
Ecotech's entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be at Ecotech Pty. Ltd's option
either (a) repair of Software or (b) replacement of the Software. This Limited Warranty is
void if failure of the Software has resulted from accident, abuse or misapplication. Any
replacement Software will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or 3
months, whichever is longer.
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Manual Revision History
Ecotech Manual ID: MAN0042
Manual PN: ECO-5000MAN
Current Revision: 1.0
Date released: February 2010
Description: User Manual for the WinAQMS Mini DAS Air
Quality Monitoring Software
This manual is a newly created document for use of the WinAQMS Mini DAS Air
Quality Monitoring Software.
Edition
Date
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Feb 2010
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Table of Contents
1INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................1
1.1 USERS AND PASSWORDS ................................................................................................. 1
1.2 SOFTWARE PROTECTION DEVICE.................................................................................. 2
1.3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL..................................................................................................... 2
1.4 WINAQMS MINI DAS ARCHITECTURE ........................................................................ 3
1.5 WINAQMS MINI DAS AGENT........................................................................................ 3
2INSTALLATION AND SETUP......................................................................................5
2.1 SETTING UP USERS AND PERMISSIONS IN WINDOWS 2000/XP ..................................... 5
2.1.1 ADDING LOCAL USERS TO THE WINAQMS MINI DAS ................................................. 5
2.1.2 GIVING THE WINAQMS MINI DAS USER PERMISSION TO LOG ON AS A SERVICE ........ 5
2.2 SETTING WINDOWS XP TO ACCEPT DIALUP CONNECTIONS ........................................ 6
2.3 CONNECTING A REMOTE CLIENT TO A WINAQMS MINI DAS................................... 9
3GENERAL INFORMATION.......................................................................................11
4EDIT MENU...................................................................................................................17
4.1 SYSTEM PARAMETERS.................................................................................................. 17
4.2 ANALYSER PARAMETERS ............................................................................................. 18
4.2.1 INFORMATION.............................................................................................................. 19
4.2.2 COMMUNICATION SETTINGS ....................................................................................... 21
4.2.3 CHANNEL INFORMATION............................................................................................. 23
4.2.4 CALIBRATION CONTROL.............................................................................................. 26
4.2.5 DIGITAL INPUT AND OUTPUT SETTINGS ...................................................................... 27
4.3 CALCULATED CHANNELS ............................................................................................. 28
4.3.1 CALCULATED CHANNELS............................................................................................ 28
4.3.2 VECTOR AVERAGED CHANNELS ................................................................................. 30
4.3.3 ROLLING AVERAGES ................................................................................................... 30
4.4 REPORT SETTINGS ........................................................................................................ 31
4.4.1 ALARMS....................................................................................................................... 33
4.5 LOGS .............................................................................................................................. 35
4.6 DISPLAY SCHEMES........................................................................................................ 36
4.7 REMOTE LOGGER ......................................................................................................... 37
4.8 SECURITY....................................................................................................................... 39
4.9 DATA PUSHER................................................................................................................ 39
4.10 DATA SERVER SETTINGS ............................................................................................ 41
4.11 STACK SEQUENCING.................................................................................................... 43
5VIEW MENU .................................................................................................................45
5.1 CALIBRATION STATUS .................................................................................................. 45
5.2 CHANNEL LIST .............................................................................................................. 45
5.3 HISTORICAL DATA........................................................................................................ 46
5.4 HISTORICAL GRAPH ..................................................................................................... 47

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5.5 INSTANTANEOUS DATA................................................................................................. 49
5.6 INSTANTANEOUS GRAPH .............................................................................................. 49
5.7 INSTANTANEOUS WIND SPEED/DIRECTION................................................................. 50
5.8 SIZEABLE FONT DATA VALUE...................................................................................... 53
6MANUAL MENU...........................................................................................................55
6.1 START CALIBRATION.................................................................................................... 55
6.2 COMMUNICATE WITH SERIAL PORT............................................................................ 56
6.3 COMMUNICATE WITH ANALYSER................................................................................ 57
6.4 DIGITAL OUTPUTS......................................................................................................... 60
6.5 CHANNEL STATE ........................................................................................................... 61
6.6 RESTART SERVER.......................................................................................................... 61
6.7 SUSPEND/RESUME LOGGING........................................................................................ 61
6.8 STOP SERVER................................................................................................................. 62
APPENDIX A –CONFIGURING WINAQMS MINI DAS EXAMPLE............................63
APPENDIX B –COMPATIBLE MODEMS.......................................................................72
APPENDIX C –HOW TO SET UP THE ANALYSERS:................................................73
APPENDIX D –USB PROTOCOL PARAMETER LIST................................................75
APPENDIX E –ECOTECH TERMINATION PANEL CONNECTIONS.......................80
APPENDIX F –SETTING UP DRIVERS AND MODEMS.............................................81
APPENDIX G –SERIAL OUTPUT REPORT FORMATS.............................................83
APPENDIX H –WINAQMS MINI DAS STATUS INFORMATION...............................85

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List of Figures
Figure 1 . WinAQMS Mini DAS logger....................................................................................... 1
Figure 2: WinAQMS Mini DAS USB dongle .............................................................................. 2
Figure 3 The WinAQMS Mini DAS architecture ........................................................................ 3
Figure 4 WinAQMS Mini DAS Agent interface .......................................................................... 4
Figure 5 The Control panel........................................................................................................ 5
Figure 6 Adding a modem dialup support to Windows 2000..................................................... 6
Figure 7 Selecting the incoming connection modem................................................................. 7
Figure 8 Selecting the incoming connection users.................................................................... 7
Figure 9 Setting the incoming connection properties ................................................................ 8
Figure 10 Setting the incoming connection IP addresses......................................................... 8
Figure 11 Connecting to a Remote WinAQMS Mini DAS ......................................................... 9
Figure 12 Menu shortcuts........................................................................................................ 11
Figure 13 Menu Buttons .......................................................................................................... 11
Figure 14 Minimise and Maximise buttons.............................................................................. 11
Figure 15: Minimised form....................................................................................................... 11
Figure 16 Maximised form....................................................................................................... 12
Figure 17 Help index. .............................................................................................................. 13
Figure 18 About WinAQMS Mini DAS..................................................................................... 13
Figure 19 Registered User Details .......................................................................................... 13
Figure 20 User List Window .................................................................................................... 14
Figure 21 Login Window.......................................................................................................... 14
Figure 22 System Parameters................................................................................................. 17
Figure 23 Analyser Parameters............................................................................................... 18
Figure 24 Communication Settings in Analyser Parameters................................................... 21
Figure 25 Channel Information in Analyser Parameters ......................................................... 23
Figure 26 Calibration Control in Analyser Parameters............................................................ 26
Figure 27 Digital Input Settings in Analyser Parameters......................................................... 27
Figure 28 Digital Output Settings in Analyser Parameters...................................................... 28
Figure 29 Calculated Channels ............................................................................................... 28
Figure 30 Vector Averaged Channels in Calculated Channels............................................... 30
Figure 31 Rolling Average Channels in Calculated Channels ................................................ 31
Figure 32 Report Settings........................................................................................................ 32
Figure 33 Alarms ..................................................................................................................... 33
Figure 34 Alarm Email Details................................................................................................. 34
Figure 35 Wincollect Alarm...................................................................................................... 34
Figure 36 Log entry window .................................................................................................... 35
Figure 37 Logs main screen.................................................................................................... 36
Figure 38 Saving settings to a Display Scheme...................................................................... 36
Figure 39 Adding a new Display Scheme ............................................................................... 37
Figure 40 Remote Logger Window.......................................................................................... 37
Figure 41 RS232 Connection Settings.................................................................................... 38
Figure 42 TCP/IP Connection Settings ................................................................................... 39
Figure 43 Data Pusher screen................................................................................................. 39
Figure 44 Serial RS232 tab..................................................................................................... 41
Figure 45 Protocol settings tab................................................................................................ 41
Figure 46 Telnet Settings ........................................................................................................ 42
Figure 47 Modbus Settings...................................................................................................... 42
Figure 48 Stack sequencing window....................................................................................... 43
Figure 49. Calibration status window ...................................................................................... 45
Figure 50 Channel list screen.................................................................................................. 46
Figure 51 Historical Data......................................................................................................... 46
Figure 52 Historical Graph....................................................................................................... 47
Figure 53 Historical Graph Settings with Plot Settings............................................................ 48
Figure 54 Historical Graph Settings with Axis Settings ........................................................... 48
Figure 55 Instantaneous Data ................................................................................................. 49
Figure 56 Instantaneous Graph............................................................................................... 49
Figure 57 Instantaneous Graph Settings with Plot Settings.................................................... 50

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Figure 58 Instantaneous Graph Settings with Axis Settings ................................................... 50
Figure 59 Wind Speed and Direction ...................................................................................... 51
Figure 60 Wind speed and direction Settings.......................................................................... 51
Figure 61 Sizeable Font Data Value Window.......................................................................... 53
Figure 62 Font size Settings Window...................................................................................... 53
Figure 63 Start Manual Calibrations........................................................................................ 55
Figure 64 Communicate with Serial Port................................................................................. 56
Figure 65 Communicate with Analyser.................................................................................... 57
Figure 66 Ecotech GasCal 1000 point settings....................................................................... 58
Figure 67 Ecotech GasCal 1000 gas settings......................................................................... 58
Figure 68 Ecotech GasCal 1000 Alarm settings ..................................................................... 59
Figure 69 Ecotech GasCal 1000 factory settings.................................................................... 59
Figure 70 Disabling scheduled calibrations............................................................................. 60
Figure 71 Manually setting digital outputs............................................................................... 60
Figure 72 Channel State.......................................................................................................... 61
Figure 73 Stop Server confirmation box.................................................................................. 62
Figure 74 WinAQMS Mini DAS Loading.................................................................................. 63