Elcomponent SPCMini User manual

SPCMini USB - ‘At A Glance’
Note: For detailed PC Specification and Full User
Manual please see PowerPackPro Disk or
www.spcloggers.com download
i. Install the PowerPackPro software onto your PC.
ii. Install a PP3 battery into the SPC Mini.
iii. Switch the SPC Mini on by briefly pressing the ‘On/Off’ button.
Both LEDs will flash twice to indicate that the logger is powered
up, and the digital display will be energised. The blue LED will
continue to flash to indicate that the unit is in Standby (no
logging) mode. The logger is switched off by briefly pressing
the ‘on/off’ button. Both LEDs will flash once and the digital
display will be extinguished.
Connect the SPC Mini in standby mode to an unused USB port
on your PC. Windows will configure the USB interface from
first time use. A “Found New Hardware” dialogue box at the
bottom left of the screen will confirm “Your New Hardware is
now ready for use”. If the hardware interface is not
successfully loaded, windows may ask for a disk, or for
permission to carry out a web search or the relevant driver.
The driver is present on the CD supplied with the product
under the “Drivers” Folder.
In rare cases, particularly on Windows 7 machines, the PC may
not recognise that the SPC Pro has been connected. See
Additional Notes.
iv. With the logger connected to the USB port of your PC, open
PowerPackPro. If a ‘Bluetooth Scan’ window appears, this
should be cancelled. Within a few seconds the logger will be
found by the PC.
v. Press OK and the logger will be added to the tree on the upper
left hand side of the desktop.
Example of typical tree diagram
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SETTING THE UNIT UP
Large 3 ½ digit display shows load in
amps
Selector switch for display current
range
‘Survey Running’ indicator and data
overwrite warning indicator
Large jaw provides access for cables
up to 40mm diameter
On/Off / Digital Display Switch
USB Socket

vi. Right click on the highlighted logger and select “Set Up Survey”
vii. The set-up window will then appear
viii. Enter the survey duration and click ‘set logger’. The screen will
show:
ix. Select “Yes” and the logger will be set ready for the survey
NOTE: Setting the logger will synchronise the logger clock
to the PC clock time and delete any records in the logger
memory.
x. The logger is now set and can be switched off at this point. The
PC software can now be closed down. The SPC Mini is utilised
in the same way as a standard clip-on ammeter. The load to be
measured will show in the digital display while the logger is in
“standby” mode. The correct range must be selected for the
display function to operate properly.
WARNING: Refer to connection information in the User
Manual before using the logger to make electrical
measurements.
NOTE: If the logger memory already contains data that have not
been downloaded this action will erase the memory. Releasing
the button whilst the l.e.d. is still flashing will retain the data,
allowing the user to download it before proceeding. If the
button is pressed and held for approximately 5 seconds the l.e.d.
will cease flashing, any existing data will be erased and a new
survey will commence.
xi. To start data logging, press and hold the ‘Log’ button until the
red ‘logging’ LED stops flashing, and then release the button.
Logging mode is confirmed by the display extinguishing and the
‘logging’ LED flashing every few seconds.
Check the LED is showing a short flash every few seconds and the
display is ‘off’, to verify that logging is actually enabled.
xii. When the desired survey period is complete, press and hold
the log button until the display is initiated and the ‘log’LED
ceases to flash. The logger may be switched off if immediate
download is not required.
xiii. SPC Mini is downloaded as follows:
Open PowerPackPro on the PC and establish communication
with the logger as detailed above. Click ‘download data” and
follow the on screen instructions to download and display your
survey.
Full details of the software can be found in the user manual, on the
CD.
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ADDITIONAL NOTES
If this happens, ensure that the CD is present in your
CD drive and the SPC Pro is connected to your PC.
Then proceed as follows:
Open “Control Panel” from the Windows
‘Start’ button.
In XP, select ‘System’ and click the
‘Hardware’tab, and then ‘Device
Manager’. In Vista & W7 select ‘Device
Manager’ directly.
From the Device Manager list, select
‘Other Devices’. Note: There will be a
yellow warning triangle showing, which
may be identified as ‘SPC Pro’. Click on
the yellow triangle, and click ‘Update
Driver’
Select the option which allows the driver
to be installed from a location on the PC
(not the automatic search).
Browse to the CD location
[DRIVE]:\V.2.**.**\SPC----Drivers\ and
click ‘next’.
Click install, and exit when complete. Note: It may
be necessary to load a second driver for the COM
port. If the Device Manager list shows a second
yellow triangle, click on this and repeat the above
procedure